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Lanesborough, Massachusetts had a bizarre conclusion to its annual town meeting Tuesday night. The meeting, held in the gym of the town’s elementary school, saw town voters approve articles like a $10.1 million operating budget for fiscal year 2022 and a $300,000 spending plan for a new ambulance. But as moderator Christopher Dodig noted, its final item proved to be a doozy from the get-go. “Article 28, the last on ours, is actually mis-numbered article 27 on the warrant – but clearly it’s article 28,” he said. The article was a citizens’ petition submitted by Donald Dermeyer, who offered an introduction to the proposed bylaw before quickly exiting the meeting. ....
There was a great deal of discussion despite the low turnout. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. About 85 residents affirmed 27 warrant articles, including an fiscal 2022 budget of $10,148,561, at a sometimes boisterous four-hour annual town meeting Tuesday night. Bri Morrison, a candidate for Select Board in June 15 s election, kicked off the voting early with a motion to postpone the meeting altogether, citing low attendance that she felt reflects a general lack of accessibility to the proceedings. Morrison suggested a lack of provided child care and American Sign Language or Spanish languages interpreters, and the absence of documents available in Braille could all serve as barriers to participation for residents. ....