ERVING — Changing the number of members on the Historical Commission and furthering repairs to the Farley Bridge and Church Street Bridge were among the nine articles approved by 33 voters in attendance at Wednesday’s Special Town Meeting.

The 7 p.m. meeting adjourned shortly after 7:30, with voters first giving their consent to having the town take $125,000 from Erving’s Capital Stabilization Fund to help fund the Farley Bridge repair project in collaboration with neighboring Wendell. Wendell received a state Community One Stop for Growth grant in the amount of $156,250 to fix the wooden and steel bridge, but bids for the project came in $200,000 over budget.

Article 2, to appropriate $325,000 to put toward the Church Street Bridge replacement, passed by majority following an amendment regarding the amounts transferred.

A 2022 Annual Town Meeting vote approved borrowing authority for up to $1.6 million for the bridge’s replacement, but the project was picked up by the state as part of a Regional Transportation Plan, leaving Erving responsible for the engineering, permitting, bidding and right-of-way costs, rather than the entire project.

With the amendment made and approved on Town Meeting floor, the town is transferring $114,004 from the unspent balance from an Arch Street sewer main project, along with $210,996 from the Capital Stabilization Fund. Any unspent funds will be returned to the Capital Stabilization Fund upon the project’s completion.

Other capital articles, Articles 3 and 4, were also passed. Voters approved the use of $23,500 from the Water Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings in Article 3 for a water system asset management plan, coupled with a $70,476 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection. Article 4 amended the use of funding that was approved in January 2019 for an upgraded water line for the senior housing complex that is being developed off Care Drive. Voters approved using $226,500 that was previously authorized for the water line to also allow for sewer improvements.

Outside of the financial articles, a bylaw amendment for the Historical Commission that called for reducing its membership from seven to five also passed by majority. The article comes as the commission has struggled to fill all seven seats, and some members are interested in being part of the new Selectboard-approved Pearl B. Care Museum Committee.

The final articles accepted Massachusetts General Law, with Article 8 allowing for adjusted tax exemption amounts for veterans based on cost-of-living adjustments made by the state Department of Revenue. In Article 9, voters approved adopting a law pertaining to creating and enforcing a veterans-only space at Town Hall. The new spot would allow veterans with the proper tags to park in the space, and would let law enforcement issue fines or tow vehicles if a non-veteran is parked there.

Article 9 was the only article that inspired a question about how many existing parking spaces are at Town Hall and if creating a veterans-only space would reduce the number of handicap spots available. Town Administrator Bryan Smith explained there are 14 or 15 spaces at Town Hall, and the creation of this spot would not limit other options for handicap parking.

Before the meeting adjourned, Smith advocated for people to join boards and committees with vacancies. Additionally, Town Clerk Richard Newton said 11 clickers from the new electronic voting system went missing after the May 14 Annual Town Meeting and the town is asking residents to return them.

Erin-Leigh Hoffman can be reached at ehoffman@recorder.com or 413-930-4231.