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ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE 198 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 26, 1980 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. in Cary Memorial Hall at 8:08 P.M. There were 173 Town Meeting Members present. The invocation wa.s offered by Rev. Ted R. Peterson, Rector of the Church of Our Redeemer. 8:10 P.M. Article 2. Manfred P. Friedman moved that the Report of the Lexington Planning Board to the 1980 Town Meeting on Current Land Use and Developments in Lexington be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously. 8:1.0 P.M. Manfred P. Friedman, Chairman of the Planning Board, announced the appoint- ment of the new Planning Director - Robert A. Bowyer, 7 Woodcliffe Road, Lexington, Mass. 8:12 P.M. Town Manager, Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. then spoke of the appointment and introduced Mr. Bowyer. 8:13 P.M. Robert A. Bowyer, who is an elected Town Meeting Member from Precinct Three, then spoke to the meeting. He stated that, as a result of a discussion with the Town Manager, it was felt that it would be inappropriate for him (Bowyer) to serve as a Town Meeting Member while being a paid employee as there could be a conflict because of the position that he would hold. He said that he would resign as a Town Meeting Member from Precinct Three effective tomorrow (March 27, 1980) and that he would also resign as an Associate Member of the Board of Appeals. He added that he would not vote on or get into any discussion on any article this evening. Mr. Bowyer filed both resignations (as mentioned above) with the Town Clerk. 8:15 P.M. Article 2. Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Mary W. Miley stated that the Board of Selectmen had met this evening with the Appropriation Committee and the Capital Expenditures Committee and wanted the meeting to know what was being planned on upcoming articles. All financial articles, with the exception of the Lex -Press article which is to be brought up on April 2, 1980, will be brought up after Article 49. Article 3 would propose supplemental appropriations for Line Items 5250, 5600 and 7550 under Article 4. Line Items 3770 and 3800, also under Article 4, should be voted at $879,895 and $160,425 since no Police contract is in the immediate offing and a Special Town Meeting will be necessary to deal with these costs. 8:20 P.M. Article 43. Presented by Frank I. Michelman. MOTION: That the sum of $138,000.00 be appropriated for re- modelling, reconstructing or making extraordinary repairs to the high school library and science facilities, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. 8:20 P.M. Mr. Michelman gave a detailed explanation of this motion. 8:30 P.M. Nyles Nathan Barnert stated that the Capital Expenditures Committee felt that the need had been demonstrated and therefore supported this motion. 8:31 P.M. Donald B. White stated that the Appropriation Committee felt that the timing was good and therefore supported this motion. 8:31 P.M.