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2012 Annual Town Meeting Results
The Town Election was held on Saturday, May 5. A summary of the results (PDF) can be found online. The Special Town Meeting and the first night of Annual Town Meeting was held May 7, upon which Articles 2 - 17 were voted. Town Meeting continued on Wednesday, May 9 with Article 18.
Results
The results of Town Meeting:
The Moderator allowed speakers a maximum of 10 minutes to present each Article, with a total of 20 minutes for multiple presenters. Article opponents were encouraged to let the Moderator know in advance that they wished to speak and were asked to limit their presentation with the same constraints. This new protocol was approved at the start of Town Meeting.
This new protocol was one of the key recommendations of the Weston Town Meeting Advisory Committee. The consensus was that citizens today are more pressed for time, but have the technological resources to better educate themselves on the issues before the meeting. Presenters should therefore assume that the voters are well informed and focus their presentations on summarizing salient facts, while being prepared to answer questions and respond to comments from the floor.
Issues
To help voters prepare for the issues to be acted upon at Town Meeting, view the following links on project information.
Results
The results of Town Meeting:
- Articles 2-11: Approved
- Articles 12-14, 16-18: Defeated
- Article 15 - Amended to increase the quorum to 80, keeping current by-law language: Approved
- Article 19: Passed over
- Articles 20-25: Approved
- Article 26: Passed over
- Articles 27-31: Approved
- Article 32: Passed over
- Articles 33-35: Approved
- Article 36: Passed over
- Article 37: Approved
The Moderator allowed speakers a maximum of 10 minutes to present each Article, with a total of 20 minutes for multiple presenters. Article opponents were encouraged to let the Moderator know in advance that they wished to speak and were asked to limit their presentation with the same constraints. This new protocol was approved at the start of Town Meeting.
This new protocol was one of the key recommendations of the Weston Town Meeting Advisory Committee. The consensus was that citizens today are more pressed for time, but have the technological resources to better educate themselves on the issues before the meeting. Presenters should therefore assume that the voters are well informed and focus their presentations on summarizing salient facts, while being prepared to answer questions and respond to comments from the floor.
Issues
To help voters prepare for the issues to be acted upon at Town Meeting, view the following links on project information.
- Brief Guide to Annual Town Meeting (PDF) - revised April 2012
- Annual Town Meeting Warrant (PDF)
- Finance Committee Presentation from the April 30 Budget Hearing (PDF)
- How the Budget is Developed
- Special Town Meeting Warrant (PDF)
| Warrant Issue | Public Forums | Website Links |
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| Articles 2-10 Budget | Town Budget Hearing April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Town Hall |
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| Articles 11-19 Citizens' Petitions Town Meeting Procedure Observance of Rules Agendas and Minutes Term Limits for Selectmen Town Meeting Quorum Dog By-Law Amendment Distributed Antenna Study and Rescind previous votes allowing wireless antennae on Cat Rock water tank & all other water supply facilities Zoning by-law changes |
Planning Board Public Hearing April 17 at 7:45 p.m. Town Hall League of Women Voters Issues Coffee April 28 at 11 a.m. Public Library |
An Introduction to Robert's Rules of Order |
| Articles 20-23 Capital Improvements Drainage Improvements South Side Drainage Project Water Main Repairs |
Email the Town Engineer | South Side Drainage Study |
| Articles 24-32 Community Preservation Operating Budget Hobbs Pond Dam Field Preservation Brook School Apartments Envelope Project Regional Housing Office Town Hall Archives Historic Artifacts Recreation Fields |
Email the Conservation Administrator for Hobbs Pond Dam Email the Brook School Apartments Manager for Envelope Project Email the CPC Administrator for other projects. Public hearing on CPA projects previously held on March 26 |
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| Article 33-36 By-Law Changes Farm Preservation Definition of Farm Limited Site Plan Definition of Structure |
Planning Board Public Hearing April 24 at 7:30 p.m. Town Hall |
Planning Board Public Hearing (PDF) |
| Article 37 state Law Acceptance Property Tax Exemptions |
Email Principal Assessor | |