Category: Government

Faced with a wave of opposition from residents, the Select Board Tuesday withdrew its earlier support for Police Chief Dana Flynn’s call to opt out of a provision in a state law that prohibits firearms in town-owned or managed buildings, parks, recreational facilities, and other public places. At Tuesday evening’s meeting, Select Board Vice Chair […]

“How come my property taxes went up by more than 2 ½ percent?” It’s a question heard across Plymouth – and statewide – every time bills are sent out. (The next quarterly payment is due on May 1.) The answer, as you might expect, is complicated. First, Massachusetts’s 45-year-old Proposition 2 ½ law does not […]

The state has dramatically updated the number of affordable housing units credited to Plymouth, bringing the town closer to a long-elusive benchmark that would allow it to reject some residential development proposals. The revised figure comes after local officials discovered that Plymouth had not been given credit for 588 units of existing affordable housing.   […]

Town Meeting may not decide whether to allow firearms in public buildings and parks after all. The Select Board next week is expected to reconsider its Feb. 25 3-2 vote recommending that Town Meeting in April approve an article proposed by Police Chief Dana Flynn – and backed by Town Manager Derek Brindisi – that […]

An enterprising town employee has discovered that there are hundreds more units of affordable housing in Plymouth than previously reported. Town Manager Derek Brindisi told the Select Board this week that the employee’s audit of the town’s housing stock identified 588 affordable housing units that were never submitted to the state for consideration. That’s nearly […]

Plymouth and other communities around the state could raise taxes on meals, hotel stays, and motor vehicles under a proposal by Gov. Maura Healey aimed at helping boost local budgets. The Municipal Empowerment Act would allow Plymouth elected officials to hike the lodging tax on hotels, motels and other rentals from 6 to 7 percent. […]

Newly elected state representative Michelle Badger was the sole Democrat this week to vote in favor of cooperating with Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s proposed audit of the Legislature. Legislators voted 24-127 on Tuesday to reject a Republican-sponsored amendment to House rules that would have forced compliance with DiZoglio’s audit. The plan was wildly popular […]

Plymouth voters who prefer to cast their ballots in person will likely have to do more driving, starting with the May 17 town election.   The Select Board Tuesday voted unanimously to reduce the number of polling sites from 14 to just 5, following Town Clerk Kelly McElreath’s earlier recommendation to consolidate voting locations. The […]