Town Meeting

With capital funding requests dominating the discussion – and a brief intermission to address issues with voting devices — Town Meeting members passed all articles as presented Wednesday night. Articles included $1.57 million for capital projects, $2.45 million for paving and sidewalks,…

By Jesse A. Floyd, Belmont Voice staff Town Meeting took a few minutes Monday night to remember Superintendent Peter Holland, leader of the Belmont Schools for 20 years, who died April 16. Later in the evening, Town Meeting members passed a $66,885,704…

In an impassioned plea Wednesday night, state Sen. William Brownsberger called upon Belmont to take the state’s housing crisis seriously and, in particular, called for the support of the MBTA Communities zoning proposal when it appears before Town Meeting later this year.…

The next series of articles are on deck for Town Meeting on Wednesday night. Next week’s meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the Belmont High School auditorium, is a continuation of the meeting that began on April 29. During the…

After several hybrid Town Meetings, the Select Board voted to return to its original, in-person format this month, with no remote option for the upcoming Town Meeting. “The town operated just fine … through 2019 with the live meeting,” said Select Board…