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Bellingham Board of Health April 28 Meeting Record Unavailable for Reporting

BELLINGHAM — April 28, 2026 — Bellingham Board of Health held its April 28, 2026 meeting, but no content is available for this report. The community access TV recording submitted to Townbrief Bellingham contained no recoverable speech, deliberation, or vote language. No agenda, packet, or approved minutes accompanied the submission. Until a

Bellingham Select Board Confronts $1.6 Million FY27 Deficit Ahead of Override Vote

BELLINGHAM — April 28, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board approved two key municipal hires and debated a $1.6 million FY27 budget deficit at its April 28 meeting. Town Administrator Joe Buckley detailed how the shortfall — driven largely by a decision to fully fund health insurance at $3,316,000, roughly $2

Finance Committee Backs CPA Article 3-2, Declines to Vote on $3 Million Override

BELLINGHAM — April 28, 2026 — Bellingham's Finance Committee voted 3-2 to recommend placing a Community Preservation Act surcharge on the November ballot while declining to weigh in on a separate $3 million operating override. Presenters Daryl Martin, a parks commissioner and Open Space Committee chair, and a co-

Bellingham Select Board Ratifies Two New Hires, Approves Restaurant Liquor Upgrade

BELLINGHAM — April 27, 2026 — Bellingham Select Board ratifies two new hires and approves a liquor license upgrade as the town's $1.6 million FY27 deficit dominates discussion. Town Administrator Joe Markey introduced Rachel Benson as the new Director of Planning and Community Development, joining from Mendon, and Caleb

Bellingham Finance Committee Recommends Community Preservation Act for Town Meeting

BELLINGHAM — April 27, 2026 — Bellingham Finance Committee narrowly recommends Community Preservation Act proposal ahead of May 27 town meeting. The five-member panel voted 3-2 on April 27 to recommend Article 19, which would place a 1.5 percent property-tax surcharge on the November ballot to fund a

Bellingham Planning Board closes Blackstone Street hearing, advances zoning articles

BELLINGHAM — April 27, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board closes Blackstone Street hearing and continues two contested street acceptances to May 14. The four-member board voted 4-0 at its April 27 meeting to close the public hearing on the Blackstone Street stormwater and development plan applications and directed staff to

Bellingham Planning Board closes 180 Payne Street hearing, orders positive and negative decisions drafted

BELLINGHAM — April 23, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board closes 180 Payne Street hearing and carries two street acceptance articles forward as Annual Town Meeting approaches. The board, meeting April 23 with four of five members present, voted 4-0 to close the public hearing on the proposed 800-unit, 55-and-

Bellingham Conservation Commission Continues Red Mill Hearings, Opens Three New Lots

BELLINGHAM — April 23, 2026 — Bellingham Conservation Commission continued Red Mill subdivision wetlands hearings and opened three new lot reviews at its April 23 meeting. The commission, with member Nicole abstaining on one vote, continued order-of-conditions amendment hearings for lots 8 through 14 of the Red Mill development on

Bellingham Conservation Commission Continues Red Mill Lots, Opens Three New Hearings

BELLINGHAM — April 22, 2026 — Bellingham Conservation Commission advances enforcement orders and continues Red Mill subdivision hearings at packed April 22 meeting. The commission placed a formal enforcement order for properties at 96, 100, and 104 Lake Street on its May 13 agenda, with the goal of approving an approvable planting

Bellingham Planning Board April 13 Recording Contains No Audible Proceedings

BELLINGHAM — April 13, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board's April 13 meeting left no usable public record after a community access TV recording failure. The capture provided to Townbrief Bellingham contains only repeated audio artifacts — hundreds of iterations of "Thank you for watching" — with no audible deliberation, no

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