Cohasset Voters Defeat Public Safety Building

Cohasset Voters Defeat Public Safety Building

New Members Elected to Select Board, School Committee   Cohasset voters turned down a proposal to fund a new public safety building at Saturday’s town election. The debt exclusion was defeated by 215 votes, with 900 opposed and 715 in favor. The thirty-two-million-dollar public safety building plan was given the green light at last Monday’s […]

Town election results: three races decided; debt exclusion related to proposed public safety building fails - Cohasset Anchor

May 10, 2026 by Carol Britton Meyer The unofficial results of yesterday’s town election are in, with a 1,679 – or 26.2% voter turnout. The debt exclusion related to the proposed new $28 million public safety facility at 135 King St. – a project that passed at the May 4 town meeting – failed to pass at the ballot box on a vote of 900 to 715. A majority vote at the polls was required for the debt exclusion to pass and for the project to move forwa…