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Date: 5/2/2022
LUDLOW – With the May 9 Annual Town Meeting under a week away, precinct members will be asked to vote on 15 warrant articles for fiscal year 2023 (FY23).
Articles 1, 2 and 3 are all housekeeping items contained in the warrant every year. Article 1 is to hear and act on the reports of town officers, article 2 is to hear and act on the reports of committees and article 3 is a request to raise and appropriate the needed funds for town purposes and to fix the salary of all elected officials in FY23.
Article 4 is a request to set the spending limits for already established revolving funds including $5,000 for CPR training revolving fund, $0 for the on-site sewage system revolving fund, $20,000 for the vaccine revolving fund, $50,000 for the consultants revolving fund, $80,000 for the wetlands revolving fund, an amount yet to be finalized for the purple bags revolving fund and $5,000 for the dog park revolving fund.
Article 5 is a request to raise and appropriate $5,000 to be spent by the Celebrate Ludlow Committee for fireworks and general expenses related to the town-wide event, as well as allowing other donations and to be made to the committee’s special revenue fund.
Article 6 is a request to raise and appropriate $3,500 for the Commission on Disability for training, marketing materials, supplies and any other expenses.
Articles 7 and 8 are requests from the Board of Public Works to be able to utilize state Chapter 90 Highway funds and to enter into a contract with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the construction and maintenance of public roads.
Article 9 is a request to fund the capital improvement projects for FY23 which totals at about $1.6 million while Article 10 is a request to appropriate funds for the FY23 reserve fund. Article 12 is a similar request to transfer money into the town’s stabilization fund.
Article 11 is a request to fund the Building Infrastructure article passed at the October 2012 Special Town Meeting with the purpose of assessing and addressing repairs, maintenance and reconstruction of municipal buildings.
Articles 13, 14 and 15 are all requests for zoning changes from the Planning Board. Article 13 is a request to change the property located at 0 and 694 Chapin St. from Agricultural to Residence A zoning. Article 14 is a request to extend the Agriculture Moderate Density Overlay District over the entire property located at 279 Cady St. Article 15 is a request to change the property located at 244 Hubbard St. from Residence B to Business B.
Ludlow’s Town Meeting takes place at 7:30 p.m. on May 9 in the Ludlow High School Auditorium located at 500 Chapin St.