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
DocumentCenter · Meeting of April 18, 2030
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 million from the Community Preservation Fund, and $2.5 million in Community Preservation Act borrowing. The town also unanimously approved a $51.7 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2019, appropriated $1.4 million for capital improvements, and adopted bylaws prohibiting marijuana establishments and single-use plastic checkout bags effective November 1, 2018.
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Source: the DocumentCenter meeting of April 18, 2030, compiled from the official minutes.
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