Selectboard

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard fills Planning Board seat, awards $1.24M paving contract

Bellingham Selectboard appoints Planning Board member, awards $1.24M paving contract, and calls emergency special town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 28

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard Approves Restaurant License, Mail-In Voting, and Infrastructure Work

Bellingham Selectboard approves mail-in voting, restaurant license, and ADA path contract in busy April session.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Hires Search Firm for Third Town Administrator Search

Bellingham Selectboard votes to hire search firm for third Town Administrator search. The board voted unanimously Monday to retain the Edward J.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 17

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard Awards Police Station Expansion Contract, Swears In Transfer Officer

Bellingham Selectboard awards police station expansion contract and hears wide-ranging state budget update.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 3

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard Sends $89.6 Million FY2026 Budget to Finance Committee

Bellingham Selectboard unanimously forwards a $89.6 million proposed FY2026 budget to the Finance Committee.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 1

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard Creates Veterans Council to Support Jim Hastings

Bellingham Selectboard unanimously creates a five-member Veterans Council set to launch June 1, 2025.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 10

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard Keeps Town Administrator On as Search Stalls Again

Bellingham Selectboard retains outgoing Town Administrator Dennis Frappier indefinitely amid a second failed hire.

Townbrief reporting · Dec 16

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard Rejects Sole Town Administrator Candidate in 3-2 Vote

Bellingham Selectboard fails to appoint a Town Administrator in a 3-2 vote. The December 9 meeting had a single item on its agenda: whether to appoint John Codair, the last remaining finalist after three other candidates withdrew during the search process.

Townbrief reporting · Dec 9

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard cuts residential tax factor to 0.87 for fiscal 2025

Bellingham Selectboard unanimously lowered the residential tax shift factor from 0.89 to 0.87, moving more of the fiscal 2025 property tax burden onto commercial and industrial properties.

Townbrief reporting · Nov 25

Government · Selectboard

Bellingham Selectboard cuts residential tax factor to 0.87 for fiscal 2025

Bellingham Selectboard unanimously lowered the residential tax shift factor from 0.89 to 0.87, moving more of the fiscal 2025 property tax burden onto commercial and industrial properties.

Townbrief reporting · Nov 25