Town Meeting 4-22-2024
The Annual Town Meeting is being held on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 7pm in the Ayer Shirley Regional High School Auditorium.
The Council on Aging will offer complimentary van service to Town Meeting, for anyone without transportation or just uncomfortable driving after dark when the meeting is over. Please call the Senior Center at 978-772-8260 to reserve your ride.
Documents & Forms:
- Town Meeting Warrant
- FINAL Omnibus Budget
- Budget Book
- Budget Documents
- Summary of Warrant Article Votes
- Video of the Annual Town Meeting
- Warrant Article Submission Form
- Town Meeting and Special Town Meeting Guidelines for Information Distribution and Solicitation
Summary of Articles:
Article | Description | FY ’25 Financial Impact | Select Board | Finance Committee |
1 | Salaries of Elected Officials* | $16,848 | Recommends | Recommends |
2 | Contract Funding: Ayer Police Patrol Officers Association (APPOA) Patrol Division | $63,828 | Recommends | Recommends |
3 | Contract Funding: Ayer Police Patrol Officers Association (APPOA) Communications Division* | $35,793 | Recommends | Recommends |
4 | Omnibus Budget | $18,962,257 | Recommends | Recommends |
5 | FY ’25 Ayer Shirley Regional School District Assessment | $14,372,112 | Recommends | Recommends |
6 | FY ’25 Nashoba Valley Technical High School Assessment | $1,074,675 | Recommends | Recommends |
7 | Solid Waste Enterprise Fund | $569,676 | Recommends | Recommends |
8 | Ambulance Enterprise Fund | $606,341 | Recommends | Recommends |
9 | Sewer Enterprise Fund | $3,549,607 | Recommends | Recommends |
10 | Water Enterprise Fund | $2,620,021 | Recommends | Recommends |
11 | Capital Budget Requests to Borrow | $7,635,103 | Recommends | Recommends |
12 | Capital Budget Requests Transfer from Capital Stabilization | $228,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
Town Meeting Presentation - Facilities - Green Communities Grant Matching Funds | ||||
Town Meeting Presentation - Facilities - Paving at Fire Station & Police Department | ||||
Town Meeting Presentation - Facilities - Town Hall Repairs & Panic Button | ||||
13 | GASB-45/OPEB Fund | $300,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
14 | Forward Funding of the Town’s Pension Assessment | $300,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
15 | Transfer of Free Cash into Town’s Opioid Settlement Fund | $7,924.25 | Recommends | Recommends |
16 | Stabilization Fund | $1,234,740.75 | Recommends | Recommends |
17 | Revolving Funds Article | n/a | Recommends | Recommends |
18 | First Year’s Interest on General Fund Borrowing | $48,700 | Recommends | Recommends |
19 | Funding for Aquatic Weed Control | $25,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
20 | Matching Funding for Firefighters Grant | $7,105.23 | Recommends | Recommends |
21 | Community Preservation Act (CPA) | See Article Text | Recommends | Recommends |
22 | CPA – Transfer of Unexpended Funds from Old Fire Station Project | $190,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
23 | Habitat for Humanity | $150,000 | Recommends | Recommends |
24 | Acquisition by Purchase 71 Sandy Pond Road | See Article Text | Recommends | Recommends |
Town of Ayer Signed Purchase and Sale Agreement for 71 Sandy Pond Road | ||||
Transaction Screen (Environmental Analysis) of 71 Sandy Pond Road | ||||
CPC Application for Determination of Eligibility for CPA Funding | ||||
25 | Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Update of the Town’s Zoning Map | n/a | Recommends | Non-Financial |
26 | Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Size of Zoning Board of Appeals | n/a | Recommends | Non-Financial |
27 | Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Amendment to Table of Use | n/a | Recommends | Non-Financial |
28 | Zoning Bylaw Amendment- Inclusionary Housing | n/a | Recommends | Non-Financial |
29 | West Main Street Bridge Easements | n/a | Recommends | Non-Financial |
30 | Extension of Sewer Line on Willow Road for 254-260 Ayer Rd. in Littleton | n/a | Recommends | Non-Financial |
31 | Senior Tax Work-Off Program | n/a | Recommends | Non-Financial |