Board Authorizes Response To Open Meeting Complaint

Board of Selectmen · Meeting of September 3, 2026

Somerset selectmen postponed a $142,973.91 ball field contract and authorized a reply to an open meeting law complaint. The Board of Selectmen delayed signing the South Complex Ball Field Restoration Project agreement with Sports Turf Specialists Inc. after the vendor failed to return a signed copy. The board unanimously authorized Town Administrator Mark to respond to a complaint filed by resident Patrick Higgins alleging the board improperly cited executive session authority.

Selectmen also accepted $3,580 from Horn & Millwork's car show and $1,500 from Mechanics Bank for the Veterans Department, both for programs run by Veterans Service Officer Joshua Rancourt. Selectman Allen Smith credited the town administrator with cutting a projected insurance increase from 30 percent to roughly 10 percent, saying it "just saved us $2 million." A vote on the administrator's pay increase was pushed to a future meeting.

In the full story:

• Citizens Input and Religious Symbols on Public Land
• Approval of July 30 Minutes
• South Complex Ball Field Restoration Contract
• Open Meeting Law Complaint Filed by Patrick Higgins
• Veterans Department Donations
• Town Administrator Annual Review
• Other Updates and Flagpole Project
• Citizen Input on Police Staffing and Overtime
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,301 words

Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of September 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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