Acushnet: Board of Selectmen Sept. 30, 2026

The Acushnet Board of Selectmen met on September 30, 2026, conducting several public hearings, department head discussions, appointments, and policy deliberations. The board opened three public hearings for Eversource Energy utility work petitions: the first, concerning push braces and guy wires on Moses Lane and Middle Road (work order PP02355146), drew abutters including Suzette Vermette, leading the board to continue the hearing to October 14, 2026, to clarify wire direction and safety concerns. Two subsequent Eversource petitions for a new pole on Lake Street and a 40-foot conduit installation on Wing Lane were approved without objection. Following an executive session concerning contract negotiations, the board approved an emergency sewer reserve transfer of up to $27,000 to replace a failed circuit board and pump station components on Slocum Street, and accepted a $247,750 MassDOT grant to acquire a new grader for the DPW.

The board made several personnel and licensing determinations, including naming Deana Previlowski as manager of record for liquor licenses at Acushnet River Valley Golf Course, approving a one-day pouring license for an October 18, 2026 Oktoberfest event, appointing Jeffrey Howarth Jr. as Deputy Director of Emergency Management, and hiring Grace Robinson and Alana Marini into administrative clerk roles. The board also appointed Casey Levesque as Principal Assessor effective October 5, 2026, and accepted Hilda Jacobs' resignation from the Conservation Commission. Members voted to endorse a joint regional municipal letter initiated by Dartmouth Select Board Member Shawn Silva opposing state-level housing mandates and zoning preemptions, scheduled an Old Colony regional joint meeting for October 21, 2026, and approved two water bill abatements before adjourning.

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