The Select Board declined to recommend for or against a citizen petition seeking no-confidence votes on five School Committee members. Chair Xander Shapiro noted the board received 26 public comments on the controversial warrant article and decided to remain neutral.
Sharon's Select Board unanimously schedules a citizen-petitioned no-confidence vote on School Committee members for October 22. Chair Xander Shapiro set the date at 7:00 pm at Sharon High School and opened the warrant from September 15-17, 2026. Shapiro stressed the board's role was procedural only
Select Board defers flag policy revisions pending further legal refinement. Chair Xander Shapiro and Town Administrator Frederic Turkington guided the board through revisions tied to the 2022 Shurtliff Supreme Court decision, with Member Sam Liao requesting narrower language restricting flags to
Sharon Select Board approves posting all public meeting notices to town website instead of Town Hall bulletin board beginning September 21. The unanimous vote, taken by Chair Xander Shapiro, Vice Chair Hanna Switlekowski, Clerk Pasqualino Pannone, and members Kiana Baskin and Sam Liao, followed a
Sharon Select Board greenlights dual utility installations and first Cooking Girl location. Chair Xander Shapiro and all board members voted unanimously to approve Verizon and Eversource pole and conduit work on Nasir Ahmad Road and Lakeview Street, and transferred an all-alcohol license to Cooking
Select Board approves Carnegie Building land development agreement and due diligence framework. The board unanimously backed a 60-day due diligence agreement with developer Rich Derosas for the former library's adaptive reuse into a 10-19-unit condominium with at least one affordable unit, drafted
Sharon Select Board unanimously appoints Robert Hertzel to Economic Development Committee, maintains current seven-member structure. The board declined to expand beyond seven members or reserve a seat for non-resident business owners despite debate between members who favored broader business input
Sharon Select Board unanimously opens cable franchise licensing process, inviting competition with incumbent Comcast. Chair Xander Shapiro and his board, including Vice Chair Hanna Switlekowski and Clerk Pasqualino Pannone, voted to commence initial licensing subject to state telecommunications
Sharon boards tackle insurance crisis and budget gaps at joint meeting. The Select Board, School Committee, and Finance Committee heard that the town's current carrier is cancelling coverage of its $1.9 million annual insurance expense; Town Administrator Frederic Turkington said two replacement
Sharon Select Board authorizes due diligence talks with Paramount Development on Carnegie Building reuse. Chair Xander Shapiro and the unanimously voting board framed the agreement as allowing both parties to negotiate project milestones and financing before sale, with commitment to maintain open
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