Results from the May 4, 2026, Annual Town Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in our Annual Town Meeting.  Here are some of the meeting highlights: 

• All 29 warrant articles were presented and voted on – all but Article 27 (Dog Leash Bylaw Citizens Petition) were approved. 
• Over 700 residents were in attendance.
• The Cape Cod Technical High School, Brewster Elementary Schools, and Nauset Regional School budgets were approved.
• Operating budgets for the Town, Water Department, and Golf Department Enterprise Funds were approved.
• Three overrides were approved (Brewster Elementary Schools, Nauset Regional Schools, and Town Operating Budgets) as were the new union contracts.  The overrides are also subject to approval by voters at the May 19 local election. 
• The creation of the Preschool Family Support Revolving Fund was approved.
• A new general bylaw, Short-Term Rental Registration & Inspection, was approved.
• Two citizen petitions to limit public uses on all 70 acres of the Sea Camps Pond Property to conservation, open space, and water supply protection only were approved.

Full meeting results are now available. For more details on these articles, please review the Town Meeting warrant.

The recording of the Annual Town Meeting is available to watch online.

We appreciate your patience, commitment, and involvement in shaping the future of Brewster.