It turns out that the hope of wrapping up all 18 Special Town Meeting Articles in one evening was overly optimistic of me.
Voters will reconvene Tuesday night (October 1st) at 7:00 pm to take care of unfinished business. Still left to be voted on:
- Amend Town Code – Establish Board of Trustees of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Amend Town Code – Eliminate Southborough Housing Opportunity Partnership Committee
- Appropriation for Economic Development Coordinator position
- Appropriation for Breakneck Hill Farm Dump Remediation
- Appropriation for new Lieutenant position for Police Department
- Amend Town Code – Annual Town Meeting date
- Citizen Petition – Recall Bylaw
Every Article that voters did deal with on Monday night actually passed in the end. Those were:
- Amend Personal Salary Administration Plan — Approved (under Consent Agenda)
- Amend Town Code – PILOT Committee — Approved
- Amend Town Code – Solid Waste Disposal Committee — Approved (under Consent Agenda)
- Amend Town Code – Consumer Advisory Commission — Approved (under Consent Agenda)
- Amend Town Code – Minutes — Approved (under Consent Agenda)
- Acceptance of MGL c. 200A, §9A – Collection of tailings — Approved (under Consent Agenda)
- Acceptance of MGL 53F3/4- Special Revenue Fund for Cable-related Revenue — Approved (under Consent Agenda)
- Zoning – MBTA Communities Overlay District — Approved
- Select Board Recommendation for Public Safety Dispatch Services — Approved
- Citizen Petition – Appointments to CPC from boards and committees — Approved
- Amend Fiscal Year 2025 budget — Approved (under Consent Agenda)
For my explainer on what each Article is about, click here.
