The Board of Selectmen have scheduled and signed the warrant for a Special Town Meeting on September 29, 2020:
Date: Tuesday September 29, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 64 Holden Street, Shrewsbury High School Field House or on the grounds thereof
Quorum Reduction: The Quorum has been reduced to 81 Town Meeting Members (1/3 reduction) in accordance with Section 7 of Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020 as voted by the Board of Selectmen and Town Moderator on September 22, 2020 at a posted public hearing.
The Finance Committee held a public hearing on Thursday September 17, 2020 on the warrant article and provided a unanimous recommendation in support of the warrant article. The meeting can be seen here.
Information related to the Special Town Meeting has been mailed to Town Meeting Members. Click here to view the materials.
Town Staff has pre-recorded an informative presentation on the article contained in the warrant:
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Police Chief Kevin Anderson has recorded a video of a tour of the current Police Station and discusses some of the operational challenges the department faces in their facility: