Government · Conservation Commission
Bourne Conservation Commission Approves Two Coastal Permits
Bourne Conservation Commission approved two coastal construction permits.
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Government · DocumentCenter
Zoning Board Continues Two Hearings to May Sixth
Zoning Board of Appeals continued its two public hearings to May Sixth. The board extended review of a Comprehensive Permit application by Olivia Grace, LLC for a 300-unit residential development with 25 percent affordable housing at Deerpath and Heather Hill Roads in Bournedale.
Government · DocumentCenter
Zoning Board Agrees to Consider Remand in Wedding-Use Case
Bourne Zoning Board agrees in executive session to consider remand in wedding-use case.
Government · Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Board continues 300-unit housing development, single-family replacement hearing
Bourne Zoning Board continues two applications to May 6. The board voted unanimously to extend the public hearing for a 300-unit mixed-income residential development by Olivia Grace, LLC on Deerpath and Heather Hill roads in Bournedale, with engineer Brandon Carr reporting progress on building
Government · Select Board
Select Board Sets Administrator Performance Review Timeline
Select Board established a performance review timeline for the Town Administrator, voting 4-1. Vice Chair Anne-Marie Siroonian's motion sets evaluation from February 28, 2025 through March 31, 2026, with results to be read into the public record by May 26, 2026.
Government · Select Board
Select Board requests Upper Cape Tech enrollment data in charter school billing dispute
Bourne Select Board demands Upper Cape Tech enrollment and billing records. Town Counsel Bryan Bertram explained that state law grants the board authority to request data underlying the regional school's annual charges after enrollment changes reduced Bourne's assessment by approximately 250,000
Government · Planning
Planning Board approves grading permit, continues subdivision application.
Planning Board approves grading permit for Harding Lane subdivision project. The board voted unanimously to grant Special Permit SP #1-2026, allowing clearing and grading of approximately 20,000 square feet of natural cover on a three-lot family-owned property, with tribal notification required as
Government · Health
Bourne Board of Health approves six septic system variances and deadline extension.
Board of Health approves six septic system variances and deadline extension. The board unanimously granted relief from state septic regulations for five property owners and extended a December 15, 2026 completion deadline for a noncompliant system at 1 Monument Avenue, deferring associated fines
Government · Select Board
Select Board and School Committee discuss $478,532 FY 2027 budget deficit
Bourne Select Board and School Committee clash over $478,532 FY 2027 budget deficit. Town Administrator Marlene McCollem reported that revised state Cherry Sheet assessments, delivered in late January, created the gap; the town had assumed level funding. School Committee Chair Donel Beals and
Government · Historical Commission
Historical Commission approves two Community Preservation Act projects, Demolition Delay hearing.
Historical Commission approves $477,000 in Community Preservation Act funding. Chair Neil F. Langille oversaw unanimous approval of a $77,000 Town Hall Building Envelope Evaluation and Design Services application, with the Commission noting the building's National Register status and requiring
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