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Select Board discusses resignation of member Day; weighing special election vs. leaving seat vacant
Summary
A Select Board member submitted a resignation effective Friday noon; the board said it will decide next meeting whether to call a special election (which requires 65 days' notice and an estimated $10,000–$15,000 cost) or keep the seat vacant until the regular election.
The Select Board announced it received a letter of resignation from member Day effective at noon on the previous Friday and discussed procedural options for filling the vacancy.
The board's chair said the town will follow Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 41, Section 10, which governs how local boards fill vacancies. Board members agreed not to accept the…
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