Politics & Government
The 2013 Chelmsford Spring Town Meeting is Adjourned After Article 4
Get the results from each warrant article here as they come in.
9:55 - After a break, Town Meeting is adjourned to Thursday due to many Town Meeting Reps also being election workers in tomorrow's election
9:49 - Article 4 passes.
9:32 - Moderator DeFreitas tells Sam Poulton he can't ask questions he already knows the answers to.
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9:29 - The Nashoba Tech superintendent, Judith Klimkiewicz, is at the Westford Planning Board after they requested her presence for a site plan on an athletic facility, which is being discussed now.
9:11 - Beth Logan asks how many Chelmsford students are at Nashoba. Answer: currently there are 150, that number may be higher after enrollment is concluded.
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8:46 - Article 3 passes, the electronic voting machine is back again. Only David McLachlan and Christopher Rose voted no.
8:31 - Bob Joyce asks question on Article 2: why not take unexpended capital money from earlier projects? Cohen says the answer refers to another article, and that 26 buildings need attention, also stating that there's a sound financial plan and that it's better to fund this from the reserve fund than a bond.
7:49 - Town Manager Paul Cohen is expecting three nights and is anticipating an early end tonight due to many officials here being part of tomorrow's election.
7:36 - Town officials being introuced. Mary Frantz was given a standing ovation for the fact that this is her last Town Meeting.
7:34 - New Town Meeting Reps sworn in. We have a quorum!
Hello Chelmsford!
Tonight, Chelmsford's Town Meeting reps will gather at the Chelmsford Senior Center and we'll be there with live updates, right here.
For more information on each of the articles, see the attached report from the Finance Committee
You can also watch the meeting live at live.chelmsfordtv.org
2 Byam School Roof/ CHS Windows passed by majority (machine not working)
8:28 p.m. to 8:38 p.m.
3 FY '13 Budget Amendments 150-2-1
8:38 p.m. to 8:46 p.m.
4 FY '14 Budget 150-7-1 8:47 p.m. to 9:49 p.m.
n/a Motion to Adjourn Until Thursday 92-50-1 see above 5 Sewer Enterprise Fund FY '14 6 Golf Course Enterprise Fund FY '14 7 Finance Committee Reserve Fund 8 Collective Bargaining Agreements
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Revolving Funds 10 FY '14 Capital Budget 11 Cemetery Improvement/Development Fund 12 CPC - Report and Budget FY '14 13 CPC - Rescind Unexpected Appropriations 14 CPC - Recreational Fund 15 CPC - Red Wing Farm Parking 16 CPC - Center Village Master Plan 17 CPC - Affordable Housing 18 CPC - Turf Fields 19 Energy Management Service 20 Golf Course Clubhouse 21 Conservation Land - Oak Hill 22 Conservation Land - 4 Parcels 23 Chelmsford Dog Park 24 Zoning - Medical Marijuana 25 Zoning - Medical Marijuana Temporary Moratorium 26 Zoning - Deleting Billboard Overlay District 27 Zoning - Political Signs 28 Town Code - Sprinkler Systems 29 Town Code - Animals Running 30 Street Acceptances 31 Drainage Easement - McFarlin Road 32 Citizen Petition - 9 North Road 33 Citizen Petition - Elected Board of Appeals 34 Citizen Petition - Code of Ethics
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