Government · Conservation
Conservation Commission Clears West Center Street Parking Redesign, Orders Contractor Yard Peer Review
West Bridgewater Conservation Commission approves parking fix, orders peer review of contractor yard plans.
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Schools · School Committee
School Committee cuts $72,473 from FY27 budget
The West Bridgewater School Committee cut $72,473 from its fiscal 2027 request, lowering the town appropriation ask to $19,454,392. Superintendent Mark Bodwell had presented a $22.5 million operating budget, and the cut trimmed the proposed increase from 4.93 percent to 4.54 percent.
Government · Conservation
West Bridgewater Conservation Commission Sends Bryant Farms Back to Drawing Board on Road Design
West Bridgewater Conservation Commission continues Bryant Farms subdivision hearing after engineer rules out Bryant Street drainage pipe on elevation grounds.
Government · Water Commissioners
Water Commissioners approve minutes, hear plant updates
The Water Commissioners heard that the Manley Street PFAS plant's filter problem was fixed. James Hoyt of Taylor & Howard said improper startup backwashing caused the high differential pressure, and that it returned to specification after the contractor repeated it.
Schools · School Committee
West Bridgewater School Committee cuts library post, lowers FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent
West Bridgewater School Committee votes 2-1 to cut library media specialist, trimming FY27 budget increase to 4.54 percent.
Government · Select Board
West Bridgewater Select Board Defers FY27 Budget Vote, Approves Six Employment Contracts
West Bridgewater defers FY27 budget vote and approves six town employment contracts.
Government · Finance Committee
West Bridgewater Finance Committee Reviews $22.5 Million School Budget, Eyes April Votes
West Bridgewater Finance Committee hears $22.5 million school budget request and capital preview topping $4 million.
Government · Select Board
West Bridgewater Select Board Presses School Department on 4.93 Percent Budget Increase
West Bridgewater Select Board challenges school department's $19.5 million budget request as fiscal concerns mount.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Commission Approves Maple Street Contractor Yard, Grants Belmont Street Apartment Extension
West Bridgewater Conservation Commission closes public hearing on a nine-acre Maple Street contractor yard and grants a three-year permit extension for a stalled 54-unit apartment project.
Schools · School Committee
West Bridgewater School Committee Affirms FY27 Budget 4-1 After Procedural Re-Vote
West Bridgewater School Committee re-votes 4-1 to affirm the FY27 school budget after a procedural fix.