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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 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL; PRECINCT FOUR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; PRECINCT
FIVE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING; PRECINCT SIX, WILLIAM DIAMOND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL;
PRECINCT SEVEN, ESTABROOK SCHOOL; PRECINCT EIGHT, FIRE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING;
PRECINCT NINE, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL, on Monday, the fourth day of March, A.D. ,
1985 at 7:00 o'clock A.M. , then and there to act on the following articles:
ARTICLE 1 ELECTION
To choose by ballot the following Officers:
One Selectman for the term of three years;
One Moderator for the term of one year;
Two members of the School Committee for the term of three years;
One member of the Planning Board for the term of five years;
One member of the Lexington Housing Authority for the term of five years;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct One for the term of three years;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two for the term of three years;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Three for the term of three years;
Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Four, the seven receiving the highest
number of votes to serve for the term of three years; the one receiving the
next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March, 1986;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Five for the term of three years;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Six for the term of three years;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Seven for the term of three years;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Eight for the term of three years;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Nine for the term of three years;
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-fifth 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.
ARTICLE 4 CHARLES FERGUSON FUND
To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift of the late Alice R. Ferguson in
the amount of $5,000.00 in memory of Charles E. Ferguson; or act in any other
manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: The bequest was made by his widow "as a memorial to or in
memory of Charles E. Ferguson who loved the Town of Lexington and served it
so well during his lifetime." Mr. Ferguson was Selectman from 1932 to
1938; State Representative from 1940 to 1955; State Senator from 1956 to
1958; and Town Moderator from 1949 to 1965.
ARTICLE 5 DOG HEARING PROCEDURES
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to petition the General
Court for an act to permit the Chief of Police or his designee to carry out the
functions assigned to the Selectmen under G.L. c.140 s.157 relating to dog
complaints; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: By statute, the Selectmen must act upon written complaint
about dogs alleged to be a nuisance by investigating, conducting a hearing
and making appropriate order. This article would authorize an amendment to
transfer those functions to the Police.
ARTICLE 6 DISCLOSURE OF REAL PROPERTY
To see if the 1985 Annual Town Meeting will vote to:
A. Rescind the resolution of the 1976 Town Meeting which calls for abstention
of a Town Meeting Member from any matter in which the Member has a personal
financial interest, and
B. Adopt the following By-Law:
Disclosure of Real Property Interests by Candidates for Elected and Major
Appointed Positions
Section 1. Terms as used herein shall mean:
"Candidate for Elected Position": A person who seeks elected office and
has submitted nomination papers to the Town Clerk or has given written notice of
renomination to the Town Clerk.
"Candidate for Major Appointed Position": A person who is under
consideration for appointment or reappointment to a position as Town Manager,
Town Counsel, Town Assessor, Planning Director, Director of Public
Works/Engineering, Building Commissioner, Conservation Commissioner or as a
member of the Board of Appeals, Historic Districts Commission, Board of
Assessors, Conservation Commission, Appropriations Committee, or Capital
Expenditures Committee.
"Immediate Family": Spouse and dependent children residing in the
household of the candidate for elected or appointed position.
"Significant Interest": Any direct or indirect interests which in the
aggregate total more than 1% of the value of the parcel of real property.
Section 2. (a) Each candidate for an elected or major appointed position in the
Town of Lexington shall file with the Town Clerk a written disclosure of all
parcels of real property, other than principal residence, within or contiguous
to Lexington in which, to his knowledge, he and/or his immediate family has a
significant interest.
(b) A candidate for elected position shall file his disclosure at the time
of submission of nomination papers or written notice of renomination to the Town
Clerk. A candidate for major appointed position shall file his disclosure prior
to appointment.
(c) Disclosures shall be filed on a form provided by the Town Clerk and
shall include the street address of each parcel if located on an accepted
street, or if there is no such address, the approximate size of the parcel and
the nearest two accepted streets.
(d) The Town Clerk shall make available for unrestricted public inspection
the most recent disclosure form submitted by any candidate for elected position
or major appointed position, and by any former candidate who occupies an elected
position or major appointed position. Disclosure forms submitted by former
occupants of elected or major appointed positions shall be retained by the Town
Clerk for public inspection for three years after termination of service.
(e) Any person who, on the date of adoption of this by-law, holds an
elected position or a major appointed position which is not subject to
reappointment shall be exempt from the provisions of this by-law, unless he
subsequently becomes a candidate for an elected position or major appointed
position.
(f) A violation of this by-law shall be a separate offense for each day
that the violation exists. Penalties shall be as provided for under Article I
of the General By-Laws.
(g) Town Counsel shall investigate and prosecute cases for violation of
this by-law. A registered voter of Lexington who seeks enforcement of this
by-law may submit a written complaint to Town Counsel, who shall within 30 days
notify the complainant of action. The complainant may appeal any action by the
Town Counsel to the Board of Selectmen, who shall hold a public hearing within
45 days in response to written request by the complainant.
(The petitioners request that parts A and B not be considered separately.)
Or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Submitted by Robert H. Domnitz and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: The following was provided by proponents of this article:
"This article proposes a real estate disclosure requirement for candidates
for elected and major appointed positions. The primary aim is to allow
voters and appointing authorities to evaluate whether the private interests
of town officials may conflict with the interests of the public. The
extension of disclosure requirements to candidates for Town Meeting Member
has been balanced by the proposal in part A to rescind the non-binding
resolution of the 1976 Town Meeting. The petitioners believe that the
diverse interests of the Town should be represented in Town Meeting, and
that TMM candidates who have disclosed their realty interests should, if
elected, be free to vote on all matters at Town Meeting. "
ARTICLE 7 PROFESSIONAL REVIEW BOARD
To see if the Town will vote to establish a Professional Review Board for the
purpose of effecting a policy emanating from the Town Meeting relative to
potential hazards to health and safety which may result from the conduct of
research, the development of prototypes, or production which employ potentially
hazardous substances; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by Anne B. French White and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 8 FAIR HOUSING POLICY
Be it resolved that the Selectmen be directed to develop a fair housing policy
that will incorporate the housing policy plan of 1979 and the fair housing
resolution of 1981 so that the Town Meeting is dealing with one document.
The new policy should put greater emphasis on concern for low, moderate and
middle income residents now living in Lexington whether they live in subsidized
housing or are self-supporting.
Be it further resolved that in determining the number of units available for low
and moderate income families, all housing units which are created by the use of
public funds, in whole or in part, be included.
(Inserted by Sheila Busa-Tassone and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 9 WETLAND PROTECTION BY-LAW
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XXXII of the General By-Laws of
the Town of Lexington as follows:
a. In Section 1, by deleting the phrase "or swamp bordering on any" and
inserting in place thereof the word "swamp," and
b. In Section 1, by deleting the words "of Twenty-five dollars ($25) " and
inserting in place thereof the phrase "to be determined in accordance with
a fee schedule adopted by the Conservation Commission" and
c. In Section 1, by inserting the word "and" following the phrase "including
such plans as may be necessary to fully describe such proposed activity and
its effect on the environment" and
d. In Section 2.1, by deleting the word "and" following "and other homes or
buildings" and inserting in place thereof the word "or" and
e. In Section 2.1, by inserting the phrase "to aquatic life or wildlife,"
after the words "and other homes or buildings," and
f. In Section 2.1, by inserting the words "the Commission" following the
phrase "of streams, ponds or other bodies of water" and
g. In Section 7.4, by deleting the words "the act" and inserting in place
thereof the words "this By-Law" and
h. In Section 7.6(a) , by deleting the phrase "from the bank of any beach" and
inserting in place thereof the phrase "from the edge of any bog" and
i. In Section 9, by deleting the number 200 and inserting in place thereof the
number 300,
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Conservation Commission)
DESCRIPTION: These amendments would correct several technical errors in
the Wetland Protection By-Law and would institute four substantive changes:
isolated wetlands would be included in the areas protected by the by-law,
aquatic life and wildlife would be included in the values of wetlands that
could be protected, the Commission's authority to charge fees in excess of
$25 would be clarified, and the maximum penalty for violations of the
by-law would be raised from $200 to $300.
ARTICLE 10 ZONING BY-LAW
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law, as follows:
a. In Section 2, DEFINITIONS, in the definition RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, by
deleting the word "Town" and inserting the words "city or town" after
the word abutting;
b. In Sub section 3.3, SPECIAL PERMITS, in the first sentence by deleting
the words "for uses" so that the sentence, as amended, will read, "The
Special Permit Granting Authority shall hear and decide applications
for special permits as provided in this By-Law, subject to any general
or specific rules therein contained, and subject to appropriate
conditions, safeguards and limitations on time or use.";
c. In Subsection 3.4, SPECIAL PERMITS WITH SITE PLAN REVIEW (SPS) , in the
first sentence by inserting the words "for certain uses" after the
words "is required" so that the sentence, as amended, will read, "Site
plan review by the SPGA is required for certain uses prior to approval
of an application for a special permit in certain cases specified in
Table 1 (designated "SPS" in the Use Regulations Schedule) ."; and on
page T-1, under the heading TABLE 1, USE REGULATION SCHEDULE, SYMBOLS,
in the explanation opposite "SPS" by striking out the existing
explanation and inserting in place thereof the following: "use
permitted subject to a Special Permit ("SP") as above with the
additional site plan review requirements of section 3.4 hereof, which
shall address site development issues, change in the intensity or
characteristic of the use and off-site impacts of the use."
d. In subjection 5.5, NURSERIES, in the second sentence of the second
paragraph, by deleting the words "Provided: that" and "such" and by
capitalizing the word "a" to start the second sentence;
e. In Subsection 6.4, CHANGED NON-CONFORMING USE, in the second sentence,
the last line, by striking out the word "in" and inserting in place
thereof the word "is" so that part of the sentence will read ". . . .in
the opinion of the Board of Appeals is no more objectionable to the
neighborhood.";
f. In Subsection 9.5.8, NO EFFECT ON DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, in the
first sentence, by striking out the words "area and dimensional" and
substituting in place thereof the words "lot area and minimum yard";
g. In Subsection 11.3.5, PARKING SPACES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, by
substituting the number "201" for the number "301" in the column
headed "Total Number of Spaces";
h. In Table 1, USE REGULATIONS SCHEDULE, under Section 8.0, ACCESSORY
USES, substituting the words "Section 11" for Section 9.8" in the
footnote "**Outdoor parking is subject to ,"; and in Line 8.1 by
striking out the colon which appears after the word "accessory" in the
sixth line and after the word "vehicles**" in the second line and
inserting in place thereof a semi-colon;
i. By changing the following words in which the first letter is
capitalized so that the first letter is lower case: in subsection
5.2.3 e, "Certificate" and "Occupancy".
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board)
DESCRIPTION: These are technical corrections to remedy errors in the
Zoning By-Law. Many are typographical errors. Others are clarifications
of ambiguous language. They are not intended to affect the meaning or the
effect of the zoning regulations.
ARTICLE 11 ZONING BY-LAW, COMPREHENSIVE
REVISION - PLANNED RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law to adopt a comprehensive
revision dealing with planned residential development in accordance with a
report and recommendations by the Planning Board, as filed with the Town Clerk;
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board)
DESCRIPTION: The proposed revision deals principally with the planned
residential development of tracts of land for three or more dwelling units
by real estate developers. It does not apply to the construction of
individual houses on individual lots on existing streets. The proposed
revision is about 20 pages long and, for cost reasons, is not printed here.
A summary of the proposed revision, prepared by the Planning Board, appears
at page 41 of this Warrant.
ARTICLE 12 ZONING BY-LAW, CONVERSION OF
ONE FAMILY DWELLINGS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law in subsection 5.3 by
deleting the entire subsection under the heading 5.3 CONVERSION OF ONE FAMILY
DWELLINGS between the words "The SPGA may issue " and the words " walls
of the building."; and by substituting in place thereof the following:
"5.3.1 OBJECTIVES
The conversion of existing single-family detached dwellings into
dwellings containing two dwelling units is intended to: 1) encourage an increase
in the number of dwelling units which are larger than those permitted as
accessory apartments (see 5.2) while smaller than most one-family dwellings in
the town, 2) encourage high standards of maintenance for large one family
dwellings which might fall into disrepair, and 3) encourage a more economic,
energy-efficient use of the town's housing supply while maintaining the
appearance and character of the town's single family neighborhoods.
5.3.2 CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
In accordance with Section 3.3, and where consistent with the
objectives set forth in 5.3.1, the Board of Appeals may grant a special permit
for a second dwelling unit in a detached one-family dwelling in an RO or RS
district provided that each of the following conditions and requirements is met:
a. General
1. There shall be not more than two dwelling units in the dwelling.
2. There shall be no roomers or boarders within either of the
dwelling units.
3. The lot area shall be at least 15,500 square feet in the RS
district and 30,000 in the RO district.
4. The net floor area used for residential purposes shall have been
at least 2,500 square feet as of January 1, 1983, which amount
shall be verified in the records of the Building/Inspection
Department or on a document, "Total Living Area of Dwellings as
of January 1, 1983," prepared by the Board of Assessors.
5. At least one of the dwelling units shall have at least 1,000
square feet of net floor area.
6. No dwelling unit may be located in a cellar or basement.
7. The dwelling shall be connected to public water and sanitary
sewer systems.
b. The dwelling to be converted shall be designed so that the appearance
of the structure remains that of a detached one-family dwelling,
subject further to the following conditions and requirements:
1. All stairways to second and third stories shall be enclosed
within the exterior walls of the dwelling. There shall be no
exterior fire escapes.
2. An enlargement or addition to the structure is permitted provided
the architectural character of a detached one-family dwelling is
maintained. The additional floor space created shall not be
counted toward the requirement of minimum net floor area as of
January 1, 1983, set forth in a.4. , above.
3. Any new entrance shall be located on the side or the rear of the
dwelling.
4. Where there are two or more existing entrances on the front
facade of a dwelling, if modifications are made to any entrance,
the result should be that one appears to be the principal
entrance and any other entrance appears to be secondary.
c. Off-Street Parking
In order to maintain the appearance of a single-family neighborhood,
all parking spaces on the lot shall be subject further to the
following conditions and requirements.
1. Parking spaces shall be located so that each dwelling unit shall
have at least one parking space with direct and unimpeded access
to the street without passing through a parking space designated
to serve the other dwelling unit.
2. The provisions of subsection 5.2.2 c 1, 2, 3 and 6.
5.3.3 PROCEDURES
Each application for a special permit shall be accompanied by:
1. Floor plans, drawn to scale, of the dwelling showing each of the
dwelling units to be created;
2. Where exterior changes are proposed, an elevation, or other visual
representation, of the facade to be changed sufficient to show the
architectural character of the dwelling; and
3. An off-street parking plan as described in 11.2.1."
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board.)
DESCRIPTION: Since its original adoption in 1924, the Zoning By-Law has allowed
the conversion of a one-family dwelling into a two-family dwelling with the
granting of a special permit from the Board of Appeals. The By-Law now contains
general and minimal standards for such special permits. This amendment would
provide more detailed standards which are complementary to those adopted in 1983
for accessory apartments.
ARTICLE 13 ZONING BY-LAW, CM, CH
DISTRICTS, FLOOR AREA RATIO
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law in TABLE 2, SCHEDULE OF
DIMENSIONAL CONTROLS under the columns headed CH and CM on the line that reads
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) , by striking out the designation "NR" and by
inserting in place thereof a number between "0.10" and "0.30"; or act in any
other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board)
DESCRIPTION: The proposed amendment would regulate the amount of floor
area that could be constructed in relation to the developable area of a lot
in the CH, Hotel, Office and Research Park, district and the CM,
Manufacturing and Research Park, district. The only CM district in town is
adjacent to Hartwell Avenue and Maguire Road; the two CH districts are
adjacent to Bedford Street and to Marrett Road respectively; both districts
are west of Route 128. One objective of the amendment is to relate the
intensity of development in those districts to the traffic carrying
capacity of local streets. The motion to be presented to the Town Meeting
by the Planning Board will contain one ratio, within the range shown above,
but at the time of printing, that number had not been determined.
ARTICLE 14 ZONING BY-LAW, LIQUOR STORES
CG ZONING DISTRICT
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law in Table 1, USE
REGULATIONS SCHEDULE, in line 6.2, Retail liquor stores, by adding a note, as
follows: "*Stores existing on April 4, 1984 in the Massachusetts Avenue
district in East Lexington, or in the Worthen Road-Bedford Street district, may
be reconstructed, expanded and/or relocated within the same district where
located as of that date if in compliance with Table 2, but not in any other CG
district", and by adding the designation "*" next to the "No" on that same line
under the column headed CG;
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board)
DESCRIPTION: The zoning amendment passed at the 1984 Town Meeting, which
changed the designation of the zoning districts in East Lexington and at
Worthen Road-Bedford Street from CB, Central Business, to CG, General
Business, affected existing liquor stores which were permitted in the CB
district but are not permitted in the CG district. This amendment permits
those stores to expand or rebuild in the same location or to relocate
within the same zoning district but not to locate in any other CG district
in town.
ARTICLE 15 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
PARKING SPACE ELEVATIONS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law, as follows:
Insert a new Paragraph 11.7.6.e, as follows:
Off-street parking spaces and loading bays which are located on ground
elevations lower than the 100 year flood elevation as shown on the Flood
Boundary and Floodway Map, Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, dated September 13,
1983 shall not count toward satisfying Town parking or loading bay requirements.
(Inserted by Manfred P. Friedman and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 16 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY
To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning by-law to ensure that multiple
congregate living facilities are precluded from section 9.2 of the zoning
by-law; or act in any matter in relation thereto.
(Inserted by Patricia A. Swanson and Ephraim Weiss
and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 17 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
TABLE 1 - HEALTH HAZARDS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law in Table 1 - Use
Regulations Schedule, in lines 7.2 and 10.1, to deal with potential hazards to
health and safety which may result from the conduct of research, the development
of prototypes, or production which employ potentially hazardous substances; or
act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by Anne B. French White and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 18 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
WALTHAM STREET, CN, RO To CD
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing the district
designation from CN (Neighborhood Business) and RO (One Family Residential) to
CD (Controlled Commercial and Industrial District) located at the southeast
corner of Concord Avenue and Waltham St. shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land,
showing land to be rezoned to CD - Controlled Commercial and Industrial
District, in Lexington, Mass. , scale: 1" = 40' , dated December 21, 1984, by:
Miller & Nylander Co. , 114 Waltham St. , Lexington, Mass. ," being more
particularly bounded and described as follows:
WESTERLY by Waltham Street one hundred ninety-five and 33/100
(195.33) feet;
NORTHERLY by a curved line forming the intersection of Waltham Street
and Concord Avenue, one hundred twelve and 72/100 (112.72)
feet;
NORTHEASTERLY, by Concord Avenue one hundred sixty-eight and 54/100
(168.54) feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY, EASTERLY, AND SOUTHEASTERLY again by land now or formerly of
Coburn Real Estate Trust as shown on said plan by three
courses measuring one hundred eleven and 25/100 (111.25)
feet, eighty-one and 66/100 (81.76) feet, and sixty-five and
23/100 (65.23) feet respectively; and
SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Alice F. McDevitt as shown on
said plan one hundred eighty-four and 12/100 (184.12) feet.
Containing 55,357 square feet of land more or less.
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by Nicholas A. Cannalonga and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 19 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
HAYDEN AVENUE, RO to CD
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as follows:
By changing the zoning district in which the land bounded and described below
lies from RO-ONE-FAMILY DWELLING to CD-CONTROLLED COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT:
Four contiguous parcels of land in Lexington, Massachusetts, bounded northerly
by Hayden Avenue, southerly by the Concord Turnpike (route 2) and easterly by
the access ramp between those two roads, being described in Certificates of
Title No. 154914 and No. 128616 at the South Middlesex Registry District of the
Land Court and shown as Lots 17, 18, and 20 on Land Court Plan No. 2802Z and Lot
15 on Land Court Plan No. 2802Y, copies of which are available for inspection in
the office of the Lexington Town Clerk.
Or take any action relative thereto.
(Inserted by Carolyn Murphy and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 20 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
LOWELL STREET RO TO RD
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing the district
designation in which the land bounded and described below lies from RO--ONE
FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT to RD--MULTI DWELLING DISTRICT.
Two contiguous parcels of land in Lexington, Massachusetts, on the Westerly side
of Lowell Street being described in a deed from Charles F. Watkins to Peter K.
Pappas and Anna Pappas dated December 11, 1925, recorded with Middlesex South
Registry of Deeds, Book 4919, Page 558 sometimes known as 188 Lowell Street,
bounded and described as follows:
Easterly by Lowell Street, 263 feet, more or less; Northerly by land now or
formerly of Mary A. Castelli; Mary A. Castelli and John P. Castelli; and Beverly
Enterprises of Massachusetts, Inc. , 1707 feet±; Westerly again by land now or
formerly of Beverly Enterprises of Massachusetts, Inc. and the Town of
Arlington, 423± feet; Southerly by land of Mediplex Group, Inc. , 1687 feet±; and
to the point of beginning, comprising 11.54 acres of land, more or less; all
such distances being approximate.
Said land is shown on a plan entitled, "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass. , for
Proposed Rezoning by McNeil & Assoc. Inc. ," dated December 17, 1984, prepared by
James W. Haley, Registered Land Surveyor, a copy of which is available for
inspection in the office of the Lexington Town Clerk.
Or take any action relative thereto.
(Inserted by Nora Ryan and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 21 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
WOBURN STREET, RO TO RD
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing the zoning
district from RO one family dwelling to RD multi-dwelling district on that
parcel of land on the southerly side of Woburn Street, known as the Curtiss
Parker Land, containing approximately nine and one-half (91) acres of land, and
being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Parcel 1
That certain parcel of land situated in Lexington in the County of Middlesex and
said Commonwealth, bounded and described as follows:
NORTHERLY by the Southerly line of Woburn Street, two hundred twelve and
18/100 (212.18) feet;
EASTERLY four hundred seventy-six and 68/100 (476.68) feet;
NORTHERLY two hundred and thirty-eight (238) feet, by Lot A3 as shown on
plan hereinafter mentioned;
NORTHEASTERLY three hundred thirty-six and 75/100 (336.75) feet;
SOUTHERLY one hundred sixty and 56/100 (160.56) feet;
EASTERLY nine and 54/100 (9.54) feet; and
SOUTHERLY eight hundred thirteen and 53/100 (813.53) feet, by land now or
formerly of Winning Home Farm Inc. ;
WESTERLY by land now or formerly of Howard M. Munroe, three hundred
eighty-eight and 48/100 (388.48) feet; and
NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of Elmina Munroe, three hundred
twenty-one and 32/100 (321.32) feet.
Said parcel is shown as Lot A4 on said plan, (Plan No. 13923G) .
All of said boundaries are determined by the Court to be located as shown on a
subdivision plan, as approved by the Court, filed in the Land Registration
Office, a copy of which is filed in the Registry of Deeds for the South Registry
District of Middlesex County in Registration Book 439, Page 541, with
Certificate 65871.
Parcel II
A certain strip of land on the Southerly side of Woburn Street in Lexington,
Massachusetts shown on Plan 13923A filed in the Land Registratin Office at the
Land Court in Boston on December 11, 1929 and entitled "PLAN OF LAND IN
LEXINGTON AND WOBURN" being further bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at a point on the Southerly side of said Woburn Street which is
located 1.63 feet west of a Massachusetts Highway Bound, which
Massachusetts Highway Bound is itself located Three hundred Ninety-four and
18/100 (394.18) feet westerly from the intersection of the Woburn -
Lexington boundary line with the southerly sideline of said Lexington
Street, the line runs Westerly by the said southerly sideline of Woburn
Street, three hundred five (305) feet more or less to the intersection of
said Woburn Street with a stone wall as shown on said plan; thence the line
runs Southwesterly by said stone wall as shown on said plan Ten (10) feet
more or less to a point; thence turning the line runs Southeasterly as
shown on said plan Eighteen (18) feet more or less; thence turning the line
runs North 27° 12" East as shown on said plan Fifty-eight and 52/100
(58.52) feet to a point; thence turning the line runs North 49° 55" and 05'
East One hundred Twenty-eight and 10/100 (128.10) feet to a point; thence
turning the line runs North 47° 25" 10' East as shown on said plan One
Hundred Thirty-Four and 74/100 (134.74) feet to the point of beginning.
Said strip of land described above is shown on said plan as belonging to
"Elimina Munroe".
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by Richard F. Perry and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 22 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
LOWELL STREET, RO TO RM
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law and the Zoning Map by
changing the zoning district designation from RO-one family dwelling district to
RM-Multi-Family (garden apartment) dwelling district of a parcel of land on the
easterly side of Lowell Street known as Lot No. 15 on Assessors Map No. 75.
Said parcel is more particularly shown as Lot B-1 on a "Plan of Land Showing
Land To Be Rezoned To RM-Multi Family Garden Apartment Dwelling District in
Lexington, Mass." Scale: 1" = 100' dated December 28, 1984 by Joseph W. Moore
Co. , and is described according to said plan as follows:
Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Lowell Street, said point being the
southwest corner of said parcel and a common corner at land now or formerly of
Sears;
Thence N 16°-06'-44" W along the easterly line of Lowell Street, a distance of
350.99 feet to a point at land now or formerly of Burlington Village Assoc. ;
Thence N 62°-48'-50" E, by land now or formerly of Burlington Village Assoc. , a
distance of 339.38 feet;
Thence N 65°-56'-17" E, by land now or formerly of Burlington Village Assoc. , a
distance of 85.93 feet to a point at the Lexington-Burlington Town Line and land
now or formerly of Page;
Thence S 41°-56'-12" E, bounding on land of said Page and the
Lexington-Burlington Town Line, a distance of 510.70 feet to a point in the
westerly line of North Street;
Thence, Southwesterly and curving to the right along an arc of a curve having a
radius of 577.97 feet, a length of 19.49 feet to a point at land now or formerly
of Rizza;
Thence S 78°-20'-56" W bounding on land of said Rizza, land now or formerly of
Morascio and Sears, a distance of 634.41 feet to the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 5.1358 acres, more or less, as shown on said plan.
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by Peter A. D'Arrigo, Jr. and nine or more registered voters)
ARTICLE 23 FRANKLIN SCHOOL
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to convey the Franklin
School property on Stedman Road, consisting of the building and land immediately
adjoining, but not including the recreation area, to a buyer approved by the
Selectmen and the members of the Town Meeting; or act in any other manner in
relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: The Franklin School was transferred to the Selectmen's
jurisdiction by vote of the 1983 Annual Town Meeting (Article 9) . A
conversion committee appointed by the Selectmen issued a request for
proposals, screened submissions and made recommendations to the Selectmen.
The proposal chosen by the Selectmen is from Greater Boston Community
Development to convert the property to 38 units of low- and moderate-income
rental housing units.
ARTICLE 24 MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL
TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOTEL
To see if the Town will vote to approve the proposal of Massachusetts Innkeepers
Inc. , for constructing a hotel-conference training center on land leased to it
by the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District, or take any
other action relative thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Minuteman Regional Vocational
Technical School District)
DESCRIPTION: Chapter 196 of the Acts of 1984 requires the Town to approve
any proposal by the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District
to contract with and to lease land and school buildings to persons agreeing
to provide career training and educational programs to students. The
District has received a proposal for a hotel-conference center which would
provide such programs and expects to ask that this project be approved.
ARTICLE 25 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATONS
FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR (FY85)
To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations, to be used in conjunc-
tion with money appropriated under Article 26 of the warrant for the 1984 Annual
Town Meeting, to be used during the current fiscal year 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)
FUNDS REQUESTED: None at press time.
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request additional funding for
current fiscal year (FY 85) expenditures.
ARTICLE 26 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 special funds, or by any combination of
these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for the Fiscal Year 1986
(July 1, 1985 - June 30, 1986) operating budget. The operating budget
includes the school and municipal budgets. The municipal budget also
includes certain costs that belong to the schools. These are primarily the
costs of Blue Cross/Blue Shield and other insurance for school employees,
debt service requirements and pension costs for school employees other than
professional staff. The following chart lists by account number FY 83 and
FY 84 expenditures, FY 85 appropriations and FY 86 Selectmen/Town Manager
recommendations.
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Sel./Mgr.
Acc't Expended Expended Appropriated Requested
Number Department or Account Fiscal 1983 Fiscal 1984 Fiscal 1985 Fiscal 1986
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen's Department
1000 Personal Services 33,633 32,618 35,702 34,554
1050 Expenses 7,773 7,189 8,650 9,050
Total 41,406 39,807 44,352 43,604
Town Manager's Office
1060 Personal Services 115,935 126,498 125,647 125,211
1065 Expenses 6,473 6,799 7,000 7,500
Total 122,408 133,297 132,647 132,711
Town Manager's Jurisdiction
1070 Temporary Help & Overtime 31,510 43,329 35,000 35,000
1075 Clerical Services - P.S. 11,392 12,238 12,246 13,155
1080 Office Furniture & Fixtures 3,000 1,863 3,000 4,000
1090 General Professional Services 24,588 32,000 42,000 45,000
1125 Fire & Police Medical Expenses 52,504 30,000 30,000 35,000
1130 Director of Guides - P.S. 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
1135 Out of State Travel 3,871 4,953 5,000 5,000
1141 Tuition & Training Fees 8,202 8,459 11,500 11,500
1142 In-State Travel 8,608 8,408 10,000 10,000
Total 144,675 142,250 149,746 159,655
Selectmen's Jurisdiction
1148 Safety Program Expenses 70 97 500 500
Town Clerk's Office
1150 Personal Services 70,026 71,401 73,649 78,845
1200 Expenses 1,015 1,269 1,500 1,520
Total 71,041 72,670 75,149 80,365
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Board of Appeals )
1500 Personal Services 15,370 16,446 16,383 17,598
1550 Expenses 1,863 2,307 2,650 2,650
Total 17,233 18,753 19,033 20,248
Planning Board
1600 Personal Services 46,407 49,227 49,816 57,661
1650 Expenses 5,000 5,185 5,500 5,775
Total 51,407 54,412 55,316 63,436
Insurance
1700 Group 1,179,540 1,449,317 1,758,000 2,109,600
1750 Munic. Prop. & Wrkmn's Comp. 300,000 324,933 336,174 400,000
Total 1,479,540 1,774,250 2,094,174 2,509,600
Printing Town Report
1760 Expenses 3,870 4,809 5,250 5,500
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT $ 1,931,650 $ 2,240,345 $ 2,576,167 $ 3,015,619
LAW
1775 Law Fees 82,000 221,000 75,000 100,000
1800 Law Expenses 18,000 23,000 20,000 25,000
TOTAL LAW $ 100,000 $ 244,000 $ 95,000 $ 125,000
ELECTIONS
1900 Selectmen's Jurisdiction 13,596 11,571 27,600 9,400
1950 Town Clerk Jurisdiction 14,566 9,330 21,520 8,255
Total 28,162 20,901 49,120 17,655
Sel./Mgr.M r
Acct Expended Expended Appropriated Requested
Number Department or Account Fiscal 1983 Fiscal 1984 Fiscal 1985 Fiscal 1986
Board of Registrars
2000 Personal Services 7,641 7,758 8,490 9,050
2050 Expenses 11,244 11,743 15,400 15,800
Total 18,885 19,501 23,890 24,850
TOTAL ELECTIONS $ 47,047 $ 40,402 $ 73,010 $ 42,505
TOWN COMMITTEES
2250 Appropriation Committee Expenses 667 809 925 925
2370 Misc. Committees/Boards Expenses 2,277 2,650 3,000 4,000
2400 Town Celebrations Committee Exp. 5,634 4,828 7,500 7,500
2450 Historic Districts Comm. Exp. 1,515 1,318 2,000 2,000
2460 Conservation Commission Expenses 5,896 6,035 6,035 6,340
2465 Conservation Commission - P.S. 7,313 28,852 34,234 31,448
TOTAL TOWN COMMITTEES $ 23,302 $ 44,492 $ 53,694 $ 52,213
RECREATION
2470 Personal Services 134,521 105,806 113,145 130,435
2480 Expenses 15,309 16,532 19,400 19,580
TOTAL RECREATION $ 149,830 $ 122,338 $ 132,545 $ 150,015
FINANCIAL OPERATION
Treasurer & Collector's
2500 Personal Services 100,507 109,762 116,704 108,738
2525 Expenses 25,304 24,017 57,050 18,050
2575 Foreclosure & Redemption 3,120 3,500 3,500 5,000
Total 128,931 137,279 177,254 131,788
Comptroller's Office
2800 Personal Services 127,514 137,360 134,827 143,070
2850 Expenses 2,793 3,650 3,500 6,675
Total 130,307 141,010 138,327 149,745
Comptroller's Jurisdiction
2925 Office Machines - Capital Outlay 9,421 9,173 13,500 12,500
2930 Office Machines - Maint. & Repairs 7,846 7,692 8,300 26,500
2935 Office Services - Copier & Supplies 12,000 11,000 11,550 12,000
2940 Metered Mail 27,598 29,637 30,770 32,300
Total 56,865 57,502 64,120 83,300
Assessors
2950 Personal Services 67,787 73,600 72,832 79,823
3000 Expenses 10,870 10,010 12,300 11,900
Total 78,657 83,610 85,132 91,723
TOTAL FINANCIAL OPERATION $ 394,760 $ 419,401 $ 464,833 $ 456,556
HEALTH
3250 Personal Services 54,102 55,851 68,371 72,151
3300 Expenses 5,625 6,717 19,000 19,300
3320 Visiting Nurse & Community Health 6,080 4,769 7,550 7,550
3450 Rabies Clinic 1,768 1,537 2,961 3,025
Total 67,575 68,874 97,882 102,026
Health Jurisdiction -
Animal Control Officer
3500 Personal Services 25,590 19,957 16,756 17,859
3550 Expenses 4,491 4,244 6,983 7,325
Total 30,081 24,201 23,739 25,184
TOTAL HEALTH $ 97,656 $ 93,075 $ 121,621 $ 127,210
Sel./Mgr. )
Acc't Expended Expended Appropriated Requested
Number Department or Account Fiscal 1983 Fiscal 1984 Fiscal 1985 Fiscal 1986
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police
3760 Police Officers & Staff - P.S. 403,135 437,385 434,300 456,390
3770 Patrolmen and Sergeants - P.S. 1,126,948 1,201,189 1,276,732 1,282,515
3800 Expenses 183,531 216,039 233,250 227,445
3900 Parking Meter Maintenance 2,499 2,491 3,500 3,500
Total 1,716,113 1,857,104 1,947,782 1,969,850
Fire
4110 Fire Officers & Staff - P.S. 107,816 120,334 121,242 160,755
4120 Fire Dept. Coll. Bargaining Unit - P.S. 1,329,618 1,356,969 1,400,397 1,519,861
4150 Expenses 125,000 122,635 129,560 142,400
Total 1,562,434 1,599,938 1,651,199 1,823,016
Local Disaster Services
4300 Personal Services 0 0 200 200
4350 Expenses 332 479 500 500
Total 332 479 700 700
Inspection
4450 Personal Services 91,521 98,667 102,963 107,652
4500 Expenses 3,085 3,240 4,400 3,600
Total 94,606 101,907 107,363 111,252
TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND
PROPERTY $ 3,373,485 $ 3,559,428 $ 3,707,044 $ 3,904,818
PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. OPERATIONS
Public Works Operating
4900 D.P.W. Collective Bargaining Group - P.S. 1,268,017 1,331,676 1,377,054 1,368,389
Director of Public Works/Eng.
4950 Supervisors and Office Staff - P.S. 380,943 394,021 408,432 402,984
5000 Expenses 9,251 11,941 13,240 21,720
Total 390,194 405,962 421,672 424,704
Engineering
5100 Personal Services 223,370 227,075 234,696 248,725
5150 Expenses 6,251 14,945 9,700 9,000
Total 229,621 242,020 244,396 257,725
Town Building Maintenance
5200 Personal Services 77,672 81,580 99,856 108,973
5250 Expenses 242,616 218,704 237,300 204,150
Total 320,288 300,284 337,156 313,123
Other Public Works Expenses
5400 Highway/Traffic Division 156,659 165,005 217,930 237,100
5450 Road Machinery 216,394 217,479 247,600 256,700
5500 Snow Removal 159,704 170,221 141,200 160,200
5600 Street Lights 322,453 360,000 407,000 407,000
5700 Sewer & Water Maintenance Expenses 179,129 185,631 230,515 233,215
5800 Refuse Collection Contract 550,000 497,715 528,000 808,500
5850 Sanitary Landfill 2,615 1,993 4,000 3,500
6000 Park/Shade Tree Division 95,575 79,227 89,877 104,275
6050 Insect Suppression 4,056 9,593 1,350 1,350
Total 1,686,585 1,686,864 1,867,472 2,211,840
Public Works Jurisdiction - Cemeteries
6400 Expenses 13,232 19,092 15,200 14,950
TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS/ENGINEERING $ 3,907,937 $ 3,985,898 $ 4,262,950 $ 4,590,731
Sel./Mgr. 1
Acc't Expended Expended Appropriated Requested
Number Department or Account Fiscal 1983 Fiscal 1984 Fiscal 1985 Fiscal 1986
HUMAN SERVICES
Veterans Benefits
7100 Personal Services 8,652 9,045 9,518 10,532
7150 Administration 150 156 170 300
7200 Aid & Expenses 3,970 12,384 10,000 10,500
7250 Graves Registration 246 351 200 200
7300 Burial Expenses 0 - 250 250
Total 13,018 21,936 20,138 21,782
Council on Aging
7340 Personal Services 17,298 17,941 18,437 31,321
7360 Expenses 27,644 29,045 34,900 37,450
Total 44,942 46,986 53,337 68,771
Other Human Services
7410 Mystic Valley Mental Health 10,000 1,000 15,000 15,000
7430 Community Services 40,488 44,316 52,064 62,417
Total 50,488 45,316 67,064 77,417
TOTAL HUMAN SERVICES $ 108,448 $ 114,238 $ 140,539 $ 167,970
LIBRARY
7500 Personal Services 498,865 530,294 537,606 568,871
7550 Expenses 167,887 175,709 181,010 188,925
TOTAL LIBRARY $ 666,752 $ 706,003 $ 718,616 $ 757,796
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
7800 Contributory Pension Fund 1,074,163 1,181,172 1,333,450 1,500,000
7810 Pension Funding 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
7825 Non-Contributory Pension Fund 190,000 233,070 204,380 210,000
7850 Expenses 5,850 6,050 6,050 5,955
TOTAL BOARD OF RETIREMENT $ 1,570,013 $ 1,720,292 $ 1,843,880 $ 2,015,955
EDUCATION
7920 Public School - Education 17,592,143 18,234,039 19,152,421 19,920,000
8100 Regional Voc. Tech. High School Assessment 321,691 373,906 332,700 332,000
TOTAL EDUCATION $17,913,834 $18,607,945 $ 19,485,121 $20,252,000
DEBT PAYMENT
8500 Interest on Debt 154,925 151,303 97,468 52,488
8525 Tax & Bond Anticipation Loans 28,076 5,789 50,000 50,000
8550 Maturing Debt 1,050,000 1,029,025 825,000 485,000
TOTAL INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL $ 1,233,001 $ 1,186,117 $ 972,468 $ 587,488
TOTAL GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES $31,517,715 $33,083,974 $ 34,647,488 $36,245,876
ARTICLE 27 SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
SETTLEMENTS
To see if the Town will make appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year, in
addition to those authorized under Article 26 of this warrant, to fund cost
items (a) included in collective bargaining agreements reached between the Town
and employee organizations and (b) resulting from such agreements as they bear
on the Town employee wage and salary plan; determine whether the money shall be
provided by the tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including any
special 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: $367,034
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for salary adjustment for all
Town employees. At press time no contracts for FY86 with the public
employee unions (police, fire, public works) have been settled.
ARTICLE 28 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, or by transfer from available funds, or by any com-
bination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: None 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.
ARTICLE 29 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
FOR AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations to be used in conjunc-
tion 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, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,
or 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: None at press time
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds for capital
improvement project expenditures which exceed the level of appropriation.
ARTICLE 30 RESERVE FUND
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the Reserve Fund as
provided by Section 6 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, and determine whether
the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds,
including the Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus, 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: This is an annual article which requests funds for the
Reserve Fund, from which monies can be voted by the Appropriation
Committee where it feels a requested transfer is either extraordinary or
unforseen thereby saving the delay and expense of a Special Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 31 TAX ANTICIPATION BORROWING
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval
of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the
revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1985, and to issue a note or notes
therefor, payable within one year, in accordance with provisions of General
Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4 as amended and to renew any note or notes as may be
given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of
General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17; or act in any other manner in relation
thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: None
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article which authorizes the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow in
anticipation of taxes.
ARTICLE 32 CONSERVATION FUND
To see if the Town will appropriate an additional sum of money to the
Conservation Fund, established by vote under Article 9 of the Warrant for the
Special Town Meeting held on June 8, 1964, and 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 at the request of the Conservation Commission)
FUNDS REQUESTED: No new funds
DESCRIPTION: This article requests transfer of some remaining balances
from prior years' conservation articles to the Conservation Fund
established in 1964. The fund is generally used to pay the cost of making
appraisals on land, title searches, legal fees and other costs incidental
to land acquisition.
ARTICLE 33 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the unemployment
compensation fund to be used in conjunction with money previously appropriated
for this purpose; 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: $10,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funding for the Unemployment
Compensation Revolving Fund.
ARTICLE 34 WATER MAINS
To see if the Town will vote to install new or replacement water mains and line
and reline 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: $200,000
DESCRIPTION: This article provides for water system improvements to
implement the first phase of recommendations from the water system analysis
conducted by a consultant with funds approved at the 1983 Annual Town
Meeting.
ARTICLE 35 INSTALL DRAINS/WIDENING,
DEEPENING OR ALTERING BROOKS
To see if the Town will vote to install drains in such accepted or unaccepted
streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, including the widening,
deepening or altering the course of brooks, streams and water courses and the
construction of new channels in said other land, in accordance with Chapter 263
of the Acts of 1926, as amended, 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, 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: $15,000
DESCRIPTION: Funds are requested in this article for installation of 500'
of storm drain for Winter Street, a problem area identified in the Town's
drainage master plan.
ARTICLE 36 BROOK CLEANING
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 by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: None.
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for cleaning of streams and
brooks. It is anticipated that projects for Fiscal Year 1986 will be
completed under previously authorized articles and within the operating
budget.
ARTICLE 37 INSTALL CURBING
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install curbing at such
locations as they may determine; appropriate a sum of money for such installa-
tion and 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 by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: None
DESCRIPTION: This is a request for funds to install granite or bituminous
road curbing. No projects are proposed for Fiscal Year 1986.
ARTICLE 38 CONSTRUCT SIDEWALKS
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to construct concrete,
bituminous concrete or other sidewalks where the abutting owner pays one-half of
the cost or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise
acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor;
appropriate a sum of money for such construction and land acquisition, and
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 by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: None
DESCRIPTION: This is a request for funds to construct sidewalks.
No projects are proposed for Fiscal Year 1986.
ARTICLE 39 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 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: None
DESCRIPTION: This article is for sewer construction and system improve-
ments. No projects are proposed for Fiscal Year 1986 beyond those author-
ized at the 1984 Special Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 40 SCHOOL INFILTRATION/INFLOW
REMOVAL
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to remove infiltration and
inflow of storm water from the sewer system which originates from school
building connections; 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 by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $75,000
DESCRIPTION: The Town's infiltration/inflow study identified a number of
sump pumps illegally connected to the sewer system. This article requests
funds for removal of sump pumps located at two schools.
ARTICLE 41 SEWER PUMPING STATION ENERGY
IMPROVEMENTS
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for engineering services for
an energy study of the North Lexington Sewage Pumping Station; 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 by the Board of Selectmen)
AMOUNT REQUESTED: $11,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for an energy profile of the
North Lexington sewage pumping station. Particular emphasis will be placed
on existing pump sizes and operational sequences to determine if pumps are
oversized for present and future flows.
ARTICLE 42 PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purchase by or with
the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Department of Public Works,
and 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: $150,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for new replacement road
equipment. Currently the Town's inventory of equipment is valued
at over $2.6 million.
ARTICLE 43 AUTHORIZATION TO USE CHAPTER
90 FUNDS FOR STREET
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 as funded by Chapter 234
of the Acts of 1984; 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: $500,000
DESCRIPTION: This article authorizes the Town to use its funds in
conjunction with state Chapter 90 Highway funds for improving and upgrading
streets within the Town. This article provides funds for the fiscal year
1986 street resurfacing program.
ARTICLE 44 STREET CONSTRUCTION
AND LANDTAKING
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for street construction and
reconstruction as determined by the Board of Selectmen and to take by eminent
domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in
land necessary therefor; determine whether the money shall be provided in 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: $235,000
DESCRIPTION: This article allows the Town to appropriate a sum of money and
to borrow for the reconstruction of Middle Street.
ARTICLE 45 STREET ACCEPTANCE AND
CONSTRUCTION
To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way and accept the layout of
as a town way the following streets:
(a) Emerald Street from Asbury Street a distance of 400 feet, more or
less, to end;
(b) Garfield Street from Reed Street a distance of 700 feet, more or less,
to Earl Street;
(c) Philip Road from Worthen Road a distance of 1550 feet, more or less,
to Rockville Avenue;
as laid out by the Selectmen, all as shown upon plans on file in the office of
the Town Clerk, dated February 18, 1985, and to take by eminent domain, purchase
or otherwise acquire any fee, easement, or other interest in land necessary
therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said streets
and for land acquisition; determine whether the money shall be provided in 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: $100,000
DESCRIPTION: Funds in the amount of $56,000 were appropriated at the 1984
Annual Town Meeting for the laying out and construction of Emerald Street
(Article 46) . This article would allow for the acceptance of Emerald
Street, the construction and acceptance of Garfield Street and Philip Road,
a subdivision street not built to Town standard which has seriously
deteriorated.
ARTICLE 46 TRAFFIC SIGNAL, MASSACHUSETTS
AVENUE/WALTHAM STREET
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for improving and upgrading
traffic control signals at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Waltham
Street; 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 by the Board of Selectmen)
AMOUNT REQUESTED: $20,000
DESCRIPTION: The present traffic signals at the Massachusetts
Avenue/Waltham Street intersection are considered inadequate. A new
controller and other equipment is proposed to improve the phasing of the
signalization.
ARTICLE 47 TRAFFIC STUDY, SOUTH LEXINGTON
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for engineering services for
a traffic study of streets in the South Lexington area, 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 by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $20,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for a study to project traffic
volumes at a future date when this area will be fully developed under
existing zoning and to recommend appropriate roadway improvements.
ARTICLE 48 TRAFFIC SIGNAL, SPRING STREET/
MARRETT ROAD
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for installing traffic
control signals at the intersection of Spring Street and Marrett Road; 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 by the Board of Selectmen)
AMOUNT REQUESTED: $55,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for signalization and
channelization to improve traffic movement at this intersection.
ARTICLE 49 PARKING LOT OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for parking lot operation and
maintenance in the Town; determine whether the money shall be provided by the
tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including the parking meter fees
account, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in
relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $130,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to continue the program of
parking improvements in the Center business district which was initiated by
Article 63 of the 1981 Annual Town Meeting. Projects for fiscal year 1986
include continued operation of the attendant parking lot at Meriam Street
and beginning a repaving program for Town lots.
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ARTICLE 50 COMMUTER PARKING LOT
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to construct a parking lot at
the Department of Public Works site on Bedford Street; determine whether the
money shall be provided by the tax levy, or 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: None at press time
DESCRIPTION: This article would allow for the construction of an 80-car
parking lot at 201 Bedford Street for the use of commuters whose cars have
been creating congestion problems on neighborhood streets in the vicinity
of the commuter bus stop on Simonds Road at Bedford Street.
ARTICLE 51 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
the tax levy, 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)
FUNDS REQUESTED: None at press time
DESCRIPTION: This article would allow for the acquisition of the 95.4 acre
golf course property; a contiguous 6.2 acre parcel on Cedar Street; and a
9-acre parcel on Bates Road. Negotiations over the terms of such an
acquistion have been ongoing since the 1984 Annual Town Meeting (Arti-
cle 59) . This land was also the subject of an article at the 1984 Special
Town Meeting (Article 2) .
ARTICLE 52 TRANSFER OF TOWN OWNED LAND TO
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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, and authorize the
Selectmen to transfer, 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 52
on Assessors' Property Map 24 (on Valleyfield Street) , and appropriate money
therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by
transfer from available funds, or 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: None
DESCRIPTION: This article would transfer a town-owned lot on Valleyfield
Street that is predominantly low and wet to the Conservation Commission.
ARTICLE 53 PURCHASE AND CONSTRUCTION OF
LIGHTING FOR CENTER #2
SOFTBALL FIELD
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to develop Phase I of a ball
field lighting program for the Center playground as determined by the Recreation
Committee with the approval of the Board of Selectmen; 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 Recreation Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $73,000
DESCRIPTION: Under Phase I, this article requests funds for the purchase
and construction of perimeter lighting for the Center Softball field #2
located at Worthen Road adjacent to the running track. Day to day costs of
operating these lights would be borne by the user. Recreational level
lighting is sought to extend the playing hours and thereby increase the
number of available softball fields by one to two each evening. The demand
for such fields far exceeds the availability of fields. Phase II proposes
to light the adjacent baseball field and will include extending the
lighting to light the soccer area which overlaps the outfield area of the
two ballfields.
ARTICLE 54 DEVELOPMENT OF LINCOLN STREET
RECREATION AREA
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to develop Phase I of Lincoln
Street Recreation Area as determined by the Recreation Committee with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen; 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 Recreation Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $100,000
DESCRIPTION: Passage of this article will provide the funding to commence
work on Phase I of a multi-phased program to construct additional athletic
fields at the Lincoln Street Recreation Area. The land area in Phase I is
the portion of the site closest to Lincoln Street. It is the oldest part
of the dump and the most stable. Fill will be added as needed, then the
area will be regraded, top soil added, fine graded, rolled, loamed and
seeded. The result will provide an area in which two varsity size soccer
fields would be available. It is the intent to design the area so that the
playing fields can be rotated and used for field hockey, lacrosse, soccer,
and football as is required by the athletic programs at the schools and by
the public.
ARTICLE 55 MUNROE SCHOOL BUILDING
MAINTENANCE
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for installing storm windows
in Munroe School; 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: $12,000
DESCRIPTION: Funds are requested under this article for storm windows for
Munroe School to protect the window sash and increase energy efficiency.
ARTICLE 56 WESTVIEW CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the development of
Westview Cemetery, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax
levy or by transfer from available funds, including the Westview Sale of Lots
Fund, 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: This article is for landscaping, fencing and roadways for the
extension of Westview Cemetery. No projects are proposed for fiscal year
1986.
ARTICLE 57 FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to purchase an ambulance for
the Fire Department; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax
levy, or by transfer from available funds, or by borrowing, or by any
combination of these methods; authorize the trade in or sale of the existing
ambulance with the proceeds to be applied to the new ambulance; or act in any
other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
AMOUNT REQUESTED: $50,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to replace the ambulance used by
the Fire Department for emergency medical services and transport. The
present vehicle was placed in service in 1980; the five-year life span was
anticipated. Specialized equipment will be transferred to the new vehicle
from the old, which will be traded in towards the purchase.
ARTICLE 58 LEXPRESS MINI-BUS
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to fund a local transporta-
tion system; authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept and expend funds from
the MBTA in connection therewith and to contract with a private transit company
to provide transportation services; 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 Transportation Advisory Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $162,500
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for the continuing operation of
Lexpress. A subsidy of $60,000 from the MBTA will supplement this
appropriation.
ARTICLE 59 HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to enter into a contract with a
licensed hazardous wastes transport, storage and disposal company to collect and
dispose of residential hazardous wastes; appropriate a sum of money for such
contract and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by
transfer from available funds, by user fees, or by any combination of these
methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $3,500
DESCRIPTION: This is a request for funds to collect household hazardous
wastes in a once-a-year collection. These wastes, including but not
limited to pesticides, paint and cleaning solvents, herbicides, and other
poisons, cannot be legally discarded with other household trash and are
dangerous to the environment if discarded in woods or backyards. Lexington
conducted the first such collection in 1982, and has repeated the program
in subsequent years.
ARTICLE 60 MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES
AUTHORITY
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the cost of the delivery
of water and for sewage collection, disposal and treatment services provided by
the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; 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: $1,000,000
DESCRIPTION: Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1984 transferred the sewer and
water divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) to this new
Authority, which is particularly charged with rebuilding the sewer system
of which Lexington is a part to curtail pollution of Boston Harbor. It has
not yet been determined whether municipal water and sewer charges will
continue to be billed on the "cherry sheet," as had been the case with MDC
costs, or will require separate appropriation under this article.
ARTICLE 61 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: $1,100,000
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 fourth day of February, A.D. , 1985.
.010(Ca// 46,
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A true copy, Attest:
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Constable of Lexington
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CONSTABLE'S RETURN 1985 FEIN 20 PJB] 13
TOWN COX
LEXINGTON, BIAS'S
February 20 . 1985
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 unit in
multiple dwelling houses, apartment buildings, or other buildings in the
Town 12 days before the time of said meeting. (�
Attest: v' S" \ i -- -
tabYe of Lexington
RECEI,rEI)
1985 FEB 20 PH 3 I3
TOWN CLERK
OFFICER' S RETURN LEXINGTON, MASS_
Middlesex, ss: Town of Lexington February 20, 1985
I, this day notified the voters of Lexington of the coming Annual Town
Meeting (Election Day) to be held on the fourth day of March, 1985. I noti-
fied 9,994 inhabitiants of the Town of Lexington Tainted to vote in elections
by mailing them a true attested copy of the Warrant on February 20, 1985,
12 days before the time of siad election.
I have also posted a true and attested copy of this Warrant for the
Annual 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 116 William Diamond Junior High School
7. Precinct #7 Estabrook School
8. Precinct #8 Fire Headquarters
9. Precinct #9 Maria Hastings School
Respectfully submitted,
WXV,_
orge D. Anderson
Constable of Lexington