HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-06-15 Special Town Meeting Minutes �b t ut 1-:oNac:�-.LTR of
Lddlesex s. Officer ' s Return, Reading:
By virtue of thr : arrant , I , or June 6 , 1976, notified and
- ,neo the inhabitant of the 'Pov:n of -, e,tdinq tua1i£je_d to vote in
elections ;md town iffairs , to meet ,,t the place and at the time
specified by hosting attested copies of this v,rrant in the following
public places within the 'Io,..n of Becdi.nq:
Precinct 1 . Central. Vire St-,ti_on, rle.,elant Street
Vainiorn ' s otcre, 143 ;;ales. Street
entrance to i!aanicipal 3-nit,iry Land fill,
jAain. Street
Precinct 2. r-;dFonic Bafiding, Pian Street
Har 'un' s Ga vice St tion, '. Nest Street
Dragon Confer Store, 206 blest Street
Precinct 3 . Railroad St, tioa
Oommunity Center , 52 5 nhorn Street
launici.pe.1 Building, 16 Lowell Street
Precinct 1. Gitz.ow' s .Store, 287 Loiaeli street
first National Store , 1368 G-.a in .street
No.athern :e:,i.deats Association, 1249 lI, in Street
Pro date of Iost,ing being more than seven d.,ys prior to June 15 ,
197G, the date set for the neetinq in thi^ �<<_^,rr_ant.
1 +also c=usen k ;ittestea copy of this arrsnt to be nublishea in
the iieacinq Chronicle in the issue of Jane 11 , .1976 , the same being
more than one day prior to the date of said meeting.
Saauel I1. Grammer , Jr.
Const,:ble of Readinc
SPEC Ir TOWN MEdTING
i+iemorial High School 6uditorima June i> , 1E70
The meeting ;+a^ calS.eu to order by the Moderator , Kenneth C.
Latham, a.t 8: uO P. i4.
The invocation *res given by the Moder,--.tor, Kenneth C. L,_tham.
The , rrant w - parti: ify �c-c by the '.own C1e2 n, -when on motion
oSi Fred � . i,enney, Jr. , it aas votea to dispense with further re,.ding
of the Warr-lit , except the Constable ' s Return, which r.as then read by
the Town Clerk.
BRTICLE 1. On motion of James J. Sullivan, Jr. , it was voted that
the finance Committee. deport be inended hs. fo;lows:
1.RTIO1,E 2. FROM: 'Recommena $&, 086. 22 to be tr.nsferred
from Surplus revenue.'
'1'O: Recommend 49 ,423. 75 be transferred from
Surplus iievenue.
ARTICLli 3 . FRUi ',,ction Perainq
'PO: Recommend $52 , 70u from the tax levy.
ai2T1CLli 11. F✓0M: `Action Pendinc"
TO: to Not kecommetsd,
6.R'TICLE 14, FROM: "rction IenQing
To: Recommend ;16 , 000 to be transferred
from Surplus Revenue.
aRTICLE 16. PROl•i: Recemmena rs,isinq $3 , 125 from tax levy'
TO: Do Not Recommend.
ARTICLE 18. FROM: "Action Pendinq
'TO: Recommend ;6 , 000 from the tax levy and
>6 ,500 ircm. the Rubbish Collection recount.
Special 'Town Fleeting June 15 , 1970 l((�
On motion of Fred C. Kenney, Jr. , it ,,.as voted to place Article 1
on the tiol e.
ARTICLE 2. On motion of D, n.•.ld i<. [Jelker it cads voted that the sum
of Nine Thousand i•'our Hunarea Twenty-three and 75/100 Dollars ($9,423.75)
be trz:nsferrea from Surplus revenue -:nd appronri-,.ted for the purpose of
adding the s, me to the Gener<1 -P,ainten,nce recount of the School Depart-
ment for the repl, cement of iaissirn equii)ment.
i'.RTICLE 3. uonald K. 2valker moved t,at maintenance end control of
the follcaing described parcel of land together .pith the buildings thereon
be transferrea to the School aeo. rtment under tiie ;,rovrsi ons of Section IS-
o Chaite, of the Gene,o.1 li � menaea, no every other provision
necessary or aesi- ole there or , and rn t the um of- Fifty-two Thousand.
Seven Hundred Jollars ( ,,52, 700 00) be r .isea from the tax levy and appro-
priated for the purpose of aduenc, tee = ,me to t.e gener -1 m-intenance ac-
count for the 7e4or-tion oL tie bcilaiiis and the me.inten._nce of the
builuings -nd grounds :
Beqinning at a point one huno.reu �eventy-four feet (174 ft. ) more or
less, ee.sterly of the town bounb_ in Hopkins Street;
Thence running North tour degrees thirty-six minutes (4036• ) !,last, a.
distance of one hundred Fifteen feet (115 ft. ) by a_ chain link fence;
Thence turning .;nu runninq ivoath ei,,nty-five degrees twenty-four
minutes (05024' ) svest , a d.iat, nce of fifty feet (50 ft. ) still by said
fence;
Thence turninq and runnin�j oy se.id fence Earth four aegrees thirty-
six minutes (4°96' ) E-st, a distance of two hunurea ninety-fide feet ( 295 ft. )
more or less , by s,.ia fence;
Thence turning and runniac }partially by said fence and partially by
cont i-num,tion of the line thereof South eighty-five dearees ti:enty-four
minutes (85024- ) L st , a distance of Sour hundred twenty-seven feet (427 ft. )
more or less , to a chain link fence;
Thence turning -nQ runnirg in general Southerly direction `ey said
chain link fence three hunared eighty-eight feet ( 388 ft. ) , more nr less ,
to the ne,.cr a +.iketiela tour line;
Thence toning anc, running i,esteLly by said town line a distance of
three hundred sixty-two feet ( 362 ft. ) more or less , to the point of be-
ginning.
Such portion of the above described parcel as was purchased for
"later Department purposes is transferred subject to approval of the State
Department of Public Health under Section 15b of said Chanter 40 , and its
tre,nsfer in conaitioned tion the s-0ecific:aicns ,.na restrictions thereof.
notwithstanding the requirement of approval for the transfer of the land,
nothing herein restricts the transfer of the control or the ouildings.
M-1 colm S. �vhite , Jr. , moved that Article 3 be indefinitely postponed.
This motion did not nass . 67 voted in the affirmative
85 voted in the negative
The main motion aid not pass. (Two-thirds vote squired)
72 voted it the affirmative
60 voted in the negative
,,eP1CLJ 9. Lor._Iu IF. uJaiker movea for Reconsideration Of his motion
unaer this ,.rticle.
This motion aid not gu lT•ao-thirds vote reguireo )
85 vcted in the ;:affirmative
64 voted in the negative
,RPICL.. Or. motion of boil ii. Hurray it was voted that the sum of
Seven 'ThouF,_na Paso ' unoed 'P enty-seven dna 46/JO0 Dollars (57, 227.46) be✓
tr,,-.nsferred from the ccount e=tabli. hep: under �„rtic_le 44 of the Annuol
`1'omn P.eeting of 1967 to the ,School Construction e,ccount for the
par,pose of ru c.,s.inq eauionept nice ery for completion of t:at School.
90 Special 'Town Meeting June 17 , 1970
AR'PICLs 5. On motion of James id, s:iilam., srd, ite _s voted that
tlhe suns of _Dine hundred 'fen tins 13/100 Dollars (5910.1;)-oe raised
from the tax levy cinL appropriated is, the purpose of reimbursing
i4iodlcsex County for the payment of l .nr: damages on account of the re-
location of - portion of iidverill Street.
aR21CLE 6. Un motion of Jrles W. Fillam, 3rd, it <:-s voted unani-
mously tliat tine sale and conveyance to hose NI. McManus and idary —
White, as Trustees of 4ckerieiu e.asoci�tes , unoo- Declaration of
frust, deter October 1 , 1955 , recorded with B:idalesex dcuth District
Deeds, Book 8589, Page 200, as amended by an instrument recorded with
said Deeas- , Book 10453 , Page 171 , of a certain pard> l of land on John
Street in the Town of scolding containing approximately 7 Old squo re
feet encu described in a deed to said Trustees recorded with ;-_:is Leeds ,
Book 11619 , Page 29 , for a price of jj ,l G00 paid by them at the time of
such conveyance, is heresy ratified ,no confirmed- and the execution
and delivery by them of a deed to the 'Town of Reading recorded with saici
Deeds , Book 11621 , Bage x69, meaning and intending Thereby only to confirm
the sale of said parcel of I ehi to said Trustees for the price herein-
before net forth, without in any way kffirming the conditions and re--
strictions contained in the aforesaid used to the Trustees , which con-
uitions and restrictions nc,y hereafter be altered, modiiied or o:aived, in
whole or in part , Try tine Boca of Selectmen, at one time or from time to
time.
152 voted in the affirmative
0 voted in the negative
aR'TICLL 7. On motion of James 'W. nillam, 3rd, it was voted that
the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty and 60/100 Dollars ($750. 00) be raised
from the tax levy and appropriated for appraisal , engineering and title
/
examination fees having to do with takings by eminent domain, or other-
wise acquiring land or land and bui'_dings for the Town or any department
thereof.
ARTICLE 8. On motion of James J. Sullivan, Jr. , it was voted that
the action of the Annual Town Meeting of March, 1970, under thrticle 4
'Street Lighting and raising of 'thirty five thousand Dollars (j35 , 000.00)
from the tax levy enc urrropri ting the sante for the purposes of the
,article be rescinded, and that the trc:nsfer of s rd sum from Surplus
Revenue gnu the cpprouri ting of the same for the Trurposes of the _rticle
be .substituted therefor.
rll2T UJLc: 9. On motion of James J. Sullivs.n, Jr. , it wags voted tha..t
the action of tine Annual Toh✓n Iieetma of arch, 1970 , unser Article 4
':-ail Insurance idxceot Group Insurance" end raising of Ninety-five 'Thous-sand
Eight Hundred Sixty-five Dollars ($95 ,E65. 00) fromthe tax levy ana appro-
✓' printing the same for: the puri or.es of the article 'oe rescinded, and thct
the t -nsfex of said sum from Surnlus Revenue and the nncouriatinq o
the same for the purposes of tine article 'ne suxstituteu therefor.
iaPTICLE 10. On motion of Ralph T. Horn it was voted that ti-e sub-
ject matter of this article be recommitted to the Board of i.ssessors anG
thct they )e anti they hereby are instructed to petition the Great and
Gene',-:,I Court for end in neh'.lf of the 'o,7n for authority, notwithstand-
ing the provisions of gonor=l and soeci,^i laws e.._u more particularly
those heuvinq to ao with t'ne fixing of the saiaries of electea officizlo
annually, to raise and the sum of Seventy-four Hundre(I Loi-
lers (57400.60) including forty-five Hun ca Lollors (5t.500. G0) a1-reauy
appropriated from the tax levy and Twenty-nine Hundred collars (52900. 00)
to be trrnsferred from Surplus n'eve2nue, and fixing the =.laries of the
assessors at forty-two Hundred (,a2UG.00) Loll Trs for Chari rman, ElicilAtega
rcnnu reg unoir -,cs ($1&Ua. 00) fo: Secretary hu Yourteen niunvre(z i oL �s
(a1400. 00) for Third omber , s it the lsme ;had beexr votes at the nhual
'foc,n Ideeting
95 voted in the affirmative
60 votes in the negative
iR'TICLE ll. To see what stm the Towrwill raise by borrowing or from
the tax levy or transfer from ava.;_iable funds or otherwise End inpropri_zte
for the purpose of adding the same to the Recreation Committee Salaries
=and or Expense account , such increasea amounts :De made necessary by auq-
mentec coordinated youth and adult activities, or what it will do in re-
lation thereto.
On motion of Russell H. Stone, Jr. , it was voted that article 11
be indefinitely postponed.
special 'roam i�ieetinq June 15 , 1970 91
On notion o "u -rd J . Taylor, Jr. , it ;✓ae votect to take
Article 1 from the table.
irSTICL ; 1. The £ollovina + epo-t s re,, al I;dwa rc- J. '2, ylor' , Jr. ,
Chairmsn of the Punning Bora:
rcrau,,nt to -,i, Acl� 5ectzon 6 , of the Genere.l L.,ws , = public
hearing c-_s heic. in .,00m. 5 e, the Coinmunity el;tor on June 11 , 1570, at
7: 30 P. L. ren -rdinc ,ronoseo _ _nges in the 6onine, uyLs.s , which would
e.stablielr i000 Plain 'sone.
There L s extenoea d _ aion by a group o inter-ested citrons.
v poll of t o e ,,res it i .dic -tea fourteen ( 1,) in 'avor of the proposeu
ch nc,e . _na t o ( 2) ojlro e,,.
the r1 zny Bp;11U . gsee< ✓ith the princr 1 s ..na intent o - F'iood
1,1..,in z�oninc. Since the courention o:- the croposed By L .o: , our greatest
concern has been for tae property owner. s. 'ib.an 1=ieeting must be sure that
,my one o,,ni q i _nd i , the Plona 'rl, in is not unjustly hurt fir,nciaily
or i✓: any otne- manner by the .,. ss.age of these changes.
T'he proposed flood Plain ,3y L;r i` passed at tins time, voulu allow
the Ccnserv,.tion Commission time to ,ozk out pins and take action toward
town -_cuuisition of this lana. It is £eareu that should the Town ,,,,hit for
a.cquisitI ion by e: sement, Eminent Joiipin, Purchase or Whatever , years will
pass. Although present laws restrict ..nu/or prcnhit construction in
these .,re,,s , there is always a possibility that the 1. will change or
will not ne enfo_-ceci, thus buirdinq would continue in these wet lanes.
the land in t,ie r..re.._ descril)e.d in t;u• rn-onosed changes has aces labelled
unreci.aim-ble in the he,-.uinq Master Pl: n. s such , the ultimate pur-
chsse of this land, ,t a fair price , goy the Conservation Commission appears
to be the logical solution.
We recommend that 'Town i;eeting pass this article but suggest that it
be kept in mine that present innu values should not be diminished when we
offer to purchase land in the proposed areas.
heading Planning Board
i:dv , a 0 . T ✓lor, Jr. , Chairman
Robert -i. P sci-no, Secretary
Russell H. Stone
;kelvin Jones
�iillir�n, H. tanker III
On motion of Fred C. nenney, Jr. , it upas voted that re-ort be accepted
ea a report of t, ogress.
,,RT'ICLJ 1, it:.resin Y;. ;tosenth_i moveu that this 'Town Meeting direct
the School Construction. Committee for the High School , to report any ex-
tr,, costs authorized by them in the construction of the addition to the
Reading High School and to cause such reports to be submittea to the
Reading Chronicle for publication. ouch reports will contain the speci-
fics of such extras , the cost , and whether or not said extras were due
to architectural or engineering deficiencies.
This motion aid not pas: . 55 voted in the affirmative
56 voted in the negative
On notion of Eauard J. Taylor, Jr. , it was voted to ple,ce Article 1
on tSe table.
On motion of Fdwara J . 'Taylor. , Jr. , it voted to t-eke up Article
15 out of order.
hRTICLL 15. Ecl and J. T,,yior, Jr. , moved that the 'Zoning By-Laws and
,tiara of the 'Town be mendeu follows:
D£F INITI01Td
F.ad:
e t'lood Plain aistrict is c. district which includes only lands sub-
ject to seasonal. or. periodic £ioouinq.
SHC'TION 1. :,t: blishmeut of ,listcicta
Exicotinq:
Por the ,purpose of this by-law, the Town of i:eac.ing is hereby aiviued
into nine cle_sse:, of (xIsttiicts as follow:, :
uelete:
.nine"
1/2 Special 'town Meetinc June 15 , 1970
!Levi se,1:
Nor the }lurnose of this oy-law, the Town OLE xe:iairs in hPae)y div-
1-'ed into classes of districts as fellew5 :
Add:
10. Flood Plain districts. (New ue=ellings prohibited, except
u.)on receipt of a special permit. )
��:Ci IG.i II
where boundaries o'f Flocc, P, i,w cis trir_t. a-e inuic..tcc:, tie line
. i '. -)e t}, mas
.e mean sea level contour defined in the section entitled
' :tiocc, ii, In dtintricts .
11I. General .equlations.
ata:
,,,. In Nlooa Blain districts, all used other- than s uescribed in
rection %XV .re 'pr ohibited except ashen a permit is qr ntea J,y the Board
of eppeals . Uses oIlcwea under nch uermi.t shall. be only _n oc c - L'oea
in Section :SV, part,:qr-ph 5 .
;,j5C2I0N V. Use Xeculctions in uesiuence Districts.
r,ou:
7. The erection of single-family houses, `:calci-fzmily houses or
nr-.rtnents in o Fl000 Plain district in prohi.-,iteu except w✓hen specirl
permit is a •sted by the boa-d oI hppeals as cieseribea in Section I'IAV,
-oar..tgraph 5.
'L'Cflou :ivll . Non-confo--mine Use: .
vas's.
e. iGo i,uiluinq exintinq in a f7 pod I1c,in oistrict shzll a- extendeu
or enlaroed.
"da:
Fart 6. Speci,:l Jistricts
3EC ION XkV. Flood :11, in lie tricts .
1. 'fhe purpose of this Section, in addition to the iuri,ene, enuw rrtea
in the nremmnle to these zonine by-1. s is to uroviue to t i-nds, in the
Town of Reading sup»ect to seasonal Or )eriodic flooding uescribed
here rte, sq-ll not )e used for rc,sj.dence or other purposes in such a
manner as to endanger the health or safety of the occupants thereof.
2. the locution of the Flooa Plain districts shell include the areas
shown on the "Zoning Map of the ]sown of Reading, Massachusetts', dated
February, 1942 , as amended, with contours determined _oy the Board of Pub-
lic i+orrs. The. 1oc; tion:d o-_ S. ie ciis t..icts =.w `dors• x! iceLy oesc isc,
follows :
_. 1pswich kiver
e:11 th;;-t lsnd along or sloping towaru the Ipswich kiver that is
at or belonan elevation of 75.0 feet above mean sea level, pec,inning
at a benchmark located at the intersection of Route 2E ,no the in 75. 0
loot coeatou- line, extending westerly to the intersection of said contour
line anti =scent land already in 'Down ownership, kno-n as the 'low ,! Foy-est.
b. ue-jona wrtlsnas
,all chat lune along or slob ng toward the :.berion. 1Eiver sgsten:
(i ) U;,etrea:m of O+ilio Street and .5uemer avenue to Lowell
atfept teat is =:t or ,,eLo,, ;. n elev-tion of 9G.0 *_set above mean .so.- leve! ;
( 2 ) Between Billow Street Ana test ,treet at os oelo w ele-
v, tion of ES. 0 feet ruove mean sea leve]. ;
( 3) 'ieste.ciy of +uc L ) treet to this xc.+arnq 'Donn Lino ( in too
loc,a:ion.. t or oelcn e_n elev,tion o ;u. 0 feet ,.move me-r:n sea, Level.
Sat cu River -new 'fi wbe, nc`ck mi,
L11tn,t _- na -long oc sioping towar� the pea tern of the
sc:Uqus Rfver wM 11LILIbe,neck L. .rip that is at o beLoe, I n 'evetion of
90. 0 feet aeove 11V':-: —c level , southerly and e,sterly c Ch. ,r_ atree_t.
u,
be, meaaow B:cook ,na Cedar Sw;•am,�
alk that l,,nd .-lent, o, sloping towaru „ear hie, ^.ow BrooS:
(1 ) Bounded easterly by the ,teadinq-Lynr_fiela 'Po,-=n Line. ,
..np re-theriv 1.v the kec.dinc Horth ke _. ne 3„_e nu westerly
.enu -souther ice, ,)y !ie _nilL1 St_ect th t i.s ..t e belowo ..-m elevation
04- be. , feet , X0:1 -e, lev^l ;
3sec i. l 'Teo::: i,cotinq June 1:5 , 1570 �)
( 2) i:11 tiz_.t l; nu lying southerly of tae Reading-North !leading
'To.n __ _ . nc-i t:.e I , ;ich Aiver bounded westerly by itoute 2L' a-nd easterly
by rl-verhill >treet tn:,t is t or n e_ev::tion of 60. 0 feet cbove
. li. i:.c _`Lin toe i inco 1]. in cistrict . :re incluc,ea in one or
more of the otaer district, c,eii Heti r, ctir ;'v-i, )e---.itted uses
_ ��Cicd section -,V,,V, c-�-,ii t.ke o,-ecedence in gree. :ao cla5e-
uicei, ii , an exception unaer Section. X::V, c ir.nr.-ph 5 , is
gr. nteu ev toe nobru of hppecls , then the termitteu uses of the underly-
ing zonina ui_strict sna11 govern.
.. In :c F1o +1 klcin c,i strict, no ne,, build-inc -hall be erected and no
brcm, Ee� shi,il be used exce, t 'or one or more OL tiro tolio..ing ass :
1. r:a icruc.l recrrot . or moil ter �u ly, ar in,ee o il.00a con-
trol u.e, orN ru , t i n q, - en, nur ery o-- iinil,ir onen use of the land
for the rc:isinq or agricultural or: narticuiturz,l crops; gnu if autho_-izec:
'oy the Hoard of anpe-il<;, commercial colt course, or non-profit social ,
civic or recreation,l use (but not including e,nv use t, c akie^i activity
of whiclYis one customarily conductea u.. a. business) ; no builuirrgs and
sheds accessory to any of the above uses , as long as such use is permitted
in the unaerlyino; district in lfiii-dh the 1,:.nu is cl�ssifreci, out no dumping,
filling, or e;-rte t -nate;: o .-i"ocs.Licn operation except for utility
trenches , chive,Sys i nurceliing, C.c ;sory ouiluinq foundations , or muni-
cipol or public £aci.lities enumerated .,hove.
b. Owellincs lawfully existing prior to the adoption of these provi-
sions , but -.;hich sh-11 not tirereafter be enlarged or extenued.
5. If e-ny land shown on the Zoning bran or defined in the Sy-Laws as being
in a Flood Plain district is proven to be in fact not subject to flooding
or not unsuitable for hume,n occuuancy because of drainage and topographic
conditions , and if the use of suciylanci will not be detrimental to tee pub-
lic health, safety inn pelf ase , the 3o..rcx of ernnec:is m ,y Hermit buildings
fo numa;-n oecupnney on such land i-n Iccordanco the recuirenerrts of
the underlying district after the neces ,,,ry croon jno-s eon presented. to and
reported on oy the to-ra of ourvev anti the 3o,irg of Health.
J.:mes l. ',,oucher moven Ln -it article .15 be time-idea as follo„s:
bECTIOiv kkV -- 2c. eUd -t e ci: :aic no-rthe-lv oc Bolen Street .
iii a.iion, moved tia.t i:rticle 15 be ,imenuerl follows:
TPrat oection :,VII, subsection e. , be amended by atrikina out the
Period following the .turd eni,rger , =ubctituti_^-q t,i-reLor r comma and
in. octi-r:,, tier eaft ei the e;oru-: : ovideo, tr ut this .hc1l not amply
to iluilc.inac or structures ],oc teu upon land of any ert_blished rifle,
pistol or ehofgun range.
That Section AAV, subsection 4a be amended by inserting after the
wo cahorticultural crops the words: for rifle, pif.tol ar_ci ,shotgun
shooting on Lind of -,my eatrb_irheci roac• ”
Un rrot10a of is _ LL. :.non, Jr. , it wntc that this meeting stand
v.ajou'rned until June 22 , 1970, .-r 6.Orr r. P., to meet in tiie aeauing
Simi 3c1lool auditorium.
i,leetino,- -.djoorncd of 10: 55 P. Vii.
169 lt'oe;n Meetins iiemner„ ,eere ;)resent.
F, tae coj,y. .ttest: "
Lawrence Dre„�
i'o;;n Clerk