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This story has been updated to reflect that “Sewer Superintendent” is the accurate title for that position.
The overarching theme when the Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday, March 9, was Town Meeting business.
With a Special Town Meeting scheduled for April 10 and the annual Spring Town Meeting scheduled for April 26, the Selectmen had plenty to consider and that was even before the board voted to call another Special Town Meeting within the Special Town Meeting on April 10.
As of March 9, interested voters should plan to attend Town Meetings on:
• April 10 for a Special Town Meeting (and another Special Town Meeting within it) to vote on the proposed Hospitality District and a possible lease of Westfield, where the Wareham Tigers hope to establish fields.
Wareham Selectmen talk trash and cash
Wicked Local
WAREHAM – Selectmen are considering trash discounts for seniors, seasonal homeowners and abatements for people who have another means of disposing their trash.
But Selectman Patrick Tropeano noted the board had a lot of work to do to determine what can actually be done.
Town Administrator Derek Sullivan said during Tuesday s meeting they had initially hoped to steer clear of discounts in the trash program’s first year to make sure that revenue would be adequate to keep it running without needing more money.
But $125,000 was saved at the outset when hauler ABC agreed to buy the program’s trash bins. Sullivan added, though, that the $125,000 “will be eaten up quickly.”