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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
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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
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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
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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
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