ISWM Building Committee unanimously accepts May 18 as Notice to Proceed date for Office and Maintenance Garage. Vice Chair Gregory Siroonian and three members present approved the construction kickoff date and endorsed three invoices totaling $90,063.65, including engineering work from Weston and
Conservation Commission approved permits for Maritime Academy parking and bridge exploratory work.
Bourne Conservation Commission approves permits for parking expansion and bridge work. The commission voted to issue final Orders of Conditions for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy parking lot expansion at 14 Taylor Road in Buzzards Bay and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's Phase 1
Bourne Select Board grants affordable housing trust extension on police station site. The board voted unanimously to shift the deadline for the Bourne Affordable Housing Trust to decide on redevelopment of 173 Main Street to the end of summer 2026, from an earlier spring target. In a separate 3-1-1
Bourne Historical Commission met to survey ongoing preservation work. Chair Neil F. Langille opened the April 14 meeting at the Jonathan Bourne Historical Center to review the secretary's report and nine unfinished projects, including National Historic Register plaque installation at Town Hall and
Bourne Board of Assessors approves tax relief and property abatements in April session. The Board of Assessors granted 11 tax exemptions and three real estate property abatements for fiscal 2026 during an April 10 meeting, while denying one exemption application and 12 abatement requests.
Bourne Planning Board unanimously approves two major commercial site plans. Chair John Duggan oversaw approval of a solar photovoltaic canopy and battery storage system at 170 Clay Pond Road, represented by Nathan Collins of Next Grid Holdings LLC, with capacity just under 1,100 kilowatts DC and
Bourne Board of Health approves non-opposition for third marijuana establishment. Chair Robert Collett, William Meier, and Donald Ellis voted unanimously to issue a non-opposition letter for Bourne Cannabis, LLC to operate a dispensary at 694 MacArthur Blvd, the third such license application
Bourne's Design Review Committee unanimously approved signage and landscaping for a veterinary hospital expansion. The 4-0 vote ratified revised plans for Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists at 7 Bourne Bridge Approach, submitted by Geoffrey Roth of Keeper Bay Real Estate.
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
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