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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-03-20 Town WarrantE TOWN WARRANT (Seal) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 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 in the following places designated for the eight precincts in said Town, namely: Precinct 1. J. Warren Killam School Precinct 2. J. Warren Killam School Precinct 3. Joshua Eaton School Precinct 4. Joshua Eaton School Precinct 5. Alice M.,;,,Barrows School Precinct 6. Alice M.' Barrows School Precinct 7. Birch Meadow School Precinct 8. Birch Meadow School MONDAY, the TWENTIETH DAY OF.MARCH A.D., 1989, at seven o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following ar- ticles, viz; ARTICLE 1 To elect by ballot the following Town Officers: a Moderator for one year; two members of the Board of Selectmen for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years; two members of the Municipal Light Board for three years; two members of the Board of Library Trustees for three years; one member of the Regional School District for four years; two mem- bers of the School Committee for three years; Precinct 1. Eight members for three years; Precinct 2. Eight members for three years; two members for one year to fill vacancy; Precinct 3. Eight members for .three years; one member for two years to fill vacancy; Precinct 4. Eight members for three years; Precinct 5. Eight members for three years; Precinct 6. Eight members for three years; two members for one year to fill vacancy; Precinct 7. Eight members for three years; three members for two years to fill vacancy; Precinct 8. 'Eight members for three years; one member for one year to fill vacancy. For these purposes the polls will be opened at each of the eight precincts at seven o'clock A.M. and will close at eight o'clock P.M. and to meet at the Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, in said Reading, on MONDAY, the TENTH DAY OF APRIL A.D., 1989, at seven- thirty o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined ex- clusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provi- sions of the Reading Home Rule Charter. ARTICLE 2 To hear and act on :the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer- Collector, Board of Asses- sors, Director of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees, Community Planning & Development Commission, Town Manager and any other Boards or Special Committees. Board of Selectmen Annual Town Meeting April 10, 1989 309 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 raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of funding Town Of- ficers 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 adopt the Capital Improvement 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 5 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer - Collector, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in'anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning July.1, 1989, in accordance with the provision of the General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the General Laws, Chapter 44, Sec- tion 17, or take any other action with respect thereto. Town Treasurer - Collector ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the pay - ment during Fiscal Year 1990, of bills remaining unpaid for pre - vious fiscal years for goods and services actually rendered to the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and control of the. following described land, or portions thereof, which is commonly known as the Pearl Street School from the Reading School Department to the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading for any other municipal purpose, including the possible sale or lease thereof, or take any other action with respect thereto: The land shown on Town of Reading Board of Assessors Revised January 1, 1987, Plat 105, as Lot 10 consisting of 4.8395 acres. School Committee ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading to convey all or any part of the following described property, with the buildings thereon, commonly known as the Pearl Street School and to deter- mine the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey all or any part of said property for such amount or a larger amount, and upon such other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen shall con- sider proper and to deliver a deed therefor to said purchaser; and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and ap- propriate to the Board of Selectmen to carry out the purposes of this vote; or take any other action with respect thereto: The land shown on Board of Assessors Revised January 1, 1987, Plat 105, as Lot 10 consisting of 4.8395 acres. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provi- sions of General Laws Chapter 64G, Section 3A which authorizes the Town to impose a local excise tax upon the transfer of oc- cupancy of a room or rooms in a bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, lodging house, or motel located within the Town; to see what local excise tax rate shall be established by the Town; and to see if the Town will designate what the effective date of the local excise tax shall be, or take any other action with respect 3-10 Annual Town Meeting April 10, 1989 thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 10 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for.the purposes of remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to the Town Hall and /or the Town Hall Annex (old Library Building), including the construction of any additions or connectors to such buildings and for the cost of originally equipping and furnishing said Town Hall, Town Hall Annex and additions or connectors thereto, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 11 To see what sums the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds or otherwise and appropriate for the purpose of relocating the Of- fice of the Superintendent of Schools from 34 Gould Street to the Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading, Massachusetts; such appropriation to include all engineering fees and preparation costs, remodeling costs, and moving expenses required to complete the purpose of this Article, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Reading School Com- mittee, or take any other action with respect thereto. Reading School Committee ARTICLE 12 To see what sums the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of initiating com- pliance with the requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act; such appropriation to include all engineering and industrial hygiene fees and all costs' to remove asbestos in the Reading Public Schools as described as PRIORITY 1 in the As- bestos Hazard Emergency Response Act Management Plan for Reading Public Schools, or take any other action with respect thereto. Reading School Committee ARTICLE 13 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purposes of making certain traffic and safety improvements: on the east side of Town as required in the Community Planning and Development Commission's Conditions of Site Plan Approval and /or in the Massachusetts En- vironmental Protection Agency's certification with regard to Homart Development Co.'s development plans for the Town's former landfill, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 14 To see if the Town will vote to approve or disapprove the amount of Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000.00) in debt authorized by vote of the North- east Metropolitan Regional Vocational School District School Com- mittee adopted on February 9, 1989 for the purpose of reconstructing, remodeling, and making extraordinary repairs to the District School, including costs incidental and related thereto, or take any other action with respect thereto. Northeast Metropolitan Regional School District School Committee ARTICLE 15 To see whether the Town will vote to rescind the remaining bond authorization for the purpose of replacing the roof of the Hawkes Field House in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) authorized by Article 12 at the Annual Town Meeting of 1988 or take any other action with respect thereto. Town Treasurer ARTICLE 16 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of complying with Annual Town Meeting April 10, 1989 311 the provisions of G.L.C. 21E, and any other applicable statute or regulation, for the removal of all subsurface contamination lo- cated at the former D.P.W. Garage; such appropriation to include all Engineering fees, testing, and all other related costs required to complete the purpose of this article, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 17 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of making improve- ments to the water system, including the engineering services, - subsurface investigation and testing, construction and reconstruction and remodeling of the:-Water Treatment Plant and Pumping Stations, the installation of'pipes, fittings, equipment and related facilities, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 18 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following private way known as Aurele Circle, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as Aurele Circle, and to see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and'for the construction of said way, or .take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 19 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following private way known as Benton Circle, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as Ben- ton Circle, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or other- wise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the con- struction of said way, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 20 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following private way known as a portion of Cedar Street, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in ac- cordance with plans duly approved.by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with 312 Annual Town Meeting April 10, 1989 the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as a portion of Cedar'Street, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or.from the tax levy, or trans- fer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said.way, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 21 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following _ private way known as Francis Drive, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of: Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire %said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as Fran- cis Drive, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or other- wise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the con- struction of said way, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 22 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following private way known as a portion of George Street, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in ac- cordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as a portion of George Street, and 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 acquisition of said land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said way, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 23 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following private way known as Heather Drive, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase,. gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the Town will vote to Annual Town Meeting April 10, 1989 s i accept the public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as Heather Drive, and to see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said way, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen AE2TICLE 24 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following private way known as Louanis Drive, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of .Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as Louanis Drive, and to see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said way, or .take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 25 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following private way known as a portion of Shackford Road, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in ac- cordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor :and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as a portion of Shackford Road, and 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 acquisition of said land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said way, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 26 To determine how much money the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from avail- able funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the operation of the Town and its government, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 27 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 28 To see what action the Town will take regard- ing the installation of additional street lights on the public 314 Annual Town Meeting April 10, 1989 streets during the Fiscal Year 1990, or what it will do. in rela- tion thereto. Municipal Light Board ARTICLE 29 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy or transfer from available funds or otherwise appropriate for the purpose of cleaning out the drainage ditch which runs from Wilson Street along Elm Street.and past Greenhouse Acres Development. By Petition ARTICLE 30 To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift from Rivers Development Corp. the following described parcel of land, and to determine what conditions, if any, should be placed upon such acceptance, said land to be placed under the care, custody and control of, the Board. of Selectmen of the Town of Reading, and held for.general municipal purposes, including possible use thereof as a well field and /or water recharge area, or take any other action with respect thereto. The land shown on Definj Village - -Phase IV shown as 32.9 acres of land. ARTICLE 31 To see following Schedule of Fees, thereto: AGENCY Health Milk Stores .tive Subdivision Plans of Sanborn Lot "B" consisting of approximately Board of Selectmen if the Town will vote to amend the or take any other action with respect CURRENT FEE PROPOSED FEE $ 15.00 $ 10.00 Board of Health ARTICLE 32 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of publishing for general circulation the Board of Assessors' January 1, 1989 valuation lists for real estate, in compliance with Article XIII, Section 4 of the Town By -Laws, such sum to be expended by and un- der the direction of the Board of Assessors, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Assessors ARTICLE 33 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of General Laws Chapter 40, Section 42J to allow the deferral of water charges under General Laws Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41A, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Assessors ARTICLE 34 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of General Laws Chapter 83, Section 16G to allow the deferral of sewer charges under General Laws Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41A, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Assessors ARTICLE 35 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept a petition for the inclusion of lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Assessor's Map 57, as part of the Industrial Develop- ment Zone and also as part of the Planned Unit Development. By Petition Annual Town Meeting April 10, 1989 31 5 ARTICLE 36 In 1986 the Town of Reading voted to accept the Charter. In accepting the Charter, certain changes were required to happen. One of those changes was the restructuring of the Personnel By -Law. In November 1987, Town Meeting voted to delegate to the Selectmen authority to administer, so long as certain procedures were followed. We, at this time, ask that an article be put on the warrant to change that authority back to the Town Meeting Members. By Petition ARTICLE 37 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Capital Improvement 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 38 To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Sec- tion 2 -6 of the Reading Home Rule Charter to declare the seats of any or all of the following Town Meeting Members to be vacant and to remove any or all of the following described persons from their position as Town Meeting Member for failure to take the oath of office within thirty days following the notice of elec- tion or for failure to attend one -half or more of Town Meeting sessions, during the previous year or take any other action with respect thereto. Precinct 3 Michael A. Pacillo Precinct 5 Janice L. Fischer Kenneth H. Fischer Precinct 6 Richard G. Areglado Board of Selectmen and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an at- tested copy thereof in at least three ( 3 ) public places in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to April 10, 1989, 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 ap- pointed for said meeting. Given under our hands this 13th day of February, 1989. Eugene R. Nigro, Chairman Russell T. Graham, Vice Chairman Mary S. Ziegler, Secretary Paul E. Landers John H. Russell SELECTMEN OF READING A true copy. Attest: kE6 c _ .'ja - 4 Doris M. Fantasia Town Clerk ", § !`, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading: By virtue of this Warrant, I, on March 3, 1989 notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading: Precinct 1. Convenient Food Mart, 1349 Main Street Old Hose House, 1249 Main Street St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill Street Precinct 2. Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant Street Cumberland Farms, 305 Salem Street Anton Cleaners, 47 Harnden Street Precinct 3. Friendly Variety Store, 245 Washington Street Reading Liquors, 345 Main Street Wayside Bazaar, 107 Main Street Precinct 4. Hanson's Service Station, 4 West Street Dragon Corner Store, 206 West Street Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street Precinct 5. Reading Library, 64 Middlesex Avenue B & M Railroad Station, High Street Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue Precinct 6. Fire Station, 267 Woburn Street Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D.Tanner Drive Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue Precinct 7. Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow Street P & S Convenient Store, 287 Lowell Street Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street Precinct 8. Meadowbrook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road Arthur W. Coolidge Jr. High School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to April 24, 1989, the date set for the meeting in this Warrant. I also caused an attested copy of this warrant to be pub- lished in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of March 6, 1989. A true copy. Attest: Sally M. Hoyt Constable of Reading Doris M. Fantasia Town Clerk