Select Board closes warrant for Oct. 27 special town meeting; members debate start time and several funding articles

The Hamden Select Board voted to close the warrant for a special town meeting scheduled for Oct. 27, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. The board discussed adding a warrant article to change the start time of the annual town meeting and reviewed draft articles that will appear on the special meeting warrant.

Select Board members debated whether to propose moving the annual town meeting start time and agreed to place a proposed bylaw amendment on the special-warrant agenda for public discussion. “If we don’t do it now, it’s a year-long thing,” one member said, arguing a change would take effect only after the town’s schedule process. Board members expressed mixed views about earlier starts and noted the consent agenda can shorten the evening.

The board reviewed a series of funding requests that will appear on the warrant. Items discussed include: - Senior-center operating shortfall: board members said a lost…