As the Town gets ready for 2019 Annual Town Meeting,I realized that there were still loose ends to report on from last year’s Annual and Special meetings. Read the full article → from Update on 2018 Town Meetings: AG rejected ZBA (part of the) quorum language, accepted other bylaw changes (Updated)
At the second night of Town Meeting, preservation Articles passed with flying colors, along with a measure to speed up future meetings. A proposed change to the zoning code on the Site Plan appeal process got tangled up in arguments and failed to pass the threshold. Read the full article → from Town Meeting Wrap up: CPA Articles pass, Golf Course CR secure, zoning code change fails
Last night, voters may have been left unsure about the current process to reconsider votes. So, I sought a little clarity. Read the full article → from Town Meeting: “Reconsiderations” won’t be taken lightly
Last night, the Recreation Commission scored three big wins, but were disappointed by two big losses. Vice Chair Kristin Lavault acknowledged that the Commission would have to return to the drawing board to reevaluate their plans for Recreation fields. Read the full article → from Town Meeting: Recreation’s 3 wins and 2 losses send them back to drawing board
Last night, Town Meeting voters approved spending over $55M and borrowing more than $800K. They overwhelmingly supported the Town’s requests for budgets and replenishing needed funds. And they supported most of the projects that came in front of them. Two failed, and more are up for votes tonight. Read the full article → from Town Meeting: Voters OK budgets, 1st Golf Course Article, & Sr. Center; Recreation wins & losses; more up tonight
I’ll be live tweeting from ATM this week. Read the full article → from Annual Town Meeting tonight
On Monday, voters will have a lot of decisions to make about how to spend taxpayer money and run our government. Here’s a wrap up of what’s up for vote with context and links. Read the full article → from Town Meeting 2018: Updated overview of Warrant, context, and links (plus the Annual Report)
Going into Town Meeting there is usually at least one Article that will clearly spur debate. Article 32 is one of those, and it’s time for an update. Read the full article → from Update on Article to amend zoning appeal process: Potential revision; ongoing debate
Continuing my coverage of Town Meeting, it’s time to highlight the last few noteworthy Articles that I’ve yet to really cover. Read the full article → from Town Meeting 2018: Articles to improve the meeting; Accepting land and roads; Establishing funds (Updated)
The Recreation Department announced that it will offer free babysitting during Monday night’s Annual Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Town Meeting 2018: Babysitting available; Article forums – video and reminders
Residents are invited to a forum on Thursday night to learn about Town Meeting Articles supporting the Golf Course. Read the full article → from Forum on Golf Course Warrant Articles – Thursday
My update on this year’s Town Meeting comes with a bit of good news/bad news. Read the full article → from Town Meeting 2018: Schedule and pace update; Review Committee findings; and STM for later date (Updated-again)
A passionate letter to the editor states that Town officials “gutted” the Town Code “without public knowledge”. The letter also shed light on reasoning behind a recent Open Meeting Law Complaint against the Board of Selectmen.
It shouldn’t be a surprise to readers that both accusations connect to the highly-controversial Park Central development. Read the full article → from Town officials respond to recent accusations (Updated)
In my continued effort to prepare readers for Town Meeting in two weeks, today I’m turning my eye to Article 5: Amending the Personnel Salary Administration Plan. Read the full article → from Town Meeting Article 5: Personnel Board taking phased approach to amending SAP bylaw