Town Meeting Day 3 Updates

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Article 29 - Community Preservation Recommendations - (Amended Divided into 2 motions) - Passed
(Motion 1: $123,268 for Open Space, $133,268 for community housing, $407,000 from community preservation fund) (Simple Majority Needed) - Passed(Motion 1: Part C Amended - Susan D. Gozzaldi changed to Degozzaldi, Open Space preservation commission changed to Hopkinton Area Land trust) - Passed
(Motion 1: Part D Amended - Open Space Preservation Commission changed to Hopkinton Area Land Trust) - Passed
(Motion 1: Amended to delete Part F, Part G, Part K) - Fails
(Motion 1: Amended to delete Item B ($135,000 from funds reserved for Active Passive Recreation to acquire parcel of land 3.839 acres, begins at granite street in Hopkinton, and 1.452 acres of land northwesterly side of Hayden Rowe) - Fails
(Motion 1: Amended to change section G: Wording Change to parking for athletic field(s) at legacy farms) - Passed

Article 29: (Motion 2): (H) $500,000 from community preservation fund for Fruit Street Athletic Fields (2/3rds needed)
Motion 2: Passed

Article 30 - Amend Open Space Mixed Use Overlay District to replace 200,000 sq. ft of Commercial with 180 age restricted units - Failed 1st Standing Count: (Two-Thirds Majority required) 1st count: (82-Against, 157-For)........2nd Recount conducted: (166-For,82-Against).... Passes Recount... 3rd recount requested....3rd recount conducted: (171-For 85-Against) (ARTICLE PASSED BY 1 VOTE)

Amendment: 6A Amended from 940 to 840 New Dwelling Units constructed after May 5, 2008, from 180 to 280 Dwelling Units in Senior Housing Developments constructed after May 4, 2015. - Failed

Question Moved after debate fails 2/3rds majority required to end debate 135 (for) - 81 (against) - Failed
Question moved after debate - Passed

Article 31 - Adjust Boundary Line Between Downtown Business District & Residence A district off B Street - Passed

Article 32 - Amend Industrial B District to allow indoor recreation uses by right, and to adopt a definition of indoor recreation uses - Passed

Article 33 - Housekeeping Article to move definition of lots in two or more residential districts - Passed

Article 34 - Amend Downtown Business District to allow parking between principal buildings and the street by special permit - Passed

Article 35 - Amend Open Space and Landscape Preservation Development - Passed

Article 36 - Amend Site Plan review bylaw pertaining to site lighting - Passed

Article 37 - Housekeeping article on modifying design review board bylaw - Passed

Article 38 - Sign bylaw Amendments - Passed

Article 39 - Housekeeping Article to Consolidate and Coordinate Special Permit Language - Passed

Article 40 - Adjust boundary line between Residence Lake Front District & Rural Business District Hayward Street - Standing Count (Two-Thirds Required) Passed 123-35

Article 42 - Secondhand Dealer Bylaw - Fails (Change in wording suggested by many)

Article 43 - Acquisition of Property at 135 Hayden Rowe Street **Requires Ballot Vote** (Irvine Site) (Elementary School Building Committee Proposed Site for New School, 28.7 Acres, 1.8 Million) - Passed
(Amended: Deed description added to Article. "described in the deed dated April 24, 2006 and recorded in the Middlesex South District registry of deeds in Book 47415, Page 440") Passed
(Amended: Add; "Selectmen obtaining a satisfactory appraisal") - Passed

Article 44 - Acquisition of Property at 147 Hayden Rowe Street **Requires Ballot Vote** (Todaro Site, 23.8 Acres, 1.5 Million) - Passed
(Amended: Wording Change) - Passed

Article 47 - Acquisition of Property at 15 Claflin Avenue (Cemetery Use, 2.5 acres bought by town, $310,000) - Passed
(Amended: Wording Change) - Passed

Article 48 - Acquisition of Property at 102 Fruit Street (32+ acres of 40 acre parcel $2.5 Million) - Passed
(Amended: Wording Change) - Passed

Article 50 - Gift of Land - Legacy Farms Athletic Field - Passed

Article 51: Gift of Land - Legacy Farms Municipal Parcel - Passed

Article 52: Gift of Property at 123 East Main Street - "Toll House" Historic Site - Passed

Article 56 - Fruit Street Conceptual Master Plan - Passed

Town Meeting has ended after 13 Hours