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Dover Warrant Committee Approves $47.2 Million Budget, Master Plan, and Stabilization Transfers

DOVER — April 1, 2026 — Dover's Warrant Committee endorsed a $47.2 million operating budget and a slate of financial articles at its April 1 meeting, with the recommended budget growing just 1.5 percent over the prior year. Finance Director Chris Dwyer credited conservative departmental budgets, a school

Dover Housing Task Force Launches Three-Part Public Engagement on Housing Roadmap

DOVER — March 31, 2026 — Dover Housing Task Force opens public engagement series on housing roadmap with March 31 forum. The task force, formed in 2023 and working with consultant Barrett Planning Group, presented data showing Dover's 2025 median single-family home sales price at $1.6 million, more

Dover Finance Committee Approves $47.2 Million Budget With Unusually Low 1.5 Percent Increase

DOVER — March 30, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee unanimously recommended a $47.2 million operating budget for fiscal year 2026, representing only a 1.5 percent increase over the prior year — the smallest in recent memory. The committee, meeting remotely on March 30, completed votes on nearly all remaining

Dover Finance Committee Unanimously Backs $2.6 Million in Capital Projects

DOVER — March 26, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend more than $2.6 million in capital spending at a March 26 warrant session, advancing seven infrastructure articles ahead of Annual Town Meeting. The panel backed a $1.725 million fuel island replacement at the DPW facility,

Dover Conservation Commission Backs Trustees' Noannet Brook Dam Study Grant

DOVER — March 26, 2026 — Dover Conservation Commission unanimously backs Trustees of Reservations grant to study five Noannet Brook dams. The commission voted 4-0 Thursday to send a letter of support for a Massachusetts Rivers Alliance grant application — due Friday — that would fund an early-phase assessment of five non-

Dover Finance Committee Approves $2.7 Million in Capital Projects at March 25 Meeting

DOVER — March 25, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee unanimously approved six capital spending articles totaling $2.725 million at its March 25 remote meeting. The largest item was a $1.725 million appropriation to replace the town's 1994 DPW fuel island, which Department of Public Works Director

Dover Conservation Commission Continues Brookline Road Septic Hearing Over Missing DEP Number

DOVER — March 25, 2026 — Dover Conservation Commission continues Brookline Road septic hearing, cites missing DEP number and unpermitted pond. The commission voted 4-0 Wednesday to continue a public hearing on a proposed new septic system at 0 Brookline Road — filed by applicant Kevin Smith for a renovated off-grid

Dover Select Board Approves School Roof Funding Agreement, $470,000 Paving Contract

DOVER — March 24, 2026 — Dover Select Board backs $764,524 school roof agreement and awards paving contract at half rival bids. The board unanimously approved an intergovernmental municipal agreement committing Dover's 53.2 percent share of a Dover-Sherborn Regional High School roof restoration to the regional school

Dover Planning Board Approves Pool, ADU Plans and Names Student Committee Rep

DOVER — March 24, 2026 — Dover Planning Board unanimously approved two site plan applications and appointed a high school student to a town committee at its March 24 meeting. The board cleared a preliminary site plan for a detached accessory dwelling unit at 18 Meadowbrook Road — carrying 3-0 with Chair

Dover Finance Panel Backs $1.725 Million Fuel Island, Tables Traffic Vote

DOVER — March 24, 2026 — Dover Finance Committee votes to recommend $1.725 million fuel island replacement at town meeting. The committee, meeting remotely on March 24, voted 6-0 to back the replacement of the DPW fuel island — 32 years old, uninsurable, and past warranty — after ruling out shared fueling

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