Government · Select Board
Harwich Select Board Backs Military Banners, Dissolves Youth Services Committee
Harwich Select Board unanimously backs military tribute banner program and raises lifeguard pay on new chair's first night.
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Government · Other Committee
Harwich Facilities Committee Adopts Animal Policy, Sends It to Select Board
Harwich Facilities Committee approves Community Center animal policy in unanimous vote. The committee voted unanimously June 12 to adopt a new policy restricting animals in municipal Community Center buildings and on property, forwarding it to the Select Board for final approval.
Government · Zoning Board
Harwich Zoning Board Clears Waivers for 60-Unit Affordable Housing Project
Harwich Zoning Board of Appeals advances 60-unit Penrose affordable housing permit toward a final vote, setting June 25 as the last public hearing.
Government · Other Committee
Harwich Charter Commission Plans Public Meeting, Debates Compliance Enforcement Provision
Harwich Charter Commission schedules June 18 public meeting and debates whether to include a compliance enforcement body in its proposed charter.
Government · Finance Committee
Harwich Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $635,700 in Year-End Fund Transfers
Harwich Finance Committee approves $635,700 in year-end transfers as revolving fund audit looms.
Government · Capital Planning
Harwich Capital Outlay Committee backs new feasibility study for combined DPW and water facility
Harwich Capital Outlay Committee launches feasibility study for combined DPW and water facility after town meeting defeat. The committee met June 10 to debrief on the spring town meeting, where a $1 million DPW building article failed both on the floor and at the ballot, and to chart a new course.
Government · Other Committee
Harwich Climate Action Network Pursues EV Charging Grant, Revives Climate Leader Push
Harwich Climate Action Network revives push for EV charging stations and state Climate Leader program under new town administrator.
Government · Planning Board
Harwich Planning Board Approves Duarte Drive Subdivision, Continues Two Other Cases
Harwich Planning Board unanimously approves a 30-year-old subdivision modification on Duarte Drive and continues two more contentious cases to June 23. The board approved case PB2026-08, a modification to a 1995 definitive subdivision on Duarte Drive for owner Louis J.
Government · Select Board
Harwich Select Board Suspends Ember Pizza Wine License for One Day in September
Harwich Select Board votes 4-1 to suspend Ember Pizza's wine-and-malt license for one day this September.
Government · Other Committee
Harwich Charter Commission Sets Four-Vote Bar to Fire Town Administrator
Harwich Charter Commission agrees to require four Select Board votes to terminate the town administrator and reshapes the finance director's reporting structure.