Plastic Bag Ban, Marijuana, Fire Station: Natick Town Meeting Starts Oct. 17

NATICK, MA—Natick Town Meeting begins on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Natick High School, where members vote on a warrant of 56 articles.

Articles deal with capital improvement and equipment, assisted living overlay, marijuana dispensaries bylaw, West Natick Fire Station, Land for Cochituate Rail Trail and Repeal the Single Use Plastic Bag Ban.

The articles are as follows:

Article 1 Fiscal 2018 Omnibus Budget
Article 2 Stabilization Fund
Article 3 Operational/Rainy Day Stabilization Fund
Article 4 Capital Stabilization Fund
Article 5 Inflow & Infiltration Stabilization Fund
Article 6 One-to-One Technology Stabilization Fund
Article 7 FAR Bonus Stabilization Fund
Article 8 Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Appropriation or Transfer of Fund
Article 9 Capital Equipment
Article 10 Capital Improvement
Article 11 Collective Bargaining
Article 12 Personnel Board Classification and Pay Plan
Article 13 Committee Article
Article 14 Rescind Authorized, Unissued Debt
Article 15 Unpaid Bills
Article 16 Rescission of 2011 Vote Establishing Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability
Trust Fund
Article 17 Design Development of the Kennedy Middle School
Article 18 Amend Zoning By-Laws: School Campus
Article 19 West Natick Fire Station Project - Land Disposition
Article 20 West Natick Fire Station Project - Land Acquisition
Article 21 West Natick Fire Station Project - Rezoning
Article 22 Amend By-law Article 20 Regarding Procedure for Appointment of Town
Administrator
Article 23 Appropriate Funds for the Design and Development of the Cochituate Rail Trail
Article 24 Amend Prior Town Meeting Vote to Authorize Navy Yard Field Improvements
Article 25 Accept Conveyance of Land for Cochituate Rail Trail
Article 26 Amend Zoning By-Law to Implement a Temporary Moratorium Regarding
Recreational Marijuana Establishments
Article 27 Amend Prior Town Meeting Votes and Appropriate Additional Funds Regarding
Acquisition of 22 Pleasant Street
Article 28 Actions Pertaining to Acquisition and Preservation of Real Property at 79 South
Street, Assessors Map 77 Lot 7
Article 29 Appropriate Funds for Analysis of Current Zoning and Zoning Map
Article 30 Amend Zoning By-Law: Solar Energy Systems
Article 31 Amend Zoning By-Laws: Sky Exposure Plane
Article 32 Amend Charter Article 2: Legislative Branch
Article 33 Amend Charter Article 3: Elected Officers
Article 34 Amend Charter Article 4: Town Administrator
Article 35 Amend Charter Article 7: General Provisions
Article 36 Amend By-law Article 3: Procedure at Town Meetings
Article 37 Amend By-law Article 10: Board of Selectmen
Article 38 Amend By-law Article 11: Town Clerk
Article 39 Amend By-law Article 21B: Building Commissioner
Article 40 Amend By-law Article 24: Town Employees and Personnel Board
Article 41 Amend By-law Article 25: Council on Aging
Article 42 Amend By-law Article 26: Historic District Commission
Article 43 Amend By-law Article 40: Town Reports and Records
Article 44 Amend By-law Article 41: Contracts, Town Property, And Regulations of Town
Boards and Officials
Article 45 Amend By-law Article 44: Conflict Between Town Agencies, Etc.
Article 46 Amend By-law Article 50: Police Regulations
Article 47 Amend By-law Article 51: Alarm Systems
Article 48 Amend By-law Article 70: Public Works Regulations
Article 49 Amend By-law Article 75: Remedy of Public Nuisance
Article 50 Repeal the Single Use Plastic Bag Ban that Went Into Effect August 1. 2017
Article 51 Restricting the Use of Polystyrene Disposal Food Containers in Food
Establishment
Article 52 Amend Zoning By-Law to Make Various Technical Corrections and
Modifications to the Downtown Mixed Use District, the Definitions and Sections
of the Zoning By-Law Dealing with Affordable Housing and Provisions for PreExisting
Nonconforming Uses
Article 53 Amend Zoning By-law to Address Technical Corrections, Partial Approvals
and/or Disapprovals if any, Raised by the Attorney General to Previous Votes of
Town Meeting in 2017
Article 54 Amend By-law Regulating Use of Motion for the Previous Question
Article 55 Assisted Living Overlay Option Plan
Article 56 Registered Marijuana Dispensaries Bylaw

Find the warrant here.

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