Votes at a glance: major appropriations, CPAs and capital projects approved May 5

Key outcomes from Norwell's Special and Annual Town Meeting on May 5, 2025:

- Article 1 (Special) — Appropriation of $2,160 to pay unpaid prior-year bills (Boston Board Up) from Free Cash; passed by a nine‑tenths majority voice vote. - Article 2 (Special) — Supplement Reserve Fund $125,000 from Free Cash; passed by majority voice vote. - Article 3 (Special) — Re-accept M.G.L. c.59 §5K (senior property tax work‑off program); passed by majority voice vote. - Article 4 (Annual, consent agenda items) — Acceptance of Town Reports passed unanimously as part of consent agenda. - Article 2A (Annual) — FY26 Operating Budget $69,208,714; passed by majority vote. - Article 2B (Annual) — FY26 Contingency Budget/Override $3,700,000; Town Meeting passed placing the question contingent on a Proposition 2— ballot; voters decide on May 17, 2025. - Article 3 (Annual) — Capital Budget $1,428,500; passed by majority vote. - Article 12 — MSBA high school feasibility study: $1,500,000 borrowing; passed by 2/3 secret ballot (Yes 352, No 35). - Article 13–19 — Multiple highway/public works items (drainage $200,000; Chapter 90 funding $715,569.70; MS4 compliance $20,000; highway yard remediation $100,000; traffic calming $25,000; emergency tree removal $100,000; Complete Streets $25,000); passed (many via consent agenda). - Community Preservation items (Articles 20–29) — Reserves and project appropriations including Community Housing Trust $150,000, Jacobs Pond aquatic weed treatment $60,000, Woodworth Field infrastructure $945,000 and multiple historic and recreation projects; motions passed as recorded in the warrant. - Article 32 — Stetson Shrine Lane land division and transfers passed by 2/3 vote. - Article 33 — Bay Path Lane acceptance was indefinitely postponed. - Article 34 — Demolition Delay Bylaw passed by 2/3rds majority. - Article 40 — Stormwater Management and Disturbance of Land Bylaw passed by majority vote. - Article 41–42 — School-based Medicaid appropriation ($8,000) and revolving fund limits passed on the consent agenda. - Article 43 — Farmer's Porch special-permit standard passed by 2/3rds majority.

Several items were passed without recorded roll-call tallies (voice or standing votes declared by the Moderator); where secret ballots were required the warrant records vote counts.