Dover Select Board Votes 3-0 to Add Three Debt Exclusions to May Ballot
Dover Select Board places three debt exclusion questions on May 18 annual town election ballot.
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Dover Conservation Commission Approves Scaled-Back Shed Project on Bridal Path Circle
DOVER — April 9, 2026 — Dover's Conservation Commission unanimously approved an amended order of conditions for a reduced shed project on Bridal Path Circle at its April 9 remote meeting. The commission cleared property owner Cara Fineman to build a 264-square-foot shed within the outer 150-foot
Townsend Conservation Commission Votes to Partner With New Trail Nonprofit on Town Lands
Townsend Conservation Commission backs trail nonprofit, snowmobile club, and calls in outside river scientists amid dam removal controversy.
Dover Planning Board Advances Site Plan Review Overhaul Toward Town Meeting Vote
DOVER — April 8, 2026 — Dover Planning Board advances sweeping site plan review overhaul toward a town meeting vote. The board held a nearly four-hour public hearing April 8 on two annual town meeting articles, including a proposal to split site plan review into partial and full tracks and exempt
Dover Board of Health to Probe Carroll Center Air Quality, Expand Comment Period
DOVER — April 8, 2026 — Dover's Board of Health agreed to investigate HVAC performance at the Carroll Community Center after a resident reported carbon dioxide readings of roughly 1,200 parts per million during a December meeting there. Rick Nagy, a software engineer and Open Space Committee member who
Dover Board of Health doubles public comment time, ratifies animal inspectors
Dover Board of Health votes to double its public comment period and hears concerns about air quality at the Caryl Community Center.
Dover Planning Board Continues Zoning Hearing, Approves Tubwreck Drive Shed
Dover Planning Board opens public hearing on two ATM zoning articles, continues to April 13.
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.