Select Board Backs Warrant Articles on Zoning, Community Path, Capital
Select Board voted to recommend multiple warrant articles for the Annual Town Meeting.
Select Board · Meeting of May 27, 2026
BELMONT — Select Board voted to recommend multiple warrant articles for the Annual Town Meeting. In unanimous votes, the Board backed Articles on Community Path title resolution and easement funding, zoning reforms including tiered site plan review and construction management requirements, and capital spending with Chenery Middle School roof estimates of $4.6 million to $6.5 million. Members also voted unanimously to accept a rate increase from Anderson & Krieger, the Town's general legal counsel for over a decade, while agreeing to periodically request competing proposals.
Municipal Light Board Chair Dave Beavers outlined a process for filling a board vacancy after 13 applicants applied, with candidate interviews June 11 and a joint appointment vote June 15.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of May 27, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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