Scituate Affordable Housing Trust approves Small Repairs Grant Program. Chair Stephen Irish led the unanimous approval of the 2026 program, which awards grants up to $3,500 per applicant with a $7,000 lifetime cap for prior recipients. The updated median assessed home value is $898,500; properties
Scituate Conservation Commission approves three coastal residential projects. The commission voted 6-0 to issue Orders of Conditions for a 14-by-32-foot swimming pool at 82 Scituate Ave, an elevated deck at 60 Rebecca Road, and an addition with attached garage at 71 Jericho Ave, all within or near
Planning Board approves two accessory dwelling units while continuing gateway redevelopment. The board unanimously approved a 572-square-foot ADU at 78 Hatherly Road for applicant Cheryl A. Rice and a 872-square-foot detached ADU at 82 Elm Street Rear owned by Joseph M. and Katharine Glennon. Both
Mordecai Lincoln Property Committee meets to review restoration progress on historic Main House. The committee unanimously approved May meeting minutes and reviewed ongoing work, including completed attic insulation and electrical and plumbing upgrades scheduled after July 1. A new tranche of Town
Scituate Select Board approves $32.3 million in bond anticipation notes, with a 2.6 percent net interest cost. Treasurer and Collector Pam Avitabile reported JPMorgan Securities LLC won a May 27 competitive bid at 3.5 percent coupon with a $203,490 premium; $30 million of the notes fund the
Scituate CPC seeks clarity on Cranberry Bog appraisals. The Community Preservation Committee discussed two appraisals of the property valued at $830,000 and $1,000,000, with significant uncertainty about water rights and buildable acreage. Vice Chair Skyler Chick requested the appraisal distinguish
Bylaw Review Commission continues systematic modernization of town bylaws, eliminating gendered language. Chairman Nick DiMascio, Clerk Chris Mirarchi, and member Jerry Janofsky processed amendments to multiple sections including terminology updates and elimination of gendered pronouns from
Waterways Commission discusses Scituate Boatworks wet storage proposal. Vice Chair Brian Cronin presided as eight members convened at the Maritime Center; the Commission reviewed a proposal from Scituate Boatworks to lease roughly 18 slips at Cole Parkway Marina for $2,500 per shoulder season.
The Scituate Conservation Commission deferred consideration of three residential projects sited in coastal and wetland areas. The commission continued hearings on an accessory dwelling at 30 Marshfield Avenue and a home demolition and reconstruction at 83 Rebecca Road, both to July 6, and moved an
Scituate Planning Board continues two applications pending further review. The board unanimously voted to defer the public hearing for a special permit at 21 Central and 7 Marshfield Avenue until September 10 while applicants complete Department of Environmental Protection waterways review. Board
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