ISWM Building Committee approves $65,247.50 in invoices ahead of general contractor bids. Chairman Asa Mintz's panel voted unanimously to approve $52,747.50 for Office and Maintenance Garage OPM Services and $12,500 for the Transfer Station. The Office and Maintenance Garage project will receive
Bourne Historical Commission backs $30,000 feasibility study of the Administration Building. The vote passed 6-0, with Chair Neil F. Langille and members Deborah M. Burgess, Jean Campbell, Donald J. Mahoney, Steven Philbrick, and Judith A. Riordan approving Community Preservation Act funding for
Bourne Assessors approve exemptions and abatements in executive session. The Board of Assessors granted seven Fiscal Year 2026 exemptions while denying two applications during a closed-session meeting Friday morning. Board members Ellen Sullivan (Chairperson), Michael Leitzel (Member), and Peter
Bourne Conservation Commission approves pipeline easements on conservation land. The Commission unanimously approved temporary and permanent easements for Algonquin Gas Transmission's Cape Cod Canal Pipeline Relocation Project on three town conservation parcels, with the utility proposing
Zoning Board of Appeals continued two significant public hearings to March 4, deferring decisions on a major housing development and a residential expansion project.
Bourne Zoning Board defers two major applications until early March. The board continued application 2025-SP10 from Olivia Grace LLC, a 300-unit multifamily development with 25 percent affordable units in Bournedale, after civil and traffic peer reviewers flagged missing lot consolidation plans,
Select Board debates who should present motions at May town meeting. The five-member board and Finance Committee met jointly to discuss whether the Select Board or Finance Committee should make motions and provide verbal explanations at the May 4 Annual Town Meeting. Town Administrator Marlene
Bourne Board of Health approves two septic variances; continues third case. The board unanimously approved variance requests from Anthony Digiandomenico for a one-bedroom accessory dwelling unit at 7A Back River Road and from 210 Clipper Road LLC for interior renovations. Vice Chair Margaret Reali
The South Side Fire Station Building Committee authorized its chair to prepare an improved variance presentation after the Zoning Board of Appeals denied a setback request in January.
Bourne Select Board votes on utility pole and budget with major cost spike. The board unanimously approved installation of a joint utility pole on Barlow's Landing Road for Eversource Energy and Verizon New England Inc., and voted 5-0 to transmit the FY27 budget to the Finance Committee with a