Upton’s Annual Town Meeting will be held at 7PM on Thursday May 8, 2014 at Nipmuc Regional High School.
There are 41 articles on the warrant to be decided on by the people of Upton. Below is a highlight of issues to be voted on at the meeting.
- To approve a $2.9 debt obligation to renovate BVT school and pay Upton’s share of the cast of that project
- To change the position of Treasurer Collector from an elected position to an appointed position
- To set the annual salaries of certain elected officials which in turn reduces the board of assessors salaries by approximately 5k a year.
- To reduce the size of the finance committee from nine to five which two will be appointed
- To amend the zoning bylaws to address the State’s Medical Marijuana law
- To replace basketball nets at Kiwanis beach
- To conduct survey and engineering work to prepare for future installation of a new parking lot at Kiwanis Beach
- To purchase a new fire truck a year 2000 Platform Quint Fire Apparatus to replace Engine #2 and ladder #1
- To support a planning and design project to examine long-term options for a new library facility.
Below is a link to the complete warrant with all articles for your perusal. Also below is the text of the warrant, the finance committee report, Q&A from BVT, and an article about fire trucks.
UPTON DAILY 