Ashland Select Board Meeting Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Ashland Select Board Meeting Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Ashland Town Hall LIVE 7:00pm Ashland Select Board Meeting October 7, 2026 | 7:00 PM This meeting is being recorded and broadcast live by WACA-TV and livestreamed on YouTube. Remote participation is available via Zoom. Any disruption with Zoom will result in the platform being shut down. Broadcasting will continue on WACA-TV and YouTube. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Citizen’s Participation 3. Schedule Appointment a. 7:10 PM – Don Clarke: HERO Act Clauses 22I and 22J b. 7:30 PM – Continuation of Sept. 16 pole location hearing, Oregon Road at Lincoln Road (applicant requests continuance to Oct. 16 at 7:30 PM) c. 7:45 PM – Vote to rescind appointment of Joel Arbeitman to the Upper Charles Trail Committee d. 7:50 PM – Sustainability Committee: Skip the Stuff warrant article 4. Old/New Business a. Budget update b. Vote on support for proposed restructuring of the Local Meals Tax warrant article c. Discuss and vote on recruitment process for the next Town Manager d. Vote to close and post the Special Town Meeting warrant e. Vote to sign and post the 2026 State Election warrant for November 3, 2026 f. Vote on temporary employment agreement with Interim Town Manager g. Reminder: TriBoard Meeting, October 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM 5. Consent Agenda a. Approve regular session minutes: Sept. 2, Sept. 16, and Sept. 23, 2026 b. Approve and release executive session minutes (June 17, June 29, July 8, July 23, and Aug. 5, 2026), pending Town Counsel review c. Accept appointment of Milena Milani Barrett as Senior Center Outreach Coordinator; waive 15-day waiting period d. Authorize Interim Town Manager to sign intermunicipal water supply agreement with Hopkinton e. Accept MIIA grant of $9,970 for Public Safety Building management system software 6. Liaison Update a. Affordable Housing Trust b. Community Preservation Committee 7. Administrative Updates a. Downtown update b. Warren Barn c. Opioid settlement funds – program assessment update 8. Board Reports (20 minutes) 9. Next Select Board Meeting – October 21, 2026 10. Adjournment Agenda posted in accordance with MGL 30A §§18-25. Approved by the Town Clerk’s Office 10/2/2026; revised 10/5/2026. Subject to change. Not all items may be discussed, and other items may be brought up as permitted by law.