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	<title>Arlington Town Meeting &#187; documents</title>
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		<title>BoS, ARB, ZBRC reports are available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2007/04/23/bos-arb-zbrc-reports-are-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2007/04/23/bos-arb-zbrc-reports-are-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bunch of reports to the 2007 Annual Town Meeting are now available: The report of the Selectmen The report of the Redevelopment Board The report of the Zoning By-Law Review Committee]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A bunch of reports to the 2007 Annual Town Meeting are now available:</p>
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<li>The report of the <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_documents/ArlingtonMA_TownMeet/2007ATM/reports/BoSReport.pdf">Selectmen</a></li>
<li>The report of the <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_documents/ArlingtonMA_TownMeet/2007ATM/reports/ARBReport.pdfhttp://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_documents/ArlingtonMA_TownMeet/2007ATM/reports/zbrcReport.pdf">Redevelopment Board</a></li>
<li>The report of the <a href="">Zoning By-Law Review Committee</a></li>
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		<title>Proponent&#8217;s statement on Article 20 is available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/05/08/proponents-statement-on-article-20-is-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/05/08/proponents-statement-on-article-20-is-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 18:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a link to a PDF of the statement distributed to the TM Announce list last week.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://arlington.town-meeting.org/files/2006/Article20-Long.pdf">Here&#8217;s</a> a link to a PDF of the statement distributed to the TM Announce list last week.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Where your tax goes&#8221; worksheet available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/05/01/where-your-tax-goes-worksheet-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/05/01/where-your-tax-goes-worksheet-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 17:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vision 2020 has released a worksheet where you can plug in the assessed value of your property and see what your tax is and how the town spends it. The worksheet, which is an Excel spreadsheet, is available here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.arlington2020.org/">Vision 2020</a> has released a worksheet where you can plug in the assessed value of your property and see what your tax is and how the town spends it.  The worksheet, which is an Excel spreadsheet, is available <a href="http://www.town.arlington.ma.us/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_Vision/YourTaxBills.xls">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>FY2007 Capital Plan available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/05/01/fy2007-capital-plan-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/05/01/fy2007-capital-plan-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 14:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report of the Capital Planning Committee to the annual meeting is available here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The report of the Capital Planning Committee to the annual meeting is available <a href="http://arlingtonfincom.com/reports/FY2007/CapitalReportPkg20060430FinalWeb.pdf">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>The budgets are available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/30/the-budgets-are-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/30/the-budgets-are-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 00:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FinComm has released the FY07 budget document, which is available here. And SchoolComm has (previously) released the FY07 school budget document, which is available here. Finally, the Town Manager&#8217;s FY07 financial plan is available here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://arlingtonfincom.com/">FinComm</a> has released the FY07 budget document, which is available <a href="http://arlingtonfincom.com/reports/FY2007/Report%20of%20the%20Finance%20Committee%20to%20Annual%20Town%20Meeting%202006.pdf">here</a>.</p>
<p>And <a href="http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us">SchoolComm</a> has (previously) released the FY07 school budget document, which is available <a href="http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/news/fy07bdgtproposal.asp">here</a>.</p>
<p>Finally, the Town Manager&#8217;s FY07 financial plan is available <a href="http://arlingtonfincom.com/reports/FY2007/Town%20Managers%20Financial%20Plan%20for%20FY%202007.pdf">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Traffic Rules &amp; Orders available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/21/20/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/21/20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Traffic Rules &#038; Orders (which are promulgated by the Board of Selectmen in its capacity as the Traffic Commissioner of the Town) are available here. As always, if you need to be certain of something, go to the Selectmen&#8217;s office and ask to see the official copy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Traffic Rules &#038; Orders (which are promulgated by the Board of Selectmen in its capacity as the Traffic Commissioner of the Town) are available <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_TrafficRules/toc">here</a>.  As always, if you need to be certain of something, go to the Selectmen&#8217;s office and ask to see the official copy.</p>
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		<title>Zoning by-laws available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/21/zoning-by-laws-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/21/zoning-by-laws-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Town&#8217;s zoning by-laws are available here. This copy (which is on the Town&#8217;s website) is as of December 2004. If you want to see the up-to-date ones, go to the office of the Planning Department.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Town&#8217;s zoning by-laws are available <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_ZoningBylaws/ZonBylInToto,Dec2004.pdf">here</a>.  This copy (which is on the Town&#8217;s website) is as of December 2004.  If you want to see the up-to-date ones, go to the office of the <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_PLanning/index">Planning Department</a>.</p>
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		<title>Town by-laws available on-line</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/21/town-by-laws-available-on-line/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/21/town-by-laws-available-on-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Town by-Laws are available here. Keep in mind that what&#8217;s posted isn&#8217;t official and that I and others have found errors in the posted by-laws in the past. If you want or need to be 100% sure, go to the Town Clerk&#8217;s office and look at an official, printed copy of the by-laws.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Town by-Laws are available <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_TownBylaws/toc">here</a>.  Keep in mind that what&#8217;s posted isn&#8217;t official and that I and others have found errors in the posted by-laws in the past.  If you want or need to be 100% sure, go to the Town Clerk&#8217;s office and look at an official, printed copy of the by-laws.</p>
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		<title>Annual Meeting Warrant is available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/21/annual-meeting-warrant-is-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/21/annual-meeting-warrant-is-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A on-line viewable version of the 2006 Annual Meeting warrant is available here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A on-line viewable version of the 2006 Annual Meeting warrant is available <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_TownMeet/meetingwarrant">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>ARB report now available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/18/arb-report-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/18/arb-report-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ARB report (redone as a PDF by me) is now available. The original Word document is available here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The ARB <a href="http://arlington.town-meeting.org/files/2006/ARBReport.pdf">report</a> (redone as a PDF by me) is now available.  The original Word document is available <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_TownMeet/reports/war06%20ARB%20Rpt.doc">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Board of Selectmen report available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/14/board-of-selectmen-report-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/14/board-of-selectmen-report-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report of the Board of Selectmen to the 2006 Annual Town Meeting is now available. (The original was in MS-Word, but I&#8217;ve converted it to PDF so that more people will have access to it). The Word version can be found in the archives of the Town Meeting announce list.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://arlington.town-meeting.org/files/2006/BOSReport.pdf">report</a> of the Board of Selectmen to the 2006 Annual Town Meeting is now available.  (The original was in MS-Word, but I&#8217;ve converted it to PDF so that more people will have access to it).  The Word version can be found in the archives of the Town Meeting announce <a href="http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/townmeeting">list</a>.</p>
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		<title>Official 2006 TMM list is available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/11/official-2006-tmm-list-is-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/11/official-2006-tmm-list-is-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the official list of 2006 Town Meeting Members. UPDATE: Link has been changed to reflect the changed URL on the town website.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_TownMeet/2006meetingmembers.pdf">Here&#8217;s</a> the official list of 2006 Town Meeting Members.</p>
<p><b>UPDATE</b>:<br />
Link has been changed to reflect the changed URL on the town website.</p>
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		<title>Town Election results available</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/06/town-election-results-available/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/04/06/town-election-results-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The town-provided unofficial election results (sadly not including write-ins) are here. UPDATE: Link has been changed to reflect the new Town website.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The town-provided unofficial election results (sadly not including write-ins) are <a href="http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_TownMeet/election040106.pdf">here</a>.</p>
<p><b>UPDATE:</b><br />
Link has been changed to reflect the new Town website.</p>
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		<title>Pointer to the old blog&#8217;s archives</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/03/26/pointer-to-the-old-blogs-archives/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/03/26/pointer-to-the-old-blogs-archives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the archive page of the old blog. As for the pre-2003 notes, I have no idea if they still exist anywhere. They might be buried on the town&#8217;s website somewhere or they may still be reachable in the ArlList&#8217;s archives.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://arlingtontm.blogspot.com/arlingtontm_archive.html">Here&#8217;s</a> the archive page of the old blog.</p>
<p>As for the pre-2003 notes, I have no idea if they still exist anywhere.  They might be buried on the town&#8217;s website somewhere or they may still be reachable in the ArlList&#8217;s archives.</p>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget to purchase your copy of Town Meeting Time</title>
		<link>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/03/24/dont-forget-to-purchase-your-copy-of-town-meeting-time/</link>
		<comments>http://arlington.town-meeting.org/2006/03/24/dont-forget-to-purchase-your-copy-of-town-meeting-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2006 04:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carreiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the information on how to purchase Town Meeting Time, an eminently readable and sometimes even (dryly) humorous parliamentary guide. It is the official rulebook of Arlington&#8217;s Town Meeting except to the extent that the Town by-laws and state law provide to the contrary.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.mma.org/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=545&#038;Itemid=119">information</a> on how to purchase <em>Town Meeting Time</em>, an eminently readable and sometimes even (dryly) humorous parliamentary guide. It is the official rulebook of Arlington&#8217;s Town Meeting except to the extent that the Town by-laws and state law provide to the contrary.</p>
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