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Scituate forced to borrow $2.4M as FEMA shifts disaster project deadlines
Scituate issues $2.4M emergency bond as FEMA shifts disaster project deadlines.
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Scituate Advisory Committee holds July planning session
Scituate Advisory Committee held its July planning meeting, welcoming a new member and setting the agenda for the coming fiscal year. The committee met remotely to discuss FY26 year-end transfers under Massachusetts General Law chapter 44, section 33B, and potential expenditure limit amendments
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Advisory Committee Approves Year-End Transfers, Revolving Fund Limit Hikes
Scituate Advisory Committee approves $583,000 in transfers and revolving fund limits. Finance Director Nancy Holt presented FY26 year-end transfers addressing unexpected costs tied to the Iran War, including $40,000 for facilities fuels and $60,000 for transfer station hauling; the Committee
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Advisory Committee recommends zoning and stormwater amendments
Scituate Advisory Committee recommends zoning and stormwater amendments for annual town meeting. The committee voted unanimously to recommend Amendments to Zoning Bylaws Section 620 (sections 620.1 and 620.3) and Amendments to General Bylaws on stormwater management, according to the April 13
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Advisory Committee Reallocates OPEB to Address Insurance Surge
Advisory Committee reallocates OPEB reserves to address health insurance spike. Town Administrator Jim Boudreau presented the FY27 general fund budget at a joint hearing with the Select Board, reporting that health insurance rates jumped 10 percent rather than the expected 7.5 percent increase. The
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Advisory Committee endorses FY27 budgets and most town meeting articles
Scituate Advisory Committee endorses FY27 budgets as health insurance costs rise 10 percent. The Committee voted 8-0 for the general fund operating budget and enterprise fund budgets, though Finance Director Nancy Holt reported a 10 percent health insurance increase from Mayflower Municipal Health
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Advisory Committee reviews Town Meeting bylaw articles
Scituate Advisory Committee reviews warrant articles in joint session. Vice Chair Missy Seidel led the seven-member panel through presentations on 12 articles covering zoning amendments, stormwater permitting requirements, and waterways licensing regulations. Discussion centered on the definition
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Advisory Committee Reviews FY27 School Budgets and District Amendment
The Scituate Advisory Committee reviewed FY27 school budgets and discussed a regional district amendment. Interim Superintendent Tom Raab presented the Scituate School Department's 55 million dollar FY27 budget as level services, with special education at 29 percent of spending and no athletic
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Advisory Committee reviews FY27 budget proposals from seven town departments
Advisory Committee reviews seven department FY27 budgets with focus on major projects. Waterways Enterprise reported $400,000 in retained earnings and Select Board rate increase on January 6; North Scituate Sewer expansion carries a $5 million grant against an estimated $25 million to $30 million
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