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REPORTS OF SELECTMEN
AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
on the
Articles in the
Warrant
for the
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
to be held in the High School Auditorium
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.
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Annual Town Meeting Final Results
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Click on the Article Number to Open in Adobe (PDF) Format
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ARTICLE 1 |
Appointment of Measurers of
Wood and Bark. (Selectmen)
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ARTICLE 2
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Approval of Collective
Bargaining Agreements. (Human Resources)
Supplement 01 - Board of Selectmen's Supplemental Report
Supplement 02 - Selectmen's and Advisory Committee's Reports on
Additional Contracts
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ARTICLE 3 |
Annual Authorization of
Compensating Balance Agreements. (Treasurer/Collector)
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ARTICLE 4 |
Report on the Close-out of
Special Appropriations / Bond Authorization Rescission. (Selectmen)
Available Budget Report - Capital Funds for Fiscal Year 2008 as of
5/6/08
Available Budget Report - Special Warrant Articles for Fiscal Year 2008
as of 5/6/08
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ARTICLE 5 |
Approval of Unpaid Bills of a
Prior Fiscal Year. (Selectmen)
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ARTICLE 6 |
Acceptance of Legislation to
Increase Property Tax Exemptions. (Assessors) |
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ARTICLE 7 |
FY08 Budget Amendments.
(Selectmen) |
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ARTICLE 8 |
Annual Appropriations Article.
(Advisory Committee)
Table
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Table 2
Budget Cross Reference
Final Budget Vote Tables
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ARTICLE 9 |
Amendment to the FY09 Budget to
Fund Five Engine Companies and Two Ladder Companies for the Entire
Fiscal Year. (Petition of Nicholas Inchierca) |
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ARTICLE 10 |
Legislation to Amend Chapter
472 of the Acts of 1998 (Retiree Group Health Insurance Trust Fund) --
to comply with Statement #43 of the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board (GASB). (Finance Director) |
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ARTICLE 11 |
Acceptance of Legislation to
Establish the Minimum Value of Personal Property Subject to Taxation --
exempt personal property with a value of less than $5,000 from taxation.
(Assessors) |
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ARTICLE 12 |
Acceptance of Legislation to
Adopt the so-called Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-off Abatement --
grant eligible senior citizens a property tax abatement of up to $750.
(Assessors and Council on Aging) |
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ARTICLE 13 |
Reduce the Interest Rate of the
Clause 41A Exemption (Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral) -- from
the statutory maximum of 8% to 5%. (Finance Director and Council on
Aging)
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ARTICLE 14 |
Amendments to the Zoning By-Law
-- technical changes related to F Zones. (Planning and Community
Development Director) |
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ARTICLE 15 |
Amendment to Section 5.06 of
the Zoning By-Law – Special District Regulations -- parking requirements
in the GMR 2.0 Special District. (Petition of Hugh Mattison)
Letter from
Children's Hospital
Supplement 01 - Board of Selectmen's and Planning Board's Supplemental
Report
Supplement 02 - Advisory Committee's Supplemental Report
Supplement 02 - Motion to Be Offered by Stanley Spiegel, TMM Prec. 2
Supplemental 03 - Minority Report of the Advisory Committee
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ARTICLE 16 |
Amendment to Section 5.06 of
the Zoning By-Law – Special District Regulations -- limit medical office
space in the GMR 2.0 Special District . (Petition of Merelice)
Letter from
Children's Hospital
Supplement 01 - Full Advisory Committee Report
Supplement 02 - Motion to Be Offered by the Petitioner
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ARTICLE 17 |
Amendment to Section 5.32 of
the Zoning By-Law – Exceptions to Maximum Height Regulations (Public
Benefit Incentives) -- amends criteria under which relief for height can
be granted. (Petition of Daniel Saltzman)
Supplement 01 - Board of Selectmen's and Advisory Committee's
Supplemental Report
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ARTICLE 18 |
Granting of a Temporary
Preservation Restriction on 86 Monmouth Street (Arts Center).
(Preservation Commission) |
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ARTICLE 19 |
Granting of a Temporary
Preservation Restriction on the Reservoir Gatehouse. (Preservation
Commission) |
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ARTICLE 20 |
Vote to Accept an Easement at
150 Princeton Road. (Petition of Toby Brendze)
Supplement 01 - Board of Selectmen's Supplemental Report
Supplemental 03 - Board of Selectmen's Supplemental Report
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ARTICLE 21 |
Amendment to Part III of the
Town’s By-Laws – Executive -- creation of a new article to make it
mandatory that all voting members of boards, committees, commissions, or
councils established or appointed by the Board of Selectmen, Moderator,
or Town Meeting be registered voters of the Town. (Petition of Regina
Frawley)
Supplement 01 - Board of Selectmen's Supplemental Report
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ARTICLE 22 |
Amendment to Section 3.1.7 of
the Town’s By-Laws – Campaigns for Office -- change in reporting periods
for campaign finance reports. (Petition of Frank Farlow) |
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ARTICLE 23 |
Amendment to Article 7.7 of the
Town’s By-Laws – Removal of Snow and Ice from Sidewalks -- make the Town
responsible for plowing and sanding sidewalks in residential districts.
(Petition of Seymour A. Ziskend) |
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ARTICLE 24 |
Amendment to Article 8.6 of the
Town’s By-Laws – Dog Control -- increase in the fine structure for dog
control violations. (Parks and Recreation Commission) |
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ARTICLE 25 |
Amendment to the Town’s By-Laws
-- creation of a new Article to require the Town to invest in only gold
and silver. (Petition of Susan Allen)
Supplement 01 - Advisory Committee's Supplemental Report
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ARTICLE 26 |
Amendment to the Town’s By-Laws
-- creation of a new Article 8.28 – Public Health Immunizations.
(Petition of Susan Allen) |
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ARTICLE 27 |
To Name the new Park at the
Newton Street Landfill “Skyline Park”. (Naming Committee) |
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ARTICLE 28 |
To Re-name Philbrick Square
“Philbrick Green”. (Naming Committee) |
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ARTICLE 29 |
To Establish a Committee to
Monitor the Implementation of the Local Action Plan on Climate Change.
(Petition of Donald Weitzman) |
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ARTICLE 30 |
Resolution Urging the Town and
its Unions to Proceed with Good Faith Negotiations for Joining the Group
Health Commission (GIC). (Petition of David Cotney) |
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ARTICLE 31 |
Resolution to Determine Whether
a Police Incident Report of May 24, 2007 and Police Investigatory Report
of October 10, 2007 are Reliable. (Petition of Susan Ellis) |
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ARTICLE 32 |
Resolution to Stop Global
Warming by Reducing Greenhouse Gases. (Selectmen)
Supplement 01 - Board of Selectmen's Supplemental Report
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ARTICLE 33 |
Reports of Town Officers and
Committees. (Selectmen)
Interim Report of the Sanctuary Study Committee
Report of the Moderator's Committee on Sidewalk Snow Removal
HAB
Report
CTO&S Report on District Planning Councils
Audit Committee Report
Interim Report of the Noise By-Law Committee Supplement 1
Interim Report of the Noise By-Law Committee Supplement 2
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