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TOWN OF LEXINGTON
WARRANT
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1997 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING oRiv
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Town Finance Terminology Inside Front Cover
Board of Selectmen's Message 3
FY 98 Appropriation/Revenue History 5
FY 97 Appropriations and FY 98 Proposed 6
WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING
Article 1 Election 7
Article 2 Reports of Town Officers, Boards, Committees 8
Article 3 Appointments to Cary Lecture Series 8
FINANCIAL
Article 4 Operating Budget 9
Article 5 Supplementary Appropriations for Current Fiscal Year(FY97) 13
Article 6 Prior Years'Unpaid Bills 13
Article 7 Supplementary Appropriations for Authorized Capital Improvement Projects 14
PUBLIC WORKS
Article 8 Water Mains 14
Article 9 Sanitary Sewers 15
Article 10 Sewer System Rehab Program 15
Article 11 Street Related Improvements 16
Article 12 Automated Water Meter Reading System 16
Article 13 Public Works Equipment 16
Article 14 Town Building Envelope Program 17
Article 15 DPW Mower Replacement 17
OTHER FINANCIAL
Article 16 Brook Maintenance 17
Article 17 Purchase Fire Equipment 18
Article 18 Purchase Elections Optical Scan System 18
Article 19 Rehabilitation of the Center Pool Complex 19
Article 20 Playgrounds and Recreation Facilities Improvements 19
Article 21 Rescind Appropriations under Article 19 of 1996 19
Article 22 Miscellaneous School Article 20
Article 23 School Buildings Renovation/Reconstruction Program 20
Article 24 Stabilization Fund 21
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CONSERVATION AND PLANNING BOARD
Article 25 Amend Article AGI of General By-Laws, Wetland Protection 21
Article 26 Notice of Intent Fees 22
Article 27 Zoning By-Law, CRO to CD - 55 Hayden Avenue 22
Article 28 Zoning By-Law RO to CD - 16 Hayden Avenue 23
Article 29 Land Acquisition- Spencer Street 24
Article 30 Use of Driveway on Grandview Avenue 24
GENERAL ARTICLES
Article 31 Legislation/Town Wide Referendum Vote 25
Article 32 Accept Chapter 60, Section 3C of Massachusetts General Laws 25
Article 33 Amend Chapter 521 of the Acts of 1983 -LexHAB 25
Article 34 In Lieu of Tax Payments by LexHAB 26
Article 35 Land Transfer 26
Article 36 Town Goals Relating to Hanscom Development 27
Article 37 Planning and Legal Services -Hanscom 27
Article 38 Hanscom Agreements Approval by Town Meeting 27
Article 39 Guidelines for Financing Capital Expenditures 28
Article 40 Retirement Board -Military Service Buy-Back 28
Article 41 Retirement Board Members Compensation 28
Article 42 Municipilization of Utilities 29
Article 43 Real Estate Transfer Tax 29
Article 44 Minuteman Tech Agreement Amendment 29
Article 45 By-Law Amendment 30
Article 46 Use of Funds to Reduce Tax Rate 31
List of Town Meeting Members 32
Map 38
Calendar 40
Election Information Inside Back Cover
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APRIL IT
OFFICE OF SELECTMEN
LEO P.McSWEENEY,CHAIRMAN
WILLIAM J.DAILEY,JR. TEL.(617)861-2708
DANIEL P.BUSA,JR. (617)861-2710
DAN H.FENN,JR. FAX:(617)863-2350
ELIZABETH B.EDDISON
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 1998.
The Board of Selectmen are reviewing the Town Manager's Proposed Budget and will present
their recommendations to Town Meeting after further consultation with the School Committee,
Finance Committees and Town Manager.
The Manager has proposed $83,065,533 as expenditures for FY98, a 1.7% or $1,378,172
increase over FY97. The budget will be balanced with expected revenue of$56,433,868 from the
tax levy, $6,711,918 in State aid, $6,268,605 in local receipts, $1,026,510 in other available
funds, and $12,624,632 enterprise revenue from the water, sewer and recreation operations.
The Board is continuing in its review of the following issues:
School Budget
FY98 Request FY98 Manager Recommended Difference
$43,249,785 $40,979,511 $2,270,274
The School Superintendent has submitted a budget that proposes a $3,328,572 or 8.3% increase
in expenditures for FY98. The Manager's proposed budget is $2,270,274 less than the
Superintendent's requested amount.
Developing a Policy on Operating and Capital Reserves
The Board of Selectmen is concerned about the low level of reserves that the Town maintained in
free cash and the reserve fund at the close of the 1996 Town Meeting. We will attempt to engage
Town meeting and the community at large in developing a policy that protects the long term fiscal
health of the Town. Article 24, which proposes to re-establish a stabilization fund, speaks directly
to this issue.
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School and Town Capital
The School professional staff is in the process of developing a major capital project plan. It is
probable that a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion will be required within the year to accommodate a
growing school age population. The Board of Selectmen anticipates a thorough public discussion
and a serious consideration of this proposal in the coming months. Most of the projects included
in the Town's $1,217,000 capital request were identified during last year's budget process.
A table of contents is provided for easy reference. The articles are grouped by topic and a brief
description for each article is provided in an attempt to make the Warrant useful and
understandable. A map showing locations of proposed public works and special projects is also
provided. In addition to the Warrant, the Town Manager's comprehensive proposed budget as
adopted by the Board of Selectmen will be mailed to all Town Meeting members prior to the start
of Town Meeting.
This year the Board of Selectmen has held weekly meetings with representatives of the School
Committee, Appropriations Committee, Capital Expenditures Committee, the Superintendent of
Schools and the Town Manager in a collective effort to address the needs of the Schools and the
Town under challenging fiscal circumstances. This process will continue as we attempt to
develop some consensus on the FY98 budget and some long-term fiscal policy matters.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Leo P. McSweeney, Chairman
William J. Dailey, Jr.
Daniel P. Busa, Jr.
Dan H. Fenn, Jr.
Elizabeth B. Eddison
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APPROP TION/REVE HISTORY
28-Jan-97
FY95 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY98 Mgr.
Expenditures Appropriated Appropriated Appropriated Dept.Requests Recommend l
Town Operating* 21,864,571 23,940,183 24,055,718 25,351,116 24,659,193
Articles and Capital* 0 55,393 555,150 787,000 787,000
Pine Meadows Debt 1,515,644 1,439,954 1,174,088 1,100,500 1,100,500
Total Town Gen.Fund 23,380,215 25,435,530 25,784,956 27,238,616 26,546,693
Public Schools* 35,363,877 37,776,579 39,921,213 43,249,785 40,979,511
Regional Vocational School 612,806 620,850 472,415 472,415 472,415
Total Education 35,976,683 38,397,429 40,393,628 43,722,200 41,451,926
Water Enterprise 4,233,920 4,329,735 4,423,368 4,597,438 4,553,114
Sewer Enterprise 5,168,464 5,665,224 6,116,938 6,310,467 6,298,010
Recreation Enterprise 1,182,029 1,242,805 1,394,010 1,351,792 1,343,508
Enterprise Articles 966,000 1,432,000 1,145,000 430,000 430,000
Total Enterprise 11,550,413 12,669,764 13,079,316 12,689,697 12,624,632
Total Appropriations 70,907,311 76,502,723 79,257,900 83,650,513 80,623,251
Prior Year Deficits&Judgements 220,000 235,433 35,916 0 0
Intergovt Charges&
Assessors Overlay 2,347,666 2,653,615 2,393,545 2,442,282 2,442,282
Gross Amt t®be Raised 5:73,474 977 ;.:.!,,,:.:179;291-,,771::'::-,:,'.. $81';6.87461:' ::::.$86,092,795 ,583,065,533'
FY95 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY98 Mgr.
Revenue Appropriated Appropriated Appropriated Requested Recommend
Cherry Sheet 5,152,201 5,525,482 6,074,250 6,711,918 6,711,918
Local Receipts 4,848,613 5,813,935 6,151,726 6,268,604 6,268,604
Available Funds 1,656,040 2,146,588 1,668,166 1,026,510 1,026,510
Enterprise Revenue 11,550,413 12,669,764 13,079,316 12,689,697 12,624,632
Non-Tax Levy Revenue 23,207,267 26,155,769 26,973,458 26,696,729 26,631,664
Tax Levy
Previous Year Levy 47,113,853 48,752,066 51,796,048 53,569,140 53,569,140
Allowable 2 1/2%Inc. 1,177,846 1,218,802 1,294,901 1,33 9,229 1,339,229
Allowable New Constr. 460,367 325,180 478,191 425,000 425,000
Voter Approved Oven-ide 0 1,500,000 0 0 0
Tax Levy Limit 48,752,066 51,796,048 53,569,140 55,333,369 55,333,369
Debt Exclusion 1,515,644 1,439,954 1,174,088 1,100,500 1,100,500
Total Revenues $73,474,977 , ! $79,391,771, $81`716,686 1$83,130,597 r:`$83,065,533
Budget Deficit/Surplus* 0 (0) 29;325 (2,962,197) (0)
Notes for items marked*:
FY96 Town Operating figure includes supplementary appropriations totaling$614,400 for Snow Deficit,
COA Tax Workoff Program, and the Public Celebrations budget.
FY96 Public Schools total includes supplemental appropriation of$456,000.
Bonding of$500,000 of FY96 capital projects, $11,085,000 of FY97 capital projects and $1,410,000 of
FY98 capital requests not included above.
Surplus of$29,325 represents full taxy levy limit in FY97. The Town did not actually raise the full tax levy
limit in FY 97.
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FY97 Appropriated
Total Appropriated = $81,687,361
(31.6%)Town General Fund
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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,
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL; PRECINCT FIVE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING;
PRECINCT SIX, WILLIAM DIAMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRECINCT SEVEN,
ESTABROOK SCHOOL; PRECINCT EIGHT, FIRE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING;
PRECINCT NINE, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL, on Monday, the third day of March, 1997,
at 7:00 a.m., then and there to act on the following articles:
ARTICLE 1 ELECTIONS
To choose by ballot the following Officers:
One Selectman for a term of three years;
One Moderator for a term of one year;
Two members of the School Committee for a term of three years;
One member of the Planning Board for a term of five 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 1998;
Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two, 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 1998;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Three, the seven receiving the highest number of votes
to serve for terms of three years;
Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Four, 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 1998;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Five, the seven receiving the highest number of votes
to serve for terms of three years;
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Nine 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 1999; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to
fill an unexpired term ending March 1998;
Nine Town Meeting Members in Precinct Seven, the seven receiving the highest number of votes
to serve for terms of three years; the two receiving the next highest number of votes to fill
unexpired terms ending March 1998;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Eight, the seven receiving the highest number of votes
to serve for terms of three years;
Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Nine, 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 1998.
To vote YES or NO by ballot on the following non-binding question:
Shall legislation be requested by the Town of Lexington which would require a town-wide
referendum vote for the approval of any fiscal year budget, exclusive of line items funded by
enterprise funds, which exceeds the prior fiscal year's budget by more than three percent?
YES
NO
The polls will be open at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until 8:00 p.m.
You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in Cary Memorial Hall in said Town on
Monday, the twenty-fourth 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 BOARDS, OFFICERS, 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 which provides for the appointment of three citizens
to the Cary Lecture Series by the Moderator.
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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)
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FY97 FY98
IF Y96 Adjusted Proposed by
# Progr.sin Name Expended Appropriation Manager
3000 Community Services
DPW Personal Services $3,194,731 $3,034,877 $3,157,467
DPW Expenses 4,457,178 4,006,213 4,192,052
Water Department 3,710,758 3,632,027 3,725,490
Sewer Department 5,396,154 5,919,334 6,096,125
Transportation
Personal Services 50,572 52,139 53,600
Expenses 178,114 179,458 182,559
$228,686 $231,597 $236,159
Total Co unity Services $16,987,507 $16,824,048 $1794079293
4000 Pan PnRic Safety
Law Enforcement
Personal Services $3,163,729 $3,549,041 $3,539,665
Expenses 292,164 319,844 327,844
$3,455,893 $3,868,885 $3,867,509
Fire Services
'ersonal Services $2,883,765 $2,818,566 $2,905,164
Expenses 164,805 237,553 292,407
$3,048,570 $3,056,119 $3,197,571
Total Public Safety $6,504463 $6,9259004 $790659000
5000 Culture Anal I'ecreation
Cary Memorial Library
Personal Services $1,060,575 $1,091,820 $1,042,928
Expenses 220,785 228,415 234,078
$1,281,360 $1,320,235 $1,277,006
'ecreation Department
Personal Services 347,137 449,997 $450,005
Expenses 219,039 245,490 198,290
$566,176 $695,487 $648,295
Public Celebrations
Expenses $16,753 $15,500 $17,050
16,753 15,500 17,050
Total Culture and is.ecreation $1,864,289 $2,031,222 $1,942,351
6000 Social Services
Council on Aging
Personal Services $106,544 $155,012 $157,913
Expenses 125,551 167,032 165,721
$232,095 $322,044 $323,634
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FY97 FY90
FY96 A,¢gusted Proposed by
# IProgr;3nm Flame Expended Appropriation M.,
Veterans Administration& +:=enefits
Personal Services $27,189 $27,637 $27,784
Expenses 11,562 29,913 29,913
$38,751 $57,550 $57,697
Preventive Services
Services for Youth $67,800 $69,834 $71,929
Service to yev. Disabled 11,000 12,800 13,184
$78,800 $82,634 $85,113
Tot I➢ Sociall Services $349,646 $462,228 $466,444
7000 1 asp. Services/Comm.Dev.
Inspectional Services
Personal Services $433,907 $444,896 $459,266
Expenses 43,920 53,218 55,039
$477,827 $498,114 $514,305
Community Development
Planning Personal Services $135,243 $138,997 $139,447
Planning Expenses 6,556 6,614 7,000
$141,799 $145,611 $146,447
Total gasp. Services/C+„min. l0 ev, $619,626 $643,725 $660,752
0000 Genera➢ Govern ent
Executive
Board of Selectmen
Personal Services $50,742 $53,334 $53,251
Expenses 54,617 77,349 77,829
Town Manager
Personal Services $271,348 $284,260 $277,280
Expenses 12,633 15,500 15,370
Town Report 4,800 6,000 6,000
$394,140 $436,443 $429,730
Legislative
Appropriation Committee $730 $800 $800
Misc. Boards&Committees 6,074 8,500 8,500
$6,804 $9,300 $9,300
Finance
Comptroller
Personal Services $272,971 $281,288 $318,930
Expenses 77,282 84,684 84,684
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FY97 FY98
FY96 Adjusted Proposed by
# Program Name Expended Appropriation Manager
Revenue
Personal Services 174,469 175,466 $202,747
Expenses 10,016 15,300 13,920
Assessors
Personal Services 186,647 199,185 $200,066
Expenses 3,470 4,000 79,000
Data Processing
Personal Services 55,366 75,641 $89,011
Expenses 91,442 167,050 167,300
$871,663 $1,002,614 $1,155,658
Staff
Legal $254,970 $205,000 $211,150
Town Clerk
Personal Services 137,152 132,999 $135,484
Expenses 2,642 2,860 2,895
Board of Registrars
Personal Services 1,825 1,825 $1,825
Expenses 15,095 19,875 19,875
Elections
Personal Services 26,228 44,237 $19,140
Expenses 13,621 20,400 15,590
$451,533 $427,196 $405,959
Total General Government $1,724,140 $1,875,553 $2,000,647
Operating Total $74,770,353 $77,557,750 $79,406,251
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for the Fiscal Year 1998 (July 1, 1997 - June 30,
1998) 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 96 expenditures, FY 97 appropriations and FY
98 proposed.
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ARTICLE 5 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS
FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR(FY 97)
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 1996 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: Unknown at press time.
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to permit adjustments to current fiscal year (FY 97)
expenditures.
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.
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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 which exceed the level of appropriation.
DPW ARTICLES
ARTICLE 8 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: $280,000
DESCRIPTION: Funding is requested for phase fourteen of a twenty-phase program for
replacing or cleaning and lining cast iron water pipes to remove tubercular growth and improve
water quality and flow. In FY 98, 5,550 feet of water main in the Hancock Street
neighborhood is proposed to be cleaned and relined. A comprehensive list of past and future
cleaning and lining projects is available from the Town Engineer.
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ARTICLE 9 SANITARY SEWERS
To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains and sewerage systems and replacements
thereof in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine,
subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in accordance with Chapter 504 of the Acts
of 1897, and acts in addition thereto and in amendment thereof, 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 sewer 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
sewer projects; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $560,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests sewer enterprise funds of$560,000 for the Collection
Sewer Program. State requirements for existing and replacement on-site sewerage disposal
systems are much stricter under the so-called Title V requirements. These funds will allow the
Town to extend sewers to those residential dwellings not currently serviced. Funding for
Phase I was approved by the 1996 Town Meeting. Funding is now being requested for Phase
II.
ARTICLE 10 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: $300,000
DESCRIPTION: Now that the Town is about to be charged on flow basis for sewerage
treatment by MWRA, it seems prudent for the Town to be aggressive in reducing the
infiltration of ground water into the Lexington Sewer System by instituting a rehabilitation
program. We are recommending a 30 year program of rehabilitating all the pipes in the sewer
collection system which consist of approximately 5000 manholes, 650,000 of street mains and
180,000 of trunk sewers. Funding of$300,000 per year is recommended to rehabilitate 28,000
feet of sewers, including manholes, each year for 30 years.
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ARTICLE 11 STREET RELATED IMPROVEMENTS
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for highway improvements under the
authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws and any other applicable law; determine whether the
money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or 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 projects; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $700,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests $700,000 of State Chapter 90 highway funds to pave
approximately six miles of streets.
ARTICLE 12 AUTOMATED WATER METER READING SYSTEM
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of an automated water
meter reading system for the Department of Public Works; 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, including the local financial assistance
program of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; or act in any other manner in relation
thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $550,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests water enterprise funds of$550,000 to replace 10,000
domestic water meters with a new automated meter reading and billing system. The Town
anticipates MWRA grant money in addition to the use of Water Enterprise funds.
ARTICLE 13 PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of equipment for the
Department of Public Works; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by
transfer from available funds, or 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: $392,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for new and replacement public works equipment.
In FY 98 fourteen pieces of equipment are being proposed to be purchased.
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ARTICLE 14 TOWN BUILDING ENVELOPE PROGRAM
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to remodel, reconstruct and make
extraordinary repairs to town buildings; 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: $200,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to finance a number of small but important
building capital repairs. These projects include but are not limited to the following: rebuild
entrance stairs and repair the roof of Cary Memorial Building; replace the boiler, upgrade the
electrical system, replace the emergency generator, and fix basement floor under drain at Fire
Station headquarters. This is the same program proposed in FY 97 except that the roofs at the
Fire Station Headquarters and Visitors' Center were approved under Article 12 of 1996.
ARTICLE 15 DPW MOWER REPLACEMENT
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to replace a mower for the
Department of Public Works; determine whether the money shall be provided from insurance
funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $47,000
DESCRIPTION: This article will allow the Town to purchase a replacement for a 1990 Toro
tractor mower which was declared a total loss due to fire on October 1, 1996. A check has
been received from the insurance company for $47,000. Town Meeting authorization is
needed to use the insurance money to purchase a replacement mower.
OTHER FINANCIAL
ARTICLE 16 BROOK MAINTENANCE
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to clean and maintain streams and brooks in
the Town; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, or by transfer from
available funds, 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: $30,000
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DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to establish a comprehensive brook cleaning and
maintenance program which will comply with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act for
the entire brook system in Lexington. The funds, which may also be used with matching funds
from relevant grant programs, will be used to pay for developing and preparing permit
documents to support DPW programs for brook cleaning and maintenance to control flooding,
prevent pollution of surface and ground water, and develop programs to enhance stormwater
management.
ARTICLE 17 PURCHASE FIRE EQUIPMENT
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to replace special rescue and firefighter
equipment for the fire department; 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: $45,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to purchase some or all of the following fire
fighting equipment: the Hurst Tool, also known as the Jaws of Life; an enclosed utility trailer
for the storage and transport of hazardous waste equipment; an ice rescue sled; ice rescue
suits; five submersible pumps; and a positive pressure ventilation device used to push smoke,
heat, and burning products from a burning structure.
ARTICLE 18 PURCHASE ELECTIONS OPTICAL SCAN SYSTEM
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to purchase an optical scanning election
system to replace the current voting machines; 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: $86,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for replacing the current voting machines to a
state-approved electronic voting system. Proposed state legislation is anticipated to make
loans available to communities to upgrade voting systems.
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ARTICLE 19 REHABILITATION OF THE CENTER POOL COMPLEX
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to make improvements at the Town Pool
Complex; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from
available funds, including the recreation enterprise fund, or by any combination of these methods;
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Recreation Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $100,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to make necessary repairs to the Center Pool
Complex. A consultant's report in 1993 evaluating the condition of the center pool complex
showed the marcite surface of the pool needed to be replaced. In FY 94, the marcite surface
was patched with an expectancy of five more years of use. At this time, the pools can no
longer be patched and need to be resurfaced. This request is part of a program plan prepared
and approved by the Recreation Committee.
ARTICLE 20 PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to make improvements at selected
playgrounds, tennis courts and,ball fields; determine whether the money shall be provided by the
tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including the recreation enterprise fund, or by any
combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Recreation Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $50,000
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual request to provide facility improvements to playgrounds,
tennis courts and ballfields. At press time the exact upgrade has not been determined by the
Recreation Committee. These projects will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
which requires accessibility to all new and renovated facilities.
ARTICLE 21 RESCIND APPROPRIATION UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF 1996
To see if the Town will vote to rescind the appropriation voted under Article 19 of the warrant
for the 1996 annual town meeting relating to improvements at the Pine Meadows Golf Course; or
act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Recreation Committee)
DESCRIPTION: This will rescind the $150,000 appropriation earmarked for modifications of
the third hole at Pine Meadows Golf Course as well as the installation of an irrigation system.
Funding was not available through the Recreation Enterprise Account to make the above
modifications.
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ARTICLE 22 MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL ARTICLE
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to remodel, reconstruct and make
extraordinary repairs to the school administration building and to purchase technology hardware
and equipment for the school system; 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: $1,151,290
DESCRIPTION: This request is for the purchase of computer hardware to implement the
second year of the School Department's State approved Technology Plan. The equipment
purchased will be distributed throughout the School System. It includes computers for teacher
stations, shared resources such as printers, scanners, projectors and display devices as well as
equipment to expand the current network and Library CD ROM servers. This article also
requests funds to renovate the school administration building. The project is being brought
forward outside the proposed school building renovation plan because as a stand-alone
building it does not qualify for state reimbursement under the Department of Education School
Building Assistance Bureau Guidelines. The work proposed would renovate the existing
structure's exterior as well as make improvements to the electrical and plumbing systems and
make the building more accessible.
ARTICLE 23 SCHOOL BUILDINGS
RENOVATION/RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to construct, originally equip and furnish
additions to and remodel, reconstruct and make extraordinary repairs to school buildings,
including architectural and engineering services in connection therewith; 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: Unknown at Press Time
DESCRIPTION: The School Committee requests funds for capital renovations to the nine
school buildings. The project is a result of a Facilities Utilization and Programming study
completed by HMFH Archhitects, following reommendations of the Building Finance
Committee, to determine space needs of the public schools. Work included in this request
would provide funding for architectural and engineering plans, renovation and construction of
new and existing space, as well as necessary equipment to support the educational program
based on current and future enrollments.
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ARTICLE 24 STABILIZATION FUND
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for a Stabilization Fund in accordance with
Section 5-B of Chapter 40 of the General Laws; 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: $150,000
DESCRIPTION: Money may be appropriated into a stabilization fund which may be invested
and the interest may then become part of the fund. The use of these funds may later be
appropriated, by a two-thirds vote at an Annual or Special Town Meeting, for any purpose for
which the town would be authorized to borrow money under Sections 7 and 8 of Chapter 44
of the General Laws, or for any lawful purpose.
CONSERVATION AND PLANNING BOARD
ARTICLE 25 AMEND ARTICLE XXXII OF GENERAL BY-LAWS
WETLAND PROTECTION
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XXXII of the General By-Laws (Wetland
Protection) as follows:
(a)by making changes and technical corrections to sections 1, 2, 2.1 and 6, to include adding
wetland areas that are not currently protected under the By-Law; making the applicant
responsible for notifying abutters of public hearings; adding categories to the areas to which
proposed work may be significant; and clarifying harm to the protected interests;
(b)by adding a new section 8 relating to the imposition of a fee for the reasonable costs and
expenses borne by the Conservation Commission for specific expert engineering and other
consultant services;
(c)by adding a new section 10 relating to the expiration of orders of conditions; and
(d)by renumbering the current sections 8, 9 and 10 accordingly;
all as shown on a document on file in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in any other manner in
relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Conservation Commission)
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DESCRIPTION: Sections of the By-Law would be amended or clarified to provide for
protection of additional wetland areas that are not currently protected under the By-Law; and
to add categories to the interests where proposed work may have significant adverse impacts.
Changes and additions will reduce the cost of the application and review procedures to the
Town by requiring the applicant to notify abutters and pay for additional expert consulting
sometimes required for a comprehensive review of a project. Information for the applicant will
be clarified with the addition of definitions for terms of the permits issued by the Conservation
Comission.
ARTICLE 26 NOTICE OF INTENT FEES
To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of administering the Wetlands
Protection Act; determine whether the money shall be transferred from available funds; or act in
any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Conservation Commission)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $2,820
DESCRIPTION: Under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act G.L. c. 131, S.40, there
is a requirement that a notice of intent be filed for any activities affecting areas subject to
protection under that law. The Town's share of the filing fee is deposited in a Reserve for
Appropriation for Wetlands Protection Fund account. Monies in this Fund are available for
appropriation by Town Meeting only for the use of the Conservation Commission in carrying
out its duties under the Wetlands Protection Act. Examples of appropriate expenditures from
the fund would be the cost of engaging consultants and technical assistance for project reviews
and issuing and defending regulatory decisions. The balance in the fund at press time was
$2,820.
ARTICLE 27 ZONING BY-LAW, CRO TO CD
55 HAYDEN 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 the CRO, Regional Office zoning
district, to CD, Planned Commercial district, said property being#55 Hayden Avenue, on the
northerly side of Route 2, commonly known as the W.R. Grace property, to allow construction of
an office building or an addition to an existing office building.
The land to be rezoned consists of an approximately 37± acre site now located in a CRO,
Regional Office zoning district and bounded northerly by conservation land owned by the Town
of Lexington, easterly by land now or formerly of Hayden Office Trust, southerly by Hayden
Avenue and westerly by land now or formerly of Ledgemont Research Park Associates, said
property being more fully described in metes and bounds by a plan of the land entitled "Proposed
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Rezoning of Land to the CD, Planned Commercial District, Lexington, MA," dated December
23,1996, by Beals & Thomas, Inc., Two Westborough Business Park, 200 Friberg Parkway,
Westborough, MA and by a written metes and bounds description, 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 - Planned Commercial district shall be a
plan dated January 10, 1997 filed with the Planning Board and Town Clerk, or as subsequently
revised and filed with the Planning Board and Town Clerk, as required by and in accordance with
the requirements of the Zoning By-Law; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the property owner, W. R. Grace & Co.)
DESCRIPTION: This petition submitted by W. R. Grace& Co. calls for the rezoning of the
approximately 37± acres of land at 55 Hayden Avenue. The land is presently occupied by an
office building and a research building and is presently in the CRO, Regional Office zoning
district. The proposed rezoning would allow for the construction of an 87,000 square foot
addition to the existing office building and the addition of 256 parking spaces.
ARTICLE 28 ZONING BY-LAW, RO TO CD
16 HAYDEN 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 the RO, One Family Dwelling
District to a CD, Planned Commercial Development District, said property being 16 Hayden
Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, to allow construction of a general office use building.
The land to be rezoned consists of an approximately 2.15± acre site now located in an RO, One
Family Dwelling Zoning District and bounded on the North by Hayden Avenue, with commercial
buildings on the other side of Hayden Avenue, to the South by Route 2 and to the East by
Waltham Street, and the Route 2, Waltham Street interchange, being more fully described in
metes and bounds by a plan of the land entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, MA for Proposed
Rezoning", dated December 27, 1996, by Add, Inc., 80 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA, by a
written metes and bounds description, 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 Planned Commercial Development
District shall be a plan dated January 10, 1997 filed with the Planning Board and Town Clerk, or
as subsequently revised and filed with the Planning Board and Town Clerk, as required by and in
accordance with the requirements of the Zoning By-Law; or act in any other manner in relation
thereto.
(Inserted at the Request of the property owner, 16 Hayden Avenue Realty Trust)
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DESCRIPTION: This petition submitted by 16 Hayden Avenue Realty Trust calls for the
rezoning of approximately 2.15 acres of land at 16 Hayden Avenue. The parcel is triangular in
shape and is located between Hayden Avenue and Route 2, next to the Route 2 off-ramp at
Waltham Street. The land is presently occupied by a single family dwelling and is located in a
RO, One Family Dwelling Zoning District. The proposed rezoning would allow for the
construction of an approximately 41,000 square foot general use office building and 128
parking spaces.
ARTICLE 29 LAND ACQUISITION
SPENCER STREET
To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise the land shown
as Lot 2 on a plan entitled"Compiled Subdivision Plan of Land in Lexington, MA. (Middlesex
County)" recorded as Plan No. 1324 of 1996 in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, said land
being located at the end of Spencer Street and being now or formerly of Augusta; and appropriate
money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy or by transfer
from available funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $1.00
DESCRIPTION: The Town of Lexington purchased the option to acquire the land which is the
subject of this article as part of the Augusta land acquisition authorized under Article 24 of the
Warrant for the 1996 Annual Town Meeting. Passage of this article will enable the Town to
complete the purchase and clear title on the property.
ARTICLE 30 USE OF DRIVEWAY ON GRANDVIEW AVENUE
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant a permanent easement to The
Lebeau Family Trust to continue to use the existing portion of their driveway located at 19
Grandview Avenue that extends onto Lot 14D shown on Assessor's Property Map 51; or act in
any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: The Town of Lexington owns certain property on Grandview Avenue. The
Lebeau Family Trust owns certain property located at 19 Grandview Avenue. A survey
revealed that a portion of its driveway extends onto the Town property. As part of the Local
Initiative Comprehensive Permit process relating to the building of a home on the Town
property, the Town agreed to convey an easement to permit the continued use of the driveway.
Town Meeting approval is necessary.
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GENERAL ARTICLES
ARTICLE 31 LEGISLATION/TOWN WIDE REFERENDUM VOTE
Shall legislation be requested by the Town of Lexington which would require a town wide
referendum vote for the approval of any fiscal year budget, exclusive of line items funded by
enterprise funds, which exceeds the prior fiscal year's budget by more than three percent?
(Inserted at the request of Stephen J. Tripi and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: This is a citizen proposal, which will also be voted on in the March town
election as a non-binding referendum question. It will require the town (both Municipal and
Schools)to live within a defined spending ceiling each year and will require voter approval if
the town fails to do so. It is an attempt to monitor and cap the real cost of government at the
local level and is an alternative approach to develop budgets with these constraints in mind.
This should then prevent adding additional revenue to the levy each year via proposition 2 and
1/2 overrides, which then becomes a permanent additional pool of money to be appropriated and
spent each subsequent year regardless of the need.
ARTICLE 32 ACCEPT CHAPTER 60, SECTION 3C OF M.G.L.
To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 3C of Chapter 60 of the General Laws relating to a
Town scholarship fund; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of David G. Williams and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: Acceptance of this statute would allow for a checkoff on all tax bills (real
estate, water/sewer and excise) for a scholarship fund for Lexington students. This fund would
be locally controlled and administered. A bill has been introduced in the General Court which
would require the State to match all funds raised in this manner.
ARTICLE 33 AMEND CHAPTER 521 OF THE ACTS OF 1983
LexHAB
To see if the Town Meeting will vote to petition the General Court to amend Chapter 521 of the
Acts of 1983, establishing a Nonprofit Housing Corporation for the Town of Lexington, by
requiring approval of the Town Meeting, in addition to that of the Board of Selectmen, to acquire
from the Town real estate property, or dispose of real property held or rights therein; or act in any
other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Michael J. O'Sullivan and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: The intent of this warrant article is to foster wider discussion and decision
approval processes relating to projects and disposition of Town owned real estate undertaken
by LexHAB. The scope of the additional Town Meeting approval applies only to Town owned
property and not to private property that LexHAB and Selectmen may consider.
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ARTICLE 34 IN LIEU OF TAX PAYMENTS BY LEXHAB
Shall the Town vote to request LexHAB (Lexington Housing Assistance Board) make annual
payments, in lieu of taxes to help support town services utilized by and provided to its rental units
or take any other action thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Laurie M. Rice and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: The Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) operates 42 properties
which it rents out as affordable housing. LexHAB properties are exempt from taxation and
generate no revenue for the town, while utilizing the full complement of town services, i.e.,
fire, police,public works, public schools, etc... In the face of the ever-increasing cost of
maintaining town services, this warrant article requests LexHAB make payments in lieu of
taxes to help support the services consumed by its rental units.
ARTICLE 35 LAND TRANSFER
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management, and control of any part of
the following parcels of land to the Conservation Commission for conservation purposes,
including oudoor recreation as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, and
for general recreation purposes: (a) that portion of Lot 107 on Assessor's Property Map 13
known as Sutherland School Site located at the end of Sutherland Road that was not previously
transferred and that was retained under the jurisdiction of the Selectmen pursuant to the vote
under Article 24 of the Warrant for the 1995 Annual Town Meeting, and (b) land shown as Lot
139 on Assessor's Property Map 13 located on Tarbell Avenue, which is currently used as an
entrance to the land known as Sutherland School Site; or act in any other manner in relation
thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Lynn Knight and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: This article authorizes the Conservation Commission to assume stewardship
of two contiguous parcels of town-owned land, in their entirety. The first parcel is that portion
of what is known as Sutherland Park that was retained under the jurisdiction of the Selectmen
and not transferred, as was the rest of the Sutherland site, to conservation pursuant to the vote
under Article 24 of the Warrant for the 1995 Annual Town Meeting. The second parcel,
which is a town-owned lot with frontage on Tarbell Avenue, lies perpendicular and adjacent to
the first. This 60-foot wide lot has been used as a major entrance to Sutherland Park for as
long as the park has been used for recreation. Sutherland Park is in constant use as a
neighborhood park and is heavily used by Lexington Little League. This article will finally
combine and transfer to conservation, all sections of open land that have, for over 40 years,
been considered and used as recreation land by Lexington residents, and has been referred to
collectively as Sutherland Park.
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ARTICLE 36 TOWN GOALS RELATING TO HANSCOM DEVELOPMENT
To see if the town will vote to adopt a set of goals as filed with the Town Clerk in order to guide
the actions of the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board, and other town officials in dealing
with issues relating to the future use and development of Hanscom Field by the Massachusetts
Port Authority; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Florence Koplow and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: Lexington and other HATS (Hanscom Area Towns) communities of
Bedford, Concord and Lincoln are facing complex issues and fast-moving developments at
Hanscom Civilian Airport. The citizens submitting this article believe that a set of goals
established by the Town will be of value to town officials, state legislators and residents in
planning and decision-making regarding Hanscom.
ARTICLE 37 PLANNING AND LEGAL SERVICES - HANSCOM
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for planning consultants and legal counsel to
protect the Town's interest in connection with the future use and development of Hanscom Field;
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Florence Koplow and nine or more registered voters)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time.
DESCRIPTION: Lexington and other HATS towns (Bedford, Concord and Lincoln) are
currently engaged in both the Hanscom GEIR(Generic Environmental Impact Report) process
being conducted by Massport and the Hanscom area Four Town Planning Study. This request
is being made to make it possible for the Town to appropriate funds, if needed, to be used
either by the Lexington Selectmen or by the Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS) for
planners, consultants, legal counsel or any other expert consultation as needed.
ARTICLE 38 HANSCOM AGREEMENTS APPROVAL BY TOWN MEETING
To see if the Town will vote to recommend that the Board of Selectmen present for approval by
Town Meeting, agreements concerning plans for aviation and non-aviation development or
changes relating to L.G. Hanscom Field and surrounding land owned by the Massachusetts Port
Authority; determine the process for such approvals; advise the Board of Selectmen and the
Planning Board in this matter; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Andrew Friedlich and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: This article requests that a mechanism be established to involve Town
Meeting with the review, discussion and approval of major issues the Board of Selectmen or
HATS representatives are negotiating with Massport as they relate to Hanscom.
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ARTICLE 39 GUIDELINES FOR FINANCING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
To see if the town will vote to adopt a resolution setting forth suggested guidelines for budgeting
and financing capital expenditures; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Appropriation Committee)
DESCRIPTION: The Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Capital Expenditures
Committee, Building Finance Committee, Long Range Planning Committee and the Town's
Capital Budget Team have each identified funding levels required to renew, replace, improve,
and expand the Town's equipment, buildings, and infrastructure. The Town needs a
systematic, long-term approach to budgeting and financing capital expenditures, particularly
those capital investments that the tax levy must support.
The Appropriation Committee will present budgeting and financing guidelines that reflect:
1. The prior efforts of other elected and appointed boards and committees.
2. The different categories of capital investments.
3. Town and School equipment replacement schedules.
4. Approaches used in other communities.
5. Practical consequences of proposed guidelines.
ARTICLE 40 RETIREMENT BOARD
MILITARY SERVICE BUY-BACK
To see if the Town will vote to approve acceptance by the Lexington Retirement Board of the
provisions of Chapter 71 of the Acts of 1996 which provides that members in service and who are
veterans, as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, may purchase up to four
years of creditable service corresponding to their periods of active service in the armed forces; or
act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Retirement Board)
DESCRIPTION: If accepted, this Section provides that a member in service of a retirement
system who is a veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States and who has
completed ten or more years of membership service shall be entitled to credit for active service
in the armed services of the United States. Creditable service shall not be construed to include
service for more than four years.
ARTICLE 41 RETIREMENT BOARD MEMBERS COMPENSATION
To see if the Town will vote to approve acceptance by the Lexington Retirement Board of the
provisions of Section 53 of Chapter 38 of the Acts of 1995, amending Section 20 of Chapter 32
of the Massachusetts General Laws providing for compensation of Retirement Board members; or
act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Retirement Board)
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DESCRIPTION: If accepted, this Section provides for the payment of a stipend of three
thousand dollars per annum to the elected and appointed members of the town retirement
board; and further provides that the ex-officio member of the town retirement board shall
receive a stipend of not more than three thousand dollars per annum in the aggregate for
services rendered in the active administration of the retirement system.
ARTICLE 42 MUNICIPALIZATION OF UTILITIES
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Department of Public Works with the approval of
the Board of Selectmen to pursue the municipalization of utilities and the creation of a municipal
gas and electric company; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court
for an act, if necessary, to clarify the procedures which must be followed by the Town to carry
out such action; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: This is the second of two required votes to give the Town the authority to
act in the best interests of the citizens in a deregulated energy market. Changing laws in the
utility industry is allowing greater competition. Already large industries and consortiums are
taking advantage of deregulation and winning price cuts. It is our concern that the small retail
customer will ultimately pay for those price cuts and have no leverage to negotiate better rates.
However, the Town could municipalize or act on behalf of its citizens as a load aggregator to
protect their interests as well as securing lower rates for them.
ARTICLE 43 REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court
for an act to establish a real estate transfer tax, the proceeds of which will be applied to the
operating expenses of the Town; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Long Range Planning Committee)
DESCRIPTION: This petition would provide for the establishment of a land transfer tax,
similar to those already in existence in Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, to provide an
additional source of funds for municipal programs. Funds would be generated by a tax of up
to 1% on real estate transfers in Town.
ARTICLE 44 MINUTEMAN TECH AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
To see if the Town will vote to reallocate its required share of the Minuteman Regional
Vocational Technical School District budget in accordance with the regional agreement as
permitted by Section 16B of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, or take any other action relative
thereto.
(Inserted by the Minuteman School Committee)
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DESCRIPTION: Approval of this article in every town would promote fairness among
member communities --- each paying the exact same cost/pupil for students in the technical
high school. Lack of approval would continue the process initiated under educational reform-
different towns paying a different cost/pupil for the same education in the same school. The
District states that while a town paying less might be tempted to continue the inequity, that
action would not represent either dedication to a fair partnership or backing of the conditions
of operation approved by voters when the region was formed. In the long run, inequity and
win-lose management serve no one's interest.
ARTICLE 45 BY-LAW AMENDMENT
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 6 of Article I of the General By-Laws (Non-
Criminal Disposition)by making it applicable to the Board of Health Tobacco Control
Regulations entitled, "Rules and Regulations Relative to the Restriction of Smoking, Sale,
Vending and Distribution of Tobacco and Tobacco Products Within the Town of Lexington",
with fine amounts as approved by the Board of Health on November 8, 1994 and as filed in the
office of the Town Clerk, or take any other action relative thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Board of Health)
DESCRIPTION: This article will enable the Board of Health to enforce its comprehensive
tobacco control regulations through the use of non-criminal disposition at the fine amounts
designated when the regulations were adopted. The Board is currently limited to the fine
amounts set forth in the 1988 By-Law adopting the use of non-criminal disposition or to
pursuing the fine amounts it designated through criminal complaint. The fine amounts are
considered appropriate for each violation and in the instance of violation for the sale of
tobacco products to minors, reflects a consistency with State law. To impose a lower penalty
than that mandated by Massachusetts General Laws would be inappropriate. The use of non-
criminal disposition would permit the Board of Health to enforce regulations more efficiently
without committing large amounts of time to court proceedings and without burdening
violators with criminal records.
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ARTICLE 46 USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE 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 third of February, A.D., 1997.
BOARD F SELECTME
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
At Large
Margery M. Battin 15 Paul Revere Road
Daniel P. Busa, Jr. 6 Farm Road
Norman P. Cohen 56 Coolidge Avenue
William J. Dailey, Jr. 1 Bushnell Drive
Elizabeth B. Eddison 20 Nickerson Road
Dan H. Fenn, Jr. 59 Potter Pond
Donna M. Hooper4 7 Emerson Gardens
Jay R. Kaufman 1 Childs Road
Leo P. McSweeney 84 Shade Street
Precinct 1
Term Expires 1999
Nancy M. Adler 22 Village Circle
James E. Barry 10 Crescent Hill Avenue
Mary Bowes 32 Arcola Street
Francis V. Busa 42 Lowell Street
John E. Curry 33 Sanderson Road
Marsha S. Goldberg 49 Sanderson Road
Albert P. Zabin 1 Page Road
Term Expires 1998
John P. Breen 8 Crescent Hill Avenue
Jonathan G. Cole 23 Whipple Road
Joseph J. Dini 16 Sanderson Road
Nancy C. Gordon 10 Fiske Road
Barry E. Sampson 8 Brandon Street
Thomas B. Sullivan 9 South Rindge Avenue
Term Expires 1997
Joel A. Adler 22 Village Circle
Laura L. Boghosian 4 Russell Road
Jean W. Cole 23 Whipple Road
Charles E. Shaw 219 Lowell Street
Judith L. Zabin 1 Page Road
*Paul G. Topalian 46 Circle Road
*Rae Zuerndorfer 31 Sanderson Road
Precinct 2
Term Expires 1999
Robert W. Cunha 10 Stevens Road
Leonora K. Feeney 4 Moon Hill Road
Paul H. Lapointe 224 Follen Road
Daniel A. Lucas 3 Tower Road
Rene D. Varrin 30 Dawes Road
Christina J. Welch 41 Locust Avenue
Carolyn C. Wilson 33 Oak Street
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Term Expires 1998
Thomas A. Diaz 10 Tower Road
Karen A. Dooks 5 Mohawk Drive
Timothy P. Enright 231 Worthen Road East
Karen Gray 225 Follen Road
Myla Kabat-Zinn 58 Oak Street
Barry Orenstein 132 Follen Road
Term Expires 1997
Marian A. O. Cohen 8 Plymouth Road
Heather L. Hartshorn 28 Locust Avenue
Marita B. Hartshorn 28 Locust Avenue
Katherine Kiefer 55 Pleasant Street
Michael J. O'Sullivan 12 Aerial Street
Alan B. Wilson 33 Oak Street
Donald D. Wilson 36 Fern Street
James S. Wilson 43 Locust Avenue
Precinct 3
Term Expires 1999
John P. Carroll 29 Allen Street
Richard R. Eurich 7 Pitcairn Place
Gloria V. Holland 38 Webster Road
Eric Jay Michelson 46 Munroe Road
Richard L. Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place
Paul J. Rose 748 Waltham Street
Francis W. K. Smith 4 Clematis Road
Term Expires 1998
Robert N. Cohen 10 Grassland Street
Bruce Collier 2 Barberry Road
Shirley Rauson Frawley 68 Potter Pond
Paul E. Keane 17 Woodcliffe Road
Marjorie K. Madoff 27 Normandy Road
Marilyn K. Mairson 29 Lawrence Lane
Mary E. Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place
Term Expires 1997
Samuel Berman 11 Barberry Road
Jacqueline B. Davison 86 Spring Street
Carol J. Grodzins 15 Barberry Road
Jeanne K. Krieger 44 Webster Road
Robert Rotberg 14 Barberry Road
John H. Sellars 430 Concord Avenue
Caleb Warner 546 Concord Avenue
*Isabel L. Jankelson 3 April Lane
*David J. Kessler 20 Barberry Road
*Douglas M. Lucente 71 Farmcrest Avenue
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Precinct 4
Term Expires 1999
Donald A. Chisholm 166 Lincoln Street
Ronald W. Colwell 127 Kendall Road
Peter David Enrich 35 Clarke Street
Margaret F. Rawls 9 Winthrop Road
Nicholas Santosuosso 2 Washington Street
Jeanette P. Webb 22 Fair Oaks Terrace
Martin K. White 50 Bloomfield Street
Term Expires 1998
Nyles Nathan Barnert 142 Worthen Road
Nancy M. Cannalonga 120 Kendall Road
John L. Davies 18 Prospect Hill Road
Sandra J. Shaw 51 Wachusett Drive
Ruth S. Thomas 10 Parker Street
Judith J. Uhrig 15 Vine Brook Road
Term Expires 1997
Nicholas A. Cannalonga 120 Kendall Road
David J. Harris 5A Eliot Road
Carol B. Hartman 16 Bloomfield Street
Peter C. J. Kelley 24 Forest Street
Frederick L. Merrill, Jr. 22 Downing Road
Barrie Peltz 8 Jackson Court
Michael Wagner 44 Prospect Hill Road
*Scott F. Burson 58 Sherburne Road South
*Stephen E. Coit 32 Vine Brook Road
*Kenneth A. Reich 23 Lincoln Street
*Howard K. Shafer 20 Outlook Drive
Precinct 5
Term Expires 1999
Wallace Cupp 141 Woburn Street
Elaine Dratch 2 Maureen Road
Joseph F. Gilbert, Jr. 231 Woburn Street
John Hayward 358 Woburn Street
Samuel L. Powers 7 Dunham Street
Ephraim Weiss 462 Lowell Street
David G. Williams 1433 Massachusetts Avenue
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Term Expires 1998
Howard Cravis 6 Rogers Road
Irene M. Dondley 22 Leonard Road
Andrew J. Friedlich 22 Young Street
Paul E. Hamburger 18 Cooke Road
Sally S. Huebscher 52 Solomon Pierce Road
Carol A. Liff 19 Douglas Road
Charles T. Vail 66 Woburn Street
Term Expires 1997
Marsha F. Byrnes 3 Blodgett Road
Ira W. Crowe 47 Grant Street
Margaret C. Nichols 4 Rumford Road
Sam Silverman 18 Ingleside Road
Melinda D. Vinton 11 Leonard Road
Mary Kathryn Wolf 116 East Emerson Road
*Douglas C. Boyer 19 Peachtree Road
*James M. Shaw 20 Vine Street
Precinct 6
Term Expires 1999
Marshall J. Derby 23 Suzanne Road
Peter Diamond 15 Franklin Road
David L. Kaufman 152 Burlington Street
Richard Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle
Anne A. Ripley 83 Hancock Street
John S. Willson 16 Hathaway Road
Term Expires 1998
Michael R. Barry 159 Burlington Street
Suzanne E. Barry 159 Burlington Street
Florence A. Baturin 11 Alcott Road
Priscilla Diamond 15 Franklin Road
Alan J. Lazarus 22 Woodland Road
Dennis M. O'Connor, Jr. 16 Seaborn Place
Term Expires 1997
Cynthia L. Blumsack 15 Holmes Road
Marjorie M. Daggett 9 Burroughs Road
Edmund C. Grant 27 Grove Street
Jane Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle
Edith Sandy 353 North Emerson Road
Frank Sandy 353 North Emerson Road
Sheldon A. Spector 26 Suzanne Road
*David E. Burns 534 Lowell Street
*Bebe Fallick 4 Diehl Road
*Ronald B. Pawliczek 25 Flintlock Road
*William B. Simmons 82 North Street
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Precinct 7
Term Expires 1999
Catherine M. D. Abbott 38 Eldred Street
Robert M. Farias 21 Eldred Street
Audrey J. Friend 84 Fifer Lane
Jonathan S. Lederman 15 Drummer Boy Way
John E. Taylor 11 Linmoor Terrace
James C. Wood, Jr. 51 Gleason Road
Martha C. Wood 51 Gleason Road
Term Expires 1998
George A. Burnell 4 Eaton Road
Clark A. Cowen 104 Fifer Lane
Gordon M. Hardy 52 North Hancock Street
David G. Miller 23 Fifer Lane
Joyce A. Miller 23 Fifer Lane
Term Expires 1997
Marsha E. Baker 46 Burlington Street
Neal E. Boyle, Jr. 23 Pine Knoll Road
Robert G. Coyne 2 Heritage Drive
Alan Garber 7 Linmoor Terrace
Fred H. Martin 29 Dewey Road
*Steven L. Colman 52 Gleason Road
*David G. Kanter 48 Fifer Lane
*Mary W. Miley 29 Robinson Road
*Alan A. Wrigley 205 Grove Street
Precinct 8
Term Expires 1999
Roger F. Borghesani 24 Hastings Road
Florence E. Connor 12 Cedar Street
John T. Cunha 11 Homestead Street
Ione D. Garing 157 Cedar Street
Charles Hornig 75 Reed Street
Richard A. Michelson 54 Asbury Street
Margaret Bradley Schwartz 48 Bellflower Street
Term Expires 1998
Elizabeth J. Bryant 18 Liberty Avenue
Anne E. Frymer 64 Asbury Street
Diana T. Garcia 3 Gerard Terrace
Alan Mayer Levine 54 Reed Street
H. Bigelow Moore 50 Hancock Street
James A. Osten 8 Revere Street
Robert V. Whitman 5 Hancock Avenue
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Term Expires 1997
Richard H. Battin 15 Paul Revere Road
Steven J. Hurley 70 Reed Street
Donald Jenkins, Jr. 19 Childs Road
Paul W. Jenkins 19 Childs Road
Morton G. Kahan 44 Hancock Street
Carolyn H. Tiffany 109 Reed Street
*Elizabeth C. Whitman 5 Hancock Avenue
Precinct 9
Term Expires 1999
Alice J. Adler 10 Nickerson Road
Michelle L. Ciccolo 215 Wood Street
Louise v. T. Kava 60 Shade Street
Janice A. Kennedy 135 Wood Street
Isabel H. Mroczkowski 4 Frances Road
Richard Schaye 7 Jean Road
Michael E. Schroeder 2 Welch Road
Term Expires 1998
Anthony B. Close 174 Wood Street
Margaret E. Coppe 12 Barrymeade Drive
Thomas 0. Fenn 16 Middle Street
Frank J. Kava 60 Shade Street
Henry Norman Manz 14 Ellison Road
Richard M. Perry 16 Ellison Road
Term Expires 1997
Richard L. Canale 29 Shade Street
Susan R. Cusack 58 Middle Street
Susan A. Elberger 10 Ellison Road
Paul E. Mazerall 32 Roosevelt Road
Dawn E. McKenna 2564 Massachusetts Avenue
Janet M. Perry 16 Ellison Road
Loretta A. Porter 2318 Massachusetts Avenue
Fred D. Rosenberg 76 Wood Street
*New Candidates
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monday, March 3, 1997 Town Elections
Polls Open- 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 - 1:00 p.m. TMMA-Bus Tour
Start In Front of Cary Hall
Tuesday, March 11 - 7:30 p.m. Moderator's Workshop for New Town
Selectmen's Meeting Room Meeting Members
Wednesday, March 12 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting
Clarke Middle School Auditorium
Thursday, March 13 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting
Clarke Middle School Auditorium
Wednesday, March 19 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting
Clarke Middle School Auditorium
Thursday, March 20 - 7:30 p.m. Moderator's Meeting with
Selectmen's Meeting Room Article Sponsors
Monday, March 24 - 8:00 p.m. Town Meeting begins(No Town Meeting
School Vacation Week, April 21-25)
Note: An FM system is available in Cary Hall for people with hearing difficulties. During Town
Meeting, interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing are available on request to Human Services
Coordinator Steve Baran at 861-2742.
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ELECTION INFORMATION
Local Election - Monday, March 3, 1997
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 Wa:tharn Street via
Brookside Avenue)
Precinct 4 Lexington Senior High School, Waltham Street at-Worthen Road
Precinct 5 Cary Memorial Building, Massachusetts Avenue between Town Office
Building and Police Department
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 861-2770.
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