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