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Select Board votes 2-1 to oppose state bill

Lancaster Select Board votes 2-1 to oppose state legislative compromise on audit authority. The board authorized Chair Jason A. Allison to sign letters requesting the Governor veto any compromise diluting a 2024 ballot question on legislative audit. Ralph A. Gifford III opposed, citing partisan

Select Board assigns Finance Director duties to Town Administrator amid staffing crisis

Lancaster Select Board assigns Finance Director duties amid staffing crisis. The Board unanimously assigned Finance Director duties to Town Administrator John R. Woodsmall III without additional compensation, addressing shortages caused by a Finance Director vacancy and the Treasurer/Collector's

Select Board enters Executive Session on contract negotiations

Select Board enters Executive Session on contract strategy. Chair Jason A. Allison and member Ralph A. Gifford III voted unanimously to enter Executive Session under Open Meeting Law Purpose 2 to conduct strategy for contract negotiations with non-union personnel, specifically Town Administrator

Board enters executive session on 702 LLC litigation

Select Board enters executive session on 702 LLC litigation. The board held a brief public session June 29 before moving into executive session. Board Chair Jason A. Allison convened the meeting with members Ralph A. Gifford III and David R. Carr present; Town Administrator John R. Woodsmall III

Select Board Declares Three Dogs Nuisance in Public Hearing

Select Board declares three dogs to be nuisance animals following public hearing. The Board heard sworn testimony from Animal Control Officer Phyllis Tower and Police Chief Everett Moody about repeated incidents involving dogs Jerbear, Good Trouble, and Naughty, owned by Anthony and Natalie