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The Raynham Channel

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117 episodes

2 days ago

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A hidden pipe changed everything. What looked like a perfect 10-acre site for Raynham’s new public safety facility turned out to be a connected wetland under state rules, capping allowable wetland impacts and shutting the door on the plan. After months of due diligence, trenching, and on-the-ground review, we faced the facts and chose a path that gets our first responders the space they need without more dead ends. We walk t...

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(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A hidden pipe changed everything. What looked like a perfect 10-acre site for Raynham’s new public safety facility turned out to be a connected wetland under state rules, capping allowable wetland impacts and shutting the door on the plan. After months of due diligence, trenching, and on-the-ground review, we faced the facts and chose a path that gets our first responders the space they need without more dead ends. We walk t...

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Episodes (20/117)

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Raynham Select Board 10/21/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A hidden pipe changed everything. What looked like a perfect 10-acre site for Raynham’s new public safety facility turned out to be a connected wetland under state rules, capping allowable wetland impacts and shutting the door on the plan. After months of due diligence, trenching, and on-the-ground review, we faced the facts and chose a path that gets our first responders the space they need without more dead ends. We walk t...

1 week ago

39 minutes

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Board of Appeals 09/24/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A simple shed becomes a masterclass in how real life collides with zoning math. We sit down with a homeowner and engineer to unpack a 432-square-foot accessory building that needs a side-yard variance, only 4.7 feet from the true property line where 10 feet is required. The twist? A fence set years ago by a prior owner—who also owns the abutting roofing yard—sits off the surveyed line, with a screen of arborvitae in between. ...

1 week ago

25 minutes

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Raynham Select Board 09/23/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) Some meetings hum along; this one pulses with real-life stakes. We open with a fast-moving agenda and quickly get into a focused public health briefing: current mosquito risk levels across town and a clear, trustworthy primer on bedbugs—how to spot them, where they hide, and what prevention actually works. It’s practical, evidence-based guidance backed by a coming town nurse presentation designed to answer your questions and ...

1 week ago

25 minutes

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Conservation Commission 10/15/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A failing culvert doesn’t just slow traffic—it can back up storms, strand neighbors, and choke a living stream. We bring you inside the Raynham Conservation Commission hearing where Pine Street’s twin-barrel concrete box over Bassett Brook gets a full rethink to meet modern stream crossing standards, protect wetlands, and reduce flood risk. Along the way, we navigate what the law actually requires, why “wider and embedded” ma...

2 weeks ago

27 minutes

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Raynham Select Board 10/14/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) Quiet decisions, big consequences—that’s the story of this meeting. We move through a packed agenda with clear rationale and practical steps, from public safety to regional school finance, all aimed at strengthening daily life in town without missing a beat. We start with the realities on the ground: a fire department handling 11–12 calls a day, overtime pressures from injury coverage, and hands-on community outreach that bu...

2 weeks ago

24 minutes

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Sewer Commission 10/09/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A small board room can hold a lot of pressure when growth, aging pipes, and big regional upgrades collide. We walk through what it takes to keep a town’s sewer system reliable: clearing easements before the rains, swapping the right parts at a temperamental pump station, and relining manholes to fight infiltration that quietly robs capacity. It’s not glamorous, but it’s the difference between steady service and costly emergen...

2 weeks ago

49 minutes

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Parks and Recreation 10/07/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A pair of black frames sparks the first surprise—smart glasses that can move a cursor with your hand—before we steer straight into the meat of what keeps our town running. We celebrate a freshly finished field that looks as good as promised, then confront the recurring headache of sideline wear with plans for turf and tarps, especially with rain on the way. From there, we walk through a year-long journey to award our rental p...

2 weeks ago

14 minutes

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Raynham Select Board 10/07/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A packed agenda meets a town determined to balance safety, transparency, and long-term stewardship. We open with the numbers that define urgency—2,636 calls in September, 427 emergency 911 calls, and 97 EMD activations—then move into practical steps to keep capacity strong: approving two part-time dispatcher hires without increasing the budget. From there, we bring a new health inspector on board and set a hearing for a resta...

2 weeks ago

35 minutes

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Planning Board 09/18/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A single vote can redraw a map, and tonight we walk through how small line shifts and clear names shape real neighborhoods. We start with a wetlands-aware redesign that widens a building envelope on Lot 5, cascades adjustments across adjacent parcels, and earns approval by tightening buffers and staying compliant. From there, we tackle the practical side of growth—why road acceptance waits until water, sewer, and highway issu...

2 weeks ago

20 minutes

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Conservation Commission 10/01/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A quiet correction to a wetland line. A heated debate over whether to remove fill or replicate wetlands elsewhere. And a deep dive into how a state tolling law quietly reshapes permit timelines. This meeting has all the pieces that show how conservation actually works when maps, statutes, and fieldwork collide. We start with 699 Locust Street, where our team finishes a site walk, reflags a disturbed area, and straightens t...

2 weeks ago

26 minutes

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Raynham Select Board 09/30/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) What does responsive local government look like when you zoom in? We open the meeting by setting a clean, enforceable framework for tag day fundraising—simple rules that protect donors, storefronts, and nonprofits while giving priority to groups serving Raynham. From there, we shift to the shoreline, laying out a conceptual plan for a Taunton River Access Park near the Old Colony South Street East Bridge. It’s a phased, grant...

2 weeks ago

25 minutes

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Planning Board 10/02/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A year and a half is a long time to keep neighbors waiting. Tonight we finally draw a bright line on a troubled South Street East application and make the stakes unmistakable: deliver a complete stormwater design with documented easements, highway input, and peer‑review‑ready plans by mid‑February—or withdraw. The team presents a new off‑site drainage concept routed through a 50‑foot corridor to a detention basin on a neighbo...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 32 minutes

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Raynham Select Board 09/16/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A quiet roll call turns into a full portrait of how a town grows, cares, and keeps its promises. We start with the nuts and bolts: hundreds of permits and inspections driving steady revenue, new housing starts at Blackwood 40B and along Pine Street, and a wave of retail changes—from a truck outlet at the former grocery site to a likely Tractor Supply, plus Popeyes filing and Raising Cane’s on the horizon. These aren’t just bu...

3 weeks ago

25 minutes

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Conservation Commission 09/17/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A quiet storm sat at the top of the agenda: could we rely on a 2007 stormwater master plan when DEP’s regional files no longer hold the case record? We walked through what remained—an older notice of intent that documented how the Random Woods Commerce Center controlled peak discharge for 2-, 10-, and 100-year storms—and weighed it against today’s unchanged Standard 2 requirements. With the policy logic intact and local docum...

3 weeks ago

57 minutes

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Raynham Select Board 10/07/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A routine agenda rarely stays routine when real choices and real voices collide. We open with the police chief’s September report—2,636 calls, hundreds of 911 responses, and visible community engagement—before shifting into decisions that shape daily life: strengthening our communications center with two part‑time dispatcher hires, finalizing a health inspector contract grounded in food safety expertise, and setting a hearing...

3 weeks ago

35 minutes

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Planning Board 10/02/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A stalled site plan meets a firm clock. After eighteen months of drift, we confront a project that can’t infiltrate stormwater on-site and now proposes piping runoff off-site through a neighbor’s land. The idea could work—if the easement is real, the basin is designed, and the highway department signs off. Without those pieces, it’s a promise on paper. We push for specifics, listen to frustrated abutters, and set a non-negoti...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 32 minutes

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Parks and Recreation 10/07/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A pair of “are those cameras?” Ray-Bans sparks a bigger theme: how we steward shared spaces when tech, weather, and people don’t always play nice. From there, we get practical—celebrating a polished Beton Courtfield while tackling the recurring sideline damage with simple, durable solutions. We fix a hit fence at Aruda, rest and reseed Grippus for spring, and keep the focus on playable fields that stay safe when rain and foot...

3 weeks ago

14 minutes

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Conservation Commission 10/01/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A single wetland flag shift can rewrite a project, and tonight’s meeting shows exactly how. We open with a careful boundary correction at 699 Locust Street, where a tighter line between B11 and B16 and a surprising field discovery—burrows in rock piles that mimicked a drain—reset assumptions about hydrology and resource status. That field‑first approach leads to a clean vote: close the hearing and issue a negative determinati...

1 month ago

26 minutes

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Raynham Select Board 09/30/2025

(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy) A small agenda can carry big impact. We moved swiftly from routine approvals into a decision that touches countless local fundraisers: a clear tag day permit policy that puts nonprofits first, sets fair scheduling, and keeps store coordination simple and transparent. With a 30-day runway, community groups get time to adjust while residents gain confidence that a visible tag means their donation counted. The heart of our conv...

1 month ago

25 minutes

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September 2025 Joint Meeting: BR School Committee, Raynham Select Board, Bridgewater Town Council

The Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee hosts a critical joint meeting with the Bridgewater Town Council and Raynham Select Board to address budget shortfalls and their dramatic impact on students and staff following a failed override vote. • School district has eliminated 47 staff positions including 21 at the high school • Class sizes have increased dramatically with some middle school classes reaching 35 students • District has lost 236 students as families seek alternatives due to large...

1 month ago

1 hour 22 minutes