Milton previews nine-article Town Meeting warrant
Milton's Warrant Committee previewed nine articles for the October 19 Special Town Meeting, led by an $11.75 million proposed purchase of the Laboure College property.
Town Meeting · Meeting of October 8, 2026
Milton's Warrant Committee previewed nine articles for the October 19 Special Town Meeting, led by an $11.75 million proposed purchase of the Laboure College property. Chair Jay Funling told Milton Access TV viewers the town appraised the Adams Street parcel near $10.9 million, while its separate public assessment runs $13.6 million; a townwide ballot on the purchase follows December 15. A companion article would fund a School Building Committee study of a possible school there, to compare against the long-studied Gile Road site.
Other articles would shift $360,000 in added state aid into the Reserve Fund, redirect $425,000 in existing borrowing toward a fire engine, accept a zero-interest MWRA loan for water mains, and lower Milton Access TV's maximum annual fund draw from $500,000 to $450,000. A citizens petition with over 100 signatures on police surveillance cameras, Funling said, should go to the Select Board rather than Town Meeting, since regulating police operations is "really an executive function."
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- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report — 2,565 words
Source: the Town Meeting meeting of October 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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