Selectboard advances Hartford Avenue development financing framework. The board unanimously approved a District Improvement Financing program that would use incremental tax revenue from development within a 435-acre district to fund I-495 South on-ramp and intersection improvements, Hartford
Bellingham Selectboard authorizes EV charging stations with state funding. Chair Michael Hennessy led the Board in unanimously approving three Level 2 Charging Stations at the municipal center, public works facility, and library, with state grant funding covering all installation and equipment
Bellingham Selectboard appoints Timothy Mezzadri to Planning Board. Mezzadri, a resident who has coached youth sports and served with Boy Scouts of America and has attended Planning Board meetings for three to four years, prevailed 7-3 over three other candidates interviewed for the associate
Selectboard votes 4 to 1 on 12.5 percent trash rate hike. Vice Chair Don Martinis moved to increase rates by 12.5 percent for fiscal 2027 to address a $127,000 enterprise fund deficit and build retained earnings for recycling center improvements, and the board approved his motion with Michael
Selectboard hears trash rate analysis, defers decision to July. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon presented a consultant's analysis showing the $2,308,450 trash enterprise fund has operated at a deficit every year but FY22 over five completed fiscal years, with retained earnings projected to hit a
Bellingham Selectboard authorizes health insurance study and raises non-resident beach fees. The town voted 5-0 to contract with Hilb Group for a $20,000 analysis of whether its self-insured health model remains cost-effective, with results expected in approximately two months. In separate action,
Bellingham Selectboard approves $65,000 Senior Center parking design with 44 spaces. The Board voted unanimously to adopt Option 1, including an emergency access gate to the high school and potential police station access, funded through Congressman Rausch's earmark. The Board appointed Joseph
Bellingham Selectboard reviews Town Meeting procedures. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon briefed the four-member board on a proposed consent agenda and procedural rules for the upcoming Town Meeting, with the agenda designed to group routine articles together to save time. Board members present
Bellingham Selectboard explores Development Improvement Districts to fund Hartford Avenue improvements. Town Administrator Joseph Laydon outlined a $5.8 million shortfall for the Hartford Avenue traffic project after the Town secured $5.5 million in grant funding and expects $2.66 million from WS.
Failed school override would eliminate 37 positions, sports, and activities. The Selectboard heard from school officials Mr. Marano and Mr. Reed on the impacts of a failed override: elimination of middle and high school sports, removal of all extracurricular activities, and $150,000 cuts to
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