One-stop spot for 2022 Town Meeting information

UPDATED May 13: The 2022 Arlington Town Meeting has completed two session virtually from 8 to 11 p.m. Mondays and Wednesday, after starting April 25.

The 252 elected members meet those days until all 77 articles in this warrant and that of the May 11 Special Town Meeting have been voted on.

Among the articles at the annual meeting are those addressing zoning, leaf blowers, single-use plastic and a civilian police advisory board.

The public can view the meeting via ACMi cablecast on its government channels (RCN, 614 or 15; Comcast,. 22; or Verizon, 26), or by watching the live stream at acmi.tv/govlive/.

Session No. 1 summary >> | State of the Town address >>

Paul Schlichtman (9) keeps track of how members vote on each article >>

Town Meeting information at town website

Town Meeting progress dashboard
To track the progress of Town Meeting, plus what’s coming next as far as articles and their amendments and substitute motions, visit the Town Meeting Progress Dashboard at arlingtonma.gov/TownMeetingProgress

Reports:

Redevelopment Board

Select Board

Finance Committee

Fiscal '23 town manager's budget, financial plan

Capital Planning

2021 annual report

Election Modernization Committee

Permanent Town Building Committee (PTBC)

Report - Art 48 Classification and Pay Plans July 1, 2021

Civilian Police Advisory Board Study Committee

Master Plan Implementation Committee

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

Community Preservation Act Committee

Arlington Public Schools, FY2023 Report to Town Meeting & Budget Summary

Remote Participation Study Committee

Town Moderator cover tetter to report packet

Town Meeting Time for procedural reference

Feb. 20, 2022: Among 13 citizens articles: leaf blowers, self-serve gas, overnight parking, diversity

Annotated warrant for 2022 meeting | Special Town Meeting, May 11

Special Town Meeting – May 11:

Annotated warrant for Special Town Meeting

The Annotated Warrant for the STM contains vote language, comments and links to the reports.
Complete reports are also posted on the Town Meeting page.

ARB Report to Special Town Meeting (STM Articles 2, 3, 4)

Finance Committee Report to Special Town Meeting (STM Articles 5, 6)

Added to annotated warrant May 11

Article 19 FAQ by Paul Schlichtman, Precinct 9

Article 20 FAQ by Paul Schlichtman, Precinct 9

Added to annotated warrant May 9

Article 16: Moderator summary of main motion and 5 amendments

Article 16: Diggins Amendment

Article 16: Letter from Josh Lobel, Precinct 8

Article 38: Presentation by Mary Ellen Aronow, Precinct 8

Added to annotated warrant May 5

Note: We will take up Article 55 – Minuteman Appropriation on Monday, May 9.

Article 24 – Supplemental Report of the Select Board

Article 24 – Report of the Finance Committee regarding the article

Article 38 – updated FAQ (as of 4.29.22) by Annie LaCourt, Precinct 13, and Laura Wiener, Precinct 8

Article 55 – Minuteman FY23 Budget Presentation to Arlington Town Meeting

Added to annotated warrant May 4

Article 38: Amendment by Lee Poage, Precinct 13, was withdrawn

Article 74: video presentation by Linda Hanson, proponent

Added to annotated warrant May 1

Article 11 (domestic partners): Letter opposing the article by Susan Stamps, Precinct 3, and Nora Mann, Precinct 20

Added to annotated warrant, April 29

Article 12 (plastic): Amendment by Josephine Babiarz, Precinct 15

Article 16 (leaf blowers): Amendment by Beth Ann Friedman, Precinct 15; amendment by Michael Jacoby Brown, Precinct 17

Article 18 (rodenticides ): Video presentation and FAQ, Elaine Crowder, Precinct 19 (also relevant to Article 77)

Zoning articles (28 through 44): Video presentations have been added to the annotated warrant for many of the zoning articles.

Added to annotated warrant, April 27

Article 7: Presentation by Young Arlington Collaborative