TOWN MANAGER JENNIFER CONSTABLE, LEFT, ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR DURING THIS WEEK’S ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. [SKIP TULL PHOTO]

The 2026 annual town meeting continues, with a fourth session scheduled for Thursday night, May 7. Below is a summary of the action taken by voters on Wednesday night, May 6.

Town meeting will reconvene on Thursday night at 7 p.m., with 14 articles remaining, including additional funding for the town hall relocation project, changes to the Flexible Plan Development and Nantasket Beach Overlay District zoning bylaws, and action on preserving public access to the beach at James Avenue, among other topics.

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Article 13: Community Preservation Committee projects: This article appropriated funds for several community projects, and each was approved by a separate vote: $49,770 for the Hull Community Garden on George Washington Boulevard; $26,825 for the Hull Lifesaving Museum’s Windmill Point Boathouse; $670,000 for the Hull Village Playground; $150,000 for renovations to the clocktower building next door to the Paragon Carousel; $45,197 for the preservation of historic town records; and $500,000 for the Community Housing Trust.

Article 16: Utility easement acceptance: This article authorized the select board to accept an easement at no cost for the purpose of installing and operating data and communication conduits near the Paragon development. A separate proposal for an ArtWalk easement has not yet been acted upon. Approved, 207-21.

Article 18: DPW capital equipment: This bonding article authorized $455,000 for the purchase of a backhoe and dump truck, and to fund drainage and cemetery improvements. Approved.

Article 22: Road paving: This article authorized $400,000 in bonding to address increased costs and complete the paving of town roads that were included in the original 2017 plan. Approved, 134-10.

Article 23: Landfill assessment and closure funding: $300,000 to continue the state-mandated process of assessing, capping, and closing the town's sanitary landfill. Approved, 140-33.

Article 28: Sewer capital emergency reserve transfer of $450,000 from sewer retained earnings to a reserve account for emergency repairs. Approved.

Article 33: Zoning amendment to allow museums in the Commercial Recreation A, B, and C zoning districts. Approved, 138-4.

Articles 39 and 42: Citizens’ petitions for meeting recording and remote access: After lengthy debate of both articles together, both proposals were overwhelmingly approved.

Article 43: Citizens’ petition on two-way roads. Voters approved, 129-61, the repeal of Article 11 of the 2018 annual town meeting that authorized the select board to transfer land to facilitate traffic reconfiguration in the area of the HRA property.

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