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2026 Annual Town Meeting, Town of Arlington, MA
Article: 74
Warrant Article Title:
APPROPRIATION / TOWN CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS
Warrant Article Text:
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum or sums of
money to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager
for the following celebrations and memorials, determine how the
money shall be raised and expended; or take any action related
thereto: Memorial Day Observation and the Patriots’ Day
Celebration Display of American Flags on Massachusetts Avenue
Placing of American Flags on the Graves of Veterans Town Day
Celebration Veterans’ Day Parade 250th Anniversary Celebration
Requested By:
the Town Manager
Report Excerpt:
Town Meeting customarily appropriates small amounts of money
for Town celebrations and observances each year. This article
continues that practice. Like with committees and commissions,
the budgets for these celebrations and observances have been
reduced by 10%. The placing of flags on the graves of veterans
is required by state law.
Vote Language:
The sum of $14,850 be and hereby is appropriated for the
following celebrations and memorials in the amounts indicated:
A. Patriots’ Day, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day and
Independence Day Observation -$6,300
B. Display of American Flags on Massachusetts Avenue - $0
