Voters tackled 52 articles last week at Town Meeting, and while many hot ticket items have earned their time in the limelight, many have also slipped through the cracks. The passing of Articles 19-21 allowed the Town to appropriate sums of money to fund collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). Article 19, which addressed the police CBA, passed with a 90% in favor, and the … [Read more...] about Seniors get a break
Marblehead Town Meeting
$5,750,000 Mary Alley renovation OK’d
The fourth and final article passed Tuesday night at Town Meeting was Article 33, which was to see if the Town will vote to "appropriate a sum of money to pay costs of design, construction, repair, renovation, furnishing and equipping of the Mary A. Alley Building" at 7 Widger Road. There are many concerns that led to this funding request. For one, accessibility upgrades are … [Read more...] about $5,750,000 Mary Alley renovation OK’d
Town Meeting night 1 postponed
After what started as a 30 minute delay in Town Meeting Monday due to technical and capacity issues, Moderator Jack Attridge took the stage to ask for a motion to reconvene Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Marblehead High School Field House, which quickly passed. Attridge announced at 7 p.m. Monday that the Veterans Middle School auditorium was nearing capacity. According to Fire … [Read more...] about Town Meeting night 1 postponed
Town Meeting passes 3A
Despite attempts to indefinitely postpone the vote on Article 23 and amend its wording, the article which would amend the Town’s zoning bylaw to adopt 3A multi-family overlay districts passed with 951 out of 1,710 people voting in favor of it Tuesday night at Town Meeting. Before the voters could have their say, they needed to vote on four subsidiary motions which had the … [Read more...] about Town Meeting passes 3A
LTE: Marblehead’s Town Meeting shows the issues with reconsidering articles
To the editor: Tom Peach addresses the re-vote of Article 36 and points to the Town Moderator Jack Attridge’s malfeasance. Meanwhile, the editors of that other paper defend Mr. Attridge and Eric Reins of Green Street references Robert’s Rules of Order in his letter to that same paper. Readers may find the following background and inside information on the events of last … [Read more...] about LTE: Marblehead’s Town Meeting shows the issues with reconsidering articles