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The Select Board unanimously approved approximately $67.2 million in bonds and bond anticipation notes and recommended favorable action on several 2026 Annual Town Meeting articles. The proposals include $5 million for water-system projects, $70 million in borrowing for Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant infrastructure, and nearly $3 million for PFAS mitigation.
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The bond sale finances municipal projects and refinancing, including water, school, and other capital needs. Water-system funding would replace about 9,650 feet of aging water main along Route 3A and Lincoln Street with a larger 12-inch main. The Board also supported a PFAS funding appropriation and a lighting-plant borrowing plan that officials said would not increase residents’ bills because the project was already reflected in prior rate studies.
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