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,7 2� (Adjourned Session of the 1983 Annual Town Meeting May 16, 1983.) Article 7. In answer to a question by Sam V. Nablo, the Town Manager said that (Cant.) the tax levy can only be increased by 24j 10:45 P.M. John F. McLaughlin said that a majority of the Board of Selectmen opposed Mr. Marshall's amendment. 10:45 P.M. Mr. Marshall's motion to amend was declared adopted by voice vote. 10:46 P.M. Main motion as offered by Mr. McLaughlin and amended by Mr. Marshall was declared adopted by voice vote. 10:46 P.M. (Main motion as offered by Mr. McLaughlin and amended by Mr. Marshall adopted as follows: (As MOTION: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to adopted) petition the General Court for an act to permit the Town to levy taxes to an amount not exceeding two and one -half percent of the full and fair cash value of the property values of the Town without regard to Chapter 782 of the Acts of 1981 if the Selectmen deter- mine that the financial outlook for Fiscal Year 1985 .requires such action. Resolution unde A rticle 7. Be it resolved that it is the sense of Town Meeting that if the Selectmen have not determined by December 1, 1983 to petition the General Court for the authority to tax up to 2z$ of full and fair value they should take such steps as needed to place before the town . a referendum question concerning an override as set forth in Chapt. 782 of the Acts of 1981. Adopted by voice vote. 10:46 P.M.) (See above) Article 9. (See Pages 209 and 235) AUTHORIZE SPECIAL LEGISLATION CREATE HOUSING ASSISTANCE BOARD Presented by Margery M. Battin. MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. 10:47 P.M. Ephraim Weiss asked why this article was being postponed and Mrs. Battin answered because it was not needed. She added that this is a vehicle for discussion. 10:50 P.M. James M. McLaughlin, Chairman of the Lexington Housing Authority, said that the Authority would like to have the words "low income" crossed out. 10:54 P.M. Indefinite postponement motion was declared adopted by voice vote. 10:55 P.M. Francis W. K. Smith moved to take Article 44 off the table. This motion was declared adopted by voice vote. 10:56 P.M. (See Page 264) Article 44. CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE Presented by Francis W. K. Smith. MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. Adopted unanimously. 10:56 P.M.