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Board of Selectmen Holds Closed Executive Session

Freetown Board of Selectmen meets entirely in closed session on personnel discipline. The Board of Selectmen held an entirely closed meeting on March 30, 2026, entering executive session to discuss employee discipline and dismissal matters under Massachusetts General Law. Selectmen present included

Board addresses library-COA building overrun

Freetown Board of Selectmen approves seasonal staffing rates and addresses library-building overrun. The board unanimously established Parking Control Officer compensation at $22 per hour and Seasonal Beach and Boat Ramp Manager pay at $26 per hour. In substantive discussion, Town Administrator

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

Water & Sewer Commission approves laptop bid and bleeder pit study.

Water & Sewer Commission greenlights laptop purchase and pit study. Chair Robert S. Parker and members Paul G. Sadeck and Steven M. Tripp unanimously approved a single source bid for laptops and equipment from the vendor serving Freetown Police and Fire, and also voted unanimously to fund a $25,000

Conservation Commission approves three project conditions

The Conservation Commission approved Orders of Conditions for three properties and continued a fourth hearing. Margaret M. French moved to approve conditions for 26 Keene Road requiring site debris clearance before building permit issuance, seconded by Craig Cabral. At 12 Edna Circle, Craig Cabral