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Dighton Stormwater Committee Extends Permit, Flags $20,000 Mapping Need for FY27

DIGHTON -- March 18, 2026, Dighton Stormwater Committee extends a commercial permit and identifies a $20,000 drainage mapping project as its top FY27 budget priority. The four-member committee voted unanimously at its March 18 meeting to tentatively extend the expired stormwater permit for Eamon Plumbing and Heating at 2231

Dighton Board of Health Tables Trash Bag Increase While Awaiting Competing Bids

DIGHTON -- March 18, 2026, Dighton Board of Health tables a trash bag price hike and advances a farmers market proposal. The three-member board, chaired by Tammy Mello, voted unanimously at its March 18 special meeting to delay action on raising large trash bag prices from $28 to $30 and

Norton Planning Board Splits 5-2 on Mansfield Avenue Apartment Complex Special Permit

Norton Planning Board voted 5-2 to approve special permits for a 72-unit apartment complex at 0 Mansfield Avenue, while unanimously approving a Taco Bell and continuing four other projects.

Acushnet Board of Health issues septic compliance orders at two long-delinquent properties

ACUSHNET -- March 17, 2026, Acushnet Board of Health moves to fine two property owners $200 a day over long-unresolved septic violations. The board voted unanimously at its March 17 meeting to send certified compliance letters to the owners of 12 Carroll Street and 23 Frank Street, both of which

Westport Landing Commission Raises Commercial Rents 7 Percent in 3-1 Vote

WESTPORT -- March 17, 2026, Westport Landing Commission votes 3-1 to raise commercial waterfront rents 7 percent. The commission, meeting March 17, approved the increase for two tenants, a kayak shop and a property identified as the Atterbury property, after a majority concluded that two straight years at 6 percent

Somerset Water and Sewer Budgets Propose 4.7 and 8.25 Percent FY27 Increases

SOMERSET -- March 16, 2026, Somerset water and sewer customers face higher bills as proposed FY27 budgets show a combined increase of roughly 6.4 percent before health insurance costs are known. The Advisory and Finance Committee met jointly with the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners on March 16 to

Norton Select Board votes to recommend removal of mandatory sewer tie-in rule

Norton Select Board recommends scrapping mandatory sewer tie-in requirement in 4-1 vote.

Dartmouth Finance Committee Plans Budget Letter, Hears Library Performance Report

Dartmouth Finance Committee kicks off budget letter planning and hears strong library numbers at March 12 session. Library Director Dina St.

Acushnet Finance Committee reviews three department budgets ahead of town meeting

ACUSHNET -- March 12, 2026, Acushnet Finance Committee takes FY27 budget presentations from golf, Town Clerk, and Fire-EMS with no formal adoptions. Golf Superintendent Steve Tibbles presented a net-zero budget anchored by reduced debt service, while flagging proposed 10 percent supervisory salary increases as mere placeholders pending union negotiations,

Somerset-Berkeley School Committee Approves $22.5 Million Preliminary FY27 Budget Unanimously

SOMERSET -- March 12, 2026, Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee unanimously approved a $22.5 million preliminary budget for the 2026-2027 school year at its March 12 Zoom meeting. The committee voted 6-0 to adopt a preliminary spending figure of $22,555,875, which represents a gross year-over-

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