org/may-2025), there have been many questions circulating about how it will play out. As a refresher, Governor Healey signed into law the Affordable Homes Act (AHA) effective February 25, 2025, to address the housing crisis in
Tag: Annual Town Meeting
Operating and Ambulance Budgets Pass; Several Tabled Articles and Broader Road Financing Plan Expected To Be Addressed at Special Town Meeting Later This Year
hour meeting attended by nearly 200 Becket residents, voters approved a $7,757,877 FY 2026 operating budget, representing a 2.07% increase from 2025, and a $712,489 ambulance budget, representing a 22.5% increase from 2025. A total of 26 articles appeared on the warrant; 21 were passed and five were tabled. Discussion
Annual Town Meeting and Election: Know Before You Go
May 10th, 2 pm at the Becket Washington School. Briefly summarized below are some key articles that voters will consider at the Town Meeting. • Article 2. FY 2026 Operating Budget of $7,757,855• Article 9. Ambulance Budget of $712,489• Article 15. Acceptance of Mass
We’re a Seasonal Community, and the ADUs are Coming!
but it begins 223 miles to the east on the island of Nantucket, about 30 miles south of Cape Cod. When Maura Healey became governor of Massachusetts, she and her administration immediately realized the Commonwealth was deep into a housing crisis. A study done
Letter From the Editors
May marks the third anniversary of the Becket Beat. From the get-go the Beat has been a one-hundred-percent volunteer effort that aims to be your source of news for all things Becket. To that end we can always use fresh perspectives and are looking for writers—both on the team and outside writers who want to
Good News/Bad News for Town Hall Small Wind Turbine Project
Town officials and the Energy Committee got some good news on March 4th. The State’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Green Communities division had approved an award of $139,500 to fund the Town Hall Small Wind Turbine Project. The 120-ft-tall, 15-kwh, small monopole turbine