Carver Select Board Sets December Special Town Meeting for 40R Zoning Vote
Carver Select Board sets December 1 special town meeting and approves police lieutenant conversion.
Topic
Select Board
Members: Mark E. Townsend (Chair), Dan Ryan (Vice-Chair), John J. Cotter (Member), Sarah G. Hewins (Member), Jim Elliman (Member)
Carver Select Board Unanimously Approves 40R Smart Growth Zoning Application for State Review
CARVER — June 16, 2026 — Carver Select Board advances 40R Smart Growth zoning application, promotes two officers. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to submit an application to the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities seeking a determination of eligibility for a proposed Chapter 40R Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District
Carver Select Board Ratifies Deputy Police Chief Contract, Appoints 22 Special Officers
CARVER — June 2, 2026 — Carver Select Board ratifies new deputy police chief, hears Old Colony building revote pitch at June 2 meeting. The board unanimously ratified a contract for Brian Berrio as Deputy Police Chief after board member Jim Carter confirmed the appointment fits within the fiscal year 2027 budget
Carver Select Board Advances 40R Housing Application, Presses for Water Study First
CARVER — May 19, 2026 — Carver advances 40R smart-growth zoning review as officials press for water and fiscal studies before town meeting. Town Planner Sean Lewis told the Select Board at its May 19 meeting that a sub-districting strategy to reduce the maximum unit count on a roughly 30-
Carver Approves Regional Mental Health Clinician Deal, Welcomes New Select Board Member
Carver Select Board approves five-town mental health clinician sharing deal and briefs on 130 North Main Street housing plan.
Carver Select Board Ratifies Fire Chief, Restricts Brewery to Indoor Use Only
CARVER — April 21, 2026 — Carver Select Board ratifies new fire chief, appoints two officers, and restricts brewery licenses to indoor use. The board unanimously ratified the contract of Eric Germain as the town's next fire chief, effective September 28, 2026, replacing outgoing Chief Weston. Police Chief Matt Rayner
Carver Select Board Unanimously Approves Maya Health Insurance Amid 27 Percent Rate Hike
CARVER — April 10, 2026 — Carver Select Board unanimously approves new municipal health insurance plan with increases up to 27 percent. The board voted 5-0 at its April 10 meeting to move employees and retirees from the dissolving Gateway Health Group consortium to Maya Health Benefits Trust, the insurance arm
Carver Select Board Approves New Election Tabulators, Health Benefits Trust Agreement
Carver Select Board unanimously replaces aging election tabulators and signs a municipal health benefits trust agreement.
Carver Board Substitutes Solar Surplus for Stabilization Fund in $4 Million Health Insurance Fix
CARVER — March 30, 2026 — Carver Select Board amends town meeting warrant to use solar surplus instead of stabilization funds for $4 million health insurance deficit. The board voted 3 to 1 Monday to replace a roughly $1 million general stabilization draw in Article 7 with a $1,023,920 transfer
Carver Select Board Puts $4 Million Health Insurance Rescue Package Before Voters
Carver Select Board votes to exit troubled Gateway Health Group and places $4 million health insurance rescue on the April 7 town meeting warrant.