Select Board appoints new general counsel in split vote
Select Board appoints new town counsel with split 3-2 board vote. Chair Anne M. Cavanaugh and Member Sara K. Rufli opposed appointing Mead, Talerman & Costa as general counsel for one year with possible two one-year renewals; Members Chambers, Carpenter, and Vice Chair Kirrane supported the motion.
Select Board · Meeting of April 13, 2026
AUBURN — Select Board appoints new town counsel with split 3-2 board vote. Chair Anne M. Cavanaugh and Member Sara K.
Rufli opposed appointing Mead, Talerman & Costa as general counsel for one year with possible two one-year renewals; Members Chambers, Carpenter, and Vice Chair Kirrane supported the motion. The Board unanimously endorsed the fiscal year 2027 operational and capital budgets for the May 5 Annual Town Meeting, along with warrant articles on Potter Farm Estates roads, manufactured housing rent control, and $550,000 in roadway improvements. The Board also voted 4-0 to request a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection investigating potential historic contamination at the former industrial property abutting Main Street.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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