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Home My WebLink About1984-11-26-STM-Warrant 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 Cary Memorial Hall, in said Town on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of November, 1984, 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 1 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES To receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town. ARTICLE 2 CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE 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 Lots 63, 64 and 68 on Assessors' Property Map 66, (off Cedar Street and Bates Road) now or formerly of Pine Meadows Country Club, Inc. , or authorize the Town to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise all or any portion of such land for other Town purposes; and appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by transfer from available funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; authorize the Town to convey by sale or lease or otherwise all or a portion of such land or other Town-owned land contiguous to such land, including the Meagherville school site, so-called, to a developer or developers for housing or recreation purposes as approved by the Selectmen; authorize the Selectmen to petition the General Court for an act, if necessary, to authorize the Town to carry out this project; authorize the Selectmen to apply for and accept any federal or state grants that may be available for the acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) ARTICLE 3 COMPUTER ASSESSMENT SYSTEM To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a computer-assisted assessment system for the Assessors' Office, and 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) ARTICLE 4 POOR FARM To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote passed under Article 9 of the Warrant for the 1984 Annual Town Meeting which authorized the conveyance of Lot 6 of the so-called Poor Farm to the Housing Authority; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the Executive Board of the Town Meeting Members Association) ARTICLE 5 POOR FARM To see if the Town will vote to rescind so much of the vote under Article 10 of the Warrant for the 1983 Annual Town Meeting as is necessary to permit Lot 6 of the so-called Poor Farm to be conveyed to the Housing Authority; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the Executive Board of the Town Meeting Members Association) ARTICLE 6 SANITARY SEWERS To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains and sewerage systems 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 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) U9 ARTICLE 7 RESOLUTION RELATING TO MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL To see if the Town will vote to support the following resolution: RESOLVED that Chapter 196 of the Acts of 1984 entitled "An Act Authorizing The Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District To Enter Certain Leases Or Contracts" be amended to require a two-thirds vote of town meeting rather than a majority vote before such leases or contracts may be entered into by the District. or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the Executive Board of the Town Meeting Members Association) And you are directed to serve this warrant fourteen 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 twen -ninth day o •ctober, A D. , 1984. ar•- y ,M7Battin, Chairman Sakii RobertF.Aac �"GBoard it\ v John F. McLaughlint of au W. Mal Selectmen 7 #i 1/4 /John C. Eddison A true copy, AAttest: m cc rte.. o eor D. Anderson - ¢ --• - Constable of LexingtonZn 7r UT c1- _ OFFICER'S RETURN Middlesex, ss: Town of Lexington November 9, 1984 I, this day, notified the voters of Lexington of the coming Special Town Meeting to be held on the 26th day of November, 1984. I notified 9,763 inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to voted in elections by mailing them a true attested copy of the Warrant on November 9 , 1984, 17 days before the time of said Special Town Meeting. I have also posted a true and attested copy of this Warrant for the Special Town Meeting in the following public places, plus one at the Town Office Building: 1. Precinct #1 East Lexington Library 2. Precinct #2 East Lexington Fire Station 3. Precinct #3 Jonas Clarke Junior High School 4. Precinct #4 Senior High School 5. Precinct #5 Cary Memorial Building 6. Precinct #6 William Diamond Junior High School 7. Precinct #7 Estabrook School 8. Precinct #8 Fire Headquarters 9. Precinct #9 Maria Hastings School Respectfully submitted, ggsrg-AI. Anderson Constable of Lexington r— 'Tco co i c:2 CO O @ V7J &� �II�lt C" c'Y" 55c[L1LSE5 IP Q NOVa 145� ,', OFFICE OF SELECTMEN ink V — ` *' f IV Vii i, LL.,t ,.1( MARGERY M. BATTIN,CHAIRMAN [EM 7-'i i)'N j 1/S_S ROBERT F.SACCO JOHN F McLAUGHLIN PAUL W.MARSHALL JOHN C.EDDISON October 30, 1984 Miss Mary R. McDonough Town Clerk Lexington, MA 02173 Dear Miss McDonough: Enclosed is the original warrant for the 1984 Special Town Meeting, which was signed by the Board of Selectmen at its meet- ing on October 29, 1984. , Very truly yours, LIRD OF SELECT N ie di-6( / 4'7e. Ma ger B�/gtti Chairm777a777��/an , mmb/ms enc. 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02173 • BOX 446 • TELEPHONE (617) 862-0500 CONSTABLE'S RETURN November 9 , 1984 To the Town Clerk: I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in the Town Office Building, Cary Memorial Building, and in a public place in each of the precincts of the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a printed copy of such warrant addressed to each dwelling house and to each dwelling unit in multi- ple dwelling houses, apratment buildings, or other buildings in the Town 77 days before the time of said meeting. Attest: 'o stale of Lexington ,