Select Board raises parking fines to $50
The Select Board raised several parking fines from $25 to $50, effective January 1, 2027. The vote followed a public hearing with no public comment; beach parking was excluded.
Select Board · Meeting of August 3, 2026
WESTPORT — The Select Board raised several parking fines from $25 to $50, effective January 1, 2027. The vote followed a public hearing with no public comment; beach parking was excluded. Members also unanimously approved Police Chief Chris Dunn's requests: Sergeant Scott Arrington's retirement and reserve appointment, the hiring of Jacob Days, and the promotion of Michael Chica to sergeant.
The board accepted a $1,000 donation to Marine Services from a family whose son was revived by harbor staff, and approved extending the MassDOT Chapter 90 contract to June 30, 2037. A cemetery update showed just under 200 plots left and a funding gap of about $200,000 or more.
In the full story:
- Opening and Police Personnel Actions
- Parking Fines Public Hearing
- Licenses, Appointments and Routine Items
- Harbormaster Donation and Marine Updates
- Contracts, Hazard Mitigation and Grants
- Beech Grove Cemetery Expansion
- Energy Management Overview
- Administrator's Report, Warrants and Committee Reports
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,929 words
Source: the Select Board meeting of August 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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