Dighton brief: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Dighton Board of Health moves to flag failing septic system after majority of recent inspections fail.

From Dighton News

• Conservation panel presses back on propane lot fees. Dighton's Conservation Commission took up a Cedar Street gravel lot for Lin's Propane, adding an invasive-species requirement, as the project's engineer pushed back on escalating peer review costs he called "out of control," and opened a new wetland review for a proposed church site.Dighton News
• Open Space Committee locks in Oct. 3 cleanup day. Dighton's Open Space Committee finalized plans for an Oct. 3 townwide cleanup, with the high school football team and 17 residents volunteering at six priority sites, including Tri-Centennial Park, and BJ's Wholesale donating food and drinks.Dighton News
• Health board moves to flag failing septic system. Dighton's health agent told the Board of Health that six of ten recent Title V inspections at Waterford Circle failed using the same system, prompting a push to have the state reject it townwide, and flagged a proposed trash-bag fee increase.Dighton News
• Selectmen turn to recruiter for highway chief search. Dighton selectmen brought in an outside recruiting firm to help find a successor to the town's longtime highway superintendent, who plans to retire in January 2027, and tabled a Cemetery Commission appointment amid a possible conflict of interest.Dighton News
• Assessors interview finalists for principal assessor job. Dighton's Board of Assessors interviewed three finalists from Berkley, Raynham and Swansea for a vacant principal assessor post paying $70,000 to $85,000, quizzing them on software skills, taxpayer disputes and the board's lesser-known role as the town's fence viewers.Dighton News

Coming up

• Wed, Sep 23, 5:30 p.m.: Assessors hold special meeting on hire. Dighton's Board of Assessors holds a special meeting Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at 1111 Somerset Avenue, weeks after interviewing three finalists for the town's vacant principal assessor post.Town of Dighton
• Wed, Sep 23, 6:00 p.m.: Selectmen, finance committee meet Wednesday night. The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee both meet Wednesday at 6 p.m., at 1111 Somerset Avenue and 979 Somerset Avenue respectively.Town of Dighton
• Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 a.m.: Fire district prudential committee meets Wednesday. The North Dighton Fire District Prudential Committee meets Wednesday at 10 a.m. at 340 Forest Street.North Dighton Fire District
• Wed, Sep 23, 4:30 p.m.: Friends of the library meets Wednesday. The Friends of the Dighton Public Library meets Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at the library, 207 Main Street.Dighton Public Library
• Wed, Sep 23, 6:00 p.m.: Library teen movie night screens Anaconda. The Dighton Public Library hosts Teen Movie Night Wednesday at 6 p.m., screening the PG-13 film Anaconda with drinks and snacks provided; no registration required.Dighton Public Library
• Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 p.m.: Library nonfiction club tackles Guns, Germs and Steel. The Dighton Public Library's Nonfiction Club meets Saturday at noon in the Reading Room to discuss "Guns, Germs, and Steel," this month's pick on the development of human societies.Dighton Public Library
• Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 p.m.: Agricultural Committee meets Monday. Dighton's Agricultural Committee meets Monday at 6 p.m. at 979 Somerset Avenue.Town of Dighton
• Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 p.m.: Economic Development Committee meets Monday. The Dighton Economic Development Committee meets Monday at 6 p.m. at 1111 Somerset Avenue.Town of Dighton

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