Select Board voted unanimously on three committee charter amendments and discussed a major demolition review bylaw likely heading to November special town meeting. Most significantly, the Board reduced the Land Stewardship Committee from seven to five members to address chronic quorum shortages.
Select Board approves alcohol license, gas contract authorization, cemetery transfers. The Board unanimously approved a one-day alcohol permit for the Gleason Public Library Endowment's October 18 silent auction at Clark Farm and authorized Town Administrator Ryan McLane to execute one-year natural
Select Board closes warrant for November 16 Special Town Meeting after approving Cultural Council appointments. Vice Chair Travis Snell, with Select Board Members Scott Triola and Rebekah Vieira, voted unanimously to appoint Christine Winders, Sasha Panic, and Zuleica Rendall to the Cultural
Carlisle Select Board bans marijuana delivery and authorizes major DPW building design work. On a 3-1 vote, the Board approved a two-year waiver to the Cannabis Control Commission prohibiting medical marijuana delivery, with Member Vieira dissenting; the Board received eight evenly split written
Carlisle Select Board endorses $1 million climate grant for building HVAC upgrades. Chair Christine Stevens and her colleagues unanimously approved the town's application to the Department of Energy Resources Climate Leaders Decarbonization Accelerator program to replace units at the Robbins and
Carlisle Select Board opens November town meeting warrant, approves $738,339 road program. The Board voted unanimously to approve the complete road program and to open the warrant for the Special Town Meeting scheduled November 16, 2026. Town Administrator Ryan McLane reported competitive road bids
Carlisle Select Board charts fiscal 2027 priorities on capital projects and community. Chair Christine Stevens led the Board through a review of completed and carry-forward FY26 goals and endorsed FY27 priorities including bringing a Highland Building recommendation to 2027 town meeting, advancing
Select Board backs town meeting shift to Sunday afternoons. The board unanimously accepted the Town Meeting Study Committee's final report recommending the scheduling change as the most impactful measure to increase citizen participation. The committee proposed closing the annual warrant by end of
Carlisle Select Board reorganizes, appoints interim police chief. Christine Stevens was elected Chair, Travis Snell Vice Chair, and David Thomas Clerk by unanimous vote. Deputy Chief Andrew Booth was appointed interim police chief through January 31, 2027, after Police Chief Amendola resigned for a
Carlisle Select Board approves regional building commissioner agreement with Lincoln. Under a three-year intermunicipal agreement, the town will pay $55,000 annually with a 6 percent annual escalation cap for building commissioner services; Jon Metivier, formerly Carlisle's commissioner, will
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