Town Meeting Warrant

Town of Ayer

The 2024 Annual Town Meeting Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting to be held on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 7pm in the High School Auditorium is now posted and available.  

Summary of Articles

Art.

Description

FY ’25 Financial Impact

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Finance Committee

1

Salaries of Elected Officials*

$16,848

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2

Contract Funding: Ayer Police Patrol Officers Association
(APPOA) Patrol Division*

$63,828

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3

Contract Funding: Ayer Police Patrol Officers Association
(APPOA) Communications Division*

$35,793

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4

Omnibus Budget

$18,962,257

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5

FY ’25 Ayer Shirley Regional School District Assessment

$14,372,112

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6

FY ’25 Nashoba Valley Technical High School Assessment

$1,074,675

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7

Solid Waste Enterprise Fund

$569,676

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8

Ambulance Enterprise Fund

$606,341

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9

Sewer Enterprise Fund

$3,549,607

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10

Water Enterprise Fund

$2,620,021

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11

Capital Budget Requests to Borrow

$7,635,103

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12

Capital Budget Requests Transfer from Capital Stabilization

$228,000

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13

GASB-45/OPEB Fund

$300,000

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14

Forward Funding of the Town’s Pension Assessment

$300,000

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15

Transfer of Free Cash into Town’s Opioid Settlement Fund

$7,924.25

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16

Stabilization Fund

$1,234,740.75

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17

Revolving Funds Article

n/a

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18

First Year’s Interest on General Fund Borrowing

$48,700

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19

Funding for Aquatic Weed Control

$25,000

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20

Matching Funding for Firefighters Grant

$7,105.23

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21

Community Preservation Act (CPA)

See Article Text

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22

CPA – Transfer of Unexpended Funds from Old Fire Station Project

$190,000

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23

Habitat for Humanity

$150,000

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24

Acquisition by Purchase 71 Sandy Pond Road

See Article Text

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25

Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Update of the Town’s Zoning Map

n/a

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Non-Financial

26

Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Size of Zoning Board of Appeals

n/a

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Non-Financial

27

Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Amendment to Table of Use

n/a

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28

Zoning Bylaw Amendment- Inclusionary Housing

n/a

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29

West Main Street Bridge Easements

n/a

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30Extension of Sewer Line on Willow Road for 254-260 Ayer Rd. in Littletonn/aRecommendsNon-Financial

31

Senior Tax Work-Off Program

n/a

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*Cost of these articles is included in Article 4 the Omnibus Budget