Amendment to Annual Meeting Date (Election) Provisions in Town Bylaw
Adopted
Result
163
Yes
3
No
3
Abstain
Activity summary
Adopted (163-3-3)
Vote
5
Discussion threads
Community discussion
5 threads.
Arguments for
The current math in the adopted Article 30 inadvertently reduces inclusionary housing from 15% to roughly 13% of total GFA.
— Matt Daggett, Pct 2
A technical adjustment (changing 15% to 17.6% in specific sections) is necessary to ensure the actual output meets the 15% goal.
— Matt Daggett, Pct 2
The original presentation of the article was difficult to follow and lacked mathematical clarity.
— Ricki Pappo, Pct 2
The Affordable Housing Trust unanimously supports the revised motion to ensure higher inclusionary requirements.
— Elaine Tung, Pct N/A
The amendment is necessary to maximize the amount of affordable housing produced from SRD developments.
— Ruth Thomas, Pct 4
The correction is essential because the current formula results in less affordable housing than intended.
— Harry Forsdick, Pct 7
Key questions raised
How can we ensure the 15% inclusionary housing requirement is strictly maintained through the amendment?
— Ricki Pappo, Pct 2
Discussion threads
Matt Daggett
15 msgs
Town Meeting Members, As Annual Town Meeting 2025 comes to a close in the coming weeks, I wanted to let you know that on behalf of a group of fellow Town Meeting Members, I plan to move reconsideratio…
Matt Daggett
Pct 3
4 msgs
Fellow Town Meeting Members, In an effort to move reconsideration more efficiently, a video has been prepared to outline both the new information and the proposed amendment should the article be reope…
Elaine Tung
1 msg
Dear Town Meeting Members: The Affordable Housing Trust by a unanimous vote of 5-0 taken on April 10, 2025, supports the passage of the Revised Motion to Article 30 to amend the zoning by-law regardin…
Deborah Brown
1 msg
Matt Daggett served notice of reconsideration of Article 30 (Amend Zoning Bylaw - Inclusionary Housing For Special Residential Developments) on Monday, March 24th after the vote was taken on that arti…
Deborah Brown
1 msg
Hello Town Meeting members! Five sessions down…. Here’s the proposed schedule for our remaining articles (including an anticipated motion to reconsider Article 30). As always, feel free to reach out w…