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Town Meeting approves borrowing for multiple capital projects; town hall HVAC plan fails two-thirds threshold
Summary
Voters approved borrowing for complete streets, a fire engine, stormwater repairs, public safety radio replacement and a wastewater equalization tank, but the $3.75 million town hall HVAC borrowing (Article 6A) did not reach the two-thirds threshold and failed.
Town Meeting considered Article 6, a borrowing authorization totaling $10.85 million for multiple capital projects. Members approved most of the projects that required debt but rejected the portion covering a full town hall HVAC replacement.
The article asked to appropriate $10,850,000 and authorize borrowing under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, sections 7 and 8. The project list included: town hall HVAC…
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