NORTHBOROUGH – With both of their seats up for election this spring, Selectmen Jason Perreault and Scott Rogers have announced that they will not seek re-election.
The pair made the announcement during the Jan. 23 meeting of the Board of Selectmen.
“It’s been my pleasure to serve with the many people I’ve worked with both on the boards that I’ve served on and the administrative personnel and staff in town,” said Perreault. “They’ve always been very hardworking, very capable at everything that we’ve encountered, not to mention things like great recessions and pandemics.”
He continued, “[I’m] very pleased with the capable people that I’ve been able to work with and I thank all of the residents of the town and voters in town who have supported me over the years.”
According to his 2020 campaign website, Perreault and his family have lived in Northborough for 24 years. He works as a software engineer and volunteered for numerous activities, including supervising the Algonquin Junior Prom Post-Prom Party, a guest reader at Zeh Elementary School and as an assistant and head coach for Starhawks Youth Hockey.
Perreault has served the town for about 25 years, including three terms as a selectman, 10 years on the Financial Planning Committee, three years on the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund Committee, a kindergarten through eighth grade school feasibility study committee and the Lincoln Street School building committee.
“After that period of time, signing up for another three-year term is not something that I see fitting into my upcoming schedule, considering other events going on in my life with my family,” said Perreault.
Rogers recognized Perreault’s service during the meeting.
“He’s been an inspiration to me, and in some ways I followed in his footsteps,” he said.
Rogers was elected to his first term in 2020. According to his 2020 candidate profile, Rogers and his family have lived in town since 1995 following the end of his duty with the U.S. Air Force.
He works at UMass Medical School and has volunteered on the board of the Northborough Youth Soccer Program and on the operations committee for the Community Harvest Project.
“I would also like to announce tonight that I will not be running for re-election either,” Rogers said. “I appreciate the opportunity that the voters of Northborough gave me in this role, and I look forward to continuing to serving the community in other capacities.”
For more information on the election, visit https://www.town.northborough.ma.us/home/news/town-election-may-9-2023-nomination-papers-available.
