This is right in my neck of the woods...next town over as a matter of fact.
I am a Town Meeting member and this type of "get it done quick while nobody is looking" type of thing goes on all the time up here.
We've caught the town Board of Selectmen and the Sewer Commission a couple of times, trying to ramrod warrants through that would benefit industry at the expense of residents.
They're like little kids. You have to watch them every second of the day.