Dighton Select Board Closes Doors for Clerical Union Bargaining Session
Dighton Select Board voted unanimously to enter executive session for labor negotiations and records review.
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Dighton Board of Health Authorizes Competitive Bidding for Trash Bag Contract
Dighton Board of Health votes to seek competitive bids for pay-as-you-throw trash bags, citing a missing vendor contract.
Dighton Select Board Appoints Dispatcher, Opens Debt Exclusion Campaign
Dighton Select Board appoints dispatcher, advances swap shed policy, and prepares for debt exclusion vote.
Dighton Select Board Appoints Dispatcher, Opens Town Meeting Warrant
Dighton Select Board moves debt exclusion process forward and appoints part-time dispatcher.
Dighton Board of Health Unanimously Approves FY27 Budget at Special Meeting
Dighton Board of Health approves FY27 budget unanimously at brief special Zoom meeting. Chairperson Tammy Mello called the February 5 meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. with members Vincent Hebert and Chris Isibor present; Hebert made the motion to approve the budget as presented and Isibor seconded.
Dighton Open Space Committee rates trail priorities, eyes conservation bylaw deadline
Dighton's Open Space Committee, newly at full strength, rated trail and conservation priorities and set a February 16 deadline for bylaw comments.
Dighton Select Board tables highway hire, gets sobering debt-exclusion fiscal warning
Dighton Select Board tables highway job posting, hears debt-exclusion warning and library gains.
Dighton Select Board Warns of $501,000 Deficit if Debt Exclusion Fails
Dighton Select Board hears debt exclusion warning projecting a $501,611 deficit for fiscal year 2027 without voter approval.
Dighton Assessors Reject FY27 Budget Directive, Cite $1.9 Million Free Cash Surplus
Dighton Board of Assessors unanimously rejects FY27 budget directive, citing $1.9 million in free cash and more than $1.2 million in unanticipated revenue.
Dighton Conservation Commission Grants Compliance Certificates, Continues Four Hearings
Dighton Conservation Commission honored 50-year member Charlie Mello and acted on a full docket of wetland permits at its January 22 meeting. Chairman Jim Digits led a standing tribute to Mello, who died the previous week at age 91.