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Government · Board of Selectmen

Whitman Board of Selectmen Votes to Lease Former DPW Building to Food Pantry

Whitman Board of Selectmen declares former DPW building available for food pantry, launches town administrator search.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 2

Government · Board of Selectmen

Whitman Town Administrator Announces September Retirement After 23 Years

WHITMAN -- May 19, 2026, Whitman Board of Selectmen reorganizes under new chair as town administrator announces retirement and a failed debt exclusion creates a looming fiscal crisis. Justin Evans was elected chair of the

Townbrief reporting · May 19

Government · Board of Selectmen

Whitman Board of Selectmen Approves Red Cross Blood Drives, Adjourns to Town Meeting

Whitman Board of Selectmen wraps up brief agenda before adjourning to Annual Town Meeting.

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Board of Selectmen

Whitman Board of Selectmen Picks Matthew Dyer as Next Assistant Town Administrator

WHITMAN -- April 23, 2026, Whitman Board of Selectmen votes 3-2 to hire Matthew Dyer as its next Assistant Town Administrator. Dyer, 35, a senior transportation planner at Old Colony Planning Council and former

Townbrief reporting · Apr 23

Government · Board of Selectmen

Whitman Board of Selectmen Expands Fire Chief Exam Eligibility, Corrects Budget Vote

Whitman Board of Selectmen honors outgoing Chairman Carl Kowalski and opens fire chief exam to lieutenants.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 21

Government · Board of Selectmen

Whitman Board of Selectmen corrects override ballot question, locks in $500,000 figure

WHITMAN -- April 10, 2026, Whitman Board of Selectmen re-votes Proposition 2 1/2 override question to add required $500,000 figure. Meeting on April 10 lasted only minutes, convened solely to correct an

Townbrief reporting · Apr 10

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Government · Board of Selectmen

Whitman Board of Selectmen approves $59.5 million school bond sale at rates below 4 percent

Whitman Board of Selectmen unanimously approves $59.5 million in school bonds and notes at competitive rates while confronting a $500,000 budget deficit.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 10

Government · Board of Selectmen

Whitman Board of Selectmen votes to seek state inspector general audit of school finances

Whitman Board of Selectmen votes unanimously to seek a state inspector general forensic audit of Whitman-Hanson Regional School District finances.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 17