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Adjourned Annual Town Meeting
May 2, 1988
May 5, 1988
Intending to describe all of Lot 49, all of Lot 39, a 2.45
acre portion of Lot 40, all of Lot 46, all of Lot 48, a 5.02
acre portion of Lot 47 all as shown on Reading Board of As-
sessors Plat 13 of 1986; and all of Lot 3a as shown on
Reading Board of Assessors Plat 14 of 1985.
Said parcel containing 10.21 acres more or less and which
constitutes a portion of what is commonly known as the Read-
ing Bear Hill property.
57 voted in the affirmative
79 voted in the negative
2/3 vote required
This motion was voted in the negative
On motion of Gail F. Wood, it was voted that this meeting
stand adjourned to meet at 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, May 5, 1988 at
Reading Memorial High School.
Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M.
100 Town Meeting members were present.
A true copy. Attest:
Doris M. Fantasia
Town Clerk
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Reading Memorial High School May 5, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Moderator, Paul C. Dus-
tin, at 7:50 p.m., there being a quorum present.
The Invocation was given by Leslie H. York, followed by the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
On a point of personal privilege, Leslie H. York presented
the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED, that this Town Meeting show its appreciation to
the men and women of Reading serving in the Armed Services, to
preserve peace through strength.
MAY THIS RESOLUTION be printed in our local papers to verify our
appreciation and assure them of our respect.
We sincerely hope this will set a precedent in our great Nation.
Leslie H. York, Precinct #4
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May 5, 1988
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Adjourned Annual Town Meeting May 5, 1988
ARTICLE 3. On m tion of Curt E. Nitzsche, it was voted to
take Article 3 from t e table.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Curt E. Nitzsche, Town Meeting mem-
ber, Precinct #l,it was voted to instruct the Department of
Public Works to plan for scheduled maintenance of the Town's
drainage ditch systems with a line item expense in their budget,
and to present a report of progress at each subsequent Town Meet-
ing.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Curt E. Nitzsche, Town Meeting mem-
ber Precinct #1, it w s voted to instruct the Board of Selectmen
to inform abutters pri r to Town Meeting of any road improvements
which could involve private land taking. This will afford abut-
ters the opportunity to be represented at Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 3. Frec
Precinct #8, moved the
review Section 2 -6 of
preparing an amendment
precinct caucuses to c
have attended less tha
to continue to serve.
erick VanMagness, Town Meeting member
t the Board of Selectmen are requested to
the Reading Charter for the purposes of
whereby it will be the responsibility of
etermine whether Town Meeting members who
1 50% of annual meetings shall be allowed
The motion does not carry.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Eugene R. Nigro, it was voted to
place Article 3 on the table.
ARTICLE 9. On motion of Donald C. Allen, as amended by Wil-
liard J. Burditt, to add $18,000 to line item 100, it was voted
that the Town approve and appropriate the Proposed FY 1989 Budget
as amended for line items 100. Funds are to be provided as
follows:
Line 100 - From P
tax local receipt
ARTICLE 19. On m
to indefinitely postpc
70
54
perty Taxes, State Aid, and non - property
- $13,651,542.
ion of Stephen M. DiPietro, it was voted
Article 19.
ted in the affirmative
ted in the negative
ARTICLE 21. Willard Z. Margossian moved that the Town
amend Paragraph 4 in General By -Law Article XXXII, Wetlands
Protection, by deleting in its entirety the last sentence in the
last subparagraph which reads:
"Definitions, time frames, and procedures, insofar as ap-
plicable, set forth in said Chapter and section and in the
Regulations promulgated by the Department of Environmental
Quality Engineering on July 28, 1978 are hereby made a part of
this By -Law."
By substituting for the above - quoted sentence, which is deleted,
the following sentence:
"Definitions, standards, time frames, and procedures, insofar
as applicable, set forth in said Chapter and section and in the
Regulations promulgated by the Department of Environmental
Quality Engineering on November 1, 1987,are hereby made a part of
this By- Law."
This motion was voted in the negative
ARTICLE 32. On motion of John W. Price, it was voted to
table Article 32.
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May 5, 1988
225
ARTICLE 33. On motion of John W. Faria, it was voted to
table Article 33.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Deane B. Haskell, it was voted that
Article 3 be taken from the table.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Deane B. Haskell, it was voted that
the Municipal Space Committee, in conjunction and cooperation
with the Town Manager and Superintendent of Schools, be directed
to conduct a feasability and cost study relative to relocating
Town offices from the Town Hall, the Town Hall Annex, the Com-
munity Center, Gould Street, and any other municipal function at
any other location which may be adequately housed in a renovated
Pearl Street School building, and that a report of the findings
of the study be presented to the Fall 1988 Town Meeting. Funding
for this study should come from any municipal funds available to
the Committee for such purposes.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Stephen M. Dipietro, it was voted
that the School Committee be instructed to present, no later than
the Subsequent Town Meeting of 1988, an interim report on long-
term school space needs including:
1. a recommendation on whether to transfer the care, cus-
tody, and control of the Pearl Street School to the Board of
Selectmen for use as a Town Hall or other purposes; or,
2. if such a recommendation cannot be made at that time, a
detailed set of conditions necessary for said transfer of the
Pearl Street School to the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 3. Ralph Barcroft, Town Meeting member Precinct #6,
moved that the Town Clerk be instructed to investigate the
feasibility and perform a cost analysis of combining the Town
Election with the State or Federal Election wherever possible.
This study should examine the approaches considering both the
primary and general elections. Recommendations shall be
presented to the Fall Town Meeting. The motion does not carry.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Eugene R.Nigro, it was voted to
table Article 3.
ARTICLE 26. On motion of Daniel A. Ensminger, Article 26
was taken from the table.
ARTICLE 26. On motion of Daniel A. Ensminger, it was un-
animously voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of
Selectmen upon the laying out as a public way of the following
private way know as Sanborn Lane, 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 that the Town vote to accept the
public way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as Sanborn Lane,
and that the sum of $500 (Five Hundred Dollars) be raised from
the tax levy, and appropriated for the acquisition of said land
or easement therein and for the construction of said way, such
sums to be spent by and under the direction of the Board of
Selectmen.
2/3 vote required
ARTICLE 2. On motion of Eugene R. Nigro, it was voted to
take Article 2 from the table.
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Adjourned Annual Town Meeting May 5, 1988
ARTICLE 2. On mo,
lay Article 2 on the ta;
On motion of Eugern
stand adjourned sine di
Meeting adjourned
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ion of Eugene R. Nigro, it was voted to
le.
R. Nigro, it was voted that this meeting
t 11:30 R.M.
bers were present.
Doris M.Fantasia
Town Clerk
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Public Protection Class: 4
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Surveyed: May 1984
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Factor
Engine Companies
Ladder Service Companies
Distribution of Companies
Pumper Capacity
Department Manning
Training
Total - Fire Department
Relative Weight M
Receipt of Fire Alarms
Operators
Alarm Disp. Circuit Fac.
Total Rec. /Handling Alarms
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6.88%
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Distribution of Hydrant /Supply 35%
Hydrant Size /Type /Installation 2%
Hydrant Inspection /Condition 3%
Total Water Supply 40% 34.17%
(85% of possible)
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Building Codes, sprinklers in commercial areas
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