Special Town Meeting // LIVE

Marshfield Special Town Meeting, held October 19, 2026, considered several appropriations and capital matters. Article 1 appropriated $81,312.79 from free cash and water, sewer, and solid-waste enterprise retained earnings to pay prior-year bills; it passed by the required nine-tenths vote. Article 7 authorized up to $9,944,140 for coastal revetment reconstruction and improvements. Officials said the work addresses storm damage and relies largely on previously allocated funds and FEMA reimbursement, with an additional town contribution estimated at about $86,000; the article passed unanimously. Article 3 appropriated approximately $1.43 million in free cash for one-time municipal costs, including a $1.1 million court judgment, contractual fire-department retirement payouts, and an operational performance audit. The audit scope was amended to cover all town departments, including schools, and the article passed. Article 2 personnel schedule changes, including revisions involving the procurement officer and other positions, also passed.

The meeting also considered Community Preservation Act land acquisitions for water-resource protection and conservation, including $563,000 for 235 Main Street; Article 5 passed. An enterprise-fund capital proposal under Article 8 sought $2.26 million for water, wastewater, and solid-waste needs, including SCADA upgrades, well rehabilitation, vehicles, meter replacements, and infrastructure repairs; the available transcript does not capture its vote outcome. Article 9 proposed repealing the Brant Rock Village overlay district, prompting debate about redevelopment, infrastructure capacity, and future zoning; the planning and advisory boards recommended against it, but the transcript does not record the town-meeting vote. No vendor selections or contract awards were identified.