Select Board endorses town meeting articles, approves land donation for bridge work.
Bourne Select Board unanimously endorses FY 2027 budget and recommends approval of multiple town meeting articles for May. The board voted 5-0 to back Article 2 (operating budget), Articles 17 and 18 (community preservation fund grants totaling $111,500 for Housing Assistance Corporation and
Select Board · Meeting of April 7, 2026
Bourne Select Board unanimously endorses FY 2027 budget and recommends approval of multiple town meeting articles for May. The board voted 5-0 to back Article 2 (operating budget), Articles 17 and 18 (community preservation fund grants totaling $111,500 for Housing Assistance Corporation and affordable housing services), Articles 20-22 and 30 (stabilization and reserve funds), and both special town meeting articles including unpaid bills and supplemental budget. On a controversial conservation restriction for Bourne Conservation Trust, Chair Ferretti reversed an initial no vote after colleagues aired concerns about coordination; the article now advances 4-1, with Vice Chair Siroonian dissenting on grounds the trust acted unilaterally.
The board voted 4-0-1 to donate the old Sagamore Fire Station property to the Commonwealth for bridge load-testing work.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 7, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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