Rochester residents approve 23 of 25 Town Meeting articles
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WITHDRAWN- Article 25: Stabilization Fund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WITHDRAWN- Transfer/Appropriation of Funds for 2014 Overlay Deficit