Tyngsborough Town Meeting approved $6.4 million to buy and design a combined police and fire headquarters at 100 Potash Hill Road. The two-thirds vote, needed for a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion, passed with 11 recorded no votes; the question now goes to a townwide ballot December 5.
Hopkinton's special town meeting dissolved for lack of quorum after voters rejected returning annual town meeting to weekday evenings. Town Moderator Zach Kosan ended the session 78-19 once a headcount showed 127 voters present, short of the 131 needed.
Westford Special Town Meeting rejected a citizen petition to cut the Community Preservation Act surcharge and adopted a new energy code for new construction.
Groton Town Meeting approved $3.9 million for a Cow Pond Brook Fields overhaul and a new senior property tax break while rejecting a rival senior tax-freeze petition.
Burlington Town Meeting funds fire contract, passes four zoning changes, postpones a contested bylaw fight. Assistant Town Administrator DiNizio outlined the three-year firefighters contract, with raises of 3 percent, 3 percent and 2 percent and no added tax impact.