Annual Town Meeting Results

RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

Monday, May 7, 2018

Nashoba Regional High School Auditorium

Article 1:  Accept Annual Reports

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 2:   Unpaid Bills for Fiscal Year 2017

Vote Required:          4/5 Majority                Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 3:   Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 4: Replenish Reserve Fund 

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor       

Article 5:    Spending Limits of Revolving Fund Accounts

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 6:  Transfer of funds from Wastewater Treatment Capital Stabilization Fund and Article 2 of the Special Town Meeting on December 12, 2016 for the Repair of the Wastewater Treatment Facility

Vote Required:          2/3 majority                Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 7:  Rescind the Authorization to Borrow for the Permitting and New Traffic Lights and Associated Hardware for Still River Road Intersection

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 8:  Designation of Nashua, Squannacook and Nissitissit Rivers as Wild and Scenic Rivers

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 9:  Amendment to the Code of the Town of Bolton, Division I, Part III. Zoning Bylaw to Add a Cottage overlay district 

Vote Required:  2/3 Majority                       Vote:   Defeated – Not 2/3 Majority

Article 10:  Amendment to the Code of the Town of Bolton, Division I, Part III. Zoning Bylaw to Amend the Dimensional schedule 

Vote Required:  2/3 Majority                       Vote:   2/3 Majority in favor 

               Count - Yes: 226  No: 67

Article 11:  Amendment to the Code of the Town of Bolton, Division I, Part III Zoning Bylaw to Increase Maximum Lot Coverage in the Mixed Use Village Overlay District

Vote Required:  2/3 Majority                       Vote:   Declared 2/3 Majority

Article 12:  Amendment to the Code of the Town of Bolton, Division I, Part III. Zoning Bylaw to Amend Driveways and Parking 

Vote Required:  2/3 Majority                       Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 13:  Amendment to the Code of the Town of Bolton, Division I, Part III, Zoning Bylaw to Regulate Recreational Marijuana Establishments

Vote Required:          2/3 Majority                Vote:   Declared 2/3 Majority

Article 14:  Acceptance of Local Marijuana Sales Tax

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Majority in favor

Article 15:  Acceptance of Local Meals Tax

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote: Majority in favor

                                                                        Count Yes: 172 No: 70

Article 16:  Rescind Strong Fire Chief Act

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Defeated - Majority opposed

Article 17:  Purchase of Class A Uniforms for the Fire Department - $17,901

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Defeated - Majority opposed         

Article 18:  Purchase of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Fill System - $44,000

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Majority in favor     

Article 19:  Retroactive Pay – Fire Union Contract For FY17

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor           

Article 20: Enable the Town to Establish A Speed Limit Of Twenty-Five (25) Miles Per Hour Inside a Thickly Settled Or Business District  

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Majority in favor

Article 21: Enable the Town to Establish Safety Zones With A Speed Limit Of Twenty (20) Miles Per Hour On Any Roadway That Is Not A State Highway

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Majority in favor

Article 22:  Route 117 Pedestrian Crossing Safety Improvements - $22,000

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Majority in favor

Article 23:  Engineering of Drainage Issues at South Bolton Road and Spectacle Hill Road - $43,700

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor 

Article 24: 36-46 GVW Plow/Sander - $193,000

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor 

Article 25: Culvert Replacement – Long Hill Road at West Pond - $250,000

Vote Required:          2/3 Majority                Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 26: Column Repair at Emerson School - $15,700

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Article 27:  Establishment of Stabilization Fund for Nashoba Regional School District

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Majority in favor           

Article 28: Citizen’s Petition – 2015 Paris Climate Accord 

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Majority in favor

Article 29: Citizen’s Petition – Small Scale Marijuana Cultivation

Vote Required:          2/3 Majority                Vote:   Withdrawn by Petitioner

Article 30: Authorize Town Election

ONE YEAR:              One Moderator, One Town Clerk, One member of the Board of Assessors

TWO YEARS:           One member of the Parks and Recreation Commission

THREE YEARS:      One member of the Board of Selectmen, One member of the Board of Health, One member of the Board of Assessors, One member of the Cemetery Committee, One Library Trustee, One Nashoba Regional School District Committee, One member of the Parks/Recreation Commission

FIVE YEARS:           One member of the Housing Authority Trustees, One member of the Planning Board

Vote Required:          Majority                      Vote:   Unanimous in favor

Meeting adjourned at 11:00 PM