Selectboard schedules January ballot on bucket loader debt exclusion
New Salem Selectboard voted to schedule special election for highway bucket loader debt. The Board unanimously approved a motion by Susan Cloutier, seconded by Carl Seppala, to hold the vote on January 11, 2027.
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of September 14, 2026
New Salem Selectboard voted to schedule special election for highway bucket loader debt. The Board unanimously approved a motion by Susan Cloutier, seconded by Carl Seppala, to hold the vote on January 11, 2027. In a separate action, the Board renewed its shared Fire Chief Memorandum of Understanding with Wendell by a 2-1 vote, with Richard Taupier and Susan Cloutier in favor and Carl Seppala opposed; the Board approved with the condition that the towns' personnel committees revise termination language in the MOU by February or March 2027.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of September 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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