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ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE 1982 ANNUAL 'TOWN MEETING � r MAY 5, 1982 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Lincoln P. Cole, Jr, at 8 P.M. in Cary Memorial Hall and immediately recessed subject to the call of the Chair. The meeting was reconvened at 8:07 P.M. There were 181 Town Meeting Members present. The invocation was offered by Reverend John P. Streit of the Church of Our Redeemer. 8:09 P.M. i The Moderator stated that the meeting is open on Frank Sandy's motion (offered at the May 3, 1982 Session - See Page 135) that Article 60 be taken up at this time. 8:10 P.M. Mr. Sandy's motion that Article 60 be taken up at this time was adopted unanimously. 8:10 P.M. Article 60. REZONE TO CD, MARRETT ROAD AT LINCOLN STREET Presented by Peter C. J. Kelley. (Not MOTION: That the Town amend the Zoning By -Law and Zoning Map by adopted) rezoning to CD, Controlled Commercial and Industrial, the land bounded and described as set forth in this article. The preliminary site development and use plan for such zoning district shall be the plan dated April 30, 1982 filed with the town clerk. 8:12 P.M. At the start of his explanation, Peter C. J. Kelley said that he and Richard F. Perry would abstain from voting on this article. Later in the course of the discussion, before the final vote was taken, Richard M. Perry stated that he believed in the Code of Ethics set up for Town Meeting Members and, that his son was one of the proponents of this article, he also would abstain from voting on Article 60. Mr. Kelley gave a lengthy explanation, being recognized for the second ten minutes by the Moderator, and showed slides of the Five Forks Area from all angles. He showed the various businesses in the immediate vicinity to back up his position that this would be a business being put up in a business area although it abuts a residential area. At the present time a stockade fence has been erected around the property shielding it from the abutting residences. Mr. Kelley asked that Jacquelyn Olson, Landscape Architect, be recognized. She showed slides and explained the landscaping plan. There would be shrubs in the front with complete screening by the planting of hemlocks. Parking would be in the rear and screened from the neighbors by the fence. Also, she added that there would be handicapped parking. 8:32 P.M. in Mr. Kelley explained that /the Traffic Engineer's Report, this was described as a small development with no adverse effect on traffic in the area. 8:34 P.M. Jacquelyn R. Smith filed the Majority and Minority Reports of the Planning Board. 8:35 P.M. Mrs. Smith, explaining that this was a low accident corner, said that there would be traffic improvements to the intersection, at the proponents' expense, in conjunction with the Town. The pro- ponents will assume the costs for engineering work on the improve- ments and for the widening and reconstruction of the west side of Marrett Road in front of their property. They will contribute up to $5,000 for the restoration and beautification of the traffic islands at the Lincoln Street - Marrett Road - School Street inter- section opposite from their property. She went on to highlight the Planning Board Report listing the many reasons for the support of the majority of the members. 8:49 P.M.