Freetown Select Board Awards FY27 Road and IT Contracts, Approves Call Firefighter Raises
Freetown Select Board unanimously approves FY27 road contracts, revises IT agreement, and directs school roof bid to proceed.
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Freetown Select Board Unanimously Approves $34.7 Million FY2027 Omnibus Budget
Freetown Select Board approves $34.7 million FY2027 budget on unanimous vote ahead of June town meeting.
Freetown Select Board Requires Future Retirees to Pay Active-Employee Health Insurance Rates
Freetown Select Board requires future retirees to pay active-employee health insurance rates.
Freetown Boards Approve Demolition Order, Back 20-Year Declining Debt Plan
Freetown Select Board authorizes emergency demolition of fire-damaged home and locks in debt structure for $7.5 million community building loan.
Freetown Select Board Unanimously Advances $26.5 Million COA-Library Project to June Vote
Freetown Select Board sends $26.5 million COA-library building to June 1 town meeting and June 8 debt-exclusion vote.
Freetown Appoints Cabral to Finance Committee, Reviews Fire, Police, Highway Budgets
Freetown Select Board appoints Craig Cabral to Finance Committee and reviews wide-ranging FY27 departmental budgets.
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Freetown Board Approves Audit Request, Hears $31 Million Building Cost Overrun
FREETOWN — March 30, 2026 — Freetown's combined Council on Aging and library building came in $8 million over budget, Town Administrator Deborah Petty told the Select Board at its March 30 meeting. The project, which carries a $25 million total budget — $15 million in town funds plus a pending
Freetown Select Board Sets $225 Hourly Rate for Blizzard Loader Operators
Freetown Select Board sets blizzard equipment rate, warns of unsustainable school costs.
Freetown Select Board Approves Apex Contracts, Flags Unsustainable School Budget Growth
Freetown Select Board approves routine measures and warns of unsustainable regional school cost growth.