Whitman Select Board - November 10, 2026 Meeting.

The Whitman Select Board met November 10, 2026. In open session, the board approved a contract with Jay Mahoney as the town’s next fire chief, following an executive-session vote. It also approved increasing fees for inspections of newly installed commercial fire sprinkler and alarm systems from $50 to $100, effective January 1, and approved a $25 fee for quarterly inspections. The board approved transferring the Class 1 auto-dealer license at 741 Temple Street from McLaughlin Chevrolet to Mastria Chevrolet, and rescinded an inactive Class 2 dealer license. For FY27 tax classification, the board voted unanimously to maintain a single tax rate (factor of one); it also voted against the small-commercial exemption and open-space exemption. The transcript does not clearly establish a vote on the residential exemption.

The town administrator reported that the South Shore Recycling Cooperative received no bids for its household hazardous-waste depot project, which is now on hold; Whitman will explore whether a town site or other approach could be feasible. The South Avenue rehabilitation project remains in design, with Apex serving as engineer, and an update is expected at a future meeting. The board also discussed the South Shore Regional Technical High School construction project: construction has begun, Whitman’s estimated share is approximately $26–34 million, and about $1.093 million is anticipated in the FY28 budget; the MSBA is expected to reimburse $19.6 million to the regional project. No funding vote was taken at this meeting. A debt-exclusion ballot question is planned for January 30, 2027, and the board discussed public outreach ahead of that vote.