Planning

Planning Board unanimously approves shop building expansion at Bourne campus. The board approved site plan review SPR 520 for a 5,000-square-foot wood structure at 220 Sandwich Road, funded by a $2 million state expansion grant over two years to accommodate a growing horticulture program and

Bourne Planning Board elects new officers and approves cannabis dispensary. John Duggan was elected Chair, Christopher Farrell Vice Chair, and Rob Frangieh Clerk. The board voted 7 to 0, with one abstention, to approve Site Plan Review and Special Permit SPR/SP #02-2026 for a marijuana dispensary

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

Planning Board approves occupancy bond and three property applications unanimously. Vice Chair Liz Brown presided as the board cleared a $103,000 performance bond for Chief Cannabis at 10 Canal Street for paving, landscaping, and site work, conditional on Department of Public Works review; the bond

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