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October 16,2017 Special Town Meetings#2 and#3(2017-2,2017-3)
<br /> Moderator Deborah Brown called the 2017 Special Town Meeting#2 to order at 7:30 p.m.,Monday,
<br /> October 16,2017 in Margery Milne Baffin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts
<br /> Avenue.A quorum in excess of 100 members was present.
<br /> Town Clerk,Nathalie L.Rice,read the Warrant for Special Town Meeting#2 until waived.The
<br /> Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service.
<br /> The Moderator made announcements,welcomed new Town Meeting Members,discussed
<br /> parliamentary procedures and called for the testing of the electronic voting units.
<br /> 7:37 p.m. The Moderator declared Special Town Meeting 42 to be in recess.
<br /> October 16,2017 Special Town Meeting#3(2017-3)
<br /> Moderator Deborah Brown called the 2017 Special Town Meeting#3 to order at
<br /> 7:38 p.m.,Monday,October 16,2017 in Margery Milne Battin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building,
<br /> 1605 Massachusetts Avenue.A quorum in excess of 100 members was present.
<br /> Town Clerk,Nathalie L.Rice,read the Warrant for Special Town Meeting#3 until waived.The
<br /> Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service.
<br /> 7:38 p.m. The Moderator declared Special Town Meeting 43 to be in recess. She recognized
<br /> Town Manager,Carl Valente,who introduced the Town's new Management Fellow,Rajon Hudson,
<br /> and new members of senior and middle management staff including Melissa Interess,Assistant
<br /> Director of Senior Services,Christine Dean,Director of the Community Center,Anne Kostos,
<br /> Human Resources Director,and Michael Cronin,Director of Facilities.
<br /> October 16,2017 Special Town Meeting#2(2017-2)
<br /> 7:42 p.m. The Moderator called Special Town Meeting#2 back to order and open under
<br /> Article 1.
<br /> ARTICLE 1:REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS,OFFICERS,COMMITTEES
<br /> 7:43 p.m. Suzanne Barry, Chair of the Board of Selectmen,moved that the Town Manager's
<br /> Report be received and placed on file.Motion Adopted. She asked the Moderator to recognize Town
<br /> Manager,Carl Valente,and Finance Director,Carolyn Kosnoff.Mr.Valente and Ms.Kosnoff
<br /> presented the"Capital Financing Model and Property Tax Mitigation Plan",which outlined the
<br /> financial impacts of Articles 2,3,4,and 5.
<br /> 7:55 p.m. Jill Hai,Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee,moved the Report of the
<br /> Committee be received and placed on file.Unanimously Adopted.
<br /> 7:55 p.m. John Bartenstein, Chair of the Appropriation Committee,moved the Report of the
<br /> Committee be received and placed on file. Unanimously Adopted.
<br /> 7:56 p.m. Alessandro Alessandrini,Chair of the School Committee,moved the Report of the
<br /> Committee be received and placed on file.Unanimously Adopted.
<br /> 7:57 p.m. Superintendent Dr.Mary Czajkowski presented the Report of the School Committee.
<br /> 7:59 p.m. Mr.Alessandrini moved to take up Article 2.Motion Adopted.
<br /> 7:59 p.m. Presented by Mr. Alessandrini.
<br /> ARTICLE 2: APPROPRIATE FOR HASTINGS SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
<br /> MOTION: That the Town appropriate the amount of sixty-three million,fifty-nine thousand,four-
<br /> hundred eighteen dollars($63,059,418)for the purpose of paying costs to demolish
<br /> the existing Maria Hastings Elementary School and to construct,originally equip and
<br /> furnish a new Maria Hastings Elementary School to be located at 7 Crosby Road in
<br /> Lexington,including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto(the
<br /> "Project"),which school facility shall have an anticipated useful life as an educational
<br /> facility for the instruction of school children for at least 50 years,and for which the
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