2021-04-26 Special Town Meeting Minutes

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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Virtual Town Meeting via Zoom Webinar April 26, 2021 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 8:01 PM, there being a quorum present. The return of the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. Motion made by Karen Gately Herrick, Select Board to dispense of the reading of warrant. Counted Vote 148 in the affirmative 7 in the negative 189 Town Meeting Members remotely in Attendance ARTICLE 1: Motion made by Karen Gately Herrick, Select Board and Article 1 was tabled Counted Vote 158 in the affirmative 2 in the negative 189 Town Meeting Members remotely in Attendance Motion Carried ARTICLE 2: Motion made by Karen Gately Herrick, Select Board and Article 2 was tabled Counted Vote 146 in the affirmative 8 in the negative 189 Town Meeting Members remotely in Attendance Motion Carried ARTICLE 3: Motion made by the Select Board that Town Meeting vote to authorize the Select Board to execute one or more ground leases of Town -owned property located at 0 Auburn Street, and shown as Assessor's Map Parcel 27-362, for the purpose of constructing, installing, maintaining and operating a temporary structure to house one or more wireless telecommunication facilities thereon for a term of not more than 30 months, on such terms and conditions as the Select Board deem appropriate, and further to authorize the Select Board to relocate the Town's emergency communications equipment from the water tank to the temporary wireless telecommunication facility. Presentation given by: • Bob LeLacheur - See Attached Backaround: Annual Town Meeting under Article 17 in April 2019 voted to authorize $4.5 million in debt to replace the Auburn Street water tank. This followed a couple of years of discussion as to either paint and repair the aging tank every 15 or so years, or replacing it with a composite elevated tank that would not require as much maintenance or any regular painting. 11page