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Letter from the Selectmen to Town Meeting Members
April 9, 2004
Dear Town Meeting Members:
We are pleased to submit this expanded version of the Town Meeting Warrant. This year, as was the case in the last few years, we have scheduled a Special Town Meeting within the Annual Town Meeting. The special meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, April 28, is designed to address current year issues or things that should not wait until the new fiscal year commences in July.
At this time, it appears that the major issues impacting the Town’s budget are resolved, and it will not be required to divide the Town Meeting into two phases. As a result, it is the Board’s goal to conclude the Town Meeting within three consecutive sessions. These sessions are scheduled for Monday, April 26, Wednesday, April 28 and Monday, May 3. A fourth session will be reserved for Wednesday, May 5 if necessary. Of course, if issues arise that require the Annual Town Meeting to be postponed, we will consider an appropriate date at that time. There has been some speculation that the Board of Selectmen will schedule a Special Town Meeting in June. Unless the rezoning of the Belmont Uplands became ready for action, or some other major issue arose, it is unlikely that
a Special Town Meeting will be called.
The Town Meeting Booklet includes the Warrant as well as the reports of the Warrant Committee (including the Budget), the Capital Budget Committee and the Planning Board. All of this information, along with a great deal of additional documentation, is included within the Town Meeting section of the Town’s web page. Since it is our intent to post new information and notices to the site throughout the Town Meeting season, you are strongly encouraged to subscribe to the site. By subscribing, you will receive an e-mail each time a new document or notice is posted to the site. Please visit http://www.town.belmont.ma.us/subscriber.shtml to subscribe. The mail list is called Belmont Town Meeting.
You are also encouraged to attend the Warrant Discussion Evening, a program sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Warrant Committee designed to educate Town Meeting Members on aspects of articles in the Warrants. This year’s program is scheduled for Thursday evening, April 22, 2004 at 7:30 PM in the Jordan Athletic Center of the Belmont Hill School.
We look forward to a productive Town Meeting.
Sincerely,
Anne Marie S. Mahoney, Chairman
Paul Solomon, Vice Chairman
William N. Brownsberger
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
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