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Town Meeting, May 06, 2024
Town Meeting voted in favor of a zoning bylaw amendment requiring new or expanded parking lots with more than 25 spaces to provide shade through trees or solar panels, aimed at reducing the urban heat island effect and making parking areas more environmentally friendly. Continue reading
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Town Meeting, May 01, 2024
The Minuteman High School’s budget was approved with increased investment in capital projects and a lower assessment for Arlington due to decreased enrollment, while Article 16 to ban the sale of pets in pet shops passed, emphasizing animal welfare and support for shelter adoptions. Continue reading
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Zoning Board of Appeals, April 30, 2024
The Arlington Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance for a home addition at 529 Summer Street to accommodate a growing family and approved a special permit for a large addition to a home at 30 Mayflower Road, finding it harmonious with the neighborhood and in compliance with zoning bylaws. Continue reading
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Redevelopment Board, April 29, 2024
Board members unanimously approved amendments to the zoning bylaw, specifically removing the “inland wetland district” from overlay districts, and endorsed a zoning bylaw amendment for multifamily housing overlay districts that includes approving the map as directed by the attorney general’s office. Continue reading
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Select Board, May 01, 2024
The Arlington Select Board declined to use town time to advise Town Meeting on how to approach calls for a Gaza ceasefire proclamation. Continue reading
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Town Meeting, April 29, 2024
The Arlington Annual Town Meeting decided against a bylaw prohibiting focused residential picketing, but passed a new bylaw making it unlawful to sell new fur products in the town. Continue reading
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School Committee, April 25, 2024
The Arlington Public Schools School Committee voted unanimously to not participate in the school choice program due to space limitations and decided to continue the practice of heterogeneous grouping in English 9 as a permanent approach to foster inclusion and equity. Continue reading
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Finance Committee, April 24, 2024
The Finance Committee unanimously amended the language in Articles 61 and 63 to better outline the utilization of funds for tax rate reduction, while they also reaffirmed their stance not to reconsider the Prudent Investor Warrant Article (Article 56) due to the lack of an established investment policy. Continue reading
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Select Board, April 24, 2024
The Arlington Select Board approved a new commercial loading zone on Lachlan Avenue and granted special licenses for upcoming community events, with further discussions on a ceasefire proclamation concerning Gaza postponed for future consideration. Continue reading
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Town Meeting, April 24, 2024
Town Meeting voted to expand the definition of “major renovation” under the fossil fuel-free bylaw to include significant residential and commercial additions and changes of use. The bylaw amendment, if approved by the Attorney General’s office, could become effective on May 21, 2024. Continue reading
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