Town Government
Arlington Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Arlington voter helps choose all five, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts a couple of seats on the ballot most springs. The board sets town policy, grants licenses, appoints residents to many town boards, and hires and supervises the Town Manager who runs the town day to day. When a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it happens.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Hires the Town Manager and holds the manager accountable.
- Grants licenses and appoints residents to boards and commissions.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide. The board chooses one of its own as Chair to run its meetings and another as Vice Chair. The current roster was set after the March 2026 town election.
Diane M. Mahon
John V. Hurd
Stephen W. DeCourcey
Eric D. Helmuth
Joseph A. Solomon
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 781-316-3020 or sbadmin@town.arlington.ma.us. Member directories are posted at arlingtonma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: Monday evenings in the Select Board Chamber at Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Avenue.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at arlingtonma.gov.
- Public comment: residents may address the board. Check the agenda for the procedure.
- Town Meeting: for the budget and bylaws, the deciding vote belongs to the 252 representative Town Meeting members elected from your precinct.
Sources
Arlington Select Board (arlingtonma.gov). Verified July 2026.
Arlington election results (arlingtonma.gov). Verified July 2026.
Arlington official record (arlingtonma.gov). Verified July 2026.
What this seat decides
Your Select Board
Streets and sidewalks, licenses, a crosswalk or a speed limit, and how something gets onto the Town Meeting warrant. Ask the engineering department who owns the road before you write: a numbered state route is MassDOT's rather than your town's, and your State Representative is who can ask them. It runs the town day to day, or hires the Town Manager or Town Administrator who does, and new bylaws are voted by Town Meeting rather than by the board.
Public hearings and meetings are where residents shape town decisions.
MassCivics last checked this page on September 14, 2026.