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ARTICLE 16 AMEND NOISE BY-LAW (Citizens' Petition) To see if the Town will vote to amend the current Lexington Noise By-Law Section 80-8 Special Permits by inserting a new Section E Section E Any Special Permit issued under Section 80-8 shall be reviewed and shall be subject to either. 1)the imposition of additional conditions which shall reasonably alleviate the violation, or, 2) revocation of said Permit if it is determined that additional conditions would fail in alleviating the violation, if the Board of Selectmen receives new evidence determinative of the fact that noise at the boundary of the property in which the offending sound source is located exceeds permissible limits as determined by this By-law, Commonwealth statutory regulation, or Federal law, or act in any other manner in relation thereto (Inserted by Bnan Susnock and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION The existing Lexington Noise By-law, a relatively new law, provides that under certain circumstances a Special Permit can be issued for any activity otherwise forbidden by the provisions of the by-law Based on the fact that conditions may change or new information may be discovered, this article proposes to refine the Noise By-law by adding a provision that special permits are subject to review by the Board of Selectmen. FINANCIAL ARTICLES ARTICLE 17 APPROPRIATE FY2007 OPERATING BUDGET To see if the Town will vote to make appropriations for expenditures by departments, officers, boards and committees of the Town for the ensuing fiscal year and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including any revolving or special funds, including enterprise funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION This article requests funds for the FY2007 (July 1, 2006—June 30, 2007) operating budget. The operating budget includes the school and municipal budgets The operating budget also includes requests for funds to provide salary increases for employees, including salaries negotiated through collective bargaining negotiations The budget also includes certain shared costs These are primarily the costs of debt service requirements, property and liability insurance on school buildings and contents, health insurance and pension costs for school employees other than professional staff Appendix A lists by account FY2005 expenditures, FY2006 appropriations and FY2007 proposed appropriations Please note that figures for FY2005 and FY2006 have been restated to reflect the revised FY2007 presentation. 14