The warrant is officially closed and Marion's Special Town Meeting will have two agenda items—one about the recreational use of marijuana and one to raise funds relating to the broken boiler at the Town House. The Town Meeting is scheduled for Feb. 15.

The first agenda item is from the Planning Board, and asks residents to vote on a temporary moratorium on the issuance of licenses for recreational marijuana establishments.

The moratorium, which would run through Dec. 31, 2018, would allow the Planning Board more time to draft bylaws to regulate marijuana establishments. The state is expected to have its own regulations ready by March 15, but will start accepting applications for licenses on April 1, giving towns only a few weeks to draft and vote on bylaws. Without the moratorium, applicants will only be subject to the regulations of the state.

The second agenda item is a request for $158,460 to address the issues stemming from the loss of the Town House boiler. At the Jan. 2 meeting, selectmen approved (inside a 51 degree Town House) to pay for temporary heat until a new boiler can be installed and a new boiler.

At that meeting, it was estimated the town would be paying about $1,000 a week for temporary heat, and then about $74,000 for a new boiler. However, at the Jan. 16 meeting, Town Administrator Paul Dawson said that estimate hadn’t included prevailing wage for the workers, and the boiler installment would likely cost about $96,000.

Another reason for the costs is fuel for the heating system.

“We’re filling that tank every other day, for almost 700 gallons a week,” Dawson said. “[Facilities Manager] Shaun Cormier is looking at alternative ways to purchase that fuel.”

Currently, the company that owns the temporary heating unit has remote monitoring and can come out and refill the tank when it starts to get low.

“That comes at a premium price,” Dawson said.

He added that he hopes within the next day or so he and Cormier will have found a more cost efficient way to fuel the unit. It is estimated the Town House will be using the temporary unit until at least the end of February.

The $158,460 is high estimate, and could end up being a lower number next month.

“I do expect that number will shrink down at Town Meeting as we are able to get better control over fuel costs,” Dawson said.