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Barnstable County board elects Mark Forrest chair, names Bergstrom vice chair

Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners · January 2, 2026
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Summary

At its Jan. 2 remote meeting, the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners elected Mark Forrest as chair and Commissioner Bergstrom as vice chair, and approved committee assignments including designating County Administrator Michael Dutton as the alternate to the Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative.

Mark Forrest was elected chair of the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners during a roll-call vote at the board's Jan. 2 remote meeting; the board also named Commissioner Bergstrom as vice chair.

The board reorganized at the start of its first meeting of 2026. A commissioner nominated Forrest for chair;…

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