Advisory Committee

Hingham Advisory Committee approves comprehensive $183.7 million budget package for town meeting. The committee backed the education budget of $73,880,041 with abstentions from Ben Burnham and Jerry Seelen and a no vote from Steven Pohl. Other unanimously approved budgets included Public Safety at

Advisory Committee votes narrowly to recommend Active Living center construction. The committee voted 9-5 to recommend Article P for construction of the Center for Active Living, with members Steven Pohl, Alan Macdonald, Brian Stack, John Germain, and Jerry Seelen voting against. The committee

Hingham Advisory Committee recommends two warrant articles on fiscal planning. The committee unanimously approved recommendations for Article Q, a $1,485,540 Public Library chiller replacement, and Article K, a reserve fund transfer. On Article FF, a $1.4 million health care subsidy proposal to

Hingham Advisory Committee approves $770K for school emergency repairs. The committee unanimously approved $770,000 from fund balance to address critical maintenance at Hingham High School, Plymouth River School, and South Elementary, with School Committee oversight. Tina Sherwood presented

Advisory Committee unanimously approves $70 million for light utility borrowing. The Hingham Advisory Committee, chaired by Carol Tully, unanimously approved a recommendation for up to $70 million in borrowing for Hingham Municipal Light project improvements, clearing the way for a warrant article