The motion to authorize the borrowing authority for the new library project was on the floor for discussion by the Council, and it became clear that Councilor Sund was going to vote no. Without his vote, the motion lacked the two-thirds majority required to pass it. A no vote by the Council would have permanently…
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LIVEBLOGGING: Greenfield Town Council, December 2018 monthly meeting
Assuming the shaky wifi here at Greenfield High School holds up, I will be live-blogging tonight’s meeting of the Greenfield Town Council. The bandwidth here is terrible, so I’m having to update in larger batches… 7:08 PM – Meeting has been called to order. Proceeding to public comment. 7:10 PM – It is a relatively…
The Town Council votes tonight on whether the new library project moves forward.
The Greenfield Town Council is set to vote at their regular monthly meeting this evening on whether or not to authorize borrowing authority for the proposed new library project. Here is the actual language: Upon recommendation of the Mayor, that the sum of $19,541,296 be appropriated for the construction of a new Public Library, and…
Special meeting of the Greenfield City Council
I’m at the emergency meeting of the Greenfield City Council, which was called to address the issue of the homeless encampment on the town common. Live updates to begin shortly… Call to order, etc. It is a completely full house tonight here at the John Zon Community Center, with people waiting out in the hall…
Live blog: Greenfield Annual Budget Meeting
The Greenfield City Council is debating the FY2019 budget this evening. I will be providing updates here as long as I can hold out. These meetings always tend to be marathon sessions. The meeting has been called to order, all Councilors present. The first motion is to suspend the rules of procedure, passes unanimously. This…
Live-blogging the May 16, 2018 meeting of the Greenfield Town Council
I’ll be posting updates below throughout this evening’s meeting of the Greenfield Town Council (assuming my internet connection holds up). Stay tuned… Meeting has been called to order. It is the 181st meeting of the Council. Suspension of rules and the Junior Council First motion by President Renaud to suspend the rules of order, seconded…
Live-blogging the April meeting of the Town Council
I’m watching the livestream of this evening’s Town Council meeting all the way from central Indiana (thanks GCTV!), joining a bit late due to family obligations. See below for updates… Public comment I’m joining in the midst of Public Comment, and here’s DPW Don Ouillette defending his record on the number of trees that have…
The recording of the Ways & Means Committee meeting from April 10, 2018 is available.
Greenfield Community Television has posted the video of this past Tuesday’s meeting of the Ways & Means Committee: Ways & Means is one of several committees of the Town Council and is tasked with dealing with town spending and budget issues. This week’s meeting featured a presentation of the proposed FY2019 budget by Mayor Martin…
If you’re interested in the FY2019 budget, go watch the Ways & Means Committee on GCTV now.
UPDATE: The meeting has ended, but if you are interested in watching it, GCTV typically posts the recorded video 2-3 days later. The Ways & Means Committee is currently discussing Mayor Martin’s proposed FY2019 budget. You can watch the proceedings live via GCTV. After Ways & Means, the budget moves to the full Council for…
Preliminary info about next week’s Town Council meeting
Next Wednesday (April 18) is the regular monthly meeting of of the Greenfield Town Council. There is not an agenda yet, but it looks like in addition to the regular business and public comment, they will be holding a public hearing on a big list of FY2019 budget items: Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Budget Appropriate…