Hanson Board Votes to Rebuke County Retirement Board

Select Board · Meeting of October 13, 2026

Hanson Select Board voted to send a sharper letter after a county board hike added $330,000 to the town's bill. Town Administrator Lisa Green said the Plymouth County Retirement Board voted last month to extend its funding schedule to 2032 while raising assessments, costing Hanson roughly $330,000 this year. Select Board member Joseph Weeks moved to send the letter, and members pushed for tougher language, with one calling the county board's transparency "abysmal." The board also voted unanimously to object to the Town of Hanover's building permit fee increase, tied to a funding shortfall of up to $2 million at South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School.

Separately, the board approved a Class II used car dealer's license for Route 58 Auto Exchange, Inc. at 200 Liberty Street, with a 44-vehicle capacity, and heard that Lakeville is quadrupling Hanson's animal control assessment from $500 to $2,000 a year.

In the full story:

• Executive Session
• Public Announcements and Volunteer Openings
• Route 58 Auto Exchange Used Car License
• Special Town Meeting Wrap-Up
• Lakeville Animal Control Rate Increase
• Pratt Place Road Closure
• Retiree Medicare Supplemental Plans
• Hanover Building Fees and South Shore Votec Funding
• Plymouth County Retirement Board Assessment Increase
• Lien Placement at 1057 Main Street
• Committee Updates
• Town Administrator's Report
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,610 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.