Select Board Votes 4-1 to Recommend Public Safety Building Funding
The Select Board voted 4-1 to recommend a $9.8 million debt exclusion for the Public Safety Building at the September 8 Special Town Meeting. Chair Michael S. Dougherty voted against the measure, citing cumulative tax impacts from the building project, Water Treatment Plant and school improvements.
Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen) · Meeting of August 10, 2026
IPSWICH — The Select Board voted 4-1 to recommend a $9.8 million debt exclusion for the Public Safety Building at the September 8 Special Town Meeting. Chair Michael S. Dougherty voted against the measure, citing cumulative tax impacts from the building project, Water Treatment Plant and school improvements.
The Board also recommended a $572,668 Capital Stabilization Fund allocation in a 4-0 vote, with Dougherty recommending at Town Meeting despite not voting on the motion. A citizen petition from William Clapp opposing the Linebrook Road location was not recommended by a 3-0 vote. The project requires a two-thirds Town Meeting approval and simple majority at the September 22 election.
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Source: the Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen) meeting of August 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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