2021 Town Meeting

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Annual Town Meeting was formally dissolved at 11:55 pm, June 2, 2021 after 11 sessions.

ACMi recordings of the sessions are available to stream.

Annotated Town Meeting Warrant 

The annotated warrant contains links to presentations, amendments and motions for each article along with details about comments from the hearings and the recommended vote.

2021 Annual Town Meeting Votes 

There are a number of documents here to help residents understand the actions that Town Meeting took. 

  • The Annotated Town Meeting Warrant (above) has information on each article explaining the purpose and details of what Town Meeting was asked to vote on along with commentary and explanatory presentations. The board or committee that heard the article will recommend that Town Meeting either adopt the article or take no action.
  • The Annotated Warrant contains amendments to propose a change to the vote language that was recommended and substitute motions that replace a recommendation of no action with language that Town Meeting can vote on.
  • If an amendment passed, the Summary of Votes will note the article was amended.  If a substitute motion failed, then Town Meeting approved the original recommendation of no action.
  • The Summary of Votes lists the titles of all the articles and the final action that Town Meeting took. Articles either passed, failed or no action was taken.
  • To review how each Town Meeting Member voted on an article, use the date of the vote from the Summary of Votes and open the correct file below.
  • Residents can email the Town Clerk to request a copy of an Excel file that lists all the votes (116) that all the Members (252) took on the amendments, substitute motions and articles. 

Summary of Votes

04-26-2021 Town Meeting Votes
04-28-2021 Town Meeting Votes
05-03-2021 Town Meeting Votes
05-05-2021 Town Meeting Votes
05-10-2021 Town Meeting Votes
05-12-2021 Town Meeting Votes
05-17-2021 Town Meeting Votes
05-19-2021 Town Meeting Votes
05-24-2021 Town Meeting Votes
05-26-2021 Town Meeting Votes
06-02-2021 Town Meeting Votes

Town Meeting Member Attendance

Select Board Authorization to Conduct a Remote Town Meeting

Resolution Proposed by the Moderator on May 17, 2021

Reports to Town Meeting 

Redevelopment Board
Master Plan Implementation Committee
Select Board
Capital Planning Committee
5-Page Update to Capital Planning Committee Report
Community Preservation Act Committee
Finance Committee
Clean Energy Future Committee (video report regarding Net Zero Action Plan)
Human Rights Commission
Arlington Public Schools
Zero Waste Arlington
Symmes Property Fund
Arlington High School Building Project
Permanent Town Building Committee

Consent Agenda

Town Moderator Consent Agenda
Annotated Consent Agenda, supplement to Consent Agenda compiled by TMM Gordon Jamieson (Pct 12).

Other Documents

Minuteman School District FY22 Arlington Presentation 2021
Memo from Town Counsel to Town Meeting Re Zoning Act Amendments and AG Decision on STM Article 17

Video Presentations

View Content Sent to Town Meeting Member Email List

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