Capital Planning

HARWICH -- July 8, 2026, Harwich Capital Outlay Committee pushes back on draft charter rules governing capital spending votes. At its July 8 meeting, the committee reorganized with Chair Martha, Vice Chair Ann, and Clerk Scott re-elected unanimously, then spent the bulk of its session dissecting proposed charter language that

HARWICH -- June 10, 2026, Harwich Capital Outlay Committee launches feasibility study for combined DPW and water facility after town meeting defeat. The committee met June 10 to debrief on the spring town meeting, where a $1 million DPW building article failed both on the floor and at the ballot, and

HARWICH -- April 8, 2026, Harwich Capital Outlay Committee clashes with Charter Commission over proposed two-thirds vote rule for capital plan amendments. At its April 8 meeting, the committee welcomed incoming Town Manager Jay Funkhouser, a veteran of capital planning in Hingham, Sandwich, Marion, and Middleborough, and spent most of

HARWICH -- February 19, 2026, Harwich Capital Planning Committee swaps a $100,000 zoning map project for a $125,000 form-based zoning study and approves $350,000 for emergency harbor dredging. The committee voted 4-0 at its February 19 meeting to remove the town zoning map redo from the