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Brockton Zoning Board Grants Norwich Road Storage Addition Variance 5-0

BROCKTON — June 9, 2026 — Brockton Zoning Board unanimously approves rear-yard setback variance for an unpermitted addition, adjourning in 16 minutes. The board voted 5-0 on June 9 to grant a dimensional variance allowing Kathleen Stady of 44 Norwich Road to complete a roughly 16-by-14-foot wood-

Brockton Finance Committee Reviews Thirteen Department Budgets in Single Session

Brockton's Finance Committee reviewed thirteen department budgets in a single June 9 session, with police staffing shortfalls and a sharp law department budget cut drawing the most scrutiny.

Brockton City Council Begins Three Nights of Hearings on $629 Million FY2027 Budget

Brockton City Council opens three-night hearings on a $629 million FY2027 budget that relies on $15 million in one-time transfers to balance.

Brockton Ordinance Committee Sends Kratom Ban and Auto Shop Rules to Full Council

Brockton Ordinance Committee unanimously advances kratom moratorium and auto repair enforcement overhaul to full City Council.

Brockton City Council passes trash fee ordinance 7-4 after months of deadlock

BROCKTON — May 26, 2026 — Brockton City Council passes quarterly $130 trash fee and approves three police promotions. The council voted 7-4 Monday to ordain an ordinance setting refuse billing at $130 per quarter — $520 annually — after the measure deadlocked 4-4 at the April 27 meeting and required reconsideration

Brockton Conservation Commission Denies Exeter Street Compliance Certificate Over Fence, Lawn Failures

Brockton Conservation Commission denied a compliance certificate for a repeatedly troubled Exeter Street reconstruction and advanced five other projects at its May 20 remote meeting.

Brockton Finance Committee Approves $630,000 in End-of-Year Budget Transfers

Brockton Finance Committee recommends $630,000 in end-of-year transfers, postpones Boys and Girls Club home rule petitions.

Brockton Zoning Board Approves Three Housing Variances on Long-Vacant Lots

BROCKTON — May 12, 2026 — Brockton Zoning Board of Appeals approved variances for three vacant residential lots at its May 12 meeting, clearing the way for new housing on parcels that have sat undeveloped for years. Chair Kenneth Galligan and the four-member board voted unanimously on two cases and 4-

Brockton City Council defeats home rule petition on retired police officer details

BROCKTON — May 11, 2026 — Brockton City Council rejects home rule petition on retired police details, moves $9 million in free cash. The council voted 4-7 against a petition filed by Councilor Farwell that would have authorized the mayor and police chief to appoint retired officers as special police for

Brockton Accounts Committee Votes to Audit Boys and Girls Club Legal Fees

Brockton Accounts Committee flags refuse contract surge, school finance gaps, and Boys and Girls Club legal costs.

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