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Cohasset approves $52.2 million FY20 budget and harbor zoning

Cohasset town meeting approves $52.2 million FY20 budget with harbor zoning changes. Voters unanimously backed the $52,225,940 operating budget, with $44.5 million raised from taxation and the remainder from enterprise fund transfers and stabilization accounts. The town also adopted the Harbor

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Town Hall Renovation Approved After Close Vote

Cohasset's annual town meeting approved a $12.5 million Town Hall reconstruction project after rejecting a scaled-down $2.2 million amendment, with the full proposal passing by hand count 253 to 90. The board of selectmen-recommended project includes $8.5 million in authorized borrowing, $1.5

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Cohasset approves $2.4M in spending, bylaw amendments

Cohasset Special Town Meeting approves $2.4M in spending and bylaw amendments. Moderator Daniel Evans convened 130 registered voters at the High School gymnasium to approve $1.6 million in deposits to stabilization funds, $371,000 in capital improvements focused on school safety and phone systems,

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Cohasset Adopts $44 Million Fiscal 2015 Operating Budget

Cohasset sets fiscal 2015 budget at $44.1 million by two-thirds vote. At the April 28 annual meeting, the town appropriated funds drawn from water and sewer enterprise revenues, capital stabilization transfers, and $36.5 million in tax levy revenue, with additional approvals for $1.3 million in

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Cohasset approves $33.4 million operating budget

Cohasset approves $33.4 million budget and $3 million septic program. Moderator Daniel Evans opened the April 30 town meeting with 100 voters present. The fiscal 2012 operating budget, adopted by 2/3 vote, allocated $15.4 million to schools, $4.1 million to public safety, and $2.2 million to public

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Town Meeting Approves $34.7 Million Budget for Fiscal 2011

Cohasset town meeting approves $34.7 million budget for fiscal 2011. Voters unanimously approved the operating budget of $34,791,820, including $32.1 million raised from taxation and $2.3 million from sewer revenue. The meeting also acted on Community Preservation Committee recommendations,

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Town Meeting approves $37.8 million FY10 operating budget unanimously.

Cohasset approves $37.8 million Fiscal 2010 operating budget in unanimous vote. The Annual Town Meeting on March 28 authorized the appropriation including $14,713,000 for Cohasset Schools and $75,529 for South Shore VocTech assessment, with funding sourced from $31.4 million in taxation plus

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Town Meeting approves $36.4M fiscal 2009 budget and wind energy zoning

Cohasset approves $36.4 million fiscal 2009 budget and wind energy zoning bylaw. The operating budget, voted unanimously by 293 registered voters at the March 29 town meeting, dedicates $14.3 million to schools, $3.88 million to public safety, and $4.29 million to benefits and insurance, funded by

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Cohasset Annual Town Meeting adopts $29.4M budget and zoning amendments.

Cohasset approves $29.4M fiscal 2005 budget with two-thirds majority vote. The town appropriated $29,378,494, funded by water revenues of $2,088,835, stabilization fund transfers of $279,716, and $26,769,659 from taxation. Voters also authorized $3,000,000 in borrowing for water system improvements

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