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Select Board approves $312,041 water treatment plant change order, contracts totaling over $1.9 million

Select Board approves water treatment plant change order and capital contracts totaling over $1.9 million. Chair Andrew W. Goodrich and members Susan J. Harrison, James M. Gilmore, and Freya Schlegel voted unanimously to accept the fourth water plant change order of $312,041.42, bringing total

Townbrief news summary · Mar 24

Government · Select Board

Scituate Select Board Opens Warrant for $27 Million Low-Interest Sewer Expansion Loan

SCITUATE -- March 24, 2026, Scituate Select Board unanimously opens Town Meeting warrant to pursue $27 million in low-interest state sewer financing. Town Administrator Rob Hudner announced the town has been placed on MassDEP&

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Government · Select Board

Scituate Advances Balanced $25.9 Million FY27 Budget, Sets April Town Meeting Slate

Scituate Select Board approves balanced $25.9 million FY27 budget and clears town meeting warrant at joint hearing.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 10

Government · Select Board

Select Board Reviews Zoning and General Bylaw Amendments Ahead of Town Meeting

Select Board, Advisory Committee and Bylaw Review Commission jointly reviewed April town meeting articles on zoning and general bylaws. Town Planner Karen Joseph presented eleven zoning amendments addressing impervious surface, setbacks, building height and stormwater, while Finance Director Nancy

Townbrief news summary · Mar 3

Government · Select Board

Scituate boards vet dozen bylaw changes before April Town Meeting

Scituate's Select Board, Advisory Committee, and Bylaw Review Commission reviewed a dozen proposed bylaw changes at a joint session Tuesday ahead of the April 13 Annual Town Meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 3

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves three municipal contracts totaling $235,531 after major snowstorm

Select Board unanimously approves three contracts and new retiree health insurance policy. The board awarded $53,181.44 to Scituate Boat Works for police boat re-powering, $17,800 to Liam Norton for shorebird monitoring, and $164,550 to FM Generator for a middle school shelter generator, with the

Townbrief news summary · Feb 24

Government · Select Board

Scituate Select Board moves St. Patrick's Parade, approves Mordecai Lincoln lease RFP

Scituate Select Board unanimously postponed the St. Patrick's Day Parade and approved a string of capital and policy measures at its February 24 meeting, held as a major snowstorm cut power to 44 percent of town properties.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 24

Government · Select Board

Select Board declares winter storm emergency

Scituate Select Board declares winter storm emergency concurrent with state. With three members present at a remote meeting held February 23, Chair Andrew W. Goodrich moved and the board unanimously approved the emergency declaration, dated to noon on February 22, 2026. The emergency remains in

Townbrief news summary · Feb 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves deficit snow-ice spending after two-foot storm dumps costs.

Select Board authorizes deficit snow-ice spending after two-foot storm. Town Administrator James Boudreau said the $497,115 snow budget has drawn down to 28 percent remaining, with the recent storm costing approximately $244,000; the vote to approve overspending marks the first time since 2018.

Townbrief news summary · Feb 3

Government · Select Board

Scituate Select Board adopts sidewalk plan, authorizes snow deficit spending

Scituate Select Board unanimously authorizes snow deficit spending and adopts a new town-wide sidewalk priority plan.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 3