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Officials outline December 8 bond referendum with five questions, community outreach planned
Summary
Town staff told the Board of Finance they expect a five‑question bond referendum on Dec. 8, with a town meeting on Dec. 1 and community outreach in October; bond counsel Pullman & Conley will prepare ballot language and Phoenix Advisors will help size the offering.
Officials told the Board of Finance that the Board of Selectmen has set a December 8 referendum for five bond questions and that a town meeting will be held on December 1. Mike said bond counsel (Pullman & Conley, with Marie Phelan named) prepares the short and long legal language for each question while the Board of Selectmen decides how projects are grouped on the ballot.
He described expected project groupings and approximate amounts: an athletic facilities authorization in excess of $10,000,000 (track and turf), a $1.5 million sewer question, a $7.5 million item including $6 million of library bonding, a pair of smaller questions (pickleball courts and bathrooms with paired $250,000 items), and a $3 million allocation for middle‑school scoping. Staff said Matt from Phoenix Advisors will assist the town with an official statement and will likely appear before the Board of Finance and the community in September to explain debt service and the offering strategy.
Board members asked who decides wording and grouping; staff said bond counsel prepares the ballot language and the Board of Selectmen approves the groupings, after which resolutions will come to the Board of Finance for final review in September.
