Dighton Approves Fee Hikes, Snowplow Rate Increases

Select Board · Meeting of October 28, 2026

Dighton's Board of Selectmen approved fee increases for trash bags, Board of Health permits and cemetery lots, and laid out the timeline for a school building debt exclusion vote. Board of Health Agent Liz Morin said the town's trash bag program runs a $67,000 deficit that would shrink to roughly $30,000 under new rates of $30 for large bags and $15 for small bags. Town Administrator Ralph said the Massachusetts School Building Authority approved the preferred schematic design for Dighton's elementary school project the same day as the meeting, and that the board will vote November 18 on placing a debt exclusion on the ballot, with a two-thirds town meeting appropriation vote planned for April 8.

"It's not up to the selectmen. It's up to you to place it on the ballot," one board member said. The board also approved updated snowplow contractor rates, including an increase from $115 to $140 per hour for six-wheel medium-duty trucks, and a Cannabis Control Equity Plan required under state law.

In the full story:

• Veterans Day and 250th Anniversary Proclamations
• Fee Schedule Public Hearing: Board of Health, Cemetery Commission, Sewer Commission
• Snowplow Contractor Rate Schedule
• Dighton Pathways Study Presentation
• Elementary School Debt Exclusion and Ballot Timeline
• Budget Season and Tri-Board Meeting
• Cannabis Control Equity Plan
• Routine Approvals: Lions Club Yard Sale, Furniture Donation, Warrants, Minutes
• Correspondence: Sheriff's Office Jail Housing Letter
• Public Comment: Dead Tree Dispute Between Neighbors
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,949 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.