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Mashpee Town Meeting Shelves CPA Tax Shift
Mashpee Town Meeting shelved a planned tax surcharge tied to sewer costs and approved 11 other warrant articles.
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Yarmouth Special Town Meeting Postpones Sole Article
Yarmouth special town meeting shelves its only article and adjourns within minutes.
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Orleans Voters Approve $55 Million Fire Station Bond 365 to 154
ORLEANS -- May 11, 2026, Orleans voters authorized up to $55 million to build a new fire rescue station, passing the measure 365 to 154 at the May 11 Annual Town Meeting at Nauset Middle
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Mashpee Voters Approve $83.3 Million Budget, $12 Million Wastewater Design Borrowing
Mashpee voters approved an $83.3 million operating budget and $12 million in wastewater design borrowing at the May 5 annual and special town meetings, with key funding contingent on Saturday's Proposition 2 1/2 override ballot.
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Harwich Town Meeting Approves $650,000 for Affordable Housing Trust, 213-75
HARWICH -- May 5, 2026, Harwich Town Meeting backs Affordable Housing Trust $650,000 but rejects both Chatham housing grants. In the most contested vote of the annual meeting's second night, voters approved
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Harwich Voters Approve $51.8 Million Budget and $11.8 Million School Roof Borrowing
HARWICH -- May 4, 2026, Harwich annual town meeting approves $51.8 million FY2027 budget and $11.8 million school roof borrowing on a six-hour first night. Voters at the Harwich Community Center on
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Yarmouth voters face 29-article warrant at April 28 town meeting
Yarmouth's 29-article Annual Town Meeting warrant centers on a $35 million library and two school overrides.
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Yarmouth Town Meeting Rejects Library Bond but Approves Both School Overrides
Yarmouth annual town meeting rejected a $35.7 million library borrowing authorization while approving override budgets for both regional school districts.
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Yarmouth Sets April 28 Town Meeting With School Overrides and Library Vote
Yarmouth Town Administrator previews high-stakes Annual Town Meeting set for April 28.
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Provincetown Town Meeting Forum Previews $332,000 Air Service Override Among 37 Articles
PROVINCETOWN -- March 31, 2026, Provincetown's annual Town Meeting Forum previewed a 37-article warrant headlined by a $332,000 Proposition 2.5 override for winter air service. Town Manager Alex Morse walked
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