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29Z Adjourned Session-1997 Annual Town Meeting cont...-March 26. 1997 (b) The receipt of new information relating to the project,which indicates that previous information presented to the Conservation Commission was inaccurate;or (c) Changes to the project after completion of the Conservation Commission's review. SECTION 9 BECOMES SECTION 11 -NO CHANGE SECTION 10 BECOMES SECTION 12 -NO CHANGE Mr.Hamilton summarized five significant changes to the by-law,including changes to consultant fees, shifting responsibilities to applicants, protected resource areas, designation of additional interests,and modifying/revoking order of conditions. 8:24 p.m. Selectman Eddison stated unanimous support of the Board of Selectmen. Discussion followed. Questions were raised regarding issues around land subject to flooding, vernal pools,and requirements for notifying abutters. Anne Ripley,Pr.6,submitted an amendment to change the requirement for a five day advance notification to abutters to fifteen day advance notification. After discussion and an explanation by William Hamilton of the Conservation Commission that the 15 day advance notice would be unworkable,Anne Ripley withdrew her amendment. Following a voice vote at 8:38 p.m.,the Moderator declared adoption of the motion. 774 ARTICLE 31: LEGISLATION/TOWN WIDE REFERENDUM VOTE 8:38 p.m. Selectman Daniel Busa requested that Article 31 be taken up at this time and asked the Moderator to recognize Stephen Tripi,Pr. 8, for presentation of the motion. MOTION: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to petition the General court for an act which would require a town-wide referendum vote for the approval of any fiscal year's operating budget exclusive of line items funded by enterprise funds, which exceeds the prior fiscal year's operating budget by more than three percent. 8:41 p.m. Mr.Tripi presented the article. He commented about the lack of effectiveness of Proposition 2'/a in the cost of government in Lexington. He requested that the members support the motion. 8:44 p.m. Selectman Peter Enrich stated that a majority of the Board of Selectmen opposed the motion and that it would be an unworkable restraint on the Town's decisionmaking. --,1 8:45 p.m. Paul Lapointe, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, announced the Committee was unanimously opposed to the motion. He explained that sufficient checks and balances existed in the budget process. 8:48 p.m. Perry Pollins, 14 Peachtree Road and a resident of Pr. 5, spoke from the balcony in support of the motion. 8:51 p.m. Charles Shaw,Pr. 1, spoke in support of the motion and requested a roll call vote.