Government

Government · Planning Board

Southampton Planning Board Reviews Draft Battery Energy Storage Bylaw, Targets Fall Town Meeting Vote

Southampton Planning Board reviews 18-page battery energy storage bylaw draft, targets fall town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · May 20

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board Adopts 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, Unlocking Federal Grant Eligibility

Southampton Select Board adopts 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan and accepts two Conservation Commission resignations, dropping the panel to three members.

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Planning Board

Southampton Planning Board Endorses Fulmer Road Conservation Parcel Transfer, Sets Conditions

Southampton Planning Board unanimously endorses conservation land transfer and clears solar site revision.

Townbrief reporting · May 6

Government · Town Meeting

Southampton Voters Approve $15.9M Budget, Send $2.5M Override to May 19 Ballot

Southampton voters approved a $15.9 million base budget and placed a $2.5 million Proposition 2.5 override on the May 19 election ballot at a standing-room-only annual town meeting May 2 that required a gymnasium overflow room for roughly 454 registered voters.

Townbrief reporting · May 2

Government · Town Meeting

Southampton Town Meeting Warrant Covers Budget, Override Options, and Land Conservation

Southampton's Town Moderator previews a 25-article warrant ahead of a May 2 Annual Town Meeting featuring a $15.9 million base budget and two Proposition 2½ override options.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 23

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board Approves 25-Article Warrant, Schedules June 20 Special Town Meeting

Southampton Select Board approves 25-article annual town meeting warrant and books a June 20 special town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 22

Government · Planning Board

Southampton Planning Board Launches Effort to Draft Battery Storage Zoning Rules

Southampton Planning Board opens public input on battery energy storage system bylaw amid pressure from a pending solar project.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 15

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board Approves Override Ballot Questions, Delays Warrant Vote to April 22

Southampton Select Board approves two-question override ballot for May 19, postpones warrant vote to April 22.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

Government · Council on Aging

No-override budget would cut four senior center jobs

Southampton's Council on Aging warns a no-override budget would cut four senior center staff positions.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board Approves Water Main Contract, Refers Battery Storage Rules to Planning Board

Southampton Select Board approves $1.866 million water main contract and refers battery storage regulations to Planning Board.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 31