Select Board Accepts Nichols Street as Town Way
North Reading Select Board accepts Nichols Street as town way, honors Olympic medalist. The board voted unanimously to accept the deed and Order of Taking for Nichols Street, formally assuming town maintenance responsibility following prior Town Meeting authorization.
DocumentCenter · Meeting of July 20, 2026
North Reading Select Board accepts Nichols Street as town way, honors Olympic medalist. The board voted unanimously to accept the deed and Order of Taking for Nichols Street, formally assuming town maintenance responsibility following prior Town Meeting authorization. The board unanimously approved a proclamation designating July 25, 2026, as Alex Carpenter Day to honor the Olympic gold medalist.
Site Evaluation Committee appointments included Mr. O'Leary and Public Services Director Lillian Hartman in 4-1 votes with Mr. Masse dissenting, plus three members appointed unanimously.
The board voted 5-0 to authorize Town Counsel's response to an Open Meeting Law complaint filed July 8.
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Source: the DocumentCenter meeting of July 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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