Water and Light a focus at Littleton deliberative session
February 11, 2021LITTLETON Despite a dramatic start to last Thursday s deliberative session, residents passed the proposed $10,285,000 municipal budget unchallenged. However, a warrant article about the Littleton Water and Light Department s operating budget drew extended dialogue from voters.
Exactly like the last two years, a motion was made from the floor during early proceedings to approve all social service warrant articles into one vote for inclusion on the ballot. Yet unlike previous sessions, opponents were outspoken as they challenged the legality of such a move.
Board Chair Carrie Gendreau explained the motion.
She said, Because of COVID this year, we chose not to have those organizations go out and get the signatures. So we put them under the petition warrant article heading, but they re really social services. They re the same, and as long as the services did not want to change what they were asking for, we
Littleton residents resist housing development
December 20, 2020LITTLETON Despite rising COVID numbers, a significant number of residents attended last week s Littleton Select Board meeting at the Opera House to voice concern about a potential housing development. Many felt officials were moving too fast on a property that had remained dormant for 25 years.
Earlier this month, town officials closed a two-week RFP (Request for Proposals) process on the 103-acre Eaton property, located north of Apthorp Commons. Although the original purchase of the lot in 1995 for $113,000 required voter approval by warrant article, legal advisers said the Select Board didn t need to repeat the process for a sale.