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Dover Housing Task Force Opens First Public Forum on Housing Strategy

DOVER — April 1, 2026 — Dover's Housing Task Force launched its first public forum, presenting data showing a $1.6 million median single family home sale price and a subsidized housing inventory of just 2.82 percent against a 10 percent state target. The webinar, attended by 25 residents,

Dover Warrant Committee Approves $47.2 Million Budget, Master Plan, and Stabilization Transfers

DOVER — April 1, 2026 — Dover's Warrant Committee endorsed a $47.2 million operating budget and a slate of financial articles at its April 1 meeting, with the recommended budget growing just 1.5 percent over the prior year. Finance Director Chris Dwyer credited conservative departmental budgets, a school

Dover Housing Task Force Launches Three-Part Public Engagement on Housing Roadmap

Dover Housing Task Force opens public engagement series on housing roadmap with March 31 forum.

Dover Finance Committee Approves $47.2 Million Budget With Unusually Low 1.5 Percent Increase

Dover's Finance Committee unanimously recommended a $47.2 million operating budget for fiscal year 2026, representing only a 1.5 percent increase over the prior year — the smallest in recent memory.

Dover Finance Committee Unanimously Backs $2.6 Million in Capital Projects

DOVER — March 26, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend more than $2.6 million in capital spending at a March 26 warrant session, advancing seven infrastructure articles ahead of Annual Town Meeting. The panel backed a $1.725 million fuel island replacement at the DPW facility,

Dover Conservation Commission Backs Trustees' Noannet Brook Dam Study Grant

DOVER — March 26, 2026 — Dover Conservation Commission unanimously backs Trustees of Reservations grant to study five Noannet Brook dams. The commission voted 4-0 Thursday to send a letter of support for a Massachusetts Rivers Alliance grant application — due Friday — that would fund an early-phase assessment of five non-

Dover Finance Committee Approves $2.7 Million in Capital Projects at March 25 Meeting

Dover's Finance Committee unanimously approved six capital spending articles totaling $2.725 million at its March 25 remote meeting.

Dover Conservation Commission Continues Brookline Road Septic Hearing Over Missing DEP Number

Dover Conservation Commission continues Brookline Road septic hearing, cites missing DEP number and unpermitted pond.

Dover Finance Panel Backs $1.725 Million Fuel Island, Tables Traffic Vote

DOVER — March 24, 2026 — Dover Finance Committee votes to recommend $1.725 million fuel island replacement at town meeting. The committee, meeting remotely on March 24, voted 6-0 to back the replacement of the DPW fuel island — 32 years old, uninsurable, and past warranty — after ruling out shared fueling

Dover Planning Board Approves Pool, ADU Site Plans and Names Student Liaison

Dover Planning Board approves two residential site plans and appoints a high school student to the Tree Preservation Committee.

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