ADAMS — Town meeting representatives passed all budget and spending articles as presented at Monday night’s annual town meeting but rejected two citizen petitions relating to recreation at Mount Greylock.

The measures would have been presented to town voters as ballot questions at a future election.

The first petition would have asked voters to weigh in on a possible access road to the summit, listing as options a surface roadway, aerial passenger tramway or build nothing. The article was defeated 48 to 55 in a standing vote after little discussion.

The other petition would have asked voters whether they wanted to withdraw from the Greylock Glen project and associated partnerships with the state.

Precinct 5 member Timothy Burdick said the town put a lot of effort into moving the glen project forward, and a ballot question about pulling it apart would be a mistake.

“It sends a message the town of Adams isn't serious to potential contractors,” he said.

Another member questioned if the town could even choose to pull out of the project if it wanted to since it involves state money and collaboration.

“It would be an incredibly complex undertaking,” Town Administrator Nicholas Caccamo said of pulling out of the project.

No one spoke in favor of the question, and the room unanimously rejected it.

Member Caroline Ann Scully, who presented the articles, said the petitions were created by resident Paula Chenail, who got enough signatures to get on the warrant but isn’t a town meeting representative.

Adams is the only town in Berkshire County that uses the representative town meeting format. Unlike traditional town meeting where all town residents act as voters, Adams elects a large number of citizens as town meeting members, 104 present this year, to debate and set the town’s legislative policies.

Scully said she had no opinion on the articles but wanted to give Chenail a voice.

“It deserved to have a vote,” she said.

Representatives inside Adams Memorial Building approved the Finance Committee’s recommended $20.8 million budget, an increase of about 5 percent.

Members also OK'd spending $8 million total on education assessments for Hoosac Valley Regional School District and McCann Technical School.

Member Christine Hoyt asked if updated police union contracts were represented in the presented budget, to which Caccamo said no.

He said the town anticipates calling a special town meeting in or around September to refine the budget because of those ongoing negotiations. The current budget reflects status quo salaries with 2 percent base wage adjustments.

Adams annual town meeting members honored former Police Chief Richard Tarsa on Monday night. Tarsa is this year's town report dedication.

Members also approved: