Remote stopgap could make Town Meeting more accessible
A disability accommodation is among several adjustments under consideration.
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Push for remote votes: Town Meeting revamp awaits Beacon Hill nod
Remote participation could let people vote from their couch and hopefully draw more residents into the process.
Cell tower vote — and near re-vote — spur calls for reform
“We hear year after year that Town Meeting is not representative and it has become some kind of endurance contest.”
Town Meeting proves fertile ground for teens’ composting push
“I trust these kids to know what the world needs, because they’re going to have to live in it, too.”
Taking the gavel: Reed steps into role of town moderator
For Karlen Reed, the end of Town Meeting was not a conclusion. It was the moment her new role officially began.
Reiss’ bittersweet finale as Town Meeting’s ‘keeper’
At the start of her final Town Meeting with the gavel, Carmin Reiss geared up the way she always has.
A crafty notion: Busy hands help pass the time
For a few Town Meeting participants, crafting is a way to stay focused and grounded during the hourslong sessions.
Town Meeting narrowly blocks cell zoning overhaul
The measure would have loosened zoning for cell towers, monopoles, and building-mounted antennas.
Budgets, land use planning funds OK’d on Town Meeting Night 1
“It’s a big deal, [and] it’s extremely important to the town and to its future.”
Cell towers, parking, rezoning on Town Meeting table
Presenters are honing their pitches, and voters are getting ready to rule starting Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Sun thing to ponder: Town Meeting to weigh in on solar mandate
Article 30 would urge the Select Board to adopt a policy of placing solar panels atop certain new public buildings.
‘Inflection point’: Town seeks $600K for land use planning
Officials want outside experts to vet recommended overhauls to public works, public safety, and municipal offices.