Select Board approves submission of police retirement waiver petitions
Natick Select Board voted unanimously to submit Home Rule Petitions authorizing Police Chief James Hicks and Deputy Police Chief Brian Lauzon to continue employment beyond the mandatory state retirement age of 65. The Board also appointed Raymond Douglas Powell to the Planning Board in a 3-2 vote
DocumentCenter · Meeting of May 13, 2026
Natick Select Board voted unanimously to submit Home Rule Petitions authorizing Police Chief James Hicks and Deputy Police Chief Brian Lauzon to continue employment beyond the mandatory state retirement age of 65. The Board also appointed Raymond Douglas Powell to the Planning Board in a 3-2 vote over Brian Lucenta, approved capital equipment acquisitions totaling $4.475 million with specified useful lives, and sustained a written objection to remove a public shade tree at 9 Lincoln Street Extension in a 4-1 vote. The Board further endorsed a new banner design for Natick Center and approved comprehensive data-driven parking initiatives including a crowdsourced utilization study and signage audit.
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Source: the DocumentCenter meeting of May 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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