Cohasset Select Board

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Cohasset Select Board approves nine warrant articles for April annual meeting

Cohasset Select Board approves nine warrant articles for April annual meeting. The board, chaired by Ellen Maher, unanimously accepted articles covering unpaid bills, supplemental appropriation, and capital improvements for the April Annual Town Meeting. Article 21, the Cohasset Public Safety

Townbrief news summary · Mar 24

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Select Board approves eight warrant articles, hears Public Safety plan

Cohasset Select Board approves eight warrant articles. The three members present; Ellen Maher, Paul Grady, and David Farrag; unanimously endorsed warrant articles covering Massachusetts liability law, property tax exemptions, water rates, cemetery fees revolving fund, and amendments to the South

Townbrief news summary · Mar 19

Government · Cohasset Select Board

David Farrag nominated Select Board Clerk

Cohasset advances $1M wastewater bond, grapples with 20% budget rise. The Select Board unanimously recommended Article 17 to town meeting, authorizing a $1 million bond for wastewater treatment plant design upgrades. Separately, the board nominated David Farrag as Clerk in a 3-0 vote. The FY27

Townbrief news summary · Mar 10

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Select Board ratifies union contracts as budget tightens

Select Board ratifies union contracts while managing budget constraints. The Cohasset Select Board unanimously ratified three-year labor agreements for the Department of Public Works and two police units covering July 2025 through June 2028. Interim Town Manager Michelle Leary presented the FY27

Townbrief news summary · Mar 3

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Select Board approves Town Manager search and snow deficit

Cohasset Select Board unanimously approves Town Manager search and snow deficit spending. The Select Board's February 13 Zoom meeting involved three members — Chair Ellen Maher and Select Members Paul Grady and David Farrag — who passed the Town Manager Search Committee Charge, the Public Safety

Townbrief news summary · Feb 13

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Select Board approves town manager search with $225,000 salary, opens town meeting

Cohasset Select Board approves town manager search with $225,000 salary. The board voted to open the Annual Town Meeting Warrant for spring, with citizens' petitions due February 18. Superintendent Sarah Shannon presented a FY27 budget proposal of $27,021,099, an 8.82 percent increase over FY26.

Townbrief news summary · Feb 10

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Select Board votes to hold public forum on harbor agreement

Select Board approves public forum on harbor agreement over minority objection. The board voted 3-2 on February 5 to sponsor a public forum on the Harbor Intermunicipal Agreement. Chair Ellen Maher, Select Members Paul Grady and David Farrag voted aye; Select Members Chris Plecs and Julie Rollins

Townbrief news summary · Feb 5

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Select Board approves road race permits, appoints public safety committee

Cohasset Select Board approves road race permits and appoints public safety advisors. The board unanimously approved permits for the Cohasset Rotary Club's Road Race by the Sea and Safe Harbor Walk, scheduled for Sunday, April 12, 2026, and appointed eight citizens to the Public Safety Facilities

Townbrief news summary · Feb 3

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Select Board approves MBTA fixed bus stop on Route 714

Cohasset Select Board unanimously approves MBTA bus stop on Route 714. The Board backed the Bus Stop Safety and Accessibility Project, installing one fixed stop at Nantasket Avenue and Eastman Road under a 2025-2027 regional pilot spanning Cohasset, Hingham, and Hull. Hull is funding $130,000 of

Townbrief news summary · Jan 27

Government · Cohasset Select Board

Select Board approves ticket stacking, housing rental conversion

Cohasset Select Board approves parking enforcement change and rental housing conversion. Chair Ellen Maher's board unanimously approved ticket stacking (allowing officers to issue up to three citations every two hours per vehicle) and voted to convert four units at 1 Pleasant Street from affordable

Townbrief news summary · Jan 20