Arlington February Special Town Meeting: What To Know

ARLINGTON, MA — As the New Year rounds the corner Special Town Meeting is quickly approaching. There are seven topics up for discussion at February's Special Town Meeting. And you might remember that only items listed in the Warrant can be discussed at Special Town Meeting to be held February 12, 2018, beginning at 8 p.m. Here's what town meeting members will be discussing.

ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
To receive, hear, and act upon the reports of boards, committees, and commissions; or take any action related thereto.

ARTICLE 2 ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/ RECODIFICATION
To see if the Town will vote to recodify, and therefore amend the Zoning Bylaw to make the Bylaw easier for users to navigate, simplify and update its language, and provide a better structure for predictability and flexibility in both the interests of current use and future adaptability by doing everything from improving definitions, making sure it's consistent throughout, "eliminating redundant or unnecessary provisions."

ARTICLE 3 BYLAW AMENDMENT/RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, OPEN EXCAVATION, AND DEMOLITION ACTIVITY REGULATIONS: NEIGHBOR NOTIFICATIONS AND MEETINGS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town Bylaw Title V, Article 12- Regulations Upon the Use of Private Property: Noise Abatement, to explicitly exempt Department of Public Works and public utilities work and activity on public and private ways from the provisions of Title V, Article 12, Section3.A.

ARTICLE 4 BYLAW AMENDMENT/PARKING BENEFITS DISTRICT EXPENDITURES
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town Bylaws to establish processes by which parking benefits district expenditures be reviewed and endorsed by the Finance Committee, Capital Planning Committee, and Town Meeting.

ARTICLE 5 ENDORSEMENT/PARKING BENEFITS DISTRICTS OPERATING AND CAPITAL COSTS
To see if the Town will endorse proposed expenditures relative to established parking benefits districts.

ARTICLE 6 APPROPRIATION/CAPITAL BUDGET/HARDY SCHOOL RENOVATION OR CAPACITY EXPANSION
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for renovation and/or capacity expansion, temporary or permanent, at the Hardy School building, determine how the money shall be raised and expended, including the possibility of borrowing all or some of the same.

ARTICLE 7 GRANT OF USE RESTRICTION AND ACCESS EASEMENT/51 GROVE STREET
To see if the Town will vote to grant permanent use restrictions and access easements or other interests in certain land at and surrounding 51 Grove Street (the Arlington DPW Yard) and appropriate appurtenant areas, pursuant to the May 2, 2001 Settlement Agreement between the Town of Arlington and Honeywell International Inc., Boston Gas Company d/b/a Keyspan Energy Delivery and the Massachusetts Electric Company relating to environmental conditions at a site including.

Photo of the auditorium in Town Hall by Jenna Fisher/ Patch