We’re LIVE from the Abington MIddle/High School Auditorium, and IF the 150-person quorum is reached, we will be providing coverage of the proceedings.
More to come…
7PM It’s officially 7 p.m., and there’s still plenty of good seats available. No word yet on whether a quorum has been reached.
7:06PM The public pleas apparantly worked: a quorum has been reached and we’re going to get things moving shortly.
ARTICLE 1: Building Department Budget
Passed with no questions or debate
Article 2 – Cable Access Fund Appropriation Revision
Passed unanimously with no questions or debate.
Article 3 – Account consolidation
Passed with no questions or debate
Article 4 – Sewer Force Main
Passed over
Article 5 – CPA Land Purchase – Orchard Lane
Passed unanimously with no questions and minimal comment. The final motion included language that the land can only be used for open space and “passive” recreation, and that it was being placed into conservation “in perpetuity.”
Article 6 – Pay an Old Bill
Passed unanimously. There was a question about the language “or take any other action relative thereto.” Moderator Shawn Reilly asked that it was to give Town Meeting some wiggle room in case small changes had to be made to the article’s wording.
Article 7 – Transfer Land To Conservation
Passed unanimously with minimal comment in favor.
Article 8 – Union Contracts
Passed unanimously with no questions or debate
Article 9 – Plastic bag ban
Town Meeting loudly rejected the attempt to rescind. Many speakers actually voiced interest in pushing the ban further, to cover additional types of single-use bags. More details on the comments coming shortly.
7:40 PM: Special Town Meeting adjourned