Government · Zoning Board
Dover Zoning Board Adopts First Written Rules
Dover Zoning Board of Appeals adopts its first written procedural regulations, continues a Pine Street garage case.
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Government · Warrant Committee
Warrant Committee approves $3M surplus, eyes new budget software.
Warrant Committee approves $3M surplus and acquisition of ClearGov budget software. Finance Director Chris Costello presented FY2026 end-of-year budget transfer requests addressing departmental shortfalls in legal services, IT infrastructure, community center operations, snow and ice removal, and
Government · Finance Committee
Dover Finance Committee Unanimously Approves FY26 Year-End Budget Transfers
Dover Finance Committee closes FY26 books with unanimous approval of year-end transfer package.
Government · Conservation Commission
Dover Conservation Commission Issues Mill Street Certificates, Opens Four-Lot Wetlands Review
Dover Conservation Commission opened contested wetland hearings on four Incendia Partners lots tied to a 40B housing appeal still before Superior Court, while voting unanimously to hire EcoTech and wetland scientist Paul McManus as independent peer reviewer at the applicant's expense.
Government · Board of Selectmen
Dover Board of Selectmen Unanimously Approves New Officer, School Roof Advance, DPW Contract
Dover Board of Selectmen approves new police officer, advances $764,524 for school roof, and ratifies DPW union deal. The board voted unanimously on all three substantive items at its July 7 remote meeting, with Chair Dave Haviland joined by members Kim Testoni and Robin Patt.
Government · Board of Fire Engineers
Board of Fire Engineers approves new permit fee rates.
Board of Fire Engineers approves new permit fee rates at July 6 meeting. Chair Kate Cannie and Member Paul Copponi attended; Clerk James P. Dawley was absent. Chief Gerry Smith reported 26 fire responses and 40 ambulance responses for June, with the department receiving three grants totaling
Government · Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee appoints vice chair, reviews climate action grant proposals.
The Dover Sustainability Committee unanimously appointed Janet Harke Bowser as Vice Chair and launched formal review of MVP 2.0 and Climate Action Plan grant proposals at its June 30 meeting. Chair Anna Nagy will collate scores from a working group composed of Bowser, Jeanne Lukenda, and Cam Hudson
Government · Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen approves budgeting software and studies stormwater compliance
Dover Selectmen approve budgeting software and green-light town meeting study. The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to purchase ClearGov, a municipal budgeting platform integrating with the town's existing ledger system and enabling multi-year forecasting, with a successfully negotiated annual
Government · Board of Selectmen
Dover Board of Selectmen Awards Town Administrator Maximum $10,000 Bonus for Fiscal 2026
Dover Board of Selectmen closes fiscal year with $10,000 administrator bonus and new budget software.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board approves removal of four trees from scenic road property
Dover Planning Board approves four tree removals from scenic road property with conditions. At its June 29 meeting, the board voted 4-0 to allow cutting only four of eight trees requested at 146 Claybrook Road, rejecting removal of four additional trees contact with utility lines and instead
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