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March 23, 2015 Special Town Meeting #2, cont... Moderator Deborah Brown called the March 23, 2015 session of the 2015 Special Town Meeting#2 back to order at 9:10 p.m. ARTICLE 1: REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 9:11 p.m. Marilyn Fenollosa, Pct.1, Chair, Community Preservation Committee, moved the Report of the Committee be received and placed on file. Unanimously Adopted. 9:12 p.m. Jill Hai, Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee, moved the Report of the Committee be received and placed on file. Unanimously Adopted. 9:12 p.m. Glenn Parker, Chair, Appropriation Committee, moved the Report of the Committee to Special Town Meetings #1 and#2 be received and placed on file. Unanimously Adopted. 9:13 p.m. Presented by Selectman Peter Kelley. ARTICLE 2: PUMP STATION REPAIRS MOTION: That $750,000 be appropriated for making extraordinary repairs to the main wastewater pump station off of Route 95/128 and sewerage systems related thereto including engineering studies and the purchase of equipment in connection therewith, and to raise such amount $750,000 be appropriated from Wastewater Fund Retained Earnings. 9:13 p.m. Selectman Peter Kelley outlined the requested action and reported unanimous support of the Board. 9:13 p.m. Jill Hai, Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee, reported unanimous support of the Committee. 9:14 p.m. Glenn Parker, Chair, Appropriation Committee, reported unanimous support of the Committee. 9:15 p.m. Following electronic vote tallying, the Moderator declared Article 2 Adopted by more than the necessary two-thirds on a vote of: Yes No Abstain 169 0 2 9:18 p.m. Presented by Selectman Peter Kelley. ARTICLE 3: APPROPRIATE FOR PURCHASE OF FIRE ENGINE MOTION: That $500,000 be appropriated for the purchase of a fire engine, and that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $500,000 under M.G.L Chapter 44, Section 7(9) or any other enabling authority. 9:18 p.m. Selectman Peter Kelley presented the requested action and reported unanimous support of the Board. 9:18 p.m. Jill Hai, Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee, reported unanimous support of the Committee. 9:18 p.m. Glenn Parker, Chair, Appropriation Committee, reported unanimous support of the Committee. 9:20 p.m. Selectman Joseph Pato explained there would be no net cost to the Town for the new fire engine due to a previous claim settlement on a faulty fire engine. 9:20 p.m. Following electronic vote tallying, the Moderator declared Article 3 Adopted by more than the necessary two-thirds on a vote of: Yes No Abstain 169 0 2 9:25 p.m. Presented by Selectman Michelle Ciccolo. ARTICLE 4: APPROPRIATE FOR CARY MEMORIAL BULDING SIDEWALK ENHANCEMENT MOTION: That $194,200 be appropriated for the Cary Memorial Building sidewalk enhancement, and to meet this appropriation $194,200 be appropriated from the Historic Resources Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund. 9:25 p.m. Selectman Michelle Ciccolo presented the requested action and reported the unanimous support of the Board.