Dighton Stormwater Committee Advances Houghton Street Permits, Eyes Budget Increase

Other Committee · Meeting of February 18, 2026

Dighton's Stormwater Committee flagged a Level 2 drought and unresolved permits at its February 18 monthly meeting. Southeastern Massachusetts, including Dighton, was elevated from Level 1 to Level 2 drought status by the state, a notice the committee chair said she forwarded to the Select Board for posting on the town website. Three stormwater permits for Houghton Street properties — map 10, lots 28, 29, and 29-2 — remain unissued pending Board of Health sign-off after a dispute over permit language; a committee member identified as Lisa reported the item appeared on the Board of Health's agenda for the same day.

On the 2027 budget, a $15,000 spring-testing placeholder stands but the chair said she expects the figure to rise, with Weston and Sampson consultant Jerry Schwartz invited to present a recommended scope at the March meeting. "I'm prepared to defend that budget," the chair said of any town-level efforts to reduce the stormwater line item.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of February 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.