Annual Town Meeting on May 2 drew 416 voters out to consider 44 articles on this year’s warrant. All but five articles passed; two failed, two were passed over, and one was withdrawn.
Article 1: Accept annual reports—passed
Article 2: Close out articles from the December 1998 Special Town Meeting—passed
Article 3: Transfer $26,000 from certified free cash to allowance for abatements and exemptions account, and transfer $60,131 to fiscal 2010 reserve fund—passed
Article 4: Omnibus budget—passed SEE STORY
Article 5: Transfer $350,000 to reserve fund account for unforeseen and extraordinary expenses—passed
Article 6: Create Capital Planning and Investment Committee—passed
Article 7: Transfer $400,000 as start-up funding for the capital stabilization and investment fund—passed
Article 8: Appropriate funds for the purchase of SMART boards for the schools—passed over
Article 9: Appropriate $37,000 for repairs to the library air-conditioning system at the elementary school—passed
Article 10: Appropriate $60,000 to make changes to the heating system and oil tank at the elementary school—passed
Article 11: Appropriate $18,000 to replace faulty HVAC switches at the elementary and Bromfield schools—passed
Article 12: Appropriate $10,000 to repair the ceiling coil and ceiling at the Bromfield School—passed
Article 13: Appropriate $47,500 for upgrades to the water system in the center of town—passed
Article 14: Extend the deadline for the town clerk to replace the ballot box—passed
Article 15: Appropriate $12,000 to upgrade the town website—passed SEE STORY
Article 16: Appropriate $7,500 to contract for a townwide emergency communication system—passed SEE STORY
Article 17: Appropriate $3,500 as matching grant for the purchase of new radio equipment for the Fire Department—passed
Article 18: Adopt Mass. General Laws Chapter 148, section 26G, to require automatic fire-suppression systems in nonresidential buildings and newly constructed multiple-dwelling units—passed
Article 19: Re-authorize Council on Aging revolving account—passed
Article 20: Re-authorize Fourth of July revolving account—passed
Article 21: Authorize a revolving account for receipts from ambulance billing—passed
Article 22: Establish Economic Development Analysis Team—passed SEE STORY
Article 23: Authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the state Legislature to enact a home-rule petition that would allow the issuance of up to three liquor licenses, for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be consumed on the premises—passed SEE STORY
Article 24: Authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the state Legislature to enact a home-rule petition that would establish a wastewater management district in the town center—passed SEE STORY
Article 25: Appropriate up to $2 million for the design and construction of a sewer system for the town center—passed (contingent upon passage of a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion at town election)
Article 26: Appropriate $80,000 for repairs and upgrades to the existing wastewater treatment facility, should the debt exclusion in Article 25 fail at the polls—passed
Article 27: Hear the report and recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee on the fiscal 2010 CPC budget—passed
Article 28: Appropriate $119,100 from community preservation fund unallocated reserves for the Bare Hill Pond Watershed Management Committee for stormwater pollution control on the pond—passed
Article 29: Transfer $100,000 from community preservation revenues to the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust fund—passed
Article 30: Transfer $100,000 from community preservation revenues to the Conservation fund—passed
Article 31: Transfer $2,500 from the community preservation fund unallocated reserves to the Community Preservation Committee for administrative expenses—passed
Article 32: Transfer $7,500 from community preservation fund historic reserves to the Historical Commission for signage—passed
Article 33: Transfer $23,211 from the fiscal 2010 community preservation revenues to the community preservation fund historic reserves to meet the 10 percent requirement of the Community Preservation Act—passed
Article 34: Transfer $6,556 from the community preservation fund unallocated reserves to the affordable housing reserve account to remedy an existing deficit—passed
Article 35: Amend the Protective Bylaw to adopt driveway sight-line criteria based on the policy established by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials—passed
Article 36: Amend the Protective Bylaw to prohibit drive-in or drive-through services—failed
Article 37: Amend Protective Bylaw definitions of a structure, gross floor area, and a building—failed
Article 38: Amend the Protective Bylaw to establish a residential wind energy conversion system overlay district—withdrawn
Article 39: Amend Wetlands Bylaw to stipulate that applicants must pay a fee for costs borne by the commission for wildlife habitat studies when deemed appropriate by the commission—passed
Article 40: Amend the code of the town of Harvard by adding a chapter regarding stable licensing requirements—failed
Article 41: Accept the provisions of Mass. General Laws Chapter 152, Section 69, to include town clerk in the town’s Workers’ Compensation program—passed
Article 42: Authorize a utility easement for the St. Benedict Center—passed
Article 43: Accept any gifts of land previously accepted by the Conservation Commission and approved by the selectmen—passed over, as there were no land gifts made
Article 44: Accept state funds for the reconstruction and improvements of public ways—passed
