Select Board ratifies police chief contract, reviews comprehensive warrant
Bolton Select Board approves police chief permanent contract ahead of May town meeting. The board unanimously ratified a contract with Police Chief Donald Patrick Murphy and reviewed 29 warrant articles, including a $427,000 transfer to the stabilization fund and $125,000 for drinking water well
Select Board · Meeting of March 12, 2026
Bolton Select Board approves police chief permanent contract ahead of May town meeting. The board unanimously ratified a contract with Police Chief Donald Patrick Murphy and reviewed 29 warrant articles, including a $427,000 transfer to the stabilization fund and $125,000 for drinking water well engineering. In licensing, the board approved a one-day liquor license for Bolton Spring Farm and unanimously voted to delegate authority on The International Golf Club's guest cottage special permit to the Planning Board.
Town Administrator Marie Sobalvarro invited residents to an Advisory Committee meeting on March 17 for detailed budget discussion.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 12, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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