Abington Annual Town Meeting 2024
On Monday, April 1, 2024, 208 voters turned out to participate in the Abington Annual Town Meeting. Thank you to all the residents who attended and had their voices heard. Our Town Meeting form of government relies on the participation of our voters.
Below is a simple chart highlighting which articles were passed or rejected. To see each of the articles more in depth please review the warrant. The meeting was filmed in its entirety thanks to AbCam and can be watched on their YouTube Channel.
There were 29 articles voted on by attendees. Residents respectfully debated and questioned many of the articles which is greatly appreciated.
Article Number | Article Title | Vote |
Article 1 | Snow and Ice Costs | Passed |
Article 2 | Payment of Prior Year’s Bills | Passed |
Article 3 | Payment of Sick Leave Buy Back | Passed |
Article 4 | Police Station Camera System | Passed |
Article 5 | FY2025 Operating Budget | Passed |
Article 6 | Funding of Capital Plan | Passed |
Article 7 | Purchase & Equip New Fire Engine | Passed |
Article 8 | New Town Fuel Island at DPW Facility | Passed |
Article 9 | Community Preservation Budget | Passed |
Article 10 | Community Preservation Borrowing for Memorial Field Improvements | Passed |
Article 11 | Annual Funding of Student Transportation | Passed |
Article 12 | Annual Health Imperative Funding | Passed |
Article 13 | Art of the South Shore Funding | Passed |
Article 14 | Zoning: Amend Zoning Map with updated FEMA Flood Zone delineations | Passed |
Article 15 | Zoning: Amend Flood Plain and Wetlands Protection District bylaw | Passed |
Article 16 | Zoning: Enactment of MultiFamily Overlay District (MBTA Zoning) | Passed |
Article 17 | Surplus and Disposal of Land at 0 Linwood Street | Passed |
Article 18 | Ban of “Nip” Bottles | Rejected |
Article 19 | Stable License | Passed |
Article 20 | Senior Citizen and Veteran Tax Work-Off Abatement Programs | Passed(with language amendment to enable the town to always offer the maximum allowable rebate amount as it may change from time to time statutorily) |
Article 21 | Accrued Liabilities and Compensated Absences Fund | Passed |
Article 22 | Unemployment Reserve Fund | Passed |
Article 23 | Close Fund Deficits | Passed |
Article 24 | Support of Grant Funding | Passed |
Article 25 | Revoke Opioid Settlement Stabilization Fund | Passed |
Article 26 | Town Charter Amendments | Passed |
Article 27 | Griffin’s Dairy Farm Well Project | Passed |
Article 28 | Establish Residential Waste Pickup & Hauling Enterprise Fund | Rejected |
Article 29 | St. Patrick’s Day Parade Overtime & Details | Passed |