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2025 FATM Historical Research Notes

Source folder: /Users/jeffalderson/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-moderator@natickma.org/Shared drives/Finance Committee CMS (Not Public)/2025 Town Meetings/Fall 2025

Read-only status: The source folder is treated as read-only. This file is a derived research note generated from file names, folder structure, and optional local text extraction where enabled. It does not copy source files into the toolkit.

Confidence: research draft

Extraction mode: filename and folder analysis unless the manifest reports files with extractable local text.

Meeting-Level Summary

2025 FATM has 146 indexed working-file sources, with 27 article-number references inferred from file names, folder names, or optional extracted text. Dominant topics: procedural floor management (20), zoning and land use (13), governance and committees (10), community preservation and facilities (10). Procedural signals: consent handling (1), amendments (1). Source types: other (57), article_writeup (26), questionnaire (22), motion (18), warrant (15).

Evidence Coverage

Measure Value
Indexed files 146
Files with extractable local text 0
File extensions .docx (80), .pdf (59), .gdoc (6), .xlsx (1)
Source categories other (57), article_writeup (26), questionnaire (22), motion (18), warrant (15), financial_material (11), minutes_or_transcript (6), presentation (6), vote_or_action (3), rules_or_decorum (3), agenda (1), amendment (1)

Major Themes

  • Procedural Floor Management: 20 source record(s); article references: 9, 10, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32.
  • Zoning And Land Use: 13 source record(s); article references: 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29.
  • Community Preservation And Facilities: 10 source record(s); article references: 28, 33.
  • Governance And Committees: 10 source record(s); article references: 11, 12, 28, 32.
  • Budget And Finance: 8 source record(s); article references: 4, 9.
  • Schools And Education: 3 source record(s); article references: 10.

Article And Motion Map

Article Source Count Topics Procedural Signals Representative Sources
1 1 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article1/2025FALL_Article1.docx
4 1 budget and finance (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept25/Article4_UnpaidBills/ARTICLE 4 (unpaid bills) - Backup.pdf
9 1 budget and finance (1), procedural floor management (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept16 Capital SubCom/Article 9 Motions (Capital) 9.15.2025.pdf
10 3 schools and education (2), procedural floor management (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article10/NPS Presentation - FinCom Article 10 FATM .pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article10/NPS- Motion Letter re: Article 10_Memorial Elementary School Feasibility Study 9.25.25 FINAL.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article10/2025FALL_Article10.docx
11 5 governance and committees (2) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article11/2025 FATM UPDATED Questionnaire Article 11 (Select Board) 09112025.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article11/2025 FATM REVISED Questionnaire Article 11 (Select Board) 09222025.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article11/Article 11 Memo to Town Meeting for Select Board.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article11/2025FALL_Article11.docx
12 2 governance and committees (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article12/2025 FATM UPDATED Questionnaire Article 12 (Select Board) 09112025.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article12/2025FALL_Article12.docx
13 2 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article13/Article 13 FATM 2025 Questionnaire.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article13/2025FALL_Article13.docx
14 2 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article14/Article 14 FATM 2025 Questionnaire.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article14/2025FALL_Article14.docx
15 1 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article15/2025FALL_Article15.docx
16 2 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article16/JENNIFER CR ACCEPTANCE EVALUATION REPORT FINAL.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article16/2025FALL_Article16.docx
17 1 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article17/2025FALL_Article17.docx
18 1 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept11/Article18/2025FALL_Article18.docx
19 2 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article19/2025 FATM Article 19 QUESTIONNAIRE Conservation Commission 09052025.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article19/2025FALL_Article19.docx
20 2 zoning and land use (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article20/FALL 2025 Warrant Article 20 Questionnaire - Removal of Earth Product.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article20/2025FALL_Article20.docx
21 2 zoning and land use (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article21/FALL 2025 Warrant Article 21 Questionnaire - Flooding.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article21/2025FALL_Article21.docx
22 3 zoning and land use (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article22/FALL 2025 Warrant Article 22 Questionnaire - Section 200 Definitions - Limited Site Plan Review.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article22/AG-letter re: Article 22.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article22/2025FALL_Article22.docx
23 4 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article23/Article 23 Use Regulation Schedule 09.30.2025 tracked changes.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article23/10.01.2025 Article 23 Use Regulation Questionnaire .pdf
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article23/Article 23 Use Regulation Schedule 09.30.2025 clean.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article23/2025FALL_Article23.docx
24 8 zoning and land use (5), procedural floor management (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article24/FALL 2025 Warrant Questionnaire - Article 24 West Central Corridor .docx
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article24/10.20.2025 Article 24 West Central Cooridor Presentation .pdf
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article24/2025FALL_Article24.docx
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article24/Article 24 - West Center Corridor Mapping .pdf
25 5 zoning and land use (2) None identified MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article25/FALL 2025 Warrant Questionnaire - Article 25 ADU.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article25/AG-Notice_Natick11706FA__ Art 25.ADU.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article25/09.25.2025 Article 25 Accessory Dwelling Unit Tracked Changes.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Oct7/Article25/Article 25 REDLINE - Accessory Dwelling Unit.docx
26 3 procedural floor management (1) amendments (1) MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article26/FALL 2025 Warrant Article 26 Questionnaire - 0 Worcester Street.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article26/Article 26 Map Amendment for 0 Worcester Street.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article26/2025FALL_Article26.docx
27 2 None identified None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article27/2025 Fall Annual - Article 27 - NO ACTION Request.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article27/2025FALL_Article27.docx
28 12 community preservation and facilities (9), procedural floor management (7), zoning and land use (2), governance and committees (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept18/Article28/Motion B - CPA-25-2 Housing for All/Article28 - MOTION B - CPA Funding Request Application Questionnaire CPA-25-2.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept18/Article28/09.18.2025 Article 28 Presentation.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept18/Article28/Motion C - CPA-25-3 Study and Design for the Historic Morse Institute Library/Article28 - MOTION C - CPA Funding Request Application Question CPA-25-3.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept18/Article28/Motion G - CPA-25-6 5 Auburn Street/Article28 - MOTION G - CPA Funding Request Application Question CPA-25-7.pdf
29 3 zoning and land use (1) None identified Sponsor_Questionnaires/FALL 2025 Warrant Article 29 Questionnaire.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article29/FALL 2025 Warrant Article 29 Questionnaire - Signage.docx.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article29/2025FALL_Article29.docx
30 2 procedural floor management (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article30/Warrant Article 30 of 2025 FATM Motion and Questionnaire.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article30/2025FALL_Article30.docx
31 5 procedural floor management (3) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article31/Questionnaire Warrant Article 31 of 20205 FATM Motion B CBRC.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article32/Questionnaire Warrant Article 31 of 2025 FATM Motion B CBRC.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article31/2025 FATM Article 31 Motion A Questionnaire CBRC.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article31/Warrant Article 31 of 2025 FATM Redline Changes dtd 8.27.pdf
32 11 procedural floor management (5), governance and committees (2) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article32/Questionnaire Warrant Article 31 of 2025 FATM Motion B CBRC.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article32/Warrant Article 32 Fall 2025 Warrant Questionnaire 9.12.25.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article32/3rd Edition TMT Finance Committees.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept16/Article32/4th Edition TMT Finance Committees.pdf
33 5 community preservation and facilities (1) None identified MeetingMaterials/Sept18/Article33/Article 33 - Final Version of Artificial Turf Presenttion.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept18/Article33/Natick Field Presentation from NON-SPONSORS - v.3.pdf
MeetingMaterials/Sept18/Article33/Article 33 - QUESTIONNAIRE.docx
MeetingMaterials/Sept18/Article33/Article 33 - AT Annotated Bibliography.pdf

Procedural, Tradition, And Decorum Signals

Amendments

Evidence count: 1 source record(s).

  • MeetingMaterials/Sept30/Article26/Article 26 Map Amendment for 0 Worcester Street.pdf. Articles: 26.

Consent Handling

Evidence count: 1 source record(s).

  • MeetingMaterials/Oct7/DRAFT_ConsentAgendaMemo.docx.

Moderator Toolkit Uses

  • Use these notes as Natick-specific examples of past article handling, source organization, procedural motion patterns, and amendment/referral history.
  • Treat each signal as a research lead until reviewed against the underlying source file and any official final action.
  • Do not generalize Natick practices to another town unless that town supplies its own historical evidence and local rules.
  • When adapting the toolkit for another town, prompt the moderator to provide a comparable read-only body of past warrants, motions, presentations, minutes, debate materials, and action reports.

Review Gaps

  • Google Docs/Sheets/Slides shortcut files may require authenticated export before their full contents can be summarized.
  • Some PDFs may not have extractable text and may require OCR or manual review.
  • This pass infers article links from file names and text mentions; reviewer confirmation is required before treating the article map as complete.