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Sherman town meeting approves four measures including appropriations for farm maintenance and court resurfacing
Summary
At a May 28, 2026 town meeting, Sherman approved four unanimous resolutions: $25,000 for farm maintenance from cell-tower revenue, $42,000 from the Happy Acres restricted fund for property management, adopted fee schedule changes, and up to $45,000 for resurfacing Veterans Field basketball courts.
At the Sherman town meeting on May 28, 2026, voters approved four resolutions authorizing appropriations and adopting fee changes.
Resolution No. 1 authorized $25,000 funded from accumulated cell-tower revenue for farm-related maintenance and expenses for the 2026–2027 fiscal year. The motion was made by Stan Greenbaum and seconded by Liz Lavia; First Selectman Don Lowe explained the proposal. The motion carried unanimously by a show of cards.
Resolution No. 2 authorized $42,000 from the Happy Acres restricted fund to pay for contracted property-management services in fiscal year 2026–2027. The motion was made by Stan Greenbaum, seconded by Liz Lavia, explained by First Selectman Don Lowe, and carried unanimously by a show of cards.
Resolution No. 3 amended the Building and Health Department fee schedules; the minutes note the Land Use Office fee increases are effective July 1, 2026, and list the updated fees in the minutes (see separate fee schedule). The motion was made by Stan Greenbaum, seconded by Liz Lavia, explained by First Selectman Don Lowe, and carried unanimously.
Resolution No. 4 authorized an appropriation not to exceed $45,000 from the capital non‑recurring fund to resurface the Veterans Field basketball courts. The motion was made by Stan Greenbaum, seconded by Liz Lavia, explained by First Selectman Don Lowe, and carried unanimously by a show of cards.
All four motions were recorded in the minutes as carrying unanimously; the minutes record the method of voting as a show of cards but do not provide roll-call tallies. The meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
