Select Board opens warrant for school lease vote

Select Board · Meeting of October 21, 2026

ASHBY — The Select Board opened the warrant for a special town meeting on leasing Ashby Elementary School. Members voted 3-0 to close the warrant at noon Oct. 26. A town official said research back to 1958 found no authorization for the school district to lease the building, which the town takes over Oct. 30.

Dec. 1 was described as the planned date. The board also adopted the Cannabis Control Commission policy and approved warrants of $99,645.67 and $1,645,662.10. During public comment, Mr. Cronin said his wheelchair would not fit through the public safety building door, and a speaker said the building commissioner would inspect it.

In the full story:

• ASHBY — October 21, 2026 —
• Opening and routine business
• Public comment: Boston Post Cane
• Public comment: wheelchair access at the public safety building
• Marijuana establishment policy
• Special town meeting and the elementary school
• Town administrator's report
• Transfer station
• Announcements and highway items
• Scheduling and adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,665 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.