Select Board Authorizes Verizon Deal on Tower
Ashby Select Board approved $488,500 in state grants for road paving and wayfinding signs and authorized a cell tower sublease.
Select Board · Meeting of October 8, 2026
Ashby Select Board approved $488,500 in state grants for road paving and wayfinding signs and authorized a cell tower sublease. The town administrator said the Community One-Stop grants include $438,500 to pave Taylor Road and part of Wears Road and $50,000 for historical wayfinding signs submitted by the Ashby Historical Society. Members David, Jess and Paul voted 3-0 to let SBA add Verizon to the Greenville Road tower, expected to bring the town "just shy of about $10,000 per year," with one member saying "reception is important." The board also voted 3-0 to appoint Matthew Johnson to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Gary Bear as alternate, approved warrants totaling $184,566.90, and entered executive session at 6:50 p.m. to discuss the town administrator's contract.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of October 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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