The town’s budget, infrastructure and community preservation projects lead a list of items to be addressed at Spring Town Meeting Tuesday.

One such near-term project is the Padanaram Bridge rehabilitation, which asks voters to transfer $200,000 from surplus revenue to go toward the fix. This money will supplement a $342,145 federal earmark already in place for the bridge.

The mechanical, structural and electrical components of the bridge will be rehabilitated, making the roadway inaccessible when construction begins next summer. Select Board member Stanley Mickelson described the renovations as both “long overdue” and a “necessary evil.”

“I apologize to the business owners in that area because the road will be closed,” said Mickelson.

In addition to rebuilding the roadway, sidewalks will be replaced, lighting will be improved and guard rails will be added along the bridge.

The Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust has asked for $176,928 in Community Perservation funds to help restore the façade and interior elements of the 180-year-old building at Helfand Farm, which the group plans to use as its new headquarters.

Community Preservation funds come from a three percent surcharge levied on residential property above the first $100,000 of assessed property. The state partially matches the locally-raised funds. That money must be used for historic preservation, affordable housing or preservation of open space or recreation.

The Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust would like to restore and rehabilitate the Akin House on Dartmouth Street, which was built in 1762, with Community Preservation funding. The group intends to utilize the building for a visitor and education center.

Town meeting members will be asked to appropriate the Fiscal Year 2016 budget, totaling $77,966,714. The budget will fund expenses, salary and compensation for elected and appointed officials.

Projects funded through the General Fund are often addressed during the Fall Annual Town Meeting, but with many projects on the horizon, it was determined acquiring equipment for snow removal and replacing some of the windows at Town Hall  should happen sooner than later.

Part of the overall budget includes $129,994 to go toward the purchase of new police cruisers, $177,411 to go to school technology and infrastructure and $1 million toward the second phase of the highway  garage expansion.

The town is also looking to rewrite Section 61.1 and 62.1 of the General By-Laws, which both regard transient vendors. The first involves licensing. If it passes, vendors will be required to obtain a license through the Select Board. It would also require a fingerprint background check.

Transient vendors are defined as those who sell merchandise from a booth, tent or building for less than 12 consecutive months. This does not apply to seasonal farm stands or garage sales, so long as there are not more than two garage sales on the same site in one year.

Violators could face a $300 fine for every piece of merchandise sold.

The other overhaul to the by-law regards door-to-door solicitors. This pertains to individuals selling a product, but not religious, charitable or political groups, or youth organizations.

A license and photo ID badge would be issued through the Chief of Police. The Chief will also keep a “No Soliciting or Canvassing List” for any residence or business that wishes to not be visited by door-to-door solicitors. There would be a $50 fine for every violation.

Members will be asked to transfer the Gidley School on 1390 Tucker Road to the Select Board for “care, custody and management” for non-educational purposes.

The Russells Mills Library would be transferred to the Select Board for the purpose of “leasing all or a portion” of the building in addition to general management.

Control of Round Hill Town Beach would also be transferred from the Select Board to the Department of Parks and Recreation.

The Select Board has also put forth a by-law with the hope of fighting back light pollution and preventing bright lights from distracting drivers. The by-law would set restrictions on the brightness level of signs, both inside shop windows and outdoors.

“I think it’s important to clarify in black and white what the sign by-law is,” said Mickelson.

Town Planner John Hansen said the Planning Board used measurements in the field as well as lighting standards to help write the by-law. Signs in town, when read with an incident light meter, cannot read greater than 150 foot candles, the unit of measure for luminance.

Topping the Special Town Meeting are outstanding bills from the previous fiscal year. Voters will be asked to appropriate $14,010 from surplus revenue to pay for street lighting and for Board of Health Wendy Henderson’s disability insurance.

Another request would transfer $319,878 from the Health and Life Insurance budget to offset the deficit of snow and ice removal.

Town Meeting begins Tuesday, May June 2 at 9 a.m. at the Dartmouth Middle High School auditorium. Special Town Meeting will follow that day at 10 a.m.