Select Board Finalizes Nov. 17 Warrant Articles

Select Board · Meeting of October 20, 2026

Lunenburg Select Board finalized a nine-article warrant for the Nov. 17 special town meeting, backing a $195,830 school track and field engineering study and a non-binding stormwater utility question while rejecting two other articles. The board voted 5-0 for the track article after a structural engineer found a 150-foot section of a retaining wall "in a state of failure," and 4-1 to advance the stormwater question despite member Damon's concern about "lulling the public" with a non-binding poll. Votes of 0-5 killed a proposed accessibility-fund article and a trust-fund governance bylaw town counsel flagged as conflicting with the charter.

The board also approved Kiku Asian Cuisine's liquor license at a prorated $362.50 fee and continued Honey Farms' licensing paperwork to Oct. 27. Resident John Bowen alleged a prior fund transfer violated state law.

In the full story:

• Liquor License Public Hearings: Kiku Asian Cuisine and Honey Farms
• Brooks House: Report on Splitting and Selling a Historic Town-Owned Building
• Joint Meeting with the Stormwater Task Force: Funding Mechanisms for MS4 Compliance
• [01:55:50] — Member Damon, Select Board
• Middle/High School Track and Field: $195,830 Engineering Request
• Appointments, Resignations and Town Manager Report
• New Business: Election Warrant
• Old Business: Finalizing the Special Town Meeting Warrant
• [02:18:45] — Clerk Glenn McLeod, reading the vote
• Food Pantry Relocation and Municipal Buildings
• Public Comment: Allegation of Improper Fund Transfer
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,270 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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