Board approves 2 percent COLA, retains Alexandra property for pump station
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of January 12, 2026
Freetown Selectmen unanimously approve a 2 percent cost-of-living increase for fiscal 2027. Selectmen Jared Zager and Carlos Lopes voted for the COLA after discussing a potential 3 percent rate, with plans to revisit during the budget season. The board retained parcel 23 Alexandra Drive for a future water and sewer pump station while approving sale of parcel 12 Alexandra Drive.
Additional unanimous approvals included $161,348.74 in ambulance write-offs, a $5,462.09 police-station water-leak repair quote, and two Outsider Endurance event applications.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of January 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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