Planning Board

The regular monthly meetings of the Freedom Planning Board are listed below.  Meetings are held on the third Thursday at the Town Hall commencing at 6:30 pm.

Completed applications must be submitted by the closing date noted. Items submitted either after this date or incompletely filled out will not be placed on the agenda; such applications will be deferred.

2025 Meeting Schedule

  • Application Submittal Closing Deadline
  • December 26, 2024
  • January 30
  • February 27
  • March 27
  • April 24
  • May 29
  • June 26
  • July 31
  • August 28
  • September 25
  • October 30
  • November 26
  • December 23, 2025
  • Regular Planning Board Meeting
  • January 16, 2025
  • February 20
  • March 20
  • April 17
  • May 15
  • June 19
  • July 17
  • August 21
  • September 18
  • October 16
  • November 20
  • December 18
  • January 22, 2026

Board Members

Linda Mailhot

Chairman (2027)

Bobbi McCracken

Member (2026)

Brian Taylor

Alternate (2028)

James Guido

Member (2027)

Robert Rafferty

Member (2026)

Melissa Florio

Vice Chair (2028)

Jane Davidson

Member 2028

Anne Cunningham

Alternate (2026)

Darwin Moulton

Alternate (2026)

Les Babb

Selectmen’s Representative

Support Staff

Lindsay Pettengill

Office Support

Melissa Donaldson

Recording Secretary

November 20, 2025

TOWN OF FREEDOM

A PUBLIC MEETING and PUBLIC HEARING of the

Freedom Planning Board will be held on

Thursday, November 20, 2025

at 6:30 p.m. at Freedom Town Hall at 16 Elm St.

Public Meeting

  1. Review and approve minutes of the October 16, 2025, Planning Board meeting.
  2. Discussion on Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments for March 2025 Ballot.

Public Hearing

  1. Review and Act on Proposed Changes to the Conditional Use Permit Solar Application
  2. Review and Act on Proposed Changes to Rules of Procedure
  3. Review and Act on Proposed Changes to Site Plan Review Regulations
  4. Review and Act on Proposed Changes to Site Plan Review Regulations for Wireless Telecommunication Service Facilities
  5. Review and Act on Proposed Changes to Subdivision Regulations

Public Meeting

  1. Review Planning Board Proposed Budget for 2026
  2. Short-Term Rental Applications
  3. Public Comment
  4. Other Business that can properly come before the board.

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Recordings