Session 11: After Lengthy Discussion, Article 38 Fails, As Do 2 Amendments

Arlington MA

02 June, 2022

2:21 PM

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Your Arlington Last Updated: 02 June 2022 Written by Christian Klein, Susan Gilbert UPDATED June 2: The 2022 Town Meeting resumed with session 11 on Wednesday, June 1, as discussion continued on Article 37 (unsafe structure). It was adopted, 215-6-2, after the Mozina amendment passed,149-68-4. Following that was lengthy debate on the much-anticipated Article 38 (two-family construction). After two amendments (Newton, Babiarz) went down to defeat, the main motion for that article failed, 112-113-2, according to notes from Christian Klein (10), who wrote that the vote required a two-thirds majority, "so it was not as close as it might seem." The Newton amendment (Neither unit of such a two-family dwelling or duplex dwelling shall exceed 1,850 square feet of heated living space for three years following the date of the initial certificate of occupancy for such dwelling) failed -- 101-116-5. The Babiarz amendment (Two-family and duplex-dwelling uses with deed restrictions shall be allowed as of Dec., 1, 2023) failed -- 29-194-4. YourArlington freelancer Susan Gilbert will provide a full summary. Added to the annotated warrant June 1 were: Article 38: Video presentation by Annie LaCourt, Precinct 13 Article 38: Letter by resident Ted Fields shared by Joe Solomon, Precinct 16 Article 38: Letter by Bill Borgia, Precinct 7 Added to annotated warrant May 30 were: Article 37: Amendment from Angel Mozina, Precinct 15 Article 38: Revised Amendment from Jo Babiarz, Precinct 15 Article 38: Letter from resident Eileen Cahill shared by Jordan Weinstein, Precinct 2 In addition, you may read notes by Christian Klein (10) >> Watch the ACMi video of the May 25 Town Meeting: Town Meeting background The warrant containing all articles and associated documents is here >> Town Meeting is scheduled to meet every Monday and every Wednesday from 8 to 11 p.m. until all 77 articles are heard and voted on. Town Meeting is made up of 252 representatives, though not every member participates at each meeting nor votes on every item. It convenes each spring. It began this year on April 25 and is to complete its tasks by June 15. Town Meeting is taking place virtually this year because of ongoing Covid-19 precautions. Proceedings may be viewed by anyone in real time: online at acmi.tv/govlive/ or via ACMi cablecast on its government channels (RCN, 614 or 15; Comcast; 22; or Verizon, 26). Town Meeting information at town website | YourArlington Town Meeting information YourArlington.com has provided news and opinion about Arlington, Mass., since 2006. Publisher Bob Sprague is a former editor at The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Arlington Advocate. Read more at https://www.yourarlington.com/about.