CHARLTON — A scheduled discussion about overnight parking at the town library escalated into a tense exchange between Select Board member David Singer and Chair Karen Spiewak during the Jan. 27, 2026, Charlton Select Board meeting, after Singer alleged that a special arrangement had been made for an elected official’s family.
The agenda item, a discussion of the library’s overnight parking policy with the library trustees, began with Spiewak citing Massachusetts General Law Chapter 78, Section 11, which she said grants library trustees custody and management of the library, the reading room, and all related town-owned property.
Library Trustees Chair Stefan Sage then addressed the board, saying he had reviewed past meetings but was still unclear why the town created a policy allowing overnight parking on municipal property and wanted clarification on the reasoning behind it.
“I’m a little confused as to what were the reasons for bringing forth the overnight parking policy,” Sage said…