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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-09-14 Special Town Meeting Warrant377 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING (Seal) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS September 14, 1989 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 jT Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the Reading Memorial High School Auditorium, 62 Oakland Road in said Reading, on Thursday, September 14, 1989, at seven - thirty o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following ar- ticles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provisions of the Reading Home Rule Charter. ARTICLE 1 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 ARTICLE 2 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 3 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 4 To see if the Town will vote to amend the vote taken under Article 4 of the Warrant for the Subsequent Town Meeting of November 14, 1988, which vote authorized the Town to raise by borrowing the sum of $2,500,000 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) for the purpose of constructing and originally furnishing and equipping a new fire station and access thereto on land located primarily on the easterly side of Main Street and known as Parcels 21, 24 and 25 on Board of Assessors' Plat 87 so as to include as an additional purpose the acquisition and installation of an emergency response system and /or other emergency response or fire department equipment at a location or locations in the Town other than that specified in said Article: 4, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XXV1. of the By -Laws of the Town relating to the "Building Code" by ad- ding the following thereto as Section 1, or take any other action with respect thereto: "Section 1. The fee for a permit to begin work for new construc- tion, alteration, removal, demolition or other building operation shall be computed as follows: ' E Special Town Meeting Schedule of Permit Fees Rules: September 14, 1989 Permit fees are payable at the time of application and are non-refundable. Valuation shall be the estimated cost of construction as determined by the Inspector of Buildings. Town, County, State, or Federal buildings are exempt from f ees . For any activity commenced without a permit, fees shall be double those scheduled. If re- inspection is necessary because of violations, or work is not ready on a requested inspection, permit holder shall pay an additional $25.00 per inspection in advance. Building Permits New Construction (including Additions, Alterations, and Repairs) Residential - $8.00 per $1,000 of valuation (Minimum $25.00 Fee) Commercial - $8.00 per.$1,000 of valuation (Minimum $50.00 Fee) Demolition - $8.00 per $1,000 of valuation (Minimum $25.00 Fee) Lost Permit - $25.00 Permit Renewal'- Certificate of Inspection - signs - Electrical Permits Residential: $25.00 /yr. Residential $50.00 /yr. Commercial $50.00 /yr. $5.00 per $1,000 of valuation (Minimum $25.00 Fee) New House Additions /Renovations: First 1 -10 outlets Each additional outlet Fixed appliances Service Change or Alterations Sub Panels, Each Commercial: Condominiums or Apartments per unit Additions /Renovations: First 1 -10 outlets Each add. outlet Fixed appliances Service Change or Alterations: 1 Phase 3 Phase Sub Panels Miscellaneous: Alarms Central AC- Residential Central AC- Commercial Swimming Pools Temporary Service Special Equip. Commercial Pre - Securing Service i $100.00 $10.00 1.00 5.00 20.00 10.00 $10.00 1.00 5.00 $25.00 50.00 15.00 $25.00 25.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 10.60 10.00 Special Town Meeting Re- Inspection Fee: September 14, 1989 $25.00 Late Filing Fee (per five (5) working days): $25.00" Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XVII of the By -Laws of the Town relating to "Licenses" by adding the following thereto as Section 8, or take any other action with respect thereto: "Section 8. Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 148, Section 13 the fees for the licenses, registrations or certificates required by —' said statute for certain explosive or inflammable materials are established as follows: Gasoline Licenses: Tank Removal - $25.00 per tank Tank Installation - $25.00 per tank Annual Permit - $12.50 per tank per year" Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XXII of the By -Laws of the Town relating to "Dog Leash Law" by delet- ing Section 5 thereof relating to fees for licensing dogs and substituting therefor the following, or take any other action with respect thereto: "Section 5. The fees for licensing dogs under General Laws Chap- ter 140, Section 139 shall be the amount set forth in Section 2 of Chapter 57 of the Acts of 1985, or such other annual fees are may be established from time to time by vote of the Town at aii Annual or Special Town Meeting." Board of Selectmen _ ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will vote to establish the an- nual fees to be charged by the Town for the issuances of licenses for dogs in accordance with the following fee schedule, or take any other action with respect thereto. Such fees shall go into effect on July 1, 1989 and shall remain in effect until super- seded by further vote of Town Meeting. Dog License Fees The fee for every dog license shall be: Five Dollars ($5.00) for every altered male dog. Five Dollars ($5.00) for every spayed female dog. Ten Dollars ($10.00) for every other male or female dog. Licensing eligibility, dogs not required to be licensed, or refunding of license fees, shall be determined as provided in General Laws Chapter 140, Section 139. All fees for a dog not duly licensed as required by law shall bo increased by Five Dollars ($5.00) on the first day of March, an(i by an additional One Dollar ($1.00) on the first day of each suc- ceeding month. In addition to all other sums due and owing for any license fee hereunder, a person who applies for license hereunder shall be obligated to pay all prior amount of license fees determined to be due and owing by the Town Clerk pursuant to this schedule, for past periods in which said person was obligated to obtain a license. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XXXII of the By -Laws of the Town relating to "Wetlands Protection" by modifying the project review charges set forth in Section 4 thereof by deleting Sections 4a), 4b), 4c) and 4d) in 380 Special Town Meeting September 14, 1989 p their entirety, and substituting therefor the following, or take any other action with respect thereto: "a. Minor project (house addition, tennis court, $50.00 swimming pool, utility work, etc. b. New single family dwelling $400.00 C. Subdivisions (road and utilities only) $400.00 + $2.00 per foot of roadway sideline within 100 feet of wetlands or within land -, (isolated or other - wise) subject to flooding. d. Multiple dwelling structures $400.00 + $100.00 per unit, all or part of which lies within 100 feet of wetlands or within land (isolated or otherwise) subject to flooding e. Commercial and industrial projects $500.00 + $0.50 per square foot of wet - land disturbed and /or $.02 per square foot of land (isolated or other- wise) subject to flooding or of 100 foot buffer disturbed f. Extensions i 1. Single family dwelling or minor project $25.00 2. Other $50.00 j g. Refilings of previously denied projects within three (3) years Original Fee or $1,000.00, whichever is less h. Determinations $25.00 i. The maximum fee on any one filing will be $3,000.00 j. Town Projects are exempt from review fees. NOTE: These fees are in addition to the fees charged under M.G.L. Ch. 131, 5.40." Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XXXIII of the By -Laws of the Town relating to "User Fees" by ad- ding the following thereto as Section 2, or take any other action with respect thereto: "Section 2. Any fees or charges established pursuant to Section 1 hereof may be secured by a municipal charges lien in accordance with General Laws Chapter 40, Section 58." Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 11 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the imposition of a municipal charges lien pursuant to General Laws Chapter 40, Section 58 for fees or charges established for the Special Town Meeting 381_ September 1.4, 1989 collection of trash or solid waste, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 12 To see if the Town will vote to amend one or more of the votes taken under Article 26 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of April 10, 1989, relating to the fiscal year 1990 municipal budget, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from avail - able funds, or otherwise, and appropriate as a 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 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 September 14, 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 Meet- ing Member at least fourteen (14) days prior to the time of hold- ing 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 15th day of August, 1989. A true copy. Attest: Russell T. Graham, Chairman Mary S. Ziegler, Vice Chairman Daniel A. Ensminger, Secretary Eugene R. Nigro John H. Russell SELECTMEN OF READING &�� va-tl - la-,tia Doris M. Fantasia Town Clerk i COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading: By virtue of this Warrant, I on August 25, 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 Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street Eric's Greenhouse, 1090 Main 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 September 14, 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 issu of August 29,1989. CU ConstZe of Read' ing A true copy. Attest: &b, . �a_Axa.25l ,a Doris M. Fantasia Town Clerk