Category: Government

A controversial proposal to develop a 163-unit affordable condominium complex near the North Plymouth waterfront may have hit another roadblock last week over allegations the sellers have been quietly maneuvering to change the terms of the land sale. It’s the latest skirmish in a long battle between Plymouth officials and developer Pulte Homes of New […]

In a marathon five-hour session Tuesday night before a rare standing-room-only crowd at Town Hall, the Select Board considered a policy to further restrict town officials from participating in federal actions against any undocumented residents. In the end, the board voted unanimously not to change the policies after Police Chief Dana Flynn detailed restrictions already […]

As a gloomy fiscal outlook descends on Town Hall, there’s added urgency to bolster local revenue to avoid layoffs, service cuts, or a Proposition 2 ½ override. Growing the commercial sector is not a new idea, but it has not been Plymouth’s strong suit for decades. Most of the growth here over the past 25 […]

By a 3-2 vote, the Select Board has decided not to put a proposal before Town Meeting that could address one of Plymouth’s costliest expenses at a time when it faces a budget crunch, according to the board member who brought it up. Town employees currently pay for 30 percent of their health insurance premiums. […]

Whenever discussion of a budget includes the mention of potential layoffs and a tax override, alarm bells sound. That’s what happened during Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, where members and Town Manager Derek Brindisi raised the specter of a Proposition 2 1/2 override and layoffs within one or two years unless the town can better control […]

Opinions on encounters between North Plymouth residents and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dominated an emotionally charged Select Board session at Cold Spring Elementary School Tuesday evening. In all, 18 residents spoke about whether the board should take a formal position in response to ICE detentions of immigrants, with most of them decrying the […]

The e-bike regulations proposed by the Select Board in October seemed straightforward enough. All they were supposed to do was to make the increasingly popular electric bicycles safer for riders, as well as for motorists and pedestrians who encounter them.   The proposed rules set registration, age, and helmet requirements and limited use of the […]

Select Board member Bill Keohan this week called out town staff for not seeking board approval before trying to make changes to a 1998 agreement regarding the annual National Day of Mourning.   Since 1970, the protest has been held on Coles Hill every Thanksgiving to mark the suffering of Native Americans. The Select Board […]

The town’s Memorials Advisory Committee, which has been unable to take any votes for a year because it lacked a quorum, will finally be able to do so again. The Select Board Tuesday appointed three new members to the five-member committee: Alice Baker, Jeanette Kelley, and Jennifer MacIver Edwards. The lack of a working Memorials […]