Dalton Special Town Meeting Postponed
DALTON, Mass. — The special town meeting scheduled for Monday, June 9, has been postponed to a tentative date of June 26.
Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson explained that the rescheduling is because the warrant was not posted within the state-required 14 business days in advance.
There will be a Select Board meeting this Wednesday to sign the warrant so it can be properly posted.
The meeting was to decide on six warrant articles, including the contentious police budget and an article to transfer free cash to fund professional and technical work to ensure Berkshire Concrete Corp.'s compliance with its special permit and town orders. The funding articles must be completed before the end of the fiscal year on June 30
According to Select Board member Robert Bishop, the town is working on putting out a CodeRed to alert voters. The post was made on Select Board member Marc Strout's town Facebook page.
In a follow-up, Town Clerk Heather Hunt explained that there were several deficiencies surrounding the warrant.
One included the Select Board’s delay in approving the warrant because of the discussions surrounding the controversial items.
Hunt said that the town’s efforts in getting the word out about the postponement have been effective, with tonight's cancellation being posted in town and on the town website.
She also highlighted how Finance Committee member Thomas Irwin has volunteered to stand outside of Wahconah Regional High School from 6 to 7 p.m. to inform anyone who may not have seen the update.
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