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Select Board

37 Committee Members Risk Voting Disqualification Over Missed Ethics Training Deadline

April 6, 2026

Paperwork Errors Stalled Bank Street Housing as Committee Pivots Focus Toward Attainable Middle-Income Units

March 31, 2026

$11 Million Sewer Bid Underestimates Forecasts as Select Board Rejects New ADU Rules

March 30, 2026
Charter Commission

Ten-Voter Threshold Proposed to Trigger Investigations by New Charter Compliance Commission

April 9, 2026

Two-Meeting Town Mandate Heads to Public Hearing as Charter Commission Splits

March 26, 2026

Taxpayer Impact Disclosures Sidelined by Charter Commission Over Accuracy Concerns

March 19, 2026
Conservation Commission

$75 Million Savings Forecast Headlines Citizen Petitions To Limit Fertilizer and Toxic Rodenticides

April 1, 2026

Abandoned Tech School Site Cleanup Dominates Conservation Commission Demand to Town Manager

March 18, 2026

20% Flood Insurance Discounts Headline Proposed Coastal Resilience Regulatory Overhaul

March 13, 2026
Planning Board

30-Foot Residential Height Caps and Short-Term Rental ADU Bans Lead Spring Warrant

March 24, 2026

2050 Vision Plan Secures Board Approval Ending Quarter-Century Comprehensive Planning Gap

March 10, 2026

Planning Board Returns $223,000 to Eastward Companies and Pulls Proposed Short-Term Rental Ban

February 10, 2026
Finance Committee

Two Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaws Sidelined Following Zoning Language Concerns

April 9, 2026

$51.7 Million Town Budget Gains Finance Committee Support Amidst Rally for Town Administrator

March 26, 2026

$11 Million Middle School Roof Project Secures Crucial Finance Committee Endorsement

March 19, 2026
Board of Health

Severe Hoarding and Fire Hazards Trigger Condemnation of Route 28 Property

March 17, 2026

Five Housing Violations Upheld Against 109 Route 28 Owner After Combative Hearing

February 17, 2026

Health Department takes over ADU septic reviews as flu cases hit decade high

January 20, 2026
Harwich Targets Community Center Pet Ban Following Sanitation Incidents and Space Constraints
Community Center Facilities Committee

Harwich Targets Community Center Pet Ban Following Sanitation Incidents and Space Constraints

April 10, 2026

The Community Center Facilities Committee is moving to restrict building access to service animals only following multiple sanitation incidents and increasing indoor congestion. Director Carolyn Carey reported that while the building currently operates under an informal leash policy, recent hygiene ...

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Community Preservation Committee

Regional Housing Allotments Prompt Targeted Defense Strategy for May Town Meeting

April 9, 2026
Charter Commission

Ten-Voter Threshold Proposed to Trigger Investigations by New Charter Compliance Commission

April 9, 2026

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Two Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaws Sidelined Following Zoning Language Concerns
Finance Committee

Two Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaws Sidelined Following Zoning Language Concerns

April 9, 2026
$2.5 Million Free Cash Allocation Fuels Harwich Cruisers and Harbor Dredging
Capital Outlay Committee

$2.5 Million Free Cash Allocation Fuels Harwich Cruisers and Harbor Dredging

April 8, 2026
37 Committee Members Risk Voting Disqualification Over Missed Ethics Training Deadline
Select Board

37 Committee Members Risk Voting Disqualification Over Missed Ethics Training Deadline

April 6, 2026
Conservation Commission

$75 Million Savings Forecast Headlines Citizen Petitions To Limit Fertilizer and Toxic Rodenticides

April 1, 2026
Select Board

Paperwork Errors Stalled Bank Street Housing as Committee Pivots Focus Toward Attainable Middle-Income Units

March 31, 2026
Select Board

$11 Million Sewer Bid Underestimates Forecasts as Select Board Rejects New ADU Rules

March 30, 2026
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