Select Board Adopts Open Meeting Law Complaint Policy
Select Board adopted its first formal Open Meeting Law Complaint Policy while making housing and property decisions. Vice-Chair Mark Kratman's motion to approve the policy establishing a standardized complaint process was approved 4-0-1, with Board Member James F Mackey III abstaining.
Select Board · Meeting of May 19, 2026
TEWKSBURY — Select Board adopted its first formal Open Meeting Law Complaint Policy while making housing and property decisions. Vice-Chair Mark Kratman's motion to approve the policy establishing a standardized complaint process was approved 4-0-1, with Board Member James F Mackey III abstaining. The board also appointed Renee Witmyer-Finnerty and James T.
Sullivan to the Housing Authority, and approved the sale of foreclosed property at 148 Rogers Street, which carries approximately 40,000 dollars in back taxes. The board voted unanimously to approve a National Grid and Verizon joint petition to replace approximately 8,800 feet of overhead wire on Shawsheen Street, adding four new poles and relocating three existing poles.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of May 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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