Select Board takes no position on 40U, delays charter vote to May

Select Board · Meeting of October 19, 2026

LITTLETON — The Littleton Select Board declined to recommend the proposed town charter for the October 27 Special Town Meeting, pushing that question to spring, while leaving a second major article, adoption of state Chapter 40U code-enforcement powers, to go to voters without a board position. The board unanimously appointed Allison Lane as Parks, Recreation and Community Education Director at Grade 16, Step 8. It also voted unanimously to authorize a one-year pilot allowing the Friends of the Littleton Council on Aging Thrift Shop to relocate into a town-owned building, with the agreement running through December 31, 2027, after thrift shop operator Sandra Casali described the group's need to vacate a sold Baptist Church property by November 8.

Resident Rob Rounds urged clarity on Chapter 40U's legal track record, noting one Littleton property dispute has "gone to court and town has lost four times." The board also appointed Charles DeCoste as the town's representative to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and MAGIC.

In the full story:

• Department and HR Updates: A New Parks Director
• Kimball Street Parking Restriction
• Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Directive
• Article 2: Proposed Town Charter
• Article 3: Adoption of G.L. Chapter 40U
• Vote to Assign Articles for Special Town Meeting
• Appointment to MAPC and MAGIC
• Thrift Shop Discussion and Vote
• Fiscal Discussion on Unspent Funds
• Fuel Affordability Discussion
• Town Administrator Update
• Minutes
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,031 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 19, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.