Politics & Government
22 Warrant Articles on the Docket for Special Town Meeting
The Special Town Meeting will take place Monday, Nov. 4 in Powers Hall, Town Hall, 1471 Highland Ave., Needham, at 7:30 p.m. There are 23 warrant articles.
Included in Warrant Article Information are the links to Finance Committee minutes regarding that particular article. For some articles, the minutes are not yet available.
Warrant Article Listing
Article 1: Appropriate for Modular Classrooms at Mitchell School
Finance Committee Minutes, October 9, 2013 (see above link)
http://rwd1.needham.k12.ma.us/Hillside_and_Mitchell_Planning/ link to Hillside & Mitchell webpage
Article 2: Appropriate for Feasibility Study / Hillside School
Finance Committee Minutes, October 9, 2013 & October 23, 2013 (see above link)
http://rwd1.needham.k12.ma.us/Hillside_and_Mitchell_Planning/ Link to Mitchell and Hillside webpage
Article 3: Amend the FY2014 Operating Budget
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
Article 4: Amend the FY2014 Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget
Finance Committee Minutes, October 9, 2013 (see above link)
Article 5: Amend the FY2014 Water Enterprise Fund Budget
Finance Committee Minutes, October 9, 2013 (see above link)
Article 6: Amend Zoning By-Law – Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic
Installation Overlay District
Finance Committee Minutes, September 11, 2013 (below) & October 23, 2013 (see above link)
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3343
Solar Photovoltaic Electricity at the Closed Landfill, Needham Solar Energy Exploratory Committee(SEEC)
http://www.needhamma.gov/index.aspx?NID=3150 Link to SEEC Resource & Work page
Article 7: Amend Zoning By-Law – Map Change to Large-Scale Ground -Mounted
Solar Photovoltaic Installation Overlay District
Finance Committee Minutes, September 11, 2013 (below) & October 23, 2013 (see above link)
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3343
Article 8: Appropriate For Solar Facility Development Expenses
Finance Committee Minutes, September 11, 2013 (below) & October 23, 2013 (see above link)
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3343
Presentation to the Board of Selectmen from the Solar Energy Exploratory Committee, October 29, 2013
Article 9: Amend General By-Law Type and Length Of Contracts & Leases/Solar Facilities
Finance Committee Minutes, September 11, 2013 (below) & October 23, 2013 (see above link)
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3343
Article 10: Authorize Lease of Land for Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installation
Finance Committee Minutes, September 11, 2013 (below) & October 23, 2013 (see above link)
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3343
Article 11: Authorize Pilot for Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installation
Finance Committee Minutes, September 11, 2013 (below) & October 23, 2013 (see above link)
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3343
Article 12: Authorize Lease of MBTA Property For Shared Use Recreation Trail
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
http://www.needhamma.gov/index.aspx?NID=3596 Link to Needham Rail Trail Information Page
Article 13: Appropriate Rail Trail Insurance
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
http://www.needhamma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8682 Link to CPA Article Page
Article 14: Amend General By-Law – Public Consumption of Marijuana
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
Article 15: Amend General By-Law/Municipal Water Supply
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013 (below) & October 9, 2013 (see link above)
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
http://www.needhamma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8442 Link to Town's DEP Water Management Act
Article 16: Authorize Taking of Real Property
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
Map of Taking
Article 17: Home Rule Petition– Sale of All Alcoholic Beverages in Restaurants
with Fewer Than 100 Seats
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
Article 18: Appropriate for Ridge Hill Reservation Swamp Trail Boardwalk Construction
Withdrawn
Article 19: Rescind Debt Authorizations
Finance Committee Minutes, October 9, 2013 (see above link)
Article 20: Appropriate for General Fund Cash Capital
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
Article 21: Appropriate for DPW Garage Vehicle Service Lift
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
Pictures of Garage Vehicle Service Lift
Article 22: Appropriate for Property Acquisition
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
GIS Map of 66 Chestnut
Article 23: Appropriate to Athletic Facility Improvement Fund
Finance Committee Minutes, October 2, 2013
http://www.needhamma.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3366
For more warrant details visit http://needhamma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8908.
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