Dennis pares capital projects for fall warrant
The firm grip on the town's purse strings that began in the spring will continue into the fall because of ongoing virus-related impacts on traditional revenue sources such as the meals tax.
Among the issues unrelated to finance but expected to prompt discussion is a proposed amendment to the town bylaw that currently prohibits jumping or diving from three bridges in town.
The proposed change would extend the ban to all 14 bridges in town.
Police Chief
The fine for violating the ban would be
Selectman
The board has asked town counsel for an opinion on whether a local bylaw can prohibit jumping off bridges on a state road.
A 15-year-old drowned in late May after jumping into
The selectmen decided the town will skip its annual cash infusions to several savings accounts, such as the capital improvement fund, stabilization fund and wastewater stabilization fund. The board also decided to keep off the warrant the annual request for a deposit into the
Several capital projects that had been deferred to the fall from the annual town meeting in June will get put off again, since the revenue picture remains unclear.
On the advice of the town administrator and finance director, the selectmen have pared a list of
"We recommend you take only the most critical capital items at this time since we have so many unknowns," Town Administrator
Voters will be asked to approve the following in capital spending:
Tapping other capital funding sources, voters also will be asked to approve
A handful of petition articles that were postponed in June to shorten the town meeting warrant will be placed before voters this fall.
Among those is a resolution by which the town recognizes there is a climate emergency driven by human activity and adopts a policy to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions within town to zero "at the earliest technically and economically feasible time."
Lambdin argued it could be enforced under the town's noise bylaw. "Five other towns in the state have similar provisions," she said of the petition. "I don't see why we can't do it here."
The petitioner for the proposed ban on the sale of single-use plastic water bottles is looking to have the selectmen remove it from the fall warrant, since if any decision is made at town meeting, such as an indefinite postponement, the petitioner might have to wait two years before bringing the proposal back.
The selectmen decided to go forward with their proposal for a ban on plastic straws and stirrers. If passed, it will not become effective until
An article changing the name of the
Proposed zoning bylaw changes require a public hearing before town meeting. The selectmen plan to hold that hearing at
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