Town Meeting 2024 Articles Status Updates
The following list represents the current status of articles passed at the Annual Town Meeting on May 6-7, 2024.
Last modified: May 8, 2024
Special Town Meeting
| Article | Issue | Status |
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| 1 | Payment of Prior Year Expenditures | |
| 2 | Fire Station Planning Closeout |
Annual Town Meeting
| Article | Issue | Status |
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1 | Accept Reports in Annual Town Report | No further action required. |
2 | Hear/Accept Reports of Committees and State Officials | No further action required. |
3 | Authorize Treasurer to Accept Trust Funds | No further action required. |
4 | Assume Liability to Allow State DEP Work | No further action required. |
5 | Set Pay for Elected Official - Town Moderator | Compensated in accordance with this article. |
6 | Set Pay for Elected Official - Town Clerk | Compensated in accordance with this article. |
7 | Appropriate Funds – Community Preservation Revenues | Budget effective as of July 1st. |
8 | General Fund Base Operating Budget |
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9 | General Fund Override Operating Budget |
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10 | Transfer Meals Tax to OPEB Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2025 |
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11 | Water Enterprise Budget |
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12 | Appropriate Funds – Police Cruisers ($190,000 Debt) |
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13 | Appropriate Funds – Police Portable & Cruiser Radios ($140,000 Debt) |
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14 | Appropriate Funds – Replace 4x4 Pickup ($75,000 Retained Earnings) |
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15 | Appropriate Funds – Water Service Van ($60,000 Retained Earnings) |
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16 | Increase Income-Based Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Exemption |
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17 | Special Education Reserve Fund Transfer ($750,000 Free Cash) |
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18 | Appropriate Funds – Fuel Canopy Improvements ($30,000 Bond Premium Receipts Reserved) |
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19 | Appropriate Funds – Large Area Mower ($100,000 Debt) |
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20 | Appropriate Funds – Wood Chipper Replacement ($90,000 Debt) |
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21 | Appropriate Funds – 72” Mower Replacement ($20,000 Bond Premium Receipts Reserved) |
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22 | Appropriate Funds – Transfer Station Scale Replace ($185,000 Debt) |
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23 | Amend General Bylaws – Addition of Eligibility of Elected Town Officers Bylaw |
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24 | Accept Chapter 90 Road Grant Monies |
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25 | Street Acceptance – Laurel Lane |
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26 | PEG Access & Cable Related Fund |
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27 | Set Limits On Revolving Funds |
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28 | Appropriate Funds – Funding for Town Costs Required to Run Winterfest and Hanover Day ($50,000 Free Cash) |
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29 | Appropriate Funds – Basketball Court Renovations ($100,000 Free Cash) |
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30 | Amend General Bylaws 6-10 Animal Control Bylaws |
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31 | Amend Zoning Bylaws - Insert New Section 6.18.0 – Route 3 Corridor Sign Overlay District |
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32 | Amend General Bylaws Section 6.9 Sign Bylaw, Section 2. Authority and Interpretation |
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33 | Appropriate Funds – King Street/ Circuit Street Waterline ($2,000,000 Debt) |
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34 | Appropriate Funds – PFAS Upgrades ($1,750,000 Debt) |
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| 35 | Appropriate Funds – Stetson House - Cobbler’s Shop |
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| 36 | Appropriate Funds – Digital Collections Preservation |
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| 37 | Appropriate Funds – Rail Trail – Ellis Connection |
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| 38 | Appropriate Funds – Stetson House Interior Redesign |
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| 39 | Appropriate Funds - Affordable Housing Trust | |
| 40 | Addition of New Dog License Fees |
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| 41 | Amend Zoning Bylaws - Insert New Section 6.17.0 – Multi-Family Overlay District |
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| 42 | Amend Zoning Bylaws - Section 10.00 Purpose and Applicability |
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| 43 | Amend Zoning Bylaws – Accessory Dwelling Unit |
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| 44 | Appropriate Funds – Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus ($20,000 Bond Premium Receipts Reserved) |
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| 45 | Appropriate Funds – Ambulance ($475,000 Debt) |
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