Ashland Selectmen Table Nine Pest-Control Vendor Permits, Seek More Information

Board of Selectmen · Meeting of June 1, 2026

Ashland selectmen table nine vendor permits for a California pest-control company and approve a $3,678 supplemental tax levy at their June 1 meeting. The board, sitting without member Steve Felton, voted unanimously to authorize the annual dog registration enforcement warrant, abate a duplicate utility parcel tax of roughly $1,300 on lot 110-161-000-UTL-0000, and approve supplemental fiscal year 2026 bills totaling $3,678 for four previously unbilled properties. The nine applications from Active Environmental workers, seeking to solicit pest-control services door-to-door at $50 a permit, were tabled after members raised questions about the company's background and whether residents would need posted signs to refuse solicitors.

"I can't imagine that there's nine of them," said board member Becky, before the board agreed to invite Active Environmental representatives to its next meeting before acting on the permits.

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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of June 1, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.