This website is the official site for the Cotuit Fire District, in the village of Cotuit which is a part of the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. We are located about halfway between Hyannis and Falmouth on the Nantucket Sound (south) side of Cape Cod. This site’s purpose is to provide information on the three elected Boards overseeing the Fire Department, the Water Department, and the financial and general governance of the village.
Each Board has its own area of this site – Prudential Committee, Fire, and Water – that presents its own archive of past meeting agendas and minutes, as well as more information about each board including history, personnel, and contact information. As of 2014, we also post audio recordings of most meetings. In 2015, the Prudential Committee voted to post the budget reports. They are available from the link below. You can view a grid that consolidates these meeting minutes by clicking on the board title below.
COTUIT FIRE DISTRICT
ANNUAL ELECTION AND DISTRICT MEETING
May 30 AND 31, 2023
TO THE CLERK OF THE COTUIT FIRE DISTRICT, GREETING:
You are hereby required and directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Barnstable residing within the territory comprising the Cotuit Fire District qualified to vote in District elections and affairs to meet at the Freedom Hall Main Street, Cotuit, on May 30, 2023, between the hours of four o’clock and eight o’clock PM, then and there to vote for the following officers:
One member of the Prudential Committee, for three years
One member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, for three years
One member of the Board of Water Commissioners, for three years
Warning shall also be given to said inhabitants to meet on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Freedom Hall, Main Street, Cotuit, at seven-thirty o’clock PM, when action will be taken on the following articles:
ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FIRE STATION
64 HIGH ST.
COTUIT, MA
COTUIT FIRE DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 1475
COTUIT, MA 02635
March 6, 2023
Nomination papers are available to be picked up at the Fire Station, 64 High Street, Cotuit, MA 02630 for the following offices:
Prudential Committee – 3 Year Term
Board of Water Commissioners – 3 Year Term
Board of Fire Commissioners – 3 Year Term
Each candidate needs to obtain 25 signatures from registered voters residing in the Cotuit Fire District. Do not forget to accept the nomination. The nomination papers must be turned into the Register of Voters’ (TOWN CLERK) office no later than 4:00 PM, April 11, 2023 for certification. The nomination papers after certification of 25 registered voters must be returned to the Cotuit Fire District Clerk by 4 PM at the Cotuit Fire Station, 64 High Street, Cotuit, MA on April 25, 2023.
The Annual Election will be held on May 30, 2023 at the Freedom Hall, 976 Main Street, Cotuit, MA between the hours of 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
The Annual Meeting where the Articles of the Warrant will be voted upon will be held on May 31, 2023 at Freedom Hall, 976 Main Street, Cotuit, MA beginning at 7:30 PM.
download a copy of the announcement below