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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 through the exact wetland findings, why they surfaced late, and how historic farm tiling created today’s drainage reality. Then we pivot decisively to Orchard Street, the current public safety site. That choice means smart tradeoffs: no rifle range, tighter parking, refined locker layouts, and careful phasing to keep police and fire operating during construction. The good news? The building plan we’ve refined over years fits the site with minor adjustments, and our code updates are already baked in. Police and fire leadership are aligned. The board votes unanimously to move forward.
Between these headlines, we share practical updates that impact daily life: completed paving and striping, pothole repairs after heavy rains, successful hazardous waste collection, and grounds maintenance at the senior center. We also tackle some information in regards to the transfer station, where recycling now costs rather than pays, and discuss a fee structure that balances cost recovery with operational efficiency. Plus, we celebrate a $25,000 state earmark for a future canoe launch area and salute Crew Brew Brewery as a district Manufacturer of the Year at Gillette.
If you care about public safety infrastructure, local budgeting, and how decisions actually get made, this one brings full transparency: the constraints, the options, and the vote. Subscribe for more grounded, step-by-step progress updates, share with a neighbor who follows town projects, and leave a review to tell us what details you want covered next.
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