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Select Board approves financial policies

CharltonJan 27, 20262 min read

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The Select Board unanimously approved four financial policies covering procurement, surplus items, real estate disposition, and real estate acquisition.

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These policies establish how Charlton handles purchasing, unused town property, and real estate transactions. The board also unanimously approved a new Council on Aging member, appointed seven Bylaw Review Committee members and alternates, authorized a one-pole residential utility upgrade on Burlingame Road, and approved a February fundraising toll road with specified safety measures. No action was taken on the Library Trustees’ overnight parking policy after discussion.

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Unanimously appointed Earlyne Murray to the Council on Aging for a term ending June 30, 2028.
Unanimously appointed Bradford C. Howard, Kathleen Walker, Mike Kavorkian, Denise C. Renaud, and Joseph Haebler as full members of the Bylaw Review Committee, with Jeanne Costello and Deborah Saper as alternates.
Unanimously approved National Grid and Verizon’s request to install one utility pole at the intersection of T Hall Road and Burlingame Road for a residential upgrade.
Unanimously approved the Select Board’s 2025 Town Report.
Unanimously approved Friends of Scout Troop 338’s fundraising toll road for February 7 or February 15, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., weather permitting, subject to required vests, cones, and warning signs.
The minutes state that a town bylaw cannot override the statutory citizen-petition process when a petition has the required number of signatures.
Unanimously approved policies for procurement, disposition of surplus items, disposition of real estate, and acquisition of real estate.
No action was taken on the Library Trustees’ overnight parking policy; the matter was to be reviewed with the Town Administrator and potentially counsel.

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