LYNNFIELD — Residents will vote on the town’s 12-article warrant at fall Town Meeting on Monday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium.
The headline act of the warrant is Article 10, which focuses on the proposed new Lynnfield Public Library project. It addresses the allocation of funds for designing, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a new library and related costs. The article also includes provisions for various project-related expenses, including demolition, hazardous-materials remediation, and the creation of parking facilities.
The town’s administration and the Select Board encouraged residents to attend the meeting and vote on all of the warrant’s articles on Monday.
“We hope to see many residents attend the meeting and vote,” Select Board Chair Joe Connell said. “We absolutely encourage everyone to participate.”
Articles 1 and 2 deal with raising and appropriating funds for overdue bills from the previous fiscal year and supplementing accounts in the current fiscal year for various purposes.
Article 3 would appropriate funds from Free Cash to strengthen resources for substance-use disorder prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery through the Massachusetts State-Subdivision Agreement for statewide opioid settlements.
Article 4 seeks to amend General Bylaws Chapter 58 Section 3, which regards noncriminal disposition of violations.
The fifth article would allow permanent members of the Fire Department who were previously reserve, permanent-intermittent, or call firefighters to receive credit for their service before they became permanent members, for retirement purposes.
Article 6 proposes special legislation to extend the tenure of Fire Chief Glenn Davis beyond the mandatory retirement age of 65, subject to certain conditions.
Article 7 suggests amendments to the zoning bylaws, particularly affecting nonconforming, non-residential buildings and uses.
The eighth article pertains to appropriate money and potentially raise funds for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a clubhouse at the King Rail Reserve Golf Course and site work at that location.
The ninth article would authorize the purchase of a historic-preservation restriction for the property at 618 Main St. and includes provisions for potentially funding it by borrowing or transferring from available funds.
The 11th article focuses on transferring land from the Select Board to the Board of Library Trustees for the construction and operation of a new library building.
Article 12 would authorize the Select Board to purchase 1005 Summer St. to expand Willow Cemetery. The article would also determine whether the purchase would be funded by borrowing or transferring from available funds.
