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2026-10-22 - Fall Annual Town Meeting Session

Summary

Built from the posted agenda only; no minutes or video recorded yet.

  • Continuing session of the Fall Annual Town Meeting (17 articles).

Agenda

Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:30 PM, if the meeting has not finished earlier.

This is a preliminary guide from the town's Fall Annual Town Meeting page and local news coverage (retrieved 2026-10-21); the full warrant text has not been read, so amounts and article numbers may change. Natick uses a Representative Town Meeting of 180 members. Session 1 was held Oct 20 at 7:30 PM; continuing sessions are Oct 22, Oct 27 and Oct 29 at 7:30 PM unless business ends early. Results of earlier sessions have not been recorded here (no meeting video is available to the vault).

Warrant (17 articles)

  • Article 1, FY2027 omnibus budget.
  • Article 2, unpaid bills.
  • Articles 3-4, stabilization funds.
  • Article 5, revolving fund for low-income community shared solar.
  • Article 6, capital equipment and projects: over $8.5M for about 25 projects, including vehicles, elevator upgrades and Cole Center field replacement. See Fall 2026 Capital Plan.
  • Article 7, Lilja Elementary School heat-pump conversion: feasibility study and schematic design. See Lilja Elementary Heat-Pump Conversion.
  • Article 8, Community Preservation Act requests (about $1.47M): South Natick Park $1,243,500; historic photo digitization $37,500; Cochituate Rail Trail connector $42,375; Murphy Park planning $150,000.
  • Articles 9-13, bylaw changes: indecent and profane language, zoning for residential mixed-use, parking, and (Article 11) a consent agenda and "take no action" procedure.
  • Article 14, Hybrid Town Meeting: three motions on remote participation, and a state petition. See Hybrid Town Meeting.
  • Article 15, turf field study group report.
  • Article 16, citizen petition: a study committee on sidewalk snow removal.
  • Article 17, citizen petition: a diversity and harmony recognition; the Finance Committee recommends indefinite postponement.

Source: town Fall Annual Town Meeting page and local news (retrieved 2026-10-21).