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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 — May 7, 2026 — Brockton Accounts Committee flags refuse contract surge, school finance gaps, and Boys and Girls Club legal costs. The three-member committee — Chair Peter Fowell and Councillors Marlon Green and Susan DeCastro, with Councillors Jeffrey Charnel and Shirley Azak absent — voted unanimously to formally request all FY2026

Brockton Council Deadlocks 4-4, Killing $130 Quarterly Trash Fee Hike

BROCKTON — May 5, 2026 — Brockton City Council deadlocks 4-to-4 on a $130 quarterly trash fee, killing the measure. The May 5 council meeting saw the refuse-fee ordinance — which would have billed residents $520 annually — fail ordination after Councilors Azak, Lally, Nicastro, and Thompson voted yes while Councilors

Brockton Finance Committee Hears Inspector General Detail Dozen Failures in $18 Million School Deficit

BROCKTON — May 4, 2026 — Brockton's Finance Committee heard Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro detail six findings and seven recommendations from his office's December 2025 report on the Brockton Public Schools' $18 million FY23 budget deficit. Shapiro, appearing in person before the committee, said the deficit

Brockton Finance Committee Advances High School Renovation, Approves Six Grants

BROCKTON — April 21, 2026 — Brockton Finance Committee advances $750M to $900M high school renovation study and approves six grants. At the April 21 Finance Committee meeting, project manager Kevin Sullivan of Left Field Project Management told councilors the Brockton High School project — currently in the final stages of a Massachusetts

Brockton Conservation Commission Denies Sergeants Way Compliance Certificate Over Stormwater Failures

BROCKTON — April 15, 2026 — Brockton Conservation Commission unanimously denies certificate of compliance for 30 Sergeants Way, citing stormwater system collapse. Conservation Agent Kyle Holden reported at the April 15 remote meeting that a site visit roughly ten days prior revealed the property's grass swale had washed out entirely,

Brockton School Committee delays attendance hire, hears therapy workers' raise pleas

Brockton therapy assistants denied raises for first time in nearly 30 years address School Committee.

Brockton School Finance Panel Disputes $11.4 Million Pension Deduction for FY27 Budget

BROCKTON — April 7, 2026 — Brockton school finance subcommittee clashes with city CFO over an $11.4 million pension bond deduction proposed for the district's FY27 net school spending calculation. City Chief Financial Officer Troy Clarkson appeared before the Finance Subcommittee on April 7 to present a three-column

Brockton Planning Board Recommends Approval of Four-Neighborhood Form-Based Zoning Code

BROCKTON — April 7, 2026 — Brockton Planning Board unanimously recommended a four-neighborhood form-based zoning code and approved four site plans at its April 7 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to send the form-based code — covering downtown Troutbrook, Campello, Montello, and Lovett Brook — to the City Council with

Brockton DEI Subcommittee Defers Director Hire, Plans May Decision on Consultants

Brockton's DEI subcommittee defers hiring decision, targets May for consultant-versus-director cost comparison.

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