Select Board approves $875,000 CDBG grant application for housing and social services.
Select Board · Meeting of February 17, 2026
Wareham Select Board backs $875,000 CDBG application for housing and social services. Chair Judith Whiteside and the board unanimously approved submission of a fiscal 2026 Community Development Block Grant application, with funds directed to the Housing Rehabilitation Program and three social service initiatives: Turning Point, Damien's Place, and the Buzzards Bay Coalition. The board also unanimously continued a public hearing on an entertainment license for Pour Farm Tavern after an adjacent funeral home owner raised concerns about potential interference with services.
Five special event permits were approved for 2026, including the Wareham Veterans Day Parade, Easter Egg Hunt, summer concerts, and street festivals.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of February 17, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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