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6 <br /> (A djourned Session of the 1983 Annual Town Meeting.- May 11, 1983.) 2 b'1_,: <br /> Article 40. (f) Scott Road from Concord Avenue a. distance of 895 feet, more or <br /> (Cont.) less, to end; <br /> (g) Trodden Path from Lawn Avenue a distance of 840 feet, more or <br /> less, to end; <br /> (B) As (B) To establish as town ways and accept the layout of the <br /> adopted) following town ways, all as laid out by the Selectmen and shown <br /> upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated <br /> December 1, 1982: <br /> (a) Meadow Brook Avenue from Blossomcrest Road a distance of 283 <br /> feet, more or less, to Wellington Lane Avenue; <br /> (b) Wellington Lane Avenue from Meadow Brook Avenue a distance of <br /> 600 feet, more or less, to end; and <br /> to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or <br /> otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land <br /> necessary therefor; that the sum of $172,000 be appropriated for <br /> such land acquisition, construction, alteration and reconstruction <br /> of Meadow Brook Avenue and Wellington Lane'Avenue as is necessary, <br /> and that to raise such amount $160,000 be transferred from the <br /> Special Assessment Fund and that $12,000 be raised in the tax levy. <br /> (C) As (C) To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a <br /> adopted) town way Spencer Street from #17 a distance of 210 feet, more or <br /> less, to end as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on <br /> file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated May 18, 1982; to <br /> authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or <br /> otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land <br /> necessary therefor; that the sum of $15,000 be appropriated for <br /> such land acquisition, construction, alteration and reconstruction <br /> of Spencer Street as is necessary, and that such amount be raised <br /> in the tax levy. <br /> (D) As (D) To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a <br /> adopted) town way Garfield Street from Hickory Street a distance of 300 feet <br /> more or less, to Earl Street as laid out by the Selectmen and <br /> shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated <br /> August 26,1982; to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent <br /> domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other <br /> interest in land necessary therefor; that the sum of $40,000 be <br /> appropriated for such land acquisition, construction, alteration <br /> and reconstruction of Garfield Street as is necessary, and that <br /> such amount be raised in the tax levy. <br /> 8:44 P.M. <br /> At the request of Mr. Politi, the Moderator stated that Sections <br /> (A), (B), (C), AND (D) would be separated for the purpose of voting <br /> but for the purpose of debate they would not be separated. <br /> 8:47 P.M. <br /> Nyles Nathan Barnert, Chairman of the Capital Expenditures <br /> Committee, urged acceptance of the above streets on behalf of his <br /> committee. 8:48 P.M. <br /> William W. Welch, Jr. spoke of a serious problem with a section of <br /> Philip Road but was told by Mr. Politi that that section of Philip <br /> Road had never been accepted by town meeting. 8:52 P.M. <br /> In answer to a question raised by Julian J. Bussgang, Mr. Politi <br /> said that Wellington Lane is an old street and that over the years <br /> many neighbors had requested that the street be accepted. He read <br /> a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Sherrard Arch, 16 Wellington Lane Avenue <br /> supporting acceptance of this street. 8:55 P.M. <br /> Mr. Politi stated that the Selectmen recommended <br /> the acceptance of Spencer Street. He said that there was support <br /> from the neighborhood who did not want to wait for developers to <br /> construct the street in the event of a new development even though <br /> it would mean that the developer would pay for the cost. They want <br /> to have it done now. 9 P.M. <br />