Cohasset board sets October Special Town Meeting, cell tower forum
Cohasset Select Board sets October 26 Special Town Meeting and September cell tower forum.
Select Board · Meeting of August 4, 2026
Cohasset Select Board sets October 26 Special Town Meeting and September cell tower forum. Chair David Farrag's board also adopted a revised employee guidebook, eliminating "bonus personal days" in favor of four personal days for all nonunion staff and creating a $615 annual clothing allotment for part-time recycling facility workers, HR Director Megan James told the board. Town Manager Michelle announced the Town Hall renovation secured a $500,000 state decarbonization grant for its HVAC system, calling it "a huge win." The board approved a one-day liquor license, 4-0 with one abstention, for the Cohasset Community Assistance Fund's "Chow Cohasset" pasta dinner on September 19, after Clerk William Ashton recused himself over his St.
Stephen's Church vestry role. Members also adopted, 4-0 with one abstention, a new Open Space and Recreation Committee charge after member Paul L. Grady Jr. questioned why some town committees meet without a televised or recorded option.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 4, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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