2026-12-01 - Special Town Meeting

Summary

Special Town Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 6:30 PM, Middle High School auditorium, 60 South Meadow Rd. The article deadline was October 7 at 4:00 PM.
The warrant text was not found. The article list below comes from the Select Board agendas of October 6, October 20 and November 10 and the Planning Board agendas of October 13 and 27, so wording, numbering and dollar amounts are unconfirmed.
Background: 2026 December Special Town Meeting. Town: Carver.

Warrant not found; see the citizen guide below.

When and where: Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 6:30 PM, Middle High School auditorium, 60 South Meadow Rd.
Kind of meeting: Carver uses open town meeting, so registered Carver voters decide each article directly. A special town meeting handles only the articles on its warrant.
Money at stake: unknown. The only dollar figure tied to a likely article is a FY2027 health-insurance deficit of about $1.3 million discussed by the Select Board on October 6; the supplemental appropriation amount has not been seen.
Likely to draw the most discussion (inferred from agendas): the health insurance appropriation (Health Insurance Deficit and Gateway Litigation), the 40R Smart Growth district (40R Smart Growth District) and the 119 Main Street deed (119 Main Street Property).
Reviewed by: the Select Board (2026-10-06 - Select Board, 2026-10-20 - Select Board, 2026-11-10 - Select Board), the Finance Committee (2026-10-26 - Finance Committee) and, for zoning articles, the Planning Board (2026-10-13 - Planning Board, 2026-10-27 - Planning Board).

Articles are normally taken in warrant order: a motion, discussion, then a vote. The warrant text and the vote required for each article were not found, so they are not stated here.
As a general state-law rule (not from the warrant), zoning bylaw amendments such as the 40R district and the parking bylaw need a two-thirds vote, and borrowing needs two-thirds; other appropriations generally need a majority.
The Planning Board holds hearings on the zoning articles first. Its hearings on the 40R district were scheduled for October 27 and November 10.

Articles are described from agenda titles only; numbering and wording are unconfirmed.

Money

Unpaid bills from prior years: pays bills left over from an earlier fiscal year.
FY27 health insurance supplemental appropriation: adds money to cover the projected health-insurance deficit. See Health Insurance Deficit and Gateway Litigation.
Compensated absences: funding for accrued leave payouts (title only; details not seen).
Revolving funds: authorizations or limits for departmental revolving funds (title only).
Relocation of town fiber lines: funding or authorization to move town fiber lines (title only).
Solar credits: approval of a 20-year solar credit purchase for Carver schools, which the Select Board approved on September 8 contingent on Town Meeting. See Solar and Battery Storage Projects.
Stop transfers to the middle-high-school stabilization fund: the agenda wording suggests ending automatic transfers to that fund (inferred).
PILOT agreements: payments in lieu of taxes, likely tied to energy or tax-exempt property (title only).

Property

Accept the deed of 119 Main Street: the Town would accept a deed to the property. See 119 Main Street Property.

Zoning and bylaws

40R Smart Growth Overlay District: creates a district allowing up to 302 units on a site, with about 240 mixed-use units proposed by the owner. See 40R Smart Growth District.
Temporary Event Parking bylaw amendment: a zoning bylaw change on parking for temporary events.
Conservation Commission alternate members: allows alternate members on the Conservation Commission.

Other

Citizens petition article: listed on the October 20 Select Board agenda; subject not seen.

Sources: Select Board agendas for October 6 (minutes), October 20 and November 10, Planning Board agendas, the Finance Committee agenda, and the town's notice of the meeting and article deadline. These are agendas, not the warrant.
The warrant text and any printed motions were not found; vote requirements, article numbers and amounts are unconfirmed. Results will be added after the meeting from the town's records and video.

#	Subject	Detail	Vote	Motion
not found	Unpaid bills	Prior-year bills	not found	not found
not found	Health insurance	FY27 supplemental appropriation	not found	not found
not found	Compensated absences	Leave payouts	not found	not found
not found	Revolving funds	Departmental funds	not found	not found
not found	Fiber lines	Relocation	not found	not found
not found	Solar credits	Schools, 20 years	not found	not found
not found	Stabilization transfers	Middle-high-school fund	not found	not found
not found	PILOT agreements	Payments in lieu of taxes	not found	not found
not found	119 Main Street	Accept deed	not found	not found
not found	40R district	Zoning overlay	likely two-thirds (general rule)	not found
not found	Event parking	Bylaw amendment	likely two-thirds (general rule)	not found
not found	Conservation Commission	Alternate members	not found	not found