Bourne Select Board advances town meeting warrant with license approvals and fiscal measures. The board unanimously endorsed 18 of 20 annual meeting articles, removed two contentious community preservation items for counsel review, and greenlit permits for Bourne Youth Baseball and Community
Bourne Select Board convenes hearing on FY27 budget with revised school assessments. Town Administrator Marlene McCollem reported that 20 students were removed from Upper Cape Tech's enrollment, reducing Bourne's vocational school assessment to $4,322,089, a $115,962 decrease from prior
Select Board unanimously approves coastal sand nourishment access license. The Board voted 4-0 to authorize Town Administrator Marlene McCollem to sign a license granting Robert J. Gendron and Gina F. Gendron access across Town property at 280 Standish Road to complete sand fence nourishment
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.
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
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
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 held an executive session on labor and contract issues. The board received an update from Chris Brown on negotiations with the Bourne Patrolmen's Association, NEPBA, AFL-CIO, Local 60, with a meeting scheduled for March.
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
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