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LEXINGTON
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Town Government Organization
Selectmen Appoint
Town Manager
Board of Appeals
Board of Registrars
Comptroller
Election Officers
Energy Committee Members
Fence Viewers
Historic Districts Commission
Selectmen's Advisory Committees
Town Celebrations Committee
Town Counsel
Trustees of Public Trusts
Bold face: Volunteer
Light face: Salaried Position
Town Manager Appoints
Citizens Elect
Board of Selectmen
School Committee
Lexington Housing Authority*
Planning Board
Town Meeting Members
Town Moderator
School Committee Appoints
School Superintendent
School Staff
Energy Committee Members
Moderator Appoints
Appropriation Committee
Capital Expenditures Committee
Cary Lecture Committee
Representative to Minuteman Vo -Tech
Town Manager Appoints with Selectmen's Approval,
Board of Health
Conservation Commission
Council on Aging
Historical Commission
Recreation Committee
Youth Commission
Board of Assessors
Building Commissioner
Cemetery Superintendent
Civil Defense Director
Conservation /Recreation Director
Westview Cemetery Development Comm.
Constables
Fire Chief
Health Director
Permanent Building Committee
Planning Director **
And all other officers, boards, commissions,
Police Chief
Public Works /Engineering Director
Tax Collector
Town Clerk
Treasurer
committees and employees.
*4 elected, 1 State EOCD - appointed; who appoint Executive Director
* *With Approval of Planning Board
1982 Annual Report
Town of Lexington
Massachusetts
Facing the Future
But the bravest are surely those who have
the clearest vision of what is before them,
glory and danger alike, and yet notwith-
standing go out to meet it.
-- Thucydides
You see things; and you say, "Why ?" But
I dream things that never were; and I say,
"Why not ?"
-- George Bernard Shaw
Lexington, 1982, In Brief
The comings and goings of town officials on the one hand, and autos on
the other, shared the spotlight.
In addition to the changes generated by state and local elections, sev-
eral top town positions turned over, some with more commotion than oth-
ers. The most fanfare accompanied the coming of the new school superin-
tendent and the going of the housing authority administrator. Other
slots that were filled in more normal fashion included the assistant
school superintendent, high school principal, police chief and town
engineer. The town manager's contract was renewed for three years by
unanimous vote of the selectmen.
Traffic became more onerous, principally in the Hartwell Avenue - Bedford
Street and Route 2A -Route 128 areas, due to increased commercial activi-
ty and new buildings; parking spaces in the center became more coveted
as retailers and new eating places attracted more customers from the
growing business activity on the outskirts.
In related transport matters, garages that had housed auto dealerships
at both ends of the center fell for new commercial buildings; discus-
sions accelerated on a scheme to turn the abandoned railroad right -of-
way into a bikeway; and ponies were barred from the Patriots Day parade.
Gone, too, was a magnificent elm (21 feet in circumference) on Burling-
ton Street, victim of two lightning strikes.
A report based on the 1980 census indicated the town is headed toward
harboring more folks over 55, fewer children and more single parent
families. The town opened 60 units of housing for the elderly at Coun-
tryside, despite the worst fire of the year during construction. The
continuing decline in school population was marked by the announcement
that Franklin School would be closed next, possibly in September. In
the meantime, Parker School opened its doors to new occupants-- condo-
minium owners; Adams School was voted to be sold to a private school;
and prolonged discussions were held on how to recycle Muzzey Junior High
to housing. The historic Garrity House found salvation in a new owner
who would restore and live in it.
The high school girls tennis team won the state championship, the boys
team reached the finals, and the girl hoopsters reached their division
finals. Allen Grossman, resident and Brandeis professor, was awarded a
Guggenheim fellowship for distinction in the field of poetry.
The growth of high technology was noted on several fronts: the expansion
of firms along the north side of Route 128, the school department's vow
to make all students "computer literate," the library's adoption of more
computer systems, the town's acquisition of more capability for its new
word processor, and the wiring of the town for cable TV. However, the
selectmen denied a convenience store's application for a license to
offer electronic video games for its customers' diversion.
As the year ended, town officials started work on next year's budget
with a warning that further belt tightening was inevitable. Finally,
the town held its first collection of hazardous waste from households,
and town meeting and local citizens questioned state civil defense au-
thorities advice that in the event of nuclear attack Lexingtonians
should head for Littleton, N.H.
COVER DESIGN: Scene Around the Green, was scratched on an ink- over -gesso
board by young Lexington artist Alan Wachman. His pictorial map, penned
while a Lexington High School junior, was published and widely sold by
the Lexington Chamber of Commerce at the Z975 Bicentennial festivities
and at the Visitors' Center ever since. After high school graduation
the artist produced political cartoons, drawings and calligraphy at
Harvard University and in Taiwan. Currently he studies at Tufts Univer-
sity, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Table of Contents
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lections
56 Annual Town Election
58 State Primary Election
6Z State Election
4"APolicy /Administration Policy /Administration
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen's Advisory Committees
Town Manager
TMMA
Elections
Schools
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15 63 Annual Town Meeting
(Index and Summaries)
y School Committee
School Superintendent
Minuteman Tech
$:4g,Community Services
.ry DPW /Engineering
x Fire
Police
Board of Health
Animal Control
Recycling Committee
Energy Conservation Committee
.(Life Quality
Cary Memorial Library
Cary Lectures
Recreation Committee
Historical Commission
Historic Districts Commission
Battle Green Guides
White Hat Award
Town Celebrations Committee
nvironment
eople
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17 72 Public Schools
22 77 Minuteman Tech
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34
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80 DPW /Engineering
83 Fire
84 Police
88 Board of Health
89 Animal Control
36 90 Cary Memorial Library
37
38 92 Recreation
40
40
40
41
41
Planning Board 43
Conservation Commission 45
Building /Inspection 46
Board of Appeals 47
Fence Viewers 47
Permanent Building Committee 47
94 Conservation Commission
95 Building /Inspection
96 Board of Appeals
Youth Commission
Veterans' Services
Council on Aging
Lexington Housing Authority
Clerical /Legal
Town Clerk
Board of Registrars
Financial Financial
48
48
49 100 Council on Aging
50
Schools
Community Services
Life Quality
Environment
People
101 Town Counsel
51 106 Town Clerk
51 109 Board of Registrars
Clerical /Legal
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Appropriation Committee
Capital Expenditures Committee
Comptroller
Treasurer
Tax Collector
Board of Retirement
Trustees of Public Trusts
Assessors
i'Who /What/ Where
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53 109 Comptroller's Reports
53 142 Treasurer
53
54 143 Board of Retirement
55 145 Trustees of Public Trusts
55 150 Board of Assessors
153 Officers and Committees
156 Town Meeting Members
159 Where to Find...
Z60 Voting Information
Cover Town Government Chart
Cover Facts about Lexington
Cover Handy Information
Who/NI/hat/Where
A New Good Old Day in Lexington, 1982
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Selectmen Anticipate
Revenue Crunch
During 1982, the Board of Selectmen sought to
maintain, both qualitatively and quantita-
tively, the level of services that the citi-
zens of Lexington have come to expect. We were
helped throughout by the professionalism of the
town's employees and the willingness of many resi-
dents to serve their community in volunteer roles on
the many boards and committees of the town.
Financial Integrity. Faced with the challenge of
dealing with the second year under Proposition
2 -1/2, the town was better able than most other
communities to avoid sacrificing either the range or
the quality of municipal services. The sound poli-
cy- setting and management decisions of the past
several years have enabled Lexington to achieve this
positive result.
But the coming years are sure to present a serious
challenge as we find that the resources from the
current taxable base are not sufficient to meet the
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expected rate of inflation in costs of present muni-
cipal services. In this regard, the Board of
Selectmen in the Fall appointed an advisory commit-
tee on alternate revenue sources; a report is ex-
pected to be presented prior to the 1983 Annual Town
Meeting.
Tax Rate. Because of the unprecedented delays ac-
companying 100 percent revaluation of all property
in town, the Selectmen set tax rates for two fiscal
years - -1982 and 1983 -- during calendar 1982.
First, following a series of public discussion meet-
ings, the board voted in February to accept the
Board of Assessors' recommendation for fiscal 1982
(retroactively, in time to adjust bills for the
second half of the year) for a lower rate for resi-
dential and open space properties and a higher rate
for commercial and industrial property. The asses-
sors recommended this "split rate" as a fair way to
maintain tax burden ratios on residential versus
commercial property. Lexington was among the very
first municipalities to have its levies approved by
the state Department of Revenue under the new tax
classification amendment.
The fiscal 1983 tax rate setting in the fall more
nearly followed the normal schedule so that tax
bills were only a few weeks late.
Selectmen -Town Manager Act. Ten years have passed
since the initiation of the Selectmen -Town Manager
Act. During the year, the board appointed an advi-
sory group of well qualified town citizens to review
the act, to evaluate how effectively the town has
operated under its aegis and to recommend modifica-
tions that might be necessary to bring the act up to
date and improve it. The committee reported to the
board in December that a consensus existed among its
members that the act is working well, but that some
relatively minor changes might be appropriate at
this time.
In recognition of the superior performance of Mr.
Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr., as Town Manager for the
past six years, the board voted at year's end to
renew Mr. Hutchinson's contract for a three -year
period. We believe that Lexington is fortunate in
these times to have this outstanding professional
municipal executive as the town's chief operating
officer.
Center Revitalization. Consistent with the Goals
and Objectives for 1982 -83, as established by the
board in mid -June, the Center Revitalization Commit-
tee continued its work toward the components of a
plan to renew Lexington Center. During the year, a
Center -wide parking plan was put into operation as a
means of both increasing the availability of short -
term customer parking and providing new revenues for
eventual improvement and expansion of parking in the
Center. In addition, a survey was conducted to
determine the attitudes of residents toward their
Center.
Re -Use of Schools. Two former school buildings were
evaluated for re -use during 1982. The conversion
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process was completed for one facility, but the
recommendation of the board for re -use of the other
did not pass Town Meeting muster.
The former Adams School building will soon be owned
by the Waldorf School, since the recommendation of a
second Adams School Conversion Committee was passed
by Town Meeting.
The former Muzzey Junior High School, the largest of
five schools closed during a five -year period ending
in 1981, is now undergoing a second re -use eval-
uation. The recommendation of a majority of the
board last spring that Muzzey be designated for
combined commercial and senior center use was de-
feated by the 1982 Town Meeting. In accordance with
the town meeting motion, the Selectmen initiated a
second conversion committee for Muzzey, limiting the
building's potential use to meet currently uninet
housing needs of the town. In addition, developers
have the option of proposing a senior center in the
building. A special town meeting is anticipated in
February, 1983, to designate a developer of the
building.
The former Munroe School is being rented to Adams -
Russell, the local cable television license - holder,
and to the Assemblies of God Christian Center.
Ceremonial Turn -on of Cable TV. L /R: Lexington resi-
dent Sidney Whiting and Steve Pollack of Adams -
Russell help Selectmen's Chairman Alfred Busa.
Cable TV. In August, Adams - Russell Cablevision of
Lexington turned the switch on for the town's new
cable television system. With eight of the 72 Lex-
ington cable TV system channels allocated for local
programming, Lexington residents now have the oppor-
tunity for on- the -spot coverage of events of local
significance and to be more fully informed about the
governmental procedures of the town.
North Lexington Road Improvements. Great strides
toward implementation of traffic improvement plans
for Bedford Street /Hartwell Avenue /Marrett Road were
made this year.
Following 1982 Town Meeting approval to move forward
with improvements, the Selectmen approved the sub-
Cheryl Senter, Lexington Minute -Man
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Board of Selectmen
mission of a grant proposal to the Commonwealth for
support of the project. An award was approved in
the amount of $120,000, which is in addition to the
use of $50,808 in Chapter 90 funds for design and
engineering purposes. In three separate donations
from industries in North Lexington, the Chamber of
Commerce, through its Traffic Improvement Committee,
has swelled this fund by $48,200, to be utilized for
road design.
Without any funding by the town, the project is now
proceeding at a smooth pace. The town is now pre-
paring preliminary engineering plans for Marrett
Road, Hartwell Avenue (including Maguire Road) and
Bedford Street.
Hazardous Household Wastes. As part of a project
initiated by the League of Women Voters, the Select-
men voted in September to authorize funding of a
one -time hazardous household wastes collection in
late October. More than double the anticipated
amount of dangerous substances arrived at the De-
partment of Public Works Bedford Street barn on the
designated Saturday afternoon, causing the disposal
company's charge to exceed initial estimates. Lex-
ington was the first community in the Commonwealth
to implement such a program and thereby take respon-
sibility for its own hazardous household wastes.
Dog Hearings. The past year saw a larger number of
dog hearings than has recently been the norm, as
residents initiated complaints of vicious or barking
dogs and violations of the leash law. Eight such
hearings were held by the board, under the chairman-
ship of Selectman Politi as its Dog Hearing Officer.
A Haunted House! Upon request by the Rotary Club,
the Selectmen authorized the use of the former Muz-
zey Junior High School for a Halloween Haunted
House, a community fund - raising project. Seven
different settings were erected in the building,
each designed to thrill and chill all comers, and
all constructed under the auspices of Rotary. A
highlight was greetings from the year's most popular
character, E.T.
The project was deemed a complete success; the
Rotary Club is to be congratulated for an innovative
idea and for the effort expended in this service to
the community.
Halloween haunts at Muzzey with E.T. and friends.
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New Advisory Committees. Three new advisory commit-
tees were formed by the board in 1982:
- The Minuteman Commuter Bikeway Committee was
established to review the proposal for construc-
tion of a regional bicycle path through the town,
linking Bedford and North Cambridge, and utiliz-
ing the Boston and Maine Railroad right -of -way.
- The Selectmen -Town Manager Act Review Committee
and the Advisory Committee for Alternative Tax
Revenues were discussed earlier in this report.
Greeting vtsztors from sister caty Dolores ttldaLgo,
Mexico. Fred Benkley (1), Chairman of Lexington
Sister City Committee and Alfred Busa, Chairman of
Selectmen (r). Seated in rear are local sister city
committee members Gloria Holland, La Tienda store
manager, Josephine Mirabelli and Anne Smith.
Committees Dissolved. The board reviewed the list
of advisory committees still extant. By a vote in
February, the board dissolved the following commit-
tees, all of whose charges were considered to have
been ably fulfilled:
- Appointment Criteria Committee
- Burglar Alarm Committee
- Pest Control Advisory Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Senior Center Site Committee
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee
- School Sites Conversion Committee
- Ethical Issues Subcommittee
- Health Finance Subcommittee
- Health Legislation Subcommittee
- Human Services Legislation Subcommittee
- Mandatory Retirement Subcommittee
- Bicentennial Committee
- Community Access Center Task Force
- Local Programming Task Force
- Growth and Development Policy Committee
- Flagpole Dedication Subcommittee
- Proposal Evaluation Task Force
- Sewer Advisory Committee (dissolved in June)
Mary W. Miley ended her two -term tenure as a Select-
man in March. Robert F. Sacco was elected to of-
fice. We extend warm wishes to Mrs. Miley, and we
welcome Mr. Sacco.
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Selectmen's Advisory Committees
Accessory Apartment Committee. L /R: George
McCormack; Jean Gaudet; Steven Clark, Chairman;
Margaret Rawls; Cornelius Cronin.
The Accessory Apartment Committee, authorized by the
1981 Town Meeting, was appointed by the Selectmen in
October, 1981, with the charge to propose recommenda-
tions as to both existing unauthorized accessory
apartments and future accessory apartments. The
1979 and 1980 Town Meetings had considered proposals
for accessory apartments in single family homes.
Despite the majority approval, these warrants failed
to secure the necessary two- thirds vote.
During 1981 and 1982, the committee analyzed infor-
mation obtained during the recent property revalua-
tion, continued its analysis of zoning by -laws in
other jurisdictions, and considered a series of
proposals to authorize accessory apartments on a
limited basis. The committee met with the Building
Commissioner, Planning Board and Board of Appeals.
The committee learned that many accessory apartment
units were created prior to the enactment of the
first zoning by -law in 1924 and therefore may not be
subject to restriction. Others are the product of
World War II efforts to conserve housing. Many of
these units were not authorized by the zoning
by -law. The committee noted the existing zoning
ordinance has authorized conversion of single family
homes to two - family use, but that such conversions
were rarely approved. Also, the existing zoning
by -law authorizes use of single family homes for
rooming units. This provision contains no standards
for parking facilities. The committee will make an
appropriate recommendation at the 1983 Town Meeting.
The Adams School Conversion Committee's action con-
cluded with the acceptance of its conclusions at the
Annual Town Meeting of 1982. Open dialogue was em-
phasized throughout committee deliberations until
consensus was reached about the future of this sur-
plus school building. The Adams School is now home
for the Waldorf School, a private elementary school,
under a long -term agreement to purchase the building,
with the town retaining full use of the adjacent land
and recreational facilities.
The Committee for Alternative Tax Revenues was estab-
lished on October 25, 1982, and charged with review-
ing Lexington's revenue resources and the anticipated
demands on those resources. The Selectmen have di-
rected the committee to investigate sources of fund-
ing other than the property tax and to recommend
changes in local, state and federal policies that
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might be required to enable continued municipal ser-
vices. In accordance with these instructions, the
committee will emphasize ways to expand our tax base
and will report to the Selectmen before the 1983 Town
Meeting.
The By -Laws Committee discharged its responsibility
in a report and presentation to the 1982 Annual Town
Meeting. Most of the committee's recommendations
were adopted by that body, with lively discussion and
some amendment. Town by -laws have now been thorough-
ly reexamined and brought into the sense of the
Selectmen -Town Manager Act and current practice.
The Cable TV Committee reports that cable has
arrived in Lexington! After nine years of prepara-
tion, it's going to be a fine system, capable of
doing all that we planned for it.
Getting the system to accomplish what people in Lex-
ington want and expect is everybody's task. All of
us in Lexington can put this intensified communica-
tion to good uses - -for our own enjoyment and for
sharing whatever is on our minds in education, town
government, health, religion, the arts and other
aspects of life. It can be a very powerful tool for
the community.
The TV studio is operating. Training courses are
available. We have an excellent program director in
Lauren Goldfarb. An Access Council will serve as the
focal point for Lexington organizations and individu-
als in developing TV programs. Participation in this
council will be open to all Lexingtonians. The time
to start your programming is now! Many people have
already done just that. The door is open; the equip-
ment is ready.
Lexington public schools have identified five goals
for this use of cable television:
- to provide quality instructional programming;
- to communicate with the community;
- to develop critical viewing skills;
- to combine fiscal responsibility with current
technological knowledge;
- to be morally responsible in creating programs
and sharing information.
Cable TV studio at
brmer Munroe School.
Selectmen's Advisory Committees
Adams - Russell provided equipment valuing over $50,000
to start the program, which is guided by a school
cable committee consisting of administrators, teach-
ers, library media specialists and parents. Oppor-
tunities for the school staff to learn video produc-
tion techniques and the educational possibilities of
cable are provided through courses in the school
system's professional development program.
Cary Library will serve as a cable access point for
the Lexington community. Hook -ups to the cable -
casting system will make it possible for library
users who do not have cable in their homes to view
programs of local significance. Videotapes of such
local programs will be compiled into a permanent
collection, to be viewed at the library on equipment
made available by Adams - Russell. Cary staff will work
with Adams - Russell on the production of the library's
own programming for children and adults.
Cary Library will continue to provide the community
with information on cable production and technology.
As circulation and cataloging systems are automated,
they will be shared with the schools and town offices
on an institutional loop. We hope that in the future
this information will be made available to cable
viewers in their homes.
The Lexington cable TV system has a capacity for 72
channels, expandable to 80. Eight of these channels
have been allocated for community use. Arrangements
are being made to share local programs with neigh-
boring communities.
The first parts of the system became operational in
June. As of December 1, about 4,000 subscribers were
receiving cable TV, and more homes will be connected
as portions of the underground wiring are completed.
The Center Revitalization Committee, composed of
Selectmen, Planning Board and Chamber of Commerce
representatives, has had an exciting and gratifying
year working on the components of a plan to revital-
ize Lexington Center. Despite some initial snarls, a
new parking plan was instituted and is achieving its
stated objective of increasing short term turnover
customer parking and generating new revenues to fund
New Parking Plan begins with ticketing, assisted by
Emanuele Coscia of the Department of Public Works.
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Center Revitalization Committee. L/R seated: a;
Joseph Trani; Robert Sacco; Margery Battin, Chair- A
man; Karsten Sorensen; Laura Nichols. Standing: Gc
William Gothorpe; John Powell; Don Olson, Land Use 4
Subcommittee; Robert Bowyer, Planning Director. Ab- c
sent: Lawrence Chait and Thomas Dyer.
further parking improvements and expansion. Addi-
tional measures to increase the parking stock will be
presented to the 1983 Town Meeting, and a five -year
parking improvements master plan is being developed.
At the Center Revitalization Committee's request,
Town Meeting agreed to fund a study to evaluate traf-
fic conditions in the Center; the study would iden-
tify modest short term improvements and enable us to
program future needs more carefully.
Thanks to the generous donation of time and expertise
by local businesses and organizations, a truly pro-
fessional survey of Lexington residents was under-
taken to determine how residents use, perceive and
would maintain or change the Center. The Selectmen,
Planning Board, Chamber Directors and Town Meeting
Members joined the Center Revitalization Committee in
evaluating the survey and designing a process for
translating findings into action.
Three hard working sub - committees were appointed to
study the issues of Center development, increased
parking and beautification.
The Community Health Committee discharged its re-
sponsibilities late in 1981 and has existed through
1982, awaiting the Selectmen's instruction or action
on its role or function.
The Fair Housing Committee's charge was fulfilled by
its report to the 1981 Town Meeting, which subse-
quently adopted a fair housing policy statement.
The Forum on Aging sponsored a public meeting to
report on and discuss the results of the December
1981 White House Conference on Aging.
Our delegates to the conference reported that it was
highly politicized, with many attempts being made to
channel the discussion away from subjects of vital
concern to Massachusetts elderly.
However, our delegates were courageous and persis-
tent, and managed to stress the importance of health
education, older people as resources to each commu-
nity, congregate housing and accessory apartments,
and other aspects influencing the quality of life in
our community and the nation.
Policy /Administration
Selectmen's Advisory Committees
The forum reminded the Board of Selectmen and the
Planning Board of unanimous 1975 resolutions of the
Forum on Aging consistent with using Muzzey School to
help fill elderly housing needs.
The Garrity House Committeee was appointed to seek a
means of preserving the Garrity House and Carriage
House in Buckman Park. In February, the committee
recommended to the Selectmen the rehabilitation pro-
posal of Robert J. Lind of Lexington. The proposal
was approved by the 1982 Annual Town Meeting and the
attendant home rule petition was approved by the
Legislature during the summer.
Under the proposal, Mr. Lind agreed to purchase the
buildings for residential purposes, and to rehabili-
tate them to standards of preservation acceptable to
the Town. Mr. Lind will lease approximately 15,500
square feet of accompanying land in Buckman Park for
99 years. Deed restrictions will limit future
changes to the buildings. The town will have a first
refusal option to purchase the buildings should Mr.
Lind decide to sell. Should the Garrity House be
destroyed, only a replica may be built, and should
the owner choose not to rebuild, the land lease will
revert to the town.
The Garrity House Committee is pleased to report a
secure future for these important components of the
historic setting of the Battle Green. The committee
wishes to thank all those involved in making the
preservation of the Garrity House and Carriage House
a reality.
Photo John Hill
The Human Services Committee was created in Novem-
ber, 1979, to advise the Selectmen about need for
human services and how social programs might be fund-
ed, in particular the Council on Aging, the Central
Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens, the
Mystic Valley Mental Health Center and RePlace.
Committee members consult with these agencies and
improve the capacity to communicate, such as between
RePlace and the school system, or between Mystic
Valley Mental Health Center and its neighbors.
The committee has organized a series of human service
providers' meetings so that agency staff can better
understand one another's resources and develop common
Human Services Committee. L/R seated: Ilene White,
Judy Zabin, Roberta Black. Standing: Stephen Baran,
Chairman; Renee Hatten, intern; Tom Zarle; Nancy
Zarle; Bea Phear, Coordinator. Absent: Stanley
Finkelstein, Howard Reynolds.
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approaches to meeting need, such as coping with fami-
ly crisis or obtaining preventive respite care before
problems might cause burnout or breakdown.
In its continued efforts to evaluate needs of Lex-
ington citizens, the committee has invited proposals
for funding, is discussing how people get information
about the several services, or put themselves in
touch with those programs most likely to help them.
An advisory group, the Enabl.ement Committee, has been
formed to promote greater awareness of the handi-
capped and, through removing barriers to accessibil-
ity, better enable them to more fully participate in
the life of the community.
The committee is staffed by the Human Services Co-
ordinator, Beatrice Phear, and has had student in-
terns focusing on providers' forums and the needs of
mentally retarded citizens.
The Lexington Council for the Arts, after two and a
half years of hard work, became an overnight success
at the the arts auction "fun" raiser, Arts for the
Arts, held in June, 1982, at the Museum of Our Na-
tional Heritage. Attended by over 185 people, this
social "bash" gave local artists a showcase, while
chamber music was played by Lexington High School
students. Judi Ozuransky and Natalie Warshawer coor-
dinated this event, which raised more than $2,000 and
netted over $1,500 to fund the fall festival. The
auction was made possible through a donated percent-
age from the sale of 65 Lexington artists' works and
through the contributions of Lexington residents,
banks and businesses.
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The idea for an arts festival came from the council's
needs assessment. Lexington residents, artists and
art organizations reported a need for increased pub-
lic awareness of local artists and art. Residents
also wanted the festivity and feeling of community
spirit of Boston's First Night and Cambridge's arts
festival. The Council decided to meet this need
through a festival for the arts in Lexington.
We were blessed with Francesca Anderson, a dedicated
director, and many other volunteers who made the
day -long celebration work. Lexington artists per-
formed everything from spirituals and jazz to folk
and rock, from ballet and ethnic dance to mime and
from comedy and story - telling to the classics and
early music, as well as a production by the Lexington
Theatre Company. Visual artists exhibited their work
in store fronts the week before the festival and
demonstrated during the festival; local poets read
their works in a program co- sponsored by Cary Memo-
rial Library. The enthusiasm generated in the plan-
ning and performance of this event will be remembered
for years to come.
The outpouring of generous support for the festival
more than surmounted the freak storm that drenched
the main day of events. Town Manager lent desk space
for the director; businesses donated money and space;
and volunteers gave many hours of work. In addition
to funds from the auction, moneys from the Massachu-
setts Arts Lottery were used.
Selectmen's Advisory Committees
Lexington Council for the Arts. L /R: Tina Forbes,
Co- Chairman; Natalie Warshawer; Carol Siegel; Judi
Ozuransky. Absent: Donald Cohen, Peter Xovner.
The arts council's plans for 1983 include a fall arts
festival, a directory of artists and arts/ humani-
ties groups and a calendar of Lexington happenings in
the arts and humanities.
The council would like to receive directory listings
for the calendar from all Lexington artists and art
groups. Suggestions, recommendations and offers for
volunteer help are all welcome by mail to Town Office
Building or directly to the chairman.
The Minuteman Commuter Bikeway Committee held six
open public meetings in 1982 to obtain maximum dia-
logue with all constituents. All concerns in con-
struction and operation of this bikeway will be ad-
dressed. As proposed by the Metropolitan Area Plan-
ning Council and approved in concept by the Select-
men, the commuter bikeway would be built within the
Boston and Maine railway right of way and extend from
Bedford through Arlington to the Alewife Brook Park-
way termination of the MBTA Red Line extension in
Cambridge. Construction of the bikeway, should be
coordinated with the Mill Brook Valley Relief Inter-
ceptor Sewer project to save costs.
Muzzey School Conversion Committee. How should the
Town of Lexington dispose of the vacant Muzzey Junior
High School? That is just the question which the
Selectmen wanted answered in 1981, when they appoint-
ed a committee to receive and review specific devel-
opment proposals.
In reviewing the proposals, the committee considered
the following general criteria:
(1) compatibility with the neighborhood
(2) environmental capability
(3) tax revenue and purchase price generated
(4) provision for a senior center.
The committee reviewed 16 proposals, varying from
market rate condominiums to congregate housing for
the elderly. After subsequent deliberation, the
committee favored two proposals: one called for
office space with a donated senior center; the other
called for development of market -rate condominiums,
without a senior center. After approval was given by
the Selectmen to the commercial /senior center pro-
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posal, the proposal was presented to the 1982 Town
Meeting and was voted down. In addition, the town
meeting passed an alternate mandate to a conversion
committee. This mandate limited the search to non-
commercial development. It also allowed the inter-
ested developer to propose a senior center, if the
developer felt such a concept mixed well with its
proposed use.
Additional elements of this mandate are as follows:
- Top priority will be given to housing of a
type that is needed but not currently available,
such as "affordable" housing for young couples or
the so- called "empty nesters."
- Preference will be given to proposals that do not
call for increasing the size of the building,
provide for long term leasing of the land, and
preserve the residential nature of the neighbor-
hood.
- A senior center component may be proposed. The
town is anxious to find a permanent home for its
senior center, currently being housed in the
Church of Our Redeemer.
A second conversion committee was appointed, with
several members of the previous committee being reap-
pointed. The objective of this committee was to
propose a developer whose proposal meets the criteria
specified in the town meeting mandate. They are to
propose this developer to the Selectmen;
a special town meeting, to be held in early 1983,
will be asked to designate the developer. By year's
end three development groups had been invited to
submit final proposals to the committee and the Board
of Selectmen.
Minuteman Commuter Bikeway Committee. L/R seated:
Susan Solomon; Thomas Fortmann; James Crain, Chair-
man; Elaine Adler. Standing: Robert Sacco, Robert
A. Cataldo, Edward Shannon.
The Personnel Advisory Board continues to serve as a
resource for the Board of Selectmen and Town Manager
for a range of personnel - related activities. Drawing
on their professional backgrounds and volunteer expe-
rience in local government, the members advise on
such matters as staff organization, salary adminis-
tration, position classification, personnel policy
formulation, employee relations and employee devel-
opment. Recently PAB members have met and consulted
with the library trustees to review overall balance
and coordination of town personnel policies and
practices. The board looks forward to taking on a
new assignment from the Selectmen to coordinate a
joint municipal - school classification study.
Policy /Administration
Selectmen's Advisory Committees
The Police Manual Policy Committee has not been ac-
tive in 1982.
Selectmen -Town Manager Act Review Committee. L/R
seated: Homer Hagedorn, Chairman; Arthur Smith;
Mary Miley. Standing: Fred Bailey; Phyllis Smith,
Secretary to Town Manager; Lincoln Cole; Dan Fenn.
Absent: Anne Scigliano.
The Selectmen -Town Manager Act Review Committee was
appointed in May, 1982. The committee conducted its
hearings and meetings from June through December.
Recommendations of the committee submitted in late
December reflect a consensus that the act is working
well. Recommendations include updating a few house-
keeping details, a limited number of changes to rec-
ognize that the transition to the Selectmen -Town
Manager form has been accomplished, and suggestions
intended to support citizen participation.
Town Report Committee, while planning this 1982 re-
port, learned that the Massachusetts Municipal Asso-
ciation awarded the 1981 Town Report a first prize.
Of course we are delighted, and hasten to thank all
town agencies whose fine contributions kept us in-
Town Report Committee. L/R seated: Elaine Ermolo-
vich; Erna Greene, Chairman; Ruth Karpinski (82 -83).
Standing: Robert Morrison; Louis Zehner, Chairman
Emeritus; Donald Giller. Absent: Jon Hill (82 -83),
who was photographing. Last year's committee, whose
1981 report won a first prize, included Patricia
Kaczmarczyk and aZZ except 1982 -83 appointees.
Policy /Administration
spired in our assignment to shape the most attrac-
tive, informative and easy -to -use volume possible
within budget and volunteer time limits. Also the
printer, new to this publication, proved unusually
cooperative and prompt.
For this 1982 report, Town Manager's staff again
gives vital support, now with a strong new hand - -the
town's word processor for efficient editing and typ-
ing of all two - column copy. We also thank Paul Rif -
fin for summarizing town meeting minutes and commit-
tee member Jon Hill's family for assisting him with
photo assignments.
Virtually all of the 2000 printed copies of the 1981
Town Report have been distributed, largely through
Cary Memorial Library. Thus, in the second year of
limited editions (with 500 copies more published than
for 1980) we think nearly 1000 more readers may have
picked up town reports. We hope that this report
will be a worthwhile addition to the permanent re-
cords of Lexington town government.
Center LEXPRESS Stop
gets bollard barrier.
The Traffic Safety Advisory Committee acted on an
as- needed basis to advise the Board of Selectmen
regarding traffic safety related issues. The matters
ranged from crosswalk locations to traffic signal
installations. In addition, the committee continued
to move forward with suggestions for improving driv-
er, cyclist and pedestrian behavior through public
education and local media.
Transportation Advisory Committee. Mini - buses, MBTA
chair cars and commuter coaches were the watch words
for the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC).
Varied goals were achieved in 1982 thereby increasing
the diversity and quality of the town's transporta-
tion services.
A high priority for the TAC continued to be LEXPRESS,
the town's mini -bus system which maintained a higher
ridership than any other similar system in Massachu-
setts, averaging 18.75 riders per vehicle hour.
Rider fares covered 34 percent of the costs, which
met our expectations for FY82.
In July, 1982, a long- sought goal of the committee
was finally realized: town- supported chair car ser-
vice for the disabled and frail. This goal was made
possible through an arrangement between the Town of
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Selectmen's Advisory Committees
Lexington and Minuteman Home Care Corp. The chair
car is available every Thursday free of charge for
any Lexington resident unable to use other means of
public transportation.
Improvements in the commuter service to Boston were
another object for the committee. In July, the town
contracted with a new carrier to provide coach ser-
vice on an expanded schedule in order to continue
comfortable, direct commuter transportation to and
from Boston.
Finally, through the efforts of the TAC, and with the
support of the Board of Selectmen, an MBTA bus began
serving the Hartwell Avenue area each morning and
evening. It is being operated experimentally, and
the committee hopes that the ridership will warrant
its continuation.
The TAC looks forward to another industrious year as
we study the most economical way to upgrade the LEX-
PRESS fleet of vehicles, encourage the ridership on
the chair car and on MBTA routes, and monitor the
commuter service to Boston.
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Transportation Advisory Committee. L/R seated:
Elaine Dratch; Sally Castleman, Chairman; Sara
Arnold, LEXPRESS Coordinator. Standing: William
Mix, Donald Graham, Lance Neuman. Absent: Law-
rence Chait, Joyce Hats, John Lahiff, Webb Sussman.
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Town Manager: Forecasting by Multi -Years
Priority setting and multi -year financial planning
continue to be the major emphasis of our administra-
tive efforts to insure an orderly execution of Board
of Selectmen and Town Meeting policies.
Budget. Because of tax levy limit restrictions cre-
ated by Proposition 21, this priority setting will
be all the more critical. The adopted budget for
Fiscal Year 1983 of $37,163,020 represented a
21/2 percent increase over our FY 1982 budget. This
was the second year of implementing tax classifica-
tion and operating under Proposition 212.
The town has a taxable list of $1,267,201,500. We
are taxing at slightly more than 2.1 per cent of the
total value of the town, well below the 212 per cent
guideline. Unless tax reform takes place at the
state level, we should consider special legislation
allowing the town to tax up to at least 212 per cent
of its total value. This would give the town meet-
ing the capacity to exercise judgments at least up
to that level. It would give us a $3 to $4 million
capacity to insure maintenance of basic service.
Our revaluation process overall has held the town in
good stead. A residential tax rate of $19.41 per
$1000 valuation or a 44 -cent increase over FY1982
was adopted this year. A commercial rate of $28.36
or a 62 -cent increase was adopted. In short, the
homeowner with a $100,000 assessment paid $1,941 in
property taxes or $44 more than the previous year
for town services.
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I have just submitted a proposed budget that re-
flects an estimated residential rate of $19.97 and a
commercial rate of $29.18. Options have been pro-
vided within the budget to deal with the fiscal
constraints that we confront. Some service reduc-
tions have been proposed to comply with the 21 levy
limit. One of the major deletions would be LEX-
PRESS, with substitution of a system servicing the
elderly and handicapped only. Hopefully, if our
fiscal picture changes, programs like LEXPRESS might
be reinstated. Again, they must be looked at on a
multi -year basis.
On the positive side, we have maintained basic ser-
vices and the town continues to maintain its fiscal
well -being during a difficult fiscal period. We
have certified free cash of approximately $2.8 mil-
lion and I have recommended $1.3 million to be util-
ized this year. This provides for carrying forward
$1.5 million for FY 1985. During 1982 we sustained
our commitment to funding of our pension system,
with the town meeting appropriations of the last
five years now totalling $1 million. This type of
fiscal discipline has helped us to maintain a posi-
tive fiscal picture.
Personnel. After 30 years, Police Chief James Corr,
an excellent public servant, retired, and Captain
Paul Furdon, a 30 -year veteran of the force was ap-
pointed by me after he placed highest in a compet-
itive examination.
Policy /Administration
Town Manager
Frank Fields, a professional engineer with 20 years
experience with Metcalf and Eddy, assumed the duties
of Town Engineer as Mike Hanlon has relocated to
Florida.
One new police officer was appointed, and four new
firefighters were appointed, to fill vacancies.
Doris Barclay, our fine Tax Collector, announced her
retirement, and the Board of Selectmen approved con-
solidation of the Tax Collector and Treasurer's
positions into a future revenue officer position.
Lou Zehner, our Treasurer, has agreed to help train
the new appointee.
Payroll Administration. Contracts have been con-
cluded with all of our bargaining units (Police,
Fire and Public Works), and our pay plan for non-
union employees has been maintained. The general
increase for 1982 was approximately seven per -cent,
producing a municipal payroll of almost $6.5 million
for our 285 full time employees and approximately
150 part- timers. We expect increases to be less
with the lower inflation rate and the acknowledgment
of fiscal constraints. I have recommended an addi-
tional $333,821 in the proposed budget for FY84.
Committee Support. This office continues to provide
staff support for numerous Selectmen /Manager ap-
pointed committees addressing needs of the town.
The Muzzey Conversion Committee remains one of the
most critical of these groups. We look forward to
putting Muzzey School back into productive use,
providing moderate income housing opportunity for
the community.
Solid Waste. Financing is scheduled to take place
in 1983 for the resource recovery plant to be built
in North Andover. The anticipated completion is 1985
to 1986. We are completing the third year of our
refuse collection contract which will be rebid and
Belfrey Tower, sunset,
with two visitors.
Policy /Administration
provisions will be made for ultimate disposal of our
waste at this new facility.
Hazardous Waste Collection. Our staff enjoyed work-
ing with the League of Women Voters and the Board of
Health on the hazardous waste removal program. This
seems to be an ideal program to be supported by
volunteer organizations.
Future Goals
1) Sustain emphasis on priority setting in order to
deal with the tax levy limitation of 21 percent.
2) Review our fee structure with particular emphasis
on our water rates and the possible imposition of
a sewer use charge. We aim to place our sewer
and water system on a self- supporting enterprise
basis.
3) Continue efforts to maintain our infrastructure
system. A major component of our ability to do
this is the success of our Department of Public
Works /Engineering in securing grants and gifts
which last year totalled $1.5 million.
4) Provide technical support to selectmen's
legislative activities for tax reform and techni-
cal amendments to 21 legislation.
5) Review work forces maintaining school and munici-
pal buildings.
6) Conduct a review of the telephone communications
system.
7) Continue our commitment to the development of the
men and women who work for the town.
Our special thanks go to our citizen volunteers for
helping this office, and we especially appreciate
the people in our excellent town work force.
This office assists and is committed to the exe-
cution of policies of the Selectmen and Town Meeting
for the benefit of our citizens. We remain avail-
able for interested inquiries and comments regarding
the administrative operation of town government.
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Photo Ann Ahearn, Lexington
School Committee: Striving for Quality
School Committee. L/R seated: Jean Gaudet; James Beck, Chairman;
Patricia Swanson; David Hilzenrath, high school student representative.
Standing: Shepard Clough; Sandra Shaw; Dr. Geoffrey Pierson, School
Superintendent.
In our second year under Proposition 21, the School
Committee has attempted to economize in ways that
will not impair our fundamentally sound educational
system. We believe that we have generally succeeded
in maintaining the quality of our children's educa-
tion, while simultaneously living within our current
fiscal limits. Declining enrollment has permitted us
to compensate for the effects of inflation, and we
have been able to keep all of our programs intact.
The moderate inflation of 1982 is especially welcome.
In particular, the stabilization of fuel prices has
enabled us to put our money into education rather
than heat.
A trend which continued last year is the increasing
collaboration among the Board of Selectmen, the Ap-
propriation Committee and the School Committee. We
are pleased with this excellent working relationship,
a prognosis for future local strength.
The major activity of the School Committee, occupying
most of its attention for the past year, was the se-
lection of a new superintendent. We conducted a
Schools
national search and received over 100 applications.
The committee became deeply, and at times bitterly,
divided over the selection process and over the mer-
its of one candidate. In the end the committee unan-
imously selected a candidate, Dr. J. Geoffrey
Pierson, who has in his brief tenure begun to demon-
strate the quality of leadership which Lexington has
traditionally received from its superintendents.
For the first time, Lexington found it necessary to
release tenured teachers because of declining enroll-
ment. Four teachers were terminated. In the coming
year we hope to hold the number of such terminations
to a minimum, and to ensure that the procedures for
the release of tenured teachers will be as fair and
humane as possible.
The challenge of providing quality education under
tight fiscal constraints is formidable. The School
Committee continues its efforts to meet that chal-
lenge on behalf of the children and all the citizens
of the town.
New School Administrators are greeted by the P.T.A. L /R: Dr. Geoffrey
Pierson, Superintendent; Dr. Isa Zimmerman, Assistant Superintendent; Dr.
Michael Waring, High School Principal.
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A New Superintendent of Schools Reports
This is the 97th in a series of printed annual re-
ports of the Lexington Superintendent of Schools,
the first being issued in 1885; it is my first one
as Superintendent of Schools. This past year, like
so many other years in the history of Lexington, has
required that we meet the challenges of continuing
fiscal constraints and declining school population;
that we critically assess policies, procedures and
programs; and that we carefully plan for the future.
In my first few months as Superintendent of Schools,
I have had the opportunity to have many conversa-
tions with students, staff and citizens. These
conversations have helped me assess current programs
and plan for the future direction of your schools.
I look forward to the challenges and rewards of
working closely with all to maintain and improve the
Lexington Schools.
First, I note some of the excellent student and
faculty accomplishments during this past year:
- National Merit Scholarship Program. Eighteen
Lexington High School seniors were named
semi - finalists in the 1983 National Merit
Scholarship competition program. Forty -seven
high school seniors received Letters of
Commendation.
- High School Debate Team. Lexington High School
was a New England District Debate Champion. It
was the fifth consecutive year that Lexington
High School debaters qualified for the National
Forensic League Finals.
- High School Mathematics. Patrick Abegg, LHS
senior, placed first in the Massachusetts Associ-
ation of Mathematics League's Olympiad. Lexing-
ton finished first in the competition in Massa-
chusetts. Patrick Abegg was also named national
finalist in the Mathematics Association of Amer-
ica Exam.
- Title I Summer Reading Program. The 1982 Summer
Reading Program was completed with positive reac-
tions from staff, students and parents.
The following are also noteworthy accomplishments:
- Adoption of Basic Skills Improvement Program
minimum of standards in mathematics.
- Adoption of a long -range plan in computers in
education.
- Evaluation of the grade 7 program.
- Study of the secondary science program.
- Establishment of the library staffing guidelines.
- Adoption of revised reading program.
- Completion of the study of Special Needs program
review.
Clearing a high jump at Fifth Annual LHS
Special Olympics.
National Me
Tracey Noz,
Joyce Tang,
- Graduating Class of 1982. Eighty -five percent
went on to two- and four -year institutions of
higher learning. Of the 281 comprehensive high
schools in the Commonwealth, Lexington is in the
top four percent for students attending some form
of post- secondary training.
- Testing Program. Student performance continued
high on achievement test scores at all grade
levels.
- Special Olympics. The 1982 LHS Special Olympics
continued successfully and included 50 partici-
pants.
- Visual Art Awards. Twenty -one Lexington students
were cited with gold key and blue ribbon awards
at the 32nd annual Boston Globe Scholastic Arts
Awards Gold Key Ceremonies.
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rit Scholarship Winners. L /R: Patrick Abegg,
Andrew Adler, Radhika Rao, Joseph Crimmins,
with Dr. David CZune, LHS Principal 1975 -82.
- Revision of elementary reporting procedures.
- Evaluation of the elementary social studies
program.
- Evaluation of health education program.
- Reduction of energy consumption throughout the
school system.
- Installation of computerized heating controls in
four buildings.
- Adoption and implementation of extended day
kindergarten program at Estabrook School.
- Establishment of long -range planning goals
(1982 -87) in the areas of cable television, com-
puters, curriculum improvement, finances, person-
nel, reorganization, public relations, school
effectiveness, school /town collaboration, and
Special Needs.
Schools
School Superintendent
At Reception for a Superintendent - Candidate. R /L:
Town Meeting Members Julian Bussgang, Elizabeth
Clarke and Comptroller Richard Perry (in background)
with future Superintendent of Schools Dr. Geoffrey
Pierson.
- Adoption of revised child -abuse policy.
- Receipt of the Advisory Committee Report on
Communications.
- The appointment of Dr. Michael Waring as High
School Principal.
- The appointment of Dr. Isa Zimmerman as Assistant
Superintendent of Schools.
- The establishment of an assistant debate coach
position for the LHS debate team.
- Establishment of a program in supervision and
evaluation techniques for all supervisors.
- Ratification of a two -year contract (1982 -1984)
with the Lexington Education Secretaries
Association.
- Successful first year of Adult Education Day
Courses for senior citizens.
- Completion of a study of SAT scores.
- Establishment of Foundation for the Arts in
Computers.
Enrollment
Enrollments in the Lexington Public Schools con-
tinued to decline this past year, although at a
slower rate. As of October 1, 1982, the student
population in grades K -12 showed a decline from the
1982 -82 school year. Projections indicate that the
trend will continue.
Enrollments
School
Bowman School
Bridge School
Estabrook School
Fiske School
Franklin School
Harrington School
Hastings School
Total Elementary
Clarke Junior High School
Diamond Junior High School
Total Junior High
Lexington High School
Grand Total
Schools
Actual Projected
82 -83 83 -84
386
348
296
289
280
334
310
2243
785
684
1469
1675
5387
387
318
295
268
247
315
304
2134
749
667
1416
1574
5124
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1982 -83 School Budget
The Lexington Public Schools, through effective
long -range planning efforts, have continued to be-
come more educationally and fiscally responsive. As
a result, over the past five years our students have
benefitted in many ways. Among the significant
accomplishments are these:
- Programs improved and expanded;
- New staff positions allotted;
- Building renovations completed;
- Computer technology introduced at all three
levels.
Such forces as Proposition 21, the economic condi-
tions of the country, world instability and declin-
ing school age population mandated that there be an
allocation of fewer resources to the public sector
of the economy once again. As a consequence, the
School Committee and administrators, faculty and
staff attempted to develop a budget cognizant of
these factors. In the preparation of the 82 -83
budget, attempts were made to remain fiscally ac-
countable and to search for ways to improve the
educational experiences for students. The school
system was able to:
- Retain all current programs and services;
- Provide funds for reasonable salary adjustments
for employees.
Several other significant factors influenced the
82 -83 budgetary decisions:
- Reduction of approximately 30 full -time
equivalent professional staff;
- Reduction of approximately 4 full -time equivalent
classified staff;
- Continuing major increases in the cost of fuel,
electricity and needed building maintenance
projects;
- Mandated Chapter 766 programs, including special
education transportation costs;
- Wage group settlement improvements for employees;
- A projected decline of 396 students.
The 1982 -83 budget development program began early
in the spring and involved staff, principals, pro-
gram managers, central office staff, superintendent,
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School retirement was
proposed and discussed in fall, 1982, with final
decision on its closing due in early 1983.
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Senter, Lexingto
School Superintendent
School Committee and town government officials. At
the conclusion of fiscal year 1982, the School Com-
mittee returned $105,000 to the Town's Excess and
Deficiency (surplus) account. These unused funds
resulted from the replacement of staff who resigned
during the school year with staff earning lower
salaries.
Early in the spring each principal, after working
with his or her staff, submitted a list of building
priorities. These were then reviewed by principal
and central office staff and were developed into a
list of system -wide priorities. Assumptions and
constraints were added to the list and submitted to
the School Committee as a set of guidelines to be
used in budget development. The priorities for the
schools emerged as follows:
- Instruction. Implementation of a computer
literacy curriculum according to the
recommendations contained in the Lexington
long -range plan for computers in education.
Implementation of the uses of computers in
instruction according to the priorities
recommended in the long -range plan for computers
in education.
- Instructional Support. Respond to the
recommendations of the program evaluation report
on social studies and health; evaluation of
proposed changes in reading skills program.
- Student Services. Initiation of an evaluation of
spelling achievement using a method different
from the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills
testing.
- General Support. Respond to energy conservation
measures as recommended by the Energy
Conservation Committee.
Student Test Scores
In January 1982, Lexington students in the second,
fourth, sixth and eighth grades took the Comprehen-
sive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS). Lexington public
school students once again performed very well on
nationally standardized tests. The students earned
scores substantially above the national average for
students in the same grades.
LHS Class of 1982, diplomas in hand, awaits the end
of ceremonies.
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"Really Rosie ", a major musical production in April
at Estabrook School.
TEST RESULTS
2nd grade NATIONAL AVERAGE
Lexington
Reading Total
Language Total
Math Total
Battery Total
4th grade NATIONAL AVERAGE
Lexington
Reading Total
Language Total
Math Total
Battery Total
6th grade NATIONAL AVERAGE
Lexington
Reading Total
Language Total
Math Total
Battery Total
8th grade NATIONAL AVERAGE
Lexington
Reading Total
Language Total
Math Total
Battery Total
Grade Equivalent
1981 1982
2.4 2.4
3.5 3.6
3.9 3.7
3.3 3.3
3.6 3.5
4.4 4.4
6.4 6.7
7.1 7.1
5.5 5.7
6.2 6.4
6.4 6.4
9.3 9.3
9.8 9.7
9.0 9.0
9.0 8.9
8.8 8.8
11.7 11.9
11.6 11.8
12.1 12.0
11.6 11.7
Schools
School Superintendent
A special analysis of test results was made for the
fourth and eighth grades, and in these grades an
academic aptitude test was given along with the
achievement test. Having the results of both tests
allowed a comparison between expected and actual
achievement. Lexington students performed as fol-
lows on the sub - tests:
4th grade
8th grade
Performed above expectations
Reading - Vocabulary
Reading - Comprehension
Language - Expression
Language - Mechanics
Math - Applications
Math - Computation
Reference Skills
Performed as expected
Language - Spelling
Math - Concepts
Performed lower than expected
None
Performed above expectations
Reading - Vocabulary
Reading - Comprehension
Language - Expression
Language - Mechanics
Language - Spelling
Math - Concepts
Math - Applications
Math - Computation
Reference Skills
Performed as expected
None
Performed lower than expected
None
To summarize, students were generally able to ach-
ieve better than might be anticipated on the basis
of their ability. There were two areas in which
fourth graders did as well as expected and none in
which the average Lexington student performed less
well than expected. Eighth grade averages were all
higher than expected.
During the 1981 -82 school year, Lexington carried
out a Basic Skills Testing Program in reading, writ-
ing and mathematics to identify any students not
meeting Lexington's minimum standards. A summary of
the results of that program supplements other test-
ing data and confirms our belief that Lexington
students learn basic academic skills. The results
by grade and subject are shown in the following
charts:
Schools
READING
Students Evaluated Grade 2 Grade 4 Grade 8
For Achievement of
Minimum Standards # % // % #
Students Achieving
Minimum Standards 285 97 346 99 447 93
Students Not
Achieving Minimum
Standards
9 3 3 1 34 7
Total Evaluated 294 100 349 100 481 100
Total Exempted/
Not Evaluated 6
WRITING
12 20
Students Evaluated Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8
For Achievement of
Minimum Standards // % /1 % /1
Students Achieving
Minimum Standards 303 98 429 98 473 97
Students Not
Achieving Minimum
Standards
5 2 7 2 13 3
Total Evaluated 308 100 436 100 486 100
Total Exempted/
Not Evaluated 8
MATHEMATICS
11 15
Students Evaluated Grade 2 Grade 4 Grade 8
For Achievement of // % /l % //
Minimum Standards
Students Achieving
Minimum Standards 292 99 341 98 475 97
Students Not
Achieving Minimum 2 1 8 2 15 3
Standards
Total Evaluated 294 100 349 100 490 100
Total Exempted/
Not Evaluated 5 12 11
Most students who did not pass were already receiv-
ing additional support from their regular classroom
teacher, special needs staff or reading specialists.
If a student did not achieve minimum standards on
any Basic Skills Test, parents were invited to dis-
cuss the test results, and plans were developed for
addressing the skill weaknesses. Some plans called
for additional individualized work in the regular
classroom and, in some cases, special tutorial
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School Superintendent
support from reading specialists or special needs
teachers was required. For grades 7 to 12, the
Commonwealth requires that each student be given the
opportunity to take the tests each year through
grade 12 until he or she demonstrates the required
level of competency.
I would like to conclude by acknowledging the con-
tributions and assistance of teachers, parents,
students and citizens to this school system. The
successful operation of a public school system must
be a shared responsibility. I am confident that our
schools, with the support of so many, will continue
to offer the community a program of high quality.
"March to Music" (left) program at Bowman School
means, for this student, making a tambourine.
Lexington Schools Relate to Minuteman Tech
A Visit to Minuteman Tech.
A welding student uses a torch to cut a sheet of A culinary arts student at Minuteman Tech talks with
steel as members of Mena Topjian's third grade class Miss Topjian and her class. Lexington's representa-
from Franklin School Zook on, protected from flying tive on the Minuteman Tech School Committee, Robert
sparks by a plastic screen. Jackson, center rear, also came along.
Schools
During 1982 Minuteman Tech received national recog-
nition for its success in enlisting the help of
industry to provide the most up -to -date training
possible for Minuteman Tech students. A first -of-
its -kind cooperative agreement between Minuteman
Tech and McDonald's Corporation resulted in the
opening of a McDonald's restaurant in the Minuteman
Tech cafeteria.
Purpose of the program is to provide a fast food
management training curriculum to Minuteman Tech
culinary arts students. These students will then
receive preferential consideration in hiring by
other McDonald's restaurants. Side benefits include
fast food service to supplement the regular school
lunch program and to provide meals and snacks for
the thousands of people who attend late afternoon,
evening and summer programs at Minuteman Tech.
McDonald's also provides part -time employment for a
number of Minuteman Tech students and full -time jobs
for others from the community. The entire cost of
the equipment, installations and renovations re-
quired to implement the program has been paid by the
McDonald's Corporation, which also pays Minuteman
Tech an annual rental fee for the facility.
Schools
An Energy House Begins
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The year 1982 also marked the start of construction
on the Minuteman Tech's energy house. This project
is designed to help the building trades students who
are doing all the construction work learn the very
latest techniques in the construction and retro-
fitting of superinsulated houses.
The technology being used in the Minuteman Tech
energy house was developed in Saskatoon, Saskatche-
wan, Canada, where superinsulated houses are cur-
rently being built without standard furnaces and
heated for less than $200 per year. Plumbing, elec-
trical, heating /ventilation /air conditioning, horti-
culture and painting and decorating students will
also be involved in the project. When it is com-
pleted, the energy house will serve as a demonstra-
tion center for the latest energy saving devices and
construction techniques.
Minuteman Tech is also in the process of working
with local industries and the Bay State Skills Cor-
poration to develop funding for equipment and train-
ing programs in CAD (Computer Assisted Design)
and CAM (Computer Assisted Manufacturing, otherwise
known as robotics).
Microcomputers are now used throughout the school in
academic classes as well as in vocational /technical
programs and in programs for students with special
needs. It is safe to say that no student will grad-
uate from Minuteman Tech without being "computer
literate ". During the summer of 1982 Tech's Colo-
nial Educational Foundation operated an extremely
successful self- supporting Computer Camp for 10 to
14- year -old students.
Community education programs continued to expand
during the 1981 -1982 school year with an overall
increase in enrollment of 14 %. They served almost
5000 people from 89 cities and towns in adult educa-
tion courses, the after school program, summer
school and the Regional Occupational Program job
training courses. During 1982 the adult education
program became totally self- supporting.
Enrollment in the Minuteman Tech high school program
remains stable with a slight increase in enrollment
occurring in 1982 as a result of more in- district
and out -of- district students making the decision to
attend Minuteman Tech.
McDonald's at Minuteman Tech. Breakfast time.
Minuteman Tech
Again in 1982 Minuteman Tech students and staff
received an impressive list of honors and awards.
For the second year in a row a Tech student brought
home a first place gold medal from the national
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) Skill
Olympics. David Healy of Dover won the national
championship in the post - graduate division of the
commercial art skills competition.
In the national Distributive Education Clubs of
America (DECA) competition, Dan Lewis of Sudbury won
a Certificate of Achievement in service station
retailing. Tech students also won one first place
and three second place awards in the state DECA
competition and eight gold medals, four silver med-
als and three bronze medals in the state VICA Skill
Olympics.
Tech landscaping, forestry and floriculture students
won honors for their exhibits at the 1982 New En-
gland Flower Show. The Air Force Junior ROTC coed
drill team gained distinction by winning third place
in the New England Regional Jr. ROTC High School
Drill Association finals. In 1982 Tech's varsity
basketball team became the first team ever to make
it to the Division Three North semi - finals five
years in a row.
During 1982 Minuteman Tech Superintendent- Director
Ron Fitzgerald served as President of the Massachu-
setts Association of Vocational Administrators and
President of the Massachusetts Executive Committee
for Educational Television; Senior School Nurse
Jacquelyn Mawhinney was President of the Massachu-
setts School Nurse Organization, Inc. and Food Ser-
vices Director Peter Crafts was elected to the Board
of Directors of the Council on Hotel, Restaurant and
Institutional Education, Inc.
In 1982 Minuteman Tech guidance counselor Carol
Chapman became the first recipient of the Paul W.
Couture Vocational Guidance Award for outstanding
contributions to the field of vocational guidance;
Minuteman's Developmental Reading Lab teachers
Roberta Wolman and Vance Garry received Individual
Recognition Awards from MIND, Inc. for "creating an
outstanding developmental reading support program"
and printing teacher Al Somers was one of the 21
graphic arts instructors from throughout the U.S.
selected to attend a Graphic Arts Technical Founda-
tion Teacher Institute.
At a ceremony in the State House during 1982 Minute-
man Tech was presented with an award by the Governor
in recognition of its continuing efforts and success
in providing equal educational opportunities for all
students regardless of their sex. The ceremony
marked the tenth anniversary of the passage of Title
IX, a federal law which prohibits discrimination in
educational programs on the basis of sex.
Minuteman Tech Computer Cainp, 1982. All terminals,
all sessions were occupied.
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Schools
Public Works /Engineering:
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Public Works at Work. Repaving Massachusetts Avenue and Harrington Road around the Green.
Public Works /Engineering Organization
DIRECTOR, Walter Tonaszuck
OPERATIONS
Warren A. Empey, Manager
Highway Maintenance
Drainage Maintenance
Sewer and Water Division
Equipment Division
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
TOTAL PERSONNEL Full Time
Part Time
ADMINISTRATION /FACILITIES
Emanuele Coscia, Jr., Manager
Park Division
Shade Tree Division
Cemetery Division
Building Maintenance Division
$ 1,982,803
1,940,131
97
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This was the "year of grantsmanship" for the Public
Works /Engineering Department, when through the per-
sistent efforts of the Engineering Division, the town
received almost $1.5 million in grants and gifts.
Optimism in applying for aid for a grant program
appeared unlikely. Receipt of these grants has en-
couraged continuing active pursuit of future grants.
The grants listed below are reaching many of the
branches of our department, giving us incentive for
accomplishment.
Grants to DPW /Engineering in 1982
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Mass. Dept. of Public Works
N. Lexington Design Grant
Salt Storage Shed
Street Resurfacing & Const. (Chap.90)
Pot Hole Bill
Mass. Dept. of Environmental Quality
Water System Leak Detection
Collection Sewer Construction
Water System Rehabilitation
Sewer System Evaluation Survey
Sewer System Facilities Planning
Gypsy Moth Control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sewer System Facilities Planning
Community Services
$ 48,000
120,000
39,000
256,437
20,375
15,000
564,000
318,000
32,000
9,000
22,000
43,000
$1,486,812
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ENGINEERING
Francis X. Fields, Town Engineer
Design of sewers, drains, roads
Inflow /Infiltration Study
Comprehensive Drainage Study
Traffic Studies, etc.
The thrust of the department is two - pronged: (1)
ongoing maintenance and aggressive preventive main-
tenance to preserve our infrastructure and reduce
need for reconstruction and (2) planning and design
of capital programs to address major deficiencies in
streets, utilities and facilities. While the Engi-
neering Division is the principal ball- carrier for
future designs, all our operating arms contribute
toward long -range planning in their areas.
ENGINEERING DIVISION: Roadway and utility contracts
for $1.5 million were issued this year. Work to be
performed under these contracts includes 25,000 feet
of roadway resurfacing, 1,600 feet of roadway recon-
struction, 17,000 feet of sewers, 2,000 feet of
drains and 1,400 feet of water lines. Resident in-
spectors supervised construction and sites to insure
contractor compliance with the design drawings and
specifications.
Harrington Road repaving project heads for the
scraped road ahead, as shown above.
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Public Works /Engineering
The plans and bidding documents for these contracts
were developed by our in -house staff, as were the
designs for the Center Playground all weather track,
the town offices sidewalk reconstruction, the Hart-
well Avenue roadway improvements, the Meriam Street
parking lot expansion and the Massachusetts Avenue
water main replacement.
We are providing advice on the Minuteman Bikeway
project and protecting the interest of the town re-
garding the design of the MDC Mill Brook Valley
Relief Interceptor sewer. Because of our input, the
interceptor pipe will be tunneled beneath the Maple,
Woburn, Grant, Meriam and Hancock Street crossings,
rather than installed in an open trench 30 feet deep.
Also, the Metropolitan District Commission will pro-
vide a connection on the new interceptor that will
allow the town to eliminate the Byron Avenue sewage
pumping station. This will save the town $2,500
annual maintenance and $30,000 future replacement
costs. Construction of the Interceptor is expected
to start in January, 1984, followed by the start of
the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway in January, 1986, if
approved.
The Engineering Division has contracted with a number
of engineering consultant firms to provide services
on specialized projects. Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc.
has completed the Phase IV Drainage Study of the
Hardy's Pond and Hobbs Brook drainage basins. These
recommendations conclude the analysis of the Lexing-
ton drainage system.
Under division supervision, Linenthal Eisenberg And-
erson, Inc., engineers, has submitted a Sewer System
Evaluation Survey of the town's sewer system to the
federal Environmental Protection Agency. This survey
has concluded that it is cost - effective to seal pipe
leaks that are contributing an average flow of 2.3
million gallons per day of groundwater infiltration
to the sewer system and to disconnect inflow sources
that are contributing a peak flow of 2.7 million
gallons per day to the sewer system. Once these
findings have been approved by EPA, grants will be
issued for the rehabilitation of the sewer system.
As a result of the town's receiving an EPA grant of
$43,000, LEA, Inc. was retained to develop a Facility
Plan. This plan will define deficiencies in the
existing sewer pipelines and pump stations and pro-
posed improvement for existing and expected future
conditions.
We have received authorization from the Massachusetts
Department of Public Works to contract with Boston
Survey Consultants for the design of roadway improve-
ments to Marrett Road (Rte. 128 to Massachusetts
Avenue), Bedford Street (Rte. 128 to Hartwell Avenue)
and the Bedford Street /Hartwell Avenue interchange.
While BSC is doing this work the division will be
designing improvement for the length of Hartwell
Brrr Cold! But January surveying goes on for the
MiZZ Brook ValZey Relief Interceptor Sewer.
This also funds engineering design of the project,
estimated to cost $4.4 million.
OPERATIONS
The Highway Division, in addition to the routine
tasks of trench patching, sidewalk repairs, brook
cleaning, guard rail repair and replacement, drainage
construction, berm construction, street cleaning,
sign placement and street line painting, carried out
the following:
- dredged the North Lexington Brook from Route
128 for about 800 feet;
- rebuilt the loading ramp in the Department of
Public Works yard;
- prepared a site for the recently completed
salt storage shed;
- installed a new drainage system at the Baskin
Field Playground;
- developed for future needs Section "C" of the
Westview Cemetery consisting of approximately two.
acres (see map below);
- supervised the dredging and grading of the
"Old Res" bathing area for recreational use;
- initiated a crack -seal program with town forces
sealing Worthen Road from Bedford Street to
Waltham Street;
- corrected a number of drainage deficiencies to
reduce icing hazards and need for sand, salt and
manpower.
The Equipment Division maintains all Public Works and
Fire Department vehicles. This service includes
preventive maintenance as well as major repairs.
Over 240 types of routine preventive maintenance
tasks were performed on the department fleet. This
diligence has resulted in less downtime and better
productivity throughout the department because of
Avenue. better reliability and performance of equipment.
Following town meeting approval of the concept, the
state is funding the engineering costs through a
$120,000 design grant and allotment of $50,808 in
Chapter 90 funds. Additional monies ($48,000) have
been donated by the Lexington Chamber of Commerce.
Water and Sewer Division. The Water Section of the
Water and Sewer Division completed a comprehensive
hydrant flushing program that began in 1981. This
exercise is designed to clean rust and sediment from
water mains. As they flushed, section personnel
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Public Works /Engineering
identified and recorded deficiencies in the system.
Those problems are now being corrected.
The billing office completed conversion of 9,500
accounts to a data processing file by March. The
town now has a computerized billing system with com-
puter time leased from the Town of Arlington. During
the year 36 new accounts were added and over 160
meters were either repaired or replaced. Water rate
contracts with the Veterans Administration Hospital
and Hanscom Air Base were negotiated. Water billings
in fiscal 1982 totaled $1,055,710.91.
The Sewer Section flushed 28,444 feet and dragged and
scrubbed 12,390 feet of sewer mains. The Parker,
Muzzey, Clarke and Forest Street areas were themmain
beneficiaries of this project. Section personnel
also cleaned, sandblasted and painted North Street,
Marshall Road, Concord and Hayden Avenue pumping
stations and control panels.
ADMINISTRATION /FACILITIES
This administrative area interfaces with most other
departments in town because of building maintenance,
recreation, energy, permits for street construction
and Lexington beautification. Through the Manager of
Administration /Facilities, the following projects
were accomplished.
- installed 12 ceiling fans at the public works
building and four fans at the main library;
- installed a 14x14 foot overhead door and operator
in the public works garage, separating the
storage area from the parking garage to help
reduce the heating costs;
- removed obsolete oil burners in the garage, and
installed three new more efficient ceiling hung
burners;
- installed storm windows on the police station and
weather stripped all exterior doors;
- installed night set -back controller on the hot
water heating system at the public works building
and Visitors' Center.
The following Building Maintenance Projects were
completed.
- installed new roof over mechanics' wing at 201
Bedford Street (public works building);
- installed new underground hot water carrier
heating pipes between Cary Memorial Building and
Town Office Building;
- reconstructed the tennis bang board at the Center
Playground, eliminating annoying noises;
- replaced velour window drapes in Cary Memorial
main hall, and stage and window drapes in
Estabrook Hall;
- installed fire -rated plaster board ceiling in the
central fire station workshop area;
- replaced approximately 150 slates on the Central
Fire Station roof;
- repaired lead- covered copper gutters and down
spouts on East Lexington fire station.
The Park Division is responsible for the maintenance
and general care of all parks, playgrounds, histori-
cal, recreational and conservation areas, plus mowing
of all school areas.
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Maintenance involves fertilizing and chemical treat-
ment, mowing, loaming and seeding, as well as the
lining of 24 ballfields areas and care of football,
soccer and field hockey fields, out -door track, ten-
nis courts and basketball courts. We also maintain
and operate the center pools and their systems and
paint bleachers, benches, swings and picnic tables.
As funds are provided at Town Meeting to build addi-
tional recreational activities, such as small tot
play areas, bicycle paths and fields, we handle the
loaming, seeding and grading and install the equip-
ment. We then turn to the ever present chore of
maintenance.
Compared to previous years, vandalism has decreased
in 1982. However, littering has increased so much
that responding to it is now a full -time operation.
We concluded several projects in conservation areas:
a bridge across the brook, as well as brush and dead
tree cleanup at Parker Meadow off Revere Street; a
fire trail from Summer Street into the rear of Whip-
ple Hill; and the removal of gypsy moth clusters from
several large conservation areas to prevent
defoliation.
Many 1982 recreation projects kept park forces busy:
- installed a new fence at Kinneen's skating area;
- moved equipment and material from Garrity barn to
the storage area at the public works building;
tended skating areas many additional days due to
cold weather;
overhauled and sharpened gang mowers, with a
substantial saving of money;
- overhauled and painted a section of the visitors
stand;
- loamed and seeded football area;
- sliced and seeded parts of Harrington recreation
area, Fiske School, Estabrook School and areas at
Center Playground;
worked with contractor scraping "Old Res" and
replacing with sand, in order to improve quality
of water;
- removed 500 yards of peat at Adams School;
- removed basketball area at Harrington School (to
provide better utilization of playing fields) and
loamed and seeded area with peat from Adams
School;
- removed slabs of concrete at Worthen Road and
Massachusetts Avenue and planted 1200 tulip
bulbs; planted various other areas;
- completed installation of center tot area.
The Shade Tree Division is responsible for the care
and preservation of all shade trees within public
ways.
Division achievements include the following:
- planted 135 shade trees - 11 to 2 inch caliper;
- systemically injected 125 trees to control
various diseases;
- carried out gypsy moth and tent caterpillar
debugging program;
- sprayed for poison ivy and hornet control on
private and public property;
- carried out dormant spray program for control of
elm bark beetle (carrier of Dutch elm disease);
Public Works /Engineering
Shade Tree Division employees gave advice and litera-
ture on gypsy moths in the Center in spring.
- removed 42 trees due to Dutch elm disease;
- removed 57 trees on several streets for fire
alarm outages;
- pruned approximately 825 shade trees.
We note that the gypsy moth, still a serious problem
in parts of Massachusetts, seemed to have run its
course in Lexington 1982. After four years of in-
festation, two of them very heavy, far fewer cater-
pillars hatched this year than previous egg counts
had suggested, largely due to gypsy moth virus. Many
infected caterpillars were weak and died in second
and third instar stage. Weather conditions with
enormous amounts of rain with cold temperatures also
caused many caterpillars to collapse long before
maturity. The abundant rainfall of this season
helped previously defoliated trees to come back
quickly. However, successive years of gypsy moth
attacks have left many trees in a stressed condition,
and we recommend that these trees be watered and
fertilized in the spring.
The forecast for 1983 is for light infestation.
However, the gypsy moth problem could return with the
large number of recreational vehicles traveling from
infested areas to uninfested areas. To stop gypsy
moth hitch - hiking, owners should check the under
sides and exterior areas of motor homes and travel
trailers. Any egg clusters should be destroyed.
In 1982, bacillus thuringunsis, a microbial insecti-
cide, was used again for gypsy moth control. Results
were very satisfactory. The state reimbursed the
Town of Lexington $22,068 for this environmentally
safe program.
The Cemetery Division, implementing plans laid out in
previous years by the Westview Cemetery Development
Committee, has recently completed installing grave
lot markers in Section A of the Westview development
plan. These are just about ready for sale. The
completion of this project gives us 800 two -grave
lots available to sell as needed.
In September, fine grading and hydro seeding were
completed in Section C of Westview. When the lotting
of graves is completed in this section, we will have
an additional 1,000 two -grave lots available to sell.
Sections A and C will provide for the sale of graves
at Westview Cemetery for approximately the next 15 to
20 years.
In addition, fine grading and a base coat of hot top
were applied to the parking lot, driveways, and ser-
vice area of the administration building.
Thanks to aZZ department teams, 1982 was a success.
ANIMAL .SMELTER
Westview Cemetery
Mj Projects of 1982 n Already Existing ==
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Community Services
Fire Department Plans for Rising
Ambulance and Mutual Aid
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $1,355,047
TOTAL EXPENSES 107,000
CAPITAL EXPENSES 38,000
TOTAL PERSONNEL Full Time 62
Part Time 1
The Lexington Fire Department provides the community
with emergency fire, ambulance and rescue services.
It also educates citizens, especially children,
about fire safety. The department inspects build-
ings and enforces fire regulations along with con-
ducting training courses on first aid and the use of
fire extinguishers. The department's nine major
fire apparatus are housed in two stations.
The department has continued to maintain its exist-
ing level of services through the initial years of
Proposition 21. We are concerned, however, about
the long term impact of this tax limiting law. The
department is traditionally a labor intensive opera-
tion. Although technology has improved our capabil-
ity, it still takes people power to put out fires.
The department budget is divided 93 percent for per-
sonal service versus 7 percent for expenses. This
breakdown does not include capital improvements,
health insurance or pension costs. In the expense
area, the major categories are fuel, utilities and
telephone 44 percent, medical and fire supplies 41
percent, repair and maintenance 15 percent. This
does not include major repair projects to our build-
ings which come under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of Public Works. Our future plans call for
level delivery of suppression service along with en-
hanced training and fire prevention activities.
This year the department has again recommended the
existing aerial ladder be replaced. This unit is 22
years old and shows all the normal signs of aging.
Presently we are experiencing increased down -time
for repairs, and the body is well rusted in many
areas. With the downturn in the national economy,
this year should be a particularly competitive time
to receive bids for this project. Delivery time for
a new unit would be approximately one year.
This year the department responded to a total of
2255 calls for emergency assistance. Of these, 902
were for emergency ambulance service.
Our five year trend shows a leveling off of total
calls and a small increase in ambulance service.
With the population decreasing and the percentage
of elderly increasing, we expect ambulance service
to rise for the next several years.
The department responded to .83 serious fires per
month. The most serious fire occurred on April 14th
at the new Countryside Housing for the elderly. A
twelve unit apartment building under construction
was completely destroyed by fire. Through the ef-
forts of local firefighters and those of the sur-
rounding communities the remaining buildings in the
complex were saved. This was the first three -alarm
fire in Lexington since the Belfry Club burned in
April of 1979.
Community Services
First teleconference, beamed to town via satellite
and cable TV, fascinates firefighters of the region.
Fire Chief John Bergeron site third from left.
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CALLS
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2200
2000
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AMBULANCE CALLS
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79 '60 '61 '92
Like other communities in the metropolitan area we
are constantly improving our Mutual Aid with other
communities. This helps us all to meet our peak
demand and the potential for multiple serious inci-
dents at the same time. To accomplish these goals
we have expanded our existing agreements with Woburn
and Lincoln. We have also noticed a dramatic in-
crease in the number of multiple alarms in the met-
ropolitan area. This increase is attributed to
arson problems, especially in the core cities. The
result: fires grow larger and more difficult to cope
with as Mutual Aid is summoned from greater dis-
tances. In one instance, Lexington responded to a
fifth alarm fire in Chelsea because there were sev-
eral multiple alarm fires in progress in the same
area.
This year the department received a new air compres-
sor for filling our self- contained breathing appara-
tus. We have also put in service all new positive
pressure air masks. All of our existing demand
regulators were turned in toward this purchase. We
New self- contained breathing equipment stars at Fire
Department's open house in the fall.
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now can be self- sufficient in air for breathing at
hazardous materials incidents, as well as at fires
when smoke and toxic fumes are encountered. This
improvement greatly increases respiratory safety,
coupled with a 30 percent weight -load reduction for
each firefighter.
Along with training on the new breathing equipment
the department also used the Massachusetts Fire-
fighting Academy for training in elevator emergen-
cies. The department also, through the cooperation
of Adams- Russell Cablevision, hosted the first In-
ternational Fire Department Managers Teleconference.
We expect this type of technology to be an important
method to provide updated training and education in
the future.
The department has also been heavily involved in the
promotion and enforcement of laws relating to smoke
detectors. Since 1975 all new construction must be
equipped with smoke detectors. The town also adopt-
ed another law requiring all buildings with six or
more dwelling units to be equipped with smoke detec-
tors. As of January first a new state law was in-
stituted requiring all houses be equipped with smoke
detectors before they can be sold. The department
conducts these inspections and issues the certifi-
cate which must be presented before the sale can be
closed. Anyone who would like information relating
to smoke detectors should call the department.
In addition, the local firefighters union has spon-
sored, in cooperation with the Minuteman Home Care
Corporation and the local Lexington Elks Lodge, free
installation of smoke detectors for the elderly. The
department requests each and every person in the
community to buy and install smoke detectors. This
investment, combined with planning two ways to es-
cape from a house, will greatly improve one's chance
to survive a fire.
A popular Fire Prevention Open House was held, with
almost five hundred people attending. A highlight
of the afternoon was a fire safety obstacle course
on which children learned what to do if trapped by a
fire in their homes and how to react if their cloth-
ing catches fire. 256 children completed this
course. Many off duty firefighters volunteered their
time to make this event a big success.
During the year Deputy Chief A. Edward Silva retired
after 32 years of service due to a severe back in-
jury received at a brush fire. This officer was well
known in the community for his efforts to establish
and maintain the department's ambulance service. We
wish him the best in his retirement years.
During the year, Kenneth J. Donnelly and Peter W.
Torode were promoted to rank of Lieutenant. In
addition, the department hired seven new men to fill
vacancies. They received seven weeks of intensive
training at the State firefighting academy.
We appreciate the cooperation of our local newspaper
in publicizing information about department activ-
ities and fire safety. We also thank every employee
for contributing to this successful year.
Community Services
Police Department:
A Year of Change
New Chief Paul Furdon
shows some 1982
statistics.
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EVERY Oqy
LE X1NG T p1.y
19132 CRIME t r),
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
TOTAL PERSONNEL
Full Time
Part Time
$1,766,059
202,900
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This has been a year of change in the command staff
and structure of the Police Department. The retire-
ment in June of Chief James F. Corr, after 33 years
of dedicated service to Lexington, resulted in the
appointment of a new chief (Paul E. Furdon), one new
captain (Charles A. Withrow), two lieutenants (Philip
Taylor and James Kilmartin) and three sergeants (Ste-
ven A. Corr, George Anderson and Christopher Casey).
The department now consists of 55 sworn officers, six
civilians and four cadets.
Reorganization included relieving two captains from
court duty to assume more administrative and command
functions for the department.
Crime in Lexington: Burglary statistics are encour-
aging- -for the first nine months of 1982, compared to
the same period last year, a 30 percent drop in
number of burglaries and a consequent $200,000 re-
duction in financial losses. On the other hand,
grand and petty larcenies, motor vehicle theft, van-
dalism and alcohol /drug abuse continue to confront
the town as prominent problems.
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Photos John Day, Lexington Police Departm
The trend toward reduced burglary, we think, is due
largely to the effective crime prevention program
directed by Sergeant Steven A. Corr. Among the mea-
sures gaining and enlisting citizen support are "ope-
ration identification ", "neighborhood watch" and
meetings with local organizations. We look toward
continued reduction in burglaries through the end of
1982 and into 1983. Present plans call for expanding
the crime prevention program into other needed areas
such as auto theft.
Parking: Early in the year, new legislation autho-
rized the appointment of a parking clerk. This
transferred the responsibility for total administra-
tion and processing of all parking tickets issued by
the Town of Lexington from the District Court to the
town. The appointment of Traffic Captain James J.
Lima to this position coincided with the implementa-
tion of the new center parking plan, creating addi-
tional parking spaces and ways to regulate them by
time and availability.
A demand for strict police enforcement resulted in a
17 percent increase in parking tickets during the
year. Motorists aggrieved by a parking ticket were
afforded 218 individual hearings before the parking
clerk. The hearings of 81 percent of these conducted
during the first half of the year proved beneficial
Police
because constructive criticisms received were trans-
lated into corrective changes. Since July first,
hearings before the parking clerk have been reduced
to approximately 6.8 per month.
Traffic and Safety: Although moving violations were
countered by a six percent increase in citations
issued, accidents through the year increased by three
percent.
To remain viable and effective, law enforcement must
include safety education with emphasis at the elemen-
tary school level. Safety education will continue
through the appointment of Patrolman John E. Day as
Safety Officer, and will expand into both junior high
schools during 1983. Pre- driver education must in-
clude drug and alcohol education. This issue sur-
faced following citizen -group pressures demanding
constructive changes in the status of drinking and
driving. The traffic bureau will develop and carry
out a future program designed to educate children in
Lexington before they learn to drive.
Our primary goal for the coming years is continued
improvement in our effectiveness and ability to pro-
tect and to serve.
Photo John Day, Lexington Police Department
Police marksmen practice at new outdoor firing range.
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Board of Health Tells of Diverse Concerns
Board of Health. L /R: Mary Smith, Secretary;
George Smith, Health Director; James Lambie, Chair-
man; Debora Chiklis, Intern Sanitarian; Dr. Linda
Roemer. Absent: Dr. Michael Erdos.
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES (appropriated)
TOTAL PERSONNEL Full Time
(Intern) Part Time
$51,810
7,600
3
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The most apparent goal of public health is to pro-
mote and preserve the health and well being of a
community. This necessitates a commitment in time
and effort, along with programs directed toward
sustaining and improving the quality of community
life.
In 1982 the Board of Health and Health Director
spent considerable time evaluating such diverse
problems as the need to establish regulations relat-
ing to Recombinant DNA technology; a statewide out-
break of salmonella in food handlers, which affected
Lexington; an abundance of food and drug recalls;
human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis; hazard-
ous wastes and the development of a program to col-
lect and stimulate the safe disposal of residential
quantities of hazardous wastes.
Preserving the Quality of Life
The Lexington Board of Health has three members who
serve three -year overlapping terms. The board's
responsibility is to plan, organize, manage and
coordinate health programs and services within its
jurisdiction. The Board of Health executes through
the Health Department, which is staffed by a Health
Director who directs the day -to -day health activ-
ities. The director's efforts are augmented by an
office staff and a part -time sanitarian /intern.
Debora J. Chiklis joined the department as a sani-
tarian /intern. Her efforts enabled the department
to expand and reinforce many of its programs.
Promoting and providing programs to preserve the
quality of life in a community is a constant task.
To meet this goal requires a diligent effort by both
the Board of Health and its staff working indepen-
dently and in concert with state and community
health professionals.
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The board's goal was implemented during 1982 in the
following ways:
- The Board of Health provided or co- sponsored a
number of preventive health clinics throughout
the year. Some of these clinics included: in-
fluenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, glaucoma screen-
ing for adults, pre - school eye screening for
children, cancer detection, early childhood dis-
ease and rabies.
- In the area of preventive communicable disease
control, the Board of Health provided biological
supplies (vaccines) to Lexington physicians,
nursing homes, industrial medical departments and
Metropolitan State Hospital.
- A very intensive food - service sanitation program
is conducted throughout all food - service estab-
lishments in Lexington. Such establishments
include restaurants, markets, canteen trucks,
cafeterias and vending machine facilities. The
past year was extremely busy with the investigation
of numerous food recalls. Several food handlers
had to be excluded from work because of serious
communicable disease problems.
- The adulteration of food and drugs has created a
heightened awareness among consumers, and an
increase in all types of complaints about food
establishments has been noted. A serious inci-
dent occurred in one of the town's restaurants,
alleging a possible food poisoning outbreak, had
to be investigated and acted upon.
- Public and semi - public pools, whirlpool baths and
the "Old Red" all came under careful scrutiny
throughout the year. Sanitary conditions were
evaluated and water tests conducted. Three pools
were closed throughout the year for various
lengths of time for operating problems.
- Housing inspection services are provided to
ensure residents of habitable housing that is
dry, warm, safe, clean and free from toxic sub-
stances and disease - carrying vectors such as
rodents. Three court complaints had to be initi-
ated in this regard throughout the year.
- Inspection of public lodging facilities is also
an important responsibility of the Board of
Health. Motels, lodging houses, summer day
camps, community residences, the police lock -up,
etc. are all inspected at regular intervals.
- The Board of Health also plays an important role
as a catalyst in the Northeast Regional Emergency
Alerting System, whereby neighboring towns are
alerted to health emergencies necessitating spe-
cific action such as a food or drug recall.
- The Board of Health also plays a role in
investigating incidents relating to hazardous
wastes. Three such incidents were investigated
in collaboration with federal and state
environmental agencies. Coordination with the
Fire Department is also needed.
Board of Health
- Two human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis
are being closely monitored. One case involved a
Bedford infant and the other a young girl from
Dover who attended a Lexington school.
New Services Initiated
- A Diabetes Screening Clinic and educational
program for diabetics and families of diabetics
were provided.
- The Health Director represented the Board of
Health in helping to develop a pilot program for
the disposal of "residential quantities"
of hazardous wastes. Held in October, the
program has attracted the attention of officials
from state agencies and other communities as a
possible part of the approach to the safe
disposal of hazardous wastes.
Hazardous Waste Collection Daze, October 30, the
first in Massachusetts, was a success; 14 barrels
of dangerous materials departed.
At Annual Rabies Clinic all dogs must be on leash.
See next page for Animal Control report.
- The Board of Health co- sponsored along with the
Fire Department and Symmes- Choate Health System
a unique Health Fair utilizing local resources.
The Board of Health contributed to two important
areas of preventive health - -lead poisoning and
hearing. Support for these areas was provided by
the Environmental Protection Agency of Lexington,
the Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing and the
Red Acre Hearing Dog Center of Stow.
- A slide /cassette show was developed for use in
Food Service Establishments on such subjects as
the causes of foodborne illness, personal hygiene
and food equipment sanitation.
- The Health Sanitarian /Intern program was
re- instated after a brief interruption. Past
participants in this program are now employed as
professional sanitarians in the towns of
Brookline and Framingham.
- A new set of regulations and program requirements
for temporary food service establishments was
established and promulgated.
- The Health Director participated in a number of
programs dealing with hazardous waste disposal
and pesticide use.
- The program of Well- Elderly Clinics was expanded
to include an additional clinic at the Council on
Aging facilities.
- New regulations for whirlpool baths have been
drafted and will soon be promulgated.
The Board of Health thanks the other town agencies
for their assistance and cooperation throughout the
year. Special recognition is due the Waltham Health
Department for their extra help in public health and
animal control efforts in 1982.
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Community Services
Animal Control:
Animal Problems = People Problems
At the Animal Shelter. Dog seeks owner.
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES (appropriated)
TOTAL PERSONNEL - Full Time
Part Time
$19,373
6,000
1
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Transition and change were the hallmarks of 1982 for
the Animal Control Department. Mrs. Patricia
Martin -Paul was appointed to the position of Animal
Control Officer, following a period in which the
department operated without a full -time field staff.
Mrs. Martin -Paul, a Lexington resident, brings to
the department a genuine interest in animals and a
desire to improve the quality of animal control
services available to Lexington residents.
Scope of Responsibilities. Lexington's Animal Con-
trol Department is a small department staffed by a
full -time Animal Control Officer and a part -time
assistant, on whom the responsibility for enforcing
local and state dog and animal laws rests.
Along with statutory authority to deal with animal
problems, the field staff is responsible for such
diverse activities as the operation and maintenance
of a shelter, community education, spaying /neutering
programs, dog licensing, animal vaccination and
handling the pro's and con's of animal (dog) control
itself and hundreds of citizen complaints.
Department Highlights 1982
The appointment of a new Animal Control Officer
meant that effort was dedicated to department
organization and operations. Time was spent working
with the Board of Selectmen in processing and hold-
ing dog hearings held at the request of aggrieved
residents.
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The Assistant Dog Officer, Rodney Leskouski, pre-
sented a program for young children on dog ownership
responsibilities and care. The Animal Control De-
partment and shelter were featured twice during the
year on a national cable TV network in presentations
promoting animal kindness and encouraging spaying/
neutering of pets.
The department worked with the Red Acre Hearing Dog
Center in Stow in the hope that our stray and /or
unwanted /uncared for dogs might see useful purpose
by serving the deaf. Much time and effort also went
into improving the adoption program for unwanted/ -
uncared for pets. A notable improvement was at-
tained in placing these pets in new homes.
Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis were reported
in the area in both humans and horses; a concen-
trated effort is underway to ensure that local
horses are properly vaccinated.
The Animal Control Officer also spent time with
local veterinarians trying to establish a program
with incentives to encourage residents to spay or
neuter their pets to help prevent unwanted litters.
Unfortunately, a number of animal abuse cases were
also reported; a long association with Massachusetts
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was
renewed to investigate and resolve these types of
complaints.
It is important to remind residents that there is a
leash law and it is enforced. Violators whose dogs
are picked up and impounded are subject to the fol-
lowing service charges:
IMPOUNDMENT FEE:
$25.00 per dog - first offense
$50.00 per dog - each subsequent offense during the
calendar year
BOARD PER DAY:
Dogs apprehended "at large" $3.00 per dog
Dogs not claimed within 7 days $5.00 per dog
(from date of impoundment)
COURT FINES:
In addition to town- assessed service charges, dog
owners may be subject to court appearances and
fines. These court fines are as follows:
First Offense
Second Offense
Third Offense
Fourth and subsequent offenses
Dismissal on appearance
$25.00
$30.00
$50.00
Dog and animal problems are really people problems
and as such demand people solutions. The department
appeals to all of Lexington's dog and animal owners
to become familiar with the local regulations and to
adhere to them in providing and caring for pets.
Recycling Committee Appreciates
Participation and Help
The Recylcing Committee continues to offer recycling
of green and clear glass, newspapers, scrap metal
and used oil at the site of the old sanitary land-
fill off Hartwell Avenue. Because of the recession,
our income has been quite small; but enormous quan-
tities of material which would otherwise have been
hauled away and thrown out is now used again. The
newspapers are used to make cardboard, as in cereal
boxes. Scrap metal is shipped abroad to foreign
steel mills, which seem to have more of the neces-
sary equipment to use it than domestic plants.
Glass goes to a recycling company in Connecticut
where it is prepared for use in making new bottles.
Motor oil is used to heat greenhouses.
Income from recycling is being accumulated for en-
vironmental projects in Lexington. We have given
some money to Cary Library for books, and we are
planning to contribute toward the cost of the Haz-
ardous Waste Collection Day, which occurred in Octo-
ber. We welcome other suggestions from residents.
The Recycling Committee of Citizens for Lexington
Conservation. L /R: Rosemary Green, Kate Fricker
and Debbie Green on a tidy -up trip to landfill site.
Day to day picking up and organizing is done by our
volunteers, who appreciate your participation and
your help in keeping the area as neat as possible.
For more information call Kate Fricker 862 -8868,
Debbie Green 861 -8837, or Rosemary Green 862 -5971.
Energy Conservation Saves $125,000
With all levels of government facing hard choices
regarding fiscal efficiency, control of energy costs
is increasingly important. The ramifications of
increasing energy costs are more serious for the
public sector than for private industry, since the
costs are a direct draw on current expense accounts
and the monies must be taken from other areas.
Local governments are finding that energy expendi-
tures account for larger and larger portions of
their budgets, a situation that dictates maximum
energy efficiency in buildings, equipment and
procedures.
The Lexington Energy Conservation Committee, estab-
lished in 1978, has initiated energy audits for all
town buildings and technical assistance audits for
the following schools: Bowman, Bridge, Estabrook,
Fiske, Franklin and Harrington; plus the public
works, police, town office and Cary Memorial
buildings.
To supplement town funds for these audits, we have
applied for and received the following grants, mostly
in 1982:
Energy audits (Federal Title III) $1,000
Technical assistance (State) 8,900
Energy conservation measures (State) 44,500
54,400
The "energy conservation measure" is a computerized
system which will control the heating /ventilation at
four schools: Bowman, Bridge, Estabrook and Har-
rington. This is a pilot project, now 95% complete,
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and if found as effective as expected, will have the
capacity to handle all other town buildings at a
reasonably low unit cost.
Article 44 of 1980 provided funding for several
energy conservation measures now installed. They
include insulation, oil burner replacement, replace-
ment of incandescent lighting fixtures and installa-
tion of vestibules. The estimated payback period of
3.7 years for this allocation of $330,000 for these
measures has been even shorter proving the money was
well spent.
Weatherstripping and caulking are ongoing in all
areas found in need. A pilot installation, replac-
ing some glass areas with insulating panels, has
been completed at Fiske and Hastings Schools. The
effects are noticeable and we plan to expand this to
other schools.
We continue to monitor all buildings for energy use
on a monthly basis. We are pleased with the find-
ings which show a reduction in fuel consumption and
electricity in ranges of 15 to 44 percent in most of
our buildings. This translates to dollar savings of
approximately $125,000 a year.
We look forward to completing the computerized pro-
gram referred to above and to the results of in-
sulating some of our expansive glass areas. We plan
to develop more programs to control energy costs.
The outstanding results we see are due to the ef-
forts, cooperation and mutual concern of many
people.
Community Services
Cary Library Aims Upgrading
At Young Adults, Elders
The East Lexington Branch Library will be 100 years
old on April 19, 1983. Celebration plans intensi-
fied in 1982. This library moved into the Stone
Building in 1892.
1982 FISCAL YEAR EXPENDITURES
Town Funds
Trustee Funds
State Funds
TOTALS
Personnel Expenses Total
$465,624 $159,890 $625,514
0 75,333 75,333
0 16,239 16,239
$465,624 $251,462 $717,086
LIBRARY STAFF - 1982
Full -Time:
Part -Time:
25
Averages about 554 hours per week
Equals 40 full -time persons
Planning For The Future
Two long range planning committees continued to help
the library adjust its goals to meet the challenges
of a changing population and new information
technology.
The Computer Applications Committee drafted a report
which indicates that a properly automated circu-
lation system could permit the staff to tighten
physical control over the collection, and eventually
exercise more comprehensive control over its con-
tent. The project for computerizing the circulating
system is currently being carried in the town's
capital budget at $150,000 for 1984/85.
The recently installed NELINET system is, in the
meantime, putting all materials on -line as they are
received. This system is part of a national network
with other important implications as well. Inter-
library loan, for example, is now greatly facili-
tated. This activity increased 46 percent last
year, from 398 to 579. Such transactions enable us
to borrow rather than to buy some requested titles.
Likewise, we lend out titles in the database to
other libraries. Although such transactions are
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increasing rapidly, and will continue to do so, the
system is a good deal simpler than the manual one in
which libraries are polled by phone one at a time
for the needed information.
The Collection Development Committee had recommended
last year that services to the elderly be improved,
and that young adult services be strengthened to
equal "the notable services currently offered to
children and adults." Several recommendations have
been adopted. New shelving is now out to bid to
provide more attractive space for the large type
collection, heavily used by older patrons, and for
the young adult fiction collection. Both areas are
near the new book section on the main floor. Our
new young adult librarian, Susan Flannery, is work-
ing with the school librarians and the Childrens'
Library at Cary to help youngsters coordinate their
use of these collections. Many youngsters do not
use the main adult collection as frequently as they
once used the Children's Library. It is hoped that
a renewed emphasis on the transitional period at the
junior high and high school age will help them
become life -long readers and library users.
The Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee, appointed each year by the
Trustees, is active on the committees noted above
Children's Library Summer Program ends with distri-
bution of balloons.
Cary Memorial Library
and involved in several other special projects: the
preparation of a new leaflet on library services, a
report on the use of the library by non- residents,
and on preparations for the Branch Library Centenni-
al. The new library leaflet is now being designed
by the Lexington publisher, D. C. Heath, as a commu-
nity service. The Branch Library opened on April
19, 1883 in a room in the old Adams School. This
important occasion will be marked by a celebration
beginning on Patriot's Day, 1983.
Energy Conservation
One of our concerns is that a pattern of stable
budgets and increasing costs will over time weaken
the usefulness of the collection. One way to coun-
ter this is to hold down operating costs, especially
energy costs. A number of steps were taken: a more
efficient oil burner, overhead fans, tinted glass
and added insulation. Several of these projects were
carried out in connection with repairs on the new
building's facade. We are now having an energy
audit with the assistance of the town's Energy Con-
servation Committee. We also hope to correct a
persistent heating, ventilating and air conditioning
problem in the work room area.
Acknowledgements
Our three longest term employees completed twenty
years of service this year: Nadine Kostriza in
Childrens', Frank Langone in Custodial and Roberta
Bosinoff in Technical Services. Our thanks to each
for their valued work!
Two new permanent funds were established: the
Stanley Hill American Legion Post 38 Fund for the
purchase of history books, and the Beryl M. Safford
Memorial Fund for the purchase of materials on
British literature and history.
Generous gifts for books in large type were received
from the Lions Club; for health information from the
Community Health Information Network at Mount Auburn
Hospital, and for nature study from Citizens for
Lexington Conservation. The Lexington Rotary Club
has established a circulating video cassette library
which includes entertainment as well as educational
titles. It is our hope that together with materials
of local interest from Adams Russell Company, our
video library will soon be comparable with our print
and audio recording libraries.
The Rotary Club also presented fifty new books to
honor members who had contributed exceptional ser-
vice to the community.
Publications
The Library publishes a leaflet on its services, and
a Guide to the Study of Lexington, a comprehensive
listing of materials from all periods, with an em-
phasis on those in the Lexington Collection.
Cary Lectures: Botany, Genetics and Dance
The thousands of items of plant origin found in the
grocery store provided an interesting topic for a
lecture by Harvard University Professor Richard A.
Howard, Director Emeritus of Arnold Arboretum.
Professor Howard, whose talk was titled: "A Botanist
in Your Grocery Store," provided a delightful re-
spite from the January weather.
In March, Dr. Paul Schimmel of Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology presented a fascinating lecture,
"Impact of Genetic Engineering on Society ". Cancer,
high profit and ethical problems related to genetic
engineering were some of the topics discussed by Dr.
Schimmel.
The third program of this year's Cary Lectures
featured the highly acclaimed Dance Collective in
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concert. This well- attended program in May was an
exciting and highly artistic performance of modern
dance.
Plans are now under way for several programs that
will provide outstanding entertainment and enlight-
enment for the residents of Lexington.
All lectures and programs are held at Cary Memorial
Hall beginning at 8 :00 P.M. and are free of charge,
as specified by the supporting grant from the Trust-
ees of the Isaac Harris Cary Educational Fund under
the terms of the will of Ezra Cary Farnham and
Susanna E. Cary.
Program suggestions from interested residents are
appreciated by the Cary Lectures Committee.
Life Quality
Recreation: Making It in Lexington
Recreation Committee. L /R: Bart Carr; Joan
Halverson, Recreation Coordinator; Lynne Wilson;
Clifford Prentiss, Conservation /Recreation Director;
David Wells. Absent: Robert Eby, Chairman; Pauline
Spagnuola.
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
PERSONNEL Full Time
Part Time
Reimbursement to General Fund
$140,542
20,705
$161,247
2
100
62,080
Recreation has had a busy year, both with work on
its physical plant and in its very active programs
for all of Lexington's demographic groups! Town
support and participation for recreation programs
continues to be strong, despite increasing fees. We
should all be proud of the approximately 100 young
Lexington people who work for recreation during the
year in our various programs. We receive many com-
pliments about their interest and concern for the
programs as well as the courteous manner with which
they carry out their duties.
An exciting addition to our plant and equipment -
the tot - climbing apparatus - was installed at the
Center Playground in summer, 1982, by the Department
of Public Works. A very interested Preschool P.T.A.
group arranged for the design of this piece of equip-
ment, raised the funds and secured the cooperation
of Minuteman Tech to construct it. This very suc-
cessful cooperative project adds a new dimension to
our tot play area.
Other projects completed this year include the in-
stallation of a new baseball backstop at the en-
closed Center Field, a drinking fountain at Kin -
neen's Park, and a water pump at the Old Reservoir
to add fresh water during the swimming season.
The reservoir was also scraped and fresh sand added
to the bottom to enhance future swimming.
Several projects were completed at the Center Play-
ground area. Backboards and hoops were renewed at
the very popular basketball courts next to the swim-
ming pool. The tennis backboard was reconstructed
and insulated in order to stifle noise. The tennis
courts were resurfaced and relined. Test borings
were made to determine soil conditions in prepara-
tion for building the new all- weather track, for
which town meeting voted a $70,000 appropriation.
This 400- meter track on the site of the present
track will be a welcome facility for competitors and
joggers alike, who have slogged through puddles, mud
and ruts on their appointed rounds.
Improvements were made at Adams Playground with both
tennis courts completely refurbished, and lights
were installed at the pond for night skating. The
two tennis courts at Valley Road were also
completely reconstructed, restoring this
neighborhood facility to playing condition. At
Baskin playground, a serious drainage problem was
addressed to make that field playable for a longer
season and the path was resurfaced. The playing
area at Harrington was expanded and made safer by
the removal of a large area of asphalt paving.
Recreation programs are many and varied and they
continue twelve months of the year. The fall
programs coincide with school opening, and include
the ever popular morning and evening field house
program. The field house and gym are open for
joggers, basketball players and Sandy Russian's
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Recreation Programs. L /R: summer crafts, Karate lessons, adult swimming lessons.
Photo Owen O'Rourke. Lexington Minute -Man
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Photo Ann Ahe
Recreation
exercise program. A 1982 addition to field house
activities is "Women on the Run ", a program for new
women runners. Saturday morning programs are for
young people and include the outdoor soccer clinic
and a new program for 2- and 3- year -olds at
Hastings.
The winter program also includes the field house ac-
tivities and Saturday morning gym programs. The de-
partment sponsors a down hill ski program for youths
at Boxborough that runs for six weeks. Snow permit-
ting, cross - country ski programs are conducted at
Willards Woods. The reservoir on Marrett Road, the
pond at Adams and Kinneen's Park (flooded by DPW)
provide ice skating locations for outdoor enthusi-
asts. Guitar lessons and calligraphy were added to
the on -going ballroom dance and golf lessons.
Spring ushers in an active baseball /softball program
with leagues for men, women and children. Our
fields are completely used, with the continuing
popularity of soccer programs for youth as well as
adults. June this year was wet and cold, which
greatly effected field usage in all programs and
slowed the tennis activity. The cold weather also
retarded the early swimming program at the Res and
the pool. Swimmers' attendance rebounded enthusi-
astically in July and August. Swim course offerings
included adult lessons, life saving, diving, youth
lessons and swim team. Even with this hectic
schedule, the recreational swimmer could find ample
time for sunning and leisurely lap swimming.
Throughout the year, special programs are sponsored
to include Red Sox games, family dances, theatre
trips, beach trips, ski trips and other recreational
varieties.
New opportunities for youth included skill clinics
in baseball, soccer, basketball and gymnastics.
These one or two- week clinics were well attended.
The adult basketball league grew substantially this
year with the addition of six teams to the exciting
competitions at the Center Playground courts.
The Recreation Committee meets monthly. We are
responsible for both program support and management
of the facilities. In 1982 the committee welcomed a
new member, Bart Carr, and two subcommittees, one on
field usage, and the other on the Lincoln Street
field. The citizens in these two special groups
bring insight and expertise to our planning. We
especially appreciate the cooperation of the town
DPW Engineering Department, various interested citi-
zen groups and the Town Manager, who contribute to
the success of our programs.
Recreation in Lexington exemplifies the vital inter-
play of our professional staff and townspeople
volunteers.
Informal Recreation. Left: Pickup hockey at Kinneen's Playground. Right: No, this recreation is not oil
exploration, but prospecting for an inexpensive fresh water supply to keep the "Old Res" reliably refreshing
throughout the summer. The informal swimming area's sand and bottom were also refreshed in 1982.
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Historical Commission: Preserving Our Past
The oldest house in Lexington
- isn't in a Historic District, and
- isn't owned by the Historical Society or
Town, but
- is being catalogued and continues to be
studied by the Historical Commission.
This is one example of what the Lexington Historical
Commission does, and how its activities differ from
the Historic Districts Commission and the Lexington
Historical Society.
During 1982 the Historical Commission pursued three
major projects in keeping with its state - chartered
purpose of "preservation, protection and development
of the historical...assets of the Town:"
Education: starting with the 1982 theme of Preser-
vation Week - - "Re- investing in America's Past " - -a
series of articles in the Lexington Minuteman began,
describing the Town's older commercial buildings.
This series, entitled "The Way We Were," is a joint
effort with the Lexington Historical Society.
Development: the Commission is continuing a his-
torical and architectural catalog of both older and
newer structures which typify town neighborhoods.
To date, this inventory contains over 500 houses and
commercial buildings from 1689 to 1980.
Preservation: a portion of East Lexington consti-
tutes an outstanding cluster of 1750 - 1850 build-
ings. The entire cluster has been researched by the
Commission and is being nominated as a National
Register District.
The Historical Commission collects reference infor-
mation on architectural styles, preservation tech-
nology and financial benefits for historic preserva-
tion. It also submits opinions and recommendations
to other town boards and committees on topics of
architectural or historic concern. Questions and
comments are welcome, and may be directed to any
present member.
Historic Districts Commission: Appearance Matters
At the best - attended hearings in several years, we
were able to help the developer and neighbors work
out an acceptable compromise for conversion of the
Rowe Chevrolet property on Bedford Street to office
condominiums. Next in popularity came a hearing on
the Colonial Garage property across from the post
office. Its appearance, a matter of concern for a
long time, will be vastly improved by construction
in 1983 of a retail store - office complex. We have
listened with interest to plans for rehabilitation
of the Garrity house and barn on Hancock Street and
thank an enthusiastic new owner, as well as a
hard - working Selectmen's advisory committee, for
Battle Green Guides:
More Busloads of Visitors
Attendance figures compiled at the Visitors Center
showed an increase in the number of tourist buses
checking in last year, but a small decrease in the
number of tourists. The bus count was 363, compared
with 318 for the previous year. The people count
dropped to 19,564 from 19,645 in 1981. The 19
senior guides and six new guides served the town and
its visitors well during the vacation season. A
free tour for Lexington residents was given August
24. Senior Guide James Lyons gave the oral
examination to new guides, assisted by Cornelius P.
Cronin, Director of Guides.
Applications for new guides, over 14 years of age,
are available at the Visitors Center.
Battle Green Guides. L /R: Jamey Macey, David Hilzenrath, David Hamburger, Arthur Slade, Arnold Lee.
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bringing this property back to life. As always, we
continue with our routine business pertaining to
signs, paint and shingle colors and additions to
homes. Most residents and businessmen seem to sup-
port our efforts. They, far more than we, should
take credit for a beautiful main street without many
rivals in neighboring towns. Nothing works perfect-
ly, of course. Sometimes our decisions turn out to
be mistakes with the passage of time, and sometimes
our existence is ignored. However, we hope for a
future with fewer mistakes, greater support and more
happy results like those mentioned above.
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White Hat Award: George P. Wadsworth
In a crisp April breeze and early morning sunshine,
George P. Wadsworth was named the town's "citizen of
the year" as recipient of the White Tricorne Hat
award on Patriots Day on the Battle Green.
Jack Brincklow, president of the Lexington Lions
Club, presented the White Tricorne award, noting
Wadsworth's varied and lengthy services to the town.
The lifelong Lexington resident served as a member
of the School Committee for 12 years (as its chair-
man for three), a member of the Fiske School Build-
ing Committee, and a member of the committee to
study school curriculum. He was also a member of
the Board of Appeals for 15 years and served on the
Appropriation Committee at the time of the award.
A 42 -year member of the M.I.T. faculty, Wadsworth is
the author or co- author of three textbooks. At
M.I.T., he was director of the Statistics Laborato-
ry, as well as project leader of the Operations
Evaluation Group.
In addition to his official posts, Wadsworth chaired
many Red Cross drives and has been a member of the
Library Board of Trustees and a Town Meeting member
for over two decades. He is an active member of the
Rotary Club and has served as a trustee and volun-
teer at Symmes Hospital. He is a former director of
the Lexington Trust Company and the Shawmut County
Bank and has been a trustee of the New England Gas
and Electric Association.
A resident of Lexington since the age of three,
Wadsworth attended Hancock School and Lexington High
School. His undergraduate and graduate degrees are
from M.I.T., where he earned his Ph.D. in mathemat-
ics in 1933.
The criteria for the award include "principles of
good citizenship" and the "unselfish giving of time
and talents beyond the recipient's occupation."
The White Hat has been presented by the Lexington
Lions Club since 1954 and has come to symbolize
Lexington's citizen of the year award. Others who
have received the award, beginning in 1954, have
been: Edwin B. Worthen, Albert Burnham, John
Garrity, Rev. Harold T. Handley, William E. Maloney,
Dr. Fred S. Piper, Thomas Grindle, William Roger
Greeley, Albert G. Frothingham, Margaret Keefe,
Eleanor B. Litchfield, Rev. Msgr. George W. Casey
and Joseph 0. Rooney.
Also, Donald E. Nickerson, Alan G. Adams, Dr.
Winthrop H. Harrington, Michael Vidette, Sr., Louis
A. Tropeano, George W. Emery, Louis A. Zehner,
Irving H. Mabee, Richard A. Michelson, Ruth Morey,
Levi Burnell, Donald Gillespie, William Fitzgerald
and Dr. Mary Perry.
Note: Large portions of the above article original-
ly appeared in the Lexington Minuteman of April 22.
Patriotic Celebrations Stay in Step
Early in 1982 under the expert leadership of William
P. Fitzgerald, chairman, and Raymond J. Flynn, vice
chairman, the Town Celebrations Committee shifted
into high gear planning and preparing for Patriots
Day, Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
On Sunday, April 18, the biennial reenactment of the
British Retreat from Concord was recreated by units
of the Massachusetts Council of Minute Men and Mili-
tia, and the British regiments from the New England
area, New York, Ohio, Maryland and Virginia.
Brigadier General John Vann of Arlington and his
committee directed the dramatic retreat. The
British forces were commanded by Colonel Fred Wahl
of White Plains, N.Y.
PATRIOTS DAY, April 19, was a glorious day
weatherwise for the numerous activities planned for
the 207th anniversary of the battle of Lexington.
Town
Celebrations
Committee. L/R
MaZZett; William Fitzgerald, Chairman; Karen
Gaughan. Standing: Raymond Flynn, Vice Chairman;
Marion Snow; Paul Jenkins; Dawn Dzionkonski; Robert
Jackson; C. Jean Coates.
seated:
Frances
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Town Celebrations
At 5:30 a.m., the alarm at the Old Belfry summoned
the Lexington Minute Men and the British 10th Regi-
ment of Foot for the battle reenactment.
At 7:30 a.m., the Lexington Youth Parade, led by
Chief Marshall Rebecca Rotberg, president of the
Lexington High School Class of 1982, and her aides,
Joe Shangold, Jessica Bussgang, David Soderstrom,
and Division aides Wendy Wood and Howard Wolk,
stepped off from the former Muzzey Jr. High grounds
to the Battle Green for commemorative ceremonies
m.c.'d by Karen Gaughan of the Town Celebrations
Committee. Scott Magennis, Hayden drummer, was
presented the award by Capt. Francis Belcastro,
commander of the Lexington Minute Men.
Selectmen Stephen Politi presented the Fourth Annual
Youth Recognition Awards to LHS seniors Joseph P.
Crimmins, Anne Doherty and Rebecca Rotberg for
"accomplishments, scholarship and community ser-
vice." He also presented a special "award for cour-
age" to Danny Murphy, seriously injured in a swim-
ming accident, whose determination enabled his com-
pletion of class work for June graduation. The
White Tricorne Hat was presented to George P.
Wadsworth by Jack Brincklow, president of the Lions
Club. The Invocation was delivered by Fr. John
Prusaitis; the Benediction by Rev. Paul Borthwick.
Between parades, pancake breakfasts were served at
the Church of Our Redeemer by the Rotary Club, and
at St. Brigid's; the Lions Club Five -Mile road race
attracted over 500 runners. The Lexington Minute
Men assisted the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion in their memorial observance, and with Chairman
Alfred S. Busa of the Board of Selectmen, greeted
"Paul Revere" and "William Dawes, Jr." at the Cap-
tain Parker statue.
In the float competition, prizes were awarded for
the best entries depicting 1982's theme: "The Good
Old Days ". Winners were: Senior Girl Scout Troop
112844, DeMolay, and the Lexington- Bedford Hockey
Mites, Choate /Symmes Hospital Health Services, Min-
ute Man Squares, and the Lexington Lodge of Elks.
At 2 p.m., Chief Marshall James F. Corr, Jr., Chief
of the Lexington Police Department, aided by his
Chief of Staff, Charles M. Cullen, Col., USAR, led
the first of four divisions from East Lexington,
past the reviewing stand on the Battle Green. The
Second Division was entirely comprised of Shriner
parade units, 300 strong, sponsored by the Lexington
Lodge of Elks.
The Town Celebrations Committee expresses its grate-
ful thanks to the following sponsors whose generous
response to fund raising efforts by the Lexington
Chamber of Commerce and private citizens enabled us
to assemble a long and exciting parade: American
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Legion Post #38; Depositors Trust Co.; S. J. Ingalls
Stationer; Lexington Toyota, Inc.; Wilson Farm,
Inc.; Arlex Oil Corp.; Lexington Lodge B.P.O.E.
2204; Leader Federal Savings & Loan Association;
Lexington Alarm Systems; Raytheon Company; Battle
Green Motor Inn; Michelson's; Beacon- Minuteman Pub-
lications; Mal's; Moore Homes, Inc.; Data Instru-
ments Inc.; Chamber of Commerce; Woodhaven Wallpaper
& Paint, Inc.; Lions Club; Nolan Norton & Company
Inc.; Lexington Press.
MEMORIAL DAY, May 31, was greeted by gray skies
tuated by an occasional fine mist. After memorial
services at Westview Cemetery, the Memorial Day
Parade, led by Chief Marshal Sgt. James Kilmartin,
Lexington Police Department, and his aides Joseph
O'Leary, John Day, Cleveland Coates and William
Petrino, stepped off from the School Administration
Building area for Munroe Cemetery. At Munroe, Gen-
eral Logan's Orders were read by Dawn (Brenchick)
Dziokonski, Town Celebrations Committee. Ray Flynn,
TCC Vice chairman, recited Lincoln's Gett sbur
Address.
The parade then proceeded to Cary Hall for exer-
cises, and to the Battle Green for the address of
the day given by Lt. Col. John E. Wrobel, Jr.,
Hanscom Air Force Base. Governor King's Proclama-
tion for Memorial Day was read by Selectman Politi.
The final service of the day was held at the Old
Burying Ground. Reverends George Papademetriou,
Dennis R. Midgorden, Helen Lutton Cohen and Arnold
Colletti offered prayers.
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VETERANS DAY, November 11, was a beautiful day for
a parade. Chief Marshall Cecil Jones, Commander,
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3007, and his aides,
Charles Sullivan, VFW, Warren Hawkins, VFW, Captain
James J. Leahy, USNR (Ret.), and Msgt. Paul Cunha,
MAANG led parade units to the monument at Buckman
Tavern for wreath - laying exercises, and then to the
Battle Green for the Day's ceremonies. Stephen M.
Politi of the Board of Selectmen read Governor
King's Proclamation for Veterans Day, and accepted
for the Town from Mr. Bartley Nourse Jr. of Milton,
the gift of a flag which was raised on the Battle
Green.
Invocation and benediction were offered by Rev. John
P. Streit, Jr., and the address was by Col. Arthur
J. Roscoe, Jr., Hanscom Air Force Base.
The Town Celebrations Committee expresses its appre-
ciation and gratitude to the Board of Selectmen,
Town Manager Robert Hutchinson and his staff, the
School Committee, Paul Mazerall and the Department
of Public Works, Lexington Minute Men, the clergy,
the Lexington High School Band directed by Judy
Allen, and the many organizations, businesses and
private citizens who assist us when we ask!
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Planning Board: Initial Steps Toward
A Land Use Plan
Planning Board. L/R seated:
Karsten Sorensen; Frank Sandy;
Jacquelyn Smith, chairman; Laura
Nichols, Clerk; Judith Uhrig, Vice
Chairman. Standing: Jehanne
Arslan, Assistant Planner; Lor-
raine Salto, Secretary; Robert
Bowyer, Planning Director.
This year the Planning Board took initial steps
toward development of a Land Use Plan, one of the
major elements of a Comprehensive Plan. A Land Use
Plan is a series of policy statements which sets
forth, in advance, what the Planning Board considers
to be the appropriate type and density of
development.
The policies become the criteria against which pro-
posed private development is evaluated, and are the
basis for the Planning Board's recommendations to
the town meeting and other town boards. The last
document resembling a Land Use Plan was a report
prepared in 1968 by Metcalf and Eddy, a consulting
firm.
As shown in the chart below, a Land Use Plan is a
synthesis of town -wide and neighborhood needs and
concerns.
L USE PLAN
JOR ISSUES'
Town wide Orientation
Does Lexington need
more (or less) of?
1. Housing
a. new apartments -
condominiums
b. small units
c. group living for
senior citizens,
e.g., congregate
housing
d. low- income (public
subsidy)
e. moderate income
2. Offices - regionally
oriented
3. Commercial uses
oriented primarily to
town residents (both
retail and office)
4. Places for tradesmen
serving town resident
5. Open area, recreation
conservation
Neighborhood Orientation
Where should new uses be,
located?
What <land is available
and what are the impacts'
of new development on:
a. adjoining neighbor-
hoods
b. public services and
facilities, e.g.,
sewers, schools
c. traffic patterns
d. visual quality
e. the physical envi-
ronment, e.g. wet-
lands
If new development is
desirable, what is an
appropriate distribu-
tion of the develop-
ment through the town
and what density of
development should be
allowed?
Lexington Center. One of the more important "neigh-
borhoods" for land use planning is Lexington center.
Three members of the Planning Board serve on the
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Center Revitalization Committee, with planning and
other town staff providing assistance.
Responses to a sample survey sent to one - seventh of
the households in the town showed that the center
business area was perceived as a safe, clean shop-
ping area providing convenience goods and some spe-
cialty goods. Residents' principal shopping needs
are met in other shopping areas outside the town. It
is important to define an economic role for Lexing-
ton center in the face of competition from nearby
shopping centers. Special thanks go to two Lexing-
ton firms that donated expertise and services to
accomplish the survey: Warren Cormier of Decision
Research Inc., who analyzed the results of the sur-
vey, and Thomas K. Dyer Inc., for data processing.
In the center parking program, the newly adopted
policies were successfully implemented. Now, the
needs of "turnover" parking for customers will be
satisfied first, with the remaining spaces available
for all -day employee parking. The town now charges
some type of fee for nearly all its parking spaces
in the center so that the parking program will be
self- supporting and no longer dependent on the real
estate tax levy. Attention now needs to be focused
on maintaining a balance between business develop-
ment and the amount of parking space available,
without adversely impacting adjoining residential
neighborhoods.
South Lexington. This land use study is the first
in a series analyzing sections of the town subject
to development pressure. This southern tier, poten-
tially impacted by the Route 2 expressway, has 20
per cent of the land area in the town. It has about
400 acres in commercial -zoned districts, which are
only partially developed. The town government must
monitor the rate of new development to maintain a
balance with the traffic - carrying capacity of the
streets in the area. We should avoid a repetition
of our experience in the Hartwell Avenue - Bedford
Street area where development brought too much traf-
fic for the streets to handle. Another interesting
characteristic is that more than 50 per cent of the
town's conservation land is within the study area.
We were fortunate to have Mary Trudeau work as a
volunteer intern on the study for the entire summer.
However, when she returned to college, work on the
South Lexington program was suspended because of
other staff commitments.
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Photo Jon Hill
Planning Board
Planning Board Advisory Committee on Housing Needs.
L /R: Paul Farrington; _Gail Colwell, Chairman; Sher-
ry Edmonds; Ruth Nablo; Eleanor laauminzer; Arturo
Gutierrez. Absent: William Hays (Advisory).
Housing. If the reader asks, "If I had to buy a
house today, could I afford the house I'm now living
in? ", he /she will realize how serious the housing
problem is. Our parents, on fixed incomes, cannot
afford housing in the town; our children, setting up
their own households, cannot afford housing in the
town.
In response to this dilemma, the Planning Board
appointed an Advisory Committee on Housing Needs
whose tasks will include preparation of a compre-
hensive housing policy which will be a key element
of the Land Use Plan. In October, the committee
conducted a Conference on Affordable Housing and
presented techniques employed by other cities and
towns to provide housing meeting community needs.
The likelihood that Muzzey Junior High School will
be converted to moderate priced "affordable" housing
is due in part to the work of the advisory committee
and the strong position taken by the Planning Board
in its recommendations to the Board of Selectmen.
Population Analysis. Sound land use planning has to
consider the numbers, age groups, and characteris-
tics of the population. Due to federal budget cuts
and delays, we are still awaiting complete returns
from the 1980 U.S. Census. Once available, we will
publish an analysis of population change and other
related data affecting land use.
Help Welcome. The Planning Board has embarked on an
ambitious program of planning activities of which
four examples are cited above. This program is more
than the staff of one and a half professional plan-
ners can accomplish in the near future while still
meeting the board's statutory responsibilities in
subdivision control and zoning. In prior years, the
town has hired consultants to assist the board.
That appears unlikely in an era of budget cutbacks
from Proposition 21. The board welcomes hard-
working and knowledgeable volunteers such as those
serving on the housing advisory committee. We try
to budget and use our time for important planning
efforts. Nevertheless, major undertakings, such as
our projected Economic Development Analysis, will
have to be deferred.
Zoning. The board recommended and the town meeting
approved two rezonings, one off Hartwell Avenue and
the other off Marrett Road, in which the developers
placed restrictions on travel during peak hours.
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The developments comply with the Planning Board's
policy discouraging development which has an impact
on peak hour traffic. Together, the developments
should produce more than $400,000 in new tax revenue
for the town.
The majority of the board recommended, but the town
meeting did not approve, a rezoning of land at Mar -
rett Road and Lincoln Street. The majority of the
board thought the proposal could be limited to "com-
munity based businesses" which serve the house -holds
of the town - -space for our local businesses and
tradespersons to operate without being overwhelmed
by regionally oriented "high tech" companies.
The board's new policy requiring developers to sub-
mit complete information in a timely way has helped
the board submit comprehensive zoning reports to the
town meeting.
In the first full year of the board's new policy
setting forth construction standards for new houses
on existing unaccepted streets, many of which are
dirt roads, the board approved two streets requiring
minor surface improvements and disapproved two other
streets with excessively steep grades, one of which
was a "paper" street.
Subdivisions. Plans for new single family home de-
velopments off Grove Street (20 houses) and Hill
Street (five houses) demonstrate the need for chan-
ges in the town's zoning - subdivision regulations.
The terrain of both sites can be seen either as a
problem or an opportunity. Strict adherence to the
town's existing regulations may result in massive
alteration of the land form. More flexibility is
needed to permit better site planning, particularly
since land bypassed in earlier years because of its
problems is now coming under development.
Members - Staff. Judith Uhrig was elected to the
board in March. Frank Sandy served as Chairman
until June; Jacquelyn Smith succeeded him and is the
current Chairman. Jehanne Arslan, a landscape arch-
itect with particular strengths in visual communi-
cation, joined the staff as part -time Assistant
Planner.
Send -off help for Survey on Center. L /R: Margery
Battin, Ruth Nablo, Betsy Whitman, Laura Nichols,
Gail Colwell and Jacquelyn Smith.
Limited Land Acquisition
For Conservation
The preservation of open land and the protection of
wetlands are the active responsibility of the Con-
servation Commission. Established by the town in
1963 under the Commonwealth Conservation Act, the
seven - member Conservation Commission meets regularly
during the year. Its deliberations include imple-
menting the Master Plan for the acquisition of open
lands for passive recreation. The commission also
holds public hearings under its statutory authority
to protect wetlands in the town. These hearings on
land development projects, from swimming pools to
office buildings, are intended to protect any
Lexington wetlands from illegal filling or pollution
and to protect adjacent properties from increased
flooding problems. The management of lands acquired
for the town, which now includes over 1000 acres of
woods, swamps and fields, involves mowing, providing
access, supporting community gardens and leased farm
plots, trash clean -up, stream cleaning, developing
trail systems and installing identification signs.
W. Clifford Prentiss, Conservation Director, and
Laurie Macauda, Secretary, implement the com-
mission's policies and programs and ably carry out
the day -to -day business of the commission.
Land Acquisition. Faced with the continuing con-
straints of Proposition 21 and a tight budget for
the town, the commission limited 1982 acquisitions
to three small parcels, while laying the groundwork
for larger land purchases in the future. The most
visible of its acquisitions was a 3/4 acre parcel at
the intersection of Grove Street and Route 128. By
maintaining the parcel in its natural state, the
commission was able to preserve the integrity of the
open land fronting on Route 128 between Bedford and
Grove Streets. Other acquisitions included the
transfer of 1.3 acres abutting the Great Meadows and
a 1/2 acre parcel off Bonair Avenue near Wood
Street.
Wetland Protection. Alteration of wetlands is re-
stricted under the State Wetland Protection Act
(Chapter 131, Section 40 of the General Laws) and
the Town of Lexington Wetland By -law (Article
XXXII). Restriction may also include prohibition or
denial in order to (1) protect public or private
water supply and ground water, (2) prevent storm
damage or pollution, (3) control floods. Under
these guidelines the commission held 11 wetland
inute -Man
An approved holding pond at Route 128 and Bedford
Street (201 -82 and BL -31, quack).
hearings this year. Specific Orders of Condition
were issued to allow alteration to six, with three
denials. One was challenged by the developer
through the State Department of Environmental
Quality Engineering, which issued a superseding
Order of Conditions, over - ruling the commission.
However, no development may take place until the
local wetland by -law is addressed, and this case is
pending.
In addition to the following wetland hearings, the
commission issued several "Cease and Desist" orders
to those who failed to comply with the established
wetland protection laws.
201 -120 Town of Lexington - Hartwell
201 -121 Town of Lexington -South of
201 -122 Town of Lexington - Stratham
201 -123 Dupree Associates
201 -124 Willow Ridge
201 -126 Honeywell
201 -127 Mill Brook Sewer
201 -128 John Poulter Road
201 -129 Sellars
201 -130 Schopfer
201 -131 Tennis Club
Ave.
Lee Ave.
Rd.
BL66
BL67
BL68
BL69
BL70
BL71
BL 72
BL73
BL74
BL75
BL76
Stewardship Program. In conjunction with Citizens
for Lexington Conservation, the commission estab-
lished stewardship committees for the major conser-
vation areas. Each of these committees has spon-
sored walks to better familiarize neighbors with the
land and to help develop inventory and management
plans. Anyone interested in learning about steward-
ship may call the commission office.
Membership Changes. Charles Price was appointed to
the commission in April, replacing Paul Riffin, who
was subsequently appointed an associate member by
the commission to continue his valuable assistance.
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Conservation Commission. L/R seated:
Ruth Mitchell; John Oberteuffer;
David Williams, Chairman; John
Eddison; Clifford Prentiss, Conser-
vation /Recreation Director. Stand-
ing: Francis W.K. Smith, Vice
Chairman; Angela Frick; Laurel
Macauda, Secretary; Charles Price.
Environment
Building /Inspection: Land -Use Builds Up;
New Appeals Board for Code
Building Code Board of Appeals. L/
L /R: Peter DiMatteo, Building Com-
missioner; Charles Hagenah, archi-
tect; Anthony Casendino, architect;
William Sullivan, builder /realtor;
Emanuele Coscia, town DPW. Absent:
Chairman William Kennedy, engineer.
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
TOTAL PERSONNEL
Full time
Part time
Provisional
FY 83 - $92,751
FY 83 - $ 3,085
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Although the economic climate in the country as a
whole has declined, the building activity in Lexing-
ton continued at a high level. This activity fo-
cused more on additions, alterations and repairs
than on new construction. Several large and ongoing
construction projects also required constant moni-
toring. (See Data /Details Section for statistical
breakdown.)
Another important function of this department is in
the area of zoning enforcement. An unprecedented
amount of zoning violations were brought to our
attention and acted upon. Some of these culminated
in time consuming court cases.
The trend toward energy conserving devices continued
this year, including wood and coal burning stoves,
solar hot water systems, greenhouses and "sun- space"
rooms. With the advent of 100 percent evaluation,
this office received a marked increase in the number
of building permit applications for vacant lots
adjacent to existing houses. Each of these required
careful investigation in cooperation with Town Coun-
sel and other town departments dealing with land
use. Many requirements -- including deed, use and
ownership- -must be met before a lot can be legally
buildable.
Photo George Smith
Sealer of Weights and Measures. The Sealer of
Weights and Measures is a part -time position under
the jurisdiction of the Building/ Inspection De-
partment. This officer's job is to determine the
accuracy of all weights and measuring devices in
commercial or public use within the town. Among the
inspected are all scales used for public weighing,
pharmacy scales, taxi meters, gas pumps, oil trucks
and various other miscellaneous measuring methods.
After the weights and measuring devices are inspec-
ted they are either sealed, not sealed, adjusted or
condemned. Inspections are conducted on a periodic
basis, with all devices being checked at least once
a year.
Building Code Appeals Board. Due to State legisla-
tive action and zero budgeting, the Massachusetts
State Building Code Commission and its Board of Ap-
peals were abolished last year. Since a board of
this nature is necessary in order for architects and
contractors to deviate legally from the Massachu-
setts State Building Code for special conditions,
Lexington, under the authority of the Massachusetts
State Building Code, established its own board to
arbitrate these decisions on the local level.
The board appointed by the town manager is composed
of a chairman and four members who possess expertise
in various aspects of the building trade.
This year the board met four times and variances
were granted for the following building sites: 450
Bedford Street, 24 Hartwell Avenue, 420 Bedford
Street, 13 Hartwell Avenue and 394 Lowell Street.
Going
Environment
Going
Building that formerly housed an
automobile dealership and, finally,
a service garage for transportation
services. A mini -mall of shops and
offices will rise on the Massachu-
setts Avenue site near town offices.
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Gone
Traffic Now a Board of Appeals Concern
The ever increasing number of industrial and office
buildings on commercially zoned land has resulted in
serious traffic congestion. Therefore, Section 3.3
(site plan review) of the Lexington zoning by -law
was amended in 1982 by town meeting to require the
Board of Appeals to consider the effect on traffic
when a new building is proposed. The board has
followed the recommendations of the Planning Board
and has instituted procedures for evaluating the
effect on traffic of any new development.
Board of Appeals. L/R seated:
Irving Mabee; Natalie Riffin, Vice
Chairman; Woodruff Brodhead, Chair-
man; Evelyn Cole, Administrative
Clerk. Standing Associate Members:
William Hays, Jonathan Doran, Eric
Clarke. Absent Members: Robert
Gary, Thomas Taylor; Associate Mem-
bers Laurence Redgate, Anne
ScigZiano, Clarence Turner.
The Board continues to hear about 100 petitions per
year for special permits for use of property, vari-
ances of dimensional controls, and appeals by reason
of petitioner's inability to obtain a permit from
any administrative officer.
The board welcomes our new associate member,
Laurence K. Redgate.
Fence Viewers Help Fences Make Good Neighbors
Most boundary fence questions are settled amicably
between the parties and never come to the attention
of the fence viewers. The cases which provoke feel-
ing and ill will are usually those where one of the
two parties has acted unilaterally. Communication
with neighbors is the most important recommendation
the fence viewers can make to land owners planning
on building line fences. The time to resolve dif-
ferences is before construction starts.
Permanent Building
Committee to Sign Off
Only the formality of sign -off on Article 40 of 1979
(construction of the Center Pool Complex) is fore-
seen for the Permanent Building Committee. Created
to oversee planning the construction of schools and
other buildings during the town's capital expansion
heyday, the committee will await town meeting's
assignment of an approved building project before
reviving to report again.
Readying the Center Pool Complex for the summer. A
Parks Division employee pumps out a surge tank.
The official jurisdiction of the fence viewers is
limited to fences abutting town land. Here the
fence viewers would indicate to the selectmen any
violation where corrective action was necessary.
When differences arise between neighbors, the fence
viewers may attempt to act as peace makers, without
authority to impose a settlement. If mediation does
not work, the solution may be in court.
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Environment
Youth Commission: An Action - Packed Year
Youth Commission. L/R seated: Nancy Barter; Dan
Murphy; John McGirr; Ronald Wells, Chairman. Stand-
ing: Julie Hansen, Laura Ruben, Amy Dockser,
Davida Zelinsky, students active 1982 -83. Absent:
Ronald Marble (adult); Chris Berner and Frank
Vittemberga (students).
The Lexington Youth Commission is broadly charged
with implementing programs which are designed to
meet the opportunities, challenges, and problems of
youth in Lexington.
This past year, the commission both initiated a
number of new programs and continued several estab-
lished ones. Our highlights are summarized below.
In February, approximately 125 people attended Drug
Education Night. Four inmates from The Concord
Northeastern Correctional Institution shared their
personal experiences with the group.
In April, Youth Recognition Awards were given to
High School seniors Joseph P. Crimmins, Anne Doherty
and Rebecca Rotberg, and a special award for in-
spiration and courage was given to Danny Murphy.
In May, a plague was given to Dick Albert, the Channel
5 weatherman, for his "Use Your Smarts" program.
In May and June, over $1,300 was raised for a scholar-
ship fund to send a Lexington youth to the Minnesota
Outward Bound program.
Throughout the school year, a pilot Kids -To -kids
program provided a high school friend to several
elementary school youths.
Over the summer, the successful Hire -A -Youth program
was repeated, and as expected provided employment to
approximately 60 Lexington youths.
All in all, this was a successful year for the Youth
Commission and we look forward to working together
again next year.
Veterans' Services: Assisting in Crises;
Facilitating Federal Aid
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
PERSONNEL
$8,014
$10,936
1 part -time
After several years of staff changes, the Veterans
Department now falls under the responsibility of the
town's new Human Services Coordinator, Bea Phear, on
a part -time basis.
The Department of Veteran's Services is a program
jointly funded by the state and the town, with rules
and regulations governed by state law. Veterans
must meet certain qualifications of service, income,
residence and type of discharge to receive benefits
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People
that are designed to assist in times of crisis.
These benefits range from everyday living expenses
to medical assistance.
In addition, the local office offers guidance to
veterans and their dependants who are applying for
federal Veterans Administration programs such as
pensions, compensation, burial benefits and loans.
In the past year, the Veterans' Services Department
administered direct benefits to 17 local veterans
and their dependents and gave assistance to several
dozen others in their application for federal
programs.
Council on Aging Searches for a Permanent Home
In the next decade the number of elders in Lexington
will increase by 40 percent. The Council of Aging,
through the existing Lexington Senior Center, has
established a goal to plan for the integration of
existing as well as the growing number of elders in
its programs.
Three committees have been formed to focus attention
to the following three areas:
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: Recognizing the growth in the
elderly population in the years to come, the func-
tion of this committee is to determine the needs of
the town elders and to be sure that services and
activities match those needs. Attempts will be made
to encourage participation of elders and others in
the town, to develop better programming and to pro-
vide a forum for coordinated response from the
elders on current issues such as the Senior Center
and elderly housing in Lexington.
PUBLIC RELATIONS: The focus of this committee is to
publicize our programs to improve the image of be-
coming elderly, to encourage the use of Senior
Center facilities, to be responsible for the dissem-
ination of information to town elders, Selectmen,
Town Meeting members and other town committees, and
to improve the quality of our information.
MUZZEY SCHOOL SITE CONVERSION: We have unanimously
agreed to seek a permanent home for the Senior Cen-
ter in the redevelopment of Muzzey Junior High
School. The COA has developed a programmatic use of
8000 square feet in Muzzey and we are planning our
programs to match the eventual use of this space.
Highlights of our 1982 year include the well re-
ceived Christmas Fair, the much liked July Junque
Sale and the helpful arts, exercise and dance classes.
The Meals on
sults during
has received
Wheels program has had excellent re-
this year. Our elderly visitor program
favorable response.
Van transportation for frail and disabled elders
is available every Thursday. Shown above: Joan
Melcher, CoA Coordinator, assists a rider.
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Council on Aging. L/R seated: Barbara Ciampa;
George Harris, Chairman; Joan Melcher, Coordinator;
Terrence Gent. Standing: Lee Morehouse, Assistant
coordinator; Levi Burnell; Carol DiGianni; Louis
Tropeano; Dorothy Boggia; Wendell Benway; Janet
Clark. Absent: Arnold Green, Barbara Rubin.
The Congregate Meals program, which was expanded to
three days a week, has gathered momentum and par-
ticipation during this year and we expect an
excellent year in 1983. We have enlarged our
volunteer -run program due to increased demand by the
town elders.
We are incredibly excited about the coming year,
particularly with the recently revitalized program
involving high school students and Lexington
seniors. The Intergenerational Friendly Visitor
program trains Lexington High School students to be
"friendly visitors ". It is offered as an academic
credit course at the High School. It combines study
about aging and related topics with weekly home
visits of students to older isolated people. Fund-
ing for this program comes from a grant which the
Lexington COA was awarded by the Department of Elder
Affairs (DEA). Our goals for the coming year have
evolved through efforts to achieve the best mix of
programs, activities and facilities. We will:
- Expand our outreach efforts to the over 5200
existing elderly;
- Finely tune our programming to meet special
needs;
- Continue efforts to relocate the Senior Center
into the Muzzey School,
- Enlarge the congregate meals program to include
worthwhile activities; and
- Provide services which town elders desire and
need.
In our work with Lexington elders, we encourage new
ideas, evaluations, comments and participation.
Come and visit the Senior Center.
Come and register with the Council on Aging.
People
Lexington Housing Authority: Major Happenings
Lexington Housing Authority. L/R standing: Donald
Wilson, Vice Chairman; James McLaughlin; Lillian
McArthur; William Sullivan. Seated: Claire
Deptula, Administrative Assistant; Joseph Rooney,
Chairman.
The Housing Authority's year was punctuated by
events requiring close attention.
On April 14th an entire building (12 apartments)
under construction at Countryside Village housing
went up in smoke. Fortunately the contractor's
insurance covered the loss, and this major fire
caused no delay in the opening of the 60 new housing
units for the elderly and handicapped.
Soon after the first tenants moved into the new
apartments (late August), the Housing Authority's
executive directorship became vacant with the re-
tirement of Temple E. Scanlon, who had served the
authority for nearly nine years. While tenants
continued moving into the new complex, the authority
members searched for a new director. Not least
among the new tenants are the Housing Authority's
relocated central office and maintenance facilities.
By November all the new dwelling units were occupied
and a new director was in sight. Rita Mitchell will
assume her duties with the new year.
The authority administers the following programs:
State 707 Program rental subsidy
for 16 low income families
State 705 -2 Program rental subsidy
for one low income family
HUD Section 8 Program rental subsidy for
58 families of low income
Federal 067 Program
People
rental subsidy for 17
single family LHA -owned
homes
State 667 Program
Federal 067 Program
rental subsidies for 100 -
unit Greeley Village
(elderly) 48 -unit Vyne-
brooke Village (elderly)
rental subsidy for 60-
unit Countryside Village
(elderly and handicapped)
Parker Manor Condos 7 units of family housing
(LHA owned)
The authority is a corporate political body composed
of five members serving five -year terms: four are
elected and one is appointed by the Secretary of the
Executive Office of Communities and Development.
The authority operates under Chapter 121B of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has the power to
finance through federal, state or private sources or
sell its own tax - exempt bonds or notes. The author-
ity also has the power of eminent domain.
The Authority employs three full -time persons on its
maintenance staff. The office is comprised of an
Executive Director, Administrative Assistant, Feder-
al Coordinator and a Section 8 Coordinator, as well
as a part -time office clerk.
Regular meetings are held on the third Tuesday of
tHe month at 7:30 p.m. Special meetings are called
as the need arises. The Annual Meeting and election
of authority officers is held on the third Tuesday
in April. All meetings are open and the public is
invited to attend.
A detailed financial report of the Housing Authority
on aZZ its program for the year ending June 30,
2982, is on file and available for inspection at the
office of the Board of Selectmen, as required by
Chapter Z2ZB, Section 29 of the General Laws of the
Commonwealth.
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Ribbon - cutting ceremony at Countryside Village.
Photo Jon
Town Clerk Comments on Voter Apathy
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
TOTAL PERSONNEL Full Time
Part Time
$65,217 399 Democrats and 37 Republicans voted in this man -
8,180 ner (277 of whom voted in the office of the Town
4 Clerk). In comparision, 181 Democrats and 94 Repub-
56 licans voted absentee in the 1978 Primary (106 of
those in the Town Clerk's office).
Competition for elective office alone is not enough
to stir up the normally apathetic voter. An active
campaign with diligent workers for the various can-
didates seems to revive public awareness although,
of course, there are other factors involved.
55.5 per cent of the eligible registered voters cast
their ballots in the 1982 State Primary compared to
45.3 per cent in the 1978 Primary. In the 1982
Primary, 9,703 voted Democratic and 1,786 Republi-
can, while in 1978 there were 5,650 Democrats and
2,787 Republicans voting. The major candidates in
the race for Democratic Governor in both instances
were basically the same, but the 1982 campaign was
much more intense. The competition on the Republi-
can ballot seemed to create more interest in 1978.
The numbers voting by absentee ballot also reflect
the difference in campaigns. In the 1982 Primary,
The annual town elections, unfortunately, do not
attract the number of voters as do the state
elections. In 1982, 33.1 per cent voted, compared
to 33.754 per cent in 1981. 176 voted by absentee
ballot in 1982 versus 173 in 1981. There was compe-
tition in both years, although not in all offices,
and in spite of the efforts by dedicated workers for
local candidates, the fever pitch of state elections
does not envelop the majority of the electorate in
the March elections.
There is one consolation, if it may be considered as
such: Lexington does not stand alone with the prob-
lem. Greater publicity, voter education and hard
work by volunteers help to a point, but beyond these
it is up to the individual voter to become
motivated.
Board of Registrars Plays Names Game
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
TOTAL PERSONNEL
Full Time
Part Time
$ 8,037
15,000
1
30
"Names" in the name of the game, at least as far as
the Board of Registrars is concerned.
The first names of interest are those listed in the
annual census. From this, new lists of names are
generated for various purposes -- street lists, voting
lists, dog owners, jury lists, school children etc.
Board of Registrars. L /R: Mary McDonough, Clerk;
William Simmons;' Reed Kingston Taylor, Chairman;
Mary Abegg.
Names of candidates running for office by means of
nomination papers, whether on the ballot for town or
state election and /or primary is another consid-
eration. On each nomination paper are the signa-
tures of registered voters wishing to nominate the
candidate for a particular office and each name must
be checked with the voting list for certification.
If the candidate is running for local office, a list
of the names must be processed to appear on the
ballot.
After the local election, all names of duly elected
officials must be listed and each candidate notified
of his election. Both before and after the
election, lists of names of candidates are used for
campaign finance purposes.
In the meantime, eligible voters are registering
and, after the deadline for registering, a new list
of names of newly registered voters plus a list of
names to be deleted must be readied for computer
input and a revised voting list.
If a primary is held, another names game is held.
Changing or establishing party enrollment has become
an increasingly important factor in recent years.
No longer does the average voter remain enrolled in
one party as in the past. Many voters change their
party designations before and after the primary.
Over 1,200 changes were made after the 1982 Primary.
Lists with proper party enrollments for the names on
the list must be updated periodically.
The game is always the same but the names are for-
ever changing.
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Clerical /Legal
Photo Jon Hill
Appropriation Committee Weighs Pros and Cons
Appropriation Committee. L/R seated: Richard
Perry, Secretary; William Dailey, Chairman; Stanley
Toye. Standing: Harry HaZZ; Heinz Muehlmann;
Barry Marshall; John CampbeZZ; George Silverman.
Absent: Robert Cataldo, Vice Chairman; Esther
Arlan.
The past year has seen renewed efforts by this com-
mittee to encourage prudent fiscal restraint where
possible, while at the same time supporting neces-
sary expenditures to maintain our existing services
and facilities.
The operation of town government during the past two
years has been influenced by the limitations of
Proposition 21/2. We have been fortunate to have
available "free cash" which can be used to soften
the restrictions contained in this legislation.
Future use of "free cash" must be made on a most
judicious basis in order to ensure that a sufficient
balance is maintained at all times.
We anticipate that increased costs will be experi-
enced particularly in the areas of rubbish col-
lection, transportation and social services. Each
expense must be evaluated and weighed against other
proposed expenditures to determine where priorities
will be established. The committee has continued to
meet with all major boards and committees in order
to determine the plans and requests of these groups.
These meetings have provided this committee with
much needed information.
The town has little control over many of its ex-
penses including retirement payments, insurance
premiums (especially in the area of health care) as
well as county and MBTA assessments. These costs,
when coupled with increases in negotiated wage con-
tracts, leave little room for flexibility when con-
sideration is given to proposed expenditures for
matters which can be deferred. We continue to
believe that our taxpayers expect and demand that
essential services be provided in an efficient man-
ner. At the same time, non - essential expenditures
must be carefully monitored so that some measure of
tax stability is achieved.
A "Go Slow" Policy for Capital Expenditures
For the second year in a row, the limitations of
Proposition 21 have prevented the town from carrying
out some of its long -range plan for capital improve-
ments. The Capital Expenditures Committee continued
to recommend a "go- slow" policy, thereby deferring
all but the most pressing projects.
This year's expenditures were even less than during
the first year of Proposition 21. Cuts were made in
the DPW equipment budget, a ladder truck for the
Fire Department was postponed, and funds for water
main construction, street acceptances, conservation
purchases, and a water distribution system study
were all reduced or eliminated.
The future years continue to be uncertain, Master
plans for drainage improvement, street reconstruc-
tion, water system improvement, and street accep-
tance must be evaluated and implementation should be
started if the town is to maintain the quality of
life that its residents expect. The Capital Expen-
ditures Committee will continue its attempt to pre-
sent to the town a five -year plan which will meet
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the capital
bility, and
limitations
needs of the town, maintain fiscal sta-
remain consistent with the over -all
of Proposition 21/2.
Capital Expenditures Committee. Nyles Barnert,
Chairman; Jacquelyn Ward; Clifford Porter; Daniel
McCabe. Absent: Richard Michelson.
Photo Jon Hill
Comptroller Plugs Into New Accounting System
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $117,532.21
TOTAL EXPENSES 3,292.00
TOTAL PERSONNEL 7
During the 1982 Fiscal Year, over $100 million dol-
lars in accounting transactions were processed
through the Comptroller's office. This central
point for town finances serves all departments,
boards, committees and commissions by accounting for
all revenue receipts and disbursements. The offi-
cial accounting records of the town, including the
school department, are maintained in this office.
Over 34,000 payroll checks were generated through
our payroll service bureau during the year. In
January of 1982, 2,194 W -2's (statement of earnings
paid employees) were issued for employment during
1981. We also audited, verified and accounted for
almost 13,000 invoices from vendors that resulted in
issuing a similar number of accounts payable checks.
This office is also responsible for the adminis-
tration of the town's retirement system, including
library, as well as school employees in the area of
custodial, clerks, aides, secretarial and cafeteria
workers.
On June 30 we completed our first year under the
State's new Uniform Municipal Accounting System. We
were one of about a dozen communities that made the
transition from a system that had not changed mate-
rially since the late 1800's. It was a year of
adjusting to new "wrinkles" encountered, such as
"estimated" tax bills and the establishment of a tax
rate very late in the fiscal year. Our financial
statements now provide more uniformity in financial
reporting and adhere to generally accepted account-
ing principles.
The annual audit of our accounting records was per-
formed as of June 30, 1982 by Arthur Andersen & Co.,
C.P.A.'s, and once again the town was found in ex-
cellent financial condition.
During the year our word processing equipment really
stated to show its worth. Statistical capability
and a faster printer were added to allow us to gain
higher output. More sophisticated programs, new
applications and more trained staff are keeping this
equipment at full capacity.
Treasurer: Again No Tax Anticipation Financing
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
TOTAL PERSONNEL
*Included with collector's total
$40,712 Lexington's capital construction program for FY 1982
* was modest in amount. It was financed from tax
21 revenues and required no bond financing.
When municipalities run short of operating funds the
usual practice is to borrow from banks, short term,
and to repay the loans from the early tax collec-
tions. Largely because of its cash reserves, Lex-
ington has not had to borrow for operating needs
since 1978.
This was particularly fortunate in fiscal year 1982
because all the tax revenue was available for in-
vestment, prior to disbursement, at rates of 13 and
14 percent for much of the year and at rates of 17
and 18 percent for part of the year. The result was
investment income of $891,278 -- second highest of any
year in the town's history.
Reassessing the real and personal property proved
formidable and long drawn out. This caused delay in
preparing tax bills and was compounded by the need
to obtain legislative approval for billing the tax-
payers at one half of the previous year's tax. The
bills were mailed in mid - November with final payment
date in mid - December, six weeks later than usual.
Ample though they had been, reserves began to dwin-
dle in October, 1981, as investments were cashed to
meet operating needs. An appeal made to Lexington's
larger "concerned corporate citizens" met a most
heartening response. Twenty of them paid $1,500,000
in taxes which furnished the cash flow necessary to
keep untarnished Lexington's record of never having
borrowed for operating funds in recent years.
Tax Collector Copes With Computer's Complaints
Fiscal 1982 brought unbelievable encounters for the
Tax Collector's office. Our computer service turned
up "bugs" beyond imagination when presented with
their first estimated tax bills ever (due to not -
quite- completed 100 percent revaluation of all prop-
erty in town). Because the first half -year estimat-
ed tax bills were half the previous year's tax
bills, regardless of betterments and liens, the
second half of the tax year became even more diffi-
cult. In addition to a vast increase in adjust-
ments, abatements and betterment mixups, our in-
ternal referencing system -- usually consistent
through the tax year -- became virtually useless to us
because of numerous insertions and omissions.
Resolution of each problem involved not only our
computer service but also several other town depart-
ments, such as the Comptroller's and Assessors', who
had originated or recorded the bills that our office
processes. Now that the uproar of 1982 is finally
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Tax Collector
quieting, we hope that other municipalities with
estimated tax bills in 1983, who have consulted us,
will learn and profit from our varied experience.
Real estate books are closed for all years previous
to 1982. All real estate and personal property tax
bills for the second half of 1982 and the first half
of 1983 were mailed after April 1 and October 1,
which meant they were due within 30 days of the
postmark on the envelope. This means in the office
by 4:30 p.m. on the thirtieth day - -not simply in the
mail.
If paid late minus the interest, the interest is
figured and taken, thus leaving a balance due on the
bill. Interest is figured from the mailing date (or
if they are mailed on time from October 1 or April
1) to the date of receipt.
Approximately 10,000 real estate bills and 250 per-
sonal property tax bills were mailed out for each
six -month period. Demands are usually mailed in
June or July, but due to all the problems this year
they were not mailed until September. At this writ-
ing no new tax title accounts have been set up for
1982. Many tax title properties from previous years
were redeemed during 1982 and 11 accounts still
remain open. The majority of these are scheduled
for foreclosure in 1983. The fee for redemption is
now $20.00 plus postage and a town fee of $5.00.
Auto excise bills beginning 1981 have been at $25.00
per thousand on the vehicle book price. (Valuation
formula: 90 percent for model year, with percentage
reduced each successive year to 60, 40, 25 and
finally to 10 percent formula for valuation where it
stays thereafter.) These bills are due within 60
days from the date of issue. If not paid, a demand
of $2.00 is added to the bill and this is due within
14 days. At the end of the 14 days they are given
to the deputy collector and there is the $2.00 de-
mand, $2.00 warrant, 12 percent interest and his fee
of $5.00 added to the bill. This must be paid with-
in seven days. The next step on unpaid bills is the
Registry suspension notice which adds $5.00 to the
previous amounts and the deputy fee now becomes
$15.00. The deputy now has the right to take pos-
session of the plates and license for the Registry
if the bill is not paid. With proof of payment to
the Registry, the owner may pick up his plates and
license at the Registry of Motor Vehicles in Boston.
Water bills are due within 30 days of mailing.
Approximately 10,000 bills are mailed twice a year,
plus the demands on unpaid bills. The demand of
$1.00 is added for each reading on late payments.
In March all unpaid bills from January or the previ-
ous July are liened onto the real estate bills,
including the $1.00 demand for each reading.
Sewer, street, sidewalk and water betterment bills
are mailed from this office, offering the option of
paying them within 30 days or having them appor-
tioned over a period of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years plus
five percent interest. If a tax rate has been set
the apportioned betterment is part of the November
tax bill.
Ambulance bills are prepared and mailed by the Fire
Department. Our office is involved only with the
collection and mailing of demands. Any remaining
unpaid ambulance bills are turned over to a col-
lection agency. It is also the responsibility of
the person using the ambulance, or someone on his
behalf, to file with his insurance company if it is
to make the payment.
Municipal Liens $15.00 and Discharge of
Betterments $4.00
These are usually requested by attorneys and /or
banks when property is sold or a second mortgage
issued. It is our responsibility to get these done
within seven working days. The monies received for
these are turned over weekly to the treasurer for
deposit.
Upon balancing, all monies are turned over daily to
the treasurer for deposit before 1:00 p.m. Sched-
ules relating to each day's deposit are given to the
comptroller's office and one copy retained for our
files. Collections by us can only be made for war-
rants and /or commitments that we receive from vari-
ous departments. The percentage figure and the rate
for demands and fees are regulated by the Department
of Taxation and Corporations and are the same
throughout the state. Also under the General Laws,
checks returned to us by the banks are subject to a
surcharge of $5.00 or one percent if the check is
over $500.00.
Retirement Board Reports Funding Liability
$1 Million Less
The Board of Retirement met thirteen times during
the past year. At the 1982 Annual Town Meeting,
$1,074,163 was appropriated to the contributory
retirement pension fund as the town's share of re-
tirement allowances for the 1983 fiscal year, and
$5,850 was appropriated for the board's operating
expenses. In addition, $190,000 was appropriated to
fund pension payments of non - contributory members or
their beneficiaries. Town employees, through pay-
roll deductions, contributed over $440,000 to the
fund.
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The town appropriated an additional $300,000 to help
meet its unfunded pension liability. This makes a
total of $1,000,000 appropriated for this purpose
since funding started in 1978, and over $180,000 has
been added through investment earnings.
As of December 31, 1982, there were 266 contributory
retirees, an increase of five during the year.
There are also 19 non - contributory retirees.
Income from investments permitted us to credit in-
terest to members' accounts at the rate of 8.4
percent.
Trustees of Public Trusts
The trustees presently administer thirty -seven trust
funds. Over the years sums of money have been be-
queathed or donated to the town of Lexington per-
petual care funds for the Westview, Colonial and
Munroe cemeteries and the Bridge Charitable Fund.
Total book value on June 30, 1982 was $767,984.71
up from $667,597.38 at the close of fiscal 1981.
Assessors: Building Boosts Valuation;
Helps Keep Levy Within the Law
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
TOTAL PERSONNEL Full Time
Part Time
Fiscal restraint in all town operating departments,
as well as substantial growth in the total valuation
of the town because of new construction, has helped
offset a decrease in estimated receipts and keep the
levy increase well within the limitations set by
Proposition 2 1/2. The fiscal 1983 residential and
commercial tax rates increased 44 cents and 62 cents
respectively, or approximately 2 percent in each
class over fiscal 1982. With certified free cash of
over $1.9 million, the town appears to be in an
excellent financial position.
The 1982 Town Meeting adopted Clause 17C, thereby
allowing certain elderly persons, surviving spouses
and minors to retain eligibility for property tax
exemptions. When the State Legislature passed an
emergency act making Clause 17C retroactive to fis-
cal 1982, the assessors' office staff searched the
files for potential Clause 17C recipients and mailed
exemption applications.
As might be expected following the first town -wide
revaluation since 1962, the Board of Assessors has
been kept busy reviewing and processing some 675
abatement applications filed for Fiscal 1982. The
6.5 percent abatement application rate is
extraordinarily low compared to other revalued
Massachusetts communities and speaks well of the
general quality of the revaluation performed by
Patten Appraisal Associates.
Lexington property owners should be aware that cur-
rent property values are not permanently set.
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$61,867
10,438
3
4
Massachusetts law requires that property values be
maintained at market value and that all property be
revalued every two years. Property values are sub-
ject to adjustment to correct assessment inequities
and reflect changing market conditions. New State
assessment laws and Revenue Department regulations
have greatly added to the assessors' responsibil-
ities. It is hoped that property owners will under-
stand the complexity of the assessors' task.
The assessors' office continually strives to further
the professionalism of the department. Toward this
goal, Senior Clerk Margaret Toomey attended the 1982
State Assessors' Clerk Conference where changes in
assessment law were reviewed by the Department of
Revenue. Also, Town Assessor David Stusse success-
fully completed the Revenue Department's course in
assessment - administration law procedure valuation.
Last year, the assessors' office administered record
changes of about 700 property transfers, inspected
new construction, additions and alterations at over
500 sites, and processed over 28,000 motor vehicle
excise tax bills, as well as some 2,500 special
assessments. Also, approximately 800 statutory
exemptions relating to the blind, veterans surviving
spouses and elderly were handled by the office in
1982.
A good deal of credit goes to the office staff for
managing the workload so effectively, and for as-
sisting the many individuals who conduct business or
make inquiries at the assessors' office.
Financial
Annual Town Election, March 1, 1982
Pr.1 Pr.2 Pr.3 Pr.4 Pr.5 Pr.6 Pr.7 Pr.8 Pr.9 Totals
TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS 2144 2099 1939 2302 2162 2192 2286 1900 2265 19,289
Democrats 1030 1043 870 1024 956 882 1012 803 929 8,549
Republicans 458 415 402 598 453 680 531 505 526 4,568
Unenrolled 656 641 667 680 753 630 743 592 810 6,172
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 890 685 544 744 642 861 665 680 675 6,386
33.11 of the 19,289 eligible registered voters cast their vote. In absentee voting, 176 applications were
processed and 146 ballots were returned, of which two were rejected.
SELECTMAN 890 685 544 744 642 861 665 680 675 6,386
Robert F. Sacco 506 358 270 354 313 460 288 386 323 3,258
Albert P. Zabin 364 315 254 373 325 388 366 281 333 2,999
Blanks 20 12 20 17 4 13 11 13 19 129
Robert F. Sacco was elected to the Board of Selectmen for a term of three years expiring in March 1985.
MODERATOR 890 685 544 744 642 861 665 680 674 6,386
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 661 511 413 574 487 686 492 541 510 4,875
Blanks 229 174 131 170 155 175 173 139 165 1,511
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. was elected Moderator for a term of one year expiring in March 1983.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1780 1370 1088 1488 1284 1722 1330 1360 1350 12,772
Patricia A. Swanson 609 438 348 446 385 525 366 444 428 3,989
Shepard Anthony Clough 397 339 257 406 337 505 395 364 321 3,321
Blanks 774 593 483 636 562 692 569 552 601 5,462
Patricia A. Swanson and Shepard Anthony Clough were elected to the School Committee each for a term of
three years ending in March 1985.
PLANNING BOARD 890 685 544 744 642 861 665 680 675 6,386
Iris G. Wheaton 377 246 202 254 265 355 388 276 315 2,678
Judith J. Uhrig 335 332 259 402 276 417 227 311 267 2,826
Blanks 178 107 83 88 101 89 50 93 93 882
Judith J. Uhrig was elected to the Planning Board for a term of five years ending in March 1987.
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 890 685 544 744 642 861 665 680 675 6,386
Joseph 0. Rooney 599 446 351 479 407 576 408 456 429 4,151
Marian C. Reilly 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Blanks 291 239 193 262 235 285 257 224 246 2,232
Joseph 0. Rooney was elected to the Lexington Housing Authority for a term of five years ending in March
1987.
QUESTION (Additional or subsidiary rate
for health insurance) 890 685 544 744 642 861 665 680 675 6,386
Yes 206 180 145 157 144 194 168 180 163 1,537
No 259 180 145 217 179 236 202 196 198 1,812
Blanks 425 325 254 370 319 431 295 304 314 3,037
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Annual Town Election, March 1, 1982
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 1
*James E. Barry 499
*William E. Maloney, Jr. 518
*Barry E. Sampson
*Judith L. Zabin
*Joel A. Adler
*Robert E. Breslin
Laurel A. Macauda
*James S. Wilson
Blanks
500
479
443
565
320
522
2,384
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 4
*Gerald L. Abegg 446
*Nyles Nathan Barnert
*William J. Dailey, Jr.
*Frederick C. Frick
*Katherine G. Fricker
*Peter C. J. Kelley
*Joseph 0. Rooney
Stephen B. Cripps
Timothy J. Quinlan
Blanks
391
394
403
366
398
343
326
288
1,853
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 7
*George A. Burnell 300
*Manfred P. Friedman
*Martin L. Hagerty
*John E. Taylor
*Iris G. Wheaton
Barry M. Gilman
*Clarice B. Gordon
*Mary W. Miley
James L. Ware, Jr.
Blanks
*Elected for three years.
* *Elected for two years.
** *Elected for one year.
409
387
356
449
289
309
466
244
1,446
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 2
*Elizabeth H. Clarke 345
Eric T. Clarke 326
** *Karen A. Dooks 329
*Michael J. O'Sullivan 376
*Patricia A. Swanson 373
*William S. Widnall 359
*Alan B. Wilson 365
*Donald D. Wilson 366
*John Thomas Cunha 339
John R. Holt 215
Anne L. Whelan 280
Blanks 1,807
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 5
*Guy W. Doran 399
Edward R. DuBois 207
*Joseph F. Gilbert, Jr. 273
*Leona W. Martin 246
*Madeline A. Shaughnessy 273
Lloyd D. Taylor 232
Warren Roberts 118
Paul S. Shaughnessy 204
William B. Simmons 137
*Edgar R. Stuhr 279
*Julie F. Triessl 245
*Mary Kathryn Wolf 255
Blanks 1,626
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 8
*Richard H. Battin 380
*Robert E. Bond 339
*Anthony L. Mancini 406
*Anne R. Scigliano 385
** *Stanley E. Toye 327
* *Charles E. Connolly, Jr. 337
*Walter N. Leutz 339
Alan Mayer Levine
*Richardson C. Smith
*Carolyn H. Tiffany
Frances Carlson
Blanks
57
325
405
385
1
2,491
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 3
*Jacqueline B. Davison 329
*Elizabeth M. Flynn 277
Francis P. McCarron 202
*Paul V. Riffin 239
Francis W. K. Smith 216
*Jacquelyn R. Smith 241
*Richard W. Souza 218
Bruce Collier 168
*Donna M. Hooper 246
*Marjorie K. Madoff 229
George Edwin SpitzmillerJr 73
Blanks 1,370
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 6
*Earl F. Baldwin, Jr. 472
*John F. Downey, Jr.
*Sam V. Nablo
*Edith Sandy
*Frank Sandy
Constance E. Devereau
*Thomas E. Fortmann
*Paul W. Marshall
Paul W. Perkins
Marcia M. Stille
Blanks
399
464
454
438
391
469
408
226
316
1,990
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 9
* *Alice J. Adler 266
*Jane P. Buckley 362
James E. Cosgrove 232
*Anna P. Currin 365
Neil Gray 261
*Deborah B. Green 355
Stephen K. Johnson 211
*Paul E. Mazerall 268
*Fred D. Rosenberg 330
*John C. Eddison 307
*William P. Kennedy 270
Stanley S. Wallack 237
Blanks 1,936
State Primary Election, September 14, 1982
TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS (8/17/82)
Democrats
Republicans
Unenrolled
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST
Democrats
Republicans
Pr.1 Pr.2 Pr.3 Pr.4 Pr.5 Pr.6 Pr.7 Pr.8 Pr.9 Totals
2,091 2,056 1,905 2,255 2,078 2,133 2,264 1,861 2,215 18,858
1,003 1,043 856 1,007 923 874 997 785 907 8,395
403 352 358 532 401 611 481 450 486 4,074
685 661 691 716 754 648 786 626 822 6,389
1,196 1,221 1,085 1,204 1,128 1,208 1,256 982 1,209
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982
194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 227
10,489
8,703
1,786
55.51 of the 18,858 eligible registered voters cast their vote. In absentee voting: 37 Republican and 399
Democratic applications were processed, of which 29 and 351, respectively, were returned completed. Six
ballots were rejected.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT
SENATOR, CONGRESS
Edward M. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
L. Scott Harshbarger
Michael S. Dukakis
Blanks
GOVERNOR
Edward J. King
Michael S. Dukakis
Tom O'Neil
Blanks
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
John F. Kerry
Evelyn Murphy
Lou Nickinello
Lois G. Pines
Samuel Rotondi
Blanks
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Francis X. Bellotti
Blanks
SECRETARY
Michael Joseph Connolly
Blanks
TREASURER
Robert Q. Crane
Blanks
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
727 842 670 702 707 690 757 586 689 6,370
O 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
O 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
275 234 250 287 265 261 266 198 293 2,329
AUDITOR
John J. Finnegan
Blanks
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
380 296 298 246 311 240 281 232 303 2,587
604 764 615 726 651 701 731 548 669 6,009
O 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
18 17 9 18 10 9 11 4 10 106
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
217 230 212 205 227 233 242 188 278 2,032
172 267 233 274 217 225 268 188 202 2,046
83 70 65 48 44 43 44 50 54 501
163 159 160 194 190 194 198 152 190 1,600
334 315 229 235 270 225 243 185 229 2,265
33 36 23 34 24 31 28 21 29 259
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
724 760 670 703 716 658 700 573 689 6,193
278 317 252 287 256 293 323 211 293 2,510
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
580 603 499 510 530 507 529 438 550 4,746
422 474 423 480 442 444 494 346 432 3,957
REPRESENTATIVE, CONGRESS (7th District)
Edward J. Markey
Blanks
COUNCILLOR (6th District)
Joseph A. Langone, III
Anthony D. Pini
Blanks
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
585 637 508 519 560 538 545 461 573 4,926
417 440 414 471 412 413 478 323 409 3,777
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
562 595 480 484 507 490 508 416 520 4,562
440 482 442 506 465 461 515 368 462 4,141
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
608 694 566 601 606 594 639 487 607 5,402
394 383 356 389 366 357 384 297 375 3,301
1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
393 357 321 273 324 287 295 256 325 2,831
248 268 224 262 268 237 264 192 287 2,250
361 452 377 455 380 427 464 336 370 3,622
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State Primary Election, September 14, 1982
Pr.l Pr.2 Pr.3 Pr.4 Pr.5 Pr.6 Pr.7 Pr.8 Pr.9 Totals
SENATOR, GENERAL COURT (4th Middlesex) 1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
Gerard P. Donahoe 55 60 77 62 59 51 72 37 85 558
Edward A. Flaherty 66 60 55 63 92 45 48 51 77 557
Richard A. Kraus 321 461 346 436 391 488 487 333 383 3,646
James J. Lyons, Jr. 242 217 112 73 74 45 43 84 68 958
William Mahoney 130 97 138 133 145 143 164 112 162 1,224
Helen Metros 56 37 42 40 48 36 38 34 60 391
Charles Porter 10 12 4 12 11 4 6 5 11 75
Blanks 122 133 148 171 152 139 165 128 136 1,294
VOTES CAST FOR SENATOR, GENERAL COURT -4th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1982
In a recount, held September 25, 1982, of the above - listed votes cast for Senator in General Court (4th
Middlesex District) the following results of the final tallying were reported, with a challenge of the
validity of absentee ballot counting filed on behalf of James J. Lyons, Jr.
SENATOR, GENERAL COURT (4th Middlesex) 1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
Gerard P. Donahoe 55 60 77 62 59 51 72 37 85 558
Edward A. Flaherty 66 60 55 63 92 45 48 51 77 557
Richard A. Kraus 321 461 346 436 391 488 487 333 383 3,646
James J. Lyons, Jr. 242 217 112 73 74 45 43 84 68 958
William Mahoney 130 97 138 133 145 143 164 111 162 1,223
Helen Metros 56 37 42 40 48 36 38 35 60 392
Charles Porter 10 12 4 12 11 4 6 5 11 75
Blanks 122 133 148 171 152 139 165 128 136 1,294
REPRESENTATIVE, GENERAL COURT(15th Middlesex)1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
Stephen W. Doran 784 855 699 793 741 776 830 627 769 6,874
Joseph F. Gilbert, Jr. 125 92 100 73 140 79 81 88 94 872
Blanks 93 130 123 124 91 96 112 69 119 957
DISTRICT ATTORNEY (Northern District) 1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
John J. Droney 89 95 92 72 111 78 76 79 85 777
Paul J. Cavanaugh 92 81 65 64 78 61 69 56 64 630
Edward R. Gargiulo 195 139 109 78 104 66 75 90 101 957
L. Scott Harshbarger 514 647 548 652 583 628 680 470 613 5,335
Blanks 112 115 108 124 96 118 123 89 119 1,004
CLERK OF COURTS (Middlesex County) 1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
Edward J. Sullivan 582 587 490 506 514 480 515 421 527 4,622
Blanks 420 490 432 484 458 471 508 363 455 4,081
REGISTER OF DEEDS (Middlesex, South) 1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
John F. Zamparelli 563 550 472 475 497 463 493 419 508 4,440
Blanks 439 527 450 515 475 488 530 365 474 4,263
COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Middlesex County 1,002 1,077 922 990 972 951 1,023 784 982 8,703
Albert Joseph Onessimo 239 167 153 137 184 117 130 140 174 1,441
Bill Schmidt 419 532 417 476 442 477 498 365 466 4,092
Blanks 344 378 352 377 346 357 395 279 342 3,170
REPUBLICAN PARTY BALLOT
SENATOR, CONGRESS 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Ray Shamie 122 90 101 149 110 166 151 133 161 1,183
Blanks 72 54 62 65 46 91 82 65 67 604
GOVERNOR 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Andrew H. Card, Jr. 30 26 24 31 22 40 27 31 38 269
John R. Lakian 56 24 45 34 37 40 64 40 49 389
John W. Sears 101 91 86 140 94 171 139 123 137 1,082
David H. Maynard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Blanks 7 3 8 8 3 6 3 4 4 46
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State Primary Election, September 14, 1982
Pr.1 Pr.2 Pr.3 Pr.4 Pr.5 Pr.6 Pr.7 Pr.8 Pr.9 Totals
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Leon J. Lombardi 149 97 110 149 117 193 167 136 155 1,273
Gilbert I. Santos 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Blanks 45 47 53 64 39 64 66 62 73 513
ATTORNEY GENERAL 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Richard L. Wainwright 139 92 102 147 111 191 163 136 157 1,238
Blanks 55 52 61 67 45 66 70 62 71 549
SECRETARY 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Jody DeRoma Dow 139 87 96 134 111 180 149 126 145 1,167
Blanks 55 57 67 80 45 77 84 72 83 620
TREASURER 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Mary J. LeClair 134 95 96 142 108 182 152 132 151 1,192
Blanks 60 49 67 72 48 75 81 66 77 595
AUDITOR 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Michael S. Robertson 133 92 97 141 110 181 153 131 149 1,187
Blanks 61 52 . 66 73 46 76 80 67 79 600
REPRESENTATIVE, CONGRESS (7th District) 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
David M. Basile 144 97 107 147 112 185 160 132 151 1,235
Blanks 50 47 56 67 44 72 73 66 77 552
COUNCILLOR (6th District)
Blanks
194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
SENATOR, GENERAL COURT (4th Middlesex) 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Lyman G. Judd, Jr. 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4
Blanks 194 144 163 212 155 257 233 197 228 1,783
REPRESENTATIVE, GENERAL COURT(15th Middlesex) 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 i,787
Stephen W. Wade 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Blanks 194 144 162 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,786
DISTRICT ATTORNEY (Northern District) 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Guy A. Carbone 134 102 115 140 112 172 156 136 156 1,223
Blanks 60 42 48 74 44 85 77 62 72 564
CLERK OF COURTS (Middlesex County)
Blanks
REGISTER OF DEEDS(Middlesex, South)
Blanks
194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Middlesex County) 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
Blanks 194 144 163 214 156 257 233 198 228 1,787
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State Election, November 2, 1982
TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS (10/5/82)
Democrats
Republicans
Unenrolled
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST
Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9
2,172 2,099 2,002 2,320 2,163 2,182 2,332 1,929 2,292
1,200 1,240 1,063 1,206 1,119 1,083 1,219 931 1,128
419 355 375 542 398 608 483 459 490
553 504 564 572 646 491 630 539 674
Totals
19,491
10,189
4,129
5,173
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713 14,714
75.491% of the 19,491 eligible registered voters cast their vote. In absentee voting, 642 applications for
ballots were processed, 532 ballots were cast, and seven ballots were rejected.
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Edward M. Kennedy
Ray Shamie
Howard S. Katz
Gabriel Berezin
Nora Laudani
Blanks
GOVERNOR- LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Dukakis & Kerry
Sears & Lombardi
Rich & Davies
Shipman & MacConnell
David Maynard & Gilbert Santos
Blanks
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Francis X. Bellotti
Richard L. Wainwright
Michael Reilly
Blanks
SECRETARY
Michael Joseph Connolly
Jody DeRoma Dow
Robin D. Zazula
Andrew Tauber
Blanks
TREASURER
Robert Q. Crane
Mary J. LeClair
Freda L. Nason
Micheal Mouse
Blanks
AUDITOR
John J. Finnegan
Michael S. Robertson
Donald E. Washburn
Michele Mouse
Blanks
REPRESENTATIVE, CONGRESS (7th District)
Edward J. Markey
David M. Basile
Blanks
COUNCILLOR (6th District)
Joseph A. Langone, III
Warren Herman
Andrew Tauber
Lincoln Cole
Blanks
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728
997 1,034 875 944
578 519 590 708
16 27 33 33
1,602
931
608
25
1,684
895
722
29
1,778 1,431 1,713
999 767 926
689 614 730
38 21 25
O 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
46 35 27 42 38 38 52 29 32
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431
1,014 1,069 898 1,016 956 970 1,067 812
558 497 568 659 590 673 633 564
26 25 24 16 25 19 22 20
12 11 16 14 11 10 27 14
1,713
979
673
31
9
O 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 14 19 22 20 12 29 21 21
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
1,211 1,210 1,127 1,195 1,216 1,113 1,252 1,005 1,176
299 286 282 390 277 462 373 326 405
34 32 39 31 29 21 41 30 36
93 88 77 112 80 88 112 70 96
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
991 954 845 886 872 852 919 759 900
380 378 411 531 439 547 534 428 527
57 58 53 44 59 31 63 33 50
O 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
14,714
8,368
5,758
247
1
1
339
14,714
8,781
5,415
208
124
1
185
14,714
10,505
3,100
293
816
14,714
7,978
4,175
448
1
209 226 216 267 231 254 262 211 236 2,112
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602
1,006 978 846 918 921
397 393 444 516 420
51 51 56 53 56
1,684
899
550
33
1,778
950
503
72
1,431
776
434
34
1,713
895
563
61
14,714
8,189
4,220
467
O 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
183 194 179 241 204 202 253 187 194 1,837
1,637
869
436
51
1,616
844
402
62
1,525
751
460
46
1,728
729
581
70
1,602
750
506
59
1,684
684
619
49
1,778
758
572
78
1,431
605
512
51
1,713
777
589
60
14,714
6,767
4,677
526
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
869 589 268 348 286 332 370 263 287 2,743
1,637
1,038
445
154
1,616
1,114
397
105
1,525
963
444
118
1,728
1,031
532
165
1,602
1,035
447
120
1,684
1,002
569
113
1,778
1,117
519
142
1,431
858
468
105
1,713
1,031
552
130
14,714
9,189
4,373
1,152
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713 14,714
1,013 916 862 902 884 856 871 758 918 7,980
O 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
O 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
624 700 663 825 717 828 907 673 794 6,731
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State Election, November 2, 1982
SENATOR, GENERAL COURT (4th Middlesex)
Richard A. Kraus
Lou Conrad II
Blanks
REPRESENTATIVE, GENERAL COURT (15th Middlesex)
Stephen W. Doran
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
Blanks
DISTRICT ATTORNEY (Northern District)
Guy A. Carbone
L. Scott Harshbarger
Blanks
CLERK OF COURTS (Middlesex County)
Edward J. Sullivan
Monty Tauber
Blanks
Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
1,038 1,043 949 1,012 981 998 1,028 854 1,020
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
599 573 576 716 621 686 750 577 692
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
1,253 1,216 1,099 1,243 1,182 1,206 1,290 1,002 1,217
O 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
384 400 425 485 419 477 488 429 496
REGISTER OF DEEDS (Middlesex, South)
John F. Zamparelli
Charlie Jahakian
Elizabeth Tauber
Blanks
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
418 351 395 441 404 496 446 401 470
1,068 1,127 997 1,122 1,055 1,060 1,154 891 1,070
151 138 133 165 143 128 178 139 173
COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Middlesex County)
Bill Schmidt
Joe Doty
Ephraim Weiss
Sharon Tauber
Blanks
Totals
14,714
8,923
1
5,790
14,714
10,708
3
4,003
14,714
3,822
9,544
1,348
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713 14,714
1,021 968 889 941 931 889 918 797 981 8,335
O 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
616 648 636 787 670 795 860 634 732 6,378
QUESTION NO. 1 (State aid to non - public
school students & certain
institutions)
Yes
No
Blanks
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713 14,714
979 896 860 902 881 863 870 766 928 7,945
O 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
O 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1
1
658 720 665 825 720 821 908 665 785 6,767
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778
960 916 856 911 888 886 905
0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1 0 0
O 0 0 0 1 0 0
677 700 669 816 712 798 873
QUESTION N0. 2 (Death penalty)
Yes
No
Blanks
QUESTION NO. 3 (Restricting low -level
radioactive waste disposal
and nuclear power plant
construction
Yes
No
Blanks
1,431 1,713 14,714
769 922 8,013
0 0 1
0 0 1
0 0 1
662 791 6,698
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
389 366 328 329 317 359 303 303 351
1,075 1,131 1,059 1,257 1,125 1,202 1,370 1,006 1,220
173 119 138 142 160 123 105 122 142
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
776 638 674 702 776 735 754 653 848
692 852 723 874 692 828 915 667 726
169 126 128 152 134 121 109 111 139
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
914 881 825 850 866 855 912 756 931
520 599 575 722 590 684 746 531 626
203 136 125 156 146 145 120 144 156
14,714
3,045
10,445
1,224
14,714
6,556
6,969
1,189
14,714
7,790
5,593
1,331
QUESTION NO. 4 (Regulating bottles and cans) 1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713 14,714
Yes 973 1,146 986 1,243 1,064 1,226 1,252 964 1,111 9,965
No 513 360 445 379 414 356 427 372 484 3,750
Blanks 151 110 94 106 124 102 99 95 118 999
QUESTION NO. 5 (U.S.negotiate a mutual
nuclear weapons moratorium
and reduction)
Yes
No
Blanks
1,637 1,616 1,525 1,728 1,602 1,684 1,778 1,431 1,713
1,033 1,161 1,049 1,190 1,084 1,156 1,208 984 1,120
354 289 313 349 336 349 389 275 378
250 166 163 189 182 179 181 172 215
62
14,714
9,985
3,032
1,697
Annual Town Meeting - Index to Articles
Annual Town Election 1 Sidewalks 17
Street Acceptance 20
Appropriations 3 -8, 10 -13, 15, 18 -20, 22, 24 -29, 31, Street Construction 21
34 -38, 41 Street Improvements 15
Supplemental Appropriations for Projects 7
By -Laws 48 Water Distribution Study 12
Water Mains 11
Cary Lectures Committee 42
Recreation
Citizen Articles All- weather Track 35
CMARC 27 Backstop Replacement 34
Civil Defense 39 Lincoln Street /Worthen Road Soccer Field Study 36
Hennessey Recreation Land 51
Rezoning 59 -65 Re- Zoning
School Zone, School Crossing Guards 40 Adams School 56
Hartwell Avenue and Wood Street 61
Civil Defense 39 Hayden Avenue near Rte. 2 Ramp 63, 64
Marrett Road at Lincoln Street 60
Conservation Marrett Road near Minuteman School 59
Conservation Fund 29 Muzzey Junior High School 53
Land Purchase 30, 31 Waltham Street, Lexington Center 65
Land Swap 33 Waltham Street near Town Line 62
Land Transfer 32
School Building Conversions
Energy Conservation 24 Adams Conveyance 55
Adams in Historic District 54
Fire Department equipment 25 Adams Rezoning 56
Muzzey Conveyance 52
Garrity House 49 Muzzey Rezoning 53
General Government Studies
Appraisals and Options 10 Lincoln Street play area, Worthen Road Soccer
Borrowing Authority 9 Field 36
Funds to Reduce Tax Rate 41 Traffic Study, Lexington Center 38
Property Tax Exemption 46 Water Distribution 12
Reports 2
Tax Levy Limit 45 Telephone Conversion 23
Historic District 54 Town Celebrations 47
Human Services - CMARC 27 Traffic
Considerations for Special Permits 57
Inspection Department - Microfilming 22 Lexington Center Study 38
School Zone Speed Change 40
Land Transfer to National Park 50
Zoning By -Law
Lexington Housing Authority 28, 51 Hearings for Municipal Building Conversion 58
Special Permits - Traffic Considerations 57
Mini -Bus Transportation 26
Parking 19, 43
Personnel
Salary adjustments, collective bargaining
settlements 5
School Crossing guards' benefits 40
Unemployment Compensation 37
Planning Board (term of office) 44
Public Works /Engineering �- (; 1/
Brook Cleaning 14
Curbing 16
Drainage 13
Equipment 18
Parking 19
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Annual Town Meeting, April 5, 1982
NOTE: The following report of the several sessions
of the Annual Town Meeting is condensed from the
official minutes, which are available in the office
of the Town Clerk.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator,
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., at 8:10 p.m. in Cary Memorial
Hall. There were 187 Town Meeting Members present.
The invocation was offered by Reverend David C.
Myers, Pastor of the Lexington United Methodist
Church.
Article 1. ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION: Reported under
that heading.
Article 2. REPORTS: This article remains open
throughout the entire meeting to receive reports.
During the 1982 Annual Town Meeting, reports were
received from the Town Manager on the municipal
budget, the Capital Expenditures Committee, the
Appropriation Committee, Conservation Commission
(on status of land acquisitions and on land use of
School Administration Building), the Housing Author-
ity, the Cary Lecture Committee, annual report on
Housing Policy, Selectmen on Proposition 2.1/2,
Energy Conservation Committee, Accessory Apartment
Committee, Adams School Conversion Committee and
Muzzey School Conversion Committee.
Article 3. SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION FOR CURRENT
FISCAL YEAR (FY 82): To appropriate $160,000 in
conjunction with money appropriated under Article 39
of the warrant for the 1981 Annual Town Meeting for
the following line items:
Group Insurance $75,000
Police Department Collective
Bargaining Unit - Personal Services 20,000
Fire Department Collective Bargaining
Unit - Personal Services 65,000
VOTED.
Article 4. OPERATING BUDGET: See Appropriation
Accounts for details of appropriations voted except
for line items 5400 and 7800. (See separate actions
taken at meetings on April 26 and May 10.)
Article 5. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND COLLECTIVE BAR-
GAINING SETTLEMENTS: To appropriate $350,000 to
fund costs from collective bargaining agreements.
VOTED.
Article 6. PRIOR YEARS' UNPAID BILLS: INDEFINITE-
LY POSTPONED.
Article 7. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR AUTHOR-
IZED PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS: INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Article 8. RESERVE FUND: To appropriate the sum
of $175,000 for the Reserve Fund. VOTED.
Article 9. TAX ANTICIPATION BORROWING: That the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen,
be authorized to borrow money from time to time in
anticipation of the revenue for the fiscal year be-
ginning July 1, 1982. VOTED.
Article 10. SELECTMEN'S APPRAISALS AND OPTIONS: To
appropriate $1,000 to obtain appraisals and options
by the Selectmen on land recommended for acquisi-
tion by the town for municipal purposes. VOTED
Article 11. INSTALL WATER MAINS: To appropriate
$67,000 to install new or replacement water mains
as the Selectmen may determine. VOTED.
Article 12. WATER D TR UTION SYSTEMS STUDY: To
appropriate $75,000 for ngineering services for a
water distributuion s dy. DEFEATED.
Article 13. INSTALL DRAINS /WIDENING, DEEPENING OR
ALTERING BROOKS: To appropriate $100,000 for in-
stallation of street drains and land acquisition
therefor. VOTED.
Article 14. BROOK CLEANING: To appropriate $10,000
for cleaning streams and brooks. VOTED.
Article 15. AUTHORIZATION TO USE CHAPTER 90 FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS: See meeting of May 10.
Adjourned 10:40 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 12, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8:04 p.m., recessed and reconvened at 8:12 p.m.
There were 184 Town Meeting Members present. The
invocation was offered by Reverend Harvey Meppelink,
Pastor of the Assemblies of God Christian Center.
The moderator read a memo from the Chairman of the
School Committee regarding a meeting to be held
April 14 at 7:30 p.m. to meet Dr. J. Geoffrey
Pierson candidate for School Superintendent.
Article 16. INSTALL CURBING: INDEFINITELY POST-
PONED.
Article 17. CONSTRUCT SIDEWALKS: INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED.
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Article 18. PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT: To appropri-
ate $132,000 to purchase equipment for Public Works.
VOTED.
Article 19. PARKING IMPROVEMENTS: To appropriate
$15,000 for parking improvements. Fundsto be
raised and transferred from the Parking Permit Fund
provided that none of the funds appropriated here-
under shall be expended to expand the school admini-
stration parking lot. VOTED.
Article 20. STREET ACCEPTANCE AND CONSTRUCTION:
(a) To establish as a town way Center Street from
Reed Street to Avon Street, a distance of 370 feet.
(b) To appropriate $44,500 for land acquisition,
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 12, 1982
construction and alteration and to establish as a
town way Outlook Drive from Middleby Road a dis-
tance of 400 feet. (c) To appropriate $6,500 for
survey work on Meadow Brook Avenue and Wellington
Lane Avenue. VOTED.
Article 21. STREET CONSTRUCTION AND LANDTAKING:
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Article 22. MICROFILM PROGRAM: To appropriate
$14,000 for a microfilm program in the Inspection
Department. VOTED 89 to 72.
Article 23. TELEPHONE CONVERSION: INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED.
Article 24. ENERGY CONSERVATION COMMITTEE: See
meeting of May 10.
Article 25. AIR MASKS /COMPRESSOR: To appropriate
$38,000 for the purchase of air masks and a com-
pressor for the Fire Department. VOTED.
Article 26. LEXPRESS MINI -BUS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM:
See meeting of May 12.
Article 27. CMARC: To appropriate $5,000.00 to be
expended by the Board of Health for a contract with
Central Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens,
Inc. (CMARC). VOTED.
Article 28. LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY- REIMBURSE-
MENT FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES: See meeting of May 10.
Article 29. CONSERVATION FUND: To appropriate
$5,170.40 for the Conservation Fund, and to raise
such amount by transfer from the appropriation voted
under Article 61 of the Warrant for the 1972 Annual
Town Meeting. VOTED.
Article 30. CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE OFF MAPLE
STREET: See meeting of June 16.
Article 31. CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE OFF GROVE
STREET: To appropriate $19,500 to purchase or other-
wise acquire for conservation purposes including out-
door recreation a parcel of land off Grove Street.
VOTED 148 to 26.
Article 32. TRANSFER OF LAND OWNED BY THE TOWN OR
OWNERS UNKNOWN TO CONSERVATION: That the Conserva-
tion Commission be authorized to purchase or other-
wise acquire, and the Selectmen be authorized to
take by eminent domain for conservation purposes
including outdoor recreation, a parcel of land west
of Route 128 with access on Amherst Street and an-
other parcel adjacent to Arlington Great Meadow.
VOTED.
Article 33. ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION LAND BY LAND
SWAP: (a) That the Conservation Commission be auth-
orized to acquire, and the Selectmen be authorized
to take by eminent domain for conservation purposes
including outdoor recreation land shown as Lots 223
and 225 on Assessors' Property Map 72. (b) That the
Selectmen be authorized to convey Lot 213 on Asses-
sors Property Map 72 to Joseph J. Murphy and Marjor-
ie P. Murphy in exchange for the acquisition of said
Lots 223 and 225, and to petition the General Court
for an act to permit such conveyance. VOTED.
Adjourned 10:55 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 14, 1982
The meeting was called to order in Cary Memorial Hall
by the Moderator at 8:01 p.m., recessed, and re-
convened at 8:11 p.m. There were 179 Town Meeting
Members present. The invocation was offered by
Reverend Bernard M. Hoy, Curate from the Sacred
Heart Church.
Article 34. REPLACEMENT OF BACKSTOP: To appropri-
ate $3,500 for the purchase of a backstop at the
Center Playground. VOTED.
Article 35. PURCHASE AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL WEATH-
ER TRACK: To appropriate $70,000 for the purchase
and construction of an all weather track at the Cen-
ter Playground. VOTED 94 to 80.
Article 36. STUDY MONEY FOR LINCOLN STREET PLAY
AREA AND WORTHEN ROAD: To appropriate $5,000.00 for
test borings and a soil study for the Lincoln Street
play area and Worthen Road soccer field. DEFEATED.
Article 37. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND: To
appropriate $25,000 for the unemployment compensa-
tion fund. VOTED.
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Article 38. TRAFFIC STUDY, LEXINGTON CENTER: To
appropriate $3,000.00 for engineering services for
a traffic study of Lexington Center. VOTED.
Article 39. NUCLEAR ATTACK: MOVED THAT:
WHEREAS: The safety of residents of Lexington and
the security of their property are of
paramount concern to us in the event of
nuclear war: and
WHEREAS: Such a war, involving the enormous de-
structive power of nuclear bombs and the
long term effects of radiation damage to
all forms of life, could lay waste our
town and the Boston metropolitan area with-
in minutes of such an attack: and
WHEREAS: The civil defense plan ordered by the state
and handed down to town civil defense
authorities has been called into question
by town officials and experts in the field:
now therefore
BE IT
RESOLVED: That the town direct the Civil Defense
Director to hold in abeyance further dis-
tribution of this plan: That the town
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 14, 1982
meeting instruct the Town Manager and the
Civil Defense Director to jointly appoint,
with the approval of the Board of Select-
men, a committee of seven (7) members to
be made up of citizens of the town, in-
cluding individuals knowledgeable about
the effects of nuclear weapons to inves-
tigate through research and expert testi-
mony the implications of nuclear attack.
The charge to the committee shall be to
determine if any civil defense plan for
the town is realistic and feasible, and
if not, what can be done. The committee
shall be appointed by June 30, 1982 and
shall report back to the Board of Select-
men by November 30, 1982. Furthermore,
when the report is approved, the town will
assume responsibility for printing enough
copies of the report for every household
in Lexington, in a sum not to exceed $300
and will accept financial and other forms
of assistance from individuals or groups
to print and to distribute the report to
every household.
VOTED.
Meeting adjourned 10:41 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 26, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8:00 p.m., recessed, and reconvened at 8:05 p.m.
There were 186 Town Meeting Members present. The
invocation was offered by Reverend Brian S. Dixon,
Pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Article 40. SCHOOL ZONE SPEED CHANGE CROSSING
GUARD BENEFITS:
1. Resolved that this town meeting recommend to the
Board of Selectmen that the Traffic Safety Committee
study the speed zones in all streets passing by
schools and that the Board of Selectmen appoint a
committee of five citizens, including representa-
tion from the Crossing Guards and PTA, to work with
the Traffic Safety Committee on this matter.
VOTED.
2. That School Crossing Guards be extended medical
and retirement benefits such as covered by all other
town employees. DEFEATED.
Article 41. USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE TAX RATE:
See meeting of June 16.
Article 42. APPOINTMENTS TO CARY LECTURE SERIES:
That a committee of three be appointed by the Mod-
erator to have the charge of the lectures under the
wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Suzanna E. Cary for
the current year. VOTED.
Article 43. ACCEPT CHAPTER 90, SECTION 20A 1/2 ON
PARKING REGULATIONS: That the Town accept Section
20A 1/2 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. VOTED.
Article 44. TERM OF PLANNING BOARD: That the term
of office of members of the Planning Board be re-
duced from five years to three years beginning with
the member elected at the annual town election of
1983. DEFEATED.
Article 45. AUTHORIZE SPECIAL LEGISLATION TO ALLOW
TAX LEVY TO GO TO 2 1/2 PERCENT: INDEFINITELY POST-
PONED 92 to 85.
Article 46. ACCEPT CHAPTER 59, SECTION 5, CLAUSE
17C ON PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS: See meeting of
May 17.
Article 47. GIFT ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST FUND: That
the town accept a gift of $2,000 from the Stanley
Hill Post, No. 38, Inc. of the American Legion with
the income to be used for the Town's celebration of
Patriot's Day, Memorial Day and Veterans' Day.
VOTED.
Article 4. Line Item 7810. PENSION FUNDING: That
Article 4, Line 7810 be amended by adding the follow-
ing: The Town Meeting requests that the Board of
Selectmen, in cooperation with the Retirement Board,
report to the 1983 Annual Town Meeting the long
range plan for funding pension liability, and in
particular, present estimated appropriations for the
next five years. VOTED.
Article 48. BY -LAWS REVISIONS: See meetings of
April 28 and May 3 for revised motion and disposi-
tion.
Adjourned 10:29 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 28, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 p.m., recessed, and reconvened at 8:07 p.m. There
were 180 Town Meeting Members present. Invocation
offered by Reverend Polly Laughland Guild of the
Follen Community Unitarian /Universalist Church.
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The entire meeting concerned amendments to Article
48. BY -LAWS REVISIONS. All amendments adopted at
this and other sessions are incorporated in the re-
port of the meeting of May 3.
Adjourned 11:25 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 3, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 p.m., recessed, and reconvened at 8:07 p.m. There
were 176 Town Meeting Members present. Invocation
offered by the Reverend Peter H. Meek of the Han-
cock United Church of Christ.
Article 48. BY -LAWS REVISIONS:
Resolution under Article 48. That the town meeting
request the Board of Selectmen to explore the possi-
bility of President Reagan attending Lexington's
1983 Patriots Day celebration and that President
Reagan be asked to invite the Premier of Canada as
his guest to meet on Lexington's historic Common,
thereto commemorating the 167 years of peace along
the joint 3,000 mile undefended border; that con-
currently the Selectmen ask the Town Manager and his
staff to prepare a tentative but realistic budget of
costs that would be in excess of budgetted 1983
Patriots Day expenses; that contingent upon accept-
ance of the invitation by President Reagan and
approval of the budget by the Selectmen that the town
seek to raise the sum budgetted as special gifts
from Corporations or institutions. VOTED.
BY -LAWS REVISIONS: That the General By -Laws of the
Town be amended in accordance with the report and
recommendations of the By -Law Committee as filed
with the Town Clerk, except that Section 25 of
Article XXV be amended as set forth in the amendment
to the report of the By -Laws Committee dated April
26, 1982.
The report of the By -Laws Committee is on file in
the Town Clerk's office. Listed below are the sec-
tions of the General By -Laws revised by action of
this Town Meeting.
Article I - General Provisions. To amend Section
1 of Article I of the General By -Laws of the Town.
The words "Building, Plumbing and Signs" struck out
from Section 1.
Article III - The Calling and Notice of Town
Meetings. Section 2, posting of warrant for Town
Meetings and Section 5, commencing of Town Meeting
with opening of polls for voting (Article I of
warrant).
Article VI - Selectmen. Sections 5, 6, 7 and 9
amended.
To amend Section 5 of Article VI of the General
By -Laws of the Town of Lexington by striking the
words "and in a public place in each precinct and"
and by substituting therefor the word "and ".
To amend Section 6 of Article VI of the General
By -Laws of the Town of Lexington by striking the
words "for eight hours each weekday, except holidays
and Saturdays" and by adding at the end thereof the
words "for such hours as are determined by the Board
of Selectmen."
To amend Section 7 of Article VI of the General
By -Laws of the Town of Lexington by striking the
words "one thousand dollars" and substituting there-
for the words two thousand dollars."
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To amend Section 9 of Article VI of the General
By -Laws of the Town of Lexington by striking it and
substituting therefor the following:
"The Selectmen shall provide and maintain under
their care and supervision, some suitable place or
method for free public disposal for the inhabitants
of the town to deposit ashes, cinders, papers and
other refuse and rubbish in accordance with such
rules and regulations as the Selectmen may from time
to time make."
Article VII - Town Clerk. Sections 5 and 6 struck
and the present Section 7 renumbered as Section 5.
Article XII - General Provisions. Section 1
amended that all committees, except as otherwise
provided by law or by by -law or by vote of the town
meeting shall be appointed in accordance with Sec-
tion 2 of the Selectmen -Town Manager Act.
Article XIII- Appropriation Committee. Section 1
amended to omit that committee members may serve on
"the joint school committee - teachers' salary advi-
sory committee or ".
Article XV - Town Celebrations Committee. Section
1 amended regarding term of office of committee
members. To amend Section lof Article XV of the Gen-
eral By -Laws of the Town of Lexington by striking
out the words "April thirtieth" and substituting
therefor the words "June thirtieth."
Article XVI- Recreation Committee. Sections 1,on
appointment and terms of office of committee members,
and 2, defining role of the committee amended.
Article XVII- Permanent Building Committee. Section
1 amended. To amend the second paragraph of Section
1 of Article XVII of the General By -Laws of the Town
of Lexington by substituting "the first day of July"
for "the first day of May" and substituting "June
thirtieth" for April thirtieth."
Article XVIII- Trustees of Public Trusts. Section
1 amended to conform with Selectmen -Town Manager
Act.
Article XIX -Civil Defense. Section 2, Town Mana-
ger to appoint Director of Civil Defense and approve
acceptance of services, materials or money for Civil
Defense, amended. Section 3, establishing Civil
Defense Advisory Council, struck.
Article XX -Gas Inspector. This Article struck.
Article XXXII substituted.
Article XXI -Town Counsel. Section 2 regarding
claims against the Town and Selectmen's authority as
agent of the Town, struck. Section 3 renumbered
Section 2 and amended to add "unless authorized by
the Board of Selectmen" at end and "by the Town
Meeting or" after "requested ". Sections 4 and 5
renumbered 3 and 4 respectively. Section 6 renum-
bered Section 5 and amended to omit word "fiscal"
from required January report and omit requirement
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 3, 1982
that Town Counsel shall report separate amounts re-
ceived for each legal action not covered by regular
salary. Section 7 renumbered Section 6.
Article XXV- General Regulations. Section 8, limit-
ing placement of obstructing objects or materials
upon sidewalks, struck. Sections 9,10 and 11 re-
numbered as Sections 8, 9 and 10 respectively.
Section 12, regarding snow removal or safety on
sidewalks in commercial and industrial districts,
renumbered as Section 11 and amended.
Section 13 renumbered Section 12.
Section 14 renumbered as Section 13, with the
following new wording:
"No owner of a building abutting upon or adjacent
to the line of any street, or his agent having care
thereof, shall cause, pump, permit or suffer water
from the roof of such building or from the building
itself, to discharge upon or flow across the side-
walk or public way adjacent to such building in such
a way as to affect the public safety."
Sections 15 and 15A renumbered Sections 14 and 15
respectively.
Section 16 amended by striking the word "super-
intendent" wherever it appears and substituting
therefor the word "director" in each instance.
Sections 17 and 18 amended by adding at their
ends:
"Such signs must conform to the Sign Regulations
set forth in the Zoning By -Laws of the Town."
Section 21 amended by adding at the end thereof
the word "Meeting."
Section 25 amended by striking it in its entirety
and substituting therefor the following:
No person shall behave or conduct himself on the
Battle Green otherwise than in a quiet and orderly
manner in keeping with a respectful regard and rev-
erence for the memory of the patriotic service and
sacrifice there so nobly rendered. No person shall
engage or take part in any game, sport, picnic or
performance on the Battle Green unless: (a) written
permission has been given by the Selectmen, or (b)
such activity would not interfere with the safe,
convenient and appropriate use thereof, nor disturb
the safety of persons or property. No person shall
climb upon, deface, mutilate, or otherwise injure
any tree, shrubbery, monument, boulder, fence, seat,
or structure on the Battle Green. The Selectmen
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shall promulgate regulations that define both the
standards and procedures by which they will grant
or deny permits under subsection (a), and the activ-
ities allowable without permit under subsection (b)."
Section 27 amended to conform with the Zoning By-
Law.
Article XXVI- Public Conduct. Section 1 regarding
loitering by those under age 16 struck, sections 2,
3 and 4 renumbered sections 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Section 5 (fighting, violence) reworded and re-
numbered as Section 4.
Section 6 (loitering) reworded and renumbered as
Section 5.
Sections 7 (congregating in public places) and 8
(annoyance) struck.
Section 9 renumbered as Section 6.
Article XXVII - Licensed Persons. Section 2
amended by striking the word "canvasser."
Article XXVIII - Animals. Section 4 amended by
striking the word "a" and substituting the word "to ".
Article XXXIII - Wetland Protection. Article
XXXIII renumbered Article XXXII.
All above noted amendments (as in the amended re-
port of the By -Laws Committee) VOTED.
Thanks to the By -Law Committee for their long and
hard work and for a job well done. VOTED.
Article 49. GARRITY HOUSE. That the Selectmen be
and they hereby are authorized (a) to enter into an
agreement with Robert J. Lind for the sale, with
preservation restrictions, of the buildings known as
the Garrity House and the Carriage House located in
Buckman Park to be used for private residential use
in consideration of $6,000; (b) to enter into a long
term lease of a parcel of land in Buckman Park; (c)
to grant or delegate administrative supervision to
an individual or committee; and (d) to petition the
General Court for an act to permit such lease and
conveyance. VOTED 152 to 22.
Adjourned 10:32 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 5, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 p.m., recessed, and reconvened at 8:07 p.m. There
were 181 Town Meeting Members present. The invoca-
tion was offered by Reverend John P. Streit of the
Church of Our Redeemer.
Article 60. REZONE TO CD, MARRETT ROAD AT LINCOLN
STREET: That the Town amend the Zoning By -Law and
Zoning Map by rezoning to CD, Controlled Commercial
and Industrial, the land bounded and described as
set forth in this article. DEFEATED 71 to 103.
Article 50. LAND TRANSFER- BATTLE ROAD TO NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE: That the Selectmen be and they here-
by are authorized to convey land owned by the Town
and shown as Old Massachusetts Avenue (Battle Road)
and a portion of Alpine Street, which ways lie with-
in the boundaries of Minute Man National Park, to
the National Park, and exchange land currently owned
by the National Park Service. \TOTED.
Article 59. REZONE TO CD, MARRETT ROAD NEAR MINUTE-
MAN SCHOOL: That the Town vote to amend the Zoning
By -Law by changing the district designation from
RO - One Family Dwelling District to CD - Controlled
Commercial and Industrial District of land on the
South Side of Marrett Road, adjacent to the entrance
to the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School
at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and
Marrett Road. VOTED.
Adjourned 10:52 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 10, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 p.m., recessed, and reconvened at 8:08 p.m. There
were 179 Town Meeting Members present. The invoca-
tion was offered by the Reverend Arthur H. Kolsti,
Paster of the Pilgrim Congregational United Church
of Christ.
The Moderator called a formal recess in order to
honor two Lexington champions; Karen Gerenz, winner
in state, regional and national diving competions;
and Marco Dirks, 1982 300 -yard indoor track state
champion. Resolutions that the appreciation of the
Town of Lexington be accorded to them in recognition
of their accomplishments were adopted unanimously.
Article 15. AUTHORIZATION TO USE CHAPTER 90 FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS. To appropriate $232,726 for
highway reconstruction and improvements under the
authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws as fund-
ed by Chapter 351 and 732 of the Acts of 1981 and
Chapter 570 of the Acts of 1980; and that the Select-
men are authorized to accept highway funds from all
sources. All design work carried out on these pro-
jects must give the highest priority to full access
by residents of adjacent neighborhoods and to safe
passage in all directions by pedestrians and bicy-
clists. VOTED.
Article 28. LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY - REIMBURSE-
MENT FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES: To appropriate $6,000.00
to the Lexington Housing Authority for attorney fees
incurred in connection with proposed housing pro-
jects. VOTED.
Article 4. line item 5400 HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC EX-
PENSES: To appropriate $160,000 for expenses for
Highway and Traffic Division. VOTED.
Article 24. ENERGY CONSERVATION COMMITTEE: To
appropriate $20,000 for installing energy saving
equipment in the public buildings of the Town. VOTED.
Adjourned 10:44 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 12, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 p.m., recessed, and reconvened at 8:08 p.m. There
were 165 Town Meeting Members present. The invoca-
tion was offered by The Reverend Paul Borthwick of
Grace Chapel.
Article 26. LEXPRESS MINI -BUS TRANSPORTATION SYS-
TEM: (a) To appropriate $201,000 for a local trans-
portation system including purchase or lease of ve-
hicles, and to contract with a private company to
provide transportation services. VOTED.
(b) That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
enter into a lease purchase agreement for vehicles
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in connection with such local transportation system.
VOTED.
Article 51. CONVEY HENNESSEY RECREATION LAND: That
the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to
convey the land in North Lexington known as the
Hennessey recreation land to the Lexington Housing
Authority for one dollar and upon such other terms
as they may determine for use for subsidized low
and moderate income housing. DEFEATED ON ROLL CALL
39 to 124.
Adjourned 10:45 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 17, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 p.m., recessed, and reconvened at 8:14 p.m. There
were 167 Town Meeting Members present. The invoca-
tion was offered by Rabbi Richard I. Meirowitz of
Temple Emunah.
Article 52. MUZZEY CONVEYANCE: See meeting of
June 16.
Article 53. REZONE RS TO CD, CONTROLLED COMMERCIAL,
MUZZEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL: See meeting of June 16.
Article 54. ADAMS- EXTEND HISTORIC DISTRICT: That
the Selectmen be authorized to petition the General
Court for an act to amend Chapter 447 of the Acts
of 1956, as amended, to expand the East Village
District to include the Admas School property. VOTED.
Article 55. ADAMS CONVEYANCE: See meeting of May 24.
Article 56. REZONE RT TO CD, CONTROLLED COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT, ADAMS SCHOOL: INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Article 46. CHAPTER 59, SECTION 5 G.L. CERTAIN PRO-
PERTY AND POLLS EXEMPTED. CLAUSE 17C. REAL ESTATE:
That the Town accept clause 17C of Section 4 of Chap-
ter 59 of the General Laws. VOTED.
Article 57. SPECIAL PERMITS, TRAFFIC CONSIDERA-
TIONS: That the Zoning By -Law be amended by strik-
ing from Section 3.4 SPECIAL PERMIT WITH SITE PLAN
REVIEW (SPS) the second sentence and inserting in
place thereof the following two sentences:
In such cases, a special permit may be issued
only if the SPGA makes a finding and determination
that: 1) the proposed placement of buildings, 2)
major topographic changes, 3) surface and ground
water drainage and erosion control, 4) protection
against flooding and inundation, 5) prevention of
water pollution and environmental damage, 6) pro-
vision for adequate utility services and waste dis-
posal, 7) provision for off - street parking, 8) pro-
vision for off- street loading, 9) location of inter-
sections of driveways and streets, and 10) effects
of traffic created by the development on adjacent
streets, will constitute a suitable development and
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will not result in substantial detriment to the
neighborhood. In making a finding and determina-
tion, the SPGA shall consider the effects of addi-
tional traffic created by the development on adja-
cent streets and prior to granting an SPS shall
make a finding that the traffic capacity of the
streets adjacent to the development is adequate to
handle the additional traffic created by the devel-
opment." VOTED.
Article 58. TIME OF HEARING, CONVERSION OF MUNICI-
PAL BUILDING: That the Zoning By -Law be amended in
Section 9.3.3, which deals with a public hearing by
the Planning Board on a development proposal to con-
vert a municipal building, by striking in its en-
tirety paragraph 9.3.3, and inserting in place there-
of the following:
9.3.3 PUBLIC HEARING BY THE PLANNING BOARD. The
Planning Board shall hold a public hearing on the
development proposal prior to the first delibera-
tive session of Town Meeting. The procedure for
such public hearing shall be the same as the proce-
dure for proposed amendments to the Zoning By -Law.
and by changing the order and number of paragraphs
in Section 9.3. VOTED.
Article 59. REZONE TO CD, MARRETT ROAD NEAR MINUTE-
MAN SCHOOL: See meeting of May 5.
Article 60. REZONE TO CD, MARRETT ROAD AT LINCOLN
STREET: See meeting of May 5.
Article 61. REZONE TO CD, HARTWELL AVENUE AND WOOD
STREET: See meeting of May 24.
Article 62. REZONE TO RD, WALTHAM ST., NEAR TOWN
LINE: That the Town amend the Zoning By -Law by
changing the district designation from RO, One -
Family Dwelling, to RD, Multi- Family Dwelling, of
land on the easterly side of Waltham Street, near
the Waltham City line of approximately 6.75 acres.
DEFEATED.
Adjourned 11:05 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 24, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 p.m., recessed, and reconvened at 8:12 p.m. There
were 169 Town Meeting Members present. The invoca-
tion was offered by Reverend Father Martin U. McCabe,
pastor of the Sacred Heart Church.
Article 61. REZONE TO CD, HARTWELL AVENUE AND WOOD
STREET: That the Town amend the Zoning By -Law by
changing the district designation from RO, One
Family Dwelling and CM, Manufacturing and Research
Park, to CD, Controlled Commercial and Industrial,
of land on Hartwell Avenue, near the intersection of
Hartwell Avenue and Wood Street, being a portion of
land commonly known as the Cosgrove property.
VOTED 126 to 38.
Article 63. REZONE TO CD, HAYDEN AVE_. NEAR ROUTE 2
RAMP: See meeting of June 16.
Article 64. REZONE TO CD, HAYDEN AVE. NEAR ROUTE 2
RAMP: That the Town vote to amend the Zoning By -Law
and Zoning Map by changing the district designation
from RO -One Family Dwelling District to CR- Office
and Research Park District of land located on the
southerly side of Hayden Avenue. DEFEATED 48 to 109.
Article 55. ADAMS CONVEYANCE: That the Selectmen
be authorized (a) to enter into an agreement with
The Waldorf School, Inc. for the sale of the build-
ing known as the Adams School located at 739 Massa-
chusetts Avenue to be used as a private school, in
consideration of $160,000.00; (b) to enter into a
twenty year lease of land at 739 Massachusetts
Avenue containing approximately one and one -half
acres. VOTED 132 to 27.
Article 65. REZONE TO CD, WALTHAM STREET, LEXINGTON
CENTER: INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Adjourned 10:41 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, June 16, 1982
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 p.m., recessed,and reconvened at 8:07 p.m. There
were 166 Town Meeting Members present. The invoca-
tion was offered by Rev. Stephen Macchia, Minister
from the Grace Chapel.
Article 30. CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE OFF MAPLE
STREET: INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Article 63. REZONE TO CD, HAYDEN AVE. NEAR ROUTE 2
RAMP: That the Town vote to amend the Zoning By -Law
and Zoning Maps by changing the district designation
from RO One Family Dwelling District to CD- Controlled
Commercial & Industrial district of land located on
the southerly side of Hayden Ave. DEFEATED 21 to 115.
Article 53. REZONE RS TO CD, CONTROLLED COMMERCIAL,
MUZZEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL: That the Zoning By -Law be
amended by changing the district designation from
RS, One Family Dwelling District, to CD, Controlled
Commercial and Industrial District, of land on the
north side of Massachusetts Avenue, near the inter-
section with Woburn Street, commonly known as the
Muzzey Junior High School property. DEFEATED.
Article 52. MUZZEY CONVEYANCE: That the subject
matter of Article 52, and the entire matter of the
disposal and use of the Muzzey School and /or school
site be referred back to the Selectmen to draft a
new charge for the Muzzey School Conversion Committee
That in drafting the charge, the Selectmen shall con-
fer with, at least, the Planning Board, Human Serv-
ices Committee and Council on Aging.
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That the revised charge will be based on the follow-
ing premises, to be further refined in the interest
of presenting developers with a clear definition of
preferred and acceptable uses:
a. Only non - commercial uses will be considered;
b. Achievement of some of the objectives of low and
moderate priced housing, congregate housing for
the elderly, and /or other needed housing not now
being adequately provided in Lexington; the meet-
ing of recognized human service needs of resi-
dents of Lexington; and the appropriateness of
the use to an established residential neighbor-
hood will be considered Town priorities;
c. A Senior Center may be recommended as a possible
use, to be presented to the Town Meeting as an
option;
d. Any non - residential uses proposed will be ex-
clusively to meet the needs of Lexington resi-
dents, and must be compatible with a primarily
residential use in a residential area;
e. The present soccer field will remain open and in
Town ownership;
f. Developers will be given the option of razing all
or part of the building;
g. A variety of ownership and leasing arrangements
or combinations of both will be explored. VOTED.
Article 41. USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE TAX RATE: To
appropriate $1,200,000 to reduce the tax levy for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1982, and that
such amount be transferred from the Excess and De-
ficiency Account (Free Cash). VOTED.
Meeting dissolved at 10:52 p.m.
Personal Services
Expenses
Vocational Education
Out -of -State Travel
Athletics
Income & Reimbursements
Tuition
Rental School Bldgs.
Other Local Sources
Comm. of Mass.
Chapter 70
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Appropriation
voted by Town
Meeting
$16,872,071.
SUMMARY OF MAJOR SCHOOL BUDGETS
Anticipated *
Transfers
Receipts, etc.
$305,162.
Antic. Bal.
* Receipts & Transfers & Receipts
PL -874
Metco
$ 88,162.
195,000.
283,162.
Athletic Bal. June 1981 -0-
Receipts thru June 1982 22,000.
$305,162.
$ 4,809.
46,723.
5,811.
2,184,241.
245,737.
26,100.
$ 57,343.
$ 2,456,078.
$ 2,513,421.
Total Approved
Operating
Budget
$14,059,572.
2,896,555.
14,000.
11,950.
195,156.
$17,177,233.
Expenditures Balance
$13,886,507. $173,065.
2,768,233. 128,322.
2,449. 11,551.
9,609. 2,341.
188, 300. 6,856.
$16,855,098. 322,135.
To Carryover 216,395.
To E & D 105,740.
Actual Bal.
& Receipts Expenditures Balance
$ 94,683. $ 77,370.
295,792. 205,792.
300,475. 283,162.
-0- -0-
25,988. 22,000.
$326,463. $305,162.
Cost to Town
Total Expenditures
Carryover 81-82
Less Income & Reim.
PL -874 & Metco
Athletic Receipts
$ 17,313.
-0-
17,313.
-0-
3,988.
21,301.
$ 16,855,098.
41,796.
$ 16,896,894.
$ 2,513,421.
283,162.
22,000.
$ 2,818,583.
$ 14,078,311.
Personal Services
Administrative Offices
Principals & Assistants
Supervisors, Coordinators & Dept. Heads
Classroom Teachers
Special Needs Staff
Tutors
Nurses
Instr. Matrs. Specialists
Guidance Counselors
Psychologists (Core Evaluation Team)
Doctors
Aides
Special Needs Assistants
Secretaries & Clerks
Secretaries & Clerks (Extra Help)
Computer Center
Student Programmers
Custodians & Maintenance Men
Switchboard
Custodians & Maintenance Men (Summer)
Custodians & Maintenance (Other)
Crossing Guards
Expenses
Materials & Supplies
Fuel
Vehicle (Gas, Oil, Repairs)
Towels
Office Supplies
Teaching Supplies
Other Supplies
Textbooks
Library Books & Cataloging
Periodicals & Newspapers
Recruiting Materials
Program of Studies
Progress Reports
Handbooks
Professional Books & Subscriptions
Professional Journals
Newspapers
Film Rental
Media Purchase
Equipment Materials
Materials(Plant)
Materials (Grounds)
Sub Total
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES 1981-82
249,796.
621,161.
547,332.
8,657,454.
848,247.
53,422.
111,413.
311,360.
562,952.
76,823.
4,239.
190,779.
103,585.
598,641.
11,871.
17,421.
4,858.
809,137.
12,849.
16,736.
42,718.
33,713.
Equipment Purchase & Rental
Vandal Alarm
Outlay Equipment
Replacement of Equipment
Area Floodlights
Sub Total
Contracted Services & Other
Consulting Services
Special Testing
Grounds
Built -In Items
Electrical
Plumbing
Heating
Painting
Roofing
Glass
Other Property Services
Mop Rental
Rubbish
Cleaning & Fireproofing
Electricity
Water
$13,886,507. Gas
Telephone
Insect Control
Other Operating Services
Pupil Transportation Regular
Pupil Transportation Within Lexington
Pupil Transportation Outside Lexington
Field Trips
Other Transportation
Travel Intrastate
Travel Within Lexington
Printing
Newsletter
Equipment Rental
Equipment Service Maintenance
Tuition
Honorariums
Memberships
Registration
Mailing
Other Expenses
Sub Total
Grand Total (Expenses)
OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL
Travel & Conferences
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Day School 2,239. Evening
411,326.
4,820.
8,477.
43,977.
191,446.
43,292.
70,035.
26,233.
4,941.
1,141.
2,273.
355.
3,571.
2,206.
2,070.
4,242.
8,313.
13,237.
314.
45,264.
1,574.
889,107.
& Meeting Expenses
450.
17,088.
42,928.
1,047.
61,513.
53,029.
2,791.
5,361.
43,212.
7,609.
4,983.
6,437.
15,350.
62,196.
1,702.
14,434.
3,324.
17,514.
794.
344,429.
4,376.
5,017.
78,861.
1,036.
2,247.
258,214.
52,909.
68,821.
7,465.
23,267.
8,072.
8,383.
2,094,
2,922.
10,190.
95,853.
558,996.
75.
10,294.
7,974.
17,584.
9,798.
1,817,613.
$2,768,233.
$
9,609.
School 210. $2,449
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ATHLETICS
Senior Senior Clarke Diamond Coed TownWide
Girls Boys Jr. High Jr. High
Baseball $5,884. $2,134. $2,183.
Basketball 10,297. 3,100. 3,603.
Basketball $7,519. 3,506. 3,165.
Cheerleaders $1,663.
Cross Country 1,780. 2,106.
Field Hockey 4,513. 1,870. 1,972.
Football 22,193. 3,719. 3,534.
Golf
1,286.
Gymnastics 2,498. 2,562. 1,374. 1,747.
Ice Hockey 14,885.
Lacrosse 3,861. 3,402.
Soccer 4,573. 5,371. 2,759. 2,913.
Softball 4,565. 2,057. 1,977.
Swimming 2,798. 2,697.
Tennis 1,927. 1,938.
Indoor Track 3,013. 2,994.
Outdoor Track 4,697. 957. 882.
Outdoor Track 4,604. 909. 840.
Wrestling 3,545.
V
a. Doctors 1,530.
Faculty Mgr. 374. 374.
Equip. Mgr. 2,826.
Gate Personnel 220.
Secretaries & Clerks 3,757. 897. 800. $606.
Other Supplies 2,061.
Other Transportation 1,052.
Printing 386.
Equip. Main. 455.
Memberships 295.
Registrations &
Meetings 295.
$30,702. 106,397 23,656. 23,990. 2,949. 606.
RECEIPTS Total Expended $188,300
Football $4,366.95
Basketball 3,880.36
Ice Hockey 5,531.09
Girls Gymnastics 233.00
Boys Gymnastics 29.00
Wrestling 207.00
Lost Equipment 146.50
Indoor Track 200.00
Soccer 46.18
$14,640.08
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OTHER BUDGETS and FUNDS UNDER CONTROL OF
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOOD SERVICES
Balance June 30, 1981 $ 39,166.
Income:
Sales
Reimbursement (State)
(Federal)
Other
State Tax
Expenditures:
Food
Labor
Misc.
Equipment Repair
Balance July
.4 Expenditures
01
Balance June
Receipts
Expenditures
$ 470,955.
16,983.
61,267.
4,460.
1,684.
$555,349.
$594,515.
243,529.
280,292.
39,488.
265.
SCHOOL EXPENSE CARRYOVER
1, 1981
Balance to E & D
PL -874 AID TO IMPACTED AREAS
30, 1981
METCO
Balance June 30, 1981 (Revolving Account)
Receipts
Expenditures
Expenditures
Personnel
Office Expense
Educational Supplies
Staff Travel
Purchased Services
Bus Monitors
(Direct Costs)
$197,806.
2,682.
393.
1,468.
3,020.
20,089.
Applied to Operating Budget
$563,574.
30,941.
$ 43,461.
41,796.
$ 1,665.
$ 88,162.
6,521.
94,683.
77,370.
$ 17,313.
1,739.
436,816.
$438,555.
431,249.
$ 7,306.
$225,457.
205,792.
$431,249.
Grant
Expenditures
ESEA Title I
Disadvantaged
ESEA Title IV
Library
PL 89-313
Mainstream
PL 94-142
Transition
Discover
Assist
Combine
Enhance
PL 94-482
Video Taping
ENERGY GRANT
$54,400.
8,900.
FEDERAL GRANTS
Approved Expenditures Balance
Children $ 30,261. $ 30,261. -0-
16,137. 1,153. 14,984.
Commonwealth In -Service
Grant
25,375. 23,916. 1,459.
47,286. 41,535. 5,751.
26,900. 25,977. 923.
15,402. 15,346. 56.
13,185. 8,704. 4,481.
39,907. 29,938. 9,969.
20,944. 18,425. 2,519.
STATE GRANT
Approved
$ 1,065.
Expenditures
$ 785.
Balance
$ 280.
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Lexington Public Schools
MAKING YOUR SCHOOL DOLLAR MAKE SENSE
The following is a simplified accounting of the actual revenues
and expenditures for the support of schools for the fiscal year 1981 -82.
RECEIPTS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Chapter 70 School Aid $2,184,241.
71 Transportation 245,737.
76 State Wards 26,100.
Metco 205 792.
Federal Government
PL -874
Town of Lexington (Tuition, Gate Receipts, etc.)
Athletics 22,000.
Misc. Receipts 5,811.
Tuition 4,809.
Rentals 46,723.
Town of Lexington Appropriations
Personal Services 13,942 920.
Expenses 2,903,051.
Out -of -State 12,100.
Vocational Education 14,000.
EXPENDITURES
$ 2,661,870. (13.5)
77,370. ( .4)
79,343. ( .4)
16,872,071. (85.7)
Personal Services 13,886,507. (82.39)
Expenses 2,768,233. (16.42)
Out -of -State Travel 9.609. ( .06)
Athletics 188,300. ( 1.12)
Vocational Education 2,449. ( .01)
16,855,098. 100 7.
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EXPENDITURES July 1, 1981 - June 30, 1982
CONTRACTED
SALARIES SERVICES SUPPLIES OTHER TOTAL
1100 School Committee $ 25,950 $ 28,634 $ 275 $ 1,487 $ 56,346
1200 Administration 150,989 7,099 4,303 10,907 173,298
2100 Supervision 46,683 6,415 7,256 2,615 62,969
2200 Principal's Office 167,055 15,637 24,573 10,285 217,550
2300 Teaching
Building Trades 221,220 43,440 18 264,678
Commercial Services 182,967 - -- 11,295 874 195,136
Electronics 130,456 7,468 20,755 83 158,762
Graphics 200,696 3,295 70,262 103 274,356
Metal Fabrication 151,670 1,569 49,992 1,147 204,378
Power Mechanics 167,709 117 46,484 445 214,755
Technology 82,558 - -- 12,809 2,415 97,782
Distributive Education 35,284 - -- 2,515 304 38,103
Horticulture 73,888 764 40,606 115 115,373
Allied Health 33,210 4,097 7,626 - -- 44,933
Child Care 36,465 - -- 1,746 42 38,253
Communications /Human Rel. 261,415 5,063 750 267,228
Mathematics 175,611 4,376 208 180,195
Science 119,066 - -- 16,635 54 135,755
Physical Education 103,183 3,890 7,450 965 115,488
Foreign Language 13,293 - -- 197 - -- 13,490
Art /Music 22,670 9,417 30 32,117
Driver Education 21,448 706 - -- 22,154
Special Education 226,388 8,510 351 235,249
Pupil Support (SPED) 51,886 - -- - -- - -- 51,886
ROTC 47,422 107 515 312 48,356
Business Instruction 59,154 - -- 3,605 - -- 62,759
Undistributed Voc. Coord. - -- 1,574 1,574
Occupational Competency - -- - -- - --
Faculty -Aides - -- 5,778 5,778
Subtitutes 345 7,330 7,675
Total Teaching $2,418,004 $ 34,415 $365,578 $ 8,216 $2,826,213
2400 Text Books $ - -- $ - -- $ 19,021 $ $ 19,021
2500 Library 87,248 1,634 29,373 - -- 118,255
2600 Audiovisual - -- 427 11,678 148 12,253
2700 Guidance 218,155 4,382 4,811 2,520 229,868
2800 Psychologist 25,563 2,510 - -- 142 28,215
3200 Health Services 43,955 4,013 2,644 92 50,704
3300 Transportation 30,056 451,154 5,111 - -- 486,321
3400 Food Services 32,440 - -- - -- - -- 32,440
3510 Athletics 43,006 18,312 12,439 3,752 77,509
4000 Operations /Custodial 168,898 17,377 15,797 300 202,372
4120 Heating - -- 99,147 - -- - -- 99,147
4130 Utilities - -- 265,979 - -- 265,979
4220 Maintenance of Building 36,000 73,973 12,804 - -- 122,777
4230 Maintenance of Equipment - -- 109,136 --- 876 110,012
5100 Employee Retirement - -- 94,530 94,530
5200 Insurance 268,582 268,582
5300 Rental; Land, Bldg., Equip. 43,203 43,203
7000 Fixed Assets 260,720 260,720
8000 Debt Retirement - -- - -- -- 1,419,400 1,419,400
Afternoon Program 50,343 2,687 13,669 3,779 70,478
Regular- Evening - -- - -- - -- - -- ---
ROP 36,997 48,040 5,854 1,681 92,572
Vacation - Summer 46,958 - -- - -- - -- 46,958
Adult Education 75,038 6,495 10,838 286 92,657
TOTALS $3,703,338 $1,197,466 $546,024 $2,133,521 $7,580,349
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1981 -82 Accounts Payable /Encumbrance
1200 Administration $ 338 2700
2200 Principal's Office 1,459 3200
2300 Teaching 272,621 3300
2400 Text Books 600 3400
2500 Library 4,000 3510
2600 Audio 584 4000
Guidance
Health Services
Transportation
Food Services
Athletic Services
Operations & Maint.
$ 100 4130
- - 4220
31,811 4230
- - 5200
269 5300
225 7000
Utility Services $ 9
Maint. of Building
Maint. of Equip.
Contingency 5
Rental
Assets 80
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614
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TOTALS $407,000
Assessed Apportionments for operating and capital costs for 7/1/82 to 6/30/83
based on the number of students from each member town attending Minuteman on
10/1/81 as a percentage of the total number of students, per section V (c) of
agreement. Apportionments for special operating costs based on section IV (f)
of agreement.
CAPITAL SPECIAL
TOWN PER CENT OPERATING + (DEBT) + OPERATING = APPORTIONMENT
Acton 8.20 $ 239,280 $ 12,017 $ 2,973 $ 254,270
Arlington 30.34 885,904 44,492 7,041 937,437
Belmont 7.21 210,782 10,586 2,224 223,592
Bolton 2.24 65,521 9,200* 1,878 76,599
Boxborough 2.54 74,047 3,720 569 78,336
Carlisle 0.97 28,497 1,431 429 30,357
Concord 5.76 168,065 8,440 1,397 177,902
Dover 0.29 8,555 2,000* -- 10,555
Lancaster 5.17 150,984 21,200* 717 172,901
Lexington 10.34 301,939 15,164 4,588 321,691
Lincoln 1.17 34,191 1,716 977 36,884
Needham 6.24 182,314 25,600* 1,613 209,527
Stow 6.44 188,008 9,442 1,246 198,696
Sudbury 8.98 262,083 13,162 1,295 276,540
Wayland 3.61 105,406 5,293 1,073 111,772
Weston 0.48 14,249 715 857 15,821
TOTALS 100.000% $2,919,825 $184,178 $28,877 $3,132,880
*Based on a $400 per pupil charge.
MINIMUM 5 PUPILS
NOTE: The total 16 town assessed apportionment is only $148,883 more than that
for the previous school year even though the operating and capital budget
total rose 3.46% from $7,500,537 in 1981 -82 to $7,759,900 in 1982 -83. This
rise is being partially offset by some tuition, surplus, increased state aid
and other available revenue.
The town of Dover is included as a new member town this year for assessment
purposes.
STATE AID RECEIVED AND ANTICIPATED BETWEEN JULY 1 OF 1981 AND JUNE 30 OF 1982
CATEGORY AMOUNT RECEIVED
Transportation $ 375,935.00
Chapter 70 (includes Special Ed.) 1,637,766.00
Construction Grant Chapter 645 1,175,522.00
Regional Aid Chapter 71, 16d 229,953.00
TOTAL: $3,419,176.00
NOTE: Aid and district revenue are used to reduce assessed apportionments of costs to
member towns.
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Enrollment October 1, 1980 Enrollment October 1, 1981 Enrollment October 1, 1982
Town 84 83 82 81 PG Total 85 84 83 82 PG Total 86 85 84 83 PG Total
Acton 16 25 21 28 6 96 16 19 24 21 4 84 16 17 15 21 6 75
Arlington 78 89 62 59 9 297 91 78 83 50 10 312 81 91 67 70 25 334
Belmont 16 13 19 20 6 74 20 16 11 20 7 74 26 18 16 10 5 75
Bolton 6 5 2 3 2 18 8 7 4 2 2 23 3 8 7 4 0 22
Boxborough 4 4 14 7 0 29 5 4 4 13 0 26 5 5 4 4 0 18
Carlisle 6 2 2 4 1 15 2 5 2 1 0 10 0 3 4 2 0 9
Concord 8 12 19 12 3 54 20 11 10 15 3 59 15 18 7 10 6 56
Dover 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 6
Lancaster 19 11 4 2 2 38 16 17 11 4 5 53 10 14 17 9 3 53
Lexington 32 32 31 25 3 123 12 31 29 27 7 106 27 11 32 30 15 115
Lincoln 2 3 7 3 0 15 2 2 3 5 0 12 7 2 2 2 0 13
Needham 26 16 10 5 6 63 12 24 14 8 6 6415 11 22 14 4 66
Stow 14 17 18 14 1 64 17 15 16 16 2 66 22 15 14 15 3 69
Sudbury 21 19 30 17 3 90 20 22 17 30 3 92 17 20 22 16 4 79
Wayland 12 16 8 13 3 52 4 8 14 7 4 37 11 5 6 16 5 43
Weston 5 3 0 3 0 11 0 3 2 0 0 5 5 1 5 2 1 14
Tuition 34 59 34 24 23 174 31 49 55 32 16 183 43 61 43 48 10 205
Total 299 326 281 239 68 1213 278 311 299 251 70 1209 304 302 283 273 90 1252
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Street Lighting
Drain Construction
- Town Labor and Equipment
During the year 1982 the following street lights were removed Location
and new lights installed:
Removals
0
New Installation
1
The following is a schedule of current lamps in service as of
December 31, 1982:
1096-1000 Lumen Incandescent
52-2500 Lumen Incandescent
1434-3500 Lumen Mercury Vapor
4-6000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
127-7000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
Traffic Regulation and Control
3-10,000 Lumen Incandescent
388-11,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
55-20,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
5-35,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
1-45,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
3165 - Total Lamps in service
The breakdown in this budget includes making and installing
various types of traffic signs, maintenance of existing traffic
lights and installation of new lights, painting street lines,
crosswalks, and other traffic control markings. The approximate
number of linear footage painted is shown below and includes
all municipal parking areas:
Center lines 325,805
Crosswalks 21,360
Curbing 6,650
Stop lines 2,240
Edge lines 17,414
Parking lines -white 22,165
Parking lines -yellow 1,560
No Parking zones -yellow 1,875
Handicapped symbols 6
Parking tees 314
Bus stops 5
Road Machinery
Arrows
Taxi
Traffic light bulbs
replaced
Traffic light repairs
Traffic regulation signs
Street name signs
Signs for other purposes
Signs installed or
repaired
Temporary signs
Parking meter posts
installed or repaired
The following equipment was purchased in 1982:
1. One 1 ton Four -Wheel Drive Dump Truck
2. One Truck Mounted Sewer Cleaner
3. One 1 ton Utility Truck
4. One Farm Tractor
5. One 7 Gang Mower
Drain Cleaning
Contractor - Roto Rooter - Amount $12,587.55
46
4
63
16
127
147
53
1,186
492
185
Hartwell Avenue
Wheeler Road
Webster Road
Library
Depot Square
Baskin Playground
Town Yard
Length Size
24'
40'
12'
32'
8'
200'
120'
12"
24" Repaired
12" Repaired
12"
8" Repaired
6"
6"
Hot Top Berm - 2,331' Various Locations
Trenches Patched - Various Locations 60
Street Sweeping
Contractor - J.K. Municipal Service - Amount $8,484.84
Guard Rail
Follen Road replaced with steel
Street Resurfacing
Contractor P.J. Keating Company - Amount $182,960
Location Length
Cedar Street
Audubon Road
Lincoln Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Westview Street
Harrington Road
Hill Street
Reed Street
Walnut Street
Burlington Street
Grove Street
Revere Street
Lowell Street
Winthrop Road
Snow Removal
1220'
620'
2010'
3600'
2700'
1080'
720'
1000'
2930'
2200'
2000'
580'
2000'
650'
(4.5 miles) 23,310'
For the fiscal year 1982, the Department of Public Works was
involved in snow removal during five (5) storms. Total snow fall
for the year, including dustings, was 53.40 inches. During
1981-82, the Department of Public Works used 6000.015 tons of
sand and 1223.50 tons of salt on the streets. Total cost of snow
removal for the year, not including labor costs, was $168,625.88
Public Works/Engineering
Water Division - General Information
Range of static pressure in mains
Length of pipe in streets
Number of services
Number of hydrants
Total water consumption in 1982
Cost of water per year 1982
Extent of Distribution
Size of Pipe
4"
6"
8"
10"
12"
16"
24"
Broken Mains
Woburn Street (2)
Waltham Street
Harding Road (2)
Lowell Street
Bowman School
East Emerson Road
Massachusetts Avenue
55-130 pounds
153.5 miles
9533
1447
2,243,042,000 gallons
$538,330.08
- December 31, 1982
Length in Street
14,952'
332,588'
241,815'
22,890'
156,007'
27,253'
14,084'
Ivan Street
Laconia Street
Forest Court
Fairlawn Lane
School Street
Moreland Avenue
Pleasant Street
Hancock Street
Wheeler Road
Turning Mill Road
Suzanne Road
Independence Avenue
Shade Street
Pheasant Lane
The Water Division located, operated, cleaned, diagramed and
sounded 140 hydrants and hydrant gates.
Repaired 187, replaced 6 and painted hydrants in the Taft Avenue,
Oak Street, Pollen Hill and Concord Avenue sections.
Installed 41 new and replaced 177 meters.
Repaired or renewed 18 water services.
Sewer Division - General Information
Total length of trunk line sewers
Total length of street line sewers
Total number of house connections
34.09 miles
115.2 miles
7,960
The Sewer Division flushed 28,444 feet and dragged and scrubbed
12,390 feet of sewer mains.
Cleaned, sandblasted and painted the North Street, Marshall Road,
Concord and Hayden Avenue pumping stations and Edison control
panels.
Repaired four sewer services and responded to 24 services or
main blockages.
Cemetery Division
Munroe Cemetery: There were (2) interments. Two (2) foundations
for headstones were approved and the headstones were set.
Westview Cemetery: There were 168 interments.
There were 93 Grave Lots sold with a total of Two hundred and
twenty (220) graves.
Ninety-two deeds for grave lots paid for in full were issued.
One hundred and three (103) foundations for flush markers were
approved and the markers were set.
The following funds were collected and forwarded to the Town
Collector:
Munroe Cemetery:
Interments (grave openings) $360.00
Green and Lowering Device 40.00
Foundations 100.00
$500.00
Westview Cemetery:
Sale of Lots
Sale of Baby Graves
Perpetual Care
Interments (grave openings)
Green and Lowering Device
Foundations
Tent
Weekend & Holiday Burial Charge (overtime)
Miscellaneous (Flower Containers)
Curbside Rubbish Collection
$17,522.26
120.00
20,616.74
19,115.00
2,460.00
5,325.00
720.00
2,225.00
145.00
$68,249.00
Browning-Ferris Industries, 164 Market Street, Brighton, MA is
currently picking up curbside collection based on a three year
contract effective July 1, 1980 and expires July 1, 1983.
Drain Construction
Location
Outlook Drive
Kendall Road
Rockville Avenue
Length
300'
60'
490'
Drain Construction - At no cost to Town
Location Length
Battleview Circle 100'
Size
12"
12"
12"
Size
12"
Public Works/Engineering
Public Works /Engineering
Street Construction
Location Length
Outlook Drive
Kendall Road
Rockville Avenue
600'
490'
420'
Street Construction - At no cost to Town
Battleview Circle 256'
Sewer Construction
Location Length Size
Lee Avenue 330' 8"
Clelland Road 160' 8"
Waltham Street 860' 8"
Sewer Construction - At no cost to Town
Location Length Size
Battleview Circle 200' 8"
Water Construction
Location Length Size
Concord Avenue Removed 2620' 6"
Replaced 2620' 8"
Marrett Road Removed 3573' 6"
Replaced 3573' 12"
New 129' 6"
Water Construction - At no cost to Town
Battleview Circle 230' 6"
Hydrants Installed
Location Number
Concord Avenue 3
Marrett Road 4
Hydrants Installed - At no cost to Town
Battleview Circle 1
Fire Department
SYNOPSIS:
The year 1982 saw department personnel responding to
a total of 2,255 incidents. Calls for Emergency
Medical Services numbered 902 with A -1 transporting
703 persons to local hospitals.
During the year only one multiple alarm occurred in
Lexington. This fire was a third alarm box 1421 for
the then under construction Countryside Elderly Hous-
ing project. The fire occurred on April 14th, the
first alarm was sounded at 1703 hours.
Nine fires were 'Working Fires'. Seven of which were
in dwellings, while two struck mercantile buildings.
Types of Alarms: Total Calls 2,255
Boxes
Mutual Aid
Stills
Ambulance
448
91
814
902
Fire and Rescue Box Alarms
448
Accidental Alarm 13
Accidents 7
Automobile Fire 1
Church 16
Dwelling 126
Dumpster 2
Edison Emergency
False Alarm 46
Faulty Alarm Syst. 72
Garage 2
Honest Intent
Hospital
Medical Emergency
Mercantile, Industrial
and Misc. Buildings
Needless
Nursing Home
Outdoor and Brush
Property Protection
School
Truck Fire
Alarms received via street boxes
Alarms received via master boxes
Alarms received via telephone calls
Alarms received via radio
Alarms received via verbal /passerby
Out of town Fire Companies covered Lexington Stations
29 times, worked at 28 Lexington fires and responded
to 32 line boxes.
Ambulance Mutual Ai
d Into Lexington
46
Bedford Fire
Burlington Fire
Lincoln Fire
34 Armstrong Ambulance
7 Belmont Fire
3
Ambulance Mutual Ai
d From Lexington
1
5
Bedford Fire
Burlington Fire
3 Lincoln Fire
1
Losses incurred in building and vehicles along with
their contents is as follows:
Value of buildings involved in fire $ 4,374,692.00
Estimated loss paid on buildings 425,500.00
Loss paid on buildings 398,979.00
Estimated loss of contents 185,850.00
Loss paid on contents 68,225.00
16 Fire Mutual Aid From Lexington
105
2
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15
20
1
53
130
2,006
26
9
Still Alarms (single Fire Company responses) 814
Animal Rescue 1
Assistance 26
Automobile Fire 63
Bomb Threat 9
Bus Fire
Burning Complaints 17
Dump 1
Dumpster 12
Edison Emergency 103
False Still 4
First Aid
Honest Intent 34
Investigate Fire
Alarm System
Investigations
Lockout
Misc.
Needless
Outside /Brush
Property Protection
Still Box
Truck Fire
Wash Down
33
123
62
17
1
135
131
13
10
19
83
Arlington
Bedford
Belmont
Burlington
Chelsea
91
15 Lincoln
15 Waltham
1 Winchester
2 Woburn
1
50
4
2
1
Lexington Fire Companies covered mutual aid cities
and towns 14 times, worked at 10 fires in mutual aid,
and responded to 66 line boxes.
Fire Mutual Aid Into Lexington 92
Arlington
Bedford
Belmont
Burlington
Cambridge
24 Hanscom Air Base
10 Lincoln
5 Waltham
7 Winchester
1 Woburn
2
2
33
2
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Police Department
CRIMINAL
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Arrests
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Viol of Town By -Laws 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Possess of Fireworks 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disorderly 18 2 20 1 16 4 525 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 10
Assault & Battery 16 0 16 2 11 5 1125 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 6
Dist. the Peace 1 0 1 0 0 1 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Breaking & Entering 16 1 17 6 8 9 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 10
Break & Enter & Larceny 7 2 9 5 3 6 50 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 2
Liquor Laws 77 13 90 16 46 44 1705 1 0 14 0 1 0 0 74
Protective Custody 61 8 69 5 20 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0
Littering 8 0 8 1 7 1 700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Fraud 3 1 4 0 0 4 55 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Uttering 4 3 7 1 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Larceny 50 16 66 14 18 48 745 5 1 5 0 5 1 0 49
Larceny (Attempt) 8 0 8 1 2 6 250 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Lewdness 7 0 7 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2
Mal. Damage to Property 8 0 8 0 4 4 338 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 3
Threating 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non - Support 4 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Poss Burg. Tools 14 1 15 6 4 11 0 2 0 1 3 1 3 0 5
Robbery 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Larceny 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unlicensed Dogs 1 2 3 0 3 0 75 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Forgery 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Trespassing 26 6 32 16 27 5 255 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 24
Rec. Stolen Property 15 4 19 3 2 17 0 6 1 0 0 3 5 0 4
Narcotic Drug Law, Viol. 34 3 37 8 13 24 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 26
Indecent Exposure 3 0 3 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Misc. Criminal Offenses 7 0 7 0 2 5 45 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4
TOTALS 396 63 459 86 195 264 5991 30 4 46 10 37 18 69 245
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Animals Cared for (sick, injured or dead) 38
Buildings Found Open 11
Fire Alarms Responded To 245
Injured or Sick Persons Assisted 419
Messages Delivered 18
Missing Persons Investigated 26
Public Utilities Notified of Defects 102
Reports and Complaints Investigated 6,698
Sudden Deaths Investigated 25
Vacant Houses Reported 607
Citizen Assistance 728
Total Mileage Recorded Annually on Police Vehicles. 491,790
Police Department
Type of Property
PROPERTY STOLEN IN LEXINGTON AND RECOVERED
Stolen Recovered
Currency $ 23,769 $ 195
Jewelry and Precious Metals • • • 236,566 21,600
Clothing 18,539 400
Locally Stolen Motor Vehicles • . 489,550 331,350
Office Equipment 62,404 2,182
Televisions, Radios, Stereos • • 109,382 7,780
Firearms 650 0
Household Goods 11,719 160
Consumable Goods 1,142 513
Miscellaneous 58,828 4,034
$1,012,549 $368,254
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Value of
Classification No. of Offenses Property Stolen
Robbery
Miscellaneous 2 $ 1,200
Total Robbery 2 $ 1,200
Burglary - Breaking or Entering
Residence (dwelling)
Night 46 $ 68,986
Day 63 150,703
Unknown 48 64,315
Non - Residence (stores, offices)
Night 42 39,556
Day 8 17,104
Unknown 7 3,885
Total Burglary 214 $ 344,549
Larceny - Theft
Over $200 182 154,625
$50 to $200 173 20,723
Under $50 107 1,902
Total Larceny 462 $ 177,250
Auto Theft 78 $ 489,550
GRAND TOTAL $1,012,549
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Nature of Larcenies
Purse snatching 3 $ 80
Shoplifting 11 984
From Autos 51 40,154
Auto Parts & Accessories . . 121 30,721
Bicycles 92 16,563
From Buildings 134 82,658
All Others 50 6,090
Total Nature of Larcenies 462 $ 177,250
Police Department
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Operating to Endanger 51 4 55 1 32 23 2,750
Operating w /View Obstructed 6 0 6 0 2 4 170
Operating after Revocation
of License 16 0 16 0 5 11 357
Operating Uninsured Car 42 1 43 2 10 33 1,810
Operating Unregistered Car 64 8 72 2 16 56 1,360
Operating without License 59 10 69 5 17 52 1,450
Operating without Sticker 70 8 78 0 34 44 1,780
Operating under Influence 132 18 150 1 60 90 8,215
Hit & Run 20 5 25 3 14 11 687
Refusing to Stop 20 1 21 1 7 14 785
Speeding 374 99 473 5 140 333 11,584
Violation Law of Road 66 6 72 3 21 51 1,330
Failure to use care 3 0 3 0 0 3 25
Violation Town Ordinance 481 244 725 1 187 538 12,260
Violation Traffic Signal 282 110 392 1 83 309 7,565
Violation Parking Meter 166 166 332 0 125 207 1,808
Violation Stop Sign 58 23 81 0 31 50 1,635
Violation School Bus Law 13 10 23 0 8 15 565
Allow improper person to
operate 5 2 7 0 4 3 100
Using MV w/o Authority 26 1 27 14 14 13 520
Allowing Plates to be used 1 0 1 0 1 0 25
Attaching Wrong Plates 17 2 19 1 4 15 285
Improper Equipment 37 2 39 1 12 27 1,000
Operating w/o registration
in possession 42 11 53 1 15 38 1,115
Operating w/o license
in possession 42 2 44 1 19 25 865
Motor Vehicle Homicide 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Fail to Stop /Crosswalk 7 0 7 0 1 6 145
Leave MV Unattended 1 0 1 0 0 1 25
False Name to Police Officer 1 1 2 0 0 2 0
Misc. MV Violations 226 82 308 1 111 197 6,605
TOTALS 2,329 816 3,145 44 973 2,172 66,821
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Motor Vehicle Theft 78
Motor Vehicles Stolen Locally and Recovered Locally 9
Motor Vehicles Stolen Locally and Recovered by Other Jurisdictions 42
Motor Vehicles Stolen Out of Town and Recovered Locally 33
Police Department
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Communicable Diseases Reported 1980 1981 1982
Animal bites 65 45 46
Chickenpox 15 12 9
Encephalitis 1
Gonorrhea 10 11 12
Hepatitis 2 3 1
Meningitis 3 3
Psittacosis 1
Salmonella 12 5 15
Scarlet fever 1 1
Shigella flexneri 1 5 2
Streptococcal sore throat 21 22 17
Syphillis 1
Tuberculosis 5 1
The first step in the control of a communicable
disease is its rapid identification followed by
prompt notification of the local health authority
by the medical profession. The above statistics
represent only those diseases reported to the
Board of Health during the past three years. Re-
porting of these diseases is required by law and
essential in order that appropriate control meas-
ures may be implemented should the situation war -
ant such action.
Immunization Clinics 1378 1781 1016
Influenza clinic -Town employees 66 72 43
Influenza clinic - chronically ill 32
Influenza clinic -65+ years 494 525 535
Pneumonia clinic -60+ years 47 102 24
Rabies clinic for dogs 780 567 382
Diagnostic Clinics 456 515 304
*Glaucoma eye screening clinic366 387 282
Diabetes Screening 22
Health Fair -
During 1982, the Board of Health co- sponsored a
Health Fair with Choate Symmes Hospitals - Some
250 people participated in a variety of diagnostic
screenings.
*Conducted by Lexington Lion's Club and sponsored
by the Lexington Board of Health.
Medical Emergency Service
The telephone number of the emergency medical
service is 861 -6660. Any person can obtain a
physician in case of emergency (24 hours a day) by
calling the Police Department, Fire Department or
by dialing 861 -6660.
Environmental Statistics 615 605 704
Day -care centers - kitchens
Day -care centers - lead paint
Food service estab. - kitchens
Retail food estab. facilities
Mobile food servers (canteens)
Temporary food service
Mobile fish dealers
Housing inspections
17
4
260
46
12
26
2
21
14
3
243
40
12
45
2
15
14
4
230
112
12
63
21
88
Environmental Statistics (cont'd) 1980 1981 1982
Structures condemned /demolished..•(1)1 (1)1 (1)1
(rehabilitated) (2) (2) (3)
Summer day camps . 3 4 4
Migrant labor camps 6 4 4
Police lock -up . 2 2 2
Occupied buildings 14 20 33
Lead paint inspections 12 12 10
Insufficient or no heat 45 40 32
Nursing home inspections 8 8 8
Rest home inspections 2 2 2
Public, semi - public pools and
the "Old Res" 100 103 115
Environmental Samples Collected 254 279 352
Milk samples collected /analyzed...
Water samples collected /analyzed..
Food samples collected /analyzed...
Swab tests (dishware /utensils)....
6
220
6
22
10
225
4
40
31
240
41
40
Complaints & Nuisances 738 556 620
Environmental complaints:
Air pollution 15 21 15
Water pollution 35 22 41
Noise pollution 10 10 6
Epidemological investigations:
Food borne 30 25 25
Water borne 15 20 25
Food service establishments:
Restaurants 45 42 38
Markets 8 12 41
Drainage (water, sewage) 30 25 32
Housing complaints 41 40 38
Garbage, rubbish complaints 153 160 148
Rodents 51 22 30
Sewage disposal 61 35 30
Food, milk & water 35 25 57
Mosquitoes & biting insects 111 90 86
Swimming pools 12 7 8
Licenses & Permits 485 443 598
Animal permits (including poultry) 41 41 44
Burial permits 121 118 95
Installers /disposal works 6 10 8
Food estab. permits 96 108 117
Mobile food servers 5 6 7
Funeral directors licenses 5 4 4
Market registrations 21 21 19
Milk license - Dealer's 9
Milk license -store 72 72 76
Milk license - vehicle 4 4 4
Motel licenses 3 3 3
Nursing home certification 4 5 5
Portable toilet permit 1 2 2
Recreation camp permit.. 2 2 2
Rubbish disposal permit 4 5 31
Sewage disposal permits 15 11 15
Swimming pools (to operate) 17 20 20
Wading pools 7 8 8
Whirl pools 1
Swimming pool (to construct) 4
Septic tank installation:
new 3 1
Board of Health
Licenses & Permits (cont'd) 1980 1981 1982
Septic tank installation:
repair 3 5
Syringe permits 1 1
Trailer permits (temporary) 3 3 4
Frozen desserts 5 3 6
Catering permits 2 6 5
Temporary food permits 36 60 67
Jacuzzi whirlpool permit 1 1 1
Methyl alcohol license 38 35
Rest home certification 1 4
Visiting Nurse & Community Health
The following services were performed by personnel
of the Visiting Nurse & Community Health Services
on behalf of the Health Department and in accord-
ance with the General Laws:
Total Visits 206 135 239
Health promotion 23 73 221
Mental health 3 3
Communicable disease follow -up18 13 4
Disease related 53 35
Home management 1
New borns 3 2 7
Premature babies 2 2
Tuberculosis 4 5 5
Maternity 3
Clinics:
Pneumococcal clinic 1 1 1
Influenza clinic 1 1 2
Elderly clinics 59 59 47
Rabies clinic 1 1 1
Diabetes Screening 22
Diabetic teaching sessions 4 4
Mr. Melvin Tapper - Acting Superintendent of Metro-
politan State Hospital and Mr. Stephen Wright an
employee were appointed as Special Agents to issue
burial permits at the hospital.
James W. Lambie, Chairman
Michael S. Erdos, M.D. Linda Roemer, Ph.D.
89
Animal Control
1980 1981 1982
Licensed Canine 2995 2776 2705
Dogs Immunized at Rabies Clinic 780 567 382
Animal Bites
60 55 46
Canine
Feline
Other
Inspection of Livestock
57 54
3 1
40
3
3
Horses
Beef Cattle
Goats
Deer
Barns and facilities
Poultry
Canine Data
63 82 51
18 22 12
10 19 16
14 23 6
35 45 35
19
Violations
Leash Law Violations
Unlicensed Dog Violations
Complaints of Violations Filed
in Concord District Court
Complaints
498 496 38
250 245 38
246 251
51 22 9
1050 1027 1122
57 54 44
4 3
7 1 10
544 535 341
110 111 168
8 12 17
250 245 262
61 51 42
13 14 52
Dogs biting or menacing
Pack of dogs
Dog hearing in accordance
with Chapter 140
Lost or stray dogs
Dogs picked up and redeemed
at animal shelter
Dogs killed by cars
Dogs cared for at kennel
Dogs released to Humane
Society
Dogs adopted
George A. Smith, Jr., Leash Law Administrator
Patricia Martin -Paul, Animal Control Officer
Cary Memorial Library
TREASURER'S REPORT ON TRUSTEE FUNDS
Balance on hand July 1, 1981 $ 5,793.58
NOW Account (Lexington Savings)
RECEIPTS
Fines, etc.
Books Sold
Copy Service
Interest NOW Account
Investment Dividends
Toy Bags
Book Rentals
Development Fund
Safford Memorial Fund
Professional Improvement
Lions Club
Total
$30,900.80
412.52
2,737.58
545.73
45,013.84
104.95
3,068.45
20,000.00
1,459.00
317.50
600.00
EXPENDITURES
105,160.37
$110,953.95
Library Materials $51,515.27
Children's Room Program 898.67
Custodial Uniforms 895.70
Dues 170.00
Exhibits 428.88
Professional Improvement 2,126.06
Recruitment 303.52
Toy Bags 284.38
Toy Library 177.48
Development Fund 17,000.00
NELINET 16,438.79
Brunn Fund 323.92
Ginn Gift 300.00
Fidelity 2,009.00
Miscellaneous 575.67
Equipment Shelving 2,895.00 96,342.34
Balance on hand NOW Account June 30, 1982 $ 14,611.61
DEVELOPMENT FUND
Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust
Balance on hand June 30, 1982 $ 44,443.50
Cary Memorial Library
INVESTMENTS
Description Rate of Income
June 30, 1982
Value Income
Lexington Savings Bank 12% $ 1,100.00 $ 134.52
Leader Federal Savings & Loan 11 1/2% 1,000.00 118.31
Shawmut Association, Inc. 410 Shares 6,068.75 660.10
Northern Pacific R.R. (1997) Prior Lien 4% 4,000.00 160.00
Southern Pacific R.R. (1986) 2 7/8% 4,000.00 115.00
Gulf Oil Corporation 128 Shares 3,040.04 358.40
State St. Boston Fin. Corp. 122 Shares 1,444.90 170.80
First National City Corp. 936 Shares 6,464.25 1,497.60
First National Boston Corp. 921 Shares 7,587.22 1,651.66
Fidelity Cash Reserves 18,009.14 1,582.44
The Boston Company, Inc. (12/3/81
cash payment transfer to
Fidelity - $8,400) 200 Shares (Fidelity) 64.00
New England Merchants Co., Inc. 515 Shares 11,072.50 1,145.88
Paine Webber Cash Fund 17,511.92 30,519.59
American Telephone & Telegraph 250 Shares 14,343.75 1,350.00
General Electric Co. 800 Shares 39,300.00 2,560.00
Eastern Gas Fuel 542 Shares 10,298.00 471.54
Exxon Corp. 688 Shares 17,114.00 2,064.00
W.R. Grace (Pur. 6/82) 600 Shares 24,431.09 390.00
Northeast Utilities (Pur. 6/82) 2,400 Shares 25,560.00
Sears Roebuck & Co. (Pur. 6/82) 1,300 Shares 25,841.65
Xerox Corp. (Pur. 6/82) 700 Shares 27,519.86
U.S. Treasury Note (Pur. 6/82 - 1987) 14% 102,909.88
Totals
FUNDS
$368,616.95 $45,013.84
Principal
General $ 18,646.66
Leroy and Geneva Brown 4,000.00
Beals 1,100.00
Maria Cary 400.00
Book Purchase 1,000.00
Alice Butler Cary 2,958.50
Jane Phinney 300.00
Goodwin Musical 1,100.00
Laura M. Brigham 3,100.00
George W. Sarano 300.00
War Parents Book Memorial 1,800.00
Nelson W. Jenney 2,000.00
Pauline W. Pierce 1,000.00
Caira Robbins 300.00
Wellington Library 1,100.00
Emma Ostrom Nichols 1,000.00
Sarah Elizabeth Raymond 2,000.00
Abbie C. Smith 1,000.00
Lewis L. Hoyt 1,000.00
Sue Medeiros 949.00
Pearl Toback Feld 666.14
Ann E. Ferry 2,180.00
The Rev. Harold T. Handley 1,855.00
Beryl M. Safford Memorial Fund 1,459.00
The Stanley Hill Amer. Leg. Post 38 1,500.00
James Stuart Smith 11,072.50
Warren Shurburne 4,020.00
Edith W. Childs 300,810.15
Total $368,616.95
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Recreation Department
Fees
Reimbursements
Total
1979
$32,944.86
3,371.00
$36,315.86
REVOLVING FUND, July 1, 1981 - June 30, 1982
1982 Program Summary
Preschool Drop -in
Trips
Classes
Clinics
Miscellaneous
Total
PROGRAMS
Swim Programs
Tags
Guest Fees
Lessons
General Swim Pool
General Swim Res
Summer Playgrounds
Fiske
Adams
Estabrook
Hastings
Sutherland /Garfield
Preschool
Arts & Crafts Classes
Arts Drop -in Center
Senior Craft Class
Tennis
Youth Lessons
Youth Tournament
Sign -in
Reservations
Tennis Booth
Adult Programs - Winter
Adult Gym
Jogging
Volleyball
Length
3 - 3 week sessions
7 weeks
7 weeks
7 weeks
7 weeks
7 weeks
7 weeks
3 - 5 weeks
7 weeks
7 weeks
7 - 1 week sessions
1 week
weekends
4 z months
14 weeks
1982
4 nights /week
5 mornings /week
2 nights /week
Saturday Morning Programs
Preschool Movement
Grade 1 - 4 Sports
Grade 5 & 6 Sports
Grade 5 & 6 Gymnastics
Jr. High Sports
24 days
15 days
15 days
15 days
15 days
1980
$45,279.94
3,318.00
$48,597.94
Income
$ 302.21
4490.85
6930.50
3478.00
286.00
$15487.56
Staff Attendance
-40
2
2
2
2
2
2
- 2
3
3
3
3
1981
$63,757.25
2,895.00
$66,652.25
Cost
$ 515.00
4591.46
5270.50
3132.62
936.92
$14446.50
Staff Cost
572 $ 6579.00
731 /day 32007.48
217 /day 15531.87
46 /week
42 /week
58 /week - 6524.54
53.5 /week
14/19 /week
44 /week
14 /week
26.5 /week F 1006.01
8 /week
211
19
808
1371
2.5 288 /week
1 80 /week
1 39 /week
3 99 /day
5 45 /day
4 50 /day
6 22 /day
4 28 /day
92
945.81
660.07
2007.84
3547.45
577.80
587.01
1596.23
987.39
1096.55
1107.60
859.69
1982
$64,292.69
2,870.00
$67,162.69
Balance
$- 212.79
- 100.61
+1660.00
+ 345.38
- 650.92
$ +1061.C6
Income
$ 39082.00
6980.61
2451.54
108.00
171.00
48.00
845.00
19.00
808.00
1370.90
9555.98
659.75
518.15
Recreation Department
Summer Activities
Coed Softball
Basketball League
Basketball Clinic
Baseball Clinic
Soccer Clinic
Gymnastic Clinic
Special Needs Program
Special Needs Camp Tuition
Fall /Winter /Spring
Family Dance
Golf
Adult Tennis
Ballroom Dance
Fall Soccer
Ballfield Reservations
Length
14 weeks
5 weeks
2 - 1 week
1 week
1 week
2 - 2 weeks
5 weeks
6 weeks
4 sessions
6 weeks
3 - 6 weeks sessions
3 - 10 weeks sessions
8 weeks
24 weeks
Staff Attendance Staff Cost
- 14 teams
1 20 teams
4 97
2 35
5 44
2 50
1 10
- 6
2 31
1 89
1 137
1 60 couples
8 79
Office --
93
$ --
659.10
1562.17
193.22
1276.33
645.00
225.00
1082.50
273.67
663.00
1644.00
1596.00
563.76
Income
$ 140.00
206.00
1693.00 RF
668.00 RF
1544.00 RF
975.00 RF
94.25
1155.00 RF
2734.00 RF
2023.00 RF
393.00
1506.00
RF = Revolving Fund
Conservation Commission
1964 - 1982 Year(s)
Voted /Given
Summary -Total Land Acquisition
Acquired - Reimbursements Completed
Concord Avenue Area '71
Whipple Hill '63'66- 7'74'77*
Willard's Woods Expansion '64'66'67'79*
Dunback Meadow '65- 6'72'77 -8 -9 *#
West Farm '66'76'77*
Meagherville '66
Simonds Brook South '68'70'79
Lower Vine Brook /Pinard Woods '68- 9'75'78 -9'81*
Hayden Woods '69'77 -8'81*
'70'72'74#
Juniper Hill
Simonds Brook North
Hastings Sanctuary
Burlington Strip
Waltham Street Farms
Upper Vine Brook
Metropolitan State Hospital
Shaker Glen
Great Meadow Expansion
Paint Mine
Idylwilde
North Lexington Brook
Chiesa Farm
Bowman Park Expansion
Waltham Line (Swammin)
Cranberry Hill
Katandin Wood (Cosgrove)
Daisy Wilson
Hammer Hill
Tophet Swamp
Acquired - Reimbursements Incomplete
Liberty Heights '74*
North Lexington Brook '80
Dunback Meadow '80
Tophet Swamp '80
Simonds Brook North '82
TOTAL EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
Easements (with pedestrian access)
Potters Pond '80
Vine Brook '69 #'74
Munroe Brook '7211
Jerry Cataldo Reservation '73
Johnson Farm '73
Whipple Hill '74
Edison (Katandin & Cranberry Hill) '76'77
Daisy Wilson Land to Pinewood (Crout) '7811
Upper Vinebrook '81
Tophet Swamp '81
Hartwell Place '82
Battleview '82
Conservation Restrictions
'70'76 -7#
'71
'71'77*
'72'76 -7 *#
'72'75 -6
'73#
'73
'74'82
'75'77*
'75
'76'79
'76
'75
'77*
'77
'77
'78
'79
'81
Acres
939.7
902.6
25.7
150.0
Total Cost
$3,237,540
3,085,540
102,890-
142,489
Reimbursements Net Cost
Federal State to Town
$335,406 $1,183,431 $1,787,299
335,406 1,178,813 1;571,321
- -- 49,534 53,356
47,487 35,020 59,982*
36.2 116,786 32,906 17,997
147.8 274,147 87,100 87,050
11.7 53,000 - -- 12,100
.2 gift - -- - --
20.7 49,028 19,014 12,006
74.0 339,235 42,069 147,200
78.9 152,598 68,304 38,540
26.8 120,413 - -- 56,872
56.3 272,236 38,526 116,000
1.7 6,000 - -- - --
8.6 106,097 - --
41.5 300,450 154,225
25.7 121,443 55,803
6.2 gift - --
16.8 85,636 41,143
1.9 3,857 - --
35.5 8,811 2,000
9.4 200,000 100,000
16.4 200,000 60,000
9.3 92,500 46,125
1.2 18,000 9,000
12.0 transfer - --
24.6 73,929 15,201
20.4 170,000 85,000
8.0 75,995 37,997
.86 gift - --
25.5 transfer
36.55 181.09
5.5 9,596 4,618 ##
1.3 37,000
17.5 100,000
11.5 15,000
.75 19,500 - -- 15,600 3,900
57.31 21,111 (reimbursement unavailable)
65,883*
99,997 *11
40,900*
18,008
149,966*
45,754*
63,541#
117,710*
6,000
106,097 **
146,225 *11
65,640
44,493
3,857
6,811*
100,000
140,000
46,375
9,000
58,728
85,000
37,998
8,878
4,978 **
15.21
3.7
2.3
4.8
2.5
.2
(26.4)
1.2
5
5
1
gift
9,961 ##
gift
6,150
5,000
gift
License
gift
gift
gift
gift
gift
Juniper Basin '70'7211
Munroe Brook (Village Circle & C & H) '72#
Shaker Glen '73#
Pine Grove '75#
Drummer Boy Green '76#
Curtin '7911
Kiln Brook '7911
Smith '82
Voted - Not Yet Acquired - 12/31/79
Munroe Brook East of Bryant Road
Off Bates Road (Pine Meadows)
Meagherville & off Wood, Valley, Grove Streets
2.3 gift
1.8 gift
.5 gift
.5 gift
6.1 gift
.4 gift
2.4 gift
2.5 gift
Acres Transaction Anticipated
6+ Easement /Restriction
3+ Easement
52.3 Transfer
Vine Brook 6.8 Transfer
*All /part Town -owner transfer #A11 /part gift * *Subject to Eminent Domain /Settlement # #Reimbursement approved
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PART I
TOTAL PERMIT ACTIVITY
BUILDING/INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
1982 Annual Report
Reported value of Single Multi Additions/ Wood/Coal
Family Family Alterations Burning stoves
27 - 432 111
17 25*** 502 138
32 35 527 181
44 16 478 233
31 2 275 23
Year Bldg. Elec. Plumb. Gas Mech. Comb. all construction*
1982** 730 718 284 97 69 121 $13,633,155
1981 774 730 337 107 63 83 26,820,154
1980 780 645 457 309 180 - 15,451,716
1979 834 552 326 279 83 - 11,784,753
1978 450 500 218 124 - - 11,161,799
Total income from fees:$122,410
*
**
***
Actual construction valuation is higher
All construction categories not included
Includes 18 condominium units and 5 apartment buildings
Parker School conversion (28 units)
PART II - More explicit breakdown of building permits *
New Units - Residential
New Units - Commercial
Additions - Residential
Additions - Commercial
Re -roofing and Siding
27
7
162
19
140
(12 units each building) and one community building.
Repairs and Alterations
Stoves and Fireplaces
Swimming pools
Solar systems
159
111
2
26
* The difference between total permits issued and breakdown total is due to the fact that miscellaneous work,
i.e., signs, temporary structures, demolitions, etc. are not listed.
uotpodsuI/2utpiing
Board of Appeals
1982 record of petitions listed in the order in
which they were heard. Decisions may be subject
to conditions and /or restrictions. For details
please see decisions on file with the Town Clerk.
January
1. 87 Kendall Rd., Jean L. Parr. Special Permit
to use a portion of residence for performing
electrolysis renewed (expires 1/24/87).
2. 175 and 181 Bedford St., North Brook Park
Condominium Trust. SP for 9 standing
directory signs granted.
3. 459 -505 Bedford St., Tennis Club Guarantors
Trust & Lexington Racquet & Swim Club, Inc.
Special Permit modifying and clarifying
existing permit re. kitchen, eating area,
and lounge granted.
4. 31 Taft Ave., Gary G. and Harriett A. Swindon.
Special Permit to maintain existing dwelling
as presently located granted.
5. 7A Meriam St., The Gift Cellar (basement
store in Giroux Building). Special Permit
for projecting sign granted.
6. 17 Cottage St., Robert and Cynthia Dorland.
Variance for an addition granted.
7. 93 Hancock St., Lexington Gardens, Inc.
Special Permit to sell supplementary items at
nursery and to allow sales on 3 Sundays before May
Christmas granted through 2/12/84.
Variance to sell firewood denied.
13. 76 Bloomfield St., Charles and Marguerite
Gager. Variance for addition granted.
14. 20 Waltham St., Cory's of Lexington, Inc.
Special Permit for a projecting sign denied.
15. 363 Mass. Ave., Ruth Benoit d /b /a The Kitchen.
Special Permit granted to allow restaurant
later operating hours (expires 3/25/84).
April
16. 15 Moon Hill Road, Kay L. Kuhne Ting. Special
Permit for office in residence granted.
17. 73 Blake Rd., Robert H. Morrison. Variance
of dimensional controls for addition granted.
18. 10 Ward St., Bruce E. Neale. Special Permit
for a swimming pool granted.
19. 335 Woburn St., Paul Kaloostian. Special
Permit for take out food service granted.
20. 342 Bedford St., Lisa T. Fitzgerald. Special
Permit for (horse) riding school granted
(expires 5/13/83).
21. Grove St. and North Emerson Rd., Oscar Cormier.
Hearing for site plan review for a cluster
development for twenty dwelling units on 18.5
acres of land held and adjourned to May 27
for further information.
February
8. 35 Hartwell Ave., Atex Inc. Special Permit
for two standing signs granted.
9. 10 Pleasant St., Wilson Farms, Inc. Special
Permits for roadside stand and seasonal sale
of Christmas trees renewed to 3/1/84.
10. 27 -31 Waltham St., Lexington Enterprises, Inc.
(Peking Garden Restaurant) Request to remove
certain restrictions of 1977 permit denied.
Complaint filed to overturn decision.
March
11. Walnut St., Adams Russell Co. (Cable TV)
Variance of height limitation exceptions for
250' tower and Special Permit for tower,
concrete building and 3 concrete pads on
which to place earth stations, all for the
purpose of serving as a head end site to
receive TV signals for transmission to resi-
dents of Lexington by Petitioner granted.
12. 150 East St., Doran Greenhouses, Inc.
Special Permit for an addition to retail
sales building granted.
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22. 307 Wood St., James V. Cosgrove. Special
Permits to continue to operate a roadside
stand, sell Christmas trees in season, and to
continue to use a standing sign with removable
inserts that show what is for sale granted
(expires 7/1/84).
23. 373 Massachusetts Ave., Rainbow Food Mart.
Special Permit for an illuminated (from
within) sign on the building granted.
24. 537 Lowell St., Hugh M. Leichtman. Temporary
Special Permit to use a reconstructed barn
for temporary living quarters granted
(expires 5/18/83).
25. 39 Woodcliffe Rd., Amelia Breiting and John
Schmitz. Variance of dimensional controls to
maintain existing structures granted.
Variance for an addition denied.
26. 55 Pleasant St., Evelyn R. & Grant J. Mayne.
Variances of dimensional controls to maintain
existing house and add an addition granted.
27. 1088 Mass. Ave., Wendy Tighe- Hendrickson.
Special Permit to use a portion of her home
as an office for practice of counseling as a
licensed psychologist granted.
Board of Appeals
28. Land off Grove St. & No. Emerson Rd., Oscar
Cormier. Special Permit for cluster Develop-
ment for 20 housing units granted.
June
29. 12 Larchmont Lane, Edeltraud Tissler.
Special Permit, to allow continued use and
maintenance of structures as presently
located on property, granted_
30. 88 Reed St., Donald W. Martini. Variances,
to maintain existing dwelling as located
and for an addition, granted.
31. 450 Bedford St., Michael L. Colangelo.
Special Permit for two standing, illumin-
ated identification signs granted.
32. 186 Bedford St., Mystic Valley Mental Health
Center Association, Inc. Special Permit
amendment allows a change in operating hours.
33. Forbes Rd. & Marrett Rd. (state land).
Honeywell, Inc. requested a special permit
to allow for the erection of a standing,
illuminated sign to be used by Nolan, Norton
and Co., Unitrode and Honeywell. Special
Permit for sign was granted.
34. 80 Bedford St., Human Resources Consulting,
Inc. denied a special permit to allow a
change of use from the existing non- conform-
ing use as a funeral home to use as a single
tenant office building.
35. 80 Westview St., John A. & Martha B. Rizzo.
Variances and Special Permits granted for
an addition and temporary trailer.
36. Mellex Rd. @ Bedford Town Line, Dupree
Associates granted a special permit pursuant
to Section 9.6 - National Flood Insurance
District.
37. Mellex Rd. @ Bedford Town Line, Dupree
Associates. Request for special permit -SPS
to construct a 3 -story building (Kilnbrook V)
decision postponed. Hearing will be continued
on Aug. 12, 1982.
July
38. 53 Bedford Street, Manfred and Huguette
Betten. Special Permit for take out food
business of the Gourmet Farm Kitchen granted.
39. 399 Lowell St., Peter Nacopoulos. Special
Permits for operation of a restaurant, fast
food service and take out food service
granted.
40. 399 Lowell St., Peter Nacopoulos. Special
Permit for an illuminated sign, which reads
"Lexington House of Pizza" granted.
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41. 59 Worthen Rd., Grace Chapel. Special
Permit to allow the letters spelling "Grace
Chapel "to be placed on each of two sides of
church building granted.
42. 3 Doran Farm Lane, Morrow Crossing
Condominium, Moore Homes, Inc. Request
for revision and amendment to the orig-
inal Morrow Crossing Special Permit to
allow an addition to rear of Unit 3J
was granted.
43. 39 Woodcliffe Rd., Amelia Breiting and
John Schmitz. Variance to allow a
foyer to be added granted.
August
44. 34 Middle St., Bruce and Priscilla Kinney.
Special permit and variance of dimensional
controls granted for an above ground pool.
45. 17 Fairview Ave., George P. and Ann K.
Changelian. Variance granted so that an
enclosed foyer may be added to residence.
46. 365 Waltham St., Joseph and Nicole D.Marzo.
Special permit for a standing sign granted.
47. 12 Appletree Lane, Alexander Vilenkin and
Ina Simone. Variance granted for addition.
48. 4 Hartwell Place, Data Instruments, Inc.
Special permit granted for two trailers
(expiration date - 8/31/83).
49. Mellex Rd., Dupree Associates. Special
permit (SPS) to construct a 3 -story
building (Kilnbrook V) in CM zone granted.
September
50. 30 Taft Ave., Joseph and Jody Petner.
Variance of dimensional controls for an
addition granted.
51. 5 Revolutionary Rd., John G. Desmond was
denied a variance to remodel and enlarge
a garage which would violate dimensional
controls.
52. 171 Mass. Ave., Coolidge Bank and Trust
Co. Special Permit for internal illumin-
ation of an existing sign on building
granted.
53. 314 Bedford St., John R. Clark & Associ-
ates, Inc. Special Permit for a standing
sign (no larger than 12 sq. ft.) granted.
54. 85 Hartwell Ave., Boston Properties.
Request to extend or renew variances re.
number of compact auto spaces and width
of parking aisles granted.
Board of Appeals
55. 319 Woburn St., BayBank Harvard Trust Co.
Special permit to install automatic tel-
ler machines granted. This is NOT an SP
for a full - service bank.
56. 319 Woburn St., BayBank Harvard Trust Co.
Special permit for an internally illumin-
ated sign granted.
57. 3 Abbott Rd., Jane L. Forsyth. Special
permit to use a portion of residence as
an office for counseling services
granted (expiration date - 7/31/87).
58. 287 Marrett Rd., Michael & Joyce Jansen.
Variance to change an entrance from the
rear to the side of house granted.
59. 2 & 3 Forbes Rd., Honeywell, Inc.
Special permit to use 16 trailers on
property granted (exp. date 10/13/83).
60. 331 Concord Ave., Louis J. Cannizzo.
Special permit to ratify use of a
two - family residence in one - family
zone granted.
October
61. 1777 Mass. Ave., Paul C. Sidman and
Isaac Dray, Versailles Restaurant, Inc.
Special permit to operate a restaurant
and take out food service granted.
62. 178 Lowell St., Lexington Hall (nursing
home). Special permit for a standing
sign at entrance to property granted.
63. 67 Webb St., William & Yolanda Wright.
Appeal filed regarding a building
permit denial by Building Commissioner.
Hearing held open pending decision re.
request for Variance. Withdrawn.
64. 67 Webb St., William & Yolanda Wright.
Variance from a literal enforcement of
ZBL, area and frontage requirements,
to enable applicant to build a single
family house on 22,629 sq. ft. lot
with 50 feet of frontage granted.
65. 143 Reed St., Carmella R. Braswell.
Special permit to continue operating
telephone answering service granted
for 5 years (exp. date 10/28/87).
66. 5 Gleason Rd., Domenic J. and Christine
B. DeFronzo. Variance to add screened
porch at rear of residence granted.
67. 3 Carriage Dr., Paul Vinger. Variance
for addition granted.
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68. 409 Mass. Ave.,
Special permit
69. 409 Mass. Ave.,
Special permit
November
Lexington Toyota, Inc.
for additions granted.
Lexington Toyota, Inc.
for signs granted.
70. 1265 Mass. Ave., Seasons Four. Special
permits to sell Christmas trees and for
extended hours of operation between
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas granted
for 1982.
71. 1265 Mass. Ave., Gold Ribbon Farms.
Special permit to process and sell
fruits and vegetables on premises
granted (exp. 6/1/83).
72. 922 Waltham St., Abbott Spray & Farm
Equipment Co. and Abbott Supply, Inc.
Special permit to allow building and
addition to be used for the purposes
of sale and service of farm and
garden equipment (exp. 11/18/84).
73. 430 -440 Bedford St. Denny's and
Lexington Chalet, Inc. Special
permit (SPS) granted to renovate
and enlarge restaurant and to add
a masonry trash enclosure.
74. 430 -440 Bedford St. Denny's and
Lexington Chalet, Inc. Variance of
dimensional controls granted to
allow a trash enclosure to be 40'
from property line.
75. 430 -440 Bedford St. Denny's and
Lexington Chalet, Inc. request for
variance re. parking spaces was
withdrawn.
December
76. 60 Winter St_, Joseph W. & Doris B.
Sullivan. Variance of dimensional
controls granted to allow a swim-
ming pool to remain as located with
insufficient setback.
77. 60 Winter St., Joseph W. & Doris B.
Sullivan. Special permit (7.4.9)
granted to allow dwelling to remain
as located.
78. 1794 Mass. Ave., C.D.E. Inc., d /b /a
Sack Cinema I and II. Special
permit granted to continue to use
premises as a motion picture theatre.
Board of Appeals
79. 10 Muzzey St., C.D.E. Inc., d /b /a
Sack Cinema III. Special permit
granted to continue to use premises
as a motion picture theatre.
80. 33 Bedford St., Moore Homes, Inc.
Special permit granted to erect an
illuminated standing sign for the
Liberties, office condominiums.
81. 40 Hartwell Ave., Control Data Corp.
Micro -Bit Division. Special permit
granted to locate five office trailers
on property for one year (exp.12/9/83).
82. 544 Lowell St., Peter Cavallaro.
Special permit granted to operate a
commercial greenhouse (exp. 12/9/87).
83. 544 Lowell St. Peter Cavallaro
Special permit granted to maintain a
standing sign, "Plant Action Inc." on
property.
84. 420 -430 Bedford St., Mortimer B. Zuckerman
and Edward H. Linde, Trustees of Elandzee
Tr. by Robert Swett. Special permit to
erect and maintain a standing, non- illum-
inated sign to identify the "Lexington
Office Park" granted.
85. 17 Fairview Ave., George P. and Ann K.
Changelian. Variance of side yard dimen-
sional controls granted to allow an
addition.
86. 20 North Hancock St., J.J.G. McCue.
Variance of sideyard dimensional controls
granted to allow an addition.
87. 640 Marrett Rd., Richard F. Perry, d /b /a
Woodhaven Realty Co. Variance of dimen-
sional controls granted to divide one lot
into two lots each to have 14,544 sq. ft.
of area instead of 15,500 sq. ft.
88. 150 East St., Doran Greenhouses, Inc.
Special permits granted to continue
operation of roadside stand, nursery and
sale of supplementary items, Christmas
trees and wreaths (exp. 12/31/84).
89. 748 Waltham St., Manuel G. Rose, Jr.
Special permit granted to continue opera-
tion of the shop for the purpose of light
repairs to vehicles and ornamental welding
(exp. 12/16/83).
90. 399 Lowell St., Dennis Dyer (Lexington
House of Pizza). Special permits granted
for food services: restaurant, fast food
and take out food.
13 additional petitions were received in
December 1982 (hearings held in January) as
follows for the 1982 record:
91. 26 Freemont St., Clark & Christin Worcester
request for variance.
92. 33 Young St., William J. Hurley request for
special permit to maintain dwelling as
located.
93. 187 -189 Bedford St., Philip Ciampa request
for an illuminated sign.
94. 959 Waltham St., Lexington Lodge of Elks
request re. trailers.
95. 17 Hartwell Ave., Kendall Co. request for
solvent storage shed.
96. 25 Bedford St., Moore Homes Inc. request
to convert dwelling to 2- family.
97. 9 Hayes Lane, Sumner Richards request to
maintain dwelling as located.
98. 11 -13 Hayes Lane, David P. Conley and Dennis
J. Fury request to maintain dwelling.
99. 959 Waltham St., Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks request re. hours.
100. 178 Lowell St., A.D. Gosman request for an
addition to a nursing home.
101. 324 Marrett Rd., Gulf Refining & Marketing
Co. for signs at gasoline service station.
102. 27 Depot Square, York Hannover request for
a projecting sign, "The St. George's Club,
Bermuda" on Giroux Building.
103. 177 Mass. Ave., Arty's Restaurant, Inc.
request to operate restaurant (formerly
Bora Bora).
Woodruff M. Brodhead, Chairman of Board of Appeals.
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Council on Aging
SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMS
Meals: Congregate meals are offered three days a week:
Mondays average attendance: 27
Wednesdays average attendance: 26
Thursdays average attendance: 42
Games: Several times a week (varies) average 10 people
Trips: Excursions are held at least once a week; attendance range is usually 20 -52
Arts and Crafts: Regular season; once a week, attendance average 15.5
July & August; once a week, attendance average 6
Health Clinic: Monthly: average attendance 25.6
Chorus: Weekly rehearsals and performances for nursing homes 21.6 average participants
Adult Education: The School Department offers an average of 9 courses per term at the
Senior Center
Exercise: Sept. - June, 2 times a week, average attendance 10.4
OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Home Visits: An average of 8.4 per week to homebound elderly by Senior Aides
Telecare: Daily, average 13 people receive telephone reassurance calls
Friendly Visitors: Average 8.3 per week visits by volunteers
Intergenerational Visiting: New program has 13 High School students visiting homebound
Meals on Wheels: Daily, average 24 people receive hot meals at home
Grocery Shopping: Average 4 per week get assistance in grocery shopping
Newsletter: Monthly except July - 20 -50 volunteers; 5200 receive newsletter
ADVOCACY PROGRAMS
Fuel Aid: 159 households helped last year
Legal Aid: Average 3 people per week receive legal aid
Job Placement: Approximately 2 per week were placed in jobs
Discount Cards: 277 new people received senior discount cards
Taxi Discounts: 135 people received taxi discounts
COUNSELING AND INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE
This is the hardest category to tabulate; however there are three to five "cases"
each week that require individualized assistance.
The Senior Center received approximately 9000 telephone inquiries for various programs and
information in 1982.
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Town Counsel
Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XXI of the
General By -Laws of the Town of Lexington, I hereby
submit my report in writing as Town Counsel for
the period from January 1, 1982 to December 31,
1982. The report is divided into the several
sections required by the By -Laws.
(a) All actions by or against the Town which were
pending on January 1, 1982.
1. Robert B. Hall p.p.a. et als vs. James F. Corr
and seven other members of the Lexington Police
Department, United States District Court, Civil
Action File No. 70- 139570G. Action for damages
allegedly arising under the Fourteenth Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States and 42
U.S.C. Section 1983, and for other damages.
2. Ralph H. Hall, Trustee of S & A Realty Trust
vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No.
324075. Petition for assessment of damages arising
out of the taking of a building line.
3. Hazel L. Sellars vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 331994. Petition for
damages arising out of a taking of a sewer ease-
ment.
4. John W. Porter vs. Inhabitants of the Town of
Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 74 -919.
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of
a taking by eminent domain of land for conservation
purposes.
5. Isabella Steeves et al vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -4770. Petition
for assessment of damages arising out of a taking
of land for conservation purposes.
6. John H. Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Land
Court No. 77751. Petition challenging the appli-
cability of zoning by -laws to petitioner's land.
7. William H. Hamilton vs. Allan F. Kenney et al,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -6310. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of
land for conservation purposes.
8. Carmella Manfredi vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -89. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of
land for recreation purposes.
9. Edward Tocio vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 76 -1439. Petition for assess-
ment of damages arising out of taking of land for
conservation purposes.
10. John Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 76 -3675. Petition for land
damages resulting from the alleged improper laying
of a sewer line.
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11. Anthony Graziano et als vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -5014. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of
land for conservation purposes.
12. Irving Kanter et al vs. The Inhabitants of the
Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court
No. 76 -6485. Petition for damages for the taking
of a right -of -way.
13. Marjorie B. Hadsall et als vs. Mary W. Miley
et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -1147. Peti-
tion for assessment of damages arising out of a
taking of land by eminent domain for conservation
purposes.
14. Lexington Gardens, Inc. vs. George P. Wadsworth
et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 78 -1501. Appeal
from denial of a special permit for the construction
of two commercial greenhouses.
15. James M. Mitchell, Jr. vs. Town of Lexington
et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -221.
Action for pain and suffering and for wrongful
death.
16. Harvey W. Newgent et al vs. Ruth Morey et als,
District Court of Central Middlesex No. 790300.
Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals denying
a variance to combine lots.
17. Robert I. Bailey vs. Town of Lexington et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No 79 -2534. Petition for
overtime pay while attending a training course.
18. Gordon L. Brigham vs. George P. Wadsworth et
als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 79- 2939. Appeal
from decision of the Board of Appeals upholding
the Building Commissioner's decision relating to
the use of a building as an apartment.
19. Doris Goldstein et al vs. Town of Lexington et
al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 79 -2420. Action
of tort alleging injury from an improperly main-
tained fence.
20. Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs. Board
of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 103802.
Petition for abatement of 1979 personal property
tax.
21. United States of America vs. 0.40 Of An Acre
of Land, More Or Less, Situate In The County Of
Middlesex, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, And
Unknown Owners, United States District Court, Civil
Action No. 79- 2066 -S. Petition for the assessment
of damages arising out of the taking of land for
national park purposes.
22. Joseph Fournier et al vs. Board of Appeals of
the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No.
80 -4066. Appeal from a decision of the Board of
Appeals denying a variance to permit the construc-
tion of a house.
Town Counsel
23. Lexington Education Association vs. Town of
Lexington et al, Middlesex Superior Court No.
80 -5175. Petition for declaratory judgment re-
lating to the eligibility of school department
employees for certain health and medical insurance
benefits.
24. Kenneth P. Kelley, Jr. et al vs. John D.
Bergeron et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 80 -5364.
Petition to enjoin Fire Chief from imposing
discipline on firefighters while on statutory
injured leave status.
25. John E. Taylor et al vs. Yoland M. Castoldi
et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 80 -2044. Appeal
from decision of Board of Appeals granting a
variance to construct a house.
26. Alexander P. LeBlanc et al vs. Town of
Lexington et al, Middlesex Superior Court No.
80 -2136. Appeal from decision of the Board of
Appeals upholding decision of the Building
Commissioner and denying a variance to allow a
lot to be built upon.
27. John H. Shea vs. Ruth Morey, et als, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 80 -4984. Appeal from decision
of the Board of Appeals upholding decision of the
Building Commissioner denying a building permit.
28. Planning Board of the Town of Lexington et al
vs. Board of Appeals of the Town of Lexington et
als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 80 -5137. Appeal
from decision of the Board of Appeals reversing
the decision of the Building Commissioner to deny
a building permit.
29. Bernard Foster vs. Civil Service Commission et
als, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 80 -1013.
Appeal of decision of Civil Service Commission re-
lating to disciplinary proceedings.
30. Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs. Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 107367. Petition
for abatement of 1980 personal property tax.
31. Joseph F. Hill, Jr. vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 112231. Petition for
abatement of 1980 real estate tax.
32. Thomas H. Niles and John Niles, Trustees of
Battlegreen Apartments Trust vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 112166. Petition for
abatement of 1980 real estate tax.
33. Colonial Development Corp. vs. Town of
Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 805506.
Petition for damages for alleged flooding of land.
34. Town of Lexington vs. James J. Welch & Co.,
Inc., Middlesex Superior Court No. 80 -3141. Suit
for damages arising out of the design and con-
struction of the addition to Cary Memorial Library.
35. George Russell vs. Lexington Public School
System, United States District Court No. 78- 1546 -T.
Action for declaratory relief, injunctive relief and
damages to redress the alleged deprivation of civil
rights growing out of failure to secure employment.
36. James Silva et als vs. Town of Lexington et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 81 -604. Petition by
police officers for overtime pay while attending a
training course.
37. Town of Lexington et al vs. John H. Sellars,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 81 -916. Petition for
enforcement of zoning, state building code and
wetland protection act.
38. Andrew Kravetz by his Father and Next Friend,
David Kravetz et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middle-
sex Superior Court No. 81 -1685. Action of tort
alleging injuries resulting from a slip and fall due
to alleged negligent snow removal from school property.
39. Daniel G. Frawley et al vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 81 -2175. Petition for
damages resulting from the alleged improper main-
tenance of a sewer line.
40. Mary M. Hastings et al vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 81 -3617. Action for
injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the
negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
41. Marion Kennedy vs. Woodruff M. Brodhead et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 81 -4541. Appeal from
decision of the Board of Appeals granting a variance
to construct a garage.
42. A. Ash Homes, Inc. vs. Francis W. K. Smith et
als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 80 -5308. Appeal
from an order of conditions issued by the Conser-
vation Commission.
43. Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs. Board
of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 114005.
Petition for abatement of 1981 personal property tax.
44. C & H Properties Trust vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 114238. Petition for abate-
ment of 1981 real estate tax.
45. Exxon Corporation vs. L. Joyce Hampers,
Commissioner, Department of Revenue and Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 120310. Petition
for abatement of 1982 personal property tax.
46. Abraham Gosman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No. 115427. Petition for abatement of 1981
real estate tax.
47. Thomas H. Niles and John Niles, Trustees of
Battlegreen Apartments Trust vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 114002. Petition for abate-
ment of 1981 real estate tax.
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Town Counsel
48. Tenneco,
Tax Board No.
1981 personal
49. Tenneco,
Tax Board No.
1982 personal
Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
114288. Petition for abatement of
property tax.
Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
120191. Petition for abatement of
property tax.
50. Town of Lexington vs. Ellen B. Moseley et al,
Land Court No. 60710. Petition to foreclose tax
lien.
51. Town of Lexington vs. Julian H. Katzeff et al,
Land Court No. 60802. Petition to foreclose tax
lien.
(b) All actions brought by or against the Town
during 1982.
1. Mary A. Fitzpatrick vs. James F. Corr, Middle-
sex Superior Court No. 81 -3321. Appeal from denial
of a license to carry or possess a firearm.
2. Raymond Howland, Jr. et al vs. Planning Board
of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court
No. 82 -141. Appeal from a decision of the Planning
Board denying a special permit for a subdivision.
3. Lexington Enterprises, Inc. vs. Woodruff M.
Brodhead et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 82-
1425. Appeal from a decision of the Board of
Appeals denying a special permit to expand the use
of a restaurant.
4. Donna Haskell et als vs. The School Committee
of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 82 -2971.
Action to make executive session minutes public.
5. Germain Cloutier, as Administrator of the
Estate of Jennifer Cloutier et als vs. Town of
Lexington et al, Middlesex Superior Court No.
82 -1423. Actions for personal injury and wrongful
death.
6. Willow Ridge Land Development, Inc. vs. David
Williams et als, Middlesex Superior Court No.
82 -3865. Appeal from the issuance of an order of
conditions by the Conservation Commission.
7. Vernon W. Nickerson vs. Retirement Board of
the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No.
82 -4487. Petition to obtain a non - contributory
pension.
8. Ellen Curtiss vs. Town of Lexington et al,
Land Court Civil Action No. 108300. Declaratory
judgment action seeking determination of validity of
zoning bylaw provision as applied to plaintiff.
9. Town of Lexington vs. Donald G. Jones d /b /a
New England Steel Building Company, District Court
of Central Middlesex No. 820084. Suit for damages
arising out of installation of insulation in Public
Works building.
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10. Athens Realty Trust vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 126638. Petition for abate-
ment of 1982 real estate tax.
11. Boston Edison Company vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 126653. Petition for
abatement of 1982 personal property tax.
12. Board of Assessors vs. Commissioner of Revenue
and Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Appellate
Tax Board No. 125492. Petition for rehearing on
question of valuation.
13. Board of Assessors vs. Commissioner of Revenue
and Exxon Corporation, Appellate Tax Board No.
125494. Petition for rehearing on question of
valuation.
14. Board of Assessors vs. Commissioner of Revenue
and Tenneco Inc., Appellate Tax Board No. 125493.
Petition for rehearing on question of valuation.
15. C &H Properties Trust vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 126539. Petition for abate-
ment of 1982 real estate tax.
16. Ernest Cutter et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 126497. Petition for abate-
ment of 1982 real estate tax.
17. Ernest Cutter et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 126477. Petition for abate-
ment of 1982 real estate tax.
18. Stanley J. Clark et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X234659. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
19. Philip L. DeAngelis vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 126338. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
20. Manfred P. Friedman et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 126385. Petition for abate-
ment of 1982 real estate tax.
21. Joseph Grobel et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X234743. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
22. Joseph J. Hansen, Jr., et al
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No
for abatement of 1982 real estate
23. Francisco Mazzone et al vs.
Appellate Tax Board No. 126486.
ment of 1982 real estate tax.
vs. Board of
. 126337. Petition
tax.
Board of Assessors,
Petition for abate-
24. Daniel W. Murphy et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X234830. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
25. Roland E. Shaine et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X234794. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
Town Counsel
26. Dunfey Family Corporation vs. Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 127106.
Petition for abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
27. John E. Ryan et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X234877. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
28. The Gutierrez Company vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 126974. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
29. Joel A. Adler vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No. X234901. Petition for abatement of
1982 real estate tax.
30. Frank B. Stowell et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X235811. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
31. Bernard J. Rothmel et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 127785. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
32. Mobil Oil Corporation vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 127043. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
33. Thomas H. Niles and John Niles, Trustees of
Battlegreen Apartments Trust, Appellate Tax Board
No. 127475. Petition for abatement of 1982 real
estate tax.
34. Fo -Fo and Plato Spilios vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 127455. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
35. William Hill vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No. X234915. Petition for abatement of
1982 real estate tax.
36. Thomas G. Maxon et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X235075. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
37. Lexington Lumber Corporation vs. Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 127424.
Petition for abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
38. Barker H. Kaligian et al vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X235163. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
39. Edward H. Linde, Tr., vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 127359. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
40. Harry E. Bradley vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. X235275. Petition for
abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
41. Paul Nesbeda vs. Board of Assessors, removed
from Middlesex County Commissioners to Appellate
Tax Board No. 127339. Petition for abatement of
1982 real estate tax.
42. The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. vs. Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 127286. Petition
for abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
43. Xerox Corporation c/o Ginn & Co. vs. Board
of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 127353.
Petition for abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
44. Xerox Corporation c/o Ginn & Co. vs. Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 127354. Petition
for abatement of 1982 real estate tax.
45. Gajko Vlajinac vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No. X234926. Petition for abatement of
1982 real estate tax.
46. Tenneco, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No. 125258. Petition for abatement of 1983
personal property tax.
47. Algonquin Gas Tansmission Company vs. Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 125364. Petition
for abatement of 1983 personal property tax.
48. Exxon Corporation vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 125426. Petition for
abatement of 1983 personal property tax.
(c) All actions settled or disposed of during 1982.
1. Ralph H. Hall, Trustee of S & A Realty Trust vs.
Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No.
324075. Petition for assessment of damages arising
out of the taking of a building line. Case settled
upon payment to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount.
2. Hazel L. Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Middle-
sex Superior Court No. 331994. Petition for damages
arising out of a taking of a sewer easement. Case
dismissed.
3. John W. Porter vs. Inhabitants of the Town of
Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 74 -919.
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a
taking by eminent domain of land for conservation
purposes. Case settled upon payment to the plain-
tiff of a negotiated amount.
4. Isabella Steeves et al vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -4770. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of
land for conservation purposes. Case settled at
conclusion of trial upon payment to the plaintiff
of a negotiated amount.
5. William H. Hamilton vs. Allan F. Kenney et al,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -6310. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of
land for conservation purposes. Case dismissed.
6. Carmella Manfredi vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -89. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of
land for recreation purposes. Case settled upon
payment to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount.
104
Town Counsel
7. Edward Tocio vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 76 -1439. Petition for assess-
ment of damages arising out of taking of land for
conservation purposes. Case settled upon payment
to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount.
8. Anthony Graziano et als vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -5014. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of
land for conservation purposes. Case dismissed.
9. Marjorie B. Hadsall et als vs. Mary W. Miley
et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -1147.
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of
a taking of land by eminent domain for conservation
purposes. Case dismissed.
10. Robert I. Bailey vs. Town of Lexington et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 79 -2534. Petition
for overtime pay while attending a training course.
Decision for the Town.
11. Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs. Board
of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 107367.
Petition for abatement of 1980 personal property
tax. Case withdrawn.
12. Joseph F. Hill, Jr. vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 112231. Petition for
abatement of 1980 real estate tax. Case dismissed.
13. Thomas H. Niles and John Niles, Trustees of
Battlegreen Apartments Trust vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 112166. Petition for abate-
ment of 1980 real estate tax. Case withdrawn.
14. Mary M. Hastings et al vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 81 -3617. Action for
injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the
negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Case
settled by Town's insurance carrier upon payment
to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount.
15. Marion Kennedy vs. Woodruff M. Brodhead et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 81 -4541. Appeal from
decision of the Board of Appeals granting a
variance to construct a garage. Judgment for the
Town.
16. Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs. Board
of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 114005.
Petition for abatement of 1981 personal property
tax. Case withdrawn.
17. Thomas H. Niles and John Niles, Trustees of
Battlegreen Apartments Trust vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 114002. Petition for
abatement of 1981 real estate tax. Case withdrawn.
18. Tenneco, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No. 114288. Petition for abatement of
1981 personal property tax. Case withdrawn.
105
19. Town of Lexington vs. Ellen B. Moseley et al,
Land Court No. 60710. Petition to foreclose tax
lien. Case withdrawn after hearing resulting in
full payment to the Town.
20. Town of Lexington vs. Julian H. Katzeff et al,
Land Court No. 60802. Petition to foreclose tax
lien. Case withdrawn after full payment to the
Town.
21. Mary A. Fitzpatrick vs. James F. Corr,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 81 -3321. Appeal from
denial of a license to carry or possess a firearm.
Decision for the Town.
22. Raymond Howland, Jr. et al vs. Planning Board
of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court
No. 82 -141. Appeal from a decision of the Planning
Board denying a special permit for a subdivision.
Case dismissed.
23. Donna Haskell et als vs. The School Committee
of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 82 -2971.
Action to make executive session minutes public.
Stipulation of dismissal entered.
(d) The amounts received by Town Counsel as
compensation for services not covered by the regular
salary of the Town Counsel and disbursements during
1982.
None
Norman P. Cohen, Town Counsel
Town Clerk
Following is the report of the Town Clerk for the year 1982, including all licenses issued and fees
collected, fees collected being turned over to the town:
DOG LICENSES
Male dog licenses issued 1,273 @ 3.00 $3,819.00
Female dog licenses issued 224 @ 6.00 1,344.00
Spayed female dog licenses issued 1,222 @ 3.00 3,666.00
Kennel licenses issued 4 @ 10.00 40.00
Kennel licenses issued 1 @ 25.00 25.00
Transfer licenses issued 1 @ .25 .25
Total $8,894.25
Total number of dog licenses issued 2,725
Fees turned over to town 2,724 @ .75 $2,043.00
Lexington General By -Law, Art. XXVIII, Sec. 2 2,725 @ 1.00 $2,725.00
FISH & GAME LICENSES
January & February 1982
Resident Citizen Fishing 21 @ 11.25 $ 236.25
Resident Citizen Hunting 3 @ 11.25 33.75
Resident Citizen Sporting 27 @ 16.50 445.50
Resident Citizen Minor Fishing 2 @ 6.25 12.50
Resident Citizen Trapping 1 @ 14.50 14.50
Resident Citizen Sporting, Over 70 12 @ Free - -
Resident Citizen Sporting, Age 65 -69 1 @ 8.25 8.25
Waterfowl Stamp 4 @ 1.25 5.00
March through December (price change)
Resident Citizen Fishing 273 @ 12.50 3,412.50
Resident Citizen Hunting 104 @ 12.50 1,300.00
Resident Citizen Sporting 68 @ 19.50 1,326.00
Resident Citizen Minor Fishing 19 @ 6.50 123.50
Resident Alien Fishing 4 @ 14.50 58.00
Non - Resident Citizen Fishing 1 @ 17.50 17.50
Non - Resident Citizen 7 -Day Fishing 1 @ 11.50 11.50
Non - Resident Citizen Hunting (Small Game) 2 @ 23.50 47.00
Resident Citizen Trapping 2 @ 20.50 41.00
Duplicates 1 @ 2.00 2.00
Non - Resident Citizen Hunting (Big Game) 1 @ 48.50 48.50
Resident Citizen Sporting, Over 70 49 @ Free - -
Resident Citizen Fishing, Age 65 -69 16 @ 6.25 100.00
Resident Citizen Sporting, Age 65 -69 3 @ 9.75 29.25
Archery /Primitive Firearms Stamps 23 @ 5.10 117.30
Waterfowl Stamp 38 @ 1.25 47.50
Total $7,437.30
Total Fish & Game Licenses issued 676
Total fees turned over to town $287.30
OTHER LICENSES, FINANCING STATEMENTS, TERMINATIONS, ETC. SUMMARY
Marriage licenses issued 269 @10.00 $2,690.00 Dog licenses issued $11,619.25
Financing Statements recorded 2,640.00 Fish & Game licenses issued . 7,437.30
Terminations recorded 172.00 Marriage licenses issued 2,690.00
Certifications and photocopies 5,019.48 Financing statements recorded 2,640.00
Street Listings 2,442.66 Terminations recorded 172.00
Miscellaneous 1,401.30 Certifications and photocopies 5,019.48
Pole locations 500.00 Street Listings 2,442.66
Gasoline permits 1,800.00 Miscellaneous 1,401.30
Pole locations 500.00
Gasoline permits 1,800.00
Total receipts for 1982 $35,721.99
106
Town Clerk
MARRIAGES BY MONTHS - 1982
GROOMS BRIDES GROOMS BRIDES GROOMS BRIDES GROOMS
MONTHS TOTALS FIRST FIRST SECOND SECOND THIRD THIRD FOURTH
JANUARY 13 8 9 5 4 0 0 0
FEBRUARY 10 6 7 2 2 1 1 1
MARCH 17 9 11 7 5 1 1 0
APRIL 15 9 9 5 5 0 1 1
MAY 36 29 29 6 7 1 0 0
JUNE 39 32 32 7 7 0 0 0
JULY 22 15 15 6 4 1 3 0
AUGUST 29 22 25 7 4 0 0 0
SEPTEMBER 34 26 27 5 7 3 0 0
OCTOBER 29 23 21 5 8 1 0 0
NOVEMBER 17 13 12 4 4 0 1 0
DECEMBER 8 6 7 2 1 0 0 0
269 198 204 61 58 8 7 2
TOTALS
NUMBER OF MARRIAGES RECORDED 269 AGE OF THE OLDEST GROOM 79
RESIDENTS 278 AGE OF THE OLDEST BRIDE 66
NON - RESIDENTS 260 AGE OF THE YOUNGEST GROOM.18.._
SOLEMNIZED IN LEXINGTON 159 AGE OF THE YOUNGEST BRIDE 18
SOLEMNIZED IN OTHER PLACES 110
BIRTHS BY MONTHS - 1982
(Following are the births received up to January 6, 1983)
IN LEXINGTON
OUT OF LEXINGTON TOTALS
MONTHS TOTALS MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES
JANUARY 13 0 0 5 8 5 8
FEBRUARY 15 1 0 5 9 6 9
MARCH 17 1 0 7 9 8 9
APRIL 19 0 1 8 10 8 11
MAY 13 0 0 4 9 4 9
JUNE 30 0 0 17 13 17 13
JULY 20 0 0 10 10 10 10
AUGUST 18 0 0 8 10 8 10
SEPTEMBER 25 2 1 13 9 15 10
OCTOBER 16 0 0 5 11 5 11
NOVEMBER 15 0 0 6 9 6 9
DECEMBER 2 0 0 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 203
4 2
107
89 108 93 110
Town Clerk
1982 DEATHS RECEIVED UP TO JANUARY 6, 1983 (All deaths for 1982 not received)
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTALS
MALE 7 7 9 11 7 10 10 13 6 7 8 4 99
FEMALE 17 8 13 13 15 6 12 21 10 8 10 5 138
RESIDENTS DIED IN LEXINGTON
MALE 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12
FEMALE 6 4 5 3 2 1 1 7 5 4 4 2 44
NON- RESIDENTS DIED IN LEXINGTON
MALE 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 13
FEMALE 3 2 2 0 7 1 2 4 1 1 4 2 29
RESIDENTS DIED OUT OF LEXINGTON
MALE 5 6 6 7 3 9 7 10 5 7 6 3 74
FEMALE 8 2 6 10 6 4 9 10 4 3 2 1 65
CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
MALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FEMALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BETWEEN ONE & TEN
MALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FEMALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BETWEEN TEN & THIRTY
MALE 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
FEMALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BETWEEN THIRTY & SIXTY
MALE 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 5 1 1 1 0 17
FEMALE 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 11
BETWEEN SIXTY & NINETY
MALE 6 6 6 7 3 6 5 6 5 6 6 4 66
FEMALE 9 6 4 10 11 4 11 14 7 4 5 2 87
OVER NINETY
MALE 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 12
FEMALE 7 2 5 2 3 1 1 5 3 3 5 3 40
Mary R. McDonough, Town Clerk
108
Board of Registrars
PRECINCT TOTALS DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS
REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF FEBRUARY 9, 1982 (For Annual Town Election)
UNENROLLED
1 2,144 1,030 458 656
2 2,099 1,043 415 641
3 1,939 870 402 667
4 2,302 1,024 598 680
5 2,162 956 453 753
6 2,192 882 680 630
7 2,286 1,012 531 743
8 1,900 803 505 592
9 2,265 929 526 810
TOTALS 19,289 8,549 4,568 6,172
REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF AUGUST 17, 1982 (For State Primary)
1 2,091 1,003 403 685
2 2,056 1,043 352 661
3 1,905 856 358 691
4 2,255 1,007 532 716
5 2,078 923 401 754
6 2,133 874 611 648
7 2,264 997 481 786
8 1,861 785 450 626
9 2,215 907 486 822
TOTALS 18,858 8,395 4,074 6,389
REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF OCTOBER 5, 1982 (For State Election)
1 2,172 1,200 419 553
2 2,099 1,240 355 504
3 2,002 1,063 375 564
4 2,320 1,206 542 572
5 2,163 1,119 398 646
6 2,182 1,083 608 491
7 2,332 1,219 483 630
8 1,929 931 459 539
9 2,292 1,128 490 674
TOTALS 19,491 10,189 4,129 5,173
Reed Kingston Taylor, Chairman William B. Simmons
Mary C. Abegg Mary R. McDonough, Clerk
Comptroller's Financial Reports
TRANSMITTAL LETTER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen December 3, 1982
Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
In accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 61, I submit herewith the finan-
cial reports of the Town as of the end of the fiscal year - June 30, 1982.
Most of these reports are in a different format than had been previously submitted due to the fact that the
Town converted to the State's new Uniform Municipal Accounting System at the beginning of the fiscal year -
July 1, 1981. Our statements will now provide more uniformity in financial reporting and adhere more
closely to generally accepted accounting principles.
The following financial statements, including allied reports, as of June 30, 1982, are appended to this
letter:
Combined Balance Sheet of all Funds
Special Assessment Fund Schedule
Town Debt and Interest
Schedule of Accounts Receivable
Appropriation Accounts
109
Schedule of Receipts
Schedule of Payments
Richard M. Perry, Comptroller
Combined Balance Sheet
COMBINED BALANCE SHEET - ALL FUND TYPES AND ACCOUNT GROUPS
JUNE 30, 1982
G O V E R N M E N T A L T Y P E S
S p e c i a l Revenue Fun d s Capital
01- General 21- Fed.Rev. 22 -Sch. Lunch 23- Highways 24- Others 30- Projects
ASSETS
Cash $ 235,066.60
Investments 8,415,765.25 $271,526.27
Receivables
Taxes 558,564.90
Reserve for abatements (865,829.89)
Excises 389,893.91
User charges and liens
Tax liens 19,410.73
Departmentals 52,631.61
Special assessments
Due from other governments 109,775.00
Reserve for
uncollectables (431,712.20)
OTHER DEBITS
Due (to) /from other funds (832,989.76) $30,444.71 $7,006.87 $416,919.45 $ 70,868.84
Tax foreclosures 33,863.60
Suspend betterments town
owned land 163,219.57
Reserve for special
purposes (163,219.57)
Amounts provided for payment
of bonds
Amounts provided for State
(Chapter 645)
Amounts provided for
payment of notes 65,000.00
Total Assets $7,574,664.75 $381,301.27 $30,444.71 $7,006.87 $416,919.45 $135,868.84
LIABILITIES
Warrants payable 1,440,607.26
Payroll deductions 122,445.28
Deposits 3,418.13
Bonds payable inside
debt limit
Bonds payable outside
debt limit
Notes payable
Due to other governments 1,632.25
RESERVES
Reserved for encumbrances
Reserved for Petty Cash
859,830.79
1,050.00
31,554.69
2,003.87
65,000.00
70,868.84
FUND EQUITY
Abatements /Exemptions
Surplus 357,556.74
Designated 30,444.71 397,803.35
Sub - divisions in
litigation -other 39,617.76
Over /under assessments 163,701.74
Court Judgements (26,500.00)
Abatements /Exemptions
FY 1980 (2,703.58)
Undesignated 4,614,008.38 349,746.58 5,003.00 19,116.10
Total Liabilities, Reserves
& Fund Balance $7,574,664.75 $381,301.27 $30,444.71 $7,006.87 $416,919.45 $135,868.84
110
Combined Balance Sheet
PROPRIETORY - FIDUCIARY-
TYPE TYPE
Special - - - Agency and Trust
50- Assessments 61- Enterprise 84- Treasurer 87- Library
ACCOUNT GROUP
(Memorandum)
Funds - - - Long Term Debt ( only )
88 Public 90- Accounts ( Totals )
98.82
$1,018,348.84
(1,018,447.66)
162,348.77
$ 32,497.73
239.55
(6,609.46)
124,990.77
$ 787.14 $ 16,711.61
944,749.31 410,960.45
$428,555.13
339,429.58
20,410.35
$2,777,280.76
307,719.24
$ 681,120.48
10,382,430.86
558,564.90
(865,829.89)
389,893.91
32,497.73
19,749.10
52,631.61
1,018,348.84
109,775.00
(1,456,769.32)
.00
33,863.60
163,219.57
(163,219.57)
2,777,280.76
307,719.24
65,000.00
$ 162,348.77 $151,118.59 $945,536.45 $427,672.06 $788,395.06 $3,085,000.00 $14,106,276.82
162,348.77
129,497.05
3,217.05 945,536.45 427,672.06
18,404.49
788,395.06
2,500,000.00
585,000.00
1,472,161.95
122,445.28
3,418.13
2,500,000.00
585,000.00
65,000.,00
1,632.25
1,062,200.55
1,050.00
357,556.74
2,593,068.68
39,617.76
163,701.74
(26,500.00)
( 2,703.58)
5,168,627.32
$162,348.77 $151,118.59
$945,536.45 $427,672.06 $788,395.06 $3,085,000.00 $14,106,276.82
111
TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
50 -SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FUND -SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1982
Uncollected
July 1, 1981 Commitments
(2,919.50) $283,477.57
( 116.62) 73,057.91
764.97
942.11
(28.10) 18,034.30
58.57
371.73
(61.21) 40,391.57
Apportioned Assessments:
Sewer:
Unapportioned $
Added to Taxes
1982
Added to Taxes
1981
Sidewalk:
Added to Taxes
1982
Street
Added to Taxes
1982
Added to Taxes
1981
Water
Added to Taxes
1982
Committed Interest
Added to Taxes
1982
Added to Taxes
1981
441.05
Abatements & Adjusted
Adjustments Collectable
Collections Uncollected
Apportionments Transfers (net of refund) June 30, 1982
$49,177.41 $ 231,380.66
72,941.29
764.97
942.11
18,006.20
58.57
371.73
40,330.36
441.05
$191,836.15
$13,176.39 $ 26,368.12
70,283.72 $ 2,657.57
69.19 695.26
19.29
925.26
17,496.75
58.57
343.74
38,522.71
421.76
16.85
509.45
27.99
1,807.65
$ (1,860.84) $416,275.19
$49,177.41 $ 365,236.94 $191,836.15 $13,264.87 $155,116.41 $ 5,019.51
Apportioned Assessments Not Yet Due:
Sewer 1981-2001 $696,044.57 $191,836.15
Sidewalk 1981-2000 5,710.51
Street 1981-2000 143,238.65
Water 1981-2000 3,257.32
$848,251.05 $191,836.15
$ 887,880.72
5,710.51
143,238.65
3,257.32
$1,040,087.20
$73,057.91
942.11
18,034.30
371.73
$92,406.05
$ 4,910.48 $809,912.33
11.60 4,756.80
554.34 124,650.01
211.68 2,673.91
$ 5,688.10 $941,993.05
Suspended Assessments:
Sewer
Sidewalk
Street
Water
Tax Liens
$ 55,649.51 $ 13,176.39
661.00
952.50
2,137.50
$ 59,400.51 $ 13,176.39
$ 68,825.90
661.00
952.50
2,137.50
$ 72,576.90
$ 878.12 $ 67,947.78
200.00 461.00
162.50 790.00
2,137.50
$ 1,240.62 $ 71,336.28
$ 229.08 $ 88.48
$ 317.56 $ 218.74 $ 98.82
swatussassy moods
Date of Rate of
Purpose of Loan Issue Interest
School
High Addition
Bridge
Bowman
Total School
04-01-63
02-15-65
01-15-66
General Purpose
Library Addition
Conservation 2
Conservation 3
Conservation 4
Cemetery Land
Conservation 5
Swimming Pool
Complex
Conservation 6
07-15-73
06-01-77
06-15-78
06-15-79
06-15-79
06-15-80
3.00%
3.00%
3.50%
4.502
3.50%
4.152
4.85%
4.85%
5.102
06-15-80 5.102
06-15-81 7.20%
Total General Purpose
Sewer
Sunnyfield Area
Woodhaven Area
Trunk Confit.
Mains Const.
Mains Const.
Mains Const.
Mains Const.
Total Sewer
GRAND TOTAL
08-01-52 2.00%
02-01-64 3.102
08-15-67 3.802
06-15-78 4.152
06-15-79 4.85%
06-15-80 5.10%
06-15-81 7.20%
TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SCHEDULE OF SERIAL BONDS PAYABLE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1982
Amount of
Original
Issue
3,200,000.00
1,345,000.00
1,510,000.00
6,055,000.00
1,375,000.00
765,000.00
425,000.00
470,000.00
70,000.00
80,000.00
675,000.00
135,000.00
3,995,000.00
175,000.00
500,000.00
750,000.00
200,000.00
255,000.00
295,000.00
990,000.00
3,165,000.00
13,215,000.00
Principal
Paid
FY 1982
Outstanding
Balance
June 30, 1982
160,000.00 160,000.00
65,000.00 195,000.00
80,000.00 230,000.00
305,000.00 585,000.00
100,000.00 425,000.00
115,000.00
105,000.00
96,000.00 182,000.00
14,000.00 28,000.00
15,000.00 45,000.00
130,000.00 390,000.00
27,000.00 108,000.00
602,000.00
5,000.00
25,000.00
35,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
55,000.00
198,000.00
418,000.00
1,325,000.00
1,178,000.00
5,000.00
50,000.00
210,000.00
100,000.00
165,000.00
792,000.00
1,322,000.00
3,085,000.00
Interest
Paid
FY 1982
9,600.00
7,800.00
10,850.00
28,250.00
21,375.00
4,025.00
4,357.50
13,483.00
2,037.00
3,060.00
26,520.00
9,720.00
84,577.50
150.00
2,325.00
8,645.00
2,075.00
7,275.00
11,220.00
71,280.00
102,970.00
Due in FY 1983 Year of
Principal Interest Maturity
160,000.00
65,000.00
80,000.00
4,800.00
5,850.00
8,050.00
305,000.00 18,700.00
100,000.00
91,000.00
14,000.00
15,000.00
130,000.00
27,000.00
1983
1985
1985
16,875.00 1987
1982
1982
8,827.00 1984
1,358.00 1984
2,295.00 1985
19,890.00 1985
7,776.00 1986
377,000.00 57,021.00
5,000.00
25,000.00
35,000.00
50,000.00
55,000.00
198,000.00
50.00
1,550.00
7,315.00
4,850.00
8,415.00
57,024.00
368,000.00 79,204.00
215,797.50 1,350,000.00 154,925.00
1983
1984
1988
1982
1984
1985
1986
lgaa uMos
Town Debt
STATEMENT OF GENERAL LONG TERM DEBT
JUNE 30, 1982
Amounts To Be Provided:
For the payment of bonds 90-1930 2,777,280.76
State, Chapter 645
90-1931 307,719.24
Total 3,085,000.00
General Long Term Debt Payable:
Inside Debt Limit: 90-2800
Sewer:
Sunnyfield Area 1952 5,000.00
Woodhaven Area 1964 50,000.00
Trunk Construction 1967 210,000.00
Mains Construction 1979 100,000.00
Mains Construction 1980 165,000.00
Mains Construction 1981 792,000.00 1,322,000.00
General:
Library Addition 1973 425,000.00
Conservation 4 1979 182,000.00
Cemetery Land 1979 28,000.00
Conservation 5 1980 45,000.00
Swimming Pool Complex 1980 390,000.00
Conservation 6 1981 108,000.00 1,178,000.00 2,500,000.00
Outside Debt Limit: 90-2840
School:
High Addition 1963 160,000.00
Bridge 1965 195,000.00
Bowman 1966 230,000.00 585,000.00
Total Funded or Fixed Debt 3,085,000.00
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Personal Property Taxes
Levy of 1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1975
Real Estate Taxes
Levy of 1982
1981
1980
1979
Total
Motor Vehicle Excise
Levy of 1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
Total
Tax Liens
Departmental
Sewer Other Services
Rentals
Ambulance Service
Animal Control
Assessors -in lieu
of taxes
Fire
Sewer Service
Sewer House Connections
Street Opening Permits
School Tuition
Cemeteries
Total $
U1 -GENERAL FUND SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1982
Uncollected
July 1, 1981 Commitments
Abatements &
Adjustments
Adjusted
Collectable
Transferred to Collections Uncollected
Tax Liens net of refunds June 30, 1982
$ 1,016,976.11
$ 2,770.47
426.07
680.75
366.86
264.66
70.40
24,842,660.88
281,907.97
736.64
$ 1,496.96
28,694.99
17,707.08
45.10
80.20
354,221.14
12,930.60
8,322.00
$ 1,015,479.15
(25,924.52)
(17,281.01)
635.65
366.86
184.46
70.40
24,488,439.74
268,977.37
(8,322.00)
736.64
$15,382.00
$ 1,009,885.71
(27,792.12)
(17,443.07)
338.25
366.86
72.18
70.40
5,593.44
1,867.60
162.06
297.40
112.28
23,937,907.62 550,532.12
253,595.37
(8,322.00)
736.64
$287,223.82
$25,859,636.99 $423,498.07
$25,723,362.74 $15,382.00
$25,149,415.84 $558,564.90
$116,984.55
187,731.42
64,244.29
39,175.40
35,696.66
10,563.86
2,236.26
1,093.18
85.80
778,122.13
161,409.38
$ 29,242.80
19,982.99
2,448.57
684.48
18,646.39
368.77
5,308.40
(46.20)
603.95
(13.20)
748,879.33
258,410.94
185,282.85
63,559.81
20,529.01
35,327.89
5,255.46
2,282.46
489.23
99.00
$ 652,293.89
226,723.94
18,846.05
23,591.86
4,351.00
2,219.90
1,004.67
602.53
489.23
99.00
$ 96,585.44
31,687.00
166,436.80
39,967.95
16,178.01
33,107.99
4,250.79
1,679.93
$457,811.42
939,531.51 $ 77,226.95 $ 1,320,115.98
930,222.07 $389,893.91
$ 32,363.18 $
17,242.21 $ 272.46 $
49,332.93
29,922.20 $ 19,410.73
1,174.03 $ 3,881.53 $ 3,250.71 $
6,000.00
43,716.00 180.00
250.00
24,814.80
254.00
26.34
550.00
750.00
1,437.43
40.00
2,273.00
5,912.07
5,650.00
3,000.00
830.00
14,170.94
29,480.00
5.00
5,314.34
1,804.85
6,000.00
68,350.80
504.00
5,938.41
6,200.00
3,750.00
1,437.43
865.00
11,129.60
29,480.00
$ 1,230.82 $ 574.03
6,000.00
29,503.40 38,847.40
504.00
2,026.34
5,550.00
3,000.00
725.00
4,808.92
29,480.00
3,912.07
650.00
750.00
1,437.43
140.00
6,320.68
31,319.60 $ 112,890.54 $ 8,750.05 $ 135,460.09
$ 82,828.48 $ 52,631.61
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Usage Charges:
Rates
Other Services
Liens -Added to Taxes:
1983
1982
1981
Tax Liens
61 -ENTERPRISE FUND -WATER SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1982
Uncollected Abatements & Adjusted Transfered to Collections Uncollected
July 1, 1981 Commitments Adjustments Collectable Tax Liens Net of Refunds June 30, 1982
$302,975.32 $770,284.11 $2,571.40 $1,070,688.03 $1,043,260.06 $27,427.97
981.26 812.25 441.00 1,352.51 296.25 1,056.26
24,135.85
2,049.05
26,184.90
24,135.85
2,049.05
26,184.90
59.80
59.80
204.25
19,918.10
1,989.25
22,111.60
(204.25)
4,217.75
4,013.50
$ 401.35 $ 59.80 $ 461.15 $ 221.60 $ 239.55
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PAGE 1 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTS Amounts Appropriated
(Voted at 1981 Annual Town Meeting) Approp. & Total Balance Balances at 1982 Town Meeting
Fiscal Year 1982 Transfers Expenditures 6/30/82 To Surplus To 1983 F.Y. Fiscal Year 1983
Selectmen
Personal Services 31,533.00 31,530.32 2.68 2.68 31,533.00
Expenses 6,725.00 6,489.34 235.66 235.66 7,775.00
Town Manager -Personal Services 105,410.00 104,652.51 757.49 757.49 109,300.00
Expenses 6,000.00 5,989.50 10.50 10.50 7,000.00
Town Manager's Jurisdiction
Temporary Help & Overtime 39,000.00 35,396.66 3,603.34 3,603.34 39,000.00
Clerical Pool 9,573.00 9,564.20 8.80 8.80 9,573.00
Office Furniture & Fixtures 2,050.00 1,154.71 895.29 45.79 849.50 3,000.00
General Professional Services 19,000.00 18,078.46 921.54 921.54 25,000.00
Fire & Police Medical 48,000.00 47,482.68 517.32 517.32 20,000.00
Director of Guides 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00
Out -of -State Travel 5,000.00 1,048.36 3,951.64 3,951.64 5,000.00
Tuition & Training Fees 11,500.00 8,273.50 3,226.50 3,226.50 11,500.00
In -State Travel 10,000.00 6,289.35 3,710.65 3,618.61 92.04 10,000.00
Selectmen's Jurisdiction
Safety Program Expenses 1,000.00 70.00 930.00 930.00 1,000.00
Town Clerk
Personal Services 65,217.00 65,210.05 6.95 6.95 65,217.00
Expenses 1,400.00 1,344.13 55.87 55.87 1,400.00
Board of Appeals
Fa
FA Personal Services 14,365.00 14,363.86 1.14 1.14 14,365.00
.1 Expenses 2,575.00 1,491.36 1,083.64 1,083.64 2,650.00
Planning Board
Personal Services 43,726.00 42,833.05 892.95 892.95 43,726.00
Expenses 5,000.00 4,431.15 568.85 568.85 5,000.00
Group Insurance 875,000.00 859,350.38 15,649.62 15,649.62 1,065,000.00
Municipal Prop. & Workmen's Comp. 331,203.00 275,856.00 55,347.00 55,347.00 300,000.00
Printing Town Report 5,000.00 3,773.43 1,226.57 1,226.57 5,000.00
Law Fees 77,000.00 77,000.00 60,000.00
Law Expenses 22,000.00 22,000.00 15,000.00
Elections/Selectmen's Jurisdiction 7,875.00 5,613.86 2,261.14 2,261.14 19,855.00
Elections/Town Clerk's Jurisdiction 6,780.00 4,926.09 1,853.91 1,775.92 77.99 15,559.00
Board of Registrars
Personal Services 7,924.00 7,434.71 489.29 489.29 7,573.00
Expenses 15,000.00 9,591.28 5,408.72 3,888.72 1,520.00 13,018.00
Appropriation Committee Expenses 950.00 900.00 50.00 50.00 950.00
Misc. Committees & Boards Expenses 2,450.00 2,014.49 435.51 352.76 82.75 2,500.00
Council on Aging GRS
Personal Services 16,220.00 15,100.00 1,120.00 1,120.00 16,220.00
Expenses 26,700.00 25,772.87 927.13 27,664.00
Town Celebration Committee Expenses 7,500.00 3,873.63 3,626.37 3,626.37 7,500.00
Historic Districts Commission Expenses 1,800.00 1,768.25 31.75 31.75 1,800.00
Conservation Commission Expenses 6,035.00 3,424.54 2,610.46 35.42 2,575.04 6,035.00
Recreation Committee
Personal Services 144,473.00 136,144.17 8,328.83 8,328.83 137,657.00
Expenses 20,705.00 13,718.25 6,986.75 3,306.78 3,679.97 20,705.00
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ACCOUNTS
(Voted at 1981 Annual Town Meeting)
Fiscal Year 1982
Treasurer/Collector
Personal Services
Expenses
Foreclosure & Redemption
Comptroller's Dept.
Personal Services
Expenses
Comptroller's Jurisdiction
Office Mach/Capital Outlay
Office Machines/Maint. & Repair
Copier & Supplies
Metered Mail
Assessors Department
Personal Services
Expenses
Health Department
Personal Services
Expenses
Mystic Valley Mental Health GRS
Public Health Nursing
Community Services GRS
Rabies Clinic
Health Jurisdiction -Animal Control Officer
Personal Services
Expenses
Police Dept. -Management & Staff
Personal Services
Police Dept. -Collective Bargaining
Personal Services-(GRS $122,712.00)
Expenses-(GRS $30,000.00)
Parking Meter Maintenance
Fire Dept. -Management & Staff
Personal Services
Fire Dept. -Collective Bargaining
Personal Services
Expenses
Local Disaster Services
Personal Services
Expenses
Inspection Department
Personal Services
Expenses
Public Works Depart. -Collective Barg.
Personal Services
Dir. of Public Works -Mgt. & Staff
Personal Services
Expenses
Approp. & Total Balance
Transfers Expenditures 6/30/82
Balances
To Surplus To 1983 F.Y.
96,618.00 96,602.95 15.05 15.05
24,200.00 17,739.10 6,460.90
3,120.00 3,120.00
117,791.00 117,532.21 258.79 258.79
3,650.00 2,923.36 726.64 357.94
9,800.00 2,850.66 6,949.34 1,308.34
7,980.00 7,838.31 141.69
11,170.00 10,584.09 585.91
27,600.00 27,532.76 67.24 67.24
62,460.00 61,866.85 593.15 593.15
10,550.00 10,437.75 112.25 112.25
50,810.00 50,806.24 3.76 3.76
7,300.00 5,604.60 1,695.40 1,476.95
10,000.00 7,500.00 2,500.00
6,800.00 4,621.05 2,178.95 2,178.95
30,488.00 30,488.00
2,660.00 1,521.89 1,138.11 1,138.11
19,373.00 14,520.90 4,852.10 4,852.10
6,000.00 4,441.26 1,558.74 1,544.04
376,908.00 359,154.54 17,753.46 17,753.46
1,096,816.00 1,060,394.10 36,421.90 36,421.90
188,430.00 185,717.41 2,712.59 437.59
1,500.00 1,273.81 226.19 226.19
102,891.00 97,392.36 5,498.64 5,498.64
1,299,684.00 1,257,655.06 42,028.94 42,028.94
106,865.00 105,920.65 944.35
200.00 200.00 200.00
500.00 422.90 77.10 77.10
92,751.00 84,861.95 7,889.05 7,889.05
2,940.00 2,318.92 621.08
1,153,347.00 1,130,800.35 22,546.65 21,374.65
357,991.00 357,449.82 541.18 541.18
11,100.00 8,812.59 2,287.41 2,252.03
6,460.90
368.70
5,641.00
141.69
585.91
218.45
14.70
2,275.00
944.35
621.08
1,172.00
35.38
Amounts Appropriated
at 1982 Town Meeting
Fiscal Year 1983
96,618.00
25,760.00
3,120.00
118,372.00
3,825.00
9,500.00
7,850.00
10,000.00
27,600.00
62,854.00
10,000.00
50,810.00
7,600.00
10,000.00
7,080.00
40,488.00
2,750.00
19,373.00
6,000.00
381,908.00
1,071,816.00
202,900.00
2,500.00
102,891.00
1,268,595.00
107,000.00
200.00
500.00
92,751.00
3,085.00
1,261,508.00
363,056.00
12,320.00
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ACCOUNTS
(Voted at 1981 Annual Town Meeting)
Fiscal Year 1982
Engineering Dept.
Personal Services
Expenses
Town Building Maintenance
Personal Services
Expenses
Highway Maintenance
Expenses
Road Machinery
Expenses
Snow Removal
Expenses
Traffic Regulations & Street Signs
Street Lights - GRS
Sewer Maint. & Services Expenses
Refuse Collection Contract
Sanitary Land Fill Expenses
Water Maint. & Services Expenses
Park Dept. Expenses
Insect Suppression Expenses
Shade Tree Expenses
Dutch Elm Disease Expenses
Cemeteries Expenses
Veterans Benefits Personal Services
Veterans Benefits Administration
Veterans Benefits Aid & Expenses
Graves Registration Expenses
Soldiers Burials Expenses
Cary Memorial Library
Personal Services
Expenses
Board of Retirement
Contributory Pension Fund
Pension Funding
Non -Contributory Pension Fund
Expenses
Education/Public Schools
Regional Voc. Tech. School Asses.
Interest on Debt Expense
Tax & Bond Anticipation Loan
Maturing Debt
Article 5, 1982 -Salary Adjustments
Article 40, 1981 -Salary Settlement
Article 1; 1981 Special Town Meeting
Reconstruct & Repair Library
Article 5, 1981 Special Town Meeting
Repairs to Library
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Approp. & Total
Transfers Expenditures
210,699.00 202,276.74
6,000.00 5,885.18
73,770.00 73,153.38
215,800.00 174,409.95
89,550.00 89,402.31
222,525.00 200,004.40
168,825.00 168,625.00
32,925.00 30,078.08
360,000.00 330,207.04
96,570.00 89,557.53
530,000.00 530,000.00
3,000.00 2,037.88
67,370.00 58,462.51
69,620.00 59,038.22
1,200.00 614.65
33,600.00 30,636.45
3,450.00 2,351.13
15,000.00 12,677.73
6,029.00 5,700.32
150.00 147.50
30,000.00 10,789.77
400.00
250.00
465,624.00 463,804.31
159,890.00 159,881.68
925,463.00 925,463.00
200,000.00 200,000.00
190,000.00 189,079.13
5,600.00 5,600.00
16,872,071.00 16,549,935.68
364,022.00 364,022.00
215,797.50 215,797.50
144,000.50 6,291.63
1,325,000.00 1,325,000.00
6,087.00
196,000.00 104,705.90 91,294.10
5,021.30 1,299.75 3,721.55
Balance Balances
6/30/82 To Surplus To 1983 F.Y.
8,422.26 8,422.26
114.82 78.02 36.80
616.62 616.62
41,390.05 13,372.07 28,017.98
147.69 147.69
22,520.60 18,256.51 4,264.09
200.00 200.00
2,846.92 2,375.52 471.40
29,792.96
7,012.47 5,236.34 1,776.13
962.12 626.12 336.00
8,907.49 5,224.84 3,682.65
10,581.78 1,125.35 9,456.43
585.35 576.85 8.50
2.,963.55 519.70 2,443.85
1.,098.:87 423.87 675.00
2,322.27 1,496.76 825.51
328.68 328.68
2.50 2.50
19,210.23 19,143.23 67.00
400.00 400.00
250.00 250.00
1,819.69 1,819.69
8.32 8.32
920.87 920.87
322,135.32 105,740.32 216,395.00
137,708.87 137,708.87
6,087.00
6,087.00
91,294.10
3,721.55
Amounts Appropriated
at 1982 Town Meeting
Fiscal Year 1983
210,699.00
6,300.00
73,770.00
269,700.00
160,000.00
219,475.00
128,325.00
*Comb. with #5400 Acct.
360,000.00
193,271.00
550,000.00
3,000.00
*Comb. with #5700 Acct
111,820.00
1,350.00
*Comb. with #6000 Acct
*Comb. with #6050 Acct
15,700.00
8,014.00
150.00
20,000.00
400.00
250.00
473,624.00
167,890.00
1,074,163.00
300,000.00
190,000.00
5,850.00
17,617,012.00
321,691.00
154,925.00
67,000.00
1,050.000.00
350,000.00
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ACCOUNTS
(Voted at 1981 Annual Town Meeting)
Fiscal Year 1982
Article 6, 1981 Special Town Meeting
Amounts Appropriated
Approp. & Total Balance at 1982 Town Meeting
Transfers Expenditures 6/30/82 To Surplus To 1983 F.Y. Fiscal Year 1983
Legal Fees/Judicial Proceeding 20,000.00 20,000.00
1981 Articles
Art. 43 - Reserve Fund 30,050.00 30,050.00
Art. 47 - Water Mains Construction 275,000.00 157,022.10 117,977.90
Art. 48 - Engineering Service/Drainage 50,000.00 45,000.00 5,000.00
Art. 54 - Chap. 90 -Highway Construction 97,550.00 97,550.00
Art. 58 - Road Machinery Equipment 146,000.00 142,873.76 3,126.24
Art. 63 - Parking Improvement 42,100.00 39,433.96 2,666.04
Art. 64 - Water Supply Old Reservoir 10,000.00 10,000.00
Art. 65 - Repair of Tennis Court 41,700.00 23,726.65 17,973.35
Art. 69 - Local Transportation Sys. 176,000.00 139,520.63 36,479.37 1,836.51
Art. 70 - Muzzey Jr. High Maint. 50,000.00 10,569.48 39,430.52
1981 Carryover
General Prof. Services 7,006.65 6,868.75 137.90 137.90
Fire & Police Medical 85.17 83.00 2.17 2.17
Board of Appeals Expenses 337.78 333.68 4.10 4.10
Planning Board Expenses 577.30 428.95 148.35 148.35
Board of Registrars Expenses 1,600.00 1,557.28 42.72 42.72
Recreation Committee Expenses 1,358.67 1,309.76 48.91 48.91
Oa Office Mach/Capital Outlay 2,303.00 2,265.17 37.83 37.83
112 Police Dept. Expenses 100.00 74.27 25.73 25.73
CD Fire Dept. Expenses 1,912.61 1,685.66 226.95 226.95
Director of Public Works Expenses 45.86 11.30 34.56 34.56
Town Building Maint. Expenses 24,360.26 17,736.33 6,623.93 6,623.93
Highway Maintenance Expenses 2,203.80 2,192.48 11.32 11.32
Road Machinery Expenses 1,725.98 1,158.58 567.40 567.40
Sewer Maintenance Expenses 6,069.94 1,266.16 4,803.78 603.78
Water Maintenance Expenses 20,391.27 14,319.98 6,071.29 601.97
Park Expenses 3,746.91 3,633.46 113.45 113.45
Cemeteries Expenses 2,252.10 2,116.90 135.20 135.20
Veterans Benefits/Aid & Expenses 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00
School Dept. Expenses 43,460.92 41,796.22 1,664.70
1980 Carryover
Art. 13 -Refurbishing Water Towers 2,568.05 1,604.20 963.85
Art. 17 -Kendall Rd. Acceptance 37,350.00 85.00 37,265.00
Art. 18 -Rockville Ave. Acceptance 58,415.00 75.00 58,340.00
Art. 20 -Reconstruct & Improve Inter-
section Adams/North St. 52,972.00 37,896.38 15,075.62
Art. 22 -Sidewalk Construction 13,300.00 13,300.00
Art. 24 -Road Mach. Equipment 19,477.00 19,475.00 2.00 2.00
Art. 26 -Westview Cemetery Develop. 23,532.00 12,137.23 11,394.77
Art. 32-Lexpress 33,665.25 24,897.07 8,768.18 8,768.18
Art. 33 -Sr. Citizens Center Needs 5,318.72 5,318.72 5,318.72
Art. 35 -Neighborhood Playgrounds & Pks. 10,729.31 4,501.48 6,227.83
Art. 38 -Conservation Land/McNamara 10,000.00 10,000.00
Art. 44 -Energy Say. Equip./School Bldgs. 40,404.08 1,897.43 38,506.65
Art. 45 -Adams School Maint. 600.22 63.00 537.22
20,000.00
117,977.90
5,000.00
3,126.24
2,666.04
17,973.35
34,642.86
39,430.52
4,200.00
5,469.32
1,664.70
963.85
37,265.00
58,340.00
15,075.62
13,300.00
11,394.77
6,227.83
10,000.00
38,506.65
537.22
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ACCOUNTS
1979 Carryovers
Art. 15 -Water Mains Installation
Art. 26 -Addition to Cemetery Bldg.
Art. 29 -Fire Truck Purchase
Art. 33 -Revaluation
Art. 37 -Munroe School Maint.
Art. 40 -Swimming Pool Complex
Art. 41-Rec. Tot Lots & Parks
1978 Carryovers
Art. 19 -Sewer Mains
Art. 25 -Westview Cemetery Devel.
Art. 35 -Final Plan/Centre Pool
Art. 36 -Bicycle Path
Amounts Appropriated
Approp. & Total Balance Balances at 1982 Town Meeting
Transfers Expenditures 6/30/82 To Surplus To 1983 F.Y. Fiscal Year 1983
1,685.83 282.50 1,403.33
9,521.94 9,474.76 47.18
33,000.00 30,103.00 2,897.00
63,048.15 26,449.28 36,598.87
5,089.35 239.70 4,849.65
8,296.43 6,747.17 1,549.26
10,954.37 1,750.00 9,204.37
117,408.79 52,092.81 65,315.98
11,054.80 8,899.27 2,155.53
2,920.50 2,920.50
10,496.18 1,436.74 9,059.44
Art. 47, 1977 -Conservation Land/Meagher 5,000.00 1,526.00 3,474.00
Art. 14, 1974 -Cost of Appraisals 1,000.00 1,000.00
Art. 25, 1974 -Chap. 90 Highway Const.
Hancock St. 2,291.16 287.29 2,003.87
Art. 46, 1974 -Conserv. Land/Graziano 8,200.00 1,645.00 6,555.00
Art. 48, 1974 -Conserv. Land/Hillside Ave. 5,403.69 3,005.00 2,398.69
F+ Art. 68, 1974-L.H.A. Plan/Low Income Hous. 4,020.72 2,103.68 1,917.04
110 Art. 86, 1974 -Plan. Bd. Study/Lexington
FA Master Plan 1,868.50 1,868.50
Art. 55, 1973 -Conserv. Land/Porter
Waymint 4,003.60 4,003.60
Art. 61, 1972 -Conserv. Land/Munroe Brook 5,170.40 5,170.40
Art. 49, 1970 -Wallis Ct./Mass. Ave. 3,200.00 3,200.00
Art. 58, 1968-Land/Harrington School &
Woburn St. 2,241.00 2,241.00
Art. 75, 1965-Land/Valleyfield St. 2,685.00 1,550.00 1,135.00
47.18
2,897.00
2,920.50
1,135.00
1,403.33
36,598.87
4,849.65
1,549.26
9,204.37
65,315.98
2,155.53
9,059.44
3,474.00
1,000.00
2,003.87
6,555.00
2,398.69
1,917.04
1,868.50
4,003.60
5,170.40
3,200.00
2,241.00
Grand Total 31,840,859.24 30,179,314.20 1,661,545.04 569,294.49 1,062,200.55
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Schedule of Receipts
Taxes
Local
Property
Tax Liens Redeemed
From the Commonwealth
Loss of Taxes
Education
Total
SCHEDULE OF CASH RECEIPTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
25,363,388.93 24,948,374.17 23,370,573.05
30,362.54 36,361.51 7,687.01
25,393,751.47 24,984,735.68 23,378,260.06
124,505.25
2,184,241.00
Licenses and Permits
Alcoholic Beverages
Other:
Selectmen 1,233.10
Town Clerk 7,388.00
Police 3,757.00
Fire 1,395.00
Inspections 158,092.50
Health 8,071.00
PW Dump & S.L.F.
PW Drain Layer 220.00
PW Street Openings A/R 725.00
Total
Fines and Forfeits
Court Fines
Parking Violations (1/1/82- 6/30/82)
Total
Grants and Gifts
From the Federal Government:
General Revenue Sharing P.L. 92 -512
School Aid PL 874
EPA Inflow Infiltration
111,043.76
14,459.00
440,924.00
11,110.44
213,111.00
155,163.48 86,692.64
2,169,526.00 2,162,812.00
2,308,746.25 2,324,689.48 2,249,504.64
27,702,497.72 27,309,425.16 25,62.7,764.70
31,675.00 23,845.00
180,881.60
212,556.60
1,135.00
5,579.70
3,417.50
610.70
139,300.48
6,032.00
102.00
200.00
1,150.00
157,527.38
181,372.38
109,171.60
125,502.76 109,171.60
439,400.00
76,184.33
665,145.44 515,584.33
From the Commonwealth:
Food Services 78,250.13 163,640.82
Tuition of State Wards 26,100.00 15,326.00
Transportation 245,737.00 119,941.00
School Building Assistance 201,920.42 550,154.45
Metco - Racial Imbalance 436,816.00 407,096.00
Low Income 29,157.00 30,261.00
Magnet Education EDCO 197,937.00 474,150.00
Magnet Education EDCO 1981 31,266.00
Residential 133,503.00
Other School Items:
Special Education 25,375.00 17,000.00
Mainstreaming 1,065.00
Transition 47,286.00 44,487.00
Discover 26,900.00 25,000.00
Assist 15,402.00 11,600.00
Combine 13,185.00 26,313.00
Enhance 39,907.00 39,000.00
Management Techniques
Reading Instructions
Occupation Information
Occupation Exploration 1,632.00
122
23,850.00
1,359.00
5,753.00
2,063.50
62.00
62,294.08
3,665.50
22,944.00
260.00
605.00
99,006.08
122,856.08
141,448.97
141,448.97
408,311.00
70,400.40
478,711.40
197,232.96
21,403.00
160,224.00
526,454.23
392,343.00
32,240.00
546,405.00
15,634.00
17,000.00
47,808.00
24,990.00
11,000.00
8,942.00
35,000.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
2,298.00
Schedule of Receipts
(2)
SCHEDULE OF CASH RECEIPTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
Other School Items: (cont'd)
Updating Instruction
Exploring Offset Lithography
Reduce Sex Bias
Project Apple
Project Munch
Incentive
Computers and Accounting
Career Education
American Roots
Cultural Understanding
Theater Around the World
Discovering Our Heritage
Energy Grant
Bilingual
Graphic Communications
Vocational Guidance
Expanding Horizons
ESEA IV Library
Smoking Prevention
Other Purposes:
Aid to Libraries
Library L.S.C.A. Parent - Toddler
Library L.S.C.A. Non - Resident Use
Inflow Infiltration
Water Pollution Control
Water Pollution Construction
Council on Aging Dancing
Elder Chorus
Land Management
Highway Fund
Chapter 90 Construction
Bikeway Construction
Recreation Special Needs
Local Aid Fund
Conservation Land Reimbursement
From the County
Dog Fund
From Individuals
Total
Commercial Revenue
Sewer Assessments
Sidewalk Assessments
Street Assessments
Water Assessments
Total
Privileges
Motor Vehicle Excise
Boat Excise
Parking Meter Fees
Parking Permits
Total
2,388.00
15,731.00
54,400.00
843.78
16,137.00
905.00
14,739.50
33,625.00
5,084.00
46,676.00
2,018.00
2,289.00
115,623.00
102,553.00
17,536.53
2,870.00
880,253.00
103,136.22
1,136.86
18,272.16
555.42
945,152.52
75,266.06
17,534.00
123
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980.
2,833,844.36
4,569.97
41,370.06
3,544,929.83
123,100.66
1,037,952.58
3,000.00
9,180.00
12,541.00
721.00
17,808.00
3,428.00
3,820.00
64,343.00
905.00
15,666.00
2,674.00
18,242.00
11,436.00
1,200.00
11,849.00
12,521.00
9,451.00
1,926.00
16,238.50 12,178.88
155.68
540.00
21,000.00
5,084.00 5,084.00
500.00
2,255.00 2,007.00
103,174.00 213,029.00
149,026.03 12,140.40
39,176.46
2,895.00 3,318.00
564,762.00 536.521.00
67,180.34 575.942.20
3,041,772.60 3,488,355.35
5,176.44 4,116.88
2,038.00
3,562,533.37 3,973,221.63
123,395.17 106,433.33
3,705.93 2,209.31
24,829.16 23,372.99
933.06 506.63
152,863.32 132,522.26
1,334,490.80
340.35
52,457.33
1,387,288.48
2,349,303.34
436.01
49,262.83
2,399,002.18
Schedule of Receipts
(3)
Departmental
SCHEDULE OF CASH RECEIPTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
General Government:
Selectmen 1,183.10 4,685.59 180.35
Town Clerk 14,655.38 8,703.18 7,411.71
Collector 20,344.20 26,754.61 24,548.54
Assessors A/R 2,026.34 5,537.33 3,932.29
PW Engineering 405.00 60.00 731.66
Board of Appeals 6,150.00 4,900.00 4,150.00
Planning Board 8,029.70 4,289.70 1,269.05
Custodians Off Duty Details 634.39 690.29 1,248.48
53,428.11 55,620.70 43,472.08
Public Safety:
Police:
Insurance Claims 2,679.67
Off Duty Details 108,275.79
Other 7,896.95
Fire:
Inspections 5,550.00
Insurance Claims 700.00
Off Duty Details 571.50
Other 1,189.53
Inspections
Sealer of Weights and Measures 932.20
Animal Control 8,208.00
Conservation Commission 4,756.81
Health and Sanitation
Health 824.00
Sewer House Connections A/R
Sewer Construction Reimbursement
Sewer Service Rentals A/R 3,000.00
Sewer Charge MDC 6,675.00
Sanitary Land Fill
Sewer Miscellaneous 1,230.82
Highways
PW Insurance Claims
PW Off Duty Details
PW Other
7,636.22
1,992.06
2,520.52
140,760.45
11,729.82
12,148.80
Veterans' Services
Reimbursement for Relief 6,389.37
3,457.81 3,502.46
64,077.75 76,882.52
7,523.30 6,455.59
2,983.20
588.00 1,042.00
3,436.50 1,082.15
36.00 21.00
857.20 565.00
4,614.00 6,671.00
5,547.84 1,967.30
90,138.40 101,172.22
132.00 149.00
730.91 3,935.09
29,601.83
30,750.00
6,675.00 6,675.00
3,977.76 12,157.62
1,780.07
44,045.74 52,518.54
19,584.38 6,172.10
2,431.51 2,054.06
2,510.81 1,351.79
24,526.70 9,577.95
11,703.24 11,571.35
School
Food Services 475,959.75 466,061.23 428,281.98
Athletics 14,640.08 31,347.64 14,151.19
Bus Tickets 12,488.25 12,105.55 13,272.25
Lost Books and Supplies Recovery 5,411.17 5,333.12 3,980.88
Adult Education 17,254.55 19,436.10 18,327.00
Driver Education 19,711.00 16,602.00 24,734.14
Tuition A/R 4,808.92 6,957.80 1,601.21
Rentals, etc. 46,723.32 29,734.44 24,899.89
Miscellaneous 400.00 5,602.92 12,769.68
Custodians Off Duty 33.12 60.83 370.11
Gifts 3,150.00 3,180.00
600,580.16 593,241.63 545,568.33
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Schedule of Receipts
(4)
Recreation
Programs and Activities
Self Supporting
Pensions
Recoveries cities and towns
Recoveries cost of living adj.
Recoveries COL to appropriation
SCHEDULE OF CASH RECEIPTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982
52,050.22
15,594.06
39,705.31
844.51
2,525.51
Unclassified
Rentals of Municipal Buildings 49,210.00
Ambulance Services A/R 29,686.40
Telephone commissions 1,910.70
Dividends group insurance 79,380.00
Workmen's Compensation Recovery 13,127.72
Salary Related Recoveries 1,814.01
Miscellaneous 525.84
Total
Public Service Enterprise
Water
Sale of Water 1,044,556.41
Liens 22,111.60
House Connections
Insurance Claims hydrants 6,511.79
Miscellaneous 296.25
Other 1,034.83
Total
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots and Graves
Care of Lots and Graves
Other A/R
Total
Interest
16,986.25
20,203.75
29,480.00
Taxes and Excises 45,002.79
Assessments
Paid in Advance 84.90
Committed 38,944.47
Investments 672,948.79
Deposits 160,343.65
Non - Revenue 1,471.98
Miscellaneous Accrued
General Revenue Sharing Investments 56,515.13
Total
Municipal Indebtedness
State Anticipation Notes
Bond Anticipation Notes
Bond Issues
Premiums
Total
122,563.50
65,000.00
125
67,644.28
43,075.33
175,654.67
1,111,410.99
1,074,510.88
66,670.00
975,311.71
187,563.50
FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
62,299.75 35,712.32
12,255.98 9,181.36
74,555.73 44,893.68
37,121.04 60,246.88
37,121.04 60,246.88
16,670.00 14,049.80
12,964.50 10,152.50
754.97 419.47
116,370.09 29,472.00
26,349.85 8,685.32
480.00 60.00
173,589.41 62,839.09
1,104,542.59 931,860.12
995,287.94 839,804.29
38,268.80 33,337.20
705.59 1,674.83
297.90 55.10
1,093.95 1,071.65
1,035,654.18 875,943.07
18,432.75 12,120.75
22,537.25 14,714.25
33,901.00 31,625.50
74,871.00 58,460.50
62,881.59 56,277.02
142.67 248.30
40,138.55 41,333.22
826,537.02 421,812.64
145,748.40 191,799.59
12,615.90 10,505.71
1,800.00 148.74
34,535.91 13,078.09
1,124,400.04 735,203.31
148,800.00
2,151,000.00 756,500.00
1,125,000.00 1,050,000.00
471.38 1,889.84
3,425,271.38 1,808,389.84
Schedule of Receipts
SCHEDULE OF CASH RECEIPTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
Agency, Trust and Investments
Agency
State Sporting Licenses
County Dog Licenses
Bid Deposits
Deposits from Services:
Sewer completed
Sewer pending
Water completed
Water pending
Clearing Account
Tailings - unclaimed checks
Payroll Deductions:
Federal Withholding Taxes
State Withholding Taxes
Employee Blue Cross
Employee Life Insurance
Charitable Contributions
Deferred Compensation
Teachers Annuities
Teachers Union Dues
Other Union Dues
Trust
Conservation Fund
Harrington Seedling Forest Fund
Unemployment Compensation Fund
Westview Cemetery Fund
6,912.25
7,163.45
5,736.91
3,053.53
9,704.98
3,422,550.50
990,804.22
320,416.56
24,334.08
1,439.70
22,779.00
341,945.70
67,682.00
27,698.80
550.00
43,593.50
30,000.00
5,252,221.68
74,143.50
7,051.50
7,938.25
50.00
23,634.30
104.00
687.44
2,846.46
10,151.95
3,432,824.30
985,814.43
277,353.00
7,824.90
18,196.00
362,966.62
70,096.90
23,434.32
5,230,974.37
7,219.10
8,193.45
1,025.00
24,815.84
1,452.15
7,789.60
25,555.25
3,223,842.14
950,342.49
268,694.84
12,935.37
7,320.00
309,601.88
65,100.80
20,928.20
4,934,816.11
5,625.00 9,400.00
100.00
2,680.00
30,000.00
38,305.00
20,000.00
29,500.00
Investments
Certificates of Deposit, etc.
General Cash 56,831,167.53 66,892,297.92 37,403,043.96
General Revenue Sharing Cash 2,498,586.00 2,036,686.00 1,288,000.00
59,329,753.53 68,928,983.92 38,691,043.96
Total 64,656,118.71 74,198,263.29 43,655,360.07
Refunds
General Departments
General Government
Public Safety
Health and Sanitation
Highways
Veterans' Benefits
Schools
Budget
Other
Library
Debt and Interest
Unclassified
All Other
General Revenue Sharing
Total
Total Receipts
4,442.82
1,357.23
12.50
716.00
1,017.10
333.00
14.00
4,683.32
126
1,172.66
2,242.91
13,292.04
42.25
911.14
10.00 822.00
1,222.38 330.48
12.70 865.61
53.10 14.06
187.50
140.15 11.50
8,774.67 11,176.44
540.00 25.81
12,575.97 15,079.71 26,767.69
100,830,701.91 113,680,736.50 80,488,800.42
Schedule of Payments
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
General Government 1981 1980
Appropriation Committee
Expenses 900.00 310.00 155.00
Selectmen
Personal Services 31,530.32 26,175.46 30,283.82
Expenses 6,559.34 7,403.01 7,219.58
Carryover prior year 385.00
38,089.66 33,578.47 37,888.40
Gift Traffic Improvement 21,000.00
Gift Youth 1,315.00 400.00
Gift Council for Arts 578.95
22,893.95 400.00
Director of Guides 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00
Town Manager
Personal Services 104,652.51 105,559.21 103,595.26
Expenses 5,989.50 6,265.37 6,497.91
Carryover prior year 68.06
110,642.01 111,892.64 110,093.17
Town Manager's Jurisdiction
Temporary Help and Overtime
Clerical Services
Office Furniture and Fixtures
Carryover prior year
General Professional Services
Carryover prior year
Police and Fire Medical
Carryover prior year
Out of State Travel
Tuition and Training Fees
Carryover prior year
In State Travel
Carryover prior year
Printing Town Report
Carryover prior year
Town Insurance
Group Insurance
Unemployment Compensation
Municipal Prop. & Workmens' Comp.
Carryover prior year
35,396.66
9,564.20
1,154.71
18,078.46
6,868.75
47,623.68
83.00
1,048.36
8,284.50
225.46
6,362.77
53.58
3,773.43
859,350.38
43,618.96
280,052.00
4,000.00
134,744.13
3,773.43
1,187,021.34
35,897.95 23,878.86
10,207.45 8,369.85
1,157.77 810.12
141.00
17,993.35 26,124.25
7,576.82
40,002.33 14,880.87
171.13
5,486.61 4,016.34
8,098.63 10,566.87
7,743.34 8,581.88
39.00
134,374.38 97,370.04
3,152.76 8,209.29
13.20
3,165.96 8,209.29
752,934.18 744,897.00
7,693.00 15,961.54
286,075.00 299,417.50
1,670.00
1,048,372.18 1,060,258.04
Town Comptroller
Personal Services 117,532.21 109,694.93 101,287.20
Expenses 2,925.76 3,132.66 3,152.84
Carryover prior year 331.00
120,788.97
127
112,827.59 104,440.04
Schedule of Payments
General Government
Town Comptroller's Jurisdiction
Capital Expenditures
Carryover prior year
Repairs to Office Equipment
Carryover prior year
Office Services
Carryover prior year
Metered Mail
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
2,850.66
2,265.17
7,838.31
106.83
10,584.09
254.81
27,532.76
51,432.63
3,409.07 3,053.70
949.21 2,075.78
7,930.67 5,803.10
696.90 1,000.00
9,465.63 9,088.02
191.62 819.96
21,779.01 19,230.76
44,422.11 41,071.32
Town Clerk
Personal Services 65,210.05 60,421.49 55,949.92
Expenses 1,344.13 968.47 10,752.60
Carryover prior year 587.20 62.00
66,554.18 61,977.16 66,764.52
Registration
Personal Services 7,434.71 7,158.04 6,995.94
Expenses 9,591.28 9,700.10 9,547.10
Carryover prior year 1,557.28 1,688.20
18,583.27 18,546.34 16,543.04
Election
Jurisdiction of Selectmen 5,613.86 14,725.20 10,550.00
Jurisdiction of Town Clerk 4,926.09 16,095.14 9,512.26
10,539.95 30,820.34 20,062.26
Law Department
Fees 77,000.00 56,997.00 65,000.00
Expenses 22,000.00 20,500.00 22,000.00
99,000.00 77,497.00 87,000.00
Treasurer and Collector
Personal Services 96,602.95 89,408.70 81,646.35
Expenses 17,739.10 20,435.79 17,583.54
Carryover prior year 1,149.46 12,527.13
Foreclosure and Redemption 3,120.00 1,478.19 628.19
Carryover prior year 491.81 416.81
117,462.05 112,963.95 112,802.02
Assessors
Personal Services 61,866.85 54,171.78 58,852.85
Expenses 10,437.75 8,209.77 8,275.00
Carryover prior year 768.00
72,304.60 62,381.55 67,895.85
Article 33 -1979 26,449.28 88,685.00 27,266.85
Article 30 -1978 15,000.00
Article 28 -1977 734.37
Article 33 -1976 15,000.00
Article 78 -1975 30,000.00
26,449.28 88,685.00 88,001.22
Director of Public Works
Personal Services 357,449.82 322,139.22 283,545.20
Expenses 8,812.59 9,216.68 10,095.79
Carryover prior year 11.30 95.97
366,273.71 331,355.90 293,736.96
Public Works Department
Personal Services
Off Duty Details
1,130,800.35
1,992.06
1,031,460.99
2,431.51
963,614.52
2,054.06
Town Offices and Buildings
Personal Services 73,153.38 66,089.66 64,830.07
Expenses 174,409.95 209,966.06 157,270.87
Carryover prior year 17,736.33 15,128.45 6,914.53
265,299.66 291,184.17 229,015.47
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Schedule of Payments
General Government
Town Offices and Buildings
Custodians Off Duty Details
Article 70 -1981
Article 45 -1980
Article 37 -1979
Article 34 -1978
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982
634.39
10,569.48
63.00
239.70
Public Works /Engineering
Personal Services 202,276.74
Expenses 5,885.18
Carryover prior year 428.00
Article 48 -1981 45,000.00
Article 12 -1980
Article 15 -1980 90.78
Article 16 -1979 3,264.90
Article 23 -1978
Article 24 -1978 13,993.75
Article 29 -1978
Article 33 -1975
Inflow Infiltration Analysis Grant 216,386.90
Board of Appeals
Personal Services 14,363.86
Expenses 1,491.36
Carryover prior year 333.68
11,506.57
208,589.92
278,736.33
16,188.90
FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
690.29 1,248.42
9,399.78
1,970.86 7,397.20
15.69 4,388.03
12,076.62 13,033.65
189,792.11 178,049.16
5,337.77 4,499.56
253.46 1,789.17
195,383.34 184,337.89
75,000.00
39,909.22
24,432.10 303.00
13,281.00
10,230.25 776.00
544.95
4,000.00
149,571.57 18,904.95
13,299.78 12,429.60
2,037.28 2,173.85
65.00 389.04
15,402.06 14,992.49
Planning Board
Personal Services 42,833.05 43,165.45 39,507.27
Expenses 4,450.15 3,764.10 4,409.40
Carryover prior year 428.95 221.67 59.90
47,712.15 47,151.22 43,976.57
Community Services
Expenses GRS
Carryover prior year GRS
Total General Government
Public Safety
Police Department
Personal Services
Personal Services GRS
Carryover prior year
Expenses
Expenses Vehicles GRS
Carryover prior year
Off Duty Details
Insurance Claims
Article 31 -1980
30,488.00
1,296,836.64
122,712.00
155,717.41
30,000.00
74.27
114,020.20
2,639.90
30,488.00
4,439,767.10
1,605,340.32
116,660.10
32,193.52 34,456.56
18.40 2,327.69
32,211.92 36,784.25
4,051,043.97 3,720,405.02
1,291,564.41 1,172,981.23
59,868.49
141,574.54 117,755.15
25,000.00 25,000.00
189.00
1,518,196.44 1,315,736.38
64,077.75 77,924.52
3,457.81 2,964.96
125,000.00
192,535.56 80,889.48
Parking Meter Maintenance
Expenses 1,273.81 1,437.16 1,476.17
129
Schedule of Payments
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 19.8.2 FISCAL YEARS
Public Safety 1981 1980
Fire Department
Personal Services 1,355,047.42 1,291,806.84 1,169,602.62
Expenses 107,277.88 92,417.11 93,381.91
Carryover prior year 1,685.66 1,545.12 1,263.80
1,464,010.96 1,385,769.07 1,264,248.33
Off Duty Details 571.50 588.00
Insurance Claims 1,627.40 1,747.84
Article 30 -1980 26,355.00
Article 29 -1979 30,103.00 27,000.00
30,674.50 55,570.40 1,747.84
Disaster Services
Personal Services 250.00 500.00
Expenses 422.90 4.00 187.97
422.90 254.00 687.97
Inspection Department
Personal Services 84,861.95 82,215.55 77,773.41
Expenses 2,318.92 3,086.46 1,286.51
Carryover prior year 67.50 _ 145.90
87,248.37 85,302.01 79,205.82
Animal Control
Personal Services 14,520.90 19,021.80 17,570.15
Expenses 4,441.26 3,247.92 3,146.01
Carryover prior year 125.00 185.91 70.20
19,087.16 22,455.63 20,786.36
Insect Suppression
Expenses 614.65 10,200.00 1,102.21
Shade Tree
Expenses 30,636.45
Carryover prior year 400.00
Insurance Claim
Dutch Elm Disease
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Total Public Safety
2,351.13
245.00
31,036.45
267.00
2,596.13
3,359,232.35
33,939.58
33,939.58
3,048.56
3,048.56
3,308,708.41
14,051.44
15.00
14,066.44
800.00
3,900.18
1,661.00
5,561.18
2,786,308.18
Health and Sanitation
Health Department
Personal Services 50,806.24 47,307.17 41,261.10
Expenses 5,617.10 4,477.43 3,575.08
Carryover prior year 36.50 214.50
56,459.84 51,784.60 45,050.68
Mystic Valley Mental Health GRS 7,500.00 15,426.00 30,852.00
Tri- Community Health Services
Expenses
Carryover prior year
CMARC
Annual Article
Rabies Clinic
Garbage Collection
4,621.05
303.33
130
4,924.38
5,000.00
1,521.89
4,709.90 4,702.92
4,709.90 4,702.92
5,000.00
1,706.78
7,200.00
4,992.00
1,893.20
72,000.00
Schedule of Payments
Health and Sanitation
Refuse Collection
Annual Article
Carryover prior year
Sanitary Landfill
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Sewer Maintenance
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Sewer Services
Article 18 -1979
Article 19 -1978 NR
Article 19 -1977 GRS
Article 22 -1976
Article 20 -1975
Sewerage Disposal MDC
Total Health and Sanitation
Highways
Highway Maintenance
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Article 54 -1981
Article 17 -1980
Article 18 -1980
Article 20 -1980
Article 20 -1979
Article 22 -1979
Article 51 -1978
Article 52 -1978
Article 53 -1978
Article 16 -1977
Article 23 -1977
Article 26 -1976
Article 17 -1975
Article 26 -1975
Article 25 -1974
Article 17 -1973
Road Machinery
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Insurance Claims
Article 58 -1981
Article 24 -1980
Article 24 -1979 GRS
Article 25 -1979
Snow Removal
Expenses
Carryover prior year
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982
530,000.00
42,500.00
2,037.88
89,557.53
1,266.16
52,092.81
6,675.00
89,402.31
2,192.48
97,550.00
85.00
75.00
37,896.38
287.29
200,004.40
1,158.58
428.06
142,873.76
19,475.00
168,625.00
131
572,500.00
2,037.88
90,823.69
58,767.81
799,535.49
91,594.79
135,893.67
201,162.98
162,776.82
168,625.00
FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
467,500.00
467,500.00
8,490.92
3,088.00
11,578.92
68,804.85
2,041.38
70,846.23
583.30
1,039,815.85
2,162.25
6,675.00
1,049,236.40
1,684,988.83
60,752.54
18,398.04
79,150.58
68,463.07
286.89
68,749.96
28,688.70
490,256.80
12,021.12
13,000.00
13,151.35
6,675.00
563,792.97
871,184.31
151,761.64 141,938.13
1,553.21 410.00
153,314.85 142,348.13
13,585.00
28.00
1,000.00
40,150.00
39,678.78
3,360.88 72,391.73
17,310.37
3,956.34 19,615.31
59,911.04 88.96
60,000.00
2,421.39
7,246.87 52,753.13
20,735.21 32,501.01
1,083.72
168,823.34 278,994.40
229,922.53 195,458.20
437.30
230,359.83 195,458.20
10,781.31 2,919.51
120,323.00
4,999.00 78,086.97
29,916.00
136,103.31 110,922.48
105,750.80 55,445.15
3,016.93 1,326.19
108,767.73 56,771.34
Schedule of Payments
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
Highways
Traffic Regulations Control & Street Signs
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Insurance Claims
Article 63 -1981
Article 34 -1976
Street Lights
Expenses
Expenses GRS
Total Highways
Veterans' Benefits
FISCAL YEAR 1982
30,078.08
3,164.92
39,433.96
330,207.04
Veterans' Benefits
Administration
Personal Services 5,700.32
Expenses 147.50
Carryover prior year 35.60
Aid and Expenses 11,505.77
Carryover prior year
Graves Registration
Total Veterans' Benefits
Schools
Current Year
Administration
Instructional
Other School Services
Health
Transportation
Food
Student Body Activities
Programs with other Districts
Operational and Maintenance
Article 43 -1980
Article 44 -1980
Fixed Charges
Community Services
Acquisition of Fixed Assets
Other Expenses
Prior Year
Instructional
Carryover prior year
Operational and Maintenance
Custodial Off Duty Details
763,724.00
12,213,865.72
120,056.00
379,756.00
17,680.00
207,174.00
561,446.00
2,091,436.06
15,884.51
1,897.43
1,098.00
72,062.00
62,385.00
60,270.00
41,796.22
132
30,078.08
42,598.88
330,207.04
1,162,937.26
5,883.42
11,505.77
17,389.19
FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
28,107.81
822.51
28,930.32
16,568,734.72
41,796.22
158,867.97
150,000.00
308,867.97
1,135,167.35
23,392.85
292.53
23,685.38
1,292.95
492.16
10,031.72
123.83
10,155.55
16,953.40
177.71
17,131.11
368.46
27,655.12
1,785.11
15,000.00
247,430.67
262,430.67
1,072,395.71
10,149.77
140.12
10,289.89
28,259.30
119.02
28,378.32
315.26
38,983.47
804,692.00 731,287.00
11,827,508.63 11,852,723.31
133,718.00 131,067.00
477,562.00 311,617.00
13,980.00 15,077.00
221,924.00 197,029.00
526,533.00 428,421.00
1,792,121.59 2,035,485.00
122,115.49
291,355.92
2,283.00 11,403.00
81,712.00 73,793.00
513,407.00 78,404.00
57,169.00 66,405.80
16,866,081.63 15,932,712.11
129,799.16 105,774.58
60.83 327.01
129,859.99 106,101.59
Schedule of Payments
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
Schools 1981 1980
Education Accounts
PL 874 School Aid 77,056.08 133,301.92 138,228.84
Special Education 23,916.14 17,012.12 16,550.00
Mainstreaming 785.48
Project Computer 15,807.32
Transition 43,048.21 47,450.48 47,975.45
Discover 27,649.67 26,426.85 30,126.94
Assist 16,673.53 12,642.88 8,629.62
Combine 27,297.16 10,025.06 6,636.59
Enhance 30,820.55 41,639.91 31,877.04
Computer and Accounting 13,937.59
Management Techniques 1,500.00
Updating Instruction 2,236.00
Basic Industrial Skills 1,118.32
Occupational Exploration 701.40
Occupation Information 844.00 1,492.00
Observing the Preschooler 36.59
Project Internal Combustion 1,465.44
Secretarial Occupation 85.00
Exploring Offset Lithography 16.50 15,649.50
Reduce Sex Bias 1,161.56 1,590.41
Project Apple 73.42 18,167.92
Incentive 765.00 9,743.29 10,107.71
American Roots 466.95 13,776.92 10,197.13
Cultural Understanding 7,406.52 5,114.48
Theater Around the World 261.43 9,189.57
Discovering Our Heritage 1,086.78 839.22
Energy Grant 8,900.00
ESEA Library 49,746.42 15,749.67 319.60
Low Income Summer Reading 29,500.59 32,711.24 26,064.17
Reading Instructions 1,500.00
Munch 384.40 2,006.34
Smoking Prevention 340.92 889.30
Career Education 1,200.00
Bilingual 241.54 721.00
Graphic Communications 17,808.00
Vocational Guidance 1,463.17 1,964.83
Expanding Horizons 3,815.35
EDCO Metro Educ. Program 97,000.00 521,050.00 499,505.00
EDCO Metropathways 100,937.00
EDCO Gr. Boston Inservice Educ. 46,900.00
Metco 442,954.04 400,828.94 435,223.33
School Lunch Revolving 554,517.28 664,355.22 620,341.85
School Athletics 22,000.00 20,000.00 39,735.39
School Bus Tickets 12,316.25 11,837.55 13,021.40
Reimbursement Lost Books /Supplies 7,410.92 4,459.76 3,228.30
Adult Education 17,784.49 18,759.26 20,867.18
Driver Education 13,080.38 18,627.67 22,754.77
Gift Account 3,180.00
1,623,931.16 2,061,153.77 2,103,526.08
Education School Assessment
Vocational Education Assessment
Total Schools
133
364,022.00 396,265.00 401,144.00
18,598,484.10 19,453,360.39 18,543,483.78
Schedule of Payments
Library
Cary Memorial Library
Personal Services
Expenses
State Aid to Libraries
LSCA Parent - Toddlers
LSCA Non - Resident Use
Article 1 -Jan. 1981 STM
Article 5 -Jan. 1981 STM
Total Library
Parks
Parks
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Article 35 -1980
Article 36 -1978
Article 38 -1975
Article 29 -1973
Total Parks
Recreation
Recreation
Personal Services
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Service Funds
Article 65 -1981
Article 40 -1979 NR
Article 41 -1979
Article 35 -1978
Article 38 -1976
Total Recreation
Pensions and Retirements
Non - Contributory
Pensions
Contributory
Expenses
Pension Fund
Funding
Total Pensions and Retirements
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982
463,804.31
159,881.68
13,246.50
104,705.90
1,299.75
59,038.22
3,633.46
4,501.48
1,436.74
136,144.17
13,718.25
1,309.76
10,567.40
23,726.65
6,747.17
1,750.00
5,600.00
927,988.51
134
623,685.99
119,252.15
742,938.14
62,671.68
5,938.22
68,609.90
161,739.58
32,223.82
193,963.40
189,079.13
933,588.51
200,000.00
1,322,667.64
FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
431,512.85
152,527.88
584,040.73
14,246.73
12,978.70
27,225.43
611,266.16
53,310.79
5,100.08
58,410.87
3,920.69
68,116.81
5,000.00
10,978.85
88,016.35
146,427.22
114,445.17
17,504.44
3,083.86
9,357.10
144,390.57
217,159.59
1,745.63
218,905.22
363,295.79
184,678.61
5,425.00
852,432.00
857,857.00
200,000.00
1,242,535.61
398,405.17
133,581.33
531,986.50
12,103.31
214.66
5,400.00
17,717.97
549,704.47
40,687.13
3,953.22
44,640.35
100.00
200.00
300.00
44,940.35
93,695.48
16,345.89
2,783.16
6,351.11
119,175.64
449,543.98
2,300.00
4,079.50
609.00
456,532.48
575,708.12
175,497.36
5,225.00
721,897.00
727,122.00
200,000.00
1,102,619.36
Schedule of Payments
Unclassified
Trustees of Public Trust and
Miscellaneous Committees
Carryover prior year
Town Celebration Committee
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Historic Districts Commission
Expenses
Carryover prior year
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
2,014.49
3,873.63
1,768.25
212.00
Council on Aging
Personal Services GRS 15,100.00
Expenses GRS 25,772.87
Carryover prior year GRS 52.70
Dancing 985.05
Elder Chorus
Special Gifts
3,372.94
5.81
2,014.49 3,378.75
2,604.79
154.00
3,873.63 2,758.79
1,433.51
224.41
1,980.25 1,657.92
33,701.95
40,925.57 33,701.95
985.05
Senior Citizens Center Needs Assessment
Article 33 -1980 2,181.28
Forum on Aging Grant .
Town Record Storage
Article 34 -1979 321.70
Local Transportation System
Article 69 -1981
Article 32 -1980
Article 30 -1979
Conservation Commission
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Funding
Annual Article
Article 37 -1980
Article 38 -1980
Article 39 -1980
Article 42 -1980
Article 43 -1979
Article 44 -1979
Article 43 -1978
Article 47 -1977
Article 56 -1976
Article 42 -1975
Article 46 -1974
Article 48 -1974
Article 68 -1974
Article 10 -1971
Article 75 -1965
Harrington Seedling Forest
Total Unclassified
139,520.63
24,897.07
3,424.54
1,526.00
1,645.00
3,005.00
2,103.68
1,550.00
135
164,417.70
3,424.54
5,336.93
9,829.68
232,787.84
73,834.75
37,236.33
111,071.08
12,574.58
825.00
13,399.58
6,829.07
37,000.00
15,000.00
100,000.00
8,800.00
2,050.00
25,000.00
187,850.00
363,150.12
1,494.60
1,494.60
6,319.60
6,319.60
1,450.43
1,450.43
26,333.80
26,333.80
510.50
553.53
1,064.03
462.22
11,531.42
50,702.64
50,702.64
9,208.68
4,337.60
13,546.28
10,167.20
144,000.00
11,000.00
81,500.00
56,000.00
8,810.60
2,293.00
95.00
303,698.60
426,770.82
Schedule of Payments
Public Service Enterprise
Water Maintenance
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Insurance Claims - hydrants
Water Service
Article 47 -1981
Article 64 -1981
Article 13 -1980
Article 15 -1979
Article 16 -1978
Water Pollution Control #217
Total Public Service Enterprise
Cemeteries
Cemeteries
Expenses
Carryover prior year
Article 26 -1980
Article 26 -1979
Article 25 -1978
Article 25 -1977
Total Cemeteries
Interest
Interest on Bonds
Conservation
Cemetery
Library
Swimming Pool
Schools
Sewers
Bond Anticipation Notes
Total Interest
Municipal Indebtedness
Maturing Debt
Conservation
Cemetery
Library
Swimming Pool
Schools
Sewers
Bond Anticipation Notes
State Anticipation Notes
Premium on Loans
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982
58,462.51
14,319.98
157,022.10
10,000.00
1,604.20
282.50
12,677.73
2,116.90
12,137.23
9,474.76
8,899.27
842.20
34,645.50
2,037.00
21,375.00
26,520.00
28,250.00
102,970.00
358,000.00
14,000.00
100,000.00
130,000.00
305,000.00
418,000.00
139,363.50
72,782.49
4,083.00
168,908,80
245,774.29
14,794.63
31,353.46
46,148.09
215,797.50
6,291.63
222,089.13
1,325,000.00
139,363.50
Total Municipal Indebtedness 1,464,363.50
136
FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
56,965.39
1,741.62
58,707.01
9,076.91
87,431.95
10,915.24
3,968.00
102,315.19
170,099.11
9,881.16
235.75
10,116.91
468.00
62,006.82
62,474.82
72,591.73
40,444.00
2,716.00
25,875.00
34,425.00
54,825.00
46,367.50
204,652.50
59,883.21
264,535.71
381,000.00
14,000.00
100,000.00
155,000.00
785,000.00
420,000.00
1,855,000.00
2,150,000.00
132,000.00
471.38
2,282,471.38
4,137,471.38
29,822.10
15,746.12
45,568.22
448.10
12,398.93
1,215.24
13,614.17
59,630.49
11,980.07
11,980.07
3,471.24
3,873.61
73.16
7,418.01
19,398.08
51,097.50
3,395.00
30,375.00
82,300.00
46,750.00
213,917.50
33,097.55
247,015.05
361,000.00
14,000.00
100,000.00
785,000.00
360,000.00
1,620,000.00
.755,000.00
2,048.84
757,048.84
2,377,048.84
Schedule of Payments
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
Agency
Agency
State Sporting Licenses
County Dog Licenses
Payroll Deductions
Federal Withholding Taxes
State Withholding Taxes
Group Life & Blue Cross
Charitable Contributions
Teachers Annuities
Deferred Compensation
Union Dues Teachers
Union Dues School Custodians
Union Dues Public Works
Union Dues Fire
Association Dues School Clerical
Association Dues Police
Clearing Account
County Assessments
County Assessments 1981
State Assessments
Court Judgements
FISCAL YEAR 1982
7,391.25
7,341.25
3,521,000.79
1,017,523.25
336,223.99
637.30
279,009.10
22,779.00
67,682.00
6,376.20
6,435.00
9,270.00
232.50
5,447.44
9,704.98
800,200.70
27,114.32
1,750,816.24
26,500.00
14,732.50
5,272,616.57
2,614,336.24
Total Agency 7,901,685.31
Trust
Trust
Perpetual Care 40,000.00
Unemployment Compensation 40,000.00
Conservation 566.52
Cemetery Remembrance 62.10
Seedling Forest 5.00
Total Trust 80,633.62
Investments
Investments
General Cash
General Revenue Sharing Cash
FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
6,572.50 6,817.80
8,499.05 7,712.45
15,071.55 14,530.25
3,421,889.97 3,213,329.23
984,159.60 947,973.73
283,497.30 280,281.00
442,425.94 294,944.84
18,196.00 7,320.00
70,096.90 71,421.60
5,492.70 6,547.50
6,682.00 6,757.50
7,770.00 6,242.50
298.50 415.50
3,166.72 720.00
5,243,675.63 4,835,953.40
2,846.46
835,074.79 697,939.32
1,595,677.36 1,526,624.25
2,433,598.61 2,224,563.57
7,692,345.79 7,075,047.22
19,000.00
39,000.00
35,000.00
18.38
58,000.00 35,018.38
57,689,182.52 67,605,808.43 39,176,186.85
2,228,586.00
2,206,686.00 1,141,000.00
Total Investments 59,917,768.52 69,812,494.43 40,317,186.85
Refunds
Taxes
Personal Property
Real Estate
156,550.99
57,422.10
137
213,973.09
299.72
260,869.15
261,168.87
32.10
30,471.96
30,504.06
Schedule of Payments
Refunds
SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS
JULY 1, 1981 to JUNE 30, 1982
AS COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARS 1980 & 1981
FISCAL YEAR 1982 FISCAL YEARS
1981 1980
Licenses and Permits
Health and Sanitation
Special Assessments
Motor Vehicle Excise 14,930.45
General Departments
General Government
Public Safety
Recreation
Unclassified
Ambulance Service A/R
Assessors In Lieu of Taxes A/R
Interest
21.61
137.50
183.00
2,775.00
405.75
31,226.05
6.00
80.00
15.00
342.11 101.00
Public Service Enterprise
Water
Rates 1,296.35 360.45
Liens
Miscellaneous 50.00
1,296.35 410.45
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots
Perpetual Care
479.60
586.30
1,065.90
331.65
410.35
742.00
450.00
46,415.10
27.00
138.00
78.00
17.50
50.61
88.77
399.88
1,149.39
73.55
1,222.94
252.00
312.00
564.00
All Other
Guarantee Deposits
Sewer 14.00 410.00 3,803.48
Water 2,713.71
Miscellaneous 50.00
14.00 410.00 6,567.19
Total Refunds 231,621.90 297,239.12 86,123.17
Total Payments 101,048,396.77 114,892,376.24 79,948,971.67
GAS = Payments from authorized appropriations using GENERAL REVENUE SHARING funds.
NR = Payments from bond proceeds - NON- REVENUE CASH
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SUSPENDED BETTERMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 198204
Uncollected Added/Adjusted Collections Uncollected it
July 1, 1981 During Year During Year June 30, 1982 c
Tax Foreclosures 1750 $ 33,863.60 $ 33,863.60 4
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Suspended Assessments on Fes+
Town Owned Land: Q
Sewer 1771 $ 85,297.25 $28,371.53 $462.79 $113,205.99OD
Sidewalk 1772 8,952.46 8,952.46 J
Street 1773 39,347.11 39,347.11 P
Water 1774 1,714.01 1,714.01 4
Total $151,310.83 $28,371.53 $462.79 $163,219.57 (D
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COMPARED WITH AUTHORIZATION OF THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND -FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING
BY FUNCTION/ACTIVITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1982
Reserve for
Encumbrances
July 1, 1982
Expenditures
Prior Year
Unencumbered
Balances
Appropriation Expenditures Encumbrances June 30, 1982
21 -SPECIAL REVENUE FUND -
FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING
Council on Aging
Personal Services $ 15,100.00 $ 15,100.00
Expenses $52.70 $52.70 26,700.00 25,772.87
Mystic Valley Mental Health Expenses 10,000.00
Community Services Expenses
$ 927.13
7,500.00 2,500.00
30,488.00 30,488.00
Police
pCollective Bargaining Unit Personal Services 122,712.00 122,712.00
Expenses -Vehicles 30,000.00 30,000.00
Street Lights Expenses 360,000.00
330,207.04 29,792.96
Total $52.70 $52.70 $595,000.00 $561,779.91 $33,220.09
Federal Revenue Sharing Accounts
Cash and Investments
01- GENERAL FUND - SCHEDULE OF CASH AND INVESTMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1982
Cash
On Hand 1010 14,069.46
Petty 1020 1,050.00
Unrestricted Checking 1040 190,309.91
Unrestricted Savings 1050 29,637.23
Total Cash 235,066.60
Investments
Repurchase Agreements 1110
Certificates of Deposit 1120
Combined Investments 1140
Mass. Municipal Depository Trust
Accrued Interest 1159
502,563.00
6,593,000.00
1,270,008.60
50,193.65
Total Investments 8,415,765.25
141
Treasurer
Cash and investments on hand July 1, 1981
Receipts and investments for fiscal 1982
Expenditures and investments for fiscal 1982
Cash and investments on hand July 1, 1982
Analysis of Cash as of June 30, 1982
Shawmut County Bank
Bank of New England
Bank of New England (Non- Revenue)
BayBank Harvard Trust
BayBank Middlesex
Old Colony Bank and Trust
First National of Boston
Essex Bank of Peabody
State Street Bank and Trust
Depositors Trust Co.
Shawmut Bank of Boston
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Shawmut County Bank
Bank of New England
Bank of New England (Non- Revenue)
BayBank Harvard Trust
BayBank Middlesex
Old Colony Bank and Trust
First National Bank of Boston
Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust
Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust (Fed. Rev. Sharing)
Cash -on -Hand
Bad Checks & Payroll
Certificates of Deposit
Repurchase Agreements (Repos)
Harrington Seedling Trust
Conservation Fund
Unemployment Compensation Fund
Receipts
Balance 7/1/81
T. M. Approp.
Interest Earned:
MMDT
Bond Int.
INVESTED CASH AS OF JUNE 30, 1982
$ 4,897,762.18
100,830,701.91
$105,728,464.09
$103,952,912.62
1,775,551.47
$105,728,464.09
$ 1,775,551.47
$ 140,493.75
5,000.00
3,932.20
7,806.25
7,455.94
5,027.78
10,448.23
1,062.50
5,000.00
3,055.48
1,027.78 $ 190,309.91
$ 2,411.30
8,523.31
1,650.04
7,033.21
6,415.49
1,415.05
2,188.83
1,270,008.60
271,526.27
12,135.15
1,934.31
$ 1,571,172.10
$ 14,069.46
$ 1,775,551.47
$6,593,000.00
502,563.00 $ 7,095,563.00
Doris E.
TREASURER'S TRUST ACCOUNTS
Opening Transfers or
Balance Income Appropriations
$ 740.27 $ 46.87 $ -0-
13,707.59 1,615.43 5,343.45
37,881.21 9,861.98 40,000.00
$52,329.07 $11,524.28 $45,343.15
RETIREMENT STABILIZATION FUND
Expenses
$489,932.60
200,000.00
61,066.14
40,584.69
$791,583.43
142
Bond Purchases (Book)
Balance 6/30/82
Louis A. Zehner, Treasurer
Barclay, Ass't. Treasurer
Balance
Disbursements 6 -30 -82
$ -0- $ 787.14
550.00 20,116.47
43,593.50 44,149.69
$44,143.50 $65,053.00
$311,162.38
480,421.05
$791,583.43
Louis A. Zehner, Treasurer
Board of Retirement
At the 1982 Annual Town Meeting, $1,074,163 was appropriated to the contributory retirement pension
fund as the town's share of retirement allowances for the 1983 fiscal year and $5,850 was appropriated for
the board's operating expenses. To fund the pension payments of the non - contributory members or their
beneficiaries, $190,000 was appropriated. In a move to meet its future increasing retirement unfunded
liability, the town appropriated $300,000.
As of November 30, 1982 there were 268 contributory and 19 non - contributory retirees.
The income from investments amounting to over $565,000 enabled us to credit interest to members'
accounts at the rate of 8.4 percent.
Town employees, through payroll deductions, contributed over $445,000 to the fund.
During the twelve month period ending November 30, 1982, the assets of the retirement system had
increased over $1,350,000.
A comparative balance sheet of the financial condition is submitted herewith.
ACCOUNT
Bonds
Stocks
Mortgage Pass - Through Securities
Certificates of Deposits
Cash on hand or in banks
Annuity savings fund
Annuity reserve fund
Military service fund
Pension fund
Expense fund
Deductions -Group 1
Deductions -Group 4
Profit on sale of investments
Refunds -Group I
Refunds -Group 4
Annuities paid
Pensions paid
Expenses paid
Income on investments
Total assets and liabilities
DESCRIPTION
UTILITIES
Alabama Power Co 41 of 91
Alabama Power Co 4 7/8 of 89
Alabama Power Co 5 of 90
Appalachia Power Co 4 3/8 of 92
Baltimore Gas & Electric 8 1/4 of 99
Boston Edison 4 3/4 of 95
Boston Edison 9 of 99
Boston Edison 9 1/4 of 2007
Boston Gas 4.65 of 90
Boston Gas 9 3/4 of 95
Cincinnati Gas & Electric 4 1/8 of 87
Cleveland Electric Illum 4 3/8 of 94
Commonwealth Edison 3' of 86
Frank T. Parrish, Jr., Chairman
Richard M. Perry, Secretary, Ex- officio Member
Walter F. Spellman, Jr., Employee's Elected Representative
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
NOVEMBER 30, 1981
Assets
$3,184,548.99
562,223.50
1,579,589.99
124,642.08
35,089.99
106,274.50
924,315.99
5,075.68
Liabilities
$3,334,836.57
1,527,101.83
3,490.99
863,661.11
6,748.48
247,114.77
111,407.25
40,000.00
387,399.72
NOVEMBER 30, 1982
Assets
$3,143,143.86
670,178.75
219,175.97
73,000.00
2,521,233.82
50,940.59
13,161.39
119,710.11
1,061,740.90
5,068.72
$6,521,760.72 $6,521,760.72 $7,877,354.11
Liabilities
$3,685,045.59
1,551,970.90
3,595.72
1,808,088.05
12,857.09
272,419.84
118,597.39
402.60
424,376.93
$7,877,354.11
PORTFOLIO RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS
November 30, 1982
BONDS
PAR VALUE DESCRIPTION PAR VALUE
UTILITIES
10,000 Commonwealth Edison 8 of 2003 50,000
10,000 Commonwealth Edison 81 of 2007 50,000
3,000 Commonwealth Edison 9 1/8 of 2008 50,000
15,000 Commonwealth Edison 9 3/8 of 2004 50,000
20,000 Connecticut Light & Power 6 7/8 of 98 15,000
10,000 Consolidated Edison Co 41/4 of 86 25,000
30,000 Consumers Power 4 of 86 5,000
50,000 Consumers Power 4 5/8 of 89 15,000
10,000 Duke Power 81 of 2000 35,000
40,000 Duke Power 7 3/4 of 2002 15,000
2,000 Duquesne Light 31 of 86 5,000
10,000 Duquesne Light 8 3/4 of 2000 35,000
5,000 Duquesne Light 9 of 2006 50,000
143
Board of Retirement
PORTFOLIO RETIREMENT
DESCRIPTION PAR VALUE
Eastern Edison Co 3 3/4 of 83 2,000
Eastern Edison Co 4 3/8 of 88 5,000
El Paso Electric 7 3/4 of 2001 40,000
Georgia Power 3 5/8 of 86 5,000
Hartford Electric Light 72 of 2003 50,000
Idaho Power 514 of 96 25,000
Jersey Central Power & Light 4 1/8 of 86 5,000
Jersey Central Power & Light 514 of 89 1,000
Louisiana Power & Light 7 1/8 of 98 30,000
Louisville Gas & Electric 5 5/8 of 96 25,000
Mississippi Power & Light 4 1/8 of 88 1,000
Niagara- Mohawk Power 5 7/8 of 96 10,000
Niagara- Mohawk Power 7 3/4 of 2002 35,000
Ohio Edison 8 3/8 of 2001 40,000
Oklahoma Gas & Elec 8 5/8 of 2006 50,000
Pacific Gas & Elec 4 5/8 of 97 20,000
Pennsylvania Elec 4 1/8 of 83 5,000
Pennsylvania Power & Light 9 of 2000 40,000
Philadelphia Electric 3 1/8 of 83 7,000
Potomac Electric Power 5 1/8 of 2001 25,000
Public Service of Colorado 814 of 2007 50,000
Public Service of Indiana 3 3/8 of 84 2,000
Public Service of N H 30 of 84 10,000
Sierra Pacific Power 5 1/4 of 86 3,000
Southern California Edison 412 of 86 10,000
Texas Electric Sery 8 7/8 of 2000 100,000
Union Electric 4 3/8 of 88 2,000
Union Electric 4 1/2 of 95 25,000
Utah Power & Light 7 of 98 30,000
Virginia Electric & Power 4 3/8 of 93 5,000
Virginia Electric & Power 11 of 94 90,000
Western Mass Electric 914 of 2004 100,000
Wisconsin Public Service 714 of 99 35,000
BANK - CAPITAL AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Bankers Trust 412 of 88
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. 4 7/8 of 93
Chemical Bank -N.Y. Trust 5 of 93
Citicorp Bank, N.Y. 5 3/4 of 2000
Crocker Nat'l Bank 4.60 of 89
New England Merchants Nat'l Bank 5 of 94
COMMERCIAL
General Electric 5.30 of 92
General Motors Accpt 7.85 of 98
International Paper 8.85 of 2000
NAME OF BANK
Ameritrust
Bank of N.E. Corp.
Bankers Trust -New York
BayBanks, Inc
Chase Manhattan National Bank
Chemical Bank New York Trust
Citicorp New York
Comerica
33,000
2,500
1,400
100,000
25,000
60,000
SYSTEM FUNDS (CONT'D)
DESCRIPTION
RAILROADS
Burlington Northern 714 of 86
Burlington Northern 3 1/8 of 90
Burlington Northern 4 of 97
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 412 of 92
Hocking Valley Railroad 4 1/2 of 99
Illinois Cent R R Equip Trust 714 of 86
Missouri - Pacific R R 414 of 90
Missouri - Pacific R R 414 of 2005
Norfolk & Western Railway 3 of 95
Norfolk & Western Railway 4 of 83
Union Pacific RR 8 of 91
TELEPHONE
American Tel & Tel 2 7/8 of 87
American Tel & Tel 314 of 84
American Tel & Tel 5 1/8 of 2001
American Tel & Tel 512 of 97
American Tel & Tel 8 3/4 of 2000
Bell Tel of Pennsylvania 7 1/2 of 2013
General Telephone Calif 5 of 87
Illinois Bell Telephone 4.25 of 88
Illinois Bell Telephone 4 7/8 of 97
Illinois Bell Telephone 8 of 2005
Michigan Bell Telephone 4 3/8 of 91
Michigan Bell Telephone 9.60 of 2008
Mountain States Tel & Tel 4 3/8 of 88
Mountain States Tel & Tel 5 1/2 of 2005
Mountain States Tel & Tel 8 5/8 of 18
New York Tel 4 5/8 of 2004
New York Tel 712 of 2009
New York Telephone 7 7/8 of 2017
Northwestern Bell Tel 7 1/2 of 2005
Ohio Bell Tel 5 3/8 of 2007
Pacific Tel & Tel 3 1/8 of 83
South Central Bell Tel 814 of 2013
Southern Bell Tel & Tel 4 of 83
Southern Bell Tel & Tel 4 3/8 of 98
Southern Bell Tel & Tel 4 3/8 of 2001
Southern Bell Tel & Tel 7 5/8 of 2013
Southwestern Bell Tel 5 3/8 of 2006
Wisconsin Tel Co 8 of 2014
30,000 U.S. GOVERNMENT
50,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds Reg 314 of 83
50,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds Reg 312 of 90
U.S. Treasury Bonds Reg 4 1/4 of 75 -85
BANK STOCKS
NUMBER OF SHARES NAME OF BANK
1,000 First National Bank of Boston
2,000
224
2,000
542
518
1,248
956
PAR VALUE
35,000
25,000
25,000
50,000
15,000
40,000
25,000
50,000
25,000
10,000
50,000
5,000
5,000
25,000
25,000
75,000
50,000
5,000
5,000
15,000
15,000
20,000
50,000
5,000
20,000
100,000
15,000
15,000
100,000
45,000
10,000
5,000
50,000
5,000
10,000
15,000
50,000
15,000
75,000
10,000
125,000
35,000
NUMBER OF SHARES
4,500
688
361
2,000
1,359
2,000
2,000
Manufacturer's Hanover Trust
Manufacturer's Nat'l Bank of Detroit
J.P. Morgan
Patriot Bancorporation
Shawmut Association
State Street - Boston Financial
144
Total 21,396
Trustees of Public Trusts
MATTHEW ALLEN MEMORIAL FUND
The fund is to be used by the Athletic Department
of Lexington High School for annual awards to boys
who have shown unusual faithfulness, effort and
sportsmanship in each of five major sports. The
names of the boys are to be engraved each year on
a tablet to be kept in Lexington High School as a
record of these awards.
Total Fund $ 385.67
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 364.72
Income receipts 20.95
Balance 6 -30 -82 385.67
THE BEALS FUND
The income of this fund is to be expended "for the
benefit of worthy, indigent, aged, men and women
over sixty years of age, American born."
Corpus $ 2,000.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 2,000.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 4,113.38
Income receipts 450.35
Balance 6 -30 -82 4,563.73
HALLIE C. BLAKE PRIZE FUND
It is believed that, "the income is to be expended
annually in two cash prizes to two seniors (a boy
and a girl) in each successive graduating class of
the Lexington High School, who by example and in-
fluence have shown highest qualities of leadership,
conduct and character and who possess in the larg-
est measure the good will of the student body."
Corpus $ 1,118.34
32 shares Amer. Tel. & Tel. Co. Common $ 1,026.15
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 92.19
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 197.62
Income receipts 194.15
Less disbursements 150.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 241.77
BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND
"The annual income accruing from said trust fund
shall be annually distributed or expended at Christ-
mas, or in December or January, or other suitable
time at the discretion of the selectmen...among
the deserving poor of said Town of Lexington with-
out distinction of sex or religion."
Corpus $14,930.73
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co.
4 -1/2% 1st Mortgage bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 1,000.00
$4,000 Southern Pacific Co. 1st mortgage
2 -3/4% Bond Series F due 1 -1 -96 2,300.00
$10,000 North Pacific Railway 3% 2047 6,162.50
246 shares First National Boston Corp. 4,995.81
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 472.42
BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND (Cont'd)
Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 3,934.58
Income receipts 1,355.50
Balance 6 -30 -82 5,290.08
GENEVA M. BROWN FUND
The income is to be "used for improving and beauti-
fying the common and the triangular parcel of land
in front of the Masonic Temple."
Corpus
$3,000 Interstate Power Co. 5% First
Mortgage Bonds due 5 -1 -87
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings
Accumulated income - deposits Lexington
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 4,324.44
Income receipts 423.06
Balance 6 -30 -82 4,747.50
LEROY S. BROWN FUND
$ 2.958.00
$ 2,86.5.00
93.00
Savings Bank
The "income therefrom used towards defraying the ex-
pense of an appropriate and dignified celebration or
observance by said Town of the anniversary of the
Battle of Lexington fought in said Lexington on the
nineteenth of April, 1775."
Corpus $ 5,000.00
$5,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds 3 -1/4% due
6 -15 -83 $ 5,000.00
Accumulated income - Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 882.13
Income receipts 219.64
Balance 6 -30 -82 1,101.77
ORIN W. FISKE -- BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND
The income of this fund is to be used "for the main-
tenance of the Lexington Battle Green or the monu-
ments erected thereon."
Corpus $ 500.00
Principal- deposit Cambridge Savings Bank $ 500.00
Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 847.98
Income receipts 80.01
Balance 6 -30 -82 927.99.
MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM B. FOSTER FUND
The interest to be used to put plants out on Memor-
ial Day (May 30) of each year on Lot No. 218 in
Munroe Cemetery.
Corpus $ 300.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 300.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 54.25
Income receipts 20.42
Less disbursements 20.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 54.67
145
Trustees of Public Trusts
CHARLES E. FRENCH COLONIAL CEMETERY FUND
The "annual income, thereof to be devoted to the
care of the older part of the cemetery in which re-
pose the remains of Rev. John Hancock and wife.
The vault enclosing their remains to receive due
care."
Corpus $ 1,961.65
$2,000 Chicago Great Western Railway
4% 1988 $ 1,565.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 396.65
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 553.75
Income receipts 137.61
Balance 6 -30 -82 691.36
CHARLES E. FRENCH MEDAL FUND
The income is to be used annually to purchase sil-
ver medals to be distributed to pupils in the sen-
ior high school "for the best scholarship (mili-
tary and mechanic arts not included)."
Corpus $ 2,783.48
$2,000 American Tel. & Tel. Co.
7% debentures 2 -15 -2001 $ 1,920.00
$1,000 Chicago Great Western
Railway 4% 1988 782.50
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 80.98
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 4,882.30
Income receipts 690.79
Less disbursements 400.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 5,173.09
ROBERT P. CLAPP TRUST FUND
The income to be used to provide two prizes for
pupils of Lexington High School, one for excel-
lence in composition and the other for excellence
in speaking.
Total Fund
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 1,026.46
Income receipts 58.74
Less disbursements 100.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 985.20
COLONIAL CEMETERY.
Bank
985.20
Corpus $ 1,400.00
Principal- Lexington Savings Bank $ 1,400.00
(various deposits)
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 548.81
Income receipts 209.69
Balance 6 -30 -82 758.50
FREDERICK L. EMERY FUND
The income is to be used by the Lexington Field and
Garden Club for the work of "grading, grassing and
keeping in order grass borders lying between side-
walks or footpaths and the driveways on public
streets, and in otherwise beautifying the public
streets, ways and places in said Town, preference
to be given to said objects in order stated."
Corpus
$1000 Interstate Power Co. 5% 1st
Mortgage due 5 -1 -87
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co.
4 -1/2% Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 391.45
Income receipts 391.41
Less disbursements 391.45
Balance 6 -30 -82 391.41
EMMA I. FISKE FLOWER FUND
$ 5,011.25
990.00
2,000.00
2,021.25
For the preservation and care of a specific ceme-
tery lot.
Corpus $ 300.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 300.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 564.01
Income receipts 49.66
Less disbursements 10.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 603.67
JONAS GAMMEL TRUST
The income is to be expended by the board of public
welfare and by two ladies appointed annually for the
purpose by the selectmen "in purchasing such luxu-
ries or delicacies for the Town poor, wherever lo-
cated, as are not usually furnished them, and as
shall tend to promote their health and comfort."
Corpus $ 500.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 725.15
Income receipts 70.54
Balance 6 -30 -82 795.69
ELIZABETH BRIDGE GERRY FUND
To be held and used for the same purpose as the
Bridge Charitable Fund.
Corpus $ 2,254.65
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co.
4 -1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 1,000.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 1,254.65
146
Trustees of Public Trusts
GEORGE I. GILMORE FUND
"To the Town of Lexington,... the sum of ten thou-
sand dollars ($10,000), the income therefrom to be
used as the town may from time to time vote; and
if at any time special use arises to which in the
opinion of the Selectmen the principal of said
fund may be applied then the principal of said
fund may be so applied upon the vote of the town
meeting authorizing same."
Corpus $ 8,886.65
45 Shares Boston Edison $ 1,791.43
104 Shares Exxon Corp. 1,902.72
$5,000 Georgia Power Co. First Mortgage
4 -3/8% 11 -1 -92 4,312.50
$1,000 Chesapeake and Ohio 4 -1/2% 1992 880.00
Accumulated income - deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $22,623.32
Income receipts 3,353.30
Balance 6 -30 -82 25,976.62
HARRIET R. GILMORE TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE POOR
The income is to be expended under the direction of
the board of public welfare "for the benefit of
poor people in said Lexington, whether the same
shall be inmates of the Alms House in said town or
otherwise."
Corpus $ 500.00
Principal deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 504.35
Income receipts 57.86
Balance 6 -30 -82 562.21
THE HARRINGTON MEMORIAL FUND
To the School Committee of the Town of Lexington,
Massachusetts for scholarships for needy children,
all monies to be invested and reinvested for ten
(10) years.
Corpus $16,121.46
8,000 Am. Tel. & Tel. 2 -3/4 %- Redeemed
Cost $5,600, Gain $2,400
Principal- Deposit Lexington Savings Bank $8,000.00
84 Shares Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. Common 3,633.00
84.4 Shares Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. Common
(Shares held -stock purchase Plan) 4,488.46
Accumulated income- deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 2,712.88
Income receipts 527.65
Balance 6 -30 -82 3,240.53
HAYES FOUNTAIN TRUST FUND
The "income is to be used for the perpetual care of
the fountain and grounds immediately around it."
Corpus $ 862.72
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 862.72
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 364.71
Income receipts 75.42
Balance 6 -30 -82 440.13
HERBERT HILTON FUND
For the preservation and care of a specific ceme-
tery lot.
Corpus $ 4,577.47
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 4,577.47
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 6,906.92
Income receipts 1,640.29
Less disbursements 149.50
Balance 6 -30 -82 8,397.71
EVERETT M. MULLIKEN FUND
The "income shall be used under the supervision of
the proper town authorities, for the care of Hast-
ings Park in said Lexington."
Corpus $ 4,895.00
$5,000 Central Maine Power Co. 1st
Mortgage 4 -7/81 Bonds due 5 -1 -87 $ 4,812.50
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 82.50
Accumulated income - deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 9,937.89
Income receipts 868.50
Balance 6 -30 -82 10,806.39
MUNROE CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS
Corpus $42,910.00
Principal- Lexington Savings Bank $33,910.00
Principal -Union Warren Savings Bank 9,000.00
(various deposits)
Accumulated income - deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $65,508.10
Income receipts 14,383.36
Balance 6 -30 -82 79,891.46
HENRY S. RAYMOND FUND
For the preservation and care of specific cemetery
lots.
Corpus $ 1,500.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 1,500.00
Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 2,952.36
Income receipts 449.19
Less disbursements 21.50
Balance 6 -30 -82 3,380.05
SARAH E. RAYMOND LIBRARY FUND
"The income only from said fund shall be used for
the purchase of books for the public library of
said Town of Lexington, now known as the Cary
Memorial Library."
Corpus $ 500.00
Principal- deposit Provident Institution
for Savings $ 500.00
Accumulated income - deposit Provident Institution
for Savings
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 116.90
Income receipts 38.01
Balance 6 -30 -82 154.91
147
Trustees of Public Trusts
EDITH C. REDMAN TRUST
The "income only therefrom to be used and applied
for the care and maintenance of the Lexington Com-
mon, known as Battle Green."
Corpus $ 500.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 442.84
Income receipts 59.13
Balance 6 -30 -82 501.97
ELSA W. REGESTEIN FUND
The income to be expended for awards to members of
the senior class of the Lexington High School.
Total Fund $ 1,064.49
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 1,101.49
Income receipts 63.00
Less disbursements 100.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 1,064.49
F. FOSTER SHERBURNE AND TENNEY SHERBURNE FUND
"The net income from said fund shall be awarded an-
nually or oftener to educate or assist in the edu-
cation of such deserving young men or women domi-
ciled in said 'Town of Lexington' at the time of
any such award as shall be selected by 'a committee
consisting of the superintendent of schools, the
minister of the First Congregational Unitarian
Society in Lexington, and the chairman of the board
of selectmen.' It is the purpose of this fund to
continue the long established practice of...F.
Foster Sherburne, during his lifetime and thus to
enable young men and women to obtain an education
in a well recognized College or University of
higher education. The beneficiaries shall be selec-
ted without regard to their race, color, sex or
religious beliefs, consideration being given not
only to their scholastic ability but also to their
character, habits and financial needs, and such
awards shall be solely for the payment of tuition."
Corpus $24,701.65
$4,000 Chicago Great Western Railway
4% 1988 $ 3,150.00
$2,000 Interstate Power Co. -lst
Mortgage 5 -1/8% 5 -1 -89 1,969.08
$10,000 Niagara Mohawk Power 4 -3/4% 1990 9,900.00
$5,000 No. Pacific Railway 4% 1997 4,362.50
$5,000 Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
Co. 4 -1/2% Bonds due 3 -1 -87 4,926.51
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 393.56
Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 9.78
Income receipts 1,211.00
Less disbursements 1,000.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 220.78
GEORGE C. SMITH FUND
The "income thereof to be expended by the 'Field and
Garden Club'..in setting out and keeping in order
shade and ornamental trees and shrubs in the streets
and highways in said town, or the beautifying of un-
sightly places in the highways."
Corpus $ 2,507.65
$4,000 Southern Pacific Co. -lst
Mortgage 2 -3/4% Bond Series F
due 1 -1 -96 $ 2,335.44
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 172.21
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 55.00
Income receipts 110.00
Less disbursements 110.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 55.00
ELLEN A. STONE FUND
The accrued interest is to be paid "to the school
committee who are to employ it in aiding needy and de-
serving young women of Lexington in getting a good
school education."
Corpus $ 2,000.00
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co.
4 -1/2% Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 2,000.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 400.22
Income receipts 113.73
Less disbursements 100.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 413.95
GEORGE W. TAYLOR FLAG FUND
The "income to be used for the care, preservation and
replacement of said flagpole (on the Battle Green),
or for the purchase of new flags; any balance of in-
come from said fund to be used for the care of Lex-
ington Common."
Corpus $ 2,006.25
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co.
4 -1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 2,000.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6.25
Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 871.72
Income receipts 141.29
Balance 6 -30 -82 1,013.01
GEORGE W. TAYLOR TREE FUND
The "income.. is to be expended for the care, pur-
chase and preservation of trees for the adornment of
said town."
Corpus $ 2,006.25
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co.
4 -1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 2,000.00
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6.25
Accumulated income - deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 1,598.66
Income receipts 188.77
Balance 6 -30 -82 1,787.43
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ALBERT BALL TENNEY MEMORIAL FUND
The income is "to be used to provide nightly illu-
mination of the (Lexington Minuteman) statue."
Corpus $ 4,531.80
$4,000 Hocking Valley 4 -1/2% Bonds
due 1999 $ 3,870.74
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 661.06
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81
Income receipts
Balance 6 -30 -82
$ 6,482.11
625.49
7,107.60
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOWER MEMORIAL PARK FUND
The "income thereof to be applied by said town, in
each and every year for the care, maintenance and
improvement of 'Tower Park'."
Corpus $ 8,964.71
$2,000 New England Power Co. 4% 1st
mortgage Bonds 6 -1 -1988 1,510.00
$2,000 Western Mass. Electric Co.
4 -3/8% 1st Mortgage Series C 4 -1 -87 1,590.00
$10,000 Southern Pacific Co. 1st Mort-
gage 2 -3/4% Bonds Series F due 1 -1 -96 5,750.00
Principal - deposit Union Warren Savings 114.71
Accumulated income- deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $13,063.63
Income receipts 2,197.95
Balance 6 -30 -82 15,261.58
CHARLES LYMAN WELD FUND
The entire fund, both principal and income, are
available "for educational purposes or chapel at
Westview Cemetery."
Total Fund $ 5,883.74
Principal- deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 5,536.49
Income receipts 347.25
Balance 6 -30 -82 5,883.74
WESTVIEW CEMETERY - PERPETUAL CARE
Corpus $394,866.38
$28,000 Columbus & Southern Oh. Electric
Co. 4 -1/2% Bonds due 3 -1 -87 $27,648.29
$1,000 Oklahoma Gas & Electric 3 -7/8%
Bonds due 1988 872.50
$15,000 North Pacific Railway Co. Prior
Lien, Mortgage 4% Bonds due 1 -1 -97 12,414.51
$5,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage
4 -5/8% Bonds due 5 -1 -87 4,543.75
$12,000 Chicago Great Western Railwy 1st
Mortgage 4% Bonds Series A due 1 -1 -88 9,241.05
$4,000 Hocking Valley 4 -1/2% Bonds
due 1999 3,870.74
WESTVIEW CEMETERY - PERPETUAL CARE (Cont'd.)
$6,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage
3 -7/8% Bonds due 1 -1 -88 $ 5,085.00
$10,000 Great Northern Railway 3 -1/8%
due 1990 6,751.25
$1,000 Idaho Power Co. 4 -1/2% Bonds
due 1 -1 -87 972.50
$3,000 Central Maine Power 3 -5/8% Bonds
due 3 -1 -83 2,550.00
1710 Shares First National Bank of Boston 23,184.01
750 Shares J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. 20,677.81
590 Shares State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11,070.00
356 Shares Shawmut Assoc., Inc. 21,440.13
$15,000 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
4 -3/8% Debentures due 3 -1 -2003 11,006.25
$5,000 General Telephone Co. of Calif.
4 -1/2% Mortgage due 9 -1 -86 3,993.75
1470 Shares New England Merchants Co.,Inc. 32,115.00
$17,500 American T & T Co. 8 -3/4%
Debentures due 5 -15 -2000 18,054.95
$14,000 New England Merchants National
Bank 5% Conv. Debentures due 1994 9,000.00
$18,000 Citicorp Conv. Subor.
5.75% notes, due 6 -30 -2000 14,125.00
Principal- deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 64,379.89
Received from Town 40,000.00
Stock redemption 51,870.00*
Balance 6 -30 -82 156,249.89
*1235 shares of Boston Company Class B (Original cost
$25,219.25, Gain $26,650.75).
Accumulated income - deposits Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 9,030.37
Income receipts 32,115.34
Less disbursements 30,000.00
Balance 6 -30 -82 11,145.71
LOUISE E. WILKINS FLOWER FUND
Total Fund $ 111.25
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7 -1 -81 $ 110.38
Income receipts 6.37
Less disbursements 5.50
Balance 6 -30 -82 111.25
Gaynor K. Rutherford, Chairman; Frederick B. James;
Frank T. Parrish, Jr.
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FISCAL 1983 RECAPITULATION
I. AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
A. APPROPRIATIONS
1. Total Appropriations as certified by Town
Clerk to be raised by Taxation, Chapter
41, Section 15A $31,411,855.03
2. Total Appropriations voted to be taken
from available funds (Schedule A) 1,186,215.37
3. TOTAL A
B. OTHER LOCAL EXPENDITURES
1. Final court judgments 147,000.00
2. Total of overlay deficits of prior years 2,703.58
3. Offsets to Cherry Sheet Estimated
Receipts 716,008.00
4. TOTAL B
C. STATE AND COUNTY CHARGES
1. Cherry Sheet Estimated Charges
(Schedule B)
D. OVERLAY RESERVE FOR TAX ABATEMENTS
AND STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS
E. TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
II. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND REVENUE FROM OTHER SOURCES
A. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS FROM STATE
1. Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts
2. Cherry Sheet Estimated Charges (Prior
year overestimates)
3. TOTAL A
B. LOCAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS (SCHEDULE C)
C. FREE CASH AND OTHER REVENUE SOURCES
APPROPRIATED FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES
1. Transfer
2. Revenue Sharing
3. TOTAL C
D. FREE CASH USED SPECIFICALLY TO REDUCE
THE TAX RATE
E. TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND REVENUE
FROM OTHER SOURCES
III.TAX RATE SUMMARY
A. TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
B. TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND REVENUE
FROM OTHER SOURCES
C. NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
D. CLASSIFIED TAX LEVIES AND RATES:
$ 4,625,699.00
179,716.29
636,215.37
550,000.00
$32,598,070.40
865,711.58
2,499,237.69
1,200,000.00
$37,163,019.67
$ 4,805,415.29
2,902,286.68
S 1,186,215.37
1,200,000.00
$10,093,917.34
$37,163,019.67
10,093,917.34
$27,069,102.33
Levy Levy by
Class Percentage Class Valuation Tax Rates
Residential 70.3032 $19,029,257.32 $ 980,384,200 $19.41
Open Space .7555 204,496.00 10,535,600 19.41
Commercial 11.9880 3,245,538.25 114,440,700 28.36
Industrial 13.0277 3,527,028.27 124,366,300 28.36
Pers. Prop. 3.9256 1,062,782.49 37,474,700 28.36
Total 100 % $27,069,102.33 $1,267,201,500
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Board of Assessors
SCHEDULE A - AMOUNTS VOTED TO BE TAKEN FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS
DATE OF VOTE AMOUNT
4 -5 -82 Transfer (includes $550,000
from Revenue Sharing) $ 1,117,044.97
4 -12 -82 Transfer 30,170.40
5 -10 -82 Transfer 20,000.00
5 -12 -82 Transfer 19,000.00
Total $ 1,186,215.37
SCHEDULE B - FY 1983 ESTIMATED COUNTY AND STATE TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
A. COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
1. County Tax $ 687,749.48
B. STATE ASSESSMENTS AND CHARGES
1. Special Education 21,581.00
2. State Supervisoon of Retirement Systems 747.79
3. Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills 4,314.15
4. Health Insurance Programs 3,769.94
5. State Recreation Areas 234,534.40
6. Air Pollution Control Districts 6,389.40
7. Metropolitan Area Planning Council 5,191.64
C. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS 423,506.37
1. Metropolitan Sewerage 534,953.52
2. Metropolitan Water
D. TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES
1. Mass. Bay Transportation Authority 576,500.00
Total $ 2,499,237.69
SCHEDULE C - FY 1983 ESTIMATED LOCAL RECEIPTS
1. Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
2. Licenses
3. Fines
4. Special Assessments
5. General Government
6. Protection of Persons and Property
7. Health and Sanitation
8. School
9. Cemeteries
10. Recreation
11. Interest
12. Public Service Enterprises
(such as Water Dept.)
13. Unclassified
$ 750,000.00
170,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
47,000.00
20,000.00
8,000.00
50,000.00
20,000.00
40,000.00
600,000.00
950,000.00
47,286.68
Total $ 2,902,286.68
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Items Not Entering into the Determination of the Tax Rate
Betterments and Special Assessments Added to Taxes
Committed
Amount Interest Total
Apportioned Sewer
Assessments 82,371.48 39,200.37 121,571.85
Apportioned Sidewalk
Assessments 776.30 220.20 996.50
Apportioned Street
Assessments 15,400.47 5,785.89 21,186.36
Apportioned Water
Assessments 328.21 110.51 438.72
Water Liens Added to
Taxes 26,086.00 26,086.00
Total Amount of Taxes on Property and Assessments and Liens
Added to Taxes as Committed to Tax Collector $170,279.43
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Parcels Assessed Total
Bills on Personal Estate 253
Bills on Real Estate 10,210
Value of Assessed Personal Estate
Stock in Trade
Machinery
All Other Tangible Personal
Property
$ 378,300.00
463,200.00
36,633,200.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Personal Estate $37,474,700.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land Exclusive of Buildings $358,020,300.00
Buildings Exclusive of Land 871,706,500.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Real Estate $1,229,726,800.00
Number of Acres of Land
Assessed
Number of Dwelling
Houses Assessed
Number of
Vehicles
6,478
9,012
Recapitulation of Commitments Calendar Year
1982 on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Excise
27,306 $997,523.74
152
Officers and Committees
Elected Town Officers
Board of Selectmen
Alfred S. Busa, Chairman
Margery M. Battin
James F. Crain
Stephen M. Politi
Robert F. Sacco
Moderator
Lincoln P. Cole
Board of Appeals
1983 Woodruff M. Brodhead, Chmn. 1983
1983 Natalie H. Riffin, V. Churn. 1984
1984 Robert M. Gary 1986
1984 Irving H. Mabee 1985
1985 Thomas G. Taylor 1987
Board of Appeals
1983 Associate Members
Eric T. Clarke
Jonathan P. Doran
William C. Hays
Laurence K. Redgate
Anne R. Scigliano
Clarence D. Turner
Lexington Housing Authority
Joseph 0. Rooney, Chairman 1987
Donald D. Wilson, V. Chmn. 1983
+Lillian McArthur (State) 1987
James McLaughlin 1986
William S. Sullivan 1985
+Appointed by State EOCD
Planning Board
Jacquelyn R. Smith,Chairman 1986
Judith J. Uhrig, V. Chmn. 1987
Laura F. Nichols, Clerk 1984
Frank Sandy 1983
Karsten Sorensen 1985
School Committee
James Beck, Chairman
Shepard A. Clough
Jean Gaudet
Sandra Shaw
Patricia A. Swanson
Selectmen Appointed
Forum on Aging
William R. Page, Chairman
Peter F. Davison
Jacob B. Gardner
Judith A. Laster
Alice A. Shafer
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983 Moderator Appointed
Trustees of Public Trusts
Gaynor K. Rutherford, Chmn.
Frederick B. James
Frank T. Parrish, Jr.
Bridge Charitable Fund
Gaynor K. Rutherford, Chmn.
Frederick B. James
Frank T. Parrish, Jr.
Gammel Legacy Income Trust
Leona W. Martin
Elizabeth M. Flynn
Historic Districts Commission
John R. Packard, Chairman 1983
+(Historical Society)
John L. Davies
1984 +(Historical Society)
1985 Roland B. Greeley
1983 +(Selectmen)
1983 Ann Wallace
1985 +(Library Trustees)
S. Lawrence Whipple
+(Arts and Crafts)
Town Manager
Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. 12/85
Comptroller
Richard M. Perry
Town Counsel
Palmer & Dodge
Norman P. Cohen
Executive Clerk
Beatrice M. Casey
Fence Viewers
Louis A. Zehner
William H. Sullivan
+Nominating Organization
1986
1987
1985
1984
Historic Districts Commission
Associate Members
1984 Sara P. Harkness
+(Library Trustee)
Linda J. McAulay
+(Arts and Crafts)
Richard S. Morehouse
+(Historical Society)
Molly Nye
1983 +(Arts and Crafts)
+Nominating Organization
1983
1983 Town Celebrations Committee
William P. Fitzgerald, Chmn.1983
Raymond J. Flynn, V. Chmn. 1983
C. Jean Coates 1983
Dawn Brenchick Dziokonski 1985
Karen Gaughan 1985
Robert C. Jackson 1983
Paul W. Jenkins 1985
Frances P. Mallett 1984
Marion H. Snow 1984
Registrar of Voters
Reed Kingston Taylor, Chmn. 1984
Mary Abegg 1985
William B. Simmons 1983
Mary R. McDonough, Clerk
Director of Guides
Cornelius P. Cronin
1983
1984
1984
1983
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Appropriation Committee
William J. Dailey, Chmn.
Robert Cataldo, V. Chmn.
Esther S. Arlan
John R. Campbell
Harry A. Hall III
Barry H. Marshall
K. Heinz Muehlmann
George S. Silverman
Stanley Toye
Richard M. Perry, ex- officio
1984
1986
1988
1984
1983
1985
1983
1983
1985
1984
1983
1985
1984
1983
1985
1983
1984
Capital Expenditures Committee
Nyles Nathan Barnert, Chmn. 1984
Daniel L. McCabe 1984
Richard A. Michelson 1984
Clifford B. Porter 1983
Jacquelyn H. Ward 1985
Committee on Lectures under
Wills of Eliza Cary Farnham
and Susanne E. Cary
Lionel Arlan
Roland W. Gubisch
Molly Nye
Representative to
Minuteman Regional Vocational
Technical School District
Committee
Robert C. Jackson
1983
1983
1983
Town Officers and Committees
Selectmen's Advisory Committees
Accessory Apartments Committee
Steven A. Clark, Chairman
Cornelius P. Cronin
Jean Gaudet
George F. McCormack
Margaret F. Rawls
Adams School Conversion Committee
James F. Crain, Chairman
Hayg Boyadjian
Anna P. Currin
Laura E. Fisher
Francis G. Fuery
Lawrence Kernan
Betty Levine
Lillian MacArthur
Mary Louise Touart
Advisory Committee for
Alternative Tax Revenues
John McLaughlin, Chairman
Alan Fields
Lawrence Kernan
John Maloney
Ruth Morey
Frank Parrish
Kendall Wright
By -Laws Committee
Paul Newman, Chairman
Sheila Clemon -Karp
Marthur Kalil
Anthony L. Mancini
Stephen T. Russian
Cable Television Advisory
Committee
William R. Page, Chairman
J. David Kuhn
Jane L. Lutz
Martha Stanton
John E. Ward
Center Revitalization Committee
Margery M. Battin, Chairman 1983
Lawrence Chait 1983
Thomas K. Dyer 1983
William Gothorpe 1983
Laura Nichols 1983
John A. Powell 1983
Robert F. Sacco 1983
Karsten Sorensen 1983
Joseph Trani 1983
Land Use Subcommittee
Laura Nichols, Chairman
Judy Newman
Don Olson
Henry Patterson
Jacquelyn R. Smith
Karsten Sorensen
Who/What/Where
Community Health Committee
William R. Page, Chairman
Jacob B. Gardner
Lore Jean Kearn
Jacquelyn H. Ward
Fair Housing Committee
Albert P. Zabin, Chairman
Ronald S. Y. Chi
Jonathan Doran
Leona Martin
Natalie Miller
Robert Pressman
William S. Sullivan
Garrity House Committee
Anne Grady, Chairman
Margaret Brooke
Martin Gilman
Wilbur Jaquith
Richard Morehouse
Barbara Primiano
Donald Wilson
Human Services Committee
Stephen Baran, Chairman
Roberta Black
Stanley N. Finkelstein
Howard Reynolds
Ilene White
Nancy Zarle
Thomas Zarle
Judith Zabin
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1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
Lexington Council for the Arts
Tina Nemiccolo Forbes, Co- Chm1984
Molly Nye, Co- Chairman 10/82
Donald J. Cohen 1984
Nancy Gordon 10/82
Yvette Kaplan 10/82
Peter Kovner 1984
Judi Ozuransky 1983
Carol Siegel 1984
Natalie Warshawer 1984
Minuteman Commuter Bikeway
Committee
James F. Crain, Chairman
Elaine P. Adler
Robert A. Cataldo
Thomas E. Fortmann
Robert F. Sacco
Edward P. Shannon
Susan S. Solomon
Muzzey School Conversion
Committee
Alfred S. Busa, Chairman
Donald R. Giller
George Harris
Lawrence Kernan
Margaret F. Rawls
Mary E. Shunney
Jacquelyn R. Smith
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Personnel Advisory Board
Richard Daggett, Chairman
W. Neil Chapman
Elmer G. Guilmartin
Frank Hazel
Lewis M. Rambo
Mary E. Shunney
1983
1985
1984
1985
1985
1985
Police Manual Policy Committee
James F. Crain, Chairman 1983
Peter Agnes, Jr.
Alexander J. Cella
Hugh M. Chapin
Paul E. Furdon
William C. Hays
Irving H. Mabee
Gerald L. McLeod
Selectmen /Town Manager Act
Review Committee
Homer J. Hagedorn, Chairman
Fred C. Bailey
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
Dan H. Fenn, Jr.
Mary W. Miley
Anne R. Scigliano
Arthur C. Smith
Town Report Committee
Erna Greene, Chairman
Elaine F. Ermolovich
Donald R. Giller
Jon Hill
Ruth Karpinski
Robert Morrison
Louis A. Zehner, Emeritus
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
Peter M. Chalpin, Chairman
Eric T. Clarke
Paul E. Furdon
Richard A. Michelson
John A. Powell
Robert Trask
James J. Lima, Ex- officio
Robert A. Bowyer, staff
Transportation Advisory Committee
Sally Castleman, Chairman
Joyce Hals, Co- Chairman
Lawrence P. Chait
Elaine Dratch
Donald M. Graham
John F. Lahiff
William Mix
Lance Neumann
Webb Sussman
Town Officers and Committees
Town Manager Appointed
with Selectmen's Approval
Board of Health
James W. Lambie, Chairman
Michael S. Erdos
Linda Roemer
1983
1985
1984
Civil Defense Plan Study
Committee
(Authorized by Article 39, 1982)
Arthur E. Burrell
Eric T. Clarke
Frederick C. Frick
Stephen W. Miller
Sam V. Nablo
Myron Rosenblum
Donald B. White
Conservation Commission
David G. Williams, Chairman 1984
Francis W. K. Smith, V. Chmn 1983
John Eddison 1985
Angela E. Frick 1984
Ruth Mitchell 1983
John Oberteuffer 1984
Charles H. Price, Jr. 1985
Paul E. Mazerall, ex- officio
Council on Aging
George L. Harris, Chairman 1983
Wendall Benway
Dorothy Boggia
D. Barbara Ciampa
Janet C. Clark
Carol DiGianni
Terrence Gent
Arnold S. Green
Barbara Rubin
Louis Tropeano
1985
1983
1984
1983
1985
1985
1984
1984
1985
Historical Commission
Roland W. Gubisch, Chairman 1984
Norman Diagle 1985
Bebe Fallick 1983
Martin Gilman 1983
David R. Kelland 1984
Recreation Committee
Robert Eby, Chairman
Bart Carr
Pauline Spagnuola
F. David Wells
1984
1985
1983
1983
Carolyn C. Wilson 1985
Paul E. Mazerall, ex- officio
Youth Commission
Ronald B. Wells, Chairman
Nancy L. Barter
Ronald E. Marble
John McGirr
Daniel Murphy
1983
1984
1984
1984
1985
Town Manager Appointed
Board of Assessors
Willard P. Grush, Chairman 1983
John J. McWeeney (resigned 12/82)
William L. Potter . 1984
Local Building Code Board of
Appeals
Anthony B. Casendino
Emanuele Coscia, Jr.
Charles P. Hagenah
William P. Kennedy
William H. Sullivan
1983
1986
1984
1985
1983
Permanent Building Committee
William P. Kennedy, Chmn. 1984
1983
1984
1985
Herbert P. Grossimon
Ronald Levy
James J. Scanlon
Robert N. Eby, Pool
David B. Wells, Pool
Westview Cemetery Development
Committee
Louis A. Zehner, Chairman
Weiant Wathen -Dunn
Assistant to the Town Manager
Susan P. Adler
Town Clerk
Mary R. McDonough
Town Treasurer
Louis A. Zehner
Tax Collector
Doris E. Barclay (retired 12/31/82)
*Planning Director
Robert A. Bowyer
*With approval of the Planning
Board
Health Director
George A. Smith, Jr.
Director of Public Works/
Engineering
Walter J. Tonaszuck
Town Engineer
Francis X. Fields
DPW /Manager- Planning &
Administration
Emanuele Coscia, Jr.
DPW /Manager - Operations
Warren A. Empey
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Cemetery Superintendent
Warren M. Monsignore
Chief of Police
*James F. Corr
Paul E. Furdon
*Retired 6/82
Chief Fire Engineer
John D. Bergeron
Civil Defense Director
John D. Bergeron
Animal Control Officer
Patricia Martin -Paul
Tree Warden
Paul E. Mazerall
Building Commissioner
Peter DiMatteo
Gas /Plumbing /Mechanical
Inspector
Thomas W. Kelley
Electrical Inspector
William E. Corcoran
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Richard W. Ham, Jr.
Director of Veterans Services
Veterans Graves Officer
Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr.
Human Services Coordinator/
Veterans' Clerk
Beatrice Phear
Field Drivers
James F. Corr
Carl A. Carlson
Forest Warden
William P. Fitzgerald
Lockup Keeper
Paul E. Furdon
Constables
Roy J. Murphy
William Young
Town Assessor
David C. Stusse
Conservation /Recreation Director
W. Clifford Prentiss
Who/What/Where
Town Officers and Committees
Membership
Determined by State Law, Other
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
Frank T. Parrish, Jr., Chairman
Richard M. Perry, Secretary
Ex- officio member
Walter F. Spellman, Jr.,
Employee's Elected Rep.
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
Executive Director (LHA appointed)
*Temple E. Scanlon
* *Rita L. Mitchell
*Retired 10/82
* *Effective 1/83
ENERGY CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
(Art. 49, 1979, from original
School Subcommittee of 1978)
++Patricia A. Swanson, Chairman
Alfred S. Busa, representing
Selectmen
++Emanuele Coscia, Jr.
++David Eagle
+Jerome J. Green
+David Harwood
++James R. Maclnnes
+Eric M. Olson
James Scanlon
1985
1985
1985
+Appointed by Selectmen
++Appointed by School Committee
or original Subcommittee member
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
As stipulated by bequest of
Maria - Hastings Cary
Trustees
All members Board of Selectmen
All members School Committee
"Settled Clergy" of the Town
Executive Committee
Elected from the Board of
Trustees for one year terms
Rev. Ted R. Petterson, Chairman
Stephen Politi,Vice Chairman
Rev. Peter Meek
Robert Sacco
Patricia Swanson
Advisory Committee
Appointed by Board of Trustees
No set term
Frederick C. Frick, Chairman
Elizabeth H. Clarke, Secretary
Charles A. Butts, Jr.
Theodore Mairson
Shirley Stolz
Ann Wallace
Linda Wolk
Director (appointed by Trustees)
Robert C. Hilton
Town Meeting Members
HANSCOM FIELD COMMISSION
Jacquelyn Smith
Alan Lazarus
Joan Crothers
Benjamin Obear
1984
1983
1985
1985
HANSCOM AREA TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
(HATS)
Jacquelyn R. Smith
Margery M. Battin
William J. Scouler (member at
large)
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL
LAND TASK FORCE
Angela Frick
David Williams
Natalie Riffin
Jacquelyn R. Smith
W. Clifford Prentiss
NOTE: Town Meeting Members who move to another precinct continue to serve the precinct in which they were
elected until the next annual Town election, when they may run as incumbents in their new precincts.
Members at Large
Margery M. Battin, 15 Paul Revere
Rd.
James C. Beck, 17 Patriots Dr.
Alfred S. Busa, 51 Potter Pond
Norman P. Cohen, 56 Coolidge Ave.
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., 16 Hill St.
James F. Crain, 68 Asbury St.
Stephen W. Doran, 16 Village Cir.
Mary R. McDonough, 3 Baker Ave.
(P.O. Box 594)
Stephen Michael Politi, 64 Potter
Pond
Robert F. Sacco, 15 Meriam St.
Louis A. Zehner, 6 Fair Oaks Dr.
Who /What /Where
T
Precinct One
Term Expires 1985
Joel A. Adler, 22 Village Cir.
James E. Barry, 10 Crescent Hill
Ave.
Robert E. Breslin, 16 Curve St.
William E. Maloney, Jr., 237
Bedford St. (Pr. 8)
Barry E. Sampson, 8 Brandon St.
James S. Wilson, 17 Spencer St.
Judith L. Zabin, 1 Page Rd.
Term Expires 1984
Nancy M. Adler, 22 Village Cir.
James Cataldo, 43 Rindge Ave.
Mark Doran, 16 Village Cir.
Patricia K. Hagedorn, 17 Fiske Rd.
Ronald Levy, 15 Bryant Rd.
Marie T. Walton, 5 Spencer St.
Albert P. Zabin, 1 Page Rd.
156
Term Expires 1983
John T. Avery, 44 Bartlett Ave.
Nancy L. Barter, 4 Fairlawn Ln.
Sheila Busa - Tassone, 4 Lillian Rd.
Ralph A. Cataldo, 35 Rindge Ave.
Sheila Clemon -Karp, 12 Bryant Rd.
David F. Eagle, 155 Emerson
Gardens Rd.
Cornelia C. Johnson, 955 Massachu-
setts Ave.
Precinct Two
Term Expires 1985
Elizabeth H. Clarke, 29 Moon Hill
Rd.
John Thomas Cunha, 17 Holland St.
Michael J. O'Sullivan, 12 Aerial
St.
Town Meeting Members
Patricia A. Swanson, 56 North St.
(Pr. 5)
William S. Widnall, 22 Summit Rd.
Alan B. Wilson, 23 Pleasant St.
Donald D. Wilson, 36 Fern St.
Term Expires 1984
Julian J. Bussgang, 2 Forest St.
(Pr. 4)
George E. Foote, 69 Oak St.
Frank I. Michelman, 43 Buckman
Dr.
Arthur C. Smith, 51 Follen Rd.
Elaine H. Sullivan, 34 Baker Ave.
Christina J. Welch, 41 Locust
Ave.
Carolyn C. Wilson, 23 Pleasant
St.
Term Expires 1983
*William E. Bicknell, 50 Oak St.
Karen A. Dooks, 5 Mohawk Dr.
Lillian T. MacArthur, 33 Charles
St.
Barry H. Marshall, 4 Taft Ave.
Elizabeth H. Pressman, 22 Locust
Ave.
Judith J. Totman, 46 Moreland
Ave.
Lynda A. Wik, 35 Locust Ave.
* *Eric T. Clarke, 29 Moon Hill Rd.
*Resigned April 12, 1982
* *Succeeded William E. Bicknell
Precinct Three
Term Expires 1985
Jacqueline B. Davison, 86 Spring
St
Elizabeth M. Flynn, 310 Concord
Ave.
Donna M. Hooper, 50 Valleyfield
St.
Marjorie K. Madoff, 27 Normandy
Rd.
Paul V. Riffin, 6 Field Rd.
Jacquelyn R. Smith, 4 Clematis
Rd.
Richard W. Souza, 542 Concord
Ave.
Term Expires 1984
Joy C. Buchfirer, 237 Worthen
Rd. East
Suanne C. Dillman, 68 Grassland
St.
Jean Gaudet, 12 Stedman Rd.
Erna S. Greene, 25 Bridge St.
Gloria V. Holland, 38 Webster Rd.
John J. McWeeney, 503 Concord Ave.
James P. Reilly, 25 Walnut St.
Term Expires 1983
Phyllis Aaronson, 29 Webster Rd.
Donald H. Briggs, Jr., 672
Waltham St. (P.O. Box 214)
John P. Carroll, 43 Blossomcrest
Rd.
Marian C. Reilly, 25 Walnut St.
William A. Ridgley, 62 Spring St.
Marie E. Roberts, 53 Munroe Rd.
Robert I. Rotberg, 14 Barberry Rd.
Precinct Four
Term Expires 1985
Gerald L. Abegg, 261 Waltham St.
Nyles Nathan Barnert, 142 Worthen
Rd.
William J. Dailey, Jr., 1 Bushnell
Dr.
Frederick C. Frick, 9 Tavern Ln.
Katherine G. Fricker, 93 Marrett
Rd.
Peter C. J. Kelley, 24 Forest St.
Joseph 0. Rooney, 222 Waltham St.
Term Expires 1984
Martin A. Gilman, 56 Bloomfield St.
Georgia S. Glick, 21 Eliot Rd.
Daniel L. McCabe, 225 Waltham St.
Margaret F. Rawls, 9 Winthrop Rd.
Karsten Sorensen, 1 Vine Brook Rd.
George P. Wasdworth, 230 Waltham
St.
Martin K. White, 50 Bloomfield St.
Term Expires 1983
Angela E. Frick, 9 Tavern Ln.
Joyce Hals, 14 Vine Brook Rd.
Richard F. Perry, 40 Clarke St.
Sandra J. Shaw, 51 Wachusett Dr.
Ruth S. Thomas, 10 Parker St.
Judith J. Uhrig, 15 Vine Brook Rd.
Germania B. Whiting, 55 Bloomfield
St.
157
Precinct Five
Term Expires 1985
Guy W. Doran, 163 East St.
Joseph F. Gilbert, Jr., 231
Woburn St.
Leona W. Martin, 468 Lowell St.
Madeline A. Shaughnessy, 32 Webb
St.
Edgar R. Stuhr, 152 Woburn St.
Julie F. Triessl, 94 North St.
Mary Kathryn Wolf, 62 Webb St.
Term Expires 1984
Florence A. Baturin, 11 Alcott Rd.
Wallace Cupp, 141 Woburn St.
Jonathan P. Doran, 153 Grant St.
Elaine Dratch, 2 Maureen Rd.
John Orin Hayward, 358 Woburn St.
George F. McCormack, 32 Hayes Ln.
Ephraim Weiss, 462 Lowell St.
Term Expires 1983
Steven A. Clark, 13 Rumford Rd.
Howard Cravis, 6 Rogers Rd.
William M. Fraser, 533 Lowell St.
Paul E. Hamburger, 18 Cooke Rd.
Stephen W. Miller, 22 Saddle
Club Rd.
James L. Silva, 89 North St.
David G. Williams, 1433 Massachu-
setts Ave.
Precinct Six
Term Expires 1985
Earl F. Baldwin, Jr., 77 Meriam
St.
John F. Downey, Jr., 24 Hancock
St.
Thomas E. Fortmann, 5 Harrington
Rd.
Paul W. Marshall, 6 Chandler St.
Sam V. Nablo, 6 Brigham Rd.
Edith Sandy, 353 North Emerson
Rd.
Frank Sandy, 353 North Emerson
Rd.
Term Expires 1984
Susan S. Beck, 17 Patriots Dr.
Margaret N. Brooke, 26 Hancock
St.
Levi G. Burnell, 3 Whittier Rd.
Judith B. Marshall, 6 Chandler
St.
William R. Page, 25 Oakland St.
William T. Spencer, 32 Hancock
St.
John S. Willson, 16 Hathaway Rd.
Who /What /Where
Town Meeting Members
Term Expires 1983
J. Keith Butters, 52 Meriam St.
Harry A. Hall, III, 10 Patriots
Dr.
James L. McDevitt, 36 Colony Rd.
Ruth Joyce Nablo, 6 Brigham Rd.
Setha G. Olson, 3 Brigham Rd.
Susan S. Solomon, 4 Whittier Rd.
Donald B. White, 73 Hancock St.
Precinct Seven
Term Expires 1985
George A. Burnell, 4 Eaton Rd.
Manfred P. Friedman, 176 Grove
St.
Clarice B. Gordon, 7 Coach Rd.
Martin L. Hagerty, 301 Bedford St
Mary W. Miley, 29 Robinson Rd.
John E. Taylor, 11 Linmoor Terr.
Iris G. Wheaton, 5 Hadley Rd.
Term Expires 1984
Lloyd Gilson, 35 Partridge Rd.
Myron L. Miller, 46 Eldred St.
David Reiner, 3 Gould Rd.
William J. Scouler, 144 Simonds
Rd.
Roger G. Trudeau, 7 Volunteer Way
Jacquelyn H. Ward, 15 Robinson
Rd.
Martha C. Wood, 51 Gleason Rd.
Term Expires 1983
Elizabeth M. Barabush, 53 Eldred
St
John R. Campbell, 100 Bertwell Rd.
Renee T. Cochin, 7 Partridge Rd.
Winifred L. L. Friedman, 176
Grove St.
Alice M. Pierce, 17 Volunteer Way
John E. Ward, 15 Robinson Rd.
Graydon M. Wheaton, 5 Hadley Rd.
Precinct Eight
Term Expires 1985
Richard H. Battin, 15 Paul Revere
Rd
Robert E. Bond, 80B Hancock St.
Walter N. Leutz, 83 Reed St.
Anthony L. Mancini, 115 Reed St.
Anne R. Scigliano, 3 Augustus Rd.
Richardson C. Smith, 128 Reed St.
Carolyn H. Tiffany, 109 Reed St.
Term Expires 1984
Charles E. Connolly, Jr.,
22 Revere St.
William P. Fitzgerald, 65 Liberty
Ave.
Susanne S. Frank, 187 Cedar St.
Richard A. Michelson, 54 Asbury
St.
Laura F. Nichols, 67 Liberty Ave.
Gordon R. Osgood, 52 Ward St.
Jack Sarmanian, 330 Bedford St.
Term Expires 1983
G. Richard Beamon, 58 Ledgelawn
Ave.
Charles E. Connolly, 67 Cedar St.
Ione D. Garing, 157 Cedar St.
A. Patricia McCabe, 17 Hamblen
St.
James M. McLaughlin, 55 Asbury
St.
Mary E. Shunney, 24 Revere St.
Stanley E. Toye, 30 Balfour St.
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Precinct Nine
Term Expires 1985
Jane P. Buckley, 46 Middle St.
Anna P. Currin, 6 School St.
John C. Eddison, 20 Nickerson Rd.
Deborah B. Green, 17 Fairbanks
Rd.
William P. Kennedy, 135 Wood St.
Paul E. Mazerall, 32 Roosevelt
Rd.
*Fred D. Rosenberg, 165 Wood St.
*Resigned July 15, 1982
Term Expires 1984
Alice J. Adler, 10 Nickerson Rd.
Kenneth 0. Alves, 62 Wood St.
** *Joan N. L. Collins, 8 Oxbow Rd.
* *James J. Findley, 76 Middle St.
Richard M. Perry, 16 Ellison Rd.
Daniel E. Power, 2246 Massachu-
setts Ave.
Donald J. Shaw, 6 Barrymeade Dr.
* *Resigned August 12, 1982
** *Resigned October 12, 1982
Term Expires 1983
Gordon E. Barnes, Jr., 6 Wood -
park Cir.
L. Gail Colwell, 39 Cary Ave.
Ronald W. Colwell, 39 Cary Ave
Louis E. Conrad, 176 Cedar St
Iris E. Larssen, 269 Wood St.
Susan J. Ricci, 93 Spring St.
James J. Scanlon, 66 School St.
*Neil Gray
* *Stanley S
St.
** *James E.
*Succeeded
* *Succeeded
** *Succeeded
, 83 Spring St.
. Wallack, 315 Lincoln
Cosgrove, 307 Wood St.
Fred D. Rosenberg
James J. Findley
Jean M. L. Collins
Where in Town to Find It
Town Office Building (TOB)
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Police Department Headquarters
1605 Massachusetts Avenue
Fire Department Headquarters
45 Bedford Street
Westview Cemetery
off Bedford Street
MAJOR TOWN BUILDING LOCATIONS
Lexington Public Schools
1575 Massachusetts Avenue
Public Works Barn (DPW Barn)
201 Bedford Street
Visitors Center
1875 Massachusetts Avenue
What Who /Where Cost
PUBLICATIONS
Basics of Town Government
Town By -Laws Selectmen
Zoning By -Law Planning Board $2.00
Maps
Street and precinct Town Manager 1.00
Zoning Planning Board
Zoning Districts Planning Board 1.00
LEXPRESS Information Office free
Conservation /Recreation .50
Conservation areas Conservation /Recr. 1.00
Bicycle Routes Conservation /Recr. free
Photogrammetric
(2'contour) Engineering
Lots Assessors (inspect only)
Engineering
HUD Flood Districts Planning (inspect)
Regulations
Dogs (state) Board of Health
Subdivisions Planning
Trash collection Public Works
Wetland(local by -law) Conservation
Lists and Guides
List of Persons over
Age 17 (annual census)
Guide to the Study
of Lexington
Town Meeting
The Budget Process
Town Clerk
Cary Library
TMMA (see p. 15)
TMMA (see p. 15)
Pamphlets, Brochures, Newsletters
Cary Library Services Library
crime prevention Police
East Lexington Branch
Centennial
Council on Aging
Newsletter (monthly)
health topics
home fire safety
recreation brochures
schools news
water conservation
Town Report
Library
Library
COA office
Board of Health
Fire
Recreation /Cons.
School Department
Water Billing
Town Meeting
Town Manager
Cary Library
free
2.00
free
free
10.00
free
* *1.00
* *1.00
free
free
free
free
free
free
free
free
free
free
Cary Memorial Library
1874 Massachusetts Avenue
East Lexington Branch Library
735 Massachusetts Avenue
(non -town temporary)
Council on Aging office
Church of Our Redeemer
6 Meriam Street
What Who /Where
PERMITS, PERMISSIONS, LICENSES
Battle Green Guides
Bicycle Registration
Burglar Alarms
Common carriers,
victualers, auctioneers
Fires (outdoors)
Firearms
Flammables storage
Garage Sales
Hawkers & Peddlers
International
vaccination certificate
Parking in Center
Removal of fill
Rocket firing
Sewer and water
Smoke detectors
Street opening
Use of Battle Green
Use of schools
Use of town buildings
Wetland alteration
Cost
Selectmen
Police
Police
Selectmen
Fire
Police
Fire
Selectmen
Police
Board of Health
Public Works, TOB
(Building
(Board of Appeals
Fire
Public Works Barn
Fire
Public Works, TOB
Selectmen
Schools
Selectmen
Conservation
1.00
1.00
20.00
*
free
*
*
free
1.00
.50
*
*
5 /yr
*
free
*
free
*
Other offices issuing permits and licenses include
the following, whose permits are listed within:
+Board of Appeals: See pages 47 and 96 -99.
+Building Inspection: See pages 46 and 95.
+Town Clerk: See pages 106 -108.
MISCELLANEOUS AND SPECIAL SERVICES
Notaries Public
Accident report copies
Copies of documents
Home safety speakers
Crime prevention talks,
demonstrations
Town Clerk
Selectmen
Conservation
Police
various offices
Fire
Police
* Cost varies or is presently undetermined.
** Free to new Town Meeting Members
5.00
free
free
FURTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Cary Memorial Library - -See back cover
League of Women Voters 861 -0123
Chamber of Commerce -- Visitors Center
(open 9 -5 July- October, otherwise 10 -4)
TO VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES FOR TOWN GOVERNMENT, FILL OUT A TALENT BANK QUESTIONNAIRE IN TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE
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Who/What/Where
Voters' Information
Voter Registration: Residents may register at the Town Clerk's office on any business day from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Town Clerk will provide additional registration sessions (including
one Saturday) in advance of each election. The times arranged will be published in the local
paper.
Voting Places: Precinct 1, Harrington School;
Precinct 2, Bowman School;
Precinct 3, Clarke Jr. High School;
Precinct 4, High School;
Precinct 5, Cary Memorial Hall;
Precinct 6, Diamond Junior High School;
Precinct 7, Estabrook School;
Precinct 8, Central Fire Station;
Precinct 9, Maria Hastings School.
WHERE TO FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
Senators in Congress (Statewide):
Edward M. Kennedy
Office: JFK Federal Building, Boston 02203 223 -2826
Paul E. Tsongas
Office: JFK Federal Building, Boston 02203 223 -1890
Representative in Congress - Seventh District (all of Lexington plus many other towns)
Edward J. Markey, 7 Townsend Street, Malden, Mass. 02148
Office: JFK Federal Bu lding, Boston 223 -2781
Councillor - (Governor's Executive Council) - Sixth District (all of Lexington plus many other
towns)
Joseph A. Langone, III, 190 North Street, Boston, Mass. 02113
Office: State House, Boston, Mass. 02133 727 -2795
Senator in General Court (State Legislature) - Fourth Middlesex District (all of Lexington,
plus Arlington, Winchester and Woburn)
Richard A. Kraus, 100 Falmouth Road W., Arlington, Mass. 02174
Office: State House, Boston, Mass. 02133 722 -1276
Representative in General Court - Fifteenth Middlesex District (all of Lexington)
Stephen W. Doran, 16 Village Circle, Lexington, Mass. 02173 861 -7566
Office: State House, Boston, Mass. 02133 722 -2060
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Lexington...Birthplace of American Liberty
Settled -- 1642 -- Cambridge Farms
Incorporated as a Town - - 1713
Population: 1980 census - 29,479
1970 1970 - 31,886
1960 - 27,691
1950 - 17,335
1975 - 32,477
1965 - 31,388
1955 - 22,256
1945 - 14,452
Highest elevation -- 374 feet above mean sea level
Lowest elevation -- 110 feet above mean sea level
Valuation (fiscal year): 1983 - $1,267,201,500
1982 - $1,242,053,600 (100 %)
1981 - $ 274,026,500
1980 - $ 268,421,050
1975 - $ 245,586,100
Tax Rate (fiscal year): 1983 - $19.41 Residential /Open Space
$28.36 Commercial /Industrial
1982 - $18.97 Residential /Open Space
$27.74 Commercial /Industrial
1981 - $92.00
1980 - $87.60
1975 - $ 70.40
Area of town in acres 10,650.42
Area of town in square miles 16.64
Extreme length in miles 5.8
Extreme width in miles 4.85
Town -owned conservation land in acres 990
Public streets (accepted) in miles. . . 119.31
Private streets (unaccepted) 24.19
Paper streets 9.34
State Highways 17.10
Trunk sewers 34.09
Street sewers 114.79
Water mains 153.44
Police
862 -1212
Tell name and address
Emergency Information
Fire 1 Ambulance
862 -0270 `, . 862 -0270
(emergency only)
Describe the problem Make sure message is understood
Civil Defense Signals on Town Fire Whistle
4444 - Alert Warning 2222 - Attack Warning - Take Cover
Each signal repeated twice. Turn on your radio or television to receive emergency instructions.
Place
*Town Offices
Handy Information
Telephone Hours
862 -0500 weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(see holiday schedule below)
when To Offices are closed
24 hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
24 hours
Public Works 862 -1618
Fire (non- emergency) 862 -0272
Schools & School Department 862 -7500
NO SCHOOL & recorded messages 862 -7581
(do not call Police)
Cary Memorial Library
Branch Library
E. Lexington
Council on Aging
Housing Authority
(Countryside Village)
Human Services
LEXPRESS
* *Trash Collection (BFI)
Recycling Committee
862 -6288 Monday- Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sundays (Sept. -June) 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
862 -2773 Monday- Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
861 -0194 Weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
861 -0900 Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
862 -0500 Monday- Thursday 9 a /m. to 3 p.m.
861 -0210 Mornings (or leave message on tape)
254 -1800 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekdays
862 -8868 (home of Chairman)
Recycling advised in daylight only
*Town Offices Holidays: (1983 -84) Patriots' Day - Monday, April 18; Memorial Day -
Monday, May 30; Independence Day - Monday, July 4; Labor Day - Monday, September 5;
Columbus Day, Monday, October 10; Veterans' Day - Friday, November 11; Thanksgiving
Day - Thursday, November 24; Christmas Day - Monday, December 26; New Year's Day -
Monday, January 2, 1984; Martin Luther King's Birthday - Monday, January 16; George
Washington's Birthday - Monday, February 20.
* *Trash Collection Schedule (each day beginning approximately 7 a.m.)
Mondays - Precincts 1 & 2 Wednesdays - Precincts 6 & 7
Tuesdays - Precincts 3, 4 & 5 Thursdays - Precincts 8 & 9
No collections on holidays listed above. Following a holiday, all collections
will be one day later that week.
For voting information (and Lexington's elected representatives in the Legis-
lature and Congress), see the last page of this report.