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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-03-05-TE-Warrant-and-2001-03-26-ATM-Warrant Local Election March 5, 2001 TOWN OF LEXINGTON WARRANT TO THE 2001 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ------.\\ JS MoRtv,v t Ali , ciW a .x.. .117_, \L4XINO ° CALENDAR OF EVENTS Saturday, March 3 Public Discussion of Pay As You Throw Hancock Church—2:00 p.m. Monday, March 5 Town Elections Polls Open- 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 —7:30 p.m. Moderator's Workshop for New Selectmen's Meeting Room Town Meeting Members Wednesday, March 14 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting Clarke Middle School Municipal Budget Thursday, March 15 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting Clarke Middle School School Budget Sunday, March 18 — 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. TMMA Bus Tour (starts at steps of Cary Hall) Wednesday, March 21 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting Clarke Middle School Citizen Articles & Capital Expenditures Thursday, March 22 - 7:30 p.m. Moderator's Meeting with Article Sponsors Selectmen's Meeting Room Monday, March 26 - 8:00 p.m. Town Meeting begins (No Town Meeting Museum of Our National Heritage Auditorium School Vacation Week, April 16-20 ) Note: During Town Meeting, interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing are available on request to Human Services Coordinator Steve Baran at 861-2742. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Calendar Inside Front Cover Board of Selectmen's Message 3 Appropriation/Revenue History 4 WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Article 1 Elections 5 Article 2 Reports of Town Officers,Boards, Committees 6 Article 3 Appointments to Cary Lecture Series 6 FINANCIAL ARTICLES Article 4 Operating Budget 6 Article 5 Supplementary Appropriations for Current Fiscal Year(FY2001) 10 Article 6 Prior Years'Unpaid Bills 10 Article 7 Supplementary Appropriations for Authorized Capital Improvement Projects 11 CAPITAL AND OTHER FINANCIAL ARTICLES, Article 8 Capital Projects and Equipment 11 a) Town Building Envelope Program b) DPW Equipment c) Fire Vehicle—Rescue 1 d) Pine Meadows Improvements e) Landfill Closure f) Morgan Road Water Tank Rehabilitation g) Street Related Improvements h) Playground and Recreation Facilities Improvements i) Financial Software Upgrade j) Printing Equipment Article 9 Sewer System Rehab Program 12 Article 10 Water Mains 12 Article 11 Water Distribution Improvement 13 Article 12 School Technology Program 13 Article 13 School Capital Project 14 Article 14 Tree Planting and Maintenance 14 Article 15 Cary Memorial Library Bond Authorizations 15 Article 16 Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority 15 1 ZONING AND CONSERVATION ARTICLES Article 17 Zoning By-Law, Section 2, Definitions 16 Article 18 Zoning By-Law, Section 3.2.2, Variances 16 Article 19 Zoning By-Law, Section 3.2.2, Variances 16 Article 20 Zoning By-Law Section 22, Off Street Parking and Loading 17 Article 21 Rezoning Proposal, 7 Hartwell Avenue 18 Article 22 Conservation Land Transfer 19 Article 23 Conservation Land Acquisition 19 GENERAL ARTICLES Article 24 Land Acquisition 20 Article 25 Sale of Land to Abutter 20 Article 26 Retirement Board 20 Article 27 Fund Post Retirement Health Insurance 21 Article 28 Accept Sections of MGL Chapter 59 22 Article 29 Adopt Code of the Town of Lexington 22 Article 30 Amend General By-Laws,Non-Criminal Disposition 23 Article 31 Amend General By-Laws, Non-Criminal Disposition 23 Article 32 Amend General By-Laws—Contracts 23 Article 33 Noise By-Law 24 Article 34 Tree By-Law 24 Article 35 Planning Board Membership Term 24 Article 36 Use of Funds to Reduce the Tax Rate 25 Town Finance Terminology 26 List of Town Meeting Members 27 Election Information Inside Back Cover 2 C ,3sMORN,.cA. Town of Lexington, Massachusetts �,,,0 '. r p4 �ft. -; OFFICE OF SELECTMEN Z' l=�61 Man ERi�WTO XINol lt PETER D.ENRICH,CHAIRMAN TEL.(781)862-0500 X208 ELIZABETH B.EDDISON FAX:(781)863-9468 JEANNE K.KRIEGER CATHERINE M.D.ABBOTT DAWN E.McKENNA To the Residents of Lexington: The Warrant provides notification of the annual Town Meeting and advises residents of the various issues being considered at the Meeting. Only articles listed in the Warrant can be discussed. The Warrant includes the Town Manager's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2002. The Board of Selectmen is reviewing the Town Manager's Proposed Budget and will present its recommendations to Town Meeting after further consultation with the School Committee, Finance Committees and Town Manager. A table of contents is provided for easy reference. The articles are grouped by topic and brief descriptions are provided in an attempt to make the Warrant useful and understandable. The Town Manager's comprehensive proposed budget as adopted by the Board of Selectmen will be delivered to all Town Meeting members prior to the consideration of any financial articles by Town Meeting. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Jeanne K. Krieger, Chairman Elizabeth B. Eddison Peter D. Enrich Catherine M. D. Abbott Dawn E. McKenna 3 Summary of Expenditures, Appropriations, and Revenues E jar 3 ;y \y L` ' \\\\ X00 \"f\ UV !1''.'' Y 3 ..z1 ..... i\..� o- Y ,,Y Y e Y Yam.. - .Y�Y � .,,- \ ,,. 04 A`Y,'--''''''''''''''''''''.i'-':-.ii.,,'''. \ ® Y Town Operating* $25,990,911 $25,444,112 $ 29,102,036 $ 29,102,036 $ 33,611,090 $ 29,979,101 Articles and Capital** 1,104,129 715,500 698,369 698,369 1,005,673 1,005,673 Stabilization Fund - - 123,050 123,050 - - Pine Meadows Debt 1,033,500 - - - - - Total Town General Fund 28,128,540 26,159,612 29,923,455 29,923,455 34,616,763 30,984,774 Public Schools*** 45,790,816 49,058,448 52,939,850 52,939,850 57,080,205 58,084,812 School Capital** 70,000 - - - - - School Renovation Debt - 69,375 950,625 950,625 1,680,000 1,708,200 Regional Vocational School 725,556 797,604 811,455 811,455 835,799 786,316 Total Education 46,586,372 49,925,427 54,701,930 54,701,930 59,596,004 60,579,328 Water Enterprise Fund**** 4,927,347 4,265,216 5,217,230 5,217,230 5,960,465 5,933,482 Sewer Enterprise Fund**** 7,086,888 7,516,626 8,302,671 8,302,671 8,157,796 8,320,745 Recreation Enterprise Fund**** 1,131,652 1,180,991 1,247,520 1,247,520 1,281,130 1,301,352 Enterprise Articles 447,000 610,000 910,000 910,000 405,000 405,000 Total Enterprise 13,592,887 13,572,833 15,677,421 15,677,421 15,804,391 15,960,579 Total Appropriations/Expenditures 88,307,799 89,657,872 100,302,806 100,302,806 110,017,158 107,524,681 Supplemental Appropriations - - - - - Prior Year Deficits&Judgements 225,362 199,059 - 79,753 - - Intergovt Charges, Offsets& Assessors Overlay 2,662,317 2,905,273 2,410,000 2,880,320 3,072,968 2,729,515 '' Y a' fil , .i., :04,,,0.-*. 1 102,712;8,1 x..,.°' 4 „, : ..,.11 , 54,1 �\ ��c `\; �' �� ,-'!-: ',,-4,s „,,,,,,0 "r' FY2t ' 0 Revenue 1111114`*, Ac ua1 ' ` :�T ter r,\„ st ,, Y l� YP Y ® � Y State Aid 7,520,396 8,528,199 9,245,103 9,932,599 10,773,599 10,773,599 Local Receipts 8,805,190 9,177,275 8,460,243 7,500,000 10,240,618 10,240,618 Available Funds 3,321,903 2,627,943 1,417,972 1,417,972 1,368,739 1,823,510 Enterprise Revenue 13,171,670 13,572,833 15,677,421 15,677,421 15,804,391 15,960,579 Non-Tax Levy Revenue 32,819,159 33,906,250 34,800,739 34,527,992 38,187,347 38,798,306 Previous Year Levy 55,862,862 57,904,293 61,322,549 61,322,549 67,831,893 67,831,893 Allowable 2 1/2% Inc. 1,396,572 1,447,607 1,533,064 1,533,064 1,695,797 1,695,797 Allowable New Construction 644,859 1,970,649 665,000 1,535,451 800,000 800,000 Override-Approved May 22 - 3,440,829 3,440,829 - - PAYT reduction (580,000) (580,000) Tax Levy Limit 57,904,293 61,322,549 66,961,442 67,831,893 69,747,690 69,747,690 Actual Tax Levy 57,895,877 61,144,139 - 67,784,262 - - Debt Exclusion 1,033,500 120,000 950,625 950,625 1,680,000 \\ 1,708,200 te, #4 t i*a \\F a \;�9t7 #. \ �1 1 . . \'''' .11''0,,:O., .9"s $79.,.*.. . r^� �`�F. ,\ 1-44.1"\�.. ' Budget Deficit/Surplus 553,058 2,408,185 0 - (3,475,089) 0 *Town Operating consists of gross appropriated/expended less indirect enterprise funding. ** Bonding for capital projects not included above. ***Differs from School Committee vote of$56,410,205 due to benefits cost reallocation. ****Enterprise Funds consist of Operating Appropriation/Expenditures,MWRA, Pine Meadows,golf course operations and indirect costs. 4 TOWN WARRANT TOWN OF LEXINGTON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet in their respective voting places in said Town. PRECINCT ONE, HARRINGTON SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, BOWMAN SCHOOL; PRECINCT THREE, JONAS CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRECINCT FOUR, BRIDGE SCHOOL; PRECINCT FIVE, FISKE SCHOOL; PRECINCT SIX, WILLIAM DIAMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRECINCT SEVEN, ESTABROOK SCHOOL; PRECINCT EIGHT, FIRE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING; PRECINCT NINE,MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL, on Monday, the fifth day of March, 2001, at 7:00 a.m., then and there to act on the following articles: ARTICLE 1 ELECTIONS To choose by ballot the following Officers: Two Selectmen for terms of three years; One Moderator for a term of one year; Two members of the School Committee for terms of three years; One member of the Planning Board for a term of five years; One member of the Planning Board for a term of three years; One member of the Lexington Housing Authority for a term of five years; Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct One, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2002; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Three, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2003; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Four, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Five, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Six, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2002; 5 Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Seven, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2002; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Eight, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Nine, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years. You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in the Museum of Our National Heritage Auditorium, 33 Marrett Rd. in said Town on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of March at 8:00 p.m., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. ARTICLE 2 REPORTS OF TOWN OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMITTEES To receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town. ARTICLE 3 APPOINTMENTS TO CARY LECTURE SERIES To see if the Town will authorize the appointment of the committee on lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article that provides for the appointment of three citizens to the Cary Lecture Series by the Moderator. FINANCIAL ARTICLES ARTICLE 4 OPERATING BUDGET To see if the Town will make appropriations for expenditures by departments, officers,boards, and committees of the Town for the ensuing fiscal year and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including any revolving or special funds, including enterprise funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) 6 W771 :44 ,:or,; N itiiirVAINC#717'7'14 1000 Education 1100 Lexington Public Schools $ 49,058,448 $ 52,939,850 $ 58,084,812 * 1200 Regional Schools 797,604 $ 811,455 786,316 Total Education $ 49,856,052 $ 53,751,305 $ 58,871,128 2000 Shared Expenses 2100 Employee Benefits Contributory Retirement 2,544,074 2,671,527 2,635,674 Non-Contributory Retirement 121,884 126,156 123,000 General Insurance 2,639,330 3,171,858 4,120,317 5,305,288 5,969,541 6,878,991 2200 Debt Service Payment on Funded Debt 2,770,000 3,250,000 3,105,000 Interest on Funded Debt 440,374 538,579 406,066 Temporary Borrowing 106,386 175,000 329,500 Exempt Debt - 950,625 1,708,200 3,316,760 4,914,204 5,548,766 2300 Operating Articles Reserve Fund - 150,000 150,000 Municipal Salary Adjustment - 231,562 442,667 - 381,562 592,667 2400 Organizational Expenses Municipal Services and Expenses Personal Services 69,410 69,400 69,900 Expenses 93,908 96,172 97,400 163,318 165,572 167,300 Total Shared Expenses $ 8,785,366 $ 11,430,879 $ 13,187,724 3000 Community Services 3100 - DPW General Fund 3500 Personal Services 2,997,790 2,920,133 2,962,287 Expenses 3,270,029 4,256,408 3,846,987 3700 Water Enterprise 3,917,956 4,352,218 5,031,956 3800 Sewer Enterprise 7,473,986 8,016,350 7,864,345 17,659,761 19,545,109 19,705,575 3600 Transportation Personal Services 56,608 55,600 58,205 Expenses 212,709 225,955 247,833 269,317 281,555 306,038 Total Community Services $ 17,929,078 $ 19,826,664 $ 20,011,613 *Differs from School Committee vote of$56,410,205 due to benefits cost reallocation. 7 4000 Public Safety 4100 Law Enforcement Personal Services 3,501,819 3,662,795 3,655,834 Expenses 358,285 375,247 388,942 3,860,104 4,038,042 4,044,776 4200 Fire Services Personal Services 3,155,067 3,203,480 3,228,076 Expenses 272,353 311,370 347,747 3,427,420 3,514,850 3,575,823 Total Public Safety $ 7,287,524 $ 7,552,892 $ 7,620,599 5000 Culture and Recreation 5100 Cary Memorial Library Personal Services 1,096,323 1,139,442 1,344,097 Expenses 257,878 260,520 265,583 1,354,201 1,399,962 1,609,680 5200 Recreation Personal Services 387,303 453,528 479,379 Expenses 707,997 708,301 726,751 1,095,300 1,161,829 1,206,130 Total Culture and Recreation $ 2,449,501 $ 2,561,791 $ 2,815,810 6000 Social Services 6100 Council on Aging Personal Services 135,854 137,216 144,495 Expenses 153,667 178,467 176,555 289,521 315,683 321,050 6200 Human Services Veterans Admin and Benefits Personal Services 26,467 25,961 28,113 Expenses 10,855 22,791 22,791 Services for Youth 71,929 74,087 74,087 Developmentally Disabled 13,987 14,407 14,839 123,238 137,246 139,830 Total Human Services $ 412,759 $ 452,929 $ 460,880 7000 Community Development 7100 Office of Comm. Development Personal Services 530,091 508,595 562,914 Expenses 48,021 48,752 53,560 578,112 557,347 616,474 8 '0'0' '.** ellItherltieVA 7200 Planning Personal Services 177,536 144,069 179,043 Expenses 56,805 57,120 58,200 234,341 201,189 237,243 7300 Economic Development Personal Services 55,043 54,235 55,918 Expenses 8,262 10,780 10,780 63,305 65,015 66,698 Total Community Development $ 875,758 $ 823,551 $ 920,415 8000 General Government 8100 Board of Selectmen Board of Selectmen Admin. Personal Services 56,892 57,894 62,383 Expenses 58,631 73,766 73,766 Legal 250,000 225,000 225,000 Town Report 6,000 6,000 6,000 371,523 362,660 367,149 8200 Town Manager Personal Services 250,239 266,611 307,285 Expenses 11,803 16,000 16,000 262,042 282,611 323,285 8300 Town Committees Appropriations Committee 636 1,000 1,000 Misc. Towns and Committees 8,227 8,755 8,755 Public Celebrations Committee 17,316 18,000 18,000 26,179 27,755 27,755 8400 Finance Personal Services 709,694 697,509 725,509 Expenses 155,142 193,150 203,900 864,836 890,659 929,409 8500 Town Clerk Personal Services 127,933 146,597 155,937 Expenses 32,698 35,975 39,950 Elections Personal Services 60,000 54,900 19,610 Elections Expenses 18,229 28,000 16,600 238,860 265,472 232,097 8600 Management Information Systems Personal Services 128,154 146,424 148,424 Expenses 169,740 195,795 197,720 297,894 342,219 346,144 Total General Government $ 2,061,334 $ 2,171,376 $ 2,225,839 fr©t Operating iritsiigt372: % 9 9 DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for the Fiscal Year 2002 (July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2002) operating budget. The operating budget includes the school and municipal budgets, including water, sewer and recreation operations. The operating budget also includes requests for funds to provide salary increases for employees, including salaries negotiated through collective bargaining negotiations. The municipal budget also includes certain school costs. These are primarily the costs of debt service requirements,property and liability insurance on school buildings and contents, and pension costs for school employees other than professional staff. The preceding chart lists by account FY 2000 expenditures, FY 2001 appropriations and FY 2002 proposed. ARTICLE 5 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR(FY 2001) To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations, to be used in conjunction with money appropriated under Article 4 of the warrant for the 2000 Annual Town Meeting, to be used during the current fiscal year, or make any other adjustments to the current fiscal year budget and appropriations that may be necessary; determine whether the money shall be provided by transfer from available funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $500,000 DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to permit adjustments to current fiscal year (FY 2001) expenditures. There will be a need for a supplementary appropriation in the amount of$500,000 for employee health insurance. ARTICLE 6 PRIOR YEARS' UNPAID BILLS To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to pay any unpaid bills rendered to the Town for prior years; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time. DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds to pay bills received after the close of the fiscal year in which the goods were received or the services performed, and for which no money was encumbered. 10 ARTICLE 7 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR AUTHORIZED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations to be used in conjunction with money appropriated in prior years for the installation or construction of water mains, sewers and sewerage systems, drains, streets,buildings,recreational facilities, or other capital improvements that have heretofore been authorized; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time. DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds for capital improvement project expenditures that exceed the level of appropriation. CAPITAL AND OTHER FINANCIAL ARTICLES ARTICLE 8 CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the following capital improvements: (a) Town Building Envelope Program; (b) Public Works Equipment; (c) Fire Vehicle—Rescue 1; (d) Pine Meadows Improvements; (e) Landfill Closure; (f) Morgan Road Water Tank Rehabilitation; (g) Street Related Improvements; (h) Playground and Recreation Facilities Improvements; (i) Financial Software Upgrade; (j) Printing Equipment; and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of state aid for such capital improvements; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $3,633,050 - (a) $690,000 (b) $384,000 (c) $159,050 (d) $230,000 (e) $100,000 (f) $420,000 (g) $1,000,000 (h) $50,000 (i) $425,000 (j) $175,000 11 DESCRIPTION: Last year was the second year of combining into one article capital renewal funding for maintaining existing assets, as distinguished from funding new or significantly expanded assets. This article is proposed to request routine maintenance funding for existing assets in a single article both to give it priority in the budgeting process and to allow capital discussions to focus on other, more difficult or controversial financial decisions. This article implements this concept for most of the capital renewal requests for FY2002. ARTICLE 9 SEWER SYSTEM REHAB PROGRAM To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to remove infiltration of ground water from the sewer system; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, including any special sewer funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: None DESCRIPTION: The Sewer System Rehabilitation Program was initiated to assess and repair a vital component of the Town's infrastructure and to reduce MWRA costs. After investigating approximately 50% of the Town's sewer system and rehabilitating approximately 25% of the system, it has been concluded that the large-scale accelerated program proposed in 1998 not be extended. However, it is recommended that a more gradual program be funded starting in 2003 to address structural problems in the system and large sources of I/I. ARTICLE 10 WATER MAINS To see if the Town will vote to install new water mains and replace or clean and line existing water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including any special water funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of federal and state aid for such projects; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $325,000 12 DESCRIPTION: Funding is requested for phase nineteen of a twenty-one phase program for replacing or cleaning and lining cast iron water pipes to remove tubercular growth and improve water quality and flow. The Massachusetts Water Resource Authority and many public works and engineering professional associates recommend this process which consists of cleaning the tubercular growth from the inside of the old pipe, then lining with a coating of cement mortar. The mortar prevents tubercular growth from occurring in the future. This process also extends the life of the water main. The town has appropriated funds for this program each year since 1984. In FY2002 the funding is requested to clean and line 4,000 feet of water main in the Prospect Hill area. ARTICLE 11 WATER DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENT To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to upgrade the water distribution system in the Woburn Street area; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $420,000 DESCRIPTION: This article requests Water Enterprise funds to install approximately 35 gate valves and 130 water services on Woburn Street. ARTICLE 12 SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to purchase computer hardware and software for the public schools; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the School Committee) FUNDS REQUESTED: $800,000 DESCRIPTION: This article requests funding to purchase computer hardware and equipment which will be distributed throughout the school system and includes computer workstations for teachers and students; shared resources such as printers, scanners, projectors, display devices; and furniture and equipment to expand the current network. 13 ARTICLE 13 SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECT To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to remodel, reconstruct and make extraordinary repairs to school buildings and purchase additional equipment therefor; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the School Committee) FUNDS REQUESTED: $100,000 DESCRIPTION: The funds from this request will be used to purchase modular classrooms in conjunction with previously authorized but unissued bonds from a 1998 article. ARTICLE 14 TREE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the planting of trees on Town owned land and for the maintenance of trees; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $50,000 DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to purchase, plant,water and maintain for two years new trees in Lexington in accordance with M.G.L., Chapter 87, Section 7. These tree plantings are for up to approximately 100 new trees to compensate for the trees removed and not replaced by the Town in the past one to two years. 14 ARTICLE 15 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOND AUTHORIZATIONS To see if the Town will (a) vote to appropriate a sum of money for constructing, originally equipping and furnishing an addition to and remodeling, reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to Cary Memorial Library, and determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing or otherwise; and (b) vote to amend the votes passed under Article 14 of the Warrant for the 1996 Annual Town Meeting and Article 3 of the October 22, 1997 Special Town Meeting, which appropriated money for the Cary Memorial Library project, by deleting the provisos relating to reducing the amount of the borrowing; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at Press Time DESCRIPTION: This article requests (a) additional funds for the library project voted in 1996, if needed, and (b) an amendment to the original vote to make it possible for the Town to borrow the funds appropriated on a short-term basis before the receipt of state aid and private donations. ARTICLE 16 RESCIND UNUSED BORROWING AUTHORITY To see if the Town will vote to rescind the unused borrowing authority voted under Article 7 of the Warrant for the 1998 Annual Town Meeting, Article 12 of the Warrant for the 1997 Annual Town Meeting and Article 13 of the Warrant for the 1996 Annual Town Meeting; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: Article 7 of 1998, in the amount of$80,000,was for the rehabilitation of the Center Pool Complex. The Recreation Department has completed the project. No permanent debt was issued for this project and therefore this article seeks to rescind the borrowing authority. Article 12 of 1997 in the amount of$550,000 was for an automated water meter reading system. The project has been completed with $139,320 remaining as debt authorized but unissued. This article seeks to rescind that borrowing authority. Article 13 of the Warrant for the 1996 Annual Town Meeting in the amount of$600,000 was for Phase II of the I&I(infiltration and inflow) sewer program. This phase of the project has been completed with $164,100 remaining as debt authorized but unissued. This article seeks to rescind that borrowing authority. 15 ZONING AND CONSERVATION ARTICLES ARTICLE 17 ZONING BY-LAW, SECTION 2, DEFINITIONS Amend the Zoning By-Law by adding the following definition to "Section 2. Definitions." PATIO: An area of ground paved with stone, asphalt, concrete,planks with or without joists, brick, flagstone, concrete blocks, or similar materials capable of bearing pedestrian travel, including wheelchairs, where the top surface of the paving is substantially at the finished grade of the adjoining ground on all sides. (Inserted by Loren Wood and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: The Article provides a definition of patios, including"planks with or without joists". ARTICLE 18 ZONING BY-LAW, SECTION 3.2.2, VARIANCES Amend the Zoning By-Law by adding to the end of Section 3.2.2 Variances: Substantial hardship does not mean deprivation of potential advantage from a prohibited use, nor deprivation of the most advantageous use of the property if a residence, conforming to the requirements of the By-Law, exists or can be constructed, on the the property. (Inserted by Loren Wood and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 10 and the Lexington Zoning By-Law, Section 3.2.2 both require a"substantial hardship, financial or otherwise"to obtain a variance. This article would modify the hardship definition and the standards for the granting of variances. ARTICLE 19 ZONING BY-LAW, SECTION 3.2.2,VARIANCES Amend the Zoning By-Law by adding to the end of Section 3.2.2 Variances: The written decision denying a variance shall substantially reflect the grounds for denial given at the hearing by each member that voted to deny the variance; the written decision shall not merely state the statutory requirement found lacking. (Inserted by Loren Wood and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: The Article modifies the requirements for variance decisions of the Zoning Board of Appeals by requiring the written decision to contain each individual member's grounds for voting to deny a variance. 16 ARTICLE 20 ZONING BY-LAW, SECTION 22, OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Lexington by amending Section 11, Off Street Parking and Loading, to add the following section which shall be designated section 11.9.3. and by amending Section 6 of Nonconforming Situations, subsection 6.6.1(2) as shown below. 11.9.3 When there is a proposed change of use(s)within all or a part of a building within a CB district and: (1) the change of use(s)results in a reduction in the number of required parking spaces under this Section 11 as compared to the number of required parking spaces required under this Section 11 calculated on the basis of the use(s)within the building immediately prior to the change,then (2) the number of required parking spaces calculated on the basis of the use(s)within the building immediately prior to the change shall be calculated and certified in writing by the building owner or a representative of the owner to the Town zoning officer and approved by the Town zoning officer; in which case (3) said higher number of certified parking spaces shall be attributed to said building and available for use in connection with said building for purposes of meeting the parking requirements under this Section 11 resulting from future changes in use(s) within said building. Section 6, Nonconforming Situations, subsection 6.6.1,Nonconforming Parking Spaces, Loading Bays is amended by striking subsection 2 of section 6.6.1 in its entirety and substituting therefore the following subsection 2. Section 6.6.1... (2) if there is a net decrease in the number of required parking spaces or loading bays, the number of parking spaces and loading bays available for future changes of use(s) shall be the number of parking spaces or loading bays available based on the use(s) of the building immediately prior to the change of use(s)resulting in said net decrease as certified to and approved by the Town zoning officer in accordance with section 11.9.3(2). or act in any other manner relative thereto. (Inserted by Paul Keane and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: When a change in use in a downtown building would cause a reduction in the required parking spaces and loading bays, and thus a reduction in the number of parking spaces and loading bays attributed to the building after the change in use, this amendment would establish a way for the number of parking spaces and loading bays to be certified as the number of spaces required by the entire building prior to the change in use. 17 ARTICLE 21 REZONING PROPOSAL, 7 HARTWELL AVENUE To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Lexington by changing the zoning district designation of the land described below from CD-1—Controlled Commercial and Industrial District (for banking use)to CD-1—Planned Commercial District(for general office use), said property being 7 Hartwell Avenue, to change the uses allowed on said property from banking to general office uses allowed under §§6.11 to 6.18 and 7.15 of the Lexington Zoning By-Law. The land proposed to be rezoned consists of an approximately 1.61 acre site on the northwesterly side of Hartwell Avenue, bounded and described as follows: SOUTHEASTERLY by Hartwell Avenue; SOUTHERLY on a curved line by the junction of Hartwell Avenue and Westview Street; SOUTHWESTERLY by Westview Street; NORTHWESTERLY by a way; and EASTERLY by Bedford Street, said property being more fully described: 1)by the metes and bounds description attached hereto as Appendix A, and 2)by a plan of the land entitled"Plan of Land in Lexington, MA for Proposed Rezoning,"dated December 28, 2000 by The BSC Group, Washington Street,Norwell, MA, copies of which accompany this petition and are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board and the Town Clerk. The preliminary site development and use plan for the CD-1 Planned Commercial (general office) district shall be the plan dated December 28, 2000, filed with the Planning Board and Town Clerk, or subsequently revised and filed with the Planning Board and Town Clerk, in accordance with the requirements of the Zoning By-Law; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the property owner, Citizens Bank of Massachusetts) DESCRIPTION: This article seeks to redefine the existing CD-1 planned development commercial district, which had been passed by Town Meeting in 1979 for bank-only use, in order to broaden the list of permitted uses to accommodate the office uses delineated in lines 6.11 through 6.18, and in line 7.15 of table 4.2 in the Zoning By-Law. Petitioner, Citizens Bank, contends that the new occupant will be involved in a less intensive and less traffic-generating use than the former bank use. A Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan has been filed with the Planning Department and a public hearing will be held on March 1. 18 ARTICLE 22 CONSERVATION LAND TRANSFER To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and control of the land on Rockville Avenue shown as Lot 19 on Assessor's Property Map 15 to the Conservation Commission for conservation purposes as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Conservation Commission) DESCRIPTION: The Conservation Commission is interested in having a parcel of town- owned land transferred to its jurisdiction for use as a vest pocket park. Parcel 19 on Rockville Avenue is in a congested area and is too small for a house lot. ARTICLE 23 CONSERVATION LAND ACQUISITION To see if the Town will authorize the Conservation Commission to purchase or otherwise acquire, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, upon the written request of the Conservation Commission, for conservation purposes including outdoor recreation as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended, any fee, easement or conservation restriction as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws, or other interest in all or any part of land shown as Lot 1 on Assessor's Property Map 91 now or formerly of Wright; and appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Conservation Commission) FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at Press Time DESCRIPTION: This parcel is located in the northwest corner of Lexington adjacent to the town lines of Bedford and Burlington. The parcel is approximately 15 acres consisting of open pasture areas,wooded areas, and conservation jurisdictional resource areas. The passage of this article would protect one of the last remaining tracts of land in Lexington, provide linkage with contiguous town open space and protect the valuable wetland resource areas and historical and cultural features of this parcel. 19 GENERAL ARTICLES ARTICLE 24 LAND ACQUISITION To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain the land shown as Lot A on a plan recorded in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Book 7800, Page 27, said land to be used as it is currently for an entrance to the Harrington School from Lowell Street, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: Lot A is the first 280 feet of the entrance to the Harrington School from Lowell Street. Passage of this article will enable the Town to clear title to the property. The owner of the home at 322 Lowell Street can then apply for a special permit to allow parts of a driveway to be on another lot as provided in the Zoning By-Law. The Town granted temporary permission for this arrangement pending the clearing of title. ARTICLE 25 SALE OF LAND TO ABUTTER To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to convey a lot of land shown as Lot 10 on Assessors' Property Map 31 and as Lot Al on Land Court Plan 16684A located on the corner of Marrett Road and Follen Road to the owner of the abutting property or otherwise; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: This lot, containing approximately 10,000 square feet, was acquired by the Town when Follen Road was laid out. The lot has been maintained by the owners of the abutting property for 28 years. The lot cannot be built upon as it does not meet any of the dimensional requirements of the Zoning By-Laws. ARTICLE 26 RETIREMENT BOARD To see if the Town will vote to accept the following statutes relating to retirement benefits: (a) Section 90A of Chapter 32 of the General Laws relating to increasing allowances of former employees retired on account of accidental disability; (b) Section 90C of Chapter 32 of the General Laws relating to increasing retirement allowances of certain superannuated employees; (c) Section 90D of Chapter 32 of the General Laws relating to increasing retirement allowances of certain employees retired for ordinary disability; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Retirement Board) 20 DESCRIPTION: (a) Section 90 A of Chapter 32 of the General Laws would allow the Retirement Board to increase the retirement allowance of any former employee who retired with an accidental disability, to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to employees holding similar positions at the time of increasing such allowance. (b) Section 90 C of Chapter 32 of the General Laws would allow the Retirement Board to increase the retirement allowance of any former employee who retired with a superannuation pension, after having served the town for a period of not less than twenty-five years, to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to employees holding similar positions at the time of increasing such allowance. (c) Section 90C of Chapter 32 of the General Laws would allow the Retirement Board to increase the retirement allowance of any former employee who retired with an ordinary disability, after having served the town for a period of not less than twenty-five years, to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to employees holding similar positions at the time of increasing such allowance. The Retirement Board is currently costing this request. ARTICLE 27 FUND POST RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court for an Act to provide for post retirement health care funding and supplementary retirement annuities for town employees; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: Cities and towns face a substantial unfunded liability exposure for health costs for retired municipal employees. Current law does not permit local governments to set aside funds today for tomorrow's health care costs. The legislation, if enacted,would allow the Town to establish a post retirement insurance liability fund and appropriate sums to the fund to offset the anticipated health insurance costs for retired employees. The fund would be under the custody of the Lexington Retirement Board. 21 ARTICLE 28 ACCEPT SECTIONS OF MGL CHAPTER 59 To see if the Town will vote to accept the following statutes relating to property tax relief: (a) Section 5K of Chapter 59 of the General Laws relating to the reduction of property taxes in exchange for volunteer services by persons over the age of sixty; (b) The last paragraph of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws as inserted by Section 1 of Chapter 181 of the Acts of 1995 which permits annual increases in certain property tax abatements granted to elderly landowners by an amount not to exceed the increase in the cost of living as determined by the Consumer Price Index for such year; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Board of Assessors) DESCRIPTION: Acceptance of Section 5K proposes to transfer the funding of the Tax Workoff Program from the Council on Aging budget to the Assessors Overlay Account. If approved, this will allow for a direct abatement of taxes versus the current payroll method. There will be no change in the management of the program. If approved, the Board of Assessors suggests implementation in FY02. Acceptance of Section 5 would allow for a CPI adjustment each year on a surviving spouse/elderly exemption under Clause 17D. The cost would be minimal; for instance, for FY01 it would have been $6 for 19 individuals for a total of$114. ARTICLE 29 ADOPT CODE OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON To see if the Town will (a) adopt the recodification of the General By-Laws and Zoning By-Law as prepared by General Code Publishers which is on file and available for inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk, and (b) approve the minor changes to the General By-Laws and Zoning By- Law as shown in a document on file and available for inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: The General By-Laws and Zoning By-Law, along with rules and regulations of the Town of Lexington, have been codified into one "Code of the Town of Lexington". In the process of so doing,the by-laws have been renumbered,reformatted, and in some cases reorganized. A few minor wording changes have been made during this process,with no resulting changes in meaning to either the General By-Laws or Zoning By- Law. Town Meeting is requested to adopt the recodification of the General By-Laws and Zoning By-Law and to approve any minor wording changes all as on file with the Town Clerk. 22 ARTICLE 30 AMEND SECTION 6 OF ARTICLE I OF THE GENERAL BY-LAWS, NON-CRIMINAL DISPOSITION To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 6 of Article I of the General By-Laws (Non- Criminal Disposition)by adding thereto the regulations of the Board of Health pertaining to asbestos removal, containment and encapsulation and to establish a fine schedule therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Board of Health) DESCRIPTION: This article would establish fines for non-criminal disposition (ticketing) of violations of local health code pertaining to asbestos removal, containment, and encapsulation. The fine is requested to promote and ensure compliance with the regulations. The fine would be $100 for first offense, $200 for the second offense and $300 for the third offense. ARTICLE 31 AMEND SECTION 6 OF ARTICLE I OF THE GENERAL BY-LAWS, NON-CRIMINAL DISPOSITION To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 6 of Article I of the General By-Laws (Non- Criminal Disposition)by adding thereto violations of Chapter 447 of the Acts of 1956 as amended and determinations, rulings and regulations issued thereunder(Historic Districts Commission Act) and to establish a fine schedule therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Historic Districts Commission) DESCRIPTION: This article proposes to make certain rulings and regulations of the Historic Districts Commission subject to non-criminal disposition to be enforced by the Building Commissioner. ARTICLE 32 AMEND GENERAL BY-LAWS —CONTRACTS To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 1 of Article XXII of the General By-Laws (Contracts) by changing the figure "$10,000"to "$25,000" each time it appears; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: Massachusetts General Laws c.30B has been amended to increase the thresholds for purchases requiring advertised sealed bids or proposals from $10,000 to $25,000. The purpose of this Article is to make the Town's By-Law consistent with the General Laws and would raise the ceiling that requires department heads to publicly advertise for sealed bids or proposals to $25,000. 23 ARTICLE 33 NOISE BY-LAW To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws by adding a new Article thereto entitled"Noise Control" and to provide for its enforcement, all as shown in a document on file in the Office of the Town Clerk; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this By-Law is to protect the citizens of Lexington from excessive or unwarranted noise and to exercise the enforcement power authorized by 310 CMR 7.52. ARTICLE 34 TREE BY-LAW To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws by adding a new Article thereto entitled"Tree By-Law" and to provide for its enforcement, all as shown in a document on file in the Office of the Town Clerk; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this article is to affirm the value of trees for the Town; to establish a Tree Committee that will issue a Tree Manual, create educational programs and policies regarding trees in Town and assist the Tree Warden; to reaffirm the Tree Warden's duties regarding public trees pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 87 and in relation to other Town departments; and to encourage lot owners to minimize the cutting of mature trees in the set- back of their lot during major construction. ARTICLE 35 PLANNING BOARD MEMBERSHIP TERM To see if the Town will vote to change the term of members of the Planning Board from five years to three years beginning with the annual town election of 2002; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Planning Board) DESCRIPTION: State law lets the town choose the length of the term of members of the Planning Board—either five years or three years. Proponents of this change to a three-year term believe the five-year length of the current term discourages candidates. The terms of other elective boards, the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee, and some appointed boards such as the Conservation Commission, Board of Health and Recreation Committee are three years. 24 ARTICLE 36 USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money from available funds toward the reduction of the tax rate for the fiscal year; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Undetermined at press time DESCRIPTION: This article requests the use of available funds--"free cash"--to reduce the tax rate. Subject to certain adjustments, "free cash" is surplus revenue less uncollected overdue real estate and personal property taxes from prior years. And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington this fifth day of February, A.D., 2001. Jeanne K. Krieger, Chairman Board Elizabeth B. Eddison of Peter D. Enrich Selectmen Catherine M. D. Abbott Dawn E. McKenna A true copy, Attest: George Anderson Constable of Lexington 25 TOWN FINANCE TERMINOLOGY The following terms are frequently used in the annual town report and at the town meeting. In order to provide everyone with a better understanding of the meaning, the following definitions are provided. AVAILABLE FUNDS - "FREE CASH" The amount certified annually by the Bureau of Accounts, Department of Revenue. The certified amount is the Unreserved Fund Balance less all outstanding taxes. This fund may be used by a vote of the town meeting as available funds for appropriation. AVAILABLE FUNDS - OTHER Usually refers to balances in special funds or to balances remaining in specific articles previously appropriated. These balances become available for re-appropriation by Town Meeting (or are returned to the town's general fund balance). "CHERRY SHEET" A financial statement issued by the State on cherry-colored paper that itemizes state aid due to the town, and charges payable by the town to the state and county. The assessors need the Cherry Sheet to set a tax rate. ENTERPRISE FUND A self-supporting account for a specific service or program that the town operates as a separate "business." Enterprise funds do not depend on taxes for operating revenue. For example, water operations are funded through the water enterprise fund, which receives funds from a consumption based fee system. Ideally, enterprise resources and expenditures should balance over time. Funds in enterprise accounts do not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year. OVERLAY The overlay is the amount raised by the Assessors in excess of appropriations and other charges for the purpose of creating a fund to cover abatements granted by the Board of Assessors. RESERVE FUND This appropriation is voted at the annual town meeting in an amount not to exceed 5% of the tax levy of the preceding year. Transfers from the reserve fund are approved by the Appropriation Committee and may only be used for "extraordinary or unforeseen expenditures." 26 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS At Large Catherine M. D. Abbott 38 Eldred Street Margery M. Battin 15 Paul Revere Road Norman P. Cohen 56 Coolidge Avenue Elizabeth B. Eddison 20 Nickerson Road Peter D. Enrich 35 Clarke Street Donna M. Hooper 47 Emerson Gardens Jay R. Kaufman 1 Childs Road Jeanne K. Krieger 44 Webster Road Dawn E. McKenna 9 Hancock Street Precinct 1 Term Expires 2003 Joel A. Adler 22 Village Circle Laura L. Boghosian 4 Russell Road Jean W. Cole 23 Whipple Road Maria-Elena Kostorizos 20 Wheeler Road Janet Moran 41 Bartlett Avenue Paul G. Topalian 46 Circle Road Judith L. Zabin 1 Page Road Term Expires 2002 Nancy M. Adler 22 Village Circle Colleen B. Amirsakis 8 Fairlawn Lane James E. Barry 10 Crescent Hill Avenue Mary Bowes 32 Arcola Street Daniel P. Busa, Jr. 6 Farm Road Albert P. Zabin 1 Page Road Term Expires 2001 John P. Breen 8 Crescent Hill Avenue Jonathan G. Cole 23 Whipple Road Nancy C. Gordon 10 Fiske Road Eric Jay Michelson 16 Emerson Gardens Barry E. Sampson 8 Brandon Street Carol J. Sampson 8 Brandon Street *Lillian T. MacArthur 42 Emerson Gardens Precinct 2 Term Expires 2003 Marian A. O. Cohen 8 Plymouth Road Kenneth Ford 10 Lisbeth Street Lauren McSweeney MacNeil 17 Sutherland Road Michael J. O'Sullivan 12 Aerial Street Donald D. Wilson 36 Fern Street James S. Wilson 43 Locust Avenue Scott Wilson 23 Pleasant Street *New Candidates 27 Term Expires 2002 Robert W. Cunha 10 Stevens Road Robin B. DiGiammarino 2 Sunset Ridge Merrill A. Forman 15 Butler Avenue Paul H. Lapointe 224 Follen Road Lucy Lockwood 15 Smith Avenue Daniel A. Lucas 3 Tower Road Christina J. Welch 41 Locust Avenue Term Expires 2001 Ira Bernstein 53 Carville Avenue Thomas R. Diaz 10 Tower Road Karen A. Dooks 5 Mohawk Drive Myla Kabat-Zinn 58 Oak Street Andrew McAleer 121 Follen Road Barry Orenstein 132 Follen Road David Rudner 47 Carville Avenue *Eric J. Austin 238 Worthen Road East *James L. Avery 8 Daniels Street Precinct 3 Term Expires 2003 Samuel Berman 11 Barberry Road Jacqueline B. Davison 86 Spring Street Michelle Hutnik 10 Hilltop Avenue Douglas M. Lucente 71 Farmcrest Avenue Richard L.Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place Robert Rotberg 14 Barberry Road Term Expires 2002 Nicholas A. Cannalonga 942 Waltham Street John P. Carroll 31 Allen Street Dan H. Fenn,Jr. 59 Potter Pond William J. Frawley 68 Potter Pond Gloria V. Holland 3 April Lane, #31 David J. Kessler 20 Barberry Road Alexander E.Nedzel 4 Chadbourne Road Term Expires 2001 Nancy M. Cannalonga 942 Waltham Street Robert N. Cohen 10 Grassland Street Shirley Rauson Frawley 68 Potter Pond V. Arthur Katz 18 Barberry Road Marjorie K. Madoff 27 Normandy Road Marilyn K. Mairson 29 Lawrence Lane Mary E. Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place *Robert A. Bowyer 7 Woodcliffe Road *Sara B. Chase 1 Grassland Street *Sherry L. Gordon 7 Stedman Road,#408 *Patrick R. Mehr 31 Woodcliffe Road *Loren Wood 14 Benjamin Road *New Candidates 28 Precinct 4 Term Expires 2003 Gloria J. Bloom 17 Loring Road Timothy Counihan 27 Percy Road David J. Harris 5A Eliot Road Peter C. J. Kelley 24 Forest Street Frederick L. Merrill,Jr. 22 Downing Road Barrie Peltz 8 Jackson Court Marina C. Smith 22 Muzzey Street Term Expires 2002 Donald A. Chisholm 166 Lincoln Street Ronald W. Colwell 127 Kendall Road Ann H. Miller 40 Outlook Drive Michael Prensky 222 Lincoln Street Margaret F. Rawls 9 Winthrop Road Nicholas Santosuosso 2 Washington Street Martin K. White 50 Bloomfield Street Term Expires 2001 Nyles Nathan Barnert 142 Worthen Road Scott F. Burson 58 Sherburne Road South John L. Davies 18 Prospect Hill Road Kenneth A. Reich 23 Lincoln Street Sandra J. Shaw 51 Wachusett Drive Ruth S. Thomas 10 Parker Street Judith J. Uhrig 15 Vine Brook Road *Lisa A. Baci 18 Fair Oaks Terrace *Georgia S. Glick 21 Eliot Road *Charles Lamb 55 Baskin Road *John S. Rosenberg 64 Bloomfield Street Precinct 5 Term Expires 2003 David E. Bums 46 Ridge Road Elaine Dratch 2 Maureen Road Margaret C. Nichols 4 Rumford Road Blair B. Ruocco 54 Webb Street James M. Shaw 20 Vine Street Sam Silverman 18 Ingleside Road Jed N. Snyder 482 Lowell Street Term Expires 2002 Howard Cravis 6 Rogers Road Wallace Cupp 141 Woburn Street John Hayward 358 Woburn Street Suzanne S. Larsen 6 Fessenden Way Samuel L. Powers 7 Dunham Street Ephraim Weiss 462 Lowell Street David G. Williams 1433 Massachusetts Avenue *New Candidates 29 Term Expires 2001 Ira W. Crowe 53 Woburn Street Irene M. Dondley 22 Leonard Road Andrew J. Friedlich 22 Young Street Paul E. Hamburger 18 Cooke Road Carol A. Liff 19 Douglas Road Perry Pollins 14 Peachtree Road Charles T. Vail 66 Woburn Street *John W. Frey 1133 Massachusetts Avenue *M. Masha Traber 106 Maple Street Precinct 6 Term Expires 2003 Marjorie M. Daggett 9 Burroughs Road Bebe H. Fallick 4 Diehl Road Edmund C. Grant 27 Grove Street Jane Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle Edith Sandy 353 North Emerson Road Sheldon A. Spector 26 Suzanne Road H. Jerrold VanHook 89 Meriam Street Term Expires 2002 Marshall J. Derby 23 Suzanne Road David L. Kaufman 152 Burlington Street Marianne Lazarus 22 Woodland Road Richard Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle Anne A. Ripley 83 Hancock Street John S. Willson 16 Hathaway Road Term Expires 2001 Mark V. Andersen 2 Thoreau Road Florence A. Baturin 11 Alcott Road Paul Chernick 14 Somerset Road Anthony G. Galaitsis 7 Burroughs Road Alan J. Lazarus 22 Woodland Road Martin Long 9 Franklin Road Frank Sandy 353 North Emerson Road William B. Simmons 82 North Street *Marianne Boswell 31 Oakland Street *Peter D. Cohen 5 Diehl Road *Peter Diamond 15 Franklin Road *Dana Z. Wendel 126 Grant Street Precinct 7 Term Expires 2003 Marsha E. Baker 46 Burlington Street Steven L. Colman 63 Fifer Lane Robert G. Coyne 2 Heritage Drive Audrey J. Friend 84 Fifer Lane Fred H. Martin 29 Dewey Road James C. Wood,Jr. 51 Gleason Road Alan A. Wrigley 205 Grove Street *New Candidates 30 Term Expires 2002 Deborah J. Brown 47 Robinson Road Thomas Verne Griffiths 7 Volunteer Way Philip K. Hamilton 2 Grove Street Wendy Rudner 18 Pineknoll Road John E. Taylor 11 Linmoor Terrace Martha C. Wood 51 Gleason Road Term Expires 2001 Neal E. Boyle, Jr 23 Pine Knoll Road George A. Burnell 4 Eaton Road Gordon M. Hardy 52 North Hancock Street David G. Kanter 48 Fifer Lane David G. Miller 23 Fifer Lane Joyce A. Miller 23 Fifer Lane *Margaret Counts-Klebe 94 Winter Street *Karl P. Kastorf 545 Bedford Street *Philip Morse-Fortier 20 Bernard Street *Jane A. Trudeau 7 Volunteer Way Precinct 8 Term Expires 2003 Richard H. Battin 15 Paul Revere Road Steven J. Hurley 70 Reed Street Morton G. Kahan 44 Hancock Street Ingrid H. Klimoff 75 Reed Street Shirley H. Stolz 2139 Massachusetts Avenue Carolyn H. Tiffany 109 Reed Street Thomas M. Zimmer 48 Hancock Street Term Expires 2002 Roger F. Borghesani 24 Hastings Road Margaret Bradley 48 Bellflower Street Stacey P. Bridge-Denzak 38 Cedar Street Florence E. Connor 12 Cedar Street Ione D. Garing 157 Cedar Street Charles Hornig 75 Reed Street Richard A. Michelson 54 Asbury Street Term Expires 2001 Elizabeth J. Bryant 18 Liberty Avenue John T. Cunha 11 Homestead Street Diana T. Garcia 3 Gerard Terrace Alan Mayer Levine 54 Reed Street H. Bigelow Moore 42A Worthen Road,#3 James A. Osten 8 Revere Street Robert V. Whitman 5 Hancock Avenue *Lorraine M. Fournier 24 Cedar Street *Thomas M. Harden 32 Hill Street *Phyllis Rand 314 Bedford Street#3 *Michael Sacco 68 Valley Road *Richard M. Valliere 32 Cedar Street *New Candidates 31 Precinct 9 Term Expires 2003 Narain D. Bhatia 8 Nickerson Road Richard L. Canale 29 Shade Street Susan A. Elberger 10 Ellison Road Paul E. Mazerall 32 Roosevelt Road Janet M. Perry 16 Ellison Road Loretta A. Porter 2318 Massachusetts Avenue Fred D. Rosenberg 76 Wood Street Term Expires 2002 Alice J. Adler 10 Nickerson Road Emily R. Donovan 110 Wood Street Janice A. Kennedy 135 Wood Street Wendy Manz 14 Ellison Road Leo P. McSweeney 435 Lincoln Street Richard Schaye 7 Jean Road Michael E. Schroeder 2 Welch Road Term Expires 2001 Anthony B. Close 174 Wood Street Margaret E. Coppe 12 Barrymeade Drive Thomas 0. Fenn 15 Shade Street William P. Kennedy 135 Wood Street Henry Norman Manz 14 Ellison Road Randall G. Seed 6 Fairland Street Dorris P. Traficante 16 Fairbanks Road *New Candidates 32 ELECTION INFORMATION Local Election - Monday,March 5, 2001 Polling Hours - 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling Locations Precinct 1 Harrington School, Maple and Lowell Streets Precinct 2 Bowman School, Philip Road Precinct 3 Jonas Clarke Middle School, Stedman Road (off Waltham Street via Brookside Avenue) Precinct 4 Bridge School, Middleby Road Precinct 5 Fiske School, Colony Road Precinct 6 Diamond Middle School, enter off Hancock Street at Burlington Street traffic circle Precinct 7 Estabrook School, Grove Street near Route 128 Precinct 8 Fire Headquarters Building, Bedford Street at Worthen Road Precinct 9 Maria Hastings School, Crosby Road (off Massachusetts Avenue near Route 128) For further information, call the Town Clerk's Office 862-0500, Ext. 270.