Town Meeting Results from May 15th, 2021
Article | Purpose | $ | Pass, Fail, or Tabled | Tax Impact (does not account for Revenue) | Comments |
7 | Operating Budget | $5,156,173 | Pass | $7.12 |
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8 | CIP Funding | $400,000 | Pass | $0.55 | Will be deposited in CIP Capital Reserve Fund for future use. |
9 | CIP Projects | $183,904 | Pass |
| Spending on projects; no tax impact as withdrawn from CIP Capital Reserve Fund |
10 | 300th Anniversary | $5,000 | Pass | $0.01 |
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11 | Steeple Repair | $25,000 | Pass | $0.03 | Predicated on Church raising matching funds |
12 | Historic Building Capital Reserve Fund | $400,000 | Fail |
| Would have no tax impact as taken from Unassigned Fund Balance |
13 | Establish Fire Department Capital Reserve Fund | $400,000 | Pass |
| Will have no tax impact as taken from Unassigned Fund Balance |
14 | Highway CIP Funding | $750,000 | Pass | $0.84 | Request for $750,000 will be offset by Highway Block Grant funds of $144,597 = $605,403 from taxation. Will be deposited in Highway CIP Capital Reserve Fund for future use. |
15 | Highway CIP Projects | $750,000 | Pass |
| Will have no tax impact as withdrawn from Highway CIP Capital Reserve Fund |
16 | Revaluation | $15,000 | Pass | $0.02 |
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17 | PACT | $36,000 | Pass |
| Will have no tax impact as taken from PACT Special Revenue Fund funded by Comcast customers |
18 | Police OHRV | $30,609 | Pass |
| Will have no tax impact as taken from Police Special Detail Special Revenue Fund funded by contractors using special details |
19 | Master Plan Update | $15,000 | Pass | $0.02 |
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20 | Winter Road Maint Fund | $105,000 | Tabled |
| No need to utilize as budget underspent due to mild winter |
21 | Discontinue North Pond Road Capital Reserve Fund | Non-Monetary | Pass |
| Funds spent on North Pond Road work last year; Capital Reserve Fund empty |
22 | Discontinue Carkin St | Non-Monetary | Pass |
| Will have no tax impact. Town did not own land, only the right to build a road on it, which they did not; unused land reverts back to abutters. Small revenue increase anticipated as property owners now pay taxes on slightly larger parcels. |
23 | Rescind Cemeteries Special Revenue Fund | Non-Monetary | Pass |
| Special Revenue Fund set up improperly in 2013; DRA requested rescission. |
24 | Create Village Cemeteries Expendable Trust Fund | Non-Monetary | Pass |
| No tax impact |
25 | Change Town Meeting Date back to May | Non-Monetary | Fail |
| No tax impact |
26 | Accept Donation of 78 Raymond Road | Non-Monetary | Tabled |
| Would have been no tax impact, as donation |
27 | Create Great Hill Cemeteries Expendable Trust Fund | Non-Monetary | Pass |
| No tax impact |
28 | Create Indigenous Peoples Day (August 19th) | Non-Monetary | Pass |
| No tax impact |
29 | Urge Redistricting | Non-Monetary | Pass |
| No tax impact |
The tax rate is calculated based upon voted appropriations minus anticipated revenue. The tax impact figures above do not take the anticipated revenue into account. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!