001Hello clockers. My name is Hi [music] Silver with WACA. A crucial Ashlin Special Town meeting is scheduled for November 19th at 700 p.m. at Ashlin High School. >> This is where voters will decide on key financial land use and policy items. All registered V voters are urged to attend and participate. >> [music] >> If you cannot attend, you can watch the meeting live right here on WACA Ashland starting at 700 [music] p.m. Here's a summary of the 17 warrant articles in the order they will be presented in the meeting. Article one, free cash [music] appropriation. Votes to transfer certified free cash into the town's various [music] reserve funds, including stabilization and capital accounts. Article two, [music] budget adjustment, seeks to amend or adjust various line items within the currently approved fiscal year [music] 2026 town
002budget. Article three, property tax exemption, proposes [music] to adjust the local property tax exemption for eligible senior citizens. Article 4, CPC, Nature's [music] Edge, appropriates up to 1.175 million for the creation of Nature's Edge [music] at the Metro West YMCA, including new accessible trails and recreational fields. Article [music] 5, CPC, Town Forest Survey, funds survey work and property appraisal related to potential future town forest land acquisitions. Article 6 CPC Town Forest Acquisition appropriates funds [music] for the acquisition of 11 acres of land at 41 Lincoln Road for Town Forest expansion and to fund trail improvements. Article 7 CPC Beaver Dam Brook funds invasive vegetation management and data collection at the Beaver Dam Brook Conservation Area. Article 8, CPC, softball field, appropriates up to 25,000 for the replacement of the playing surface dirt at [music] the
003high school softball field. Article 9, gravestone repair law, [music] accepts a state law allowing community teams to perform repair and reproduction [music] of gravestones in town cemeteries. Article 10, liquor license transfer, [music] adopts a state law allowing the transfer of existing wine and malt liquor licenses to all alcohol licenses. Article 11, in-law apartments, amends the zoning bylaw to update and clarify rules for the creation [music] of in-law or accessory dwelling units. Article 12, the dog kennel bylaw, amends the current dog kennel bylaw to update [music] regulations regarding the maintenance of licensing of kennels. Article 13, [music] tax payment bylaw, updates a general bylaw regarding municipal tax payment agreements. Article 14, Donnelly gift parcel votes to accept the donation of a 1 acre parcel of land to expand the town [music] forest. Article 15, Zany conservation
004[music] restriction, accepts a conservation restriction on an approximately 27 acre property [music] gifted to the town. Article 16, comprehensive plan, votes to formally endorse the town's comprehensive plan titled [music] Envision Ashland. Last but not least, article 17, [music] the citizen petition. Elon Musk. A citizens petition seeking a resolution to prohibit town [music] agencies from purchasing goods or services from companies controlled by Elon Musk, [music] including Tesla and SpaceX. Thanks for tuning in today. You can find more information on the special town meeting Facebook [music] page. Go clockers.