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(Special Town Meeting - February 14, 1983.) _.A 9 1 Article 2. Memorandum of Understanding (Cont.) (Cont.) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Developer has caused this Agreement to be executed under seal this 3rd day of February, 1983. SYDNEY NOYES ANDERSON, INC. By: R. Kirk N oyes /Signe R. Kirk Noyes, President and Treasurer ) Mr. Noyes was recognized, for the first and second ten minutes, by the Moderator at 8:18 P.M. and again at 8:38 P.M. as there were no objections from the meeting. Mr. Noyes gave a lengthy explanation of his proposal, mostly as it appeared in the Memorandum of Understanding. 8:45 P.M. Alfred S. Busa thanked the Muzzey Conversion Committee for the long and hard hours of work that they had devoted to this conversion. 8:45 P.M. Jacquelyn R. Smith, Chairman of the Planning Board, filed the Report of the Planning Board on Art. 2 and voiced the support of the Board of this proposal for the use of Muzzey Junior High School and urged the support of the meeting. 8:50 P.M. George L. Harris, Chairman of the Council on Aging, voiced the support of his committee, stating that they felt that there was a need for such a senior center and that it should be cost effective. 8:55 P.M. Many questions were raised and answered during the discussion of this article. William J. Dailey, Jr., Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, offered the following amendment: That the figure of $438,000 be substituted for the figure of $238,000. 9:14 P.M. With the aid of slides, Mr. Dailey discussed his amendment. 9:18 P.M. Selectman James F. Crain urged defeat of Mr. Daily's motion to amend. 9:30 P.M. Mr. Daily's motion to amend this article was declared lost by voice vote. 9:31 P.M. In response to a question .raised by James M. McLaughlin, Town Counsel Norman P. Cohen stated that if the Senior Center did not work out, it could be sold if there was a market for it. 9:33 P.M. The question was raised by Richard A. Michelson as to the need of a housing corporation where we already have a Housing Authority. Mr. Busa answered that the Housing Authority was' reluctant to take -- on additional work and that the guidelines for the housing corpora- tion were different than for the Housing Authority. 9:52 P.M. Norman P. Cohen offered the following amendment: That the motion under Article 2 be amended by striking the words "Sydney -Noyes Associates" and substituting therefor the words "Sydney Noyes Anderson, Inc." Mr. Cohen's motion to amend was declared adopted unanimously. 10 P.M.