selectboard

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Faced with a $3 million deficit, South Hadley’s elected selectboard put two override questions on the ballot—one for $9 million, one for $11 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Woodstock, Vt.—which has a quaint downtown filled with shops, and counts actress Ana de Armas as a part-time resident—has adapted to the social media-driven influx, said Keri Cole, who serves on the town selectboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Ronnie Sandler, 75, an out lesbian all her adult life, said she spoke up at a selectboard meeting last fall because some of her friends told her they were scared.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Rebecca Ellis served on the selectboard of the next-door town of Waterbury for eight years.

From Economist • Mar. 5, 2015

The open meeting law applies to every municipal selectboard, council, board of trustees, municipal commission, committee and subcommittee.

From Washington Times • Jul. 6, 2014