Government · Conservation Commission
Cohasset board splits 3-1 on Jerusalem Road addition
Cohasset Conservation Commission presses water officials on a lagoon system sized for 78 percent demand growth.
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Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Endorses Situate Hill Drive Lot Swap
Cohasset Planning Board endorses Situate Hill lot swap while short two members.
Government · Sidewalk Committee
Sidewalk committee prioritizes Forest Avenue paving, rejects boardwalk plan
Cohasset sidewalk committee prioritizes Forest Avenue paving and rejects proposed boardwalk expansion. Chair Justin Pimpare's committee outlined the FY2027 paving plan with Forest Avenue as the priority project, plus railroad-track work on North Main Street, with the Department of Public Works
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board endorses land swap ANR
Planning Board unanimously endorses 11,890-square-foot land swap between neighboring properties. Chair Clark Brewer, Member Amy Glasmeier, Associate Member Dana Eagles, and Clerk Birgit Schmidt-Wesche approved the Approval Not Required plan to merge properties owned by Paul Davis and Union Street
Government · Cohasset Village Historic District Study Committee
Cohasset Village Historic District Study Committee prioritizes new bylaw and HDC composition changes
Cohasset Village historic district panel prioritizes new bylaw and HDC composition changes. The five-member Cohasset Village Historic District Study Committee discussed adding HDC seats for property owners and residents, reviewed exemptions under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40C, Section 8,
Government · Capital Budget Committee
Committee approves electric-to-diesel school bus swap
Capital Budget Committee approves school bus swap and charts capital planning overhaul. The committee voted unanimously to trade a malfunctioning 2023 electric school bus for a 2027 diesel replacement, both valued at $149,955. Town Manager Michelle Leary introduced a comprehensive capital planning
Government · Public Safety Facilities Committee
Committee Votes to Advance King Street Police Station Design
Cohasset Public Safety Facilities Committee advances King Street police station design. The Committee voted 7-0 to retain 20 rear parking spaces at 135 King Street, with Project Manager Dan Pallotta and Architect Paula Claridge presenting blocking plans using a less expensive segmental retaining
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 · Conservation Commission
Cohasset Panel Approves Ripley Road Driveway Plan
Cohasset conservation panel previews a plan to crack down on marsh-damaging docks. The Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve a driveway reconfiguration at 89 Ripley Road for Gunrock Realty Trust and issued two certificates of compliance for a pool project at 32 Orchard Drive.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board delays Cushing Highway hearing to Sept. 2
Cohasset Planning Board continues a 36,781-square-foot Cushing Highway project review to Sept. 2 and opens a town-wide private-ways debate. Town Planner Cassandra Thayer told the board the applicant, Jonathan M.
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