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