Bourne Select Board Approves Watershed Permit RFQ and Bridge MOU Effort

BOURNE -- June 30, 2026, Bourne Select Board approves watershed engineering RFQ and votes to engage Cape Cod Commission on Sagamore Bridge MOU. The board voted unanimously at its June 30 meeting to approve a draft request for qualifications for watershed permit engineering services, with proposals due in early August and posting to the Central Register expected by mid-July; member MJ Mastrangelo recused herself pending a written opinion from the State Ethics Commission on her participation rights as a Finney's Harbor watershed resident. The board also voted 5-0 to engage the Cape Cod Commission to help negotiate a memorandum of understanding with MassDOT on the Cape Cod Bridges Program, and 5-0 to formally request the agenda and supporting documents from MassDOT before the agency's July 23 design public hearing on the Sagamore Bridge at Bourne High School, described at the meeting as "the last time to have MassDOT be in charge when you're talking to them" before design-build procurement. Independent auditor CliftonLarsonAllen reported a clean unmodified opinion on the town's FY2025 financial statements, with a general fund unassigned balance of $14.6 million, down $2.6 million from the prior year after $6.9 million in free cash applications, and a net OPEB liability of $80.3 million funded at 13.6 percent, above the statewide average. The board also approved $143,527.74 in year-end FY2026 budget transfers to cover snow-and-ice and fire department overtime deficits, with Capeway Cannabis reporting it is already open and operating with 80 percent Bourne-resident staff.