Select Board confirms May town meeting date and reviews building projects, shared services options.
Select Board · Meeting of January 13, 2026
Carlisle Select Board confirms May 18 annual town meeting; appoints committee members to building renovation efforts. The Board unanimously appointed Travis Snell and Keith Therrien to the DPW Building Renovation Committee and Tom Bilotta as at-large member; Yutaka Ishizaka to the Fire Station committee. Town Administrator Ryan McLane received an exceptional evaluation averaging 4.7 out of 5, with overwhelmingly positive staff feedback praising his communication and leadership.
The Board identified five potential shared services areas—including superintendent union with Concord and public safety dispatch—and authorized McLane to seek grant funding for further study. Anticipated Community Preservation Act requests for FY27 exceeded $1 million, including $300,000 to $500,000 for Gleason Library interior renovation.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of January 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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