Selectmen set Jan. 30 school debt exclusion question

Board of Selectmen · Meeting of October 27, 2026

Whitman selectmen set the Jan. 30 school debt exclusion question and forwarded the regional agreement draft to town counsel. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on ballot language asking voters to exempt the town's share of South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School District bonds from Proposition 2 1/2. A member said residents "already voted for the new school," and now must vote to pay for it.

The board also sent the draft Regional Agreement, with only legal-wording updates, to town counsel, with abstentions. Treasurer-Collector Debra Ó Broin reported a 98.95 percent fiscal 2026 real estate collection rate and 72 properties in tax title, with about $3.8 million owed including interest.

In the full story:

• Opening Business and Vacancies
• Treasurer-Collector Update on Receivables
• Chairman's Report and Cultural Council
• Hobart Dam Replacement Committee
• Town Meeting Warrant Materials
• Building Inspector Mileage Reimbursement
• Debt Exclusion Ballot Question
• Regional Agreement Draft
• Town Administrator's Report
• Upcoming Meetings and Executive Session
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,754 words

Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.