April 7, 2003 Town Meetings
In three sessions held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 7, 8, and 9, 2003, Provincetown voters completed action on 58 articles in the warrants for the April 7, 2003 Annual and Special Town Meetings. For more information contact Town Clerk Doug Johnstone at 508-487-7013.
Other Town Meetings
The April 2003 Town Meeting is history.

 
Thank you, Madam Moderator. Roslyn Garfield retires after 18 years as Provincetown's Town Moderator. The April 7, 2003 Town Meeting paid tribute to retiring Town Moderator, Roslyn Garfield, when Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Mary-Jo Avellar presented a bronze plaque in Roslyn Garfield's honor, to be placed beneath the Moderator's podium in Town Hall Auditorium. The plaque reads:
IN HONOR OF
“MADAM MODERATOR”
FOR HER SERVICE TO HER COMMUNITY, HER GRACE UNDER PRESSURE AND HER COMMITMENT TO THE TOWN MEETING FORM OF GOVERNMENT
TOWN MODERATOR 1985-2003
DEDICATED BY THE PEOPLE OF PROVINCETOWN - APRIL 2003
The Stakeholders paid special tribute on Thursday, June 26, 2003, which the Board of Selectmen declared as "Madam Moderator Roslyn Garfield Day" in the Town of Provincetown.

 
Town Meeting Decisions, Warrants
Special Town Meeting
Annual Town Meeting
Click the links above for Town Meeting Decisions. Below the header of each article are the following elements to a Town Meeting decision: (1) The wording printed in the warrant; (2) recommendations from various committees. (3) The actual motion moved at Town Meeting including any amendments, and (4) the action taken by the Town Meeting voters.
Town Meeting Publications
FY 2004 Operating Budget Request

On January 29, 2003, the Board of Selectmen approved a $20-million general fund spending plan for the Town of Provincetown's Fiscal Year 2004 operating budget, as recommended by the Town Manager. The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee conduct a joint public hearing on the budget on Monday, March 17, 2003. The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee are in agreement on all budget requests. Town Meeting adopted the budgets as presented.

p. 1
 Budget Message to the Voters Town Manager's FY 2004 Revised Budget
p. 2-3
 FY 2004 Summary of budget changes FY 2004 Budget Request Summary
p. 4-5
 Appropriation Summary/Tax Bill Impact Property Tax: Levy Limit cf. Levy
p.6
 Fiscal Overview - FY 2003 to FY 2004  
Affordable Housing
2% real estate transfer fee for Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Affordable Housing Legislative Initiatives
Historic District By-law approved
Historic District Proposal - Frequency Asked Questions
Read the Historic District Planning Committee's report
See the map of affected properties
Proposed General By-law
Public Safety
Fire Protection District Map
Accept MGL C.148,§26G. Buildings or additions; automatic suppressant or sprinkler systems
Wastewater supplement approved
Project Update
Zoning Amendments

Highway Corridor Overlay District rezoning (A) HCOD Overlay District Map
Highway Corridor Overlay District amendments (B)  
Telecommunications By-law amendments (C), (D), and (E) Telecommunications Overlay District Map
Growth Management by-law amendments (F) and (G)  
Town Meeting Timetable for Review of Articles
day, date

time

board

subject matter

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

 4 p.m. Finance Committee initial view of warrant articles with financial implications

Thursday, March 13, 2003

4 p.m.

Finance Committee

Capital Improvements Program Articles (ATM-4 and STM-20)

Monday, March 17, 2003

6 p.m.

Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee

Public Hearing FY 2004 Budget (Charter §9-1-6)

6 p.m.

Board of Selectmen

Review of articles

Tuesday, March 18, 2003

4 p.m.

Finance Committee

Public Hearing: Capital Improvements Program; review of articles

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

6 p.m.

Housing Task Force, Housing Authority, Housing Partnership

Public Hearing - 2% Real Estate Transfer Fee for Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Thursday, March 20, 2003

6 p.m.

Board of Health

Public Health Articles (Charter §2-2-2)

Monday, March 24, 2003

6 p.m.

Board of Selectmen

Review of articles

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

7 p.m.

Planning Board

Zoning (growth mgt., telecommunications);  Land Use & Development Articles (Charter §2-2-3)

Thursday, March 27, 2003

6:30 p.m.

Conservation Commission

Natural Environment Articles (Charter §2-2-1)

Monday, March 31, 2003

6 p.m.

Historic District Planning Committee

Public Forum on Proposed Historic District

Wednesday, April 2, 2003

7 p.m.

Planning Board

Petitioned Zoning Articles

7:30 p.m.

Charter Enforcement Commission

Charter Articles (Charter §2-2-4)

Monday, April 7, 2003

6 p.m.

Town Meeting begins

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