Annual and Special Town Meetings

Monday, May 5, 2008 • 7:00pm • Douglas High School

Please note there are two Town Meetings on Monday, May 5, 2008. A Special Town Meeting will be held at 7:00pm, covering various end-of-year "cleanup" items. The Annual Town Meeting will be held immediately following.

The Voter Information Bulletin, mailed to all town residents, covers both meetings. It also available here (PDF). The bulletin contains all articles to both meetings and certain additional information, such as the Finance Committee message and recommended budget. The article titles are listed below.

Supplemental information on Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting (Building & Facilities Committee Report): The full report is available here (PDF, 126 pages). Printed copies will be available in town offices soon. A draft of this report was presented at the Committee's October 24, 2007 meeting, the video of which is available online.

Additional items relating to these Town Meetings may be posted here, so please check this page for the most up to date information.

About Douglas Town Meetings: Douglas has open town meetings. This means that all registered voters have an equal opportunity to ask questions, make comments, and vote on every item. At Town Meetings, voters make decisions on department budgets, bylaws, and many other very important matters. More information on Town Meetings in general is available here (link to Massachusetts Secretary of State page on Town Meetings).

Special Town Meeting
Monday, May 5, 2008
Douglas High School Auditorium

1. Prior Year Bills
2. Unemployment Expenses
3. Sick Leave Buyback
4. Town Counsel
5. Snow and Ice

Annual Town Meeting
Monday, May 5, 2008
Douglas High School Auditorium

1. Finance Committee Report
2. FY09 Budget
3. Salaries of Elected Officials
4. FY09 Transfer Station Enterprise Fund
5. FY09 Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund
6. Personnel Bylaw Classification & Update
7. Recurring Business
8. Acceptance of Easements
9. Adoption of Revised FY 09 – 14 Capital Improvement Plan
10. School Building Article
11. Planning Board & Engineering – MGL Chapter 44, § 53E ½
12. Conservation – MGL Chapter 44, § 53E ½
13. ZBA - MGL Chapter 44, § 53E ½
14. Acceptance of c.41 §100G1/4 – Payment of funeral and burial expenses of firefighters and police officers killed in performance of duties
15. Street Acceptance: Fairway View Estates – Fairway View Drive
16. Street Acceptance: Hilltop Estates – Hill Top Drive
17. Street Acceptance: Whispering Pine Subdivision – New Port Drive
18. Open Government Bylaw
19. Bylaw Change – Article 2, Section 5(b)
20. Municipal Storm Drainage Bylaw
21. 43D Bylaw Change – Expedited Permitting
22. Planning Board Report
23. Building & Facilities Committee Report