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2002 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 25, 2002 (See Warrant File for Warrant) The first session of the 2002 Annual Town Meeting was called to order by Moderator Margery M. Battin, at 8:00 p.m., at the National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road. A quorum of 178 members was present. The invocation was offered by Reverend Susan Morrison, United Methodist Church. The Moderator honored deceased Town Meeting members Ronald Colwell, Marjorie Madoff, Diran Semonian and William Spencer Sullivan for their dedicated service to the Town of Lexington. Town Clerk Donna M. Hooper read the Warrant for the Meeting until waived. The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of the Warrant. 8:10 P.M. The Moderator reviewed procedural matters and explained anticipated Article order and reports to be made to the meeting. 8:10 P.M. Shirley Stolz, pr.8, moved the Report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be ACCEPTED and PLACED on FILE. Following a unanimous voice vote the Moderator DECLARED the Report accepted and placed on file. Ms. Stolz provided a brief summary of the report. Charles Hornig presented a brief statement on budgetary and tax impacts for the Capital Expenditures Committee. 8:20 p.m. Paul Hamburger, pr.5, moved the Report of the Appropriation Committee be ACCEPTED and PLACED on FILE. Following a unanimous voice vote the Moderator DECLARED the Report accepted and placed on file. Mr. Hamburger summarized Special Town Meeting issues and articles. 8:30 p.m. Selectman Jeanne Krieger moved the Annual Town Meeting be recessed until the Special Town Meeting is either recessed or dissolved. 8:31 p.m. Following a unanimous voice vote the Moderator DECLARED the motion adopted and the Annual Town Meeting recessed. A true copy: Donna M. Hooper, Town Clerk --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL TOWN MEETING March 25, 2002 (See Warrant File for Warrant) The Special Town Meeting was called to order by Moderator Margery M. Battin at 8:32 p.m. at the National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road. A quorum of 178 Town Meeting Members was present. 8:32 p.m. Town Clerk, Donna M. Hooper, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived. The Town Clerk moved waiving reading of the Constable's Return of the Warrant as it was the same as the return for the Annual Town Meeting Warrant read earlier in the evening. 8:33 p.m. The Moderator announced the procedures for the conduct of the meeting. Precinct Clerks were appointed as tellers and Eric Michelson (pr. 1), Appropriation Committee, as teller for the at -large members and members serving on Boards and Committees. 8:33 p.m. The Moderator declared that Article 1 was now before the meeting.