Town meeting members met in a hybrid session Oct. 18 at Plymouth North High School and voted on a package of spending and land measures. Major outcomes included approval of a supplemental FY2026 budget item to add a labor attorney and paralegal to municipal staff; authorization of FAA‑funded runway reconstruction work at Plymouth Municipal Airport; creation of a special revenue account to capture chapter 61 rollback taxes for land acquisition; and several Community Preservation Committee projects including an accessible trail at Dock Orchards and land purchases to expand conservation acreage.

Why it matters: the votes expand the town's in‑house legal capacity, accept federal money for multi‑million‑dollar airport repairs, and create a way to set aside otherwise unpredictable rollback tax revenue for future open‑space or municipal land needs. Several measures passed after extended debate, while other citizen petitions and amendments failed.

Votes at a glance (selected outcomes):
- Article 1 (supplemental FY26 budget, including funding to add an in‑house labor attorney and a paralegal): main motion carried, 108 yes, 34 no, 1 abstention.
- Article 4(a)(1) (purchase of a hydro‑excavator/utility vehicle for water repairs): carried, 133 yes, 1 no, 0 abstentions.
- Article 4(a)(5) (runway reconstruction at Plymouth Municipal Airport; FAA funding covers 90%): carried, 93 yes, 50 no, 2 abstentions. Article 4(a)(6) (Gate 3 taxi lane reconstruction): carried, 130 yes, 9 no, 1 abstention.
- Article 6 (special revenue account for chapter 61 rollback taxes, to set proceeds aside for land acquisition/municipal uses): carried, 123 yes, 17 no, 1 abstention.
- CPC Article 16 (Dock Orchards/Jenny Pond accessible trail): carried, 137 yes, 3 no, 0 abstentions.
- CPC Article 17 (Gilmore land acquisition, contingent on grant funding): carried, 137 yes, 2 no, 0 abstentions.
- CPC Article 18 (Habitat for Humanity subsidy to build one affordable home): carried, 138 yes, 1 no, 1 abstention.
- CPC Article 19 (Little Red Schoolhouse condition study): carried, 132 yes, 4 no, 1 abstention.
- CPC Article 20 (Memorial Hall historic structure report): carried, 125 yes, 10 no, 3 abstentions.
- CPC Article 21 (Training Green restoration — amended on floor to remove a portion of irrigation/lighting funding; main motion as amended carried): main motion as amended carried, 134 yes, 3 no, 1 abstention.

Other procedural items: a citizen petition to appeal the moderator’s ruling on Article 26 (a citizens’ petition concerning the local foundation) failed (93 yes to appeal; 50 no; 2 abstentions — motion to appeal did not reach the two‑thirds required), so Article 26 was not taken up. Several articles were withdrawn or ruled out of order earlier.

What’s next: implementation steps include contract procurement, grant reimbursement requests, and possible follow‑on articles in spring town meeting. Departments and boards named in this meeting will publish next steps and timelines for each executed project.