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Mashpee Select Board recommends $11.5 million school HVAC borrowing for town vote

MASHPEE — March 23, 2026 — Mashpee Select Board ratified eight labor contracts and recommended an $11.5 million school HVAC borrowing for the May 9 Annual Town Meeting. Meeting Monday in the McCoy Meeting Room, the board voted unanimously in each case, approving contract funding articles totaling more than $757,000

Harwich Select Board Approves $86.7 Million Budget, Ends 20-Year Herring Run Closure

HARWICH — March 23, 2026 — Harwich Select Board unanimously approves an $86.7 million budget and reopens the town herring run for the first time in over 20 years. The board voted 5-0 Monday on the fiscal year 2027 general fund budget, which Finance Director Jennifer Mince said will cost

Orleans Select Board Votes 5-0 to Advance FY27 Budget Toward Town Meeting

ORLEANS — March 18, 2026 — Orleans Select Board advances $56 million FY27 operating budget and hears debt warning. The board voted 5-0 Wednesday to receive Finance Director Darren Tangeman's FY27 budget memorandum and direct staff to incorporate feedback into final town meeting warrant recommendations, with core operating expenses

Eastham Select Board approves water fee hike, new $1,000 connection fee

EASTHAM — March 16, 2026 — Eastham Select Board approves water fee increases and clears broad Town Meeting warrant. Sitting first as the Board of Water Commissioners, the board unanimously approved a 2 percent quarterly water rate increase effective August 2026, a meter fee jump from $163 to $46.43 reflecting new

Mashpee Select Board Unanimously Votes to Put $4 Million Override on Ballot

MASHPEE — March 16, 2026 — Mashpee Select Board unanimously placed a two-phased $4 million Proposition 2½ override on the ballot, the first override request in at least 29 years. Town Manager Rodney Collins told the board that the town faces a roughly $1.5 million shortfall for fiscal year 2027,

Harwich Select Board Backs Eight Petition Articles, Approves Transfer Tax Opposition Letter

HARWICH — March 16, 2026 — Harwich's new Town Administrator Jay Grill took his seat for the first time Monday as the Select Board voted to support eight of 12 citizen petition articles headed to the annual town meeting and unanimously approved a letter opposing the proposed real estate transfer

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

Eastham Select Board Declares Dog Dangerous, Approves New Town Manager Deal

EASTHAM — March 9, 2026 — Eastham Select Board unanimously declares a husky-mix dangerous and approves incoming town manager's contract. The board voted 5-0 at its March 9 meeting to deem Zuk, a husky-shepherd mix owned by Mary Ellen Kelly of 80 Linda Lane, a dangerous dog

Orleans Select Board votes to pursue override for Council on Aging assistant director position

ORLEANS — March 4, 2026 — Orleans Select Board commits to override for Council on Aging position, advances $59.6 million fire station warrant. The board voted unanimously 5-0 Wednesday to support funding an assistant Council on Aging director at Annual Town Meeting through an operational override ballot question, after Town

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.

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