The Special Town Meeting took place on Monday, August 3rd, 2009 at the Hingham High School. 

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ARTICLE 1. That (a) consistent with the recommendation of the recently formed school naming committee, the newly constructed elementary school located off Eastgate Lane be named “East School” and the library wing of such newly constructed school be named for Dorothy H. Galo, and (b) the School Committee be prohibited from naming any school building, property or facility, or any portion thereof, except with prior Town Meeting approval or in accordance with a naming policy hereafter adopted by Town Meeting.

Article 1 passed by a vote of 1022-427.

ARTICLE 2. That the total funds appropriated for Education under Account No. 300 of the FY 2010 budget approved under Warrant Article 6 of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting be reduced by an amount equal to the cost to the Town of holding this Special Town Meeting, and such sum transferred to the general fund of the Town.

Article 2 was a majority vote with no action taken.