Town Meeting Recap: Facility Improvement Plan Passes, Mosquito Project Fails

The requisite two-thirds of Special Town Meeting voters last night authorized spending for a $6.5M facility improvement project that will not include any tax increases. Selectmen had endorsed the project, which is similar to one that failed by two votes at a meeting in February.

The project includes Municipal Center renovations and school energy improvements, and will be paid or through state aid, stabilization funds, various accounts and a 15-year bond to borrow $3.9 million. 

Voters last night rejected an article to rejoin the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project. The state-supported group provides mosquito control and education programs about mosquito-borne illnesses. Opponents of the article, not convinced by informational sessions the town hosted in advance of town meeting, were concerned about the potential health impacts of the spraying.

Also at Town Meeting, voters passed amendments to the variable electronic sign bylaw. 

The Grafton Daily Voice provided a live blog of the meeting.