Thursday, November 12, 2026
Somerset
Population
18,2982024
Household income
$112,6772024
Home value
$418,8002024
Work from home
12.0%2024
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.
Meetings
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The Somerset Board of Assessors is scheduled to meet Nov. 5, 2026, to review proposed shift factors for tax rates and to enter executive session to review Appellate Tax Board case files for New England Power and Brayton Point.
The Somerset Conservation Commission is scheduled to review three land-use filings at its Nov. 2, 2026 meeting, including a Request for Determination of Applicability for an addition at 3152 Riverside Ave., an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation for parcels on Grand Army of the Republic Highway, and a minor modification to DEP file 070-0546 proposing on-site soil stockpiles.
The Somerset Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners was scheduled to meet Oct. 28, 2026, to consider emergency sewer repairs, two engineering agreements, an update on the Pollution Control Facility upgrade and several property abatements, according to a meeting notice posted by Chairman Steven Cadorette.
The Somerset Board of Selectmen met Oct. 28, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Somerset Public Library. The agenda included a proposed temporary zoning by-law moratorium on data centers (to be referred to the Planning Board) and consideration of Community Preservation (CPA) projects.
The Somerset Board of Selectmen was scheduled to meet Oct. 21, 2026, to consider appointments, a library trustee vacancy, park improvements, a cannabis equity policy, a labor memorandum of agreement and other municipal business; the posted notice did not include staff reports or cost estimates for those items.
Regular Somerset Board of Selectmen meeting where selectmen approved several contracts and a $5 million BAN for the Middle School project, signed vehicle and field restoration contracts, approved a one‑day all‑alcohol license for Foodchella 9, and approved a Town Administrator pay increase.
Regular meeting of the Somerset Board of Selectmen on Sept. 3, 2026, included an executive session for contract negotiations related to the Town Administrator, votes to accept two veterans donations, authorization for a response to an Open Meeting Law complaint, postponement of a ballfield contract vote, and public questions about police staffing.
Bristol County Commissioners met Sept. 1, 2026 in New Bedford and approved personnel notices, payroll and accounts-payable warrants, minutes from Aug. 18, a $481,839.67 monthly health-premium payment, endorsement of an Edward Byrne grant submission, and payments/contract actions for New Bedford Superior Court façade work before adjourning at 4:20 p.m.
Bristol County Commissioners met in New Bedford on 2026-08-18 and approved personnel notices, warrants and invoices, awarded a courthouse window restoration contract, approved several facilities change orders and invoices, approved surplus textbooks, and entered executive session on employment matters and potential litigation.
Somerset Board of Selectmen met on Aug. 13, 2026, approving several local licenses and appointments, adopting an employee Complaint and Misconduct Investigation Policy, and tabling a proposed plan to comply with Cannabis Control Commission equity mandates while raising concerns about the state scoring criteria.
At an Aug. 6, 2026 meeting in Dighton, the Bristol County Commissioners approved payroll and warrants, several personnel notices, a large monthly health-benefits premium payment, invoices for the Children's Advocacy Center, a deeds excise agreement, an end-of-year transfer amendment, and multiple facilities contracts and maintenance agreements.
The Somerset Board of Selectmen met July 30, 2026, approving multiple personnel appointments, several licenses and temporary use requests, appointing representatives to local bodies, and receiving updates on cannabis revenue and transfer station scales.
The Bristol County Commissioners met in Taunton on July 21, 2026. Commissioners John R. Mitchell and Julie K. Ruggiero approved personnel notices, payroll and accounts payable warrants, minutes, scheduled the FY27 advisory board meeting, acknowledged delivery of the FY27 county budget, and approved construction and architect invoices related to the Fall River Children's Museum before adjourning.
Somerset Board of Selectmen approved Somerset Marine, Inc.'s application to store gasoline at 3828 Riverside Avenue (subject to final inspections) and reviewed an Open Meeting Law complaint filed July 9, 2026.
The Somerset Advisory & Finance Committee on July 14, 2026, unanimously approved a series of FY26 year-end budget transfers across multiple tabs (MISC, Snow & Ice, Street Lights, Fire Complex, Dispatch, Assessments) and discussed longer-term revenue forecasting after the power plant closure.
The Bristol County Commissioners met in Dighton on July 10, 2026, approving routine personnel items, multiple payroll and AP warrants, year-end budget transfers and encumbrances for courthouse projects, insurance premium payments, establishment of a Special Education Reserve Account for the Bristol County Agricultural High School, and adjourned at 4:58 p.m.
The Bristol County Commissioners met in Dighton on July 10, 2026 and approved multiple personnel notices for the Bristol County Agricultural High School and registries, authorized payroll and AP warrants totaling $6,562,139.60, approved FY26 encumbrances and transfers, authorized insurance premium payments for FY27, and established a Special Education Reserve Account.
Somerset Board of Selectmen met July 9, 2026, approving a series of routine municipal items including a contract for HVAC work at Town Hall, designer selection procedures, trash-bag and transfer-station price changes, and multiple year-end budget transfers; the Board also tabled a cannabis equity plan while adopting application fees for host community agreements. The meeting opened with an executive-session motion related to 318 Main Street and closed after public comment and routine updates.
The Somerset Advisory & Finance Committee met July 8, 2026, approved minutes from May meetings, introduced new member George Kelly and debated Fiscal Year 2026 year-end budget transfer requests. The committee voted down the initial transfer package, then voted to postpone further action until the Town Administrator can attend to answer detailed questions.
Bristol County Commissioners met in New Bedford on June 29, 2026 and approved FY2027 budgets for multiple county offices, several facilities payments and contract items for county courthouses, retirement-system appropriations, personnel notices and vacation carry‑over requests, ARPA extensions for two towns, and various warrants and administrative actions.