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Votes at a glance: Select Board approvals on Sept. 16 — policies, hires, contracts, licenses

5780457 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

The Select Board approved a package of actions including adoption of a cannabis social equity/host-community policy, hiring/job-description updates, an award of a general-contractor construction contract for the new fire station, several one-day licenses and other routine approvals; staff will follow up on contract documents and ballot logistics.

At its Sept. 16 meeting the Select Board considered and approved a number of discrete motions, including policy adoption, personnel and procurement actions, and event licenses. Below are the formal actions the board took and the immediate follow-up requirements.

Votes and formal actions (summarized):

1) Approve minutes: The board voted to approve the Select Board and Wage and Personnel meeting minutes of Sept. 2, 2025, with a correction noted by a board member; vote recorded by roll call as aye by members present.

2) Social equity plan and Host Community Agreement (HCA) policy: The board voted to adopt the social equity plan and HCA policy as presented. Town counsel advised against narrowing the equity definition from the Cannabis Control Commission’s regulations; the board voted to adopt the policy and requested a…

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