Hingham Advisory Committee reviews eight warrant articles for Town Meeting. The committee voted 13-1 to recommend the sale of two town properties: 8 Short Street and the North Fire Station at 230 North Street, with Jerry Seelen dissenting both times. The committee unanimously approved $1,863,538 in
Hingham advances $3.6M capital budget as school buildings demand urgent repair. The Advisory Committee, meeting jointly with the Capital Outlay, Select Board, and School Committees on March 3, reviewed FY27 Capital Outlay recommendations totaling $3,600,000 from the tax levy and $30,000 from the
Hingham reviews $50 million in departmental budgets, hears police and fire staffing concerns. Police and Fire departments both pursue warrant articles seeking removal from civil service due to staffing challenges; police reported nine open positions while fire faces an additional $110,000 in annual
The Hingham Advisory Committee reviews approximately $12.8 million in FY26 departmental budgets. Hingham Assistant Town Administrator Katie Dugan presented the Contributory Retirement budget at $7,547,646, a 5 percent increase. The committee recommended nine departmental budgets including General
Hingham water company proposes an 8 percent rate increase for capital projects. The Weir River Water System presented a proposed rate increase of 3 percent on water usage and a $65 annual capital debt service assessment for residential customers, effective July 1, 2026, to fund infrastructure
Hingham Advisory Committee reviews $38.4M budget proposal below spending cap. Town Administrator Tom Mayo presented fiscal 2027 department budgets totaling $38,447,617, staying below the town's $38,507,520 Memorandum of Understanding limit. The Elections Department requested $59,235, a 61.99
Hingham Advisory Committee unanimously approves eight departmental budgets and three warrant articles for fiscal year 2027. The Department of Public Works budget totals $5,008,462, a 2.9 percent increase, with Superintendent Ashley Broyer training employees to obtain commercial driver's licenses to
Hingham Advisory Committee unanimously approves four warrant articles, hears $1.7M in FY27 budgets. Chair Carol Tully and 14 members reviewed the Town Hall Budget at $739,282, the Annual Town Meeting budget request at $113,000, and the Reserve Fund at $854,608. Four articles passed unanimously:
Advisory Committee approves prior minutes, hears Hingham Center for Active Living cost update. Project Manager Dan Pilotta and Project Architect Chris Wanty presented design refinements reducing the construction estimate to $29,927,423, down from $34,100,000 proposed at the 2025 Annual Town
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