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54, Edgar R. Stuhr, 152 Woburn Street, resigned as a Town Meeting Member from Precinct Five effective as of July 15, 1985. Douglas A. McArthur, 151 Adams Street received the highest number of votes as a defeated candidate for Town Meeting Member from Precinct Five at the Annual Town Election held March 4,1985. As of July 29, 1985 Mr. McArthur accepted the position of Town Meeting Member from Precinct Five to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of Edgar R. Stuhr. The term will expire in March 1986. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD DECEMBER 2, 1985 The meeting was called to order in Cary Memorial Hall at 8 P.M. by the Moderator, Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. There were 177 Town Meeting Members present. In the absence of a clergyman, the Invocation offered by the Moderator. 8:02 P.M. Town Clerk, Mary R. McDonough, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived by the members. 8:04 P.M. The Constable's Return of the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. 8:04 P.M. Article 1. REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES The Moderator stated that Article 1 would be open throughout the meeting. Paul W. Marshall, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, explained that this Special Town Meeting was called to vote on the acceptance of Chapter 188, Section 13 of the Acts of 1985. As is usual, additional articles were added to the warrant. Mr. Marshall added that it is the intent of the Board of Selectmen to process all of the articles this evening. 8:05 P.M. Ione D. Garing, a member of the Cary Lectures Committee, extended an invitation to the assembly to attend the upcoming Cary Lecture on this next Saturday evening in Cary Memorial Hall. 8:05 P.M. James M. McLaughlin, Chairman of the Lexington Housing Authority, moved that the Progress Report-Lexington Housing Authority be accepted and placed on file. Adopted unanimously. 8:06 P.M. Article 2. EDUCATION STATUTE Presented by Paul Newman. MOTION: That the Town accept on its behalf and on behalf of the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District the provisions of Section 13 of Chapter 188 of the Acts of 1985. (Chapter 188: AN ACT IMPROVING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.) (Wm. W. Welsh, Jr. abstained from voting) Mr. Newman gave a short explanation and added that the School Committee and the town meeting had to vote to accept this article. The School