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Minutes of Special Town Meeting, November 9, 1998
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING <br /> November 9, 1998 <br /> (See Warrant File for Warrant) <br /> The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Margery M. Battin at 8:00 p.m. in <br /> Cary Memorial Hall. There were 168 Town Meeting Members present. <br /> 8:03 p.m. Town Clerk, Donna M. Hooper, read the warrant for the meeting until <br /> further reading was waived. The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return <br /> of the Warrant. <br /> 8:05 p.m. The Moderator announced the procedures for the conduct of the meeting. <br /> Precinct Clerks were appointed as tellers and Katherine Abbott, <br /> Appropriation Committee, is to serve as teller for the at -large members <br /> and members serving on Boards and Committees. <br /> 8:08 P.M. The Moderator declared that Article 1 was now before the meeting and <br /> would remain open throughout the meeting. <br /> ARTICLE 1: REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES <br /> 8:08 P.M. Paul Lapointe, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, moved that the <br /> joint report of the Appropriation and Capital Expenditures Committee be <br /> accepted and placed on file. <br /> The motion by Mr. Lapointe to accept the joint report of the Appropriation <br /> and Capital Expenditures Committee was adopted unanimously. <br /> 8:09 P.M. The Moderator declared the meeting open under Article 2. <br /> ARTICLE 2: REMODELING /CONSTRUCTION OF TOWN SCHOOLS <br /> 8:09 P.M. Presented by Ms. Barrie Peltz, School Committee. <br /> 8:09 P.M. Ms. Peltz presented brief introductory comments and introduced interim <br /> Superintendent Karla Brooks Baehr and other school administration staff <br /> 8:13 p.m. Ms. Peltz moved: <br /> MOTION: That the sum of $52,235,000 be appropriated for planning, <br /> constructing, originally equipping and furnishing additions to and remodeling, <br /> reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to Lexington High School, Clarke <br /> Middle School, and Diamond Middle School; that to meet this appropriation the <br /> Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is authorized to borrow <br /> $52,235,000 under Chapter 44 of the General Laws or Chapter 645 of the Acts of <br /> 1948 as amended; and that the Permanent Building Committee is authorized to take <br /> all action necessary to carry out this project, provided, however, that no debt may <br /> be incurred under this vote for any one of the listed schools except for up to <br /> $6,000,000 for planning and other preliminary expenses until the State Department <br /> of Education has acknowledged receipt of a completed project application, and <br /> provided further that this vote shall not take effect until the Town votes to exempt <br /> from the limitation on total taxes imposed by G.L.c.59, §21C (Proposition 2 '/2) <br /> amounts required to pay the principal of and interest on the borrowing authorized <br /> by this vote. <br /> 8:13 p.m. Ms. Peltz presented explained the needs for school remodeling/ <br /> construction, including projected school population increases, as well as changes from <br /> prior year's proposal, reductions in site work and landscaping plans, and project cost <br /> summary. She thanked various committees and boards for their work over the past year. <br /> 8:30 p.m. Charles Hornig, Capital Expenditures Committee, expressed the <br /> committee's unanimous support for the motion. <br />
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