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Arlington Town Meeting notes: Small personal property now tax-exempt
Arlington :: TX :: USA | 21 days ago
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Personal property whose value is assessed at less than $2,000 will no longer be subject to taxation in Arlington following a vote by Town Meeting during a fourth session Wednesday night. Such property includes furnishings, machinery, animals and
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Wareham sets June 18 Special Town Meeting
Wareham :: MA :: USA | 21 days ago
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Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday to schedule a special Town Meeting for June 18 at Wareham High School in conjunction with the resumed annual Town Meeting. At the urging of Town Administrator Derek Sullivan, the board voted 5-0 to hold a special
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New Framingham library wins approval at Town Meeting
Boston :: MA :: USA | 21 days ago
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Invalid email address Add a personal message: Your e-mail: Invalid email address Sending your article Your article has been sent...No one spoke in opposition of the article, which passed by a vote of 149 to 1 The town appropriated $710,000 for land
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YMCA property issue in North Stonington headed to referendum vote
New London :: CT :: USA | 22 days ago
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Button Road to a town meeting to give the public an opportunity to air its views and take a vote. The decision came after the owner of the property filed a 154-signature petition asking that the town accept a $100,000 settlement offer in exchange for
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Fairhaven resident advocates harassment policy changes
Fairhaven :: MA :: USA | 23 days ago
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Citing her own experiences with reporting harassment, Conservation Commission member Cora Peirce described the shortcomings in the town's new harassment policy to selectmen at their meeting Monday night. In August, Peirce filed a complaint to the
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Marion-Rochester Health District could spawn Town Meeting battle
Rochester :: NY :: USA | 23 days ago
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A controversial article on the May 20 Town Meeting warrant calling for the town to drop out of the Marion-Rochester Health District could lead to a heated battle. "Both Boards of Health are opposed to this article," the health district's attorney,
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Deer-hunting forum focuses on health issues
Weston :: FL :: USA | 24 days ago
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The debate over whether to hunt deer has less to do with the science of managing wildlife populations in suburban areas than it does with navigating people's gut reaction to killing animals, a Tufts University biologist told Weston residents during a
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Marion to weigh options for Town House
Acushnet :: MA :: USA | 24 days ago
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The committee researching whether to renovate or replace the town office building has given selectmen three options and a request to hire a project manager to oversee the project's next phase. After more than a year of study and discussion, the Town
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Fairhaven reorganization up for debate at Town Meeting
Fairhaven :: MA :: USA | 24 days ago
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With the May 4 Town Meeting just around the corner, officials say debate is certain to center on special Town Meeting articles that would dramatically restructure town government. Three articles on the warrant would eliminate the Board of Public
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Freetown residents can soon see school events on cable
Freetown :: MA :: USA | 24 days ago
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Town residents will soon be able to view school-related programming from the comfort of their living rooms. Selectmen have approved an agreement with Lakeville Community Access Media Inc. to broadcast school-related programming on its cable access
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