Select Board appoints Becker deputy police chief
Walpole appointed a deputy police chief and signed a nine-article Fall Town Meeting warrant. The Select Board voted 5-0 to appoint Lieutenant Brian Becker, who joined the department in 2002, after Deputy Chief Kilroy left for Braintree.
Select Board · Meeting of September 1, 2026
Walpole appointed a deputy police chief and signed a nine-article Fall Town Meeting warrant. The Select Board voted 5-0 to appoint Lieutenant Brian Becker, who joined the department in 2002, after Deputy Chief Kilroy left for Braintree. The board then backed favorable action on a $1,010,038 OPEB contribution and stabilization transfers of $900,000, $900,000 and $500,000.
It approved a 20-year WIN Waste agreement covering 33 other municipalities. Town Administrator James Johnson said the Fire Station 2 estimate is $9.2 million to $12.3 million, against $14.9 million for the last fire station. He said the plan includes no override.
In the full story:
- Union agreements
- Police quarterly report
- Deputy chief appointment
- Fire quarterly report
- Fire Station 2 update
- Open forum
- Solid waste intermunicipal agreement
- Fall Town Meeting warrant
- Consent agenda, minutes and administrator update
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,849 words
Source: the Select Board meeting of September 1, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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