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Citizen petitioner urges Templeton to press state over local aid, PILOT disparities and open‑meeting rules
Summary
At the May 4 pretown meeting Noel Francis presented multiple citizen petitions asking for scheduled overrides, increased state aid (a demand/notice model) and attention to PILOT disparities and legislative transparency; he said he will organize privately to circulate notice of intent actions and asked town meeting to create a public record.
Templeton — Several citizen petitions dominated a lengthy segment of the Templeton Advisory Committee’s May 4 pretown meeting, where petitioner Noel Francis urged action on state funding, payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑taxes (PILOT) inequities and transparency in state government.
Francis framed multiple petitions as tools to force attention to what he described as structural underfunding of municipalities. He cited a 2025 state auditor report comparing Templeton’s PILOT receipts to towns like West Tisbury, saying the discrepancy amounts to “over…
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