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Select Board authorizes town counsel to respond to Open Meeting Law complaint about Stephen Palmer informational session

Town of Needham Select Board · October 30, 2025
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Summary

Town counsel told the Select Board an Oct. 9 informational meeting with Stephen Palmer Associates and tenants was arranged by the town manager, included fewer than a quorum of board members and therefore did not violate the Open Meeting Law; the board authorized counsel to prepare the formal response.

Town counsel summarized an Open Meeting Law complaint and the Select Board’s direction on Oct. 29.

The complaint, filed Oct. 14 by a resident, alleged that an Oct. 9 informational meeting held at the Memorial Park Field House among town staff, two select board members, representatives of…

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