Dartmouth brief: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Dartmouth Planning Board hears pitch to dam trust land for a reservoir amid zoning override fight

Dartmouth Planning Board hears pitch to dam trust land for a reservoir amid zoning override fight.

Planning Board hears reservoir pitch, blasts state zoning push. Longtime resident Thomas Red urged the Planning Board to dam Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust bogs for a reservoir estimated to hold 78 million gallons, as the board also opposed a statewide push to override local zoning near town water and sewer lines.Dartmouth News
Select Board flags ballot Question 7's zoning risk to town. Town Administrator Cody Haddad told the Select Board that ballot Question 7's statewide minimum lot size could allow up to 16 houses on some of Dartmouth's largest lots, as the board also weighed pending state housing bills and filled two commission seats.Dartmouth News
Conservation panel sets deadlines on three wetlands cases. Dartmouth's Conservation Commission set final continuance deadlines on three long-running wetlands cases, an after-the-fact car wash on State Road, a State Road dealership proposal, and a 266-foot Clark's Cove dock, warning applicants there would be no further continuances.Dartmouth News
Finance Committee works through Fall Town Meeting warrant. Dartmouth's Finance Committee worked through Fall Town Meeting's 17-article warrant, including a Community Preservation Act conservation deal near the former Hawthorne Country Club that one member called a better alternative to the site's already-approved 65-unit housing project.Dartmouth News

Library announces Ghosts and Legends storytelling event. Dartmouth Public Library and the Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries announced a free Ghosts and Legends program with storyteller Jeff Belanger on Saturday, October 17, at 2 p.m. at North Branch Library, open to teens and adults.Dartmouth Public Library

Wed, Sep 23, 8:30 a.m.: Capital Planning Committee meets Wednesday morning. Dartmouth's Capital Planning Committee meets Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at 400 Slocum Road to continue reviewing capital spending requests ahead of the fall budget season.Town of Dartmouth
Thu, Sep 24, 5 p.m.: Finance Committee returns to six held warrant articles. Dartmouth's Finance Committee meets Thursday at 5 p.m. to revisit six Fall Town Meeting warrant articles it held for more detail last week, including a proposed beach manager position and a sidewalk snow-fine bylaw.Town of Dartmouth
Fri, Sep 25, 4 p.m.: Fire District 1 Building Committee meets Friday. Dartmouth Fire District 1's Building Committee meets Friday at 4 p.m. at 21 Bridge Street to continue its work on the district's building project.Town of Dartmouth
Tue, Sep 29, 1 p.m.: Waterways Management Commission meets remotely Sept. 29. Dartmouth's Waterways Management Commission holds a remote meeting Tuesday, September 29, at 1 p.m.Town of Dartmouth
Tue, Sep 29, 6:30 p.m.: Pathways Committee meets Tuesday evening. Dartmouth's Pathways Committee meets Tuesday, September 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 315 at 400 Slocum Road.Town of Dartmouth