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Select Board Raises Dump Fee to $245
Harwich's Select Board voted unanimously to raise the transfer station's fee for commercial construction and demolition debris to $245 per load, up from $205.
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Select Board Disbands Housing Committee, 4-1
Harwich Select Board disbands its Housing Committee in a 4-1 vote after years of vacancies and no funding source for attainable housing.
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Select Board approves letter opposing state housing law
Harwich Select Board votes unanimously to challenge the state's newly revised 40A zoning law.
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Select Board Picks McCaskill Over Borgia for Trust Seat
Harwich Select Board reappoints McCaskill to Affordable Housing Trust in a 3-2 roll call over rival candidate Kim Borgia. Board members Doucette and Jeff Handler backed Michael McCaskill; Mark Kelleher and Don Howell backed Borgia, HECH's executive director; the board chair broke the tie.
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Select Board approves new zoning bylaw task force
Harwich Select Board creates nine-member zoning bylaw task force.
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Select Board Rejects NSTAR Pole Permit, 4-1
Harwich Select Board denies NSTAR pole permit, 4-1, amid utility frustration. The board learned the Harwich Charter Commission voted unanimously Aug. 27 to approve a final charter draft after 56 meetings over 15 months, headed to a spring 2027 ballot.
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Harwich Holds First Joint Budget Summit
Harwich held its first joint budget summit, reviewing a $2.2 million FY26 surplus and a forecast showing deficits through fiscal 2031. Town finance official Jen reported revenue of $86 million, 4.4 percent over estimate, while all 105 department appropriations stayed within budget.
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Harwich Select Board Approves Housing Deal, Retainer, and Nearly $1.4 Million in Contracts
Harwich Select Board fills Board of Health seats 4-0-1 and approves nearly $1.4 million in contracts at packed taxpayer forum.
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Harwich Select Board Appoints Matt Sutton as New Cape Cod Commission Representative
Harwich Select Board voted 3-2 to appoint Matt Sutton as the town's Cape Cod Commission representative, choosing him over retired planner David Spitz in the most contested action of the July 27 meeting.
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Harwich Select Board Votes 4-1 to Accept Board of Health Chair's Resignation
Harwich Select Board voted 4-1 to accept the resignation of Board of Health Chair Kevin Dupont, with one member openly refusing to support a vote they said endorsed the conduct that drove Dupont out.
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