Select Board sets new town fines, backs Chester rail stop
The Lee Select Board set new town fines, backed a Chester rail stop and previewed a fire chief search. Board members voted unanimously to set fines under fiscal 2027 bylaw amendments, with amounts based on state averages and most rising.
Select Board · Meeting of November 3, 2026
LEE — The Lee Select Board set new town fines, backed a Chester rail stop and previewed a fire chief search. Board members voted unanimously to set fines under fiscal 2027 bylaw amendments, with amounts based on state averages and most rising. The board also appointed Gene Brown, Sia Burry, Edie Kirk and Meg Sanders to town committees and signed a letter supporting an intermediate passenger rail station in Chester.
Staff outlined an open search for a fire chief, with a search committee to be appointed Dec. 1 and a member-at-large seat open to residents.
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