Government · Council on Aging
Whitman Council on Aging Approves March Report, Sets May 13 Meeting
Whitman Council on Aging approves March director's report highlighting record St. Patrick's Day turnout.
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The Select Board, Finance Committee, Town Meeting and every other town board, from the meeting record.
Government · Other Committee
Whitman Assessors Approve $2,094 in Excise Abatements, Flag Elderly Exemption
Whitman's Board of Assessors approved just over $2,094 in motor vehicle excise abatements and $1,313 in property tax exemptions at its April 7 meeting, then moved to executive session to resolve a disputed elderly exemption.
Government · Board of Selectmen
Whitman Board of Selectmen puts Prop 2½ override on ballot, spares library
Whitman Board of Selectmen places Proposition 2½ override on the May 16 ballot and reverses course to keep the library open.
Government · Other Committee
Whitman Board of Registrars Cancels In-Person Early Voting for All 2026 Town Elections
Whitman Board of Registrars votes to eliminate in-person early voting for all 2026 town elections. The four-member board — Yvonne Evans, Joyce Anise, Adele Carew, and Dawn Farley — took the action unanimously at its annual organizational meeting on April 7, a session that lasted just four minutes.
Government · Conservation
Whitman Conservation Commission Continues Rose Way Wetland Hearing to April 21
WHITMAN -- April 7, 2026, Whitman Conservation Commission continues contested Rose Way wetland boundary hearing and advances a proposed local Wetlands Protection Bylaw toward a May 4 town meeting vote. The commission, led by Chair
Government · Finance Committee
Whitman Finance Committee Backs No-Override FY27 Budget, Library Spared
Whitman Finance Committee endorses a no-override fiscal year 2027 budget plan that keeps the library open.
Government · Other Committee
Whitman Board of Assessors approves over $8,000 in tax abatements and exemptions
Whitman Board of Assessors clears nine abatement and exemption votes in under ten minutes. Meeting on March 31, the board approved three motor vehicle excise tax abatements totaling $4,130 across tax years 2023, 2025, and 2026, with the 2026 abatement alone reaching $3,944.01.
Government · Finance Committee
Whitman Finance Committee Debates Library Override, Splits on Budget Path Forward
WHITMAN -- March 31, 2026, Whitman Finance Committee debates library override and budget cuts as a $500,000 structural deficit forces hard choices. Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter told the committee that a Board of
Government · Board of Selectmen
Whitman Board of Selectmen Votes to Pursue Library Override, Sparing Police and Fire
WHITMAN -- March 24, 2026, Whitman Board of Selectmen will ask voters to approve a Proposition 2½ override to keep the public library open, with closure the explicit consequence if the ballot measure fails. After
Government · Finance Committee
Whitman Finance Committee Flags $400,000 FY27 Gap in Line-by-Line Budget Review
Whitman's Finance Committee opened a line-by-line FY27 budget review Tuesday, aiming to close an estimated $400,000 structural deficit before a planned April 7 joint session with the Board of Selectmen.
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