This meeting was updated on

• 9/24 to add amended minutes. 
• 9/21 to add the minutes.
• 9/17 to include the Public Hearing Notice of Action legal notice. 
• 9/10 to add Zoom information, public comment details, agenda and packet.

Please note, this meeting will be held through Zoom video conferencing.

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There will be  Public Hearings as part of this meeting re: Land Acquisitions of Welles Street and American Legion & Amendment to Town Code - Tobacco-Free and Smoke-Free Recreation Areas. Click the document link below to view the legal notice. 

Legal Notice - Welles Street and American Legion & Town Code - Tobacco-Free and Smoke-Free Recreation Areas

How to Contribute Public Comment

Residents wishing to contribute public comment to this meeting may do so before the meeting through an electronic web form, or during the meeting as follows.

Submit comment electronically BEFORE the meeting:

To contribute public comment in ADVANCE of the meeting, please visit the Town council public comment web page and submit your comments through the electronic form. Please complete and submit the form by no later than 2:00 pm one business day BEFORE the meeting for your comments to be included in the public comment session of the meeting.

Submit comment DURING the live meeting:

Live public comment can be given by attending the meeting through Zoom Video Conference as follows:

• At the appropriate time during the meeting, the meeting host will announce when the forum is open for public comment and attendees can use the “raise hand” function as follows:

• The meeting host will announce each speaker by name or phone number when it is their time to speak. At that time, the speaker’s microphone will be enabled for comment by the meeting host. When it is your turn to speak, please mute all other devices that may create background noise to ensure you are heard clearly.

• It will be necessary to state your full name and address when you are prompted for comment.
• Please indicate when your public comment is complete so the meeting host may then announce the next speaker. The meeting host will then mute your microphone.
• Public comment is restricted to no more than three (3) minutes and a person may NOT speak more than once.

To Submit Written Testimony to the Public HEARING

Written testimony for these public hearings may be provided in advance using the Town's electronic submission form, or in real-time using the "raise hand" feature of Zoom. Instructions for both methods are as outlined below. Please note, public hearing comment is restricted to no more than five (5) minutes and a person may not speak more than once.

Submit written testimony using the electronic form BEFORE the public hearing...

• To share written testimony IN ADVANCE of this meeting, click here and submit an electronic written testimony submission form.
• Be sure to select the specific public hearing topic for which you're submitting testimony on question #5 of the form.
• Electronic submissions must be completed by no later than 2:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to be read to the record. 

Submit "public hearing testimony" DURING the live public hearing...

You may submit public HEARING comment (in lieu of written testimony) using the following instructions during the live Zoom meeting:

• At the appropriate time during the meeting, the Council Chair will announce when the forum is open for public hearing comment and attendees can use the “raise hand” function as follows:

• VIRTUALLY: press “raise hand” button at the bottom of the Zoom meeting screen; or
• BY PHONE:  press *9 on your key pad to “raise hand”

• The Council Chair or meeting host will announce each speaker by name or phone number when it is their time to speak. At that time, the speaker’s microphone will be enabled for comment by the meeting host.
• It will be necessary to state your full name and address when you are prompted for comment.
• Please indicate when your public comment is complete so the Council Chair or meeting host may then announce the next speaker. The meeting host will then mute your microphone. When speaking, please mute all other electronic devices to prevent background noise and broadcast delays on the live stream.

How to Watch...

This meeting will be broadcast in real-time through Public Access Television on Channel 16, or live streamed on the town website. Click here to view by live streaming. You can also watch the meeting on the Video OnDemand web page, which will be posted in the days following the meeting.