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Douglas Select Board Appoints Two Volunteers, Defers Liquor Store Sign Waiver

DOUGLAS — April 21, 2026 — Douglas Select Board approves two committee appointments and two business licenses in unanimous votes. The board voted 4-0 Tuesday to appoint James Farrell, a Birch Street resident and business owner, to the Economic Development Commission and Meg Schleisman, a 40-year community member and Planning

Douglas Heritage Committee Gains Volunteers, Eyes Two Parades, Loses Member to Resignation

DOUGLAS — April 16, 2026 — Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee prepares two parades, reports $1,000 in sponsorships, and reorganizes after a member resignation. At the April 16 meeting, the committee welcomed four volunteers for its May 23 Memorial Day Parade and June 27 Independence Day Parade marking the nation'

Douglas Heritage Committee Gains Volunteers, Eyes Two Parades, Loses Member to Resignation

DOUGLAS — April 16, 2026 — Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee prepares two parades, reports $1,000 in sponsorships, and reorganizes after a member resignation. At the April 16 meeting, the committee welcomed four volunteers for its May 23 Memorial Day Parade and June 27 Independence Day Parade marking the nation'

Douglas committee faces leaking oil tank, asbestos at condemned Main Street building

DOUGLAS — April 15, 2026 — Douglas Building and Facilities Construction Committee confronts leaking oil tank at condemned Main Street building. The committee learned April 15 that a contractor walkthrough at 19 Main Street — the town-owned Brown Building scheduled for demolition — turned up what appears to be a dripping underground oil

Douglas Water Commission Unanimously Raises Commissioner Stipend to $1,500

DOUGLAS — April 14, 2026 — Douglas Water Commission votes to raise commissioner stipends and restructures budget ahead of state review. The commission unanimously approved increasing the annual per-commissioner stipend from $1,200 to $1,500 at its April 14 meeting, acting on advice from town counsel that a standalone vote

Douglas Stormwater Committee Rejects Consultant's Regulation Edits, Demands Explanation

DOUGLAS — April 14, 2026 — Douglas stormwater panel pumps the brakes on consultant's proposed regulation edits. The Douglas Stormwater By-Law Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve its March 17 meeting minutes but declined to advance a package of proposed changes to the town's draft stormwater

Douglas Stormwater Committee Rejects Consultant's Regulation Edits, Demands Explanation

DOUGLAS — April 14, 2026 — Douglas stormwater panel pumps the brakes on consultant's proposed regulation edits. The Douglas Stormwater By-Law Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve its March 17 meeting minutes but declined to advance a package of proposed changes to the town's draft stormwater

Douglas Finance Committee Recommends $35.9 Million FY27 Budget to Town Meeting

DOUGLAS — April 14, 2026 — Douglas Finance Committee recommends $35.9 million FY27 budget and clears 18 of 20 annual town meeting warrant articles. Meeting on April 14, the committee — chaired by Sandy Kuypers and with eight of nine members present — voted unanimously on nearly every item, including a $2,324,

Douglas Finance Committee Recommends $35.9 Million FY27 Budget to Town Meeting

DOUGLAS — April 14, 2026 — Douglas Finance Committee recommends $35.9 million FY27 budget and clears 18 of 20 annual town meeting warrant articles. Meeting on April 14, the committee — chaired by Sandy Kuypers and with eight of nine members present — voted unanimously on nearly every item, including a $2,324,

Douglas Oktoberfest Committee's Recruitment Open House Draws Zero Residents

DOUGLAS — April 13, 2026 — Douglas Oktoberfest Committee's open house draws no public, forcing succession reckoning. The committee, which organizes the town's annual Oktoberfest festival requiring more than 120 day-of volunteers, held an April 13 open house that attracted zero residents from the public, prompting chair

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