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Town adopts Anti‑Blight Ordinance #2025‑1 after narrow paper‑ballot vote
Summary
At a Sept. 22 Special Town Meeting voters approved repealing and replacing Ordinance #2009‑4 with Anti‑Blight Ordinance #2025‑1 by paper ballot, 15‑Yes to 13‑No. An amendment to lower maximum grass/weeds height from 15 to 10 inches was defeated by show of hands, 3‑Yes to 16‑Opposed.
Voters at a Special Town Meeting Sept. 22 approved repealing and replacing Ordinance #2009‑4 with Anti‑Blight Ordinance #2025‑1 after discussion and a paper ballot that resulted in 15 Yes and 13 No votes.
The ordinance was presented as Item #3. During discussion David Trainor asked whether Section 2, item j could be amended to change the maximum allowable height of grass or weeds from 15 inches to 10 inches. Barbara Crouch moved the amendment, seconded by Kristin Parfitt; the amendment was decided by a show of hands and failed, 3 Yes to 16 Opposed.
Following that vote, the full ordinance question was put to a paper ballot. Clerk Jennifer M. Synnett read the paper‑ballot results as 15 Yes and 13 No, approving the repeal and replacement of Ordinance #2009‑4 with Ordinance #2025‑1. The transcript records the amendment attempt and the subsequent paper‑ballot adoption; no details on enforcement mechanisms or effective dates were provided in the discussion.
The meeting also handled routine procedural business, including election of John Malone as moderator. The session adjourned at 7:50 PM.
