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Finance Committee recommends $52.66M operating budget for fiscal 2027.

Dennis Finance Committee approves $52.66 million fiscal 2027 operating budget. The committee unanimously recommended the spending plan, which includes $68,927 added by the Select Board for a School Resource Officer at Ezra Baker School and $570,800 in Fire Department contract increases completed

Zoning committee rejects parking-requirement changes as Planning Board tensions simmer.

Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee rejects tighter affordable-housing rules. Chair Kate Kane and four committee members voted 3-2 to defeat a motion by Jan Frazier that would have expanded affordable-housing zones and required state regulatory approval before issuing building permits or occupancy

Committee reviews February blizzard shelter response, emergency communications gaps.

Dennis Energy and Climate Committee reviews February storm shelter, communications failures. Michael Andranovich, AmeriCorps Program Coordinator II, reported the Dennis-Yarmouth emergency shelter operated 92 hours during the February 23 blizzard, housing approximately 225 people at peak capacity

Conservation Commission approves yacht club bulkhead redesign; issues determinations on park project.

Dennis Conservation Commission votes on bulkhead, park, and emergency drainage projects. The Commission approved a revised bulkhead replacement at West Dennis Yacht Club by 5–1 vote, with the applicant shifting approximately 36 feet of the structure landward and committing to a 2:1 mitigation ratio

Shellfish Committee approves February minutes, hears constable updates.

Dennis Shellfish Committee approves February minutes and reviews constable operations. Shellfish Constable Jordan Halloran reported five commercial permits sold and requested a Select Board extension of recreational oyster season through the last Sunday in April to offset winter ice losses. The