Select Board Approves One-Year Plow Rate Hike

Select Board · Meeting of October 26, 2026

Harwich residents pressed the Select Board to explore alternatives to sewering for nitrogen removal. Pleasant Lake resident Scott Norm and West Harwich resident Ms. Abramson asked the board to formally support Massachusetts House Bill 5576, which they said includes a $500,000 earmark for an eco-toilet demonstration project, before a legislative conference committee finishes work in early November. Abramson said the town's remaining five sewer phases now carry a $280 million price tag, up from an original $230 million estimate for the full nine-phase plan.

The board took no vote on the request. Separately, the board approved a one-year, $10-per-category increase in private snow-plow contractor rates, set the 2027 ABCC seasonal population at 36,000, and approved a $223,408.54 contract with Bear Communications Inc. for police dispatch upgrades, all unanimously.

In the full story:

• Public Comment: Wastewater Alternatives and a Push for State Funding
• Public Comment: West Harwich Preservation and a Starter-Home Proposal
• Town Clerk and Staff Announcements
• Town Administrator's Report
• DPW and Sewer Construction Update
• Private Plow Rate Increase
• 2027 ABCC Seasonal Population Determination
• Quarterly Capital Projects Review
• Brooks Academy Restoration
• First-Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Report
• Bear Communications Contract and Select Board Reports
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,509 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.