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Manse Committee finalizes 2026 season schedule and approves prior minutes.

Josiah Dennis Manse Committee finalizes 2026 season and approves prior minutes. Jan Ward presided over nine members who confirmed a June 27 opening day and September 26 closing day, with regular Thursday and Saturday hours from 1 to 4 p.m., plus four special events including Colonial Day on August

Golf Advisory Committee approves 2026 tournament schedule with schedule and format changes.

Dennis Golf Advisory Committee approves 2026 schedule featuring moved round robin and new net championship. Director of Golf Maryellen Fabiano-Stowe reported the department is down $4,000 in memberships due to weather closures but saw gains in fees and pro shop revenue. Bids for new cart barns are

Dennis Affordable Housing Trust approves legal services with Galvin & Galvin.

Dennis Affordable Housing Trust retains law firm for ongoing housing advisory services. The Trust voted unanimously to engage Galvin & Galvin at $185 per hour for Principal Counsel, with approximately $175,000 in available free cash from in-lieu payments to fund services. Town Planner Paul Foley

Zoning Bylaw Study Committee advances draft 4.9 to Planning Board

Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee prepares revised Section 4.9 draft for Planning Board review. The committee met January 8 to review feedback from the Water District, which warned that Dennis pumped within 1.32 million gallons of its annual 1.189 billion gallon permit in 2025, and advised that

Library Board approves prior minutes, receives budget update and grant report.

Dennis Library Board accepts prior minutes and receives budget update. Library Director reported that the proposed budget will go before the town Finance Committee in February or March and that the libraries received a grant from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute that included desktops,