2021 Town Meetings

  1. 2021 Annual Town Meeting - Began March 22

The Annual Town Meeting (ATM) began March 22, 2021 at 7:30 pm.

It has concluded.

Sessions can be viewed on LexMedia.

Legal Posting for Adjournment Notices

Legal Posting for Zoning By-Law Changes

Vote Results

Reports, Articles, Presentations & Other Documents

ArticlePartSubject & Links to DocumentsSessionActionVote
1N/ANotice of ElectionN/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Full Article 2 Text (PDF)
- Article 2 Motions (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
2N/AElection of Deputy ModeratorN/AN/AN/A
2N/AReports of Town Boards, Officers and Committees:N/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Report of the Select Board (PDF)N/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Town Manager Budget Presentation
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
2N/AReport of the Capital Expenditures Committee (PDF) (CEC)
- Erratum to CEC Report (PDF)
- Errata to CEC Report (PDF)
- Errata Number 2 to CEC Report (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Report of the Appropriation Committee (PDF) (AC)N/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Report of Cary Lecture Series (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Report of the Planning Board (PDF)
- Supplemental Planning Board Report - Article 45 (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Report of Superintendent of Lexington Public Schools
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Report of Superintendent of Minuteman Regional High School (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
2N/A- Report of Community Preservation Committee (PDF) (CPC)N/AN/AN/A
3N/AAppointments to Cary Lecture Series
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Cary Lecture Series Report (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A


Financial Articles

ArticlePartSubject & Links to DocumentsSessionActionVote (VV: Voice Vote)
4N/AAppropriate FY2022 Operating Budget
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
5N/AAppropriate FY2022 Enterprise Funds Budgets
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
6 (CA)N/AAppropriate for Senior Services Program
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
7N/AAppropriate for Municipal Organizational Assessment
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
8N/AAppropriate for 20/20 Vision Survey
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/A

N/A

9N/AEstablish and Continue Departmental Revolving Funds
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
10N/AAppropriate the FY2022 Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Operating Budget and CPA projects
Note: The order of projects in the Article has been changed in the Motion. Following order is from the Motion.
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Report of Community Preservation Committee (PDF)
- Presentation (PDF)
- Presentation Video
- Presentation Video for a, b, and c
N/AN/AN/A
10a) (CA)Community Center Mansion Sidewalk and Patio - $110,000
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
10b) (CA)Park and Playground Improvements
- South Rindge Avenue - $170,000
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
10c) (CA)Park Improvements- Athletic Fields- Muzzey Field
- $155,000
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
10d) (CA)Playground Enhancements
- Pour-in-Place Surfaces - $150,000
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
10e) (CA)CPA Debt Service
- $TBD
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
10f)Administrative Budget
- $150,000
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
11 (CA)N/AAppropriate for Recreation Capital Projects
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Presentation (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
12N/AAppropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
12a) (CA)Transportation MitigationN/AN/AN/A
12b) (CA)Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Replacement;N/AN/AN/A
12c) (CA)Townwide Culvert Replacement;N/AN/AN/A
12d) (CA)Equipment ReplacementN/AN/AN/A
12e) (CA)Sidewalk ImprovementsN/AN/AN/A
12f) (CA)Storm Drainage Improvements and NPDES complianceN/AN/AN/A
12g) (CA)Comprehensive Watershed Stormwater Management;N/AN/AN/A
12h) (CA)Street ImprovementsN/AN/AN/A
12i) (CA)Hydrant Replacement Program;N/AN/AN/A
12j)Public Parking Lot Improvement Program;N/AN/AN/A
12k)New Sidewalk Installations;N/AN/AN/A
12l)Staging for Special Events;N/AN/AN/A
12m) (CA)Cary Library Network Upgrade;N/AN/AN/A
12n)Electric Vehicle Charging Stations;N/AN/AN/A
12o)Parking System;
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
13 (CA)N/AAppropriate for Water System Improvements
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
14 (CA)N/AAppropriate for Wastewater System Improvements
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
15 (CA)N/AAppropriate for School Capital Projects and Equipment
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
16N/AAppropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
16a) (CA)Public Facilities Bid Documents;N/AN/AN/A
16b) (CA)Facility and Site Improvements:
Building Flooring Program;
School Paving and Sidewalks Program;
N/AN/AN/A
16c) (CA)Public Facilities Mechanical/Electrical System Replacements;N/AN/AN/A
16d) (CA)Municipal Building Envelopes and Associated Systems;N/AN/AN/A
16e) (CA)Townwide Roofing Program;N/AN/AN/A
16f) (CA)School Building Envelopes and Associated Systems;N/AN/AN/A
16g)Center Recreation Complex Bathrooms and Maintenance Building Renovation;
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
16h)Space Needs for School Year 2021-22;
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
16i) (CA)HVAC Improvements;N/AN/AN/A
17N/AAppropriate to Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
18 (CA)N/ARescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
19N/AEstablish, Amend, Dissolve and Appropriate to and from Specified Stabilization Funds
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
20 (CA)N/AAppropriate for Prior Years' Unpaid Bills
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
21N/AAmend FY2021 Operating, Enterprise and CPA Budgets
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
22 (CA)N/AAppropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
23 (CA)N/AAppropriate from Debt Service Stabilization Fund
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
24N/AAppropriate for Lexington High School Feasibility Study
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
25 (CA)
Amend Borrowing Authorization Conservation Land Acquisition
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A


General Articles

ArticlePartSubject & Links to DocumentsSessionActionVote (VV: Voice Vote)
26N/APetition General Court to Amend Legislation Regarding Permanent Transportation Funding
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
Recommendation of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (PDF) (revised March 3, 2021)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
27 (CA)N/AIncrease in Recreation Committee Membership
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
28 (CA)N/AReducing Noise From Landscaping Equipment
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
Recommendation of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (PDF) (revised March 3, 2021)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
29N/AClean Heat-Authorize Special Legislation to Regulate Fossil Fuel Infrastructure and Adopt Bylaw Amendment Enabling Legislation
- Full Article Text (PDF)
Motion (PDF) (revised March 18, 2021)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
Recommendation of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (PDF) (revised March 3, 2021)
Presentation Slides (PDF) (revised March 22, 2021)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
30N/AFull Inclusion Resolution
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
31N/AStreet Acceptance: Penny Lane, Winding Road and Luongo Farm Lane
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Map 1 (PDF) and Map 2 (PDF) - Penny Land and Winding Road
- Map 3 (PDF) - Luongo Farm Lane
N/AN/AN/A
32N/AAmend General Bylaws - Receive Appraised Value for Removed Trees
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
33N/AAmend General Bylaws - Tree Bylaw: Data Collection and Education
- Full Article Text (PDF)
Motion (PDF) (revised March 25, 2021)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
33a)- Presentation Slides (PPTX)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
44b)N/AN/AN/AN/A
34N/AAmend General Bylaws - Tree Bylaw Fees and Mitigation Payments
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
35N/AAmend Scenic Roads Bylaw (Citizen Petition)
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Revised Motion (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
- Presentation Transcript (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
36N/AAuthorize Special Legislation - Development Surcharge for Affordable Housing (Citizen Petition)
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
Recommendation of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (PDF) (revised March 18, 2021)
- Recommendation of the Housing Partership Board (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
37 (CA)N/AAmend General Bylaws - Stormwater Management (Chapter 114)
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
38 (CA)N/A

Amend General Bylaws - Trees (Chapter 120)
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF)

N/AN/AN/A


Zoning Articles

ArticlePartSubject & Links to DocumentsSessionActionVote (VV: Voice Vote)
39N/AAmend Zoning Bylaw-Historic Preservation Incentives
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
40 (CA)N/AAmend Zoning Bylaw-Retaining Walls
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
41N/AAmend Zoning Bylaw-Structures in Setbacks
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
42 (CA)N/AAmend Zoning Bylaw-Floodplain Management
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
43 (CA)N/AAmend Zoning Bylaw - Technical Corrections
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- Select Board Position Statement (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF)
N/AN/AN/A
44N/AAmend Zoning Bylaw - Use and General Regulations
- Full Article Text (PDF)
- Motion (PDF)
- PB Proposed Amendment Article 44 (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF)
Recommendation of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (PDF) (revised March 18, 2021)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
45N/AAmend Zoning Bylaw and Zoning Map -Hartwell Innovation Park
- Full Article Text (PDF)
Motion (PDF) (revised April 5, 2021)
- C. Arens Amendment (PDF)
- Recommendation of the Planning Board (PDF) - Supplemental Planning Board Report- Article 45 (PDF)
Recommendation of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (PDF) (revised March 18, 2021)
- Map of Hartwell Innovation Park (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Presentation Video
N/AN/AN/A
N/AN/ADissolution of 2021 Annual Town MeetingN/AN/AN/A


Key

  • (2/3) = Adopted by more than the necessary 2/3rds
  • (4/5) = Adopted by more than the necessary 4/5ths
  • CA = Consent Agenda
  • Vv. = Voice vote
  • Unan. Vv = Unanimous voice vote
  • NOR = Notice of Reconsideration
  1. 2021-1 Special Town Meeting - Dissolved November 18