Advisory Committee Meeting: May 1, 2025
6:30 pm
Published on: July 24, 2025 at 4:53pm
Last modified: July 25, 2025 at 11:24am
TOWN OF PRINCETON
NOTICE OF MEETING
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BOARD/COMMITTEE: Advisory Committee
DATE: Thursday, May 1, 2025
TIME: 6:30 pm
LOCATION: Senior/Community Center
Advisory Committee May 1, 2025, 6:30 – 8:00 PM (America/New_York)
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Topics for Discussion
Call to order
Review and approval of 3/11/25, 3/31/26, 4/1/25 and 4/16/25 minutes
Public comments
Liaison reports
Old Business
o Updates on FY26 budget and ATM warrant
New Business
o Discussion and approval of AC section of FY26 budget report
o Discussion and vote on ATM warrant articles
Correspondence
Adjournment
TOWN OF PRINCETON, MA
Princeton Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2025– 6:30 p.m.
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AC members in attendance: Peter Giumette, Jennifer Greene, Forrest Finkler, Gerry
Pellegrini, Walter Zawacki, John Zimmatore
The AC meeting commenced at 6:32 p.m. (via GoToMeeting)
Review and approval of minutes
• 3/11/25 Peter motioned to accept; John seconded 6Y/0N/0A
• 3/31/25 Peter motioned to accept; John seconded 6Y/0N/0A
• 4/1/25 Forrest motioned to accept; John seconded 6Y/0N/0A
• 4/16/25 Peter motioned to accept; Walter seconded 5Y/0N/1A
Liaison updates
Selectboard: Peter
PMLD Board: Peter
Public Safety Building: John
Old Business
• Updates on FY26 budget and ATM warrant
New business
• Discussion and approval of AC section of FY26 budget report
Walter’s draft was approved and appreciated by the committee. He will get a citation from
Melissa for the estimated tax impact chart.
Jennifer moved to accept the “Message from the Advisory Committee”; Forrest
seconded, unanimously approved.
• Discussion and vote on ATM warrant articles
Article 1 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 2 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 3 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Gerry asked about the 10% raise for Town Administrator. The raise was
negotiated with the SB
Gerry noted a number of issues to be clarified
• Town Accountant went down
• Town Treasurer went down. Peter noted that the accounting firm we
were using is probably being fulfilled by admin.
• Town Clerk
• Fire Department salaries were down $20k
Peter will speak to Sherry about these issues.
Peter noted that we need to look into why the FMT format was not used this
year.
Article 4a Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 4b Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 4c Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 4d Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 4e Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 5 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 6 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Increase to the Building Department’s limit on what they can take out to $30k
done so that the fund can be spent down.
Article 7 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Gerry noted that the emergency vehicle initially requested was taken off the
list after the initial budget presentation at which it was questioned.
Article 8 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 9 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 10 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 11 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Gerry noted that it should say that this is half of the project (the Warrant says
“some of the Univents”); Forrest pointed out that this leaves open the
possibility that the price may go up, so the wording is correct.
Article 12 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 13 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Forrest suggested that this should be worked into the Highway Department
budget since it is a regular requirement
Article 14 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 15 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 16 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 17 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 18 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 19 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 20 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 21 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 22 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 23 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Article 24 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Walter is concerned that it’s solving a problem that doesn’t exist since no
one is applying. The requirement of half the land be exclusive of wetlands
seems onerous if the setback and septic system are in compliance.
Article 25 Peter moved to accept, Forrest seconded 6Y/0N
Section 24c — Gerry asked if the “Adjacent open space” has been defined.
Next AC Meeting
The AC will meet on May 29th at 6:30 at the Senior Center.
Peter motioned to adjourn the meeting; Forrest seconded: 6Y/0N/0A
The meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
Minutes recorded by Jennifer Greene (Secretary)
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