Canton 2013 Town Meeting Results (Day 1): Medical Marijuana Moratorium, Senior Center Project Approved

Canton's 2013 Annual Town Meeting was held Monday night in the Morse Auditorium at Canton High School.

There are 41 articles on this year's warrant and 34 were voted on by Monday night by the 231 registered voters in attendance. A second day of Town Meeting will be necessary Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m.

Thirty one articles were voted to follow the recommendation of the Finance Committee.

Articles 19 and 20 were withdrawn.

Article 12, the article regarding a medical marijuana moratorium, was amended on the recommendation of the Finance Committee to increase the moratorium from one year to two years.

The article that drew the most discussion was Article 11, particularly Motion 13 which approved $1,360,000 in free cash to put a senior center at 500 Pleasant Street.

Articles 6,8,13,23,28,35,38 and 39 were postponed indefinitely.

Town Meeting members voted to adjourn until Wednesday around 10:30 p.m. They left off at Article 41 Motion 3, the budget article, after approving the first two motions.

To see the town warrant in it's entirety click on the PDF above.

Here are the results of Town Meeting as follows (results left blank were not voted on):

Motion 1- Passed

Motion 2- Passed (Amended)

Motion 3- Passed

Motion 1- Passed

Motion 2- Passed

Motion Passed (Postponed Indefinitely)

Motion 1- Passed

Motion 2- Passed

Motion 3- Passed

Motion 4- Passed

Motion 5- Passed

Motion 6- Passed

Motion 7- Passed

Motion 8- Passed

Motion 9- Passed

Motion 10- Passed

Motion 11- Passed

Motion 12- Passed

Motion 13- Passed

Motion 14- Passed

Motion 1- Passed

Motion 2- Passed

Motion 3-