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Planning Board addresses town planner hiring criteria and bylaw amendments.

Planning Board sets five- to seven-year experience requirement for town planner applicants. Chair Allin Frawley and voting members approved three job-description amendments in split votes: experience threshold (four to one), reporting-line language adding "Planning Board" before "Director of

Board of Assessors approves December abatement and exemption reports.

Board of Assessors approves December reports and property documents. The board voted unanimously to accept three monthly reports for December: Personal Property Abatement (FY 2026), Real Estate Exemption (FY 2026), and Real Estate Abatement (FY 2026), all moved by Paula Burdick and seconded by

Zoning Board approves variance for LEX Development's Wareham Street project

Zoning Board votes 4-1 to approve variance for LEX Development commercial project at 480 Wareham Street. Attorney Michael O'Shaughnessy, on behalf of Timothy Hashem, won relief from side yard setbacks, buffer zone reductions, and landscape median waiver requirements. Dr. Edward Braun opposed,

Permanent Cable Committee approves five equipment and software purchases totaling nearly $23,000.

Middleborough Permanent Cable Committee unanimously approves five equipment and software purchases totaling approximately $22,710. Chair Bob Silva oversaw approval of an $8,297.90 Uniset desk system, a $3,468 Apple M4 computer with AppleCare, and broadcast software renewals and elementary media

Community Preservation Committee approves three FY27 projects

Middleborough Community Preservation Committee approves $110,500 in FY27 funding. The committee unanimously approved three applications: $10,500 for a climate-controlled system at the Robbins Museum, $60,000 for invasive aquatic species treatment at Tispaquin Pond, and $40,000 for a playground at