Select Board backs free cash for Article 8, 3-2

Select Board · Meeting of October 13, 2026

PLYMOUTH — The Select Board voted 3-2 to recommend free cash for the $300,000 Article 8 title research on Shallow Pond Estates roads. Chair Deborah Iaquinto and Kevin Canty voted no, according to the roll call; Canty said borrowing is "the only thing that makes a lick of sense to me." William Keohan said residents "have waited far too long for this not to happen." Free cash requires a majority at Town Meeting, while borrowing needs two-thirds. Earlier, Finance Director Lynne Barrett presented a five-year forecast showing fiscal 2028 near balance but deficits growing after.

The board approved licenses and Administrative Notes 1 through 10, each 4-0.

In the full story:

• Routine Business: Licenses and Administrative Notes
• Public Comment: Article 8 and the Forecast
• The Five-Year Financial Forecast
• Article 8: Funding Source
• Town Manager's Report
• New Business: Plymouth Center for the Arts Liaison
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,789 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.