Select Board

Bourne Select Board suspends South Side Fire Station bidding pending state special legislation. The board voted unanimously to delay the project after a legal defect in a prior election warrant invalidated both the election and contingent Town Meeting vote, according to bond counsel Brenda

Bourne Select Board defers Tara Terrace and Eldridge Street road repair after learning property owners behind on taxes since 1999. Two open space parcels worth $23,900 and $9,800 combined owe $24,700 in back taxes, and the registered owner, Prince Street Real Estate LLC, was administratively

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 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

Bourne Select Board approves $17.2 million bond anticipation note sale. Finance Director Erica Flemming reported the short-term BANS, sold to Jefferies LLC, will provide cash flow until authorized debt is paid down, though Town Administrator Marlene McCollem noted the Fire Station debt exclusion