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r 9 ADJOUR SE SSION OF THE 1982 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD APR 12, 1982 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:04 P.M. in Cary Memorial Hall and was immediately recessed subject to the call of the chair. The meeting was reconvened by the Moderator at 8:12 P.M. There were 184 Town Meeting Members present. The invocation was offered by Reverend Harvey Meppelink, Pastor of the Assemblies of God Christian Center. 8:13 P.M. The Moderator read the following memo from the Chairman of the School Committee, James C. Beck: The School Committee has voted to consider Dr. Geoff Pierson as an active candidate for Superintendent- There will be a meeting 7:30 A.M. Wednesday in the Selectmen's Meeting Room to meet Dr. Pierson. All citizens of Lexington are invited. 8 :15 P.M. Article 15. AUTHORIZATION TO USE CHAPTER 90 FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS Presented by Alfred S. Busa. (See MOTION: That the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be Pages authorized to issue Highway Reimbursement Notes of the Town in the 113,114, amount of $232,726 under G.L. c. 44, sec. 6, as amended, in antici- 139, pation of reimbursement by the Commonwealth for highway reconstruction 141 -145) and improvements under the authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws as funded by Chapter 351 and 732 of the Acts of 1981 and Chapter 570 of the Acts of 1980 and that notes issued for a shorter period than two years may be refunded by the issue of new .notes maturing within two years from the date of the original obligation, and that the :Select- men are authorized to accept highway funds from all sources. 8:17 P.M. Mr. Busa gave an explanation of his motion and showed slides listing the streets to be resurfaced. In response to questions .raised by Marian C. Reilly, Mr. Busa. said that the streets are to be resurfaced to the existing widths and not widened except to straighten out curves. 8:23 P.M. Elaine Dratch asked how much of the money was reimbursable and Mr. Busa said that it was all state money. 8:27 P.M. Martin L. Hagerty moved to amend Article 15 by adding at the end thereto the following phrase "provided that no monies shall be spent for the design, development or construction of any part of Bedford St. 8:29 P.M. Mr. Hagerty, as a resident of Bedford Street, spoke on his amendment and against the reconstruction of Bedford Street. 8:35 P.M. Mr. Busa said that the plan for Bedford Street had been on the burner since 1973 and that a plan had been presented to town meeting in 1974 and was rejected. The Board of Selectmen do not plan to do anything until they go back to the residents of the area. 8:37 P.M. Ephraim Weiss would like to have the motion divided and have Martin Hagerty withdraw his motion to amend. 8:40 P.M. The Moderator called a short recess subject to the call of the chair at 8:40 P.M. The meeting was reconvened by the Moderator at 8 :41 P.M. The Moderator stated that the wording of the article does not lend itself to division and the only way that it could be divided is through an amendment similar to Mr. Hagerty's. 8:42 P.M. Voice vote on Mr. Hagerty's motion to amend is doubted by the Moderator, so a standing vote is taken as follows: