Expenses are minimal to switch from selectmen to select board
The Milford Daily News
More than 60 towns in Massachusetts have renamed their most powerful boards with gender-neutral titles in just the past two years.
Once the most widespread title for top town officials in the state, boards of selectmen now make up less than half of local leadership, dropping from 216 in June 2019 to 154 as of March 2021.
At the state level, the once-Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association became the Massachusetts Select Board Association in January, and state Sen. Will Brownsberger, D-Belmont, filed a bill last week that would replace all mentions of selectmen in the state Constitution with select board.
Expenses are minimal to switch from selectmen to select board
The Milford Daily News
More than 60 towns in Massachusetts have renamed their most powerful boards with gender-neutral titles in just the past two years.
Once the most widespread title for top town officials in the state, boards of selectmen now make up less than half of local leadership, dropping from 216 in June 2019 to 154 as of March 2021.
At the state level, the once-Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association became the Massachusetts Select Board Association in January, and state Sen. Will Brownsberger, D-Belmont, filed a bill last week that would replace all mentions of selectmen in the state Constitution with select board.
Letter to the Editor: Reelect Dretler for Select Board
Laurie Eliason
I am writing to endorse Janie Dretler for the Sudbury Select Board. Janie encompasses all the qualities I want in the leader of Sudbury: hard-working, research-oriented, measured, collaborative and authentic.
During the past three years with Janie on the board there has been tremendous progress on important issues in Sudbury. She paved the way for changing the name from Board of Selectmen to the gender neutral Select Board. She has prioritized policy review, early in her tenure championing for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue Division of Local Services review of our financial policies, which led to a dedicated financial policies subcommittee. She continues to advance other policy updates in her role as chair. She has served on the Town Master Plan Steering Committee, and therefore has a clear understanding of Sudbury’s long-term goals and rationale. Lastly, two critical criteria for me: she has been a p
Letter to the Editor: Dretler for Select Board
Barbara Clifton
I am writing to support Janie Dretler for the Select Board.
Janie has spent much time supporting many important issues for Sudbury including the community center, rail trail and several other items.
She has strongly opposed the Eversource plan to put Electricity Pylons on the former rail trail which goes between Hop Brook Conservation land and the adjoining conservation land of SVT. With her background in business and her proven ability during her time already on The Select Board she is the ideal candidate for Sudbury as we move forward.