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Paxton Morning Brief, Nov. 1: Select Board tables police review picks
Paxton Select Board tables police review committee picks amid town email and recordkeeping disputes. From our own coverage: Charter panel leaves town meeting quorum unchanged; Select Board tables police review committee pick.
From Paxton News
- Charter panel leaves town meeting quorum unchanged Paxton's Charter Review Committee debated whether the town meeting quorum of 50 voters, set in 1949, still fits a town that has grown to an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 residents, while sending a lingering voter-eligibility question to the town clerk for clarification.Paxton News
- Select Board tables police review committee pick Paxton's Select Board weighed requiring town officials to use municipal email accounts after a resident's records requests exposed recordkeeping gaps on two committees, as a board member said two committee members owe the town administrator an apology over a disparaging email.Paxton News
- Finance Committee elects Ottmar as clerk Paxton's Finance Committee elected Karl Ottmar as clerk and held off naming a member to a paused Select Board panel reviewing the Police Department, while Town Administrator Robert said Anna Maria College remains in tax limbo after a bankruptcy auction drew six bids.Paxton News
- Capital panel approves boiler replacement for safety complex Paxton's Capital Improvement Planning Committee acted on a replacement boiler for the Public Safety Complex after Fire Chief Mike Pingitore said one of two boilers failed last month, as a member argued unadopted bylaws require naming a funding source first.Paxton News
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