MIDDLEBORO — Residents will be asked to vote on 14 items at Middleboro’s Special Town Meeting on Monday, Oct. 16.

Special Town Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Middleboro High School auditorium. 

Voters will be able to weigh in on a number of money transfers including ones that will allow for the replacement of two water mains amounting to $9,294,300 and an upgraded public safety radio system totaling at $700,000.

Residents will also be be asked to vote on appropriating $469,976 in supplementary funds for the fiscal year 2024 general fund budget, including $75,000 appropriated to the Town Manager’s budget for the creation of a contract negotiation line item to allow for salary negotiations.

Additionally, these supplementary funds include $211,476 to fund network upgrades for the town’s computer system.

Voters will be asked to decide if the town should appropriate $365,000 to purchase new accounting software to be used throughout the town and schools according to McGrail.

Residents will be asked to will be asked to decide if the town should protect 280.6 acres of fields, forest and wetlands located in northern Middleboro off Vernon, Pleasant and Plymouth streets.

According to McGrail, the protection of this land will further protect the drinking water of the newly established Mizaras well site.

Members of the Select Board encouraged residents to vote at Special Town Meeting during a meeting on Monday, Oct. 2. 

“I want to urge the Middleboro residents who can vote to turn out for Special Town Meeting,” said Select Board member Neil Rosenthal. “This may not appear to be the most controversial one but you never know at town meeting.”