Select Board appoints town counsel and approves clerk fee increases effective July 1.
Monson Select Board unanimously appoints town counsel and greenlights first clerk fee increases in 23 years. Town Clerk Mary Watson's office will raise vital records from $8 to $10, dog licenses for fixed dogs from $5 to $10, and six other fee categories, effective July 1. The board also
Select Board · Meeting of May 12, 2026
Monson Select Board unanimously appoints town counsel and greenlights first clerk fee increases in 23 years. Town Clerk Mary Watson's office will raise vital records from $8 to $10, dog licenses for fixed dogs from $5 to $10, and six other fee categories, effective July 1. The board also unanimously increased the Parks and Recreation pool revolving fund spending authority from $100,000 to $150,000 to cover higher-than-anticipated expenses and receipts, approved sealer of weights and measures fee schedules for two calendar years, adopted a sustainable purchasing policy required under the recycling grant program, and dissolved the Electronic Voting Committee, whose work was complete.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of May 12, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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