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Wellesley Special Town Meeting starts Oct. 26

October 25, 2020 by admin 4 Comments

Wellesley Town HallWellesley’s Special Town Meetings begin Monday, Oct. 26. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings will take place virtually using Zoom videoconferencing.

Special Town Meeting 1 will start at 7pm. Town Meeting members will consider a $13.9 million appropriation for construction costs related to Wellesley Middle School building systems.

Special Town Meeting 2 will start at 7:30pm. Town Meeting members will consider multiple topics that would have been discussed at Annual Town Meeting, but that meeting was stripped down to essential financial-related topics and a couple of citizen petitions.

Expect to hear about funding for operating and capital projects; amendments to Town Zoning and General bylaws; citizen petitions; spending for a chiller at Sprague Elementary School; interior and exterior (roof) renovations at Wellesley Free Library; and a long-awaited bathroom to replace the old one on the aqueduct at Hunnewell Fields.

How to tune in

Video presentations on the topics to be considered at the Special Town Meetings can be viewed on the Town of Wellesley YouTube channel  and on the Town of Wellesley website. The presentations are also running on Wellesley Media regular programming.

Special Town Meetings will be live-streamed on Wellesley Media and broadcast on Comcast Channel 8 and Verizon Channel 40.

How to speak up

Registered Wellesley voters who would like to speak on any topic during Special Town Meetings must submit a request to the Town Clerk 48-hours prior to the start of the meetings. Email KC Kato at kckato@wellesleyma.gov no later than 7pm on Saturday, October 24.

Who votes

Only Town Meeting members may vote on articles under consideration.

ADA Accessibility

Closed-captioning will be provided for Special Town Meetings. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to attend the virtual Special Town Meetings please complete this form no later than 7pm on Saturday, October 24.

Getting the job done

If additional meeting nights are needed, Special Town Meetings will continue on Tuesday, October 27, and Wednesday, October 28 starting at 7pm on both nights.

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  1. Peter Watson says

    October 25, 2020 at 1:41 pm

    By not mentioning anything about Article 12 in the following paragraph:

    ” Expect to hear about funding for operating and capital projects; amendments to Town Zoning and General bylaws; citizen petitions; spending for a chiller at Sprague Elementary School; interior and exterior (roof) renovations at Wellesley Free Library; and a long-awaited bathroom to replace the old one on the aqueduct at Hunnewell Fields.”

    I can only assume that you blog is determinedly anti any consideration of the CLIMATE EMERGENCY!!!!!!

    Reply
    • Bob Brown says

      October 25, 2020 at 10:49 pm

      Yes, that’s exactly why we took time out of our Saturday afternoon to take photos and post about the climate crisis rally.

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      • Sally Watts says

        October 26, 2020 at 6:12 pm

        Thanks for that, Bob!

        Reply
        • Bob Brown says

          October 26, 2020 at 9:12 pm

          Not sure what I did Sally, but you’re welcome, Bob

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