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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-04-13 Special Town Meeting Warrant300 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING (Seal) Commonwealth of Massachusetts APRIL 13, 1981 Middlesex, ss. To either 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 town affairs to meet at the Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road in said Reading, on Monday, April 13, 1981, at eight thirty o'clock in the evening to act on the following articles: ARTICLE 1. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Board of Assessors, Board of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees, Planning Board, and any other Board or Special Committees. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 2. To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Special Committees and determine what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Special Committees. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article II, Section 4 of the By -Laws of the Town by inserting at the conclusion thereof the following, or take any other action with respect thereto: "The foregoing provisions relating to motions to reconsider shall not apply to any such motion made by the Board of Selectmen and authorized by the Town Moderator, as necessary for the reconsideration of actions previously taken by Town Meeting by reason of state or federal action or inaction or other circumstances not within the control of the Town or Town Meeting. In the event such a motion to reconsider is made and authorized, said motion may be made at any time before the final adjournment of the meeting at which the vote was passed, said motion may be made even if the vote was already reconsidered or was the subject of a vote not to reconsider, and reconsideration may be ordered by a vote of a majority of the votes present." Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article I, Section 7 of the By Laws of the Town by deleting Section 7 in its present form and substituting the following: "Section 7. All articles for the Annual Town Meeting shall be submitted to the Board of Selectmen not later than 8:00 P.M. on the fifth Monday preceding the date of election of Town Officers, unless this day is a holiday in which case the following day shall be substituted. All articles for the subsequent Town Meeting shall be submitted to the Board of Selectmen not later than 8:00 P.M. on the fourth Monday of September of the year for the subsequent Town Meeting in which action is to be taken," or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XIX of the Town By- Laws by striking from the end of Section 1 thereof the words "Finance Committee" and substituting therefor the words "Board of Selectmen ", and by adding to said Article XIX the following: Section 2. This Article shall not apply to the disposition of old books, magazines, periodicals, records and printed materials in the custody of the Board of Library Trustees which may be disposed of at the discretion of said Board. Board of Library Trustees 30i Special Town Meeting Warrant April 13, 1981 ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote in accordance with Article XVI, Section 8 of the By -Laws of the Town and General Laws Chapter 268A, Section 21A, to authorize, in an emergency situation certified by the Board of Selectmen, that any member or members of the Board of Assessors may be appointed by the Board of Assessors to perform the work necessary for the supervision of a town -wide revaluation of all real estate, personal property and utilities and /or to perform the work necessary for supervision of the work needed for implementation of Chapter 580 of the Acts of 1980, commonly known as Proposition 2'/i, and that said member or members may receive remuneration as established by the Board of Assessors for such supervisory work, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Assessors ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote, whether by adopting an amendment to Article XVI of the By -Laws of the Town, by authorizing the filing of a petition to the General Court for special legislation, or otherwise, that notwithstanding the provisions of Article XVI of the By -Laws of the Town and /or the provisions of General Laws Chapter 268A to the contrary, in an emergency situation certified by the Board of Selectmen, that any town officer, member of a town board, department, committee, commission, authority or trusteeship may receive a fee, payment or financial compensation in addition to his /her salary or compensation otherwise provided by law or vote of town meeting and /or may hold any remunerative office or position under the supervision of his /her board, department, committee, commission, authority, or trusteeship for supervisory or other work which is required or necessary to be performed during the period of the certified emergency, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Assessors ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XVI, Section 5 of its By -Laws by substituting the word and number two thousand dollars ($2,000) with the word and number four thousand dollars ($4,000) so that the first sentence of Section 5 shall read as follows: "The Town Boards and Officers of the different Town Departments authorized to make contracts shall call for competitive bids on all labor (except professional services) or material to be furnished to the Town where the cost or estimated cost to the Town of said labor and materials to be so furnished equals or exceeds the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000) except in cases of special emergency involving the health or safety of the people or their property," and further to see if the Town will amend Article XVI Section 6 of its By -Laws by substituting in the first sentence the word and number 'one thousand dollars ($1,000) with the word and numbers "three thousand dollars ($3,000)" and the word and numbers "two thousand dollars ($2,000)" be substituted with the word and numbers "four thousand dollars($4,000)11, so that the first sentence of Section 6 shall read as follows: "The Officers of the different Town Departments shall attempt to obtain at least 3 bids on all labor (except professional services) or material to be furnished to the Town where the cost or estimated cost to the Town of said labor or material to be so furnished exceeds the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) but is less than the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000)" or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 9. To see what sum the Town will raise from the tax levy, or by borrowing, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the repair or replacement of traffic lights at Lowell and Grove Streets, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 10. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate, for the purpose of upgrading and maintaining an existing central processing unit and furnishing, installing and maintaining a time sharing electronic Data Processing workstation and appurtenances, or take any other action with respect thereto. Town Collector 302 Special Town Meeting Warrant April 13, 1981 ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Article VI, Section 3 of the By Laws of the Town to authorize the compromise or settlement of the law suit brought by the Trustees of the Anthony L. D'Annolfo Trust against the Town for land damages currently pending in the Middlesex Superior Court as Civil Action No. 335860, and to see what sum the Town will raise from the tax levy or by borrowing or transfer from available funds or otherwise and appropriate for the compromise or settlement of such law suit, or take any other action with respect thereto. Law Committee ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody and control of the following described parcels of land to the Conservation Commission and to dedicate said land for conservation purposes under MGL Ch.40 s. 8C, or take any other action with respect thereto: These parcels of land comprise lots 114 through 120, lots 133 through 143 and lots 147 through 165 as currently shown on Town of Reading Assessor's Plat Map #79. Said lots are located south of Salem Street in an area formerly known as Quannapowitt Park and contain an estimated 5.081+ acres of land. These lots formerly appeared as lots 29 through 47, lots 51 through 61 and lots 72 through 78 in a Plan of the Wakefield - Reading Fairgrounds, recorded in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 295, Plan 46. Said Land was acquired by the Town from Henry A. Murphy, Jr. and Natalie W. Murphy by foreclosure of tax lien for non - payment of taxes under a certain deed dated July 9, 1951 and duly recorded on November 6, 1953 in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds Book 7775, Page 226. On November 3, 1955 a decree was entered and the notice of final disposition was recorded on December 21, 1955 in Book 8637, Page 412. This covered Land Court Case #33632. Conservation Commission ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody and control of the following described parcel of land to the Conservation Commission and to dedicate said land for conservation purposes under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, section 8C, or take any other action with respect thereto: This parcel of land, 37,767+ square feet in area, comprises lots 33 through 45 located on Governors Dr. as shown on the current Town of Reading Assessor's Plat Map #93. Governors Drive was formerly known as Sunnyside Road and Map #93 was formerly numbered as #101. Said land was acquired by the Town from Patrick H. and Henrietta R. Stanton by foreclosure of tax lien for non - payment of taxes under a certain deed dated June 30, 1959 and duly recorded on August 19,1959 in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Book 9439, Page 267. On April 20, 1966 a decree was entered and the notice of final disposition was recorded on April 25, 1966 in Book 11098, Page 130. This covered Land Court Case No. 40353. Conservation Commission ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody and control of the following described parcel of land to the Conservation Commission and to dedicate said land for conservation purposes under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, section 8C, or take any other action with respect thereto: This parcel of land, 26,960+ square feet in area, comprises lots 6 and 7 as currently shown on Town of Reading Assessor's Plat Map #35. Said land is located on the northerly side of Knollwood Road. These lots formerly appeared as lot numbers 71 and 72 on Plan 53 on the Assessor's Map in effect in 1935. This land was acquired by the Town from Charles P. Stockwell by foreclosure of tax lien for non - payment of taxes under a certain deed dated October 9, 1931 and duly recorded on October 26, 1931 in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Book 5604, Pages 48, 49 and 50. On March 5, 1935 a decree was entered and the notice of final disposition was recorded on March 12, 1935 in Book 5915, Page 8 and 9. Conservation Commission Special Town Meeting Warrant April 13, 1981 ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will extend the Business A District (BUS A) to include the following described land which is presently in Apartment 40 District (A -40) and amend the Reading Zoning By -Law as amended and further, to amend the "Reading Zoning Map" dated September 10, 1978, as amended, (Reading Zoning By -Law Sec. 3.2): A parcel or parcels of land located in the Town of Reading, County of Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the east side of Main Street being further bounded and described as follows: WESTERLY by the center line of said Main Street approximately 325.15 feet; thence SOUTHERLY by Main Street and by Lot 5 as shown on the Reading Assessor's Plat No. 27; thence EASTERLY 150 feet by part of Lot 5A and part of Lot 6 as shown on said plat by a line which is 150 feet from and parallel to the center line of Main Street as shown on said plan; thence NORTHERLY by part of said Lot 6, Lot 7 and part of Main Street as shown on said plat. Being a portion of Main Street and portions of Lot 5A and 6 as shown on said Assessor's Plat No. 27 with corresponding post office addresses of 259 Main Street and 267 Main Street. By Petition ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and control of the Highland School, land and buildings, from the Reading School Committee to the Board of Selectmen, Town of Reading, effective July 1, 1981, or take any action with respect thereto. School Committee ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By Laws Section 4.2.2 Table of Uses to restrict the sale of firearms in on S10, S20, S40, A40, A80 districts either as a principal or accessory use or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least three (3) public places in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to April 13, 1981, the date set for the meeting in said Warrant, and to publish this Warrant in a newspaper published in the Town or by mailing an attested copy of said Warrant to each Town Meeting Member at least fourteen (14) days prior to the time of holding said meeting. 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 26th day of March, 1981. A true copy. Attest: John W. Price Maureen T. O'Brien Marvin M. Rosenthal SELECTMEN OF READING Lawrence Drew Town Clerk 303