Brookline Town Meeting 2004: Discussion of the Warrant Articles
by Jon Garfunkel on November 16, 2004.
Politics
Building/Consensus
Brookline
Here are the 25 Warrant Articles for the Annual Town Meeting. Also, here are the Town Meeting Members, which include 240 elected members and 8 at-large.
The articles sure to generate the bulk of the discussion are #7 Underground Utilities, #11 on the cell tower (even though it recommends passing to a committee), and #21, a study to overhaul the 2-hour parking limit. I'm leaning against $7 for the cost. The Griggs Park Neighborhood Association is in favor of it. I'm willing to hear both sides.
I thought I'd list all the amendments below, even though most don't need any debate. I've added some comments to them, but I really can't do justice to most of them, as I'm cramming here. Several of them simply pass a decision onto a committee. Feel free to comment on them or add your viewpoints (that's why I wrote this software). The Town Meeting commences in about 17 hours, but it could well go on to a second evening as it usually does.
Article 1: Pay last year's outstanding bills -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 2: Funds to cover collective bargaining -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 3: adjust accounts for FY 2005 budget -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 4: IT committee and a CIO -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 5: Amend bylaws to eliminate confusion -- SURE. by Jon Garfunkel
Article 6: Continue to ban residence picketing -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 7: Underground Utilities. -- LEANING NO by Jon Garfunkel
Additional thoughts on the matter after reading in depth by Jon Garfunkel
Article 8: Introduce Mandatory Recycling -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 9: Building permits applicants to get info -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 10: Create Gaffam-McKay Historic District -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 11: Cell Tower in Putterham; refer to comm. -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 12: Discontinue Reservoir Rd. bridge as pathway -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 13: Make Planning Board Elected, refer to comm. -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 14: Incentives for renting to low income, refer -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 15: Public Safety Injured On Duty Trust Fund -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 16: Amend Zoning Laws for local biz districts -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 17: No longer exempt supermarkets special permit -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 18: Clarify affordable housing by-laws -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 19: Create Interim Planning Overlay Districts -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 20: Changing some zoning -- SKIP by Jon Garfunkel
Article 21: Study to overhaul the 2-hour parking ban -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 22: Refrain from Corporal Punishment: NO by Jon Garfunkel
Article 23: Dedicate memorial sign for Maxwell Adler -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 24: Name Judge Sumner Z. Kaplan Park -- YES by Jon Garfunkel
Article 25: Reports of the Town Officers and Committee by Jon Garfunkel

