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Harwich Planning Board Adopts Comprehensive Plan, Sends It to Town Meeting

HARWICH — March 10, 2026 — Harwich Planning Board unanimously adopts the town's first updated comprehensive land use plan in roughly 25 years and recommends it for a May town meeting vote. The board passed two motions Tuesday — one to formally adopt the final draft 2025 Local Comprehensive Plan with

Harwich Select Board Backs Most CPC Articles, Rejects Both Chatham Housing Grants

HARWICH — March 9, 2026 — Harwich Select Board advances town meeting warrant while splitting on housing and rejecting Chatham grants. The board voted 3-2 Monday to recommend town meeting approve a Community Preservation Committee article replenishing the Harwich Affordable Housing Trust, which members said held roughly $280,000 after recent

Harwich Charter Commission Defers Capital Plan Vote Pending Committee Input

HARWICH — March 5, 2026 — Harwich Charter Commission debates capital plan two-thirds vote requirement, defers decision. The commission spent the majority of its March 5 meeting arguing over whether the revised charter should require a two-thirds town meeting vote to amend any previously adopted five-year capital plan, with

Harwich Finance Committee Advances Fertilizer Ban, Defers Most Petition Articles

HARWICH — March 5, 2026 — Harwich Finance Committee recommends fertilizer home rule petition 5-3 and advances $1.9 million in Community Preservation Act spending. Meeting Thursday, the committee voted to recommend the petition — identical language already filed by Nantucket, Orleans, and Wellfleet with the state legislature — which would ban lawn

Harwich Treasure Chest Bans Dogs, Sets 2:30 Drop-Off Cutoff for Weekends

HARWICH — March 4, 2026 — Harwich's Treasure Chest Volunteer Committee voted to cut weekend donation drop-offs at 2:30 p.m. and ban dogs from the transfer-station reuse facility. The committee, which oversees the volunteer-run thrift operation at the Harwich DPW transfer station, passed both measures

Harwich Conservation Commission Approves Four Permits at Busy March Meeting

HARWICH — March 4, 2026 — Harwich Conservation Commission approves four permits and gates a poaching hotspot in one night. The board unanimously authorized Natural Resources Officer Stephanie Ryden to operate a vehicle gate at Bell's Neck Road nightly from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., mid-March through

Harwich Water Board Approves FY27 Budgets, Chair Announces Resignation

HARWICH — March 3, 2026 — Harwich water board approves tight FY27 budgets and chair announces she will step down. The Board of Water and Wastewater Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a fiscal year 2027 water budget projecting revenues of $5,644,591 and a net surplus of just $202,262

Harwich Select Board Unanimously Opposes Cape Real Estate Transfer Tax Petition

Harwich Select Board votes unanimously to oppose Assembly of Delegates real estate transfer tax petition.

Harwich ZBA continues 40B housing review, flags traffic and environmental questions

HARWICH — February 26, 2026 — Harwich Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously continued a 60-unit affordable housing 40B hearing to April 23 after flagging traffic, parking, and environmental concerns. The board reviewed responses from developer Penrose LLC — agent for the Howard Affordable Housing Trust — to questions raised at the January hearing,

Harwich Charter Commission Weighs Two Annual Town Meetings in Draft Revision

HARWICH — February 26, 2026 — Harwich Charter Commission debates mandatory fall town meeting and town manager title change. The commission heard from Town Moderator Michael Ford, who cautioned against requiring a second annual town meeting, saying fall meetings in other communities have struggled with quorum unless a major article draws public

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