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Article: Voters make quick work of town meeting; All but one recommendation of finance committee approved
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- May 13, 2003
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The Patriot Ledger
They waited an hour and a half for a quorum, and the microphones
were screeching with feedback.
But once they got going, they made up for lost time. About 300
Rockland residents tore through 68 special and annual town meeting
articles in two hours last night.
Few articles prompted debate, and the finance committee's "zero-
increase" budget of about $38 million passed with ease.
The night's biggest controversy involved a $1,594 passport photo
camera for the town clerk's office.
"I think the people who came to town meeting basically left it in
the hands of the finance committee and board of selectmen," Selectmen
Chairman Larry Ryan said.
"If you take the time to present to ...