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Select Board issues brief budget message
The Cohasset Select Board said Oct. 27 that, as the town's executive branch, it is responsible for directing the town manager in building the fiscal year 2028 budget.
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Government · Cohasset Select Board
Select Board discusses $7.5 million fire station renovation plan
Cohasset board backed unified budget planning and discussed $7.5 million fire station renovation. Town Manager Michelle Leary reported certified free cash of $3.078 million and proposed a "One Town, One Budget" approach to align planning across municipal boards.
Government · Cohasset Select Board
Board Hosts Harbor Forum on Liability Concerns
The Cohasset Select Board held a public forum on harbor governance where speakers disputed Town Counsel KP Law's assessment that the June 2025 intermunicipal agreement with Scituate poses no legal liability.
Government · Cohasset Select Board
Select Board approves $2M school feasibility study with one dissent
Select Board backs $2 million school feasibility study with one dissent. Chair David Farrag and four colleagues voted 4-1 to recommend the Cohasset Middle High School appropriation, addressing critical 1957-era infrastructure and advancing a Massachusetts School Building Authority process; Clerk
Government · Cohasset Select Board
Select Board appoints Village Parking Task Force members, advances warrant articles.
Select Board fills Village Parking Task Force and advances six warrant articles for Special Town Meeting. Chair David Farrag, Vice Chair Ellen Maher, Clerk William Ashton, and Members Paul L. Grady, Jr. and Gregory Watts appointed Josh Kimball (police), Kevin Cronin (DPW), Doug McGregor (business),
Government · Cohasset Select Board
Select Board holds governance workshop with retired town manager.
Select Board holds governance workshop with retired town manager. Retired town manager Jeffrey Nutting facilitated the September 10 session with Chair David Farrag, Vice Chair Ellen Maher, Clerk William Ashton, Member Gregory Watts, and Member Paul L. Grady, Jr., covering the Town Manager Act, town
Government · Cohasset Select Board
Select Board approves revised police station project at $20.9 million, sets December election.
Cohasset Select Board approves revised police facility, lowering cost to $20.9 million. The Board unanimously backed the Public Safety Facilities Committee's scaled design, reducing the footprint by 4,364 square feet and eliminating a planned future Fire Department substation while retaining three
Government · Cohasset Select Board
Select Board votes to terminate Flock camera contract to cure legal defect
Cohasset Select Board moves to terminate Flock camera contract due to legal defect. The board voted unanimously to instruct the Town Manager to terminate the automatic-renewal agreement and renegotiate a Chapter 30B-compliant contract while preserving the option to explore alternative vendors.
Government · Cohasset Select Board
Select Board approves Cohasset Harbor Forum with liability scope
Cohasset Select Board approves Harbor Forum with liability and moorings focus. Four of five members voted to host the forum, with Clerk William Ashton abstaining. Chair David Farrag and Vice Chair Ellen Maher supported hosting it to provide transparency on the disputed harbor issue. Members Paul L.
Government · Cohasset Select Board
Select Board awards $500,000 decarbonization grant for Town Hall renovation
Cohasset Select Board awards $500,000 decarbonization grant. The Board approved the decarbonization grant to fund the HVAC system for the Town Hall renovation project, currently in design development phase with cost estimates expected by mid-August and construction documents targeted for November
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