Whitman Select Board puts Prop 2½ override on ballot, spares library
Whitman Select Board places Proposition 2½ override on the May 16 ballot and reverses course to keep the library open.
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Whitman Select Board Votes to Pursue Library Override, Sparing Police and Fire
WHITMAN — March 24, 2026 — Whitman Select Board 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 more than an hour of debate over three competing scenarios presented by Town Accountant Mary Beth Carter
Whitman Select Board approves $59.5 million school bond sale at rates below 4 percent
Whitman Select Board unanimously approves $59.5 million in school bonds and notes at competitive rates while confronting a $500,000 budget deficit.
Whitman Select Board votes to seek state inspector general audit of school finances
Whitman Select Board votes unanimously to seek a state inspector general forensic audit of Whitman-Hanson Regional School District finances.
Whitman Select Board Declines $1.5 Million Farm Parcel, Clears Path for Industrial Park
Whitman Select Board declines a $1.5 million farm parcel and advances budget and property decisions.
Whitman Select Board Ratifies Three-Year AFSCME Local 494 Contract
Whitman Select Board ratifies three-year AFSCME Local 494 contract and clears full agenda in three minutes. The board unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with AFSCME Local 494 covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, with no financial terms stated publicly during the session.
Whitman Board Votes to Foreclose on Contaminated South Avenue Property Near Train Station
Whitman Select Board votes to foreclose on contaminated South Avenue property and approves middle school financing backstop.
Whitman Board Votes to Foreclose on Contaminated South Avenue Property Near Train Station
Whitman Select Board votes to foreclose on contaminated South Avenue property and approves middle school financing backstop.
Whitman Select Board Approves Special Town Meeting Warrant for January 12
Whitman Select Board approves nine-article special town meeting warrant and weighs assumption of Whitman Middle School debt.
Whitman Select Board Approves Special Town Meeting Warrant for January 12
Whitman Select Board approves nine-article special town meeting warrant and weighs assumption of Whitman Middle School debt.