Belmont previews Chenery roof, union pay votes ahead of June

Warrant Briefing · Meeting of May 14, 2026

Belmont previews $4.15 million roof project and $525,000 union payouts ahead of June Town Meeting. Warrant Committee Chairman Paul Richter led the League of Women Voters-sponsored briefing, where Select Board member Matt Taylor defended a leaf blower bylaw fix, saying it "gets exactly to the loophole that we're trying to close." Capital Budget Committee Chair Chris Doyle detailed the Chenery Middle and High School roof project, the finale of a $9.5 million three-phase renovation funded without debt. Zoning presenter Chris Ryan outlined new by-right development review rules and Belmont's first veterinary clinic zoning, limited to LB2 and general business districts.

School Committee's Meg Moriarty defended $500,000 in one-time payments to settle school union contracts after 19 months of bargaining, calling it "very much in the town's best interest." A Concord Avenue private sewer acquisition remains tied up in active litigation with no dollar figure set.

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Source: the Warrant Briefing meeting of May 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.