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2026-11-17 - Special Town Meeting

Summary

Built from committee agendas and one set of Advisory Committee minutes; the warrant text and motions were not read, so article descriptions below are limited to what those records say.

  • Sessions are scheduled for November 17, 18 and 19 and December 1, 2 and 3, 2026.
  • Select Board special meetings are listed at Brookline High School, Room 231, at 5:30 PM on November 17, 18, 19 and December 1 (no agendas posted yet).
  • The Advisory Committee meets November 17 at 6:00 PM in Brookline High School Room 214 to consider reconsidering recommendations (2026-11-17 - Advisory Committee).
  • The most contested article on record so far is the Pleasant Street rezoning (WA 15 and 16): the Advisory Committee voted favorable action on both after rejecting a referral to a Moderator's Committee, 8-14 (2026-11-04 - Advisory Committee, 26 Pleasant Street zoning).
  • The Select Board on November 10 may reconsider its positions on Articles 6, 9, 12 and 20 (2026-11-10 - Select Board).
  • Full article list and status: November 2026 Special Town Meeting warrant.

Agenda

Warrant articles known from committee records (numbers as used in those records):

  1. Article 4: budget amendment for legal fees
  2. Article 5: resolution to settle a claim
  3. Article 6: Legislative Privilege
  4. Article 9: home rule petition for the Transportation Board and parking fines (Parking Fines Special Act)
  5. Article 10: Residential parking minimums
  6. Article 12: outdoor lighting general by-law, Part 8; Article 13: related zoning by-law amendment (Outdoor Lighting By-Law and Zoning Articles)
  7. Article 15: Pleasant Street Multifamily Overlay District; Article 16: Memorandum of Agreement (26 Pleasant Street zoning)
  8. Article 17: Community Preservation Act funding and Affordable Housing Trust resolution
  9. Article 19: Indigenous Peoples celebration support
  10. Article 20: Vision Zero Resolution

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