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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Administrative matters
♦ Town election with Presidential Primary Election
♦ March 6
♦ Last day to register to vote is February 15, 2012, until 8 PM.
♦ For Reading's Town Meeting there are only 134 people running for 192
seats on Town Meeting. If you plan on running a write in for any office,
sticker campaign or otherwise, it would be advisable to contact the Town
Clerk's office prior to doing so.
♦ Absentee ballots for the Town and Presidential Primary Election are now
available in the Town Clerk's office
♦ The census will go out this week, along with the dog licensing reminder. You can
also license your dog at the election in the field house (.Bring proof of Rabies,
Proof of Spay or Neutered if new dog, $10.00 Cash or Check made out to Town of
Reading)
♦ Precinct Change effective January 1, 2012. Every household with a Registered
Voter will be receiving a letter later this week stating New Precinct and information
on the ballot questions
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Come to the
♦ Taste of Metro No. Taste of the North Shore - sponsored by Reading Rotary - on "Leap
Day" February 29.
♦ I have sent to our legislative delegation an article on instituting a sales tax on
internet sales, as a number of other states are doing.
Communitv Services
♦ Through LEAP, which is funded with support from the Barr Foundation, MAPC will be
working with Marlborough, Medford, Medway, Stoughton, and the towns served by the
Reading Municipal Light Department - Lynnfield, North Reading, Reading, and
Wilmington - to plan for long-range energy efficiency and renewable energy work. This
was a competitive program with 21 applications, and the MAPC was impressed with our
regional approach. Thanks to Staff Planner Jessie Wilson and Jared Carpenter from
RMLD for spearheading this project.
♦ RYO cigarette machine in Reading.
Library
♦ April 8 is National Library Week. There will be programs about Financial Literacy
- called "Money Smart"
♦ There will be a transition to new software in May 2012 - after Memorial Day. The
program is called Evergreen.
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Public Safetv
♦ Information has been received regarding suspicious calls received by elders from
individuals wishing to update/verify bank account information. The caller has a very thick
accent, noise in the background and has the elders name and address. In some cases
the caller states their Medicare benefits will be discontinued if they did not provide their
account number and ABA. Some of the victims claim the calls are coming from Social
Security, while others claim to be from Medicare. Currently these notifications that have
been received are from the upper cape area and Middleboro area.
Public Works
♦ Drainage - Osborne Avenue.
♦ Strout Avenue planning site walk Saturday February 11 - 9 am
♦ Gas Company finished the main\service replacement on Wilson & Ide Street. Next
project is a portion of Pearl Street - should start in a couple of weeks
♦ Working on contracts for Howard Street water main replacement and Lewis
Street sewer repair, contracts should be advertised end of the month/first of March
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The RYO Machines Filling Station is up and running at Mobil on Main Street.
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Smokers in Reading who are tired of paying the hefty state tax on pre-manufactured cigarettes now have another, albeit highly
controversial, option-at least for the time being.
A new FiY, S7, Ma.clr..ncs_Fi(ding.5#at.o..n in the Mobil Mart attached to the Mobil Gas Station on Main Street allows customers to
walk away with 200 rolled cigarettes for a fraction of what they would pay for the pre-rolled version, thanks to avoiding the nearly
$2.51 per pack in taxes Massachusetts charges cigarette smokers. Currently, the state taxes loose tobacco at 30 percent of the
wholesale price, which makes it much more affordable than pre-rolled cigarettes.
The machine produces one carton of rolled cigarettes for roughly $30-one-third of what it would cost to buy a carton of
manufactured cigarettes.
While this practice is currently legal in Massachusetts, it has drawn heavy criticism from state politicians and health officials, who
say it is a blatant and willful attempt to skirt the state taxes and potentially provides easier access to tobacco products to minors.
The operator of the Mobil Station located at 178 Main St., Joe Pizzio III, who runs three other stations in the area with his father,
said he had the same concerns when considering installing the device.
Concerns
"We had the same concerns as far as anyone being able to do anything illegal," said Pizzio. "Believe me, if there was a chance
anything illegal could happen I wouldn't take the chance. My father and I, we're just a small business, we're not looking to break
any laws or do anything illegal:"
Although these machines are legal in Massachusetts, many communities have taken steps to ban them-including Malden and
L..~S.o..ec..e.,ta.r..-and at least one Bay State lawmaker has uttered harsh words against this practice.
"It's a willful attempt to evade the tax that is in Massachusetts," said State Senator James Timilty, Chairman of the State
Revenue Committee to (3S_N,oAtpri. "We should shut them down. "I think the Attorney General and the Department of Revenue
have the tools. It is a constitutional issue when it comes right down to it, taxes have to be enforced uniformly throughout the
Commonwealth."
The City of Malden recently sent out a notice to local retailers regarding the rolling machines being in violation of city by-laws,
according to Maureen Buzby, Tobacco Coordinator for the Reading Health Division, as well as six other towns in the area.
Buzby, who indicated she was aware of these kinds of machines, but had yet to hear about the one in Reading, said the Health
Division does have concerns.
"They are not illegal, but we do have concerns about access to tobacco," she said. "Access for youths is a concern:"
According to Pizzio, there is no greater risk of any underaged tobacco sales because the process for operating the rolling
machine requires the same face-to-face transaction as purchasing a pack of regular cigarettes.
The customer must approach the cashier, purchase tobacco, rolling tubes and a machine rental-each taxed individually
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before acquiring a code to operate the machine. "The customer walks right up to the cashier, just like you would buy a pack of cigarettes," Pizzio said.
Government Response
One of the issues with the machines, is how to classify them; are they cigarette manufacturing equipment, vending machines or just oversized tabletop rolling machines?
This question is paramount in the case of Reading, as per Section 16.6 of the Boardof.Hoatth_1Y.e..gu a o.n..s., "cigarette vending machines or any other device for the sale or distribution of
tobacco products are prohibited except in private, non-profit organizations."
But store owners like Pizzio who operate these machines aren't any more eager to be labeled as manufacturers, especially in light of what has been happening in other states, not to mention
rumblings from Slate Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office and recent federal initiatives.
The U.S. Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the Treasury Department is..s..ukdf_ ?_.r..u...l. rlg.. ti 5°tpty~m...P>er.<at_201,,,(3, stating that any retailer with a rolling machine was engaged in the manufacture
of cigarettes, and liable for all applicable taxes.
This would mean machine owners would need to pay for the same costly permits as a Phillip Morris or an R.J. Reynolds.
According to the wall._River._Hera ..Id Nears, in late 2010, lawyers for RYO Machines obtained a temporary restraining order, followed by an injunction, in Ohio to stop the federal mandate. The
case is still pending.
Attorney Bryan Haynes told the Herald News that the Massachusetts Attorney General's office has issued to some storeowners what's known as "Civil Investigative Demands," a demand for
information regarding how a business operates-one step in the investigative process. According to the Herald News, Coakley's office refused to confirm any ongoing investigation into the
machines, other than to say the office takes steps to investigate all potential illegal activity.
Another way the slate may choose to address these rolling machines is by taxing loose tobacco at, or near, the level of manufactured cigarettes, closing the loophole that make the products
RYO Machines produce appealing for consumers hit hard in the wallet by steep tariffs on brand name cigarettes.
This is a prospect that has RYO Machines concerned, as chief executive officer Phil Accordino told the 6y_racuse Past-Standard.
"They will wipe us out," he said. "I can guarantee you that we will not beat them. I'm just hoping we get a little time to stay in business."
Accordino is joined by retailers like Pizzio in that sentiment.
"This is a way for me to try and keep my head above water," said Pizzio. "People see a Mobil sign, they see gas prices going up and they think I'm getting rich We basically work on a break
even basis It's a small profit margin on fuel."
Pizzio said that between the machine in Reading, which is still new, and another machine he has at his East Boston store, there is a significant demand for this service and he is looking into
purchasing a third machine.
"People are going to smoke no matter what," he said. "The way I see it, it's just a way for my customers to save money."
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Camille W. Anthony, Chairman
Stephen Goldy, Vice Chairman
Town of Reading Ben Tafoya, Secretary
James Bonazoli
16 Lowell Street Richard Schubert
Reading, MA 01867 BOARD OF SELECTMEN
(781) 942-9043
FAX: (781) 942-9071
Website: www.ci.reading.ma.us
February 7, 2012
Precision Drilling &'Blasting LLC
Paul Paonesse & John Paonesse Jr.
219 Meadowcroft Street
Lowell, Ma. 01852
Dear Messrs. Paonesse:
We understand that you are the company who's doing the blasting for construction of the Pulte
Homes "Reading Commons" project on South Street and Jacob Way in Reading.
During the process leading up to approval of the Pulte Homes project, and specifically at a
special meeting conducted by the Board of Selectmen on September 26, 2011, the Town was
assured by your firm that there would be no damage to abutting property by the blasting required
for this project. The Board of Selectmen was further assured that if there was any damage it
would be known by comparing pre-blast survey information and a post blast inspection which
would follow any damage complaints.
It. is the Board of Selectmen's understanding that you received at least one claim from an
abutting resident on South Street for damage as a result of blasting. The residents had a pre=blast
survey and they were given a copy of the pre-blast survey on disc. After a claim was properly
and timely made to your firm, at least one resident received a rejection of the claim from
Fairmont Specialty, a copy of which is attached. The insurance company never visited the home
to look at the damage, and just denied it outright with 3 pages of what is obviously a form letter..
If this is the method of operation of your insurance company, then the process of doing pre-blast
surveys and doing visual inspections of the homes would appear to be a sham.
The Board of Selectmen asks that you actually visit every home(s) where damage claims were
made, with your insurance company, and verify whether or not there is damage to the home
following blasting on the adjacent Pulte Homes project. If the evidence indicates that there was
damage as a result of the blasting, regardless of whether the seismographic readings indicate that
damage from the blast "could not possibly have happened", we want you make sure that your
insurance company pays those claims promptly and completely.
WOM
December 21, 2011
Theresa Petrillo
329 South St.
Reading, MA 01.867
Re: Insured: Precision Drilling and Blasting
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Claimant: Petrillo
Dear Ms. Petrillo:
We reviewed your claim in which You request that our insured Precision Drilling and Blasting
accept responsib ility for damage to your home in the above matter. You informed us that there
are cracks ill Your walls which you. believe is related to blasting. Based on the evidence, there is
no scientific mcans.:by which the.Pecision Drillingaiad I3lasting's blasting caused the damage
you arc; claiming, The Federal Government has determined that blasting at or below 2.0 I..P.S.
are safe to structures. Thc;highest reading taken during the blasting was 0.59 I.P.S. We must
therefore respectfiilly deny your claim.
The seismonraphie readings and blasting logs.showed that.P.recision Drilling And Blasting was
performing their blasting operations in such a way that all vibrations reaching your property were
well within guidelines and that the vibrations presezit would not have had any effect on your
home.
The "peak particle velocity" is the bcst-known ineasure to determine the risk of vibration dainage
to. structures. It has been determined that before even the weakest of plaster-on-lath in older
i]omes can be damaged, tile V Arai o Inns i P.
C A-Qd plaster on lath
construction is powdery and subject to easily crumbling Linder stress and the lath, being wood,
has a tendency to magnify the effects of temperature and humidity changes. This 2.0 in/sec
figure is a result of over fifty rears of careful study by the U. S. Bureau. of Mines. They have
established those facts in reports RI8485 and RI8507. In order to insure that blasting is kept
within safe limits, there are basically twomethods to determine if blasting causes damage. One
method is called the scale distance formula, also developed by the United States Bureau of
Mines. This method considers the weight of the explosives used and the distance between the
points of discharge and the structures involved and is used before a blast to determind if the
planned charges will be safe. The second method is the use of a seismograph recording for
blasts cond icted'there at"theproiect'to actually: record the true vibrationlevels produced by each
individual bare hole's detonation... Both systems were used in this instance to assure that ho
damage would occur. With this and other ii fo.mnation it can be accurately detennined if blasting
was the cause.
Studies have demonstrated that humans can perceive quite easily very low levels of vibration
that are not actually capable of causing structural damage; as low as 0.02 I.P.S. Blasting is an
annoying and sometimes even startling activity that often triggers a heightened awareness of the
events, when in fact, airblasts from fireworks and thunder or the simple mechanics of walking
across a floor may be a familiar experience but are normally of far greater magnitude than the
explosives work which often gets blamed for damage.
I will borrow some analogies from other reports.I have received in the past that I think are useful
in describing wave particle physics. A contained explosion in a borehole creates an effect not
unlike what happens when one tosses a rock into a calm pond and sees the concentric rings on
the surface moving outward. The rock in the immediate area of the blast is fractured and this
expends the vast majority of the energy afforded by the explosives. A charge in a hole 8 feet
deep will create a cone-shaped crater about 16 feet across at the top. Beyond that zone, there is
vibration"', buvno actuat permanent displacement of the rook or soil; nothing moves much.
That vibration is what we earlier described as Peak Particle Velocity, and it is o.nc of the things
that a seismograph measures when a charge is set off. PPV goes in three directions, just like a
wave in.water; sideways; forward, and vertically. The vertical force is what creates the visible
ripple we see in that pond. The height.of the wave as it passes a given paint is the same thing as
a PPV reading,. sort of, with the exception that it is solid rock or ground and not water that is
being affected. so it is more "potential" for movement in free space than actual movement that. is
pleasured. A reading of 2.0 inches per second does not. imply that a ripple across the surface of
the )round that is two inches high is passing beneath. a structure! The actual measurable
movement associated with the vibrations is generally less than the thickness of the paper this
letter is printed upon, perhaps several ten-thousandths ofari..inch. (0.0010).
Closing a door, shutting a urindow, sitting into a. chair or doing-iUmping jacks with a) exercise
video all represent .I.PS measurements far greater than most blasts actually .do. Perhaps the
airblast is the culprit? Actually, no. It is very noticeable to humans, but has less effect on the
house than the average 35 inph gust of wind and lasts a fraction of a second, whereas the wind
has a longer duration, and is actually another sensitive human. detection of sub-sonic frequencies
that might feel like that thumping in one's chest when a bass drum in a parade passes by. The
sound' waves that pass by, mostly below the range of our hearing, are what create the rattling
cabinet contents and most of the sensation of shaking that we.feel. People contain a lot of water,
so we tend to resonate very easily to the low frequency sound waves.. Buildings don't however.
and the airblaststrength is usually somewhere between 1/100" and 1/100' of what would be
required to cause damages.
The 2.0 IPS threshold from the USBM is a conservative one that has a margin of safety built into
it. At this level of vibration, no damage has over been recorded in several decades of exhaustive
testing. Not until the vibration levels reach 3.2 IPS is there really even a 5%o chance of minor
damages like cracking old weak plaster. Sonic mortar separations begin to appear at the 4.0-7.5
IPS range, and concrete walls and foundations do not begin to fail until 7.5-10.0 IPS, at which
point the remainder of the building has been effectively shattered. Blasters will tell you that to
intentionally breakup a concrete slab, it requires very high vibration levels, as high as 20-40
I.P.S. The largest blast by your home was 0.59 IPS.
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The absence of any probable causal relationship between. the blasting and the damages claimed
means that Precision Drilling and Blasting Rock Specialist did not cause this damage.:1f you
have additional information you would like ifs to consider, please foiivard it to m.y attention.
If you have any questions, call me at (713) 954-8765 any time.
Respgctfully,
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201h MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
BRADLEY H. JONES, JR. READING • NORTH READING
STATE REPRESENTATIVE LYNNFIELD • MIDDLETON
MNORITY LEADER ROOM 124
TEL. (617) 722-2100
Brad ley.Jones@MAhouse.gov
January 24, 2012
Mr. Tim Dodd
Grant Program Manager
Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Email: CICgrants@state.ma.us
Dear Mr. Dodd:
As the legislative representatives of the Town of Reading, we would like to offer this
letter of support for the town's application jointly with the City of Melrose and the Town of
Wakefield to the Community Innovation Challenge Grant.
The grant, if awarded, would further strengthen the working relationship between
these three municipalities. We are confident that the proposal outlined by Reading Town
Manager Peter Hechenbleikner is a worthy endeavor. Implementation of ViewPerrnit and
Laserfiche would vastly increase efficiency and eliminate redundancies between the three
communities, while paving the way for other Bay State municipalities to adopt this innovative
software. Already utilizing a shared Health Director, the regional Public Health Services
would be better suited to provide coordinated service to our constituents. Additionally, if
selected, the three municipalities would benefit from sustained savings as a result of the
standardization.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
M ity Leader
20"' Middlesex
Katherine Clark
State Senator
Middlesex Essex
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From: Gary S. Brackett [mailto:gsbrackett@brackettlucas.com]
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:12 AM
To: Hechenbleikner, Peter
Subject: RE:
Peter,
We have reviewed the issue you presented regarding whether Reading could adopt a bylaw or
other rule to prohibit substantive amendments to a zoning bylaw by members of Town Meeting.
In our opinion, such a bylaw would conflict with the specific statutory rights provided by Mass.
Gen. Laws c. 40A the so-called "Zoning Enabling Act" §5 which provides in pertinent part as
follows:
a city council or town meeting may adopt, reject, or amend and adopt any such
proposed ordinance or by-law.
If a proposed amendment is presented by motion and seconded, the Moderator would first have
to determine if the motion is within the scope of the article as presented. If so, the Moderator
may then want to request the CPDC to offer its position/recommendation on the proposed
amendment before it is put to a vote.
Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance to you in this matter.
Regards,
Gary
Gary S. Brackett, Esquire
BRACKETT & LUCAS
19 Cedar Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(tel)508-799-9739
(fax)508-799-9799
This message is intended only for designated recipient(s). It may contain confidential or proprietary
information and may be subject to the attorney-client privilege or other confidentiality protections. If you
are not a designated recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you receive this in
error, please notify the sender by reply email and delete this matter. Thank you.
From: Hechenbleikner, Peter [mailto: phechenbleikner@ci.reading. ma.us]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 2:46 PM
To: 'Gary S. Brackett'
Subject:
This is an instructional motion that was never made to Town Meeting because we
adjourned sine die before it could be made.
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The intent is to develop a bylaw or other rule (our Town Meeting rules are in our
General Bylaw) that would not allow substantive amendments to a zoning bylaw to be
made by Town Meeting on the floor of Town Meeting.
Are you aware of whether Town Meeting Time addresses this? What have other
communities done, if anything?
I'd like to get CPDC and the Bylaw Committee working on this for the fall if there is any
possibility that we could do this.
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Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867-2685
FAX: (781) 942 - 5441 RECREATION DIVISION: (781) 942 - 9075
On January 30"', 2012, the Ad Hoc Amplified Sound Committee voted to propose the following language to
the Board of Selectmen:
RULE 4. Amplified Sound - Users of public property and abutting residents should have an expectation of
quiet enjoyment of the Town's public parks, playgrounds, recreation and other open space areas. This rule
recognizes that these properties are the site of some activities which inherently create levels of noise due to
customary and usual uses such as fans cheering, referee and coach's whistles, and bands playing during
football games. There is also recognition that as a community the public parks, playgrounds, recreation and
other open space areas are the site of occasional community events which use amplified sound such as school
field days, community fairs, and fireworks displays, etc.
Amplified sound is defined as voice, music or any sound extended above and beyond its normal range by an
electronic device or secondary means such as a radio, megaphone or non-electric equipment.
The use of amplified sound in public parks, playgrounds, recreation and other open space areas is not
permitted without a permit to be granted by the Recreation Committee or other. agency which has jurisdiction
over said public property.
When permitted, the use of amplified sound shall be controlled by the permit holder such that the volume,
direction, and duration of the sound is the minimum needed to meet the purpose of the use of the sound, and
which will minimize the impact of the sound on other users of the park, playground, or other public property
and its abutters.
The intent of this rule is to allow, with a permit from the Recreation Committee or other agency which has
jurisdiction over said public property, reasonable and occasional playing of music or use of amplified sound
while considering location, content, duration and frequency such as an annual fair, once a year all-star sports
games, etc. The use of amplified sound is not intended to be a routine for recurring events such as play by
play announcements for sporting events and other repeated use of music and amplified sound. The
permitting authority should consider the frequency of amplified permits per park or recreation site and afford
significant consideration to the neighbors abutting the permitted areas as regards to their inconvenience
created by said permit.
When a permit is granted, a copy of the permit shall be transmitted to the Board of Selectmen at least 3 days
before the event at which the music or amplified sound is to be used. Additionally, all permitted dates of
amplified sound will be posted in a conspicuous place on the Town's website as well as available by
contacting the Recreation Division or head of any other agency having jurisdiction over the public property
for which a permit has been granted.
Any variance from this rule will require the permitted applicant to petition the Board of Selectmen for such
variance at which time a public hearing will be held on the matter.
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Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867-2683
MEMORANDUM
To: Peter I. Hechenbleikner, Town Manager
From: Jean Delios, Community Services Director/Town Planner
Date: February 1, 2012
Re: Subsidized Housing Inventory -Update
JEAN DELIOS'
Community Services Director /
Town Planner
Phone: (781) 942-6612
Fax: (781) 942-9071
jde1ios@ci.reading.ma.us
Attached is the updated Town of Reading Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI). The SHI is
maintained by the State as the official record of a community's affordable housing supply.
Reading's current supply of affordable housing is 7.15%. Projects being planned or that are
under construction are estimated to generate 132 future affordable housing units to be added to
the SHI (see attached spreadsheet). Assuming all of these projects proceed as planned;
Reading's affordable housing percentage will increase to 8.52%.
The Town of Reading has been recognized for the efforts made to increase its affordable housing
stock, most notably by adopting two Smait Growth Overlay Zoning Districts under Chapter 40R.
In fact, these efforts were a major factor in the denial of a Comprehensive Permit by
MassHousing last spring for a proposed 20 unit 40B that did not fit in well with the pattern of
development in the surrounding neighborhood.
Although we have been proactive, using a planning based strategy to increase the supply of
affordable housing, it is not enough to meet the State's requirement that a City or Town maintain
a supply of affordable housing of at least 10% or in our case 958 units. Based on the current
SHI, there is an estimated shortfall of 141 affordable housing units, even after counting all the
pending units.
Continuing to plan for increasing affordable housing will assist in our efforts to achieve more
units. The Town's Housing Production Plan expired in January of 2012 and requires updating.
Given the extensive requirements for updating the plan outside help is needed to assist planning
staff in completing this work. Funds have been identified in the current CS FY 12 budget to cover
this cost.
Attachments
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Town of Reading
Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI)
Current
Census 2010
Total Housing Units 9,584
Total SHI 685
Current % Subsidized 7.15
Projected*
SHI Eligible Units
by Project:
30 Haven - Oaktree*
11
1 Jacob Way - Pulte
43
Peter Sanborn Place (LIP)
47
Johnson Woods 1
6
Johnson Woods II
19
45 Beacon (40B)
3
MF Charles
3
Total projected SHI
132
Current + Projected SHI 817
Future % Subsidized 8.52
Additional SHI Needed 141
Total SHI Needed 958
% Subsidized 10
*pending request for full credit of 53 units; project is anticipated
to convert to condominiums which reduces credit to 11 units.
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DRAFT 2012 Annual Town Meeting April 23, 2012
WARRANT OUTLINE 02/02/2012
Art. Mover/ Moderator
# Article Description Sponsor Comment Notes
Amending the Capital Improvement Board of Selectmen
Program FY 2012-FY 2021
S Approve Payment of Prior Year's Board of Selectmen
Bills
9 Disposition of Surplus Tangible Board of Selectmen
12 IFY 2013
13 lAuthorizing Chapter 90
14 Authorizing debt
repair/replacement -
Whittier, Wordsworth,
Tennvson Circle
FINCOM
tures (Board of Selectmen
- Sewer Board of Selectmen
Tennyson,
Browning,
15 Funding for architect and OPM - School Committee
Killam School uroiect
2/2/2012
1
20
19 sdq
11 Acceptance of a gift - Reading Board of Selectmen
Football Scholarshiv
DRAFT 2012 Annual Town Meeting April 23, 2012
WARRANT OUTLINE 02/02/2012
16 Acceptance of easement from Haven Board of Selectmen
Street to "upper' Municipal parking
lot, and granting an easement for
installation of an ATM in the "upper"
Municipal parking lot.
17 Resolution calling for an amendment Board of Selectmen
to the US Constitution to reverse the
effects of the US Supreme Court's
Citizens United decision that allows
unlimited spending by corporations,
unions, and others in our elections
15
11 7 ~4 F t .:L
c
18 Approval of Affordable Housing Board of Selectmen
Trust Fund Allocation Plan
31t 19 Rescind Civil Service - Police Board of Selectmen
Department
20 Charter amendment re number of Board of Selectmen
members and minimum votes for
2/2/2012 2
21 Z.b (yl ~
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on , 2012 notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of
Reading, qualified to vote on Town affairs, to meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested
copies of this Town Meeting Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
Precinct 2 Reading Police Station, 15 Union Street
Precinct 3 Reading Municipal Light Department, 230 Ash Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Precinct 5 Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 6 Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Precinct 7 Birch Meadow School, 27 Arthur B Lord Drive
Precinct 8 Wood End School, 65 Sunset Rock Lane
Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to , 2012, the date set for
Town Meeting in,this LNarrant.
I also caused a posting of this Warrant to be published on the Town of Reading website on
2012.
, Constable
A true copy Attest:
Laura Gemme, Town Clerk
1 ~•l0
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22
Precinct II Office
II Term jq First Name 111 M!
II Last Name
II P 11 Incumbent1l Address
Townwide Assessor
1 31 Camille
1W
j Anthony
I INo
126 Orchard Park Drive
Townwide Board of Selectmen
I 31John
Ii
(Arena
I INo
126 Francis Drive
Townwide (School Committee
1 31 Christophe
r I
(Caruso
I IYes
177 Hartshorn Street
Townwide (Library Board of Trustees
1 31Alice
I
(Collins
I (No
123 Mineral Street
Townwide (Moderator
I 1 IAlan
IE
IFoulds
I IYes
19 Ide Street
Townwide LLibrary Board of Trustees
1 31Andrew
I
(Grimes
I INo
1103 Oak Street
Townwide IMunicipal Light Board
1 31 Richard
IS
IHahn
1 IYes
129 Buckingham Drive
Townwide Board of Selectmen
~
1 31 Karen
(Gately
!Herrick
I I No
19 Dividence Road
Townwide Municipal Light Board
1 31Mary Ellen
I
IO'Neill
I IYes
1125 Summer Avenue
Townwide Assessor
1 31Robert
IJ
(Quinn
I INo
42 Benton Circle
Townwide (School Committee
1 31 Robert
IL
ISpadafora
IJr INo
10 Cory Lane
Townwide Municipal Light Board
1 3 Marsie
I K
I West
I INo
13 Whitehall Lane
1 Town Meeting Member
1 John
Ii
1Arena
I INo
126 Francis Drive
11Town Meeting Member
I IRoy
IA
(Benjamin
1Jr INo
1105 Colonial Drive
1 Town Meeting Member
I IMark
IF
ICardono
I JNo
126 Boswell Road
1 Town Meeting Member
1 ISheila
IM
(Clarke
I INo
1536 Haverhill Street
I (Town Meeting Member
1 (Thomas
1William
IConnery
I INo
1101 Beaver Road
1 Town Meeting Member
I ILin
I
ICrosman-Chabra I INo
156 Colonial Drive
1 Town Meeting Member
I I Roger
1 J
I D'Entremont
1 INo
1398 Haverhill Street
1(Town Meeting Member
I IMark
IL
IDockser
I No
1110 Beaver Road
1(Town Meeting Member
I (Nancy
JA
IDocktor
I No
1371 Pearl Street
I (Town Meeting Member
1 (John
IR
IHalsey
I INo
175 Beaver Road
1 Town Meeting Member
g
David
~ I
1 Francis
(Lee
IJr INo
155 Beaver Road
1 Town Meeting Member
I Ellen
I
I Mounteer
INo
199 Colonial Drive
1 (Town Meeting Member
1 ISheila
IM
IMulroy
INo
1107 Eastway
1(Town Meeting Member
I (Ronald
(Thomas (O'Keefe
JJr INo
44 Batchelder Road
I (Town Meeting Member
J IPaula
J
I Perry
I INo
40 Beaver Road
I (Town Meeting Member
1 (Thomas
I
IRyan
I INo
187 Dana Road
21Town Meeting Member
J IPeter
IG
ICoumounduros
I INo
24 Smith Aveune
21Town Meeting Member
1 (Stephen
IL
(Crook
I INo
137 Pleasant Street
21Town Meeting Member
1 (Anthony
I
D'Arezzo
I INo
1130 John Street
21Town Meeting Member
J (Marcia
(
Dresser
I INo
1167 Green Street
21Town Meeting Member
(Thomas
IB
IO'Rourke
I INo
150 Chequessett Road
21 Town Meeting Member
IReginald
IT
(Peters
I INo
173 Bay State Road
21Town Meeting Member
1 I Priscilla
I
I Ryan
I INo
142 John Street
21Town Meeting Member
IWilliam.
IC
IRyan
I INo
42 John Street
3 Town Meeting Member
1 (Norman
W
Blanchard
I INo
1276 Ash Street
.3 Town Meeting Member
J (John
D
Breslin
I INo
199 Curtis Street
3 Town Meeting Member
I (Richard
IH
(Curtis
I INo
115 Holly Road
3 Town Meeting Member
1 I William
I H
I Downing
I INo
14 Avon Street
3 Town Meeting Member
j Nancy
I M
Graham
INo
26 Holly Road
3 Town Meeting Member
ILawrence
JA
Hurley
INo
1274 Ash Street
31Town Meeting Member
I (Michael
IJ
IMcDade
I INo
133 Virgina Road
31Town Meeting Member
I ISheila
IC
(Spinney
I INo
1323 South Street
31Town Meeting Member
NNancy
Ii
ITwomey
I INo
123 California Road
31Town Meeting Member
1 (Joseph
IF,
Westerman
I INo
117 Avon Street
41Town Meeting Member
1 Richard
I P
Abate
I INo
1280 Woburn Street
41Town Meeting Member
I (Barry
IC
IBerman
I INo
54 Longview Road
41Town Meeting Member
I (Lynne
IH
(Cameron
I INo
39 Ellis Avenue
41 Town Meeting Member
I I Richard
I H
Coco
I INo
14 Fremont Street
41Town Meeting Member
I (Stephen
1A
Goldy
I INo
142 Berkeley Street
41Town Meeting Member
1 IRussell
IT
(Graham
I INo
168 Maple Ridge Road
4 Town Meeting Member
1 (Andrew
IW
IGrimes
I INo
1103 Oak Street
4 Town Meeting Member
1 (Glen
IM
Hartzler
I INo
1119 West Street
41Town Meeting Member
1 (Arthur
I
Hayden
I INo
189 King Street
23
Final January 17, 2012
sd~
Precinct 11 Office
41Town Meeting Member
41Town Meeting Member
41Town Meeting Member
41Town Meeting Member
41Town Meeting Member
41Town Meeting Member
4 Town Meeting Member
4 Town Meeting Member
41Town Meeting Member
41Town Meeting Member
41Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
5lTown Meeting Member
5lTown Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
5lTown Meeting Member
5lTown Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
5lTown Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
5lTown Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
51Town Meeting Member
5lTown Meeting Member
6lTown Meeting Member
6 Town Meeting Member
6 Town Meeting Member
61Town Meeting Member
61Town Meeting Member
6lTown Meeting Member
61Town Meeting Member
61Town Meeting Member
61Town Meeting Member
61Town Meeting Member
61Town Meeting Member
6lTown Meeting Member
6 Town Meeting Member
6 Town Meeting Member
61Town Meeting Member
6lTown Meeting Member
71Town Meeting Member
71Town Meeting Member
71Town Meeting Member
71Town Meeting Member
71Town Meeting Member
71Town Meeting Member
71Town Meeting Member
11 Term p First Name II
1 1 David
I 1 Richard J
1 I Mary Ellen I
1 Chuck I
I Harry
(Ben
1 Lori J
J I Ralph I
I I Marsie I
Matthew
I IMeghan I
(Charles I
ICamille I
I IDonnan I
I Jonathan
I (Jared
I )Angela I
I I Erin I
I I Marie I
I Robert 1
Bo I
MI
G
E
M
L
L
K
L
A
L
W
S
E
F
K
B
S
(Laurence
IF
IEleanor
IK
)Janice
IM
IGary
IM
I Patrick
I P
IPhilip
IB
I Philip
I
Frederick
I
1 Gina
I M
I David
JA
I Kenneth
I E
1James
IE
(Jeanne
IM
I Michael
I
IRalph
JA
I Ronald
J M
Keith
I
(Donna
I
Diana
I M
Kenneth
I
(Robert
IL
IJeffery
ID
IMary Ann
IC
I Robert
I J
(Greg
IF
I Michael
IA
I Drucilla
I
I Carl
I F
(John
IE
I Christopher I
(Michele
(Weber
Charles
IV
Jesse
IM
(John Jack
IK
Last Name II P II lncumbentll Address
)Mancuso
I INo
1129 Howard Street
IMcDonald
I INo
180 Red Gate Lane
I O'Neill
I No
1 125 Summer Avenue
I Robinson
I No
181 Prospect Street
(Simmons
I INo
117 Pine Ridge Road
I Tafoya
I INo
140 Oak Street
(Vinciguerra
I INo
198 Pine Ridge Road
IVinciguerra
I INo
98 Pine Ridge Road
Pest
I INo
3 Whitehall Lane
Wilson
I INo
1385 Summer Avenue
(Young
I INo
140 Oak Street
(Adams
I INo
113 Riverside Drive
1Anthony
I INo
126 Orchard Park Drive
I Barnes
I INo
111 Bancroft Avenue
I Barnes
I INo
141 Pratt Street
I Belliveau
I INo
111 Grand Street
IBinda
I INo
I10 Orchard Park Drive
ICalvo-Bacci
I INo
1494 Main Street
I Ferrari
I INo
120 Crosby Road
Ferrari
I INo
120 Crosby Road
Garrison
I INo
I11 Jadem Terrace
IHayes
IJr INo
131 School Street
IHiggott
I INo
118 Buckingham Drive
(Jones
INo
122 Mount Vernon Street
I Nihon
I INo
133 Dudley Street
(O'Sullivan
I INo
178 Sunnyside Avenue
I Pacino
I INo
5 Washington Street #6D
JRushworth
I INo
36 Knollwood Road
IShaffer
I INo
167 Woburn Street
Snyder
I INo
111 Jadem Terrace
Talbot
I INo
175 Linden Street
(Young
I INo
148 Mount Vernon Street
I Bonazoli
I INo
1100 Grove Street
Borawski
I INo
13 Deer Path Lane
Borawski
I INo
3 Deer Path Lane
IColorusso
I INo
31 Enos Circle
D'Addario
I , INo
97 Summer Avenue
Driscoll
I INo
68 Arcadia Avenue
IDudley
I INo
135 Glenmere Circle
I Koine
I INo
110 Laneton Way
ILafferty
I INo
135 Stewart Road
Mandell
I (No
1441 Lowell Street
IPerkins
I INo
11 Coolidge Road
1Quinn
I INo
142 Benton Circle
(Quinn
I No
142 Benton Circle
ISelvitelli
I No
125 Arnold Avenue
ISmith
I INo
1401 Lowell Street
iWood-Beckwith
I INo
117 Palmer Hill Avenue
(Anderson
1111 INo
174 Whittier Road
(Carpenter
I INo
1114 Hanscom Avenue
(Caruso
I No
177 Hartshorn Street
IChiappini
I No
150 Locust Street
I Donnelly-Moran
I INo
132 Vale Road
Downing
I INo
191 Whittier Road
Downing
I INo
191 Whittier Road
Final January 17, 2012
24
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Precinct 11 Office
11 Termll First Name 11 MI
11 Last Name
II P U IncumbentIl Address
71Town Meeting Member
(Daniel
JA
IEnsminger
I INo
16 Oakland Road
71Town Meeting Member
IMartin
J
I
I Foodman
I INo
121 Hanscom Avenue
7 Town Meeting Member
I Norman
I F
I Kozlowski
I INo
16 Weston Road
7 Town Meeting Member
I (John
IA
ILippift
I INo
23 Mineral Street
71 Town Meeting Member
I (Gary
ID
(Phillips
I INo
42 Willow Street
71 Town Meeting Member
I I Linda
IM
I Phillips
I No
142 Willow Street
71Town Meeting Member
9
I j Darlene
IC
I Porter
I No
1193 Lowell Street
71Town Meeting Member
I IFrances
IC
ISansalone
I INo
172 Winthrop Avenue
7 Town Meeting Member
(Richard
IW
(Schubert
i INo
1119 Winthrop Avenue
7 Town Meeting Member
I IJohn
IC
ISegalla
I INo
1115 Hanscom Avenue
71 Town Meeting Member
g
I IJeffrey
IW
IStruble
INo
14 Tower Road
71Town Meeting Member
I JBryan
JE J
JWalsh
JNo
158 Grand Street
7J Town Meeting Member
J I Lori
I
l Weir
INo
1 102 Winthrop Avenue
7 1 Town Meeting Member
I I Karl
J E
I Weld
I INo
160 Highland Street
71Town Meeting Member
I IJohn
I
IWeston
I INo
I10 Winthrop Ave.
7lTown Meeting Member
I Karolyn
I
(Whiting
I INo
117 Chestnut Road
81 Town Meeting Member
I I William
IC
I Brown
I INo
128 Martin Road
8lTown Meeting Member
I Kendra
JG
(Cooper
I INo
120 Covey Hill Road
8lTown Meeting Member
I L
Scott
IDavarich
I INo
18 Twin Oaks Road
8lTown Meeting Member
1 (William
10
FFinch
jNo
151 Mill Street
8[Town Meeting Member
I (Donald
Ii
IGolini
INo
162 Martin Road
8lTown Meeting Member
I (Kathleen
IE
IGolini
I INo
162 Martin Road
8I Town Meeting Member
1 Olive
I B
I Hecht
I INo
173 Martin Road
81Town Meeting Member
(William
Ii
Hecht
ISr INo
73 Martin Road
8lTown Meeting Member
(Karen
IGately
Herrick
I No
9 Dividence Road
81Town Meeting Member
I IEileen
(Shine
ILitterio
I No
122 Deborah Drive
8lTown Meeting Member
I IPatricia
(Jean
ILloyd
I INo
388 Franklin Street
8lTown Meeting Member
I IJames
IF
ILordan
IJr INo
26 Fairchild Drive
8 Town Meeting Member
I 1 Bruce
IA
I MacKenzie
I INo
1102 Sanborn Lane
8 Town Meeting Member
I I Robert
I
I Nordstrand
INo
384 Franklin Street
81Town Meeting Member
I (George
B
IPerry
III INo
230 Franklin Street
81Town Meeting Member
I IJohn
IH
IRussell
I INo
191 Spruce Road
81 Town Meeting Member
9
I 1 Margaret
I W
IRussell
I No
191 Spruce Road
81 Town Meeting Member
J I Kevin
j M
I Sexton
I No
120 Emerson Street
8lTown Meeting Member
1 I Robert
IL
I Spadafora
IJr INo
110 Cory Lane
81Town Meeting Member
Kenneth
IR
ITucci
I INo
18 Buckskin Drive
Final January 17, 2012
25 S M
TOWN WARRANT
(SEAL)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the
inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Tnvm aff< irs, to meet at the Reading
Memorial High School Auditorium, 62 Oakland Road, in said Reading. on Mondwy, 2012, at
seven-thirty o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles sire to be acted upon and
determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provisions of the Reading Home
Rule Charter
ARTICLE 1
ARTICLE 2 To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer-
Collector, Board of Assessors, Director of Pphlic Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School
Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Lihrary Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee,
Cemetery Trustees, Community Planning & Development Commission, Town Manager and any other Official,
Board or Special Committee.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 3 To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Special Committees and determine
what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Special Committees, and to see what sum the Town will
vote to appropriate by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, for the purpose of funding Town
Officers and Special Committees to carry out the instructions given to them, or take any other action with
respect thereto.
Board. of Selectmen
ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to amend the FY 2012 - FY 2021 Capital Improvements
Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter and as previously amended, or take
any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to adopt Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32B, Section
20 which allows the Town to set up an irrevocable trust for "Other Post Employment Benefits Liabilities" or take
any action with respect. thereto.
Board of Selectmen
s hD
26
ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote to amend one or more of the votes taken under Article 28 of
the Warrant of the Annual Town Meeting of April 25, 2011 as amended under Article 5 of the warrant of the
Subsequent Town Meeting of November 14, 2011; and to see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate by
borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, as the result of any such amended votes for the
operation of the Town and its government, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to approve the FY 2013 - FY 2022 Capital Improvements
Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter, or take any other action with
respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the payment during FiscA 1'ear 2012 of bills
remaining unpaid for previous fiscal years for goods and services actually rendered to the ''Town, cr take any
other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, or exchange, or
dispose of, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, various items of Town tangible property, or
take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town will vote to authorize revolving funds for certain Town Departments
under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E Y2 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 with
the receipts, as specified, credited to each fund, the purposes, as listed, for which each fund may be spent, the
maximum amount that may be spent from each fund for the fiscal year, and the disposition of the balance of
each fund at fiscal year end.
Revolving
Account
Conservation
Commission
Consulting
Fees
Inspection
Revolving
Fund
Spending
Authority
Conservation
Commission
Town
Manager
Revenue
Source
Fees as provided
for in Reading
General Bylaws .
Section 5.7,
Wetlands
Protection
Building Plumbing,
Wiring, Gas and
other permits for
the Oaktree,
Addison-Wesley/
Pearson and
Allowed
Expenses
Consulting and engineering
services for the review of
designs and engineering
work for the protection of
wetlands.
Legal, oversight and
inspection, plan review,
initial property appraisals
and appeals, Community
Services general
management, curb
4
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Expenditure
Limits
$25,000
Year End
Balance
Available for
expenditure
next year
$200,000 Available for
expenditure
next year
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developments
Public Health
Clinics and
Board of
Services
Health
Library
Library
Materials
Director and
Replacement
Trustees
Clinic Fees and
third party
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Charges for lost or
damaged Library
materials
Mattera Cabin Recreation
Operating Administrator Rental Fees
Director of
Public Works
upon the
recommendati
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Town Forest
Town Forest Committee
Sale of timber; fees
for use of the Town
Forest
or take any other action with respect thereto.
sidewalks and pedestrian
safety improvements,
records archiving and other
project related costs.
Vaccines, materials for
screening clinics and clinical
supply costs, medical
equipment and supplies,
immunizations, educational
materials
Acquire Library materials to
replace lost or damaged
items
Utilities and all other
maintenance and operating
expenses
Planning and Improvements
to the Town Forest
$25,000
$15,000
$10,000
$10,000
Available for
expenditure
next year
Available for
expenditure
next year
Available for
expenditure
next year
Available for
expenditure
next year
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 11 -To see if the Tovrn will vote to accept a gift to establish the Friends of Reading Football
Scholarship Fund to be administered by the Town of Reading Commissioner of Trust Funds in accordance with
the wishes of the donors, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 12 To see if the Town will vote to determine how much money the Town will appropriate by
borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer fronri available funds, or otherwise, for the operation of the Town and
its government for Fiscal Year 2013 - beginning July 1, 2012, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Finance Committee
ARTICLE 13 To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate by borrowing, whether in anticipation
of reimbursement from the State under Chapter 44, Section 6, Massachusetts General Laws, or pursuant to
any other enabling authority or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, for highway
projects in accordance with Chapter 90, Massachusetts General Laws, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 14
ARTICLE 15
ARTICLE 16 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant an easement to
Northern Bank and Trust for placement of an ATM machine in the Town owned parking area between Woburn
Street and Haven Street in accordance with a plan titled ; and, further, to see
if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire an easement for driveway purposes
between Haven Street and the parking area from Northern Bank and Trust in accordance with a plan titled
or take any other action related thereto.
Boat-d of Selectmen
ARTICLE 17 To see if the Town will adopt the following resolution:
We, the voters at the 2012 Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Reading, affirm our belief that the First
Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people,
not corporations.
The United States Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
overturned longstanding precedent prohibiting corporations and unions from spending their general
treasury funds in public elections. We believe that the ruling created a serious and direct threat to our
democracy and the conduct of free and fair elections, by permitting corporations and others to drown out
the voices of ordinary persons. Already we have seen our political process flooded with newly unleashed
corporate and other money, resulting in historically unprecedented campaign expenditures.
The poople of the United States have previously used the Constitutional Amendment process to correct
decisions of the United States Supreme Court that invade or invalidate democratic institutions, including
elections.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, THE VOTERS AT THE 2012 ANNUAL TOWN
MEETING OF THE TOWN OF READING, CALL UPON THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS
AND SEND TO THE STATES FOR RATIFICATION A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO RESTORE
THE FIRST AMENDiIiENT AND FAIR ELECTIONS TO THE PEOPLE, AND FURTHER, WE CALL
UPON THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT TO PASS ONE OR MORE RESOLUTIONS
ASKING FOR THOSE ACTIONS.
The Town Clerk of the Town of Reading shall send a copy of this resolution to the state and federal
representatives and senators serving the Town of Reading, and to the Governor of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and the President of the United States, and take any other appropriate action relative thereto.
Or take any other action with respect thereto
Board of Selectmen ?
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ARTICLE 18 To see if the Town will vote to approve an Affordable Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plan
pursuant to Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2001 entitled "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF READING TO
ESTABLISH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND", or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 20 To see if the Town will vote to petition the Great and General Court for a Special Act
which will amend sections of Article 2 of the Reading Home Rule Charter as follows (note - c,t cc f~;,g;
represents language to be eliminated and bold represents new language):
Section 2-1: Composition
The legislative body of the Town shall be a representative Town Meeting consisting of one hundred
n., t e (492-) forth four (144) members from eight (8) precincts who shall be elected to meet,
deliberate, act and vote in the exercise of the corporate powers of the Town. Each precinct shall be
equally represented in Town Meetings by members so elected that the term of office of one-third of
the members shall expire each year.
Section 2-3: Town Meetinq Membership
The registered voters in every precinct shall elect Town Meeting Members in accordance with all
applicable election laws. Whenever any precincts are revised, the registered voters shall elect twenty
four (24) eighteen (18) Town Meeting Members to represent the precinct. Terms of office shall be
determined by the number of votes received. The e+glA-(8-) six (6) candidates receiving the highest
number of votes shall serve for three (3) years, the eight (8) six (6) receiving the next highest number
of votes shall serve for two (2) years, and the next er^", six (6) candidates receiving the next
highest number of votes shall serve for one (1)' year from the day of election.
In the event of a tie, ballot position shall determine the order of finish. At each Annual Election
thereafter, the registered voters in each precinct shall elect eight (8) six (6) Town Meeting Members
to represent the precinct, and shall also elect Town Meeting Members to fill any vacant terms.
After the revision of precincts, the term of office of all Town Meeting Members from the revised
precincts shall cease upon the election of their successors. After each election of Town Meeting
Members, the Town Clerk shall notify each Town Meeting Member of his election by mail.
To be qualified for election on a write-n vote for a vacant Town Meeting position, the write-in
candidate must receive at least ten (10) write-in votes. In the event of a tie write-in vote for a
vacant Town Meeting position, the position shall be filled by a vote of the remaining Town Meeting
Members of the precinct, from the write-in candidates whose write-in votes were tied with at least
ten (10) write-in votes.. The Town Clerk shall give notice of the tie vote to the remaining Town
Meeting Members of the precinct. The Town Clerk shall set a time and place for a precinct meeting
for the purpose of filling the vacancy. The Town Clerk shall give notice of the meeting to precinct
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and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least one (1) public place in
each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to , 2012, or providing in a
manner such as electronic submission, holding for pickup or mailing, an attested copy of said Warrant to each
Town Meeting Member.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or
before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this _th day of 12012.
Camille U Anthony, Chairman
Stephen A. Goldy, Vice Chairman
Ben Tafoya, Secretary
Richard W. Schubert
James Bonazoli
SELECTMEN OF READING
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FAX: (781) 942-9071
Email: townmanager@ci.reading.ma.us
Website: www. readingma.gov
MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Selectmen
FROM: Peter I. Hechenbleikner
DATE: February 2, 2012
RE: Process for Sale of Town Land
TOWN MANAGER
(781) 942-9043
Please see the attached memo from Town Counsel as well as other background material.
Old Pearl Street and Audubon Road - Since even before Town Meeting picked up this Article, I
have been talking with the abutting property owners at the corner of Duck Road and Audubon
Road, and on Duck Road. They have expressed interest in acquiring a portion of a parcel land to
"square off' their properties. The Town Engineer developed a proposed ANR plan which is
attached. This would allow sale of small parcels to.the two abutters, and retention of one large
parcel which meets the zoning requirements and can be sold as a buildable lot. All parcels will
have an easement for the water line along them. I have requested from the Finance Committee a
reserve fund transfer to do appraisals of these three lots as well as the Lothrop Road lot, and
assuming that is approved on February 8, 2012, I will hirer an appraiser to have the appraisals
done. The sale of small parcels to the abutters can be done on a negotiated basis without
bidding, and the minimum price would be the appraised value. I would also suggest requiring
the abutters to combine their existing lots with these lots so there are not separations within the
same parcel.
Following agreement with the abutting property owners, I- would recommend putting the main
parcel out to bid with a minimum bid price of what the appraised value is. I would also suggest
as a consideration in developing the bid that the property be used for a single family home only
and that there be no driveway access onto Pearl Street.
Oakland Road - See Town Counsel's memo regarding Article 16 and 17 on Oakland Road. I
will get an estimated cost for going to land court on this property, and if the Board concurs, I
would suggest moving forward with that immediately. Since this will take a while, the Board
can take its time evaluating whether or not to put this property up for sale and if shether
current zoning or some modified zoning should be applied.
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Article 18 - Lothron Road - See the attached fact sheet. Town Counsel recommends that we
secure from the Zoning Board of Appeals a variance for the narrow frontage, and then put this
property up for sale at the minimum bid price as established by an appraisal.
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To: Peter I. Hechenbleikner, Town Manager
Re: Process for Disposal of Town Owned Property
General Overview
Except when the Town is exercising its eminent domain rights under G.L. c.79, or where
the Town's interest was obtained through tax title procedures, the Town must comply with the
provisions of the Uniform Procurement Act, M.G.L. c.30B, § 16 when disposing of, or acquiring
real property. Once Town Meeting authorization is obtained, the Board of Selectmen must vote
that the property is available for disposition, and specify in the vote any restrictions to be placed
on the disposition. Thereafter, § 16(b) requires that the real property be appraised "through
procedures customarily accepted by the appraising profession as valid." When the value of the
real property exceeds $25,000, the Town must issue an RFP in compliance with § 16(d). A copy
of e.30.B. § 16 is enclosed herewith.. Land with a value of less than $25,000 maybe sold or
conveyed as the Board of Selectmen see fit.
Article 13 - Grant Street
This article authorizes the discontinuance of two portions of Grant Street containing 399
s.f. and 400 s.f., which appear to have been intended as turnarounds. Upon information and
belief, the value of these parcels is negligible, and the intent was to convey each parcel to the
immediate abutter. As previously discussed however, the 400 s.f. parcel is between two abutting
parcels, and it was recommended that an ANR plan be prepared which divides the parcel to
allow for the conveyance of a portion thereof to each.
Articles 14 and 15 - Old Pearl Street and Audubon Road
Article 14 authorized the sale of 13,930 s.f. of land off Audubon Road. The process for
the sale of this lot must follow c.30B, § 16.
Article 15 discontinued Old Pearl Street and authorized the disposal thereof by the Board
of Selectmen. The odd shape of this lot and the fact that it directly abuts the 13,930 s.f. Audubon
Road parcel may allow for a merger of the lots and a subdivision drawing new lot lines, allowing
for the creation of one buildable lot and other non-buildable lots which may be conveyed to the
abutters. It is advised that the Board consult with the Town Planner and Town Engineer to
discuss the most advantageous way to deal with these parcels.
Articles 16 and 17 - Oakland Road
Article 16 authorized the conveyance of 27,284 s.f. of land on Oakland Road from the
School Department to the Board of Selectmen for purposes of disposition.
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As a precautionary measure, Article 17 authorized the discontinuance of various "paper
streets" which appear on one or more subdivision plans for property located off of Oakland
Road. Though "paper" streets are not public ways, many of these streets abut parcels which the
Town owns through the tax title process. Though no title search has been done, it is likely that
the Town has obtained an interest in those paper streets by operation of the "derelict fee statute",
G.L. c.183, §58 which in sum, provides that the transfer of land abutting a way will include a fee
interest in the way to the center thereof, unless the grantor specifically retained the fee interest.
Given the status of the tax title parcels and paper streets, I recommended that the Town
institute proceedings in the Land Court pursuant to G.L. c.185 to confirm title to those parcels as
well as the paper streets. Although this may be a lengthy process, it will certify the Town's title
in the parcels and allow for the creation of one lot or perhaps, a subdivision of lots.
Article 18 - Lothrop Road
Article 18 authorized the transfer of this property from water use to the Board of
Selectmen for purposes of disposition. Development of the lot for residential use will require a
variance from the frontage requirements of the Zoning Bylaw which, if obtained by the Town,
would result in a buildable lot that could then be disposed of in accordance with § 16(d).
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Property Location Map-Lotid Assessed Value (fy12)
Pearl Street & Audubon Road 28-202 $211,600
Town Counsel: The drainage/sewer between Charles Street and Audubon may only be an easement in which case,
the underlying fee belongs to the property owners- More importantly, all I found was a plan which does not suffice to
do a taking. We may be able to simply release the town's interest to the abutters. The square footage is added to
their parcels and taxed as part thereof.
Research needs to be done to determine ownership of the easement part of the lot. The status of the old Pearl Street
right of way is also unknown.
Property is made up of three separate pieces totaling 28,850 square feet, but separated by Audubon and Pearl
streets. A lot of approx. 24,500 sf could be carved out if the old ROW (hatched) were abandoned and combined with
the adjacent portion of the lot (labeled 13,925 sf)_The ro~erty is relatively flat with no known wetlands.
Control _ z ~Board of Selectmen
Utilities
Sewer and water service in adjacent street
ROWS.
Zoning: S-15
Min. lot size I Frontage Setbacks
15,000 sf I 100' Front Side Rear
Lot circle dia. 20' 15' 20'
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• Establish ownership and contol of all three portions of the lot
• Subdivide three lot portions
• Determine if Town has rights to hatched right of way; dissolve it if so
• Combine and sell dissolved ROW and adjacent lot
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JEFFREY T. ZAGER, BIRECTOR DPW
GEORGE J. ZAHBOURAS', P.E, TOVN ENGINEER
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Property Location
Lothrop Road
Map-Lotid Assessed Value (fyl2)
9-3 $159,600
Town Counsel: Parcel under Water Department on Lothrop. The Water Department cannot hold title, so this may
have been set aside for wellhead protection or some similar purpose and the Assessors labeled it as Water Dept. TM
could authorize its use to be changed under c.40, sec. 15A from water purposes, and convey it to the BofS for
purposes of conveyance. It's an unusually shaped lot which might support an application to vary the frontage if that
would make it buildable.
The Town Engineer confirms Water Department control of this. lot. Parcel frontage of 40.53 ft does not meet zoning
requirements. Parcel abuts vacant state owned land (9-11) and touches the corner of a tax title lot (9-19). The land
slopes up to the center of the lot and has no known wetlands.
Control
Water Department
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Utilities
Sewer and water service on Lothrop Road.
Zoning:, S-20
Min. lot size Frontage Setbacks
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• Have Town Meeting authorize change of use
• Convey parcel to Board of Selectmen for sale or reuse
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Oakland Road Lots 27-405, 33-19, 33-21 $552,600 (approx.)
Town Counsel: Some of Oakland Road appears to be tax title and it is unknown if it land of low value subject to the
[tax title sales] procedure. If not, it can be sold. However, because there are abutting parcels, it may be more
valuable for the Town to certify title to the whole parcel, and resubdivide, or sell the entire parcel. Certifying title will
dissolve the paper streets. The town does not necessarily own paper streets or have any rights therein.
In addition, I understand that there is some thought that the school department may have an interest in a portion of
one of the Oakland Street parcels. It would therefore be prudent to have the School Committee simply vote that the
parcels are not needed for school purposes and resolve the issue once and for all.
Approximately 4.5 acres is available if lots are combined and paper streets are abandoned. The land has many rock
outcrops and considerable slope in some areas. There are no known wetlands.
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Board of Selectmen and possibly Schools
Utilities
Water service on Grandview and Oakland Roads;
sewer nearby on Hillside Road, Ridge Road, and
Chestnut Road.
Zoning: S-15
Min. lot size Frontage Setbacks
15,000 sf 100' Front Side Rear
Lot circle dia. ( 20' 15' 20'
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Recommended Actions
• Research parcel boundaries and control
• Have School Committee vote that the parcels are not needed for school purposes
• Certify title to the whole parcel
• Resubdivide or sell entire parcel
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2011 RFSF - Report to the Board of Selectman
Executive Summary
Sunday, September 11, 2011, was a stunning autumn day in New England and thousands of Reading
residents and visitors flowed into the streets of our Downtown. In conjunction with the RFSF, the 5K
Road Race included policeman, fireman, and a Marine Corps battalion running as part of the
commemoration of the 10th year since the September 11 attacks. Earlier in the morning, the September
11 Memorial Service at RMHS was well attended, as were the opening services held on the Town Hall
lawn.
Though this was the third year of the RFSF, this was the first year for an appointed Committee to preside
over the Faire and lessons learned from this year, as in prior years, will strengthen our going forward
preparation and planning. Proceeds from the day totaling $20,840 were deposited to the Downtown
Improvement and Events Trust (DIET,) administered by the EDC and used for downtown improvements.
For example, this past year the DIET provided Reading banners and flowers in the summer, and wreaths
and bows adorned the lights throughout the Downtown during the holiday season. The RFSF Committee
would like to thank Sheila Clarke for her three years of dedication to this Faire. Though she steps down
from the RFSF Committee, she will remain a volunteer for the Faire. Leslie Leahy - who has supported
the RFSF from the beginning, officially became a member of the RFSF Committee.
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Respectfully submitted,
Ben Tafoya, Stephen Goldy, Leslie Leahy, Tina Ohlson and Rosemarie Murphy
RFSF Committee
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RFSF General Procedures:
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- Primarily designed for Reading residents
- All age groups
- Visitors /Vendors from out of town get a wonderful impression of the quality of people and
businesses that make up the community
RFSF Milestones:
Create strong social networking presence (Spring)
Inventory all tents and add Town of Reading property somewhere on tent (April)
o Make sure that we allocate tents in advance between rented and "other"
o Might need to order more (they pay for themselves through the rental)
Recruit volunteers as early as possible (at the end of the school year (June))
- Create RFSF 2012 brochure early - before July
- Create a layout of Children's area -for volunteers
- Formal process needs to be created for RFSF Committee:
o Need to set budgets early (by June,) what amounts require committee decisions
o Better financial processing system (coordinated system with accounting department)
o Decision points
o Timelines
o Contracts with Vendors
o Mapping out RFSF - needs to be designed to deal with end points (Woburn, and a
section of High) and consideration of the noise coming from the main stage
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Priority Items for 2012
Enhancements and Additions (2012) - Bold indicates top priorities per Committee Chairs
- Revise RFSF Committee contacts and Committee Members on Reading town website
- Food Faire Application - Add that NO food, spices or anything edible (regardless of how pre-
packaged). is allowed to be sold WITHOUT being cleared by the RFSF - Food Committee or
without a food permit. Application currently does not say that
- Improve website messaging and communication. Revamp layout, content, more specific
messaging for all Faire attendees (not just faire vendors,)
- Consolidate sponsorships (5K and Faire Sponsors)
- Automate vendor and sponsor sign up (including payments credit cards, PayPal or similar)
- Automate volunteer procedure
- Sponsorship pricing online was not in synch with our brochure
- Need to establish a policy for vendor "brick" placement
Decisions to be made for 2012: Bold indicates top priorities per Committee Chairs
- Decide whether any food companies outside of Reading should participate in the Faire
o "Have plenty of restaurants/NFP selling food from Reading"
- Better strategy for the amusement vendor
o How many rides do we need?
Ambassadors for each section of the Faire (early morning)
Charge extra money ($10) for electricity
Consider having only one information booth (can it coincide with the volunteer check in?)
Volunteer use (setting up/taking down/ambassadors/amusements??)
Feedback from 2011s:
Complete logistics planning by June, 2012 outlining optimal vendor, music, crowd "flow"
Vendor booths on the SE extension of High street received less foot traffic
- Calareso's Farm Stand (on Main Street) was nice, but folks were walking out on the street
Folks reported not hearing back when they sent a message to the website (maybe assign
administration to more than one party)
Reported that vendors were assigned based on payment - but that was not stated in our
instructions. One of these discussions was @ the RFSF, need to improve here.
Great press collaboration. In exchange for a booth, the Reading Advocate provided a two-page
spread of the RFSF
Understanding Disabilities on High Street greatly made a difference to the traffic in that area
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RFSF Operations Guidelines:
Committee Decisions:
- Any expenses over $xxx - needs to be approved by the RFSF Committee
Budget:
- Budget guidelines will be established by June, 2012
- Entertainment vendor will be selected by May, 2012
- Sponsorship solicitation will occur throughout the year as part of the EDC - DIET sponsorship
plan
RFSF Run:
- Independently organized by Reading Athletics
- Sponsorships will be incorporated into the general sponsorship efforts
Maintaining RFSF high standards:
- Street conditions throughout the day (maintaining trash)
- Providing local entertainment and special events (Jail @ Understanding Disabilities)
- Provide all vendors good locations - and credit vendors (for future RFSF) if they had a bad
experience that was caused by our experimentation
- Strengthen guidelines for food vendors
- Set up volunteers (early) to man different areas of the venue - to answer questions and provide
assistance - need to be "trained" before they arrive on the scene
RFSF Sponsorship Management Guidelines:
- Make sure that all efforts by businesses are recognized in our sponsorship
Banner for all sponsors should be a highly visible place and should "cross-market" to the 5K
- Make sure that all Gold/Silver sponsors have good placements in Faire
EDC working on sponsorship "options" throughout the year that would include RFSF
RFSF Entertainment Guidelines:
Securing Entertainment Partner:
- Bids, History of Vendors, References
- Review comments from Survey Monkey; volunteers indicated that more people were needed to
man the different entertainment venues and had safety concerns
- Ensure that the entertainment / vendors are well placed - and don't have conflicting needs
Marketing Management Guidelines:
- Work with all media outlets to secure advertising
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Use social networking (Facebook/etc)
Start marketing campaign well before the Faire and highlight dates, businesses participating
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