BELMONT -- May 13, 2026, Belmont's Warrant Committee voted 2-15 against recommending a retiree cost-of-living adjustment increase, sending a contentious retirement funding fight to Town Meeting on May 18. The
Belmont's Municipal Services Subcommittee reviewed draft departmental budget reports and identified follow-up questions for department heads.
Warrant Committee endorsed paramedic training program and community preservation projects for Town Meeting. The Committee voted to recommend 12 warrant articles, including a $125,000 pilot paramedic training program to improve recruitment and retention. The Committee noted that adequate paramedics
Belmont Warrant Committee recommends favorable action on CPA projects and paramedic training ahead of May 4 town meeting.
Warrant Committee previewed Town Meeting articles without taking formal action. Chair Paul Rickter led an informational session reviewing anticipated Annual Town Meeting items including consent agenda approvals, Community Preservation Committee projects, and a proposed $125,000 two-year pilot
BELMONT -- April 22, 2026, Belmont Warrant Committee reviews $125,000 paramedic pilot, pension gap, and hybrid meeting petition ahead of May Town Meeting votes. Meeting in information-only session Wednesday, the nine-member committee
The Warrant Committee heard presentations on three Community Preservation Act proposals totaling more than $78 million. The Sherman Gardens redevelopment, the largest, seeks to replace an existing 80-unit public housing complex built in 1971 with 140 affordable units, including 120 units in a
Warrant Committee heard invasive species management proposal and reviewed midyear finances at April 8 meeting. The Conservation Commission sought CPA funding for a three- to four-year Phragmites removal project in Beaver Brook near Rock Meadow, though Committee members expressed concern about
Warrant Committee reviews CPA priorities and explores health insurance changes. The Committee received an overview of Community Preservation Committee projects recommended for Annual Town Meeting, including Community Path design with approximately one million dollars in state funding leverage,
Warrant Committee fractures over Belmont Center and Gateway overlay district zoning articles. The committee debated sharply whether its mandate requires only fiscal analysis or broader policy recommendations, with members voting multiple times on Articles Two and Three for the March 4 Special Town
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