Town Meeting Review Committee reached consensus on restructuring Dover's Town Meeting process by authorizing special fall meetings for complex or controversial warrant articles, with the Board of Selectmen retaining statutory authority to set dates, times, and locations. The committee agreed to
Planning Board unanimously approves ADU site plan at 151 Dedham Street. The board voted 3-0 to accept the preliminary site plan review for a one-bedroom, 856-square-foot detached accessory dwelling unit and 648-square-foot garage on property owned by the David R. Javaheri Trust, with Chair Carol
Dover Board of Selectmen moves toward hiring an engineer for its aging fuel storage tank, calling it a "ticking time bomb." The three-member board, chaired by Dave with members Cam and Robin, agreed to bring a formal vote to its next meeting authorizing engineering work and a possible reserve fund…
Board of Fire Engineers approves $12,172.59 in July vouchers. Chair Kate Cannie, Clerk James P. Dawley, and Member Paul Copponi met August 3 and endorsed an ambulance voucher for $4,672.96 and a fire voucher for $7,499.63. Chief Gerry Smith reported the department hired six emergency medical
Town Meeting Review Committee approves procedural and logistical improvements to annual town meeting. The committee reviewed more than 20 community suggestions and reached consensus on prohibiting microphone shut-offs for speakers exceeding time limits, displaying exact motion text on projector
Dover Conservation Commission warns it will begin fining a long-delinquent Springdale Avenue property owner as a four-year wetland enforcement case drags on with no restoration plan in hand.
Dover Planning Board unanimously approves subdivision and site plan applications. The Board endorsed two Approval Not Required plans for property owners Benjamin and Kelly Taylor at 55 Willow Street and Hale Reservation, Inc. at 0 Powissett Street, and approved a Preliminary Site Plan Review for a
Board of Appeals advances special permit hearing on 45 Pine Street garage addition. Chair George Chimento conducted a public hearing on the application by Dori and Todd Barclay to add a second story to a non-conforming garage built in 1910, clarifying that any approval would exclude accessory