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xkXi (Adjourned Session of the 1980 Ann Town Meeting - March 19, 1980.) 534 Article 17. Standing vote on main motion offered by Mrs. Miley: (Cont.) (Cont.) Precinct In Favor Tellers Opposed 8 14 Charles E. Connolly 0 9 17 Deborah B. Green 0 At Large 20 William J. Dailey, Jr. 0 Totals 154 9 Main motion, as offered by Mary W. Miley at the March 17, 1980 session of this town meeting,(which reads as follows) was declared adopted. 8:28 P.M. MOTION AS ADOPTED: MOTION: To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a town way Kendall Road from Apollo Circle a distance of 415 feet, more (As or less, to Vine Brook, as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a adopted) plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 2, 1980, and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, that the sum of $37,350.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, construction, alteration and reconstruction of Kendall Road as is necessary, and that to raise such amount $31,756.52 be transferred from the Sale of Real Estate Fund and $5,593.48 be raised in the tax levy. (See above for vote count) Article 18. Presented by Mary W. Miley. MOTION: To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a town way Rockville Avenue from Philip Road a distance of 360 feet, more or less, to Davis Road, as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 2, 1980, and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, that the sum of $72,000.00 be appropria- ted for such land acquisition, construction, alteration and re- construction of Rockville Avenue as is necessary, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. 8:30 P.M. Town Engineer, Michael Hanlon showed diagrams of the area and, in answer to Lloyd Gilson, stated that there were five homes on Rock - ville Avenue and two at the corner of Philip Road that would be affected. 8:33 P.M. Town Manager, Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. stated that the principal of Bowman School supported this construction. 8:37 P.M. Katherine G. Fricker questioned the safety of the school children and the school bus with the construction of a hump on Philip Road and wondered if the school principal_ was aware of this. Mr. Hanlon didn't know if the school principal was aware of this but felt that there was no cause for concern regarding safety. 8:39 P.M. William A. Ridgley felt that it should be brought to the attention of the meeting that a house had burned to the ground because the fire truck could not maneuver on this street and Judith J. Totman, a Town Meeting Member and resident of this area, spoke of the -- hazardous condition of the street. 8:42 P.M. Main motion, as presented by Mrs. Miley, declared carried unanimously. 8:43 P.M.