Select Board Seeks Legal Options On UCT Error

Select Board · Meeting of October 13, 2026

Bourne's Select Board uncovered a school enrollment error that may have overcharged the town roughly $350,000. Town Administrator Marlene McCollem said the fiscal 2026 assessment from Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School used 215 students when verified records show only 203, a gap of 12. "I can't explain how 215 students would have been used," McCollem said.

Vice Chair Anne-Marie Siroonian pushed for a joint meeting with the school committee, while Chair Melissa Ferretti said she wants a firm number "especially as chair." The board voted 4-0 to request enrollment data back to 2021 and separately voted to ask Town Counsel for legal options to recover funds. Separately, Strata Clean Energy disclosed plans for a 500-megawatt battery storage facility at 0 Bournedale Road, projecting "several million dollars a year" in tax revenue.

In the full story:

• Chapter 61A Notices for 0 Bournedale Road: Battery Storage Disclosure
• 42,626-Square-Foot Parcel: Right of First Refusal Reaffirmed
• Mass Coastal Railroad: Polar Express License and Low-Bridge Signs
• State Election Warrant
• Charter Review Committee Letters of Interest
• Fall Town Meeting Logistics: Article 12 MOU Amendment, Article 8 Budget Increase, Articles 4 and 13
• UCT Enrollment and Assessment Error
• FY2028 Revenue Estimates
• Storm Damage to Town Hall
• Town Administrator Annual Goals
• Town Administrator's Report and Committee Items
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,845 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.