Page 235 - Middleborough 2024 Town Report

If a counted vote is required this evening, I will call for people to rise at their seats. I will call for the
ayes to be counted first and then the nays. Please remain standing I have indicated that counting is
complete. Please be in a seat to be counted.
Standing votes will be counted by students from the high school student council, who were
appointed and sworn in as tellers this evening. I will count voters on the stage.
A motion was made and seconded; voted unanimously to allow the following non-residents to
address the Town Meeting who were officials of the Town having knowledge regarding the
warrant articles and who may be required to provide helpful information to the Meeting:
Town Manager James McGrail
Town Clerk Pamela Menconi
Legal Counsel Gregg Corbo
Fire Chief Owen Thompson
Town Accountant Sue Nickerson
Treasurer/Collector R. Renee Fernandes
DPW Director Christopher Peck
Water Superintendent Michael Bumpus
General Manager of the Gas & Electric Company Jackie Crowley
Mike Ohrenberger
Leah Stanton
Kayla Smith
Carolyn Lyons
The following action was taken:
ARTICLE 1: Voted unanimously to appropriate from Free Cash $13,494.89 to pay prior year bills
for the Law Department
Sponsored by the Town Manager
Finance Committee voted favorable action
Select Board voted favorable action
ARTICLE 2: Voted unanimously rescind the following amounts that have been authorized to be
borrowed, but which are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were initially approved:
Unissued
Amount
80,000.00
239,250.00
773,404.00
2,290,368.00
Date of
Approval
05/27/2014
04/24/2017
04/22/2019
04/25/2022
Warrant
Article
13
20
15
17
Original
Purpose
Early Childhood Center Remodeling
JA-MAR Farms Land Acquisition
John Glass Square Water Main
Picone Farm Land Acquisition
Sponsored by the Treasurer/Collector
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