Select Board Votes to End Committee Liaison Roles
North Brookfield's Select Board voted to dissolve all member liaison roles to town boards and committees, shifting communication to board staff.
Select Board · Meeting of October 6, 2026
North Brookfield's Select Board voted to dissolve all member liaison roles to town boards and committees, shifting communication to board staff. The board also disclosed that MassDEP found the town out of compliance with a 2012 activity and use limitation at the vacant Town House, requiring pavement repairs estimated at "upwards of $20,000," likely funded from free cash. Board member Ralph said the liaison title "really just acts" as informal advice rather than authority, while another member said one selectman "does not speak for the board." Chief Ryan D.
Daly reported 1,242 police calls in September and a $10,506 federal safety grant. The board also hired Richard Litchfield, a 45-year National Grid veteran, to the Highway Department and accepted a $10,000 library donation from the Florian E. Martell Trust.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of October 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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