City Council meeting summary
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The City Council approved a new appointment, advanced a 56-unit Bay Street housing project after hearing public comments, and adopted an ordinance changing city trash and recycling collection rules. Several other items were referred to committees or placed on file.
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What this means
Residents should know the Council approved Erin Kelley-Green’s appointment to the Human Services/Council on Aging Board of Directors. The Council also moved forward on a proposed 56-unit multifamily housing development on Bay Street after hearing concerns and support about traffic, wetlands, utilities, and affordability. In addition, the Council changed the city’s solid waste and recycling rules so households in the curbside program must use city-provided bins, and it sent several other issues to committees for further review.
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- Approved Erin Kelley-Green’s appointment to the Human Services/Council on Aging Board of Directors for the unexpired term ending December 30, 2026.
- Advanced the special permit process for a proposed 56-unit multifamily residential development on Bay Street after public hearing and discussion.
- Approved an ordinance updating Section 420-4 on collection of solid waste and recyclables, including the use of city-provided bins.
- Referred a transfer request for prior-year golf course project expenses to the Committee on Finance and Salaries.
- Approved a disclosure form for Paula Perkins related to the 2026 Senior Tax Work-Off Program.
- Approved a request for a Bingo Night at the Eagle Club in Taunton on November 7, 2026.
- Referred multiple matters to committees or city offices, including street parking and speeding on Shores Street, AI data centers zoning, WIN Waste Innovations, duplexes/triplexes and small lots, a guardrail update, and a manufactured home community concerns meeting.
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