Select Board approves poll extension, permits propane tanks, extends sewer disposal contract.
Select Board extends polling hours and approves propane tanks for 40B project. The Board voted unanimously to keep polls open until 6 p.m. on June 6, estimating 114 voters used the extra hour in 2023 at a cost of $1,200. In a contested decision, the Board unanimously approved an 8,500-gallon
Select Board · Meeting of May 12, 2026
SCITUATE — Select Board extends polling hours and approves propane tanks for 40B project. The Board voted unanimously to keep polls open until 6 p.m. on June 6, estimating 114 voters used the extra hour in 2023 at a cost of $1,200. In a contested decision, the Board unanimously approved an 8,500-gallon underground propane storage license for the Cottages at Old Oaken Bucket development, rejecting resident appeals to mandate natural gas instead, citing the limits of Board authority over fuel-type decisions in state-regulated affordable housing projects.
The Board extended the trash disposal agreement with Reworld SEMASS for ten years at $104.31 per ton with annual CPI-tied increases capped at 3 percent, effective July 1, 2026. Water and sewer enterprise rate votes were postponed to the next meeting pending additional modeling, while the Galley restaurant's seasonal outdoor dining extension narrowly passed 3-2, with Chair Goodrich and Clerk Schlegel dissenting on parking and noise grounds.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of May 12, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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