1983-03-07-TE-Warrant-and-1983-04-04-ATM-Warrant

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ARTICLE 24 RESERVE FUND To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the Reserve Fund as provided by Section 6 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including the Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $150,000 DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article which requests funds for the Reserve Fund, from which monies can be voted by the Appropriation Committee where it feels a requested transfer is either extraordinary or unforseen thereby saving the delay and expense of a Special Town Meeting. ARTICLE 25 TAX ANTICIPATION BORROWING To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1983, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, in accordance with provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4 as amended and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: None DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article which authorizes the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow in anticipation of taxes. ARTICLE 26 CONSERVATION FUND To see if the Town will appropriate an additional sum of money to the Conservation Fund, established by vote under Article 9 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held on June 8, 1964, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Conservation Commission) FUNDS REQUESTED: No new funds DESCRIPTION: This article requests transfer of some remaining balances from prior years' conservation articles to the Conservation Fund established in 1964. The fund is generally used to pay the cost of making appraisals on land, title searches, legal fees and other costs incidental to land acquisition.