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Government · Select Board

Select Board advances short-term rental bylaw, warrant

Yarmouth's Select Board finalized its fall special town meeting warrant, recommending eight articles including a new short-term rental bylaw that member Mark Forest alone opposed over "commercializing our residential areas."

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Yarmouth Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Select, Planning Boards hold joint session

Select Board and Planning Board plan a joint meeting Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. Also in today's brief (6 items): Library seeks part time programming librarian; Affordable Housing Trust convenes Tuesday morning; Select, Planning Boards hold joint session.

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Government · Capital Planning

Committee approves minutes, hears lighting hazard report

Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee heard that a 22-year-old lighting system at Yarmouth High School has become a safety hazard. Facilities Director Steve Boescher said staff must manually jump electrical relays to control exterior lights, calling it "a safety problem."

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Yarmouth Morning Brief, Oct. 24: Board of Health pushes hearings to November

Board of Health continues two contested hearings into November. From our own coverage: CPC reviews eligibility rules for preservation project funding; Conservation Commission weighs amended permit for coastal guest house. Also in today's brief (5 items): Library screens Ghostbusters matinee Monday.

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