Gettin' It Done

What has your Select Board

accomplished this year???

  • Dedicated over five million dollars in federal ARPA funds to sewer & water infrastructure improvements and downtown sign & facade grant programs to prepare for future economic development.
  • Balanced the town budget without the need for operational overrides.
  • Worked diligently to help preserve the Recreation Department and School Daycare programs by exploring options for a new rec center at Hartsuff Park; issuing the RFP to lease private space; and ultimately approving the new solution for saving our Rec Department and School Daycare programs by relocating to the Esten School.
  • Maximized the use of the Marijuana Host Community Agreement funds for capital expenses to defray costs to residents, and fought the State's new law and Cannabis Control Commission's new regulations that took this funding stream away from cities and towns going forward.
  • Approved giving the School Department nearly $200,000 in additional funds at the 11/20/24 Special Town Meeting.
  • Approved hiring the first permanent Town Planner who brings in well beyond her salary in grant money for Rockland.
  • Supported the Town's compliance with the new MBTA Communities Law, that provides more affordable housing, new growth, tax revenue and jobs.
  • Supported the Town's first billboard on Route 3 by opting for an area that won't negatively affect residents, and provides for $60,000/year recurring revenue to the Town.
  • Supported the largest single area for new growth in Town, Union Point. On the site of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station (The Base), this new community will provide new housing, commercial development, $4-$6 million (or more) in new annual tax revenue to Rockland, and preserves open space.
  • Approved Rockland's partnership with neighboring towns to explore MWRA water expansion to our region by engaging engineers via ARPA funds (free money)!
  • Supported special election to give residents two choices: 1) Whether or not to rebuild the South Shore VoTech, and 2) Approving a debt exclusion to fund it. We felt it very important to be transparent about either raising taxes to fund Rockland's portion, or cut the budget by $2 million per year to accommodate it (to the detriment of much needed services).