Stow Select Board

• Art. 1 Accept the reports of the Select Board and other officers and committees Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 2 Accept the reports of special committees Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 3 Adopt FY2027 salary and wage schedules Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 4 FY2027 town operating budget Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 5 Set FY2027 revolving fund spending limits (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 6 Fund the Stow Cultural Council (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 7 Fund the Smart911/RAVE emergency notification system (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 8 Fund weights and measures testing (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 9 Transfer to the Conservation Fund (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 10 Transfer from the Wetlands Protection Fund (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 11 Add to the Conservation Fund (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 12 Fund updates of property valuations (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 13 Fund DPW road machinery, private ways and municipal parking lots (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 14 Fund DPW engineering fees (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 15 Fund household hazardous waste collection (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 16 Fund municipal solid waste disposal (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 17 Fund Stow TV expenses (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 18 Fund holiday decorations and lighting (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 19 Fund the audit of financial records (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 20 Fund town water system expenses (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 21 Fund the Select Board's small purchases account (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 22 Fund construction and maintenance of firefighting water holes (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 23 Fund Lake Boon water quality remediation (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 24 Fund Planning Board engineering and consulting (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 25 Fund Community Preservation expenses (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 26 Set aside Community Preservation reserves (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 27 Fund online budgeting software (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 28 Fund traffic safety advisory expenses (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 29 Fund MS4 stormwater permit requirements (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 30 Fund legal services (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 31 Fund subscription services (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 32 Fund the Town Events account (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 33 Fund veterans' benefits (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 34 National Guard and reserve tax relief (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 35 Fund the Economic Development and Industrial Commission (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 36 Transfer to the OPEB (retiree benefits) trust fund (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 37 Transfer to the Stabilization Fund (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 38 Transfer to the Capital Stabilization Fund (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 39 Accept Chapter 90 state road funds (consent calendar) Passed “PASSED”
• 40-1 Free cash: $22,500 for DPW tire equipment Passed “Passed”
• 40-2 Free cash: $70,000 to resurface Evelyn Road Passed “Passed”
• 40-3 Free cash: $15,000 to add a winch to the DPW Morbark chipper Passed “Passed”
• 40-4 Free cash: $45,000 for DPW radio system upgrades Passed “Passed”
• 40-5 Free cash: $13,000 for a DPW windstorm blower Passed “Passed”
• 40-6 Free cash: $30,000 for card readers on interior doors at Pompositticut Failed “Did Not Pass”
• 40-7 Free cash: $45,000 for new and upgraded security cameras (facilities) Failed “Did Not Pass”
• 40-8 Free cash: $49,375 to paint the old town hall at 375 Great Road Passed “Passed”
• 40-9 Free cash: $41,000 for new fire department turnout gear Passed “Passed”
• 40-10 Free cash: $15,500 for a new Hale Middle School scoreboard No action “Moved No”
• 40-11 Free cash: $100,000 for a Hale School fire alarm control panel Passed “Passed”
• 40-12 Free cash: $165,000 to replace the Center School boiler plant Passed “Passed”
• 40-13 Free cash: $50,000 for a crosswalk at Great Road and Johnston Way Passed “Passed”
• 40-14 Free cash: $65,000 for a hybrid replacement police cruiser Passed “Passed”
• 40-15 Free cash: $35,000 for police station second-story design Passed “Passed”
• 40-16 Free cash: $52,000 for a shared utility task vehicle (UTV) Passed “Passed”
• 40-17 Free cash: $35,000 for a Pine Bluff well filter system Passed “Passed”
• 40-18 Free cash: $19,000 for Stow Community Park security cameras Passed “Passed”
• 41-1 Borrowing: $45,000 for a DPW Ford Maverick pickup truck Failed “Did Not Pass”
• 41-2 Borrowing: $100,000 to replace the DPW crew chief's pickup truck (S11) Passed “Passed”
• 41-3 Borrowing: $110,000 to replace the police station generator Passed “Passed”
• 41-4 Borrowing: $1,100,000 to replace Engine 12 Passed “Passed”
• 41-5 Borrowing: $143,850 to replace Center and Hale school network switches Passed “Passed”
• 41-6 Borrowing: $118,000 for a water system upgrade at Center School Passed “Passed”
• Art. 42 West School roof stabilization and masonry preservation (Community Preservation funds) No action “Moved No Action”
• Art. 43 Transfer free cash to cover the FY2026 snow and ice deficit Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 44 Fund archiving of permanent town records Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 45 Fund an update of the town's hazard mitigation plan Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 46 Seek special legislation to allow legal notices to be posted online instead of in a newspaper Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 47 Adopt a new general bylaw on stormwater management Passed “PASSED”
• Art. 48 Citizen petition: ask the Select Board to make Common Road two-way again Advisory “PASSED”
• Art. 49 Citizen petition: resolution supporting a change to the Massachusetts state flag and seal Advisory “PASSED”
• Art. 50 Citizen petition: July 4, 2026 Declaration for Democracy and the Rule of Law Advisory “PASSED”

Source: Town of Stow: "May 9, 2026 Annual Town Meeting Results" (4-page results list posted on the 2026 Information and Presentations page).

• Art. 1 Rescind unissued debt authorizations no longer needed for past projects Passed “it was voted unanimously in favor to approve Article 1”
• Art. 2 Borrow $300,000 for PFAS contamination remediation services Passed “it was voted 311 in favor and 31 opposed · 311 in favor and 31 opposed”
• Art. 3 Transfer $10,000 from procurement wages to assistant town administrator wages Passed “it was voted 219 in favor and 138 opposed · 219 in favor and 138 opposed”
• Art. 4 Appropriate $150,000 in Community Preservation open space funds for Randall Woods Park wetland restoration design Passed “it was voted 341 in favor and 30 opposed · 341 in favor and 30 opposed”
• Art. 5 Add FY2027 Schedule A salary schedules to the Personnel bylaw Passed “it was voted in favor, as called by the Deputy Moderator”
• Art. 6 Amend the Personnel Administration bylaw (Sections 9, 10, 20 and 21) Passed “it was voted in favor, as called by the Moderator to approve Article 6”
• Art. 7 Create a Multifamily Housing Overlay District in the zoning bylaw and map (MBTA Communities) Passed “it was voted in favor 208 in favor and 74 opposed · 208 in favor and 74 opposed”
• Art. 8 Allow a duplex use in the Multifamily Housing Overlay District Passed “it was voted 259 in favor and 72 opposed · 259 in favor and 72 opposed”

Source: Town of Stow 2025 Annual Town Report: Town Clerk's record of the Special Town Meeting, October 27, 2025 (PDF pp. 170-195).

Sessions: May 10, 2025 (adjourned to the May 17, 2025 town election)

• Art. 1 Accept the reports of the Select Board and other officers and committees for 2024 Passed “it was voted in favor to accept the reports of the Select Board”
• Art. 2 Accept the reports of special committees for 2024 Passed “it was as voted in favor to accept the reports of special committees”
• Art. 3 Adopt FY2026 salary and wage schedules in the Personnel bylaw Passed “it was voted 124 in favor and 5 opposed · 124 in favor and 5 opposed”
• Art. 4 FY2026 town operating budget: $37,580,298 (items 1-82) Passed “it was voted in favor to raise and appropriate the sum of $37,580,298”
• Art. 5 Set FY2026 spending limits for two revolving funds (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c.44”
• Art. 6 Appropriate $1,500 for the Stow Cultural Council (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred”
• Art. 7 Appropriate $7,000 for the Smart911/RAVE emergency notification system (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 8 Appropriate $4,000 for weights and measures testing (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000)”
• Art. 9 Transfer $3,530 from the Conservation Land Maintenance Account to the Conservation Fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Land Maintenance”
• Art. 10 Transfer $6,854.50 from the Wetlands Protection Fund to the Conservation Commission (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and transfer from the Wetlands Protection Fund”
• Art. 11 Appropriate $5,000 for the Conservation Fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)”
• Art. 12 Appropriate $1,000 to control invasive water chestnut in the Assabet River (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000)”
• Art. 14 Appropriate $95,000 for the DPW road machinery account (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sums of money for Department of Public Works”
• Art. 15 Appropriate $4,000 for DPW engineering fees (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000)”
• Art. 16 Appropriate $6,000 for household hazardous waste collection (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000)”
• Art. 17 Appropriate $750 to dispose of solid waste dumped on town land (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars”
• Art. 18 Transfer $158,329 from the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund for Stow TV (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and transfer from the PEG Access and Cable Related”
• Art. 19 Appropriate $8,000 for holiday decorations and lighting (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000)”
• Art. 20 Appropriate $30,000 for the audit of financial records (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 21 Appropriate $60,000 for town water system expenses (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 22 Appropriate $4,000 for the Select Board's small purchases fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000)”
• Art. 23 Appropriate $5,000 to build and maintain water holes for firefighting (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)”
• Art. 24 Appropriate $9,000 to replace firefighter protective equipment (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000)”
• Art. 25 Appropriate $15,000 for Lake Boon weed control (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 26 Appropriate $15,000 for Planning Board engineering and consulting (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 27 Appropriate $53,000 from Community Preservation revenues for CPA expenses (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and transfer from FY2026 Community Preservation”
• Art. 28 Set aside Community Preservation reserves for later use (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and reserve the following sums”
• Art. 29 Appropriate $22,000 for online budgeting software (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 30 Appropriate $10,000 for traffic safety signs and equipment (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000)”
• Art. 31 Appropriate $50,000 for MS4 stormwater permit requirements (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000)”
• Art. 32 Appropriate $75,000 for legal services (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 33 Transfer $235,000 from free cash to the OPEB (retiree benefits) trust fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to transfer Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($235,000)”
• Art. 34 Transfer $200,000 from free cash to the Stabilization Fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to transfer Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000)”
• Art. 35 Transfer $100,000 from free cash to the Capital Stabilization Fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to transfer One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)”
• Art. 13 Appropriate $39,900 to update property valuations Passed “it was voted that the Town approve Article 13”
• 36-1 Transfer $68,500 from free cash for Flagg Hill garage repairs Passed “it was voted 104 in favor and 14 opposed · 104 in favor and 14 opposed”
• 36-2 Transfer $200,000 from free cash for engineering of the Sudbury Road bridge repair Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $200,000”
• 36-3 Transfer $70,000 from free cash for a DPW truck lift Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $70,000”
• 36-4 Transfer $50,000 from free cash to resurface Treaty Elm Lane Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Free Cash, the sum of $50,000”
• 36-5 Transfer $25,000 from free cash for a DPW generator transfer switch Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $25,000”
• 36-6 Transfer $125,000 from free cash to replace the police station roof Passed “it was voted 114 in favor and 8 opposed · 114 in favor and 8 opposed”
• 36-7 Transfer $10,000 from free cash to replace exterior doors at the Town Building Passed “it was voted to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $10,000”
• 36-8 Transfer $275,000 from free cash to rebuild the Town Building front walkway Passed “it was voted 140 in favor and 16 opposed · 140 in favor and 16 opposed”
• 36-9 Transfer $97,000 from free cash to refinish the fire station apparatus floor Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $97,000”
• 36-10 Transfer $80,000 from free cash to refurbish Forestry Engine 18 Passed “it was voted unanimously in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $80,000”
• 36-11 Transfer $25,000 from free cash to paint the Hale School water storage tank Passed “it was voted 87 in favor and 60 opposed · 87 in favor and 60 opposed”
• 36-12 Free cash for Center School exterior painting No action “it was voted in favor to take NO ACTION on article 36-12”
• 36-13 Transfer $12,260 from free cash for Hale School auditorium carpeting Passed “it was voted 96 in favor and 14 opposed · 96 in favor and 14 opposed”
• 36-14 Transfer $22,500 from free cash to replace the school security camera server Passed “it was voted 73 in favor and 19 opposed · 73 in favor and 19 opposed”
• 36-15 Transfer $83,000 from free cash for a new police cruiser and equipment Passed “it was voted 131 in favor and 17 opposed · 131 in favor and 17 opposed”
• 36-16 Transfer $600,000 from free cash for the Lake Boon Dam replacement Passed “it was voted 129 in favor and 12 opposed · 129 in favor and 12 opposed”
• 37-1 Borrow $3,400,000 for the Lake Boon Dam replacement Passed “it was voted 137 votes in favor, 20 votes opposed, more than the 2/3rds required · 137 votes in favor, 20 votes opposed”
• Art. 38 Appropriate $930,427 in Community Preservation funds to restore the historic Randall Library building Passed “it was voted 115 in favor and 15 opposed · 115 in favor and 15 opposed”
• Art. 39 Appropriate $28,000 for subscription services formerly paid with COVID funds Passed “it was voted in favor to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Eight Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 40 Appropriate $1,000 for a Town Events fund (renaming the Springfest account) Passed “it was voted unanimously in favor to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 41 Accept state law (Clause 22I) for yearly cost-of-living increases in veterans' property tax exemptions Passed “it was voted unanimously to accept Massachusetts General Law Chapter 59”
• Art. 42 Acquire easements for the Lake Boon Dam repair and improvement project Passed “it was voted 72 votes in favor, 5 votes opposed, more than the 2/3rds required · 72 votes in favor, 5 votes opposed”
• Art. 43 Amend the general bylaw on posting Town Meeting warrants (replace Section 3) Passed “it was voted unanimously in favor to approve Article 43”
• Art. 44 Amend the general bylaw on government of Town Meeting (replace Section 7) Passed “it was voted unanimously to approve Article 44”
• Art. 45 Add an EV charging station revolving fund to the general bylaw, with a $30,000 FY2026 limit Passed “it was voted 91 in favor and 3 opposed · 91 in favor and 3 opposed”
• Art. 46 Adopt a new general bylaw on single-use plastic bags Passed “it was voted 78 in favor and 7 opposed · 78 in favor and 7 opposed”

Source: Town of Stow 2025 Annual Town Report: Town Clerk's record of the Annual Town Meeting, May 10, 2025 (PDF pp. 134-167).

• Art. 1 Borrow $300,000 for PFAS contamination remediation services Passed “it was voted clearly more than the 2/3rds required, as called by the Moderator”
• Art. 2 Approve departmental budget transfers as printed in the warrant Passed “it was voted unanimously, as called by the Moderator, to approve Article 2.”
• Art. 3 Grant a public water supply easement at 323 Great Road for a First Parish Unitarian Church well Passed “it was voted unanimously, as called by the Moderator to approve Article 3”
• Art. 4 Transfer town-owned open space parcels from the Select Board to the Conservation Commission Passed “it was voted unanimously as called by the Moderator to approve Article 4”
• Art. 5 Amend the zoning sign bylaw to name the Director of Public Works for directional sign approvals Passed “it was voted unanimously as called by the Moderator to approve Article 5”
• Art. 6 Amend zoning bylaw sections on accessory apartments Passed “it was voted unanimously, as called by the Moderator, to satisfy both the threshold”
• Art. 7 Acquire easements for the Great Road at Hudson Road pedestrian improvement project Passed “it was voted clearly by the 2/3rds required as called by the Moderator”

Source: Town of Stow 2024 Annual Town Report: Town Clerk's record of the Special Town Meeting, December 2, 2024 (PDF pp. 193-200).

Sessions: May 11, 2024 (adjourned to the May 18, 2024 town election and dissolved when the polls closed)

• Art. 1 Accept the reports of the Select Board and other officers and committees for 2023 Passed “it was voted in favor to accept the reports of the Select Board”
• Art. 2 Accept the reports of special committees for 2023 Passed “it was voted in favor to accept the reports of special committees”
• Art. 3 Adopt FY2025 salary and wage schedules in the Personnel bylaw Passed “it was voted in favor to amend Article 11 of the General Bylaws”
• Art. 4 FY2025 town operating budget: $34,778,145 (items 1-80) Passed “it was voted in favor to raise and appropriate the sum of $34,778,145”
• Art. 5 Set FY2025 spending limits for two revolving funds (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c.44”
• Art. 6 Appropriate $1,500 for the Stow Cultural Council (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred”
• Art. 8 Appropriate $3,500 for weights and measures testing (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Five Hundred”
• Art. 9 Transfer $3,745.50 from the Conservation Land Maintenance Account to the Conservation Fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Land Maintenance”
• Art. 10 Transfer $19,247 from the Wetlands Protection Fund to the Conservation Commission (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and transfer from the Wetlands Protection Fund”
• Art. 11 Appropriate $5,000 for the Conservation Fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)”
• Art. 12 Appropriate $23,200 to update property valuations (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand Two”
• Art. 14 Appropriate $4,000 for highway engineering fees (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000)”
• Art. 15 Appropriate $5,000 for household hazardous waste collection (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)”
• Art. 16 Appropriate $750 to dispose of solid waste dumped on town land (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars”
• Art. 17 Transfer $147,280 from the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund for Stow TV (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and transfer from the PEG Access and Cable Related”
• Art. 18 Appropriate $8,000 for holiday decorations and lighting (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000)”
• Art. 19 Appropriate $30,000 for the audit of financial records (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 21 Appropriate $3,000 for the Select Board's small purchases fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000)”
• Art. 22 Appropriate $8,000 to build and maintain water holes for firefighting (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000)”
• Art. 23 Appropriate $6,000 to replace firefighter protective equipment (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000)”
• Art. 24 Appropriate $32,000 for Lake Boon weed control (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 25 Appropriate $15,000 for Planning Board engineering and consulting (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 26 Appropriate $50,834 from Community Preservation funds for CPA administration (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate from FY 2025 Community Preservation Fund Annual”
• Art. 27 Set aside Community Preservation reserves: $101,668 each for history, open space and housing (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to appropriate and reserve the following sums”
• Art. 28 Appropriate $15,000 for veterans' benefits (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 29 Appropriate $20,000 for online budgeting software (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 30 Appropriate $10,000 for traffic safety signs and equipment (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000)”
• Art. 31 Appropriate $50,000 for MS4 stormwater permit requirements (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000)”
• Art. 32 Appropriate $100,000 for legal services (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars”
• Art. 33 Transfer $235,000 from free cash to the OPEB (retiree benefits) trust fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to transfer Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($235,000)”
• Art. 34 Transfer $200,000 from free cash to the Stabilization Fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to transfer Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000)”
• Art. 35 Transfer $100,000 from free cash to the Capital Stabilization Fund (consent calendar) Passed “Town Meeting voted to transfer One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)”
• Art. 7 Appropriate $6,000 for the Smart911/RAVE emergency notification system Passed “it was voted in favor to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000)”
• Art. 13 Appropriate $115,000 for road machinery ($90,000), private ways ($15,000) and municipal parking lots ($10,000) Passed “it was voted in favor to raise and appropriate the sums of money for Highway Department purposes”
• Art. 20 Appropriate $60,000 for town water system expenses Passed “it was voted in favor to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000)”
• 36-1 Transfer $60,000 from free cash for a replacement building inspections vehicle Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $60,000”
• 36-2 Transfer $30,000 from free cash to finish painting the exterior of 380 Great Road Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $30,000”
• 36-3 Free cash for an escape and rescue window in the fire station bunk room ($25,000 in warrant) No action “it was voted in favor to move NO ACTION on this article.”
• 36-4 Transfer $50,000 from free cash to refurbish Engine 12 Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $50,000”
• 36-5 Transfer $110,000 from free cash to replace the highway mechanic's service truck (S-15) Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $110,000”
• 36-6 Transfer $241,000 from free cash to replace the Volvo loader (L70C) Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $241,000”
• 36-7 Transfer $50,000 from free cash to resurface and crackseal Apple Blossom Lane Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $50,000”
• 36-8 Transfer $55,000 from free cash for Center School booster pump upgrades Passed “it was voted in favor to from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $55,000”
• 36-9 Transfer $32,015 from free cash to replace the Hale Middle School stage wheelchair lift Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $32,015”
• 36-10 Transfer $100,000 from free cash to replace Hale School interior doors (phase 2) Passed “it was voted in favor to from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $100,000”
• 36-11 Transfer $75,000 from free cash for a Center School existing conditions assessment Failed “The vote on the main motion DID NOT PASS.”
• 36-12 Transfer $73,000 from free cash for a Hale Middle School existing conditions assessment Failed “The motion DID NOT PASS.”
• 36-13 Free cash for police body-worn cameras No action “it was voted in favor to take NO ACTION on Article 36-13.”
• 36-14 Transfer $81,000 from free cash for a police cruiser and equipment Passed “it was voted in favor to transfer from Certified Free Cash, the sum of $81,000”
• 37-1 Borrow $990,000 to replace the 2000 fire engine and related equipment Passed “it was voted by more than the 2/3rds required as called by the Moderator to borrow $990,000”
• Art. 38 Appropriate $200,000 in Community Preservation housing funds to the Affordable Housing Trust for Bird Meadow housing Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 38”
• Art. 39 Appropriate $4,660 in Community Preservation historic funds to restore the John Randall portrait Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 39”
• Art. 40 Transfer $160,045 from free cash to the FY2024 group insurance account Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 40”
• Art. 41 Transfer $50,000 from free cash for a Lake Boon Dam project manager Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 41”
• Art. 42 Transfer $100,000 from free cash for comprehensive plan technical assistance Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 42”
• Art. 43 Appropriate $15,000 for construction administration of Complete Streets sidewalk work on Crescent Street Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 43”
• Art. 44 Raise the minimum taxable value of personal property to $10,000 (warrant: $7,500) Passed as amended “The vote on the main motion as amended to $10,000 passed clearly by more than the majority required.”
• Art. 45 Accept state law (Clause 56) allowing property tax relief for National Guard members and reservists on active duty Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 45”
• Art. 46 Authorize leases of land on Barton Road for parking and construction for the Lake Boon Dam project Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 46”
• Art. 47 Accept Joanne Drive as a town way Passed “it was voted in favor to approve Article 47”
• Art. 48 Amend zoning Section 3.2.2.8 on setbacks for animal buildings (residential special permit uses) Passed “it was voted in favor by more than the 2/3rds required”
• Art. 49 Adopt a zoning bylaw regulating firearms business uses Passed as amended “The vote on the main motion as amended was 89 in favor and 20 opposed. · 89 in favor and 20 opposed”

Source: Town of Stow 2024 Annual Town Report: Town Clerk's record of the Annual Town Meeting, May 11, 2024 (PDF pp. 137-179).