Finance Committee

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Panel Reviews Draft School Roof Warrant Articles

Hingham Finance Committee presses building officials on a $15 million tax credit tied to the high school's HVAC plan.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 16

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Light Plant Pulls Warrant Articles

Hingham Finance Committee refocuses on school articles after Light Plant withdraws its warrant items.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Finance Committee Approves $3.4 Million for School Safety and Air Systems

Hingham Finance Committee votes $3.4 million for failing school fire alarms and ventilation systems.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 18

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Finance Committee unanimously recommends $70 million HMLP borrowing authorization

Hingham's Finance Committee voted 14-0 to recommend a $70 million borrowing for the Municipal Light Plant while spending most of a marathon March 12 session debating whether to build, shrink, or delay a proposed Center for Active Living.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 12

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Finance Committee Approves $346,129 Personnel Appropriation, Advances Electronic Voting Funding

Hingham Finance Committee unanimously approves personnel funding and electronic voting pre-authorization ahead of Annual Town Meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 10

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Finance Committee Approves Two Property Sales and $1.86M Community Preservation Package

Hingham's Finance Committee approved two town property sales, a $1.86 million Community Preservation package, and a companion zoning change at its March 5 meeting, while deferring a contentious $1.35 million employee health care subsidy to a later session.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 5

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Finance Committee Approves $2.3 Million Debt-Relief Transfer, Holds Property Sale

Hingham's Finance Committee approved a $2.3 million stabilization fund transfer and warned the town is nearing its own debt limits.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 26

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Finance Committee Questions Senior Center Size in First of Three Hearings

Hingham Finance Committee opens scrutiny of proposed 26,000-square-foot Center for Active Living, unanimously approves harbor fund transfer.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 12

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Finance Committee Approves $5 Million Water Main Borrowing Along Route 3A

Hingham Finance Committee unanimously approves $5 million water main borrowing and defers reserve fund vote as out-of-district special education costs could exceed $1.3 million.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 10

Government · Finance Committee

Hingham Finance Committee Recommends Nine FY27 Budgets Totaling Over $40 Million

HINGHAM -- February 5, 2026, Hingham Finance Committee advances nine FY27 department budgets while flagging public safety staffing strains and a new hospital cost. The committee recommended budgets totaling more than $40 million across dispatch,

Townbrief reporting · Feb 5