Rochester residents approve 23 of 25 Town Meeting articles

Jun 14, 2016

Rochester's Annual Town Meeting saw a turnout of 124 registered voters on Tuesday night. The voters approved 23 of the 25 proposed articles on the agenda, and approved one of the two articles on the Special Town Meeting agenda.

APPROVED- Article 1: Annual Report of Town Officers and Committees

APPROVED- Article 2: Elected Officials Salaries

APPROVED- Article 3: Personnel Bylaw Amendment- Classification and Compensation Plan

APPROVED- Article 4: Town of Rochester Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Budget

APPROVED- Article 5: Departmental Revolving Funds Authorization

APPROVED- Article 6: Natural Resource Expenses

APPROVED- Article 7: Chapter 90 Funds Appropriation

APPROVED- Article 8: PILOT Agreement

APPROVED- Article 9: OPEB Funding

APPROVED- Article 10: Senior Tax Work-Off Abatement

APPROVED- Article 11: Town Meeting Quorum

APPROVED- Article 12: Public Safety Capital Equipment

APPROVED- Article 13: Ambulance

AMENDED, APPROVED- Article 14: Personnel Bylaw- Sick Leave

APPROVED- Article 15: Proposed Bylaw Regulating Withdrawal of Water

APPROVED- Article 16: Zoning Bylaw Section VI Limited Commercial District

APPROVED- Article 17: Zoning Bylaw Section XXI Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Installations

APPROVED- Article 18: Zoning Bylaw Section IIX Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Installations

APPROVED- Article 19: Zoning Map

APPROVED- Article 20: Zoning Map

APPROVED- Article 21: Zoning Bylaw Section XXI Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Installations

APPROVED- Article 22: Sign Bylaw

APPROVED- Article 23: Signs

POSTPONED INDEFINITELY- Article 24: Conversion of Single Family Dwelling to a Two Family Dwelling

WITHDRAWN- Article 25: Stabilization Fund

Special Town Meeting

APPROVED- Article 1:Stabilization Transfer Snow and Ice Deficit

WITHDRAWN- Transfer/Appropriation of Funds for 2014 Overlay Deficit