Government

Government · Board of Selectmen

Acushnet School District to Cut Eight Positions Under Constraint Budget Plan

Acushnet school and finance officials warn budget gap could force up to 21 staff cuts from a district of 132.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Government · Planning Board

Acushnet Planning Board sends floodplain fix, tree fund to town meeting warrant

Acushnet Planning Board advances floodplain correction and new tree-fund to annual town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Government · Board of Selectmen

Acushnet Board of Selectmen appoints officer, clerk, and secures $150,000 road earmark

Acushnet Board of Selectmen appointed a new patrol officer and senior clerk while warning of a looming $500,000 budget deficit at its April 14 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

Government · Conservation

Acushnet Soil Board Approves P.J. Keating Soil Removal Permit Unanimously

Acushnet Soil Board renews P.J. Keating's soil removal permit at 72 South Main Street under a streamlined host community agreement process.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

Government · Conservation

Acushnet Conservation Commission escalates 324 Main Street dispute with enforcement order

Acushnet Conservation Commission votes to issue a formal enforcement order against 324 Main Street after months of failed informal compliance efforts.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 8

Government · Planning Board

Acushnet Planning Board approves Middle Road storage facility site plan

Acushnet Planning Board approves commercial storage site plan, advances Deep Brook Estates, and continues over-55 housing hearing.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 2

Government · Board of Selectmen

Acushnet Board of Selectmen installs new town administrator, hires police officer

Acushnet Board of Selectmen welcomed a new town administrator, hired a police officer, and reorganized its leadership in a wide-ranging March 31 session.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 31

Government · Finance Committee

Acushnet Finance Committee flags $200,000-plus deficit ahead of June town meeting

Acushnet Finance Committee hears DPW budgets and flags a $200,000 to $400,000 general fund deficit before school costs are counted.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 26

Government · Board of Selectmen

Acushnet Board of Selectmen appoints temporary inspector, flags health agent vacancy

Acushnet Board of Selectmen unanimously fills two service gaps while flagging a deepening health agent shortage. The two-member board, Chairman Mark Warner and member David Hinckley, approved a one-day liquor license for the Rebel Brew Run event tied to the St.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 25

Government · Conservation

Acushnet Conservation Commission Flags Unidentified Pond Near Proposed Storage Site

Acushnet Conservation Commission continues Middle Road storage hearing over unidentified pond.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 25