Voters at Uxbridge’s Special Town Meeting on December 1 approved all eight warrant articles, most of them involving transfers between town accounts and financial adjustments tied to capital projects and long-term fiscal planning.

The meeting, attended by 82 registered voters, required a two-thirds majority for each article. All passed by wide margins.

Voters approved the transfer and appropriation of $500,000 from Wastewater Enterprise retained earnings to serve as an additional revenue source for the fiscal 2026 Wastewater Enterprise Fund budget that was approved at the annual town meeting in the spring. Town officials said the funds had not yet been certified by the state Department of Revenue at the time of the annual meeting but are now available.

The article passed 61–3 with favorable recommendations from both the Select Board and Finance Committee, which said the transfer was necessary in order to properly set the fiscal 2026 tax rate.

Voters also approved appropriating $1,002,198 in PFAS litigation receipts to the Blackstone Water Treatment Plant Capital Fund in order to pay down a bond anticipation note related to construction of the plant. The town has been involved in litigation over PFAS contamination previously detected in municipal wells and has received approximately $1.6 million in settlement proceeds.

During discussion, resident Tracy Quentin of Theresa Drive supported an amendment calling for PFAS funds to be used in a way that benefits the entire town, noting that many households rely on private wells and bear their own testing and remediation costs. Town Town officials responded that the lawsuits pertained specifically to contamination of public water supplies, which is why the funds were directed to the water treatment project.

The article passed 75–6.

Voters also approved transferring $610,291 from Free Cash to pay down bond anticipation notes and interest associated with the purchase of a new fire engine authorized at the October 2020 town meeting. The town had originally borrowed $720,000 for the engine, with the bond coming due on Dec. 4, 2025. Finance Committee members said the transfer would reduce interest costs.

That article also included the transfer of $116,666 from Water Retained Earnings to the Blackstone Valley water treatment plant capital project to pay down related bond anticipation notes and interest. The article passed 67–1.

An article transferring $3,259,401 from Free Cash to the town’s Stabilization Fund passed 72–2, bringing the balance of that fund to more than $6 million.

Voters further approved transferring $112,500 from the General Stabilization Fund to the town’s Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) trust fund, which helps cover future retiree health care costs. That measure passed 74–7.

Also approved was the creation of a cable access capital special stabilization account funded at $77,726.

Finally, voters approved an article allowing the School Committee a fourth year of extending contracts beyond the standard three-year period.

The meeting focused largely on strengthening the town’s financial position, reducing long-term debt, and ensuring that previously approved projects remain properly funded.