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Government · Board of Selectmen

Board approves FY27 budgets and community initiatives

The Board of Selectmen advanced extensive fiscal year 2027 budget recommendations at the March 25 meeting. Chairman Peter Caron and Selectman Reuben Pacheco recommended approximately 29.9 million dollars in combined departmental and enterprise fund budgets across debt exclusion and non-debt

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Board approves annual election warrant and police detail

Dighton Board of Selectmen unanimously approves annual town election warrant with two members present. Selectman Mello and Selectman Pacheco voted to accept the warrant for the April 11 election and authorized a police detail of two officers at Town Clerk Shara Costa's request. The board

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Finance Committee approves Fire Department software request

Dighton selectmen, Finance Committee approve Fire Department software purchase. The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee, meeting jointly for departmental budget reviews, approved a Reserve Fund Transfer Request from the Fire Department to purchase reporting system software from their current

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Dighton reviews fiscal 2027 department budgets

Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee hear departmental budget proposals for fiscal year 2027. The joint session was chaired by Board Chairman Caron and featured presentations from 16 town departments including the Library, Parks and Recreation, and Sewer Commission. Town Accountant Sirena

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen approve mailer for school debt ballot questions

Dighton selectmen approve April ballot mailer for school bonds with disclaimer. The Board voted unanimously to approve language for two regional school debt exclusion questions, adding a disclaimer clarifying that the Finance Committee and Republican Town Committee, not the Board, drafted the

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Dighton boards review FY27 departmental budgets

Dighton's Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee convened to review fiscal 2027 departmental budgets. The joint meeting was held March 3, 2027 according to official minutes. Town Administrator Ralph Vitacco provided an overview of the budget process including revenues and expenditures with and

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen Open Annual Meeting Warrant, Approve Swap Shed Policy

Dighton selectmen open fiscal 2026 town meeting warrant for June 1 meeting. The board unanimously approved the Dighton Swap Shed Policy, which establishes rules for a municipal exchange facility with operating hours from April through December, limits of three items per visit, and prohibitions on

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen approve composting program, estimate $26,000 annual savings

Dighton Board of Selectmen unanimously approves composting program targeting $26,000 annual savings. The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved an outreach initiative presented by Colonel Robert Perry of the Waste Reduction Committee to make composting bins available through the Board of Health at

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