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D of Contents
Committee Annual Report to the Voters ...........................1 Article 52. Roadway Acceptance Stonewedge Circle..............
dover FY05 General Fund Revenue Projections...................4 Article 53. Roadway Acceptance Webster Woods Lane..........
)rs Rules and Procedures ......................................................7 Article 54. Acceptance of Fee Title and Deeds in Connection .....
laws Affecting Town Meeting ..................................................9 Article 55. Roadway Acceptance Country Club Circle.................
Town Meeting Warrant Article 56. Roadway Acceptance- Delucia Way.........................
Reports of Receipts, Expenditures ....................................10 Supplemental Information
Consent Articles .................................................................10 Recycling Information................................................................
Amend General Fund Appropriation .................................. 11 North Andover Public Schools Budget......................................
Amend Capital Improvement Appropriation ....................... 11 Finance Committee Public Hearing ..........................................
Amend Water Enterprise Fund Appropriation .................... 11 Waste Ban Regulations.............................................................
Amend Sewer Enterprise Fund Appropriation ................... 11 Message From Town Clerk Joyce A. Bradshaw .......................
Amend Stevens Estate at Osgood Hill ................................. 11 Town Meeting Information.........................................................
Prior Years Unpaid Bills ........................................................ 11
Compensation of Elected Officials.....................................12
). General Fund Appropriation Fiscal Year 2005. .................13
1. Capital Improvement Plan Appropriation FY2005..............16
?. Water Enterprise Fund Appropriation FY 2005..................17 From the North Andover Home Rule Charter:
3. Sewer Enterprise Fund Appropriation FY 2005 .................17 9-6-1 The Finance Committee shall ... issue printed recom
t. Stevens Estate at Osgood Hill Enterprise..........................18 tions and detailed explanations on all financial articles incluc
i. Establishment of Revolving Funds.....................................19 Operating Budget and the Capital Improvements Plan in an
3. Appropriation of Funds for Securing Veterans...................20 Finance Committee report, which shall be mailed or distribute
7. Report of the Community Preservation Committee...........21
residences of all registered voters at least ten days prior to the
3. Acquisition of Land - the Land, Open Fields ......................21 uled date of the Annual Town Meeting.
). Acquisition of Land - Lake Front Property ........................22
). Amend Section 8.8 -Adult Use Zone...............................23 The Town Manager shall:
1. Procedure for Review of Proposed Trash Transfer..........23
?. Planning Board Study of Land North of Route 125............28 4-3-2(1) Distribute, or cause to be distributed, copies of the
3. Tax Increment Financing Plan - 1600 Osgood Street......28 and Finance Committee report for all town meetings to the res
t. Petition the General Court to Change the Name.............28 of all registered voters.
i. Amend Town By-laws Chapter 17- Finance.....................29
3. Amend Chapter 59 General Bylaws.................................29 This booklet is that distribution.
7. Petition the General Court-Amend Chapter 2................30
3. Petition the General Court-Amend Chapter 2................30
). Petition the General Court-Amend Chapter 7................30
). Accept Provisions of Chapter 137 (Section 1) .................31
1. Accept the Provisions of MA General Laws.....................31
?. Amend Chapter 115 Section 5.........................................34
3. Petition the Legislature -Amend Town Charter...............34
t. Amend Chapter 170 (Underground Utilities)....................36
i. Petition the General Court-Authorization of Utility ...........37
3. Petition the General Court-Authorization of Utility .........37
7. A Plan for Beaver Control and Associated Bylaw.............37
3. Amend Zoning Bylaw- Section 4.2..................................38
). Amend Zoning Bylaw- Delete Section 8.7 ......................40
). Amend Zoning Bylaw Sections 4.122.................................40
1. Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 9.3....................................41
?. Amend Zoning Bylaw Add New Section 4.3.....................41
3. Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 4.137................................42
t. Amend Zoning Map Parcels fronting Waverley................45
i. Amend the North Andover Zoning Bylaw.........................43
3. Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 3.1 ....................................47
7. Amend the North Andover Zoning Map...........................49
3. Amend Zoning Map - Office Building 1060 Osgood.........49 This document is printed on partially or entirely
). Roadway Acquisitions: Coachman's Lane.......................50 paper, and can be recycled again. For additior
). Roadway Acceptances: Foxwood Drive ..........................51 mation on North Andover's recycling program:
1. Roadway Acceptance:Avery Park Drive .........................51 refer to pages 32 and 33.
ie Voters of North Andover:
ndover's revenues are insufficient to meet the increasing Understanding the School Budget
'providing vital services to the community. Despite con- An important Finance Committee objective was to gain a bett(
Worts to utilize all assets and economize on all expendi- standing of the School Department budget. By statute, Town
e struggle to maintain basic services including Police and approves just one line item for the School Department. For F'
tection, snow plowing and street maintenance,public and number was approximately $30,000,000. While a breakdov
nental health, public education and library access, total number has been available from a variety of sources,
art discusses several current issues and challenges. Since nents of the budget have not always been very clear.
rity of the Town's revenues come from you, the taxpayer, you In July of 2003, we asked for the Superintendent's assistant
d to become educated on the various issues and to attend ing the mystery out' of the School Department's budget. Si
Feting on May 10 to direct your Town government in its actions late summer, a three member Finance Committee subcomm
)ming year. worked with the Superintendent and his staff to gain a bettE
standing of the department's overall budget.
t Change While Town Meeting will still vote on just the total amoun
School Department as part of Article 10, greater explanation
knnual Town Meeting Warrants, the voters were asked to plete detail is offered directly following the Warrant.
an operating budget that was essentially a summary of the vari-
irtments' expenses. This year, a more detailed expense budget
nies Article 10. This detailed budget will be condensed into the External Factors
propriation Motion which follows the Article.
highlight key topics in this introductory section, additional expla- Economic issues continue to create difficulties for the Town
nd recommendations may be found throughout the Warrant. For Andover.
the Finance Committee has offered an explanation for each . The national economic climate has seen significant red
at has a financial impact on the Town. However, in an effort to corporate spending, directly and indirectly reducing corps
:e and to focus more directly on current issues, some of the gen- revenue in North Andover.
inations from past Warrant books have not been reprinted in this
se general explanations may be obtained by asking the Town • State-wide economic woes have reduced Massachuse
a copy of last year's Warrant book or from the Town's web site at ity to return a higher percentage of the state income tE
nofnorthandover.com/F20030415xFinal.pdf Commonwealth's cities and towns.
:e Committee Objectives Debt
ante Committee began its work on the FY05 budget at the Debt is typically used to pay for improvements to a Towr
lent of the May, 2003 Town Meeting. By early summer, we structure. However, every dollar that is spent to service del
I dozens of action items and assigned each to Finance Com- a dollar away from the Town's ability to provide other servicE
embers for completion. dollars spent on debt service have increased in the last sever
Moody's expects that North Andover's "above-average" deb
a process,we agreed to focus on two key elements.The first was will "remain manageable". Standard and Poor's states that th
comprehensive budget to the voters at the May, 2004 Town "debt service carrying charges remain moderate at about 7.4�
The second was to ensure that the FY05 Budget was viewed as government expenditures in fiscal 2003."
meaning that budget information presented would be perceived
cable by taxpayers and Town Meeting participants.
✓e these objectives, considerable effort was given to examin- Using "One Time" Revenues
nyriad of special revenue accounts and revolving funds
f not considered at Town Meeting. These accounts have been With reservations, the Town Manager and the Superintend
ed over time for specific purposes and are not part of the both recommended using reserves to close the gap between
Fund budget. However, they are often an important funding and expenses. The total budget calls for over$1,300,000 to k
ant for many departments. The process required considerable from free cash & special revenue accounts. The School Del
ion on the part of the Town's finance department. budget calls for an amount in excess of $500,000 to be dre
various School Department special revenue accounts. If thes(
was given to developing concise revenue estimates early are not replaced over the next year, there may be another si
fidgeting process. A committee comprised of Finance Com- reduction in services in FY06.
id Finance Department members was established to review
i revenues and fixed expense in order to develop reasonable
s for the FY05 budget. (cc
Dne Time"Revenues, continued... The Impact of Special Education Costs
is been said about using the Town's reserves to supplement Massachusetts Special Education Law requires that school
nues for Fiscal Year 2005. Our reserves are comprised of free accommodate the needs of students with certain disabilities
J the Stabilization Fund. Overuse of our "rainy day" money cases, special needs students are taught with non-special nE
re our Town without needed funds in the future. Since our dents in the traditional classroom environment. Students w
are often equated to a family's savings account, the following significant disabilities may require education in private school
should serve as an eye opener. of North Andover. North Andover is required to pay the to
idover has a $65,000,000 expense budget. That means we transportation for these students from age 3 through age 21.
35,000,000 to provide the current level of service for our citi- Education (Including Special Education)
maintain only$500,000 in our"savings account' is analogous Fiscal Year Dollars % Chan
ily of four with $4,000 per month in bills (a $48,000 annual FY00 (actual) 23,137,667
budget) keeping just$369 in their savings account for emer- FY01 (actual) 25,444,107 10.0%
It is not a responsible position. FY02 (actual) 27,484,107 8.0%
�r, our Town Manager has clearly stated that future free cash FY03 (actual) 29,532,518 7.5%
e predicted. Therefore, we may be using a one-time source of FY04 (est. YE) 29,923,053 1.3%
and an annual expense. FY05 (rec.) 30,315,648 1.3%
Cumulative Change `00 Act'I - `05 Rec. 31.0%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 5.6%
/pact of Fixed Expenses
Special Education
,osts have increased at a much higher pace than the Town's Fiscal Year Dollars % Chan
3. Health insurance premiums, energy costs, and contractual FY00 (actual) 4,676,640
creases are just a few examples. These increases reduce the FY01 (actual) 5,214,580 11.50/
that the Town has available for its operating costs. FY02 (actual) 6,063,132 16.30/
Fixed Costs FY03 (actual) 7,006,956 15.60/
Year Dollars % Change FY04 (est. YE) 7,625,885 8.80/
actual) 10,290,862 FY05 (rec.) 9,169,169 20.20/
ictual) 11,771,251 14.4% 1 Cumulative Change `00Act'I - `05 Rec. 96.10/
actual) 13,969,093 18.7% Compound Annual Growth Rate 14.40/
actual) 15,328,061 9.7%
Budget) 18,944,055 23.6% Education (Excluding Special Education)
'ec.) 19,830,865 4.7% Fiscal Year Dollars % Chan
ative Change `00Act'I - `05 Rec. 92.7% FY00 (actual) 18,461,027
and Annual Growth Rate 14.0% FY01 (actual) 20,229,527 9.60r
FY02 (actual) 21,420,975 5.90r
Municipal Departments FY03 (actual) 22,525,562 5.20r
Year Dollars % Change FY04 (est. YE) 22,297,168 -1.00r
actual) 13,170,518 FY05 (rec.) 21,146,479 -5.20r
actual) 13,522,722 2.7% Cum. Change `00 Act'I - `05 Rec. 14.50r
actual) 14,157,604 4.7% Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.80r
actual) 14,892,393 5.2%
Budget) 14,632,717 -1.7% Department Challenges
ative 14,945,633 Rec. 2.10/0 Every department in North Andover has been stretched to
�tive Change 00 Act'l - 05 Rec. 13.5/o Reduced department funding will result in reduced departn
and Annual Growth Rate 2.6% vices or increases in user fees. Examples include:
rty Tax Increases • Library closed on Sundays (started in FY04).
• DPW unable to maintain playing fields (FY05).
<payers have seen significant property tax increases over the • Curtailment of street sweeping and brush cutting by DP\P
oral years, it should be noted that the majority of these increas- • User fees for athletic programs in schools (started in FYC
i result of Proposition 2%2 debt exclusion that were passed • Limited ability to monitor construction of roadways associ
much-needed improvements to the Towns infrastructure. In with new growth
the Community Preservation Act which funds open-space
on, affordable housing, and historic preservation is funded (c(
a 3% surcharge on property taxes.
Recycling Foundation for the Future
is been a great deal of discussion regarding our Town's solid North Andover is treading water. We cannot simply wi
;posal and recycling programs. North Andover's Solid Waste rescued by a strengthening economy. Such a rescue F
Committee (SWAC) has clearly identified that significant means more state aid. Reliance on increased state fundi►
nay be realized if North Andover citizens adhere to Common- the forward-thinking strategy that our Town needs to
Massachusetts recycling laws. financially stable in the future. Nor is it a realistic stra
future allocation strategies will likely direct a higher per
suggest that North Andover discards much more waste and of state aid to less affluent communities.
on a much smaller scale than similar communities. While
e changes take time, it is suggested that a basic education North Andover needs to pour all of its resources into de►
cliance program begin immediately. SWAC has suggested that a broad, wide-ranging plan to stimulate a commercial ti
our trash collection vendor to stop picking up visible cardboard While some progress has been made, it has clearly n
✓e our community $85,000 annually. This is only the first step, comprehensive in nature.
Much more needs to be done in order to reduce our solid
sts and ensure compliance with Commonwealth laws. Since the fall of 2001, North Andover's Planning Departn
employed five different Town Planners (including consulta
three different Planning Assistants. Such turnover suggests
department needs greater resources to get the job done. Th(
ig the Snow & Ice Removal Budget mended FY05 budget begins this process by increasing a
)unting regulations in Massachusetts permit communities to support position to full-time.
imate the cost of snow and ice removal. Over the last several Without a strong planning department, one cannot envisior
crth Andover has budgeted $309,442 while the average cost plan, complete with development & implementation stratec
last five years has been $661,109.A credible budget is one investing money and resources on planning is short-sighted.
onably forecasts expenses. Therefore the Finance commit- ing services today in other departments will allow North An
amends the Snow & Ice Removal budget for FY05 be set at build a stronger financial base in the future, our Town's polic
?. While the amount does not fully fund the five-year average, should very carefully consider such an undertaking.
�p in the right direction.
siaion 2% Overrides Conclusion
For the third consecutive year, the budgeting process has bE
Town core facilities, such as the police station, the fire station lenging. Everyone involved has worked diligently to ensure tl'
i hall are in serious disrepair or require significant improve- Andover utilizes funding from all possible sources while
operate properly in today's environment. Given our current greater efficiency. Maintaining or improving services has be(
c situation, it is unlikely that the Town will be able to afford forefront of the budget process. Unfortunately, expenses are
Iditions through its operating budget. As a result, the Town ing at a much faster rate than is the funding to support ther
has recommended that improvements to these facilities be are no clear, immediate solutions to this problem.
trough debt exclusions. It is currently contemplated that one
oject will be initiated each year under the assumption that
II approve a debt exclusion each year. Without override fund-
inlikely that any major town project will be affordable without Respectfully Submitted,
North Andover Finance Committee
sacrificing town services.
Jack Watkins, Chairman
Keith Mitchell, Vice-Chairman Bernice Fink
Michael Batsimm Mark Nichols
Melinda Coppa Paula Porten
Stephen Dawe Paul Stewart
rth Andover Finance Committee, constituted as required by Massachusetts law and the North Andover Home Rule Charter, cor
;e group of citizens appointed by the Town Moderator to learn about, explain, and make recommendations on all aspects of m
on behalf of the Town's residents.
h Andover FY05 General Fund Revenue Projections
)ril 7, 2004)
rn receives revenues from many sources: taxes, fees, State Below is a list of all the revenues projected for FY05 that are
eral aid, grants, etc. Some revenues are unrestricted and go to the General Fund. This list has been examined by a numL
o the General Fund (for example, property taxes). Other rev- ferent knowledgeable groups and updated as new informs
'e restricted by law or by the terms of their grant and go directly become available. These projections will continue to change
designated purpose (e.g., the library grant). Some revenues the time it is printed and the Town Meeting, an update will be
ocular fiscal year come from monies saved up in prior years that time. The revenues will then continue to change as Ste
me transfers from Special Revenue Funds) or from revenues finalized and as FY05 plays itself out. Predicating the future PE
e in higher than expected or expenditures that were less than impossible, but this list represents the best information now I
J (e.g., Free Cash). the Finance Committee.
:neral Fund FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY05 Projected - FY04
e Projections Actual Budget Projected Budget
Ty axes
Levy from Prior Year 38,202,126 40,136,461 1,934,335 5.1%
Increment 955,053 1,003,412 48,358 5.1%
=rom New Growth 979,282 900,000 -79,282 -8.1%
xclusions net of reimbursements 4,925,210 3,950,430 -974,780 -19.8%
tal Property Taxes 41,086,830 45,061,671 45,990,303 928,631 2.1%
k Tax 34,017
284,603
tal Property Taxes 41,405,450 45,061,671 45,990,303 928,631 2.1%
eceipts
)hicle Excise 3,537,844 3,577,898 3,613,677 35,779 1%
Tax Excise 11,019 1,500 8,000 6,500 433%
imal Excise 0 1,000 0 -1,000 -100%
s & Interest
Interest on Prop. Tax 103,216 103,000 105,575 2,575 3%
Interest on Tax Title 111,926 130,000 140,000 10,000 8%
ider -54 0 0 0
tificates 94,365 60,000 45,000 -15,000 -25%
�r Demand Fee 1,175 1,200 1,200 0 0%
t in Lieu of Taxes 29,269 29,900 29,900 0 0%
mmunity Solid Waste Fees 1,116,585 1,177,975 1,256,000 78,025 7%
ice Service 533,359 609,500 610,000 500 0%
r Misc. Fees 850 0 0 0
-'ees 4,321 4,200 0 -4,200 -100%
G 16,734 17,050 17,391 341 2%
ark Fees 29,378 22,000 22,000 0 0%
t Fees 0 8,000 8,000
ation Fees 791 1,000 2,000 1,000 100%
I Board Filing Fees 17,715 36,000 25,350 -10,650 -30%
ees 3,296 2,500 2,000 -500 -20%
g Inspection Fees 662,553 501,650 690,000 188,350 38%
g Inspection Fees 65,174 56,567 63,000 6,433 11%
it Inspection Fees 85,167 82,384 100,000 17,616 21%
g Fees 33,217 57,250 58,000 750 1%
and Measures Fees 0 4,000 4,000 0 0%
)epartment Fees 44,673 7,875 28,000 20,125 256%
ad)
Fees appropriated at November 2003 Special Town Meeting
g Inspection Fees originally budgeted at$401,650, increased to $501,650 early in FY04.
:neral Fund FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY05 Projected - FY04
a Projections Actual Budget Projected Budget
aceipts (continued)
Revenue
Dept. Rentals 19,157 20,500 0 -20,500 -100%
Reimbursement 66,525 60,000 70,000 10,000 17%
)ept. Miscellaneous 3,308 0 0 0
Revenue
pines 8,606 7,200 7,200 0 0%
on
Beach Receipts 30,009 47,000 40,000 -7,000 -15%
eceipts 0
apt. Revenue 17,798 0 0 0
�rvices Receipts 0 8,000 0 -8,000 -100%
r Dept. Revenue 2,813 500 1,500 1,000 200%
Board Receipts 3,289 3,000 33,000 30,000 1000%
)%Administration Fee 46,685 22,000 30,000 8,000 36%
isc. Revenue 504 500 500 0 0%
Revenue 949 0 0 0
m Box Permit Fees 0 10,000 0 -10,000 -100%
er Lease 0 27,600 55,200 27,600 100%
ense Misc. Revenue 2,379 2,000 2,000 0 0%
Benefits Receipts 11,050 12,519 12,895 376 3%
s/Permits 0
cense 57,290 66,800 80,000 13,200 20%
Bohol License 4,910 3,780 3,600 -180 -5%
ense 2,050 2,300 2,000 -300 -13%
Miscellaneous 4,055 0 0 0
to Carry Firearms 3,415 1,000 6,000 5,000 500%
nits 42,798 40,000 40,000 0 0%
ermits 8,315 15,500 15,500 0 0%
,nits 14,883 15,000 15,000 0 0%
� Boating License 3,540 1,000 1,000 0 0%
'orfeits
Fines 12,126 12,700 13,000 300 2%
les 100,791 109,000 109,000 0 0%
arm Fine 2,875 5,000 5,000 0 0%
ent Income 0
General 468,449 300,000 410,000 110,000 37%
)n-Recurring 0
g Incentive 12,712 0 0 0
199,195 0 0 0
I Education Circuit Breaker Aid 0 390,000 0 -390,000 -100%
al Local Receipts 7,653,049 7,667,348 7,781,488 114,140 2%
d Operating Transfers
from Police Grant 153,043 50,000 0 -50,000 -100%
from Wheelabrator Trash monies 0 92,500 0 -92,500 -100%
s from Special Revenue 0 89,080 0 -89,080 -100%
s from Stevens Estate Enterprise 72,000 91,900 85,959 -5,941 -7%
s from Sewer Enterprise 188,000 198,500 209,488 10,988 6%
s from Water Enterprise 475,000 437,000 601,277 164,277 38%
s from Stabilization Fund 448,000 0 0 0
Overlay 313,756 300,000 0 -300,000 -100%
al Interfund Operating Transfers 1,649,799 1,258,980 896,724 -362,256 -29%
:ate law must go directly to Schools to reimburse for cost of maintenance of buildings rented.
N go through a School Special Revenue Fund in partial reimbursement of certain unusually high Special Education costs
:neral Fund FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY05 Projected - FY04
e Projections Actual Budget Projected Budget
iernmental - State Aid - Cherry Sheet'
ons: Vets, Blind & Surviving Spouses 32,132 34,949 36,901 1,952 6%
ons: Elderly 34,136 32,132 38,654 6,522 20%
Benefits 35,956 29,087 44,267 15,180 52%
areer Incentive 138,763 148,825 144,564 -4,261 -3%
al Assistance 128,562 120,549 120,549 0 0%
yid 1,744,631 1,635,892 1,635,892 0 0%
d Polling Hours 3,288 0 0 0
vned Land 180,569 144,559 144,766 207 0%
70 Aid 4,889,300 3,911,440 3,911,440 0 0%
School 0 3,035 0 -3,035 -100%
Tuition Assessment Reimbursement 0 0 825 825
3uilding Assistance 2,120,119 2,098,918 2,120,119 21,201 1%
al Intergovernmental 9,307,456 8,159,386 8,197,977 38,591 1%
ineous Revenue
)e Stabilization Fund 50,000 50,000 747,180 697,180 1394%
emium 231,834 0 440,000 440,000
sh 622,100 1,427,386 1,250,381 -177,005 -12%
al Miscellaneous Revenue 903,934 1,477,386 2,437,561 960,175 65%
Fund Total 60,919,688 63,624,771 65,304,053 1,679,281 3%
hange vs. Prior Year 5,247,412 2,705,083 1,679,281
Change 9.43% 4.44% 2.64%
projections are current as of 4/7/2004, when this publication went to press, and are subject to change as new
tion becomes available.
All Other
3%
Free Cash used from FY03
2% Property Taxes
State Aid 70%
(Cherry Sheet)
13%
Local
Receipts
12%
% moderator, elected in accordance with the provisions of 2-6-2 The Town Clerk shall make copies of the simplified rul(
6, shall preside at all sessions of the town meeting. able for distribution to those requesting them, to new voter,
time of registration, and to those in attendance at all session
Rules of parliamentary procedure in simplified form shall be town meeting.
d by the moderator and shall annually be included in the
Committee report. North Andover Home Rule
owing are the Moderator's simplified rules of parliamen- 5. All remarks should be addressed to the moderator (althoL
cedure and an explanation of various aspects of our North ously all are listening). Direct interrogation of previous sp(
r Town Meeting, not permitted.
n Meeting Rules of 6. An amendment(changing the main motion) can be offered d
course of debate, and will change the discussion to consider
amentary Procedure posed amendment (only). Specific wording of any proposec
ment should be made available to the moderator and town cl
ified Form)
7. While deliberation and debate are fundamental to Town ME
s of North Andover's open Town Meeting are based upon the due course it will become apparent that voters have receive
> established by the citizenry of New England communities, tial information, and are ready to act. There has been no esi
legislators of their local governments. More than 250 Massa- parliamentary method of suppressing debate; voter reactior
towns conduct"open town meeting", wherein each registered moderator's guidance tend to discourage repetitious staterr
attendance has an equal voice in the decision making process.
parliamentary rulings within our meetings are made by the 8. Votes are taken by various methods — voice (Ayes and
or, using Massachusetts General Laws, the North Andover "show of hands", or a counted vote. For other than a coun
North Andover By-Laws, and local tradition as the basis for seven (7) voters may doubt the announced vote by rising ar
�cisions. Although not formally adopted for North Andover's ing in place; such doubt will cause a counted vote to be take
the book"Town Meeting Time,A Handbook of Parliamentary 9 Most issues will be decided by a simple majority of thos,
blished by the Massachusetts Moderators'Association, often issues requiring a two-third (2/3), four-fifth (4/5), or other
guidance for unusual situations. Roberts Rules, more suited will be clearly identified to the meeting.
rly recurring meetings of an established board, are not applied.
�etings of Massachusetts towns are similar, but not identical;
litions can significantly affect local proceedings. North Ando-
eting procedures are intended to present questions clearly to A Glossary of Town Meeting Terms:
s, with minimal confusion, for their decision.
Town Meeting -A duly-called meeting in which all registered vote
orth Andover Town Meeting: gible to participate. It is the Town's legislature, where fiscal iss
ing changes, by-law amendments, and other matters affecting
first action required after the announcement of any Article on are decided. A regular (Annual) Meeting is held each May 1
/leeting's Warrant is that a Main Motion be proposed, before issues for the fiscal year starting in July.A(Special)Town MeE
assion and debate can begin. The sponsors of an article, or town be called at other times, to deal with issues that cannot wait for
�s with recommendations, are likely sources of a main motion. Annual Meeting; a Special Town Meeting is called by the Sele
one wishing to address the meeting should seek the attention petition of two hundred (200)voters will cause one to be callec
moderator when no other speaker has the floor. Public micro- Warrant - Public notice of business to be considered at Town
ies are available, where a speaker seeking to be recognized It is publicly posted throughout the Town, sets a time ai
all out"Mr. Moderator..." for the meeting, and contains one or more articles. The w
recognized by the moderator, a speaker is normally limited opened by the Selectmen for article submission prior to tl
�e (5) minutes to address the meeting on the current article. ing, and closed well in advance of the meeting.
options (for extended time) can be granted by a vote of the Article - Definition of an issue to be decided at the meeting. I
ring, or by prior arrangement with the moderator, particularly matters are described in articles so that all voters are w
ual displays will be used (See `A Special Note on Visual Pre- potential action to be taken. The scope of each article
ations', below). Questions are welcome, as well as statements bounds of actions that may be taken.Articles are submitted
irsing a position. agencies, or citizen petitions of ten (10) at annual meeting,
i speaker should introduce him/herself, using name and street hundred (100) at special meetings.
ass the first time speaking at any session of Town Meeting. (cc
:ing as attorney or paid agent for another, that should be dis-
�d at the start of any remarks.
)tion - Required under the article (and within its scope) for Other Players -The following participants have strong intere:
ieeting to act. It may be as simple as "To adopt the article, as assuring the meeting's success. They will propose issues
)d in the warrant' or a more complex action, as long as the ply information to the voters:
e's scope is not exceeded.A main motion should be made and
nded for discussion to proceed; a favorable recommendation School Committee,
the Finance Committee will be taken as a main motion, made Town Manager,
Seconded. Whenever possible, affirmative (rather than nega- Superintendent of Schools,
main motions are preferred to avoid confusion. Town Accountant,
nents - May be offered to a main motion, debated and accept- Department Heads, and Town Committees.
rejected. Complex amendments should be submitted to the
)rator in writing. Individual amendments will be considered in Supporting Casts - The following staff supply the necessary
amendments to amendments are discouraged. The resultant to conduct a meeting of this size:
;ibly amended) main motion will ultimately be voted upon.
Registrars of Voters,
ideration - Of action under an article may be proposed only Voter Check-in Clerks,
The option is useful when inter-dependent decisions are to be Counters,
under separate articles; it is dangerous when introduced after Public Safety Officer, and
d-fought decision has been made, and there has been a change Facilities Manager of the building used.
audience. Introducing a motion to reconsider immediately after
'd-fought decision, with the expectation of its defeat, will effec-
lock out future reconsideration.
A Special Note on Visual Presentations
ment - To another date and place certain may be proposed
toted to recess the meeting to a future session. Prior to the 2003 Annual Town Meeting, any speaker at Town
was allowed up to fifteen (15) minutes to present material, if
Lion - Is the final act of a meeting.All issues will have concluded, presentation was involved. Because of an increasing number
uture discussion will require another warrant for another meeting. presentations, together with decreasing patience of many To%
ing attendees, it is planned that different rules will apply thi:
more than the nominal five (5) minutes is required:
ayers Visual presentations by Town agencies, with similar recor
The ultimate decision makers. Voted decisions are binding on tions on an article, will be consolidated into a single pres
ntire Town, including its elected officials. That presentation, coordinated with the moderator at IE
week prior to a town meeting, may exceed 15 minutes
:or- Elected, responsible for the conduct of the meeting. Par- reduce the time needed for multiple presentations.
,ntary rulings, conducting of the debate, and voting are vested
j in the Moderator. Visual presentations by citizens or citizen groups must
coordinated with the moderator at least one week prior t
lerk - Appointed by the Town Manager, responsible for dis- meeting. The moderator will encourage consolidation of K
:ing notice of any Town Meeting, keeping all public records tion material, to benefit the attending voters, and to ach
ciated with meetings, and producing the final recorded minutes ance during the debate.
ttions voted. The Town Clerk's minutes are the only tangible
t of much thoughtful debate, and voting; they are used in formal One picture is worth one thousand words."—should be the
tment of local laws. principle of visual presentations. Any information that is L
be conveyed easily in verbal form (maps, images, graphs)
en - Elected, responsible for calling the meeting and ordering candidate for visual display, improving the deliberations.
Tarrant. This executive board is often authorized by the meeting Any visual display must be able to be easily viewed by all a
t in the Town's behalf between Town Meetings.
at Town Meeting. (If a display cannot be seen beyond the
Committee-Appointed by the Moderator, responsible for rec- rows of the audience, it is not acceptable for use.) Technic
ending on financial and often other articles. This cross-section tance and arrangements for display equipment can be co(
zens has the opportunity to investigate articles proposed to the with the Town Clerk or Moderator, preferably at least o
ing and make independent recommendations. before the meeting. Computer, projectors and screens
able; use of an overhead projector is discouraged.
g Board - Appointed by the Town Manager, responsible for
nistering the Town's Zoning By-law. This board is required to
hearings and make recommendations on articles which effect
ig or environmental issues. ���
ounsel - The Town's Attorney, appointed by the Selectmen.
isel will make legal ruling, and advise the meeting, as needed.
,sy Issues: Town Bylaws Affecting Town Meeting
ess the meeting with new information, to persuade undecided 59-1. Adjournment - When a Town Meeting shall be adjoL
is. Re-iterating old information as a show of support takes time a time certain that is more than fourteen (14) days from the
foes little to affect the outcome of a vote. adjournment, the Town Clerk shall cause notice of the time ar
of such adjourned meeting to be duly posted in three (3) or me
se refrain from applause or negative jeers during discussion. lic places in each precinct in the Town two (2) days at least be
time of holding said adjourned meeting, which notice shall alsi
ity in remarks shows respect for the value of your neighbor's state the business to come before such meeting.
The most persuasive statements at Town meeting are often 59.2. Quorum - There is no quorum requirement for Annual
post succinctly stated, retaining the audience's full attention. cial Town Meetings.
tion at Town Meeting is an American tradition, one which differ- 59.3. Reconsideration Vote - Unless the Moderator shall of
New England towns from other regions and from larger cities. rule, for reasons which he shall state to the meeting, no
s made by these meetings are somehow more satisfying than motion for reconsideration of any action taken by any Town I
legated to elected boards or paid staff. Help maintain this tradi- shall be entertained during that meeting or any adjourned
ining with neighbors to discuss the issues. We will respect the thereof.
your time and participation. 59.4. Secret Ballots - Upon motion duly made and secondec
Annual or Special Town Meeting, and upon the affirmative vote of
:harles A. Salisbury, twenty-five percent(25%)of the voters present at said Annual or
own Moderator Town Meeting shall be voted upon by Australian (Secret) Ballot.
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Town of North Andover
Annual Town Warrant
May 10, 2004
IONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX, SS.
r of the Constables of the Town of North Andover:
TINGS:
ime of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in compliance with Chapter 39 of the General Laws, as amended, and our North
Maws and requirements of the Town Charter, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of North And
ified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the newly built North Andover High School on Monday May 10, 2004, at 7:00 PM then an(
i the following articles:
1. Reports of Receipts, Expenditures and Article 2. Consent Articles.
iI Committees.
To see if the Town will vote the following consent articles or to
the Town will vote to accept the reports of receipts and expen- other action related thereto:
s presented by the Selectmen in the 2003 Annual Town Report
Bar the reports of any special appointed committees. A. Authorization of the Town Manager or Superinte�
Schools Regarding Contracts in Excess of Three Years.
Board of Selectmen dance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws
nendations: 30B, Section 12(b), to authorize the Town Manager or the
f Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable Action tendent of Schools to solicit and award contracts for terms e
three years, including any renewal, extension or option, pr
each instance the longer term is determined to be in the be:
of the Town by vote of the Board of Selectmen or the School
tee, as appropriate; or to take any other action relative therel
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B. Authorization to Accept Grants of Easements. To ;
the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee to acce
of easements for water, drainage, sewer, roadway and utilit)es on terms and conditions the Board and Committee deE
best interest of the town; or to take any other action relative
�4q
C. Authorization to Grant Easements. To authorize tl•
� JIIII of Selectmen and the School Committee to grant easer
water, drainage, sewer, roadway and utilit ypurposes on tE
conditions the Board and Committee deem in the best it
the Town; or to take any other action relative thereto.
Board Of SE:
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Recommendations:
Board of Selectmen: .............................................. FavorablE
3. Amend General Fund Appropriation For Article 6. Amend Sewer Enterprise Fund
Year 2004. Appropriation For Fiscal Year 2004.
the Town will vote to amend the General Fund Appropriation To see if the Town will vote to amend the Sewer Enterprise Fur
I Year 2004 as voted under Article 12 of the 2003 Annual Town priation for Fiscal Year 2004 as voted in Article 16 of the 200
or to take any other action relative thereto. Town Meeting; or take any other action relative thereto; or to
other action relative thereto.
Board of Selectmen
nendations: Board of Se
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Recommendations:
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town I
Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town I
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
to transfer from accounts with surpluses to accounts with FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: See explanation with/
for FY 2004, an action taken to move monies to where they
✓ known to be required and to reduce or eliminate the need to Article 7. Amend Stevens Estate at Osgood F
Dficits into the FY 2005 budget. The actual amounts involved
)resented at Town Meeting. Enterprise Fund Appropriation For Fiscal Year
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Steven's Estate at Os
Enterprise Fund Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2004 as voted in Art
! 4. Amend Capital Improvement the 2003 Annual Town Meeting; or take any other action relative t
priation For Fiscal Year 2004.
Board of Se
the Town will vote to amend the General Fund Appropriation Recommendations:
I Year 2004 as voted underArticle 13 of the 2003 Annual Town Board of Selectmen: ...........................To be Made at Town I
and amended under Article 2 of the November 17, 2003 Spe- Finance Committee:............................To be Made at Town I
i Meeting; or to take any other action relative thereto.
Board of Selectmen FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: See explanation with/
nendations:
f Selectmen: ...........................To be Made at Town Meeting
Committee:............................To be Made at Town Meeting Article 8. Prior Years Unpaid Bills.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, trap:
;E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: See explanation with Article 3. available funds or otherwise provide a sum or sums of mone
purpose of paying unpaid bills of prior years of the Town; or to
5. Amend Water Enterprise Fund other action relative thereto.
priation For Fiscal Year 2004.
Board of Se
the Town will vote to amend the Water Enterprise Fund Appro- Recommendations:
for Fiscal Year 2004 as voted in Article 15 of the 2003 Annual Board of Selectmen: ...........................To be Made at Town I
aeting; or take any other action relative thereto; or take any Finance Committee:............................To be Made at Town I
Lion relative thereto.
FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
Board of Selectmen
nendations: Any prior year bills brought forward before Town Meeting
f Selectmen: ...........................To be Made at Town Meeting included in this Article.
Committee:............................To be Made at Town Meeting
This type of Article has a special voting requirement of 4/5tf
;E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: See explanation with Article 3. Annual Meeting:
MGL Chapter 44: Section 64. Payment of bills incurred in e)�
appropriations.
Any town or city having unpaid bills of previous fiscal years
in the case of a town, at an annual meeting by a four fifths
at a special meeting by a nine tenths vote, of the voters pres
voting at a meeting duly called, ... appropriate money to p,
bills; ...
! 9. Compensation of Elected Officials. 3. Elected officials qualify for a pension, albeit a very small or
the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of the 4. Elected officials who have enrolled in the pension plan ai
)fficers of the Town, as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 served North Andover for two full terms (six years) qualify
assachusetts General Laws as follows: retired employees health insurance benefit. Currently under tl
the Town pays 90% of premiums from the age of 55 through
)f Selectmen/Licensing Commissioners, per per- From age 65 onward, the Town pays 75% of the premiums.
r annum $2,000
'nan, per annum, in addition $300 It should be noted that if a stipend (#1, above) is paid, Massa(
Committee, per person, per annum $2,000 General Law requires that elected officials qualify for the oth
benefits. If the stipend is not paid, officials qualify for non(
'nan, per annum, in addition $300 benefits.
tor, For Annual Town Meeting $100
Bch Special Town Meeting $50 Massachusetts law has created a difficult situation for Towns.
officials work diligently on behalf of the Town and should be
Board of Selectmen to compensation while serving their terms of office. However
nendations: insurance premiums paid by the Town during an official's rei
f Selectmen Favorable Action could easily exceed $100,000. While concerned over potenti
Committee:............................................... Favorable Action liabilities, the Finance Committee supports reasonable and e
compensation for elected officials. Currently, an elected offi(
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: chooses not to participate in the heath insurance program re(
stipend of $2,000. An elected official who does choose to pa
*e four elements in the compensation program for elected officials: in the plan can receive the $2,000 stipend and $12,375.2c.
plan) in additional benefits from the Town. Total compensz
annual stipend ranges from $100 per year for the Town Mod- the latter official is $14,375.29 or 718% more than the former
o $2,300 per year for the Chairs of the Board of Selectmen We urge the Town to seek methods to eliminate inequities in
School Committee. compensation as well as in health insurance retirement ben
elected officials.
ted officials are afforded access to North Andover's health
ce benefits. Currently, the annual cost to the Town for an indi-
ilan is $4,886.78. For a family, the annual cost is $12,375.29.
Jorth Andover's plan is self-funded, additional costs may be
i by the Town as a result of medical issues.
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10. General Fund Appropriation Fiscal Year 2005.
the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from avail-
Is or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the purpose
g the General Fund for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2004
rig June 30, 2005; or to take any other action thereto.
Board of Selectmen
iendations:
F Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable Action
Committee:............................................... Favorable Action
al Fund FY05 RECOMMENDATIONS
priations DEPARTMENT TOWN SELECTMEN
FY03 FY04 REQUESTS MANAGER TOWN MANAGER
ACTUAL BUDGET (12/15/2003) (2/10/04) FINANCE COMMITTEE
I Government 2,074,529 2,244,322 2,891,878 2,291,997 2,;
>afety 7,051,787 7,201,109 8,280,613 7,439,708 7,'
Department 29,617,044 29,923,053 33,117,300 30,315,648 30,;
al Schools 187,744 82,980 86,390 86,390
Building Committee 20,797 26,941 26,941 26,941
'Yorks 4,317,316 3,839,974 4,334,272 3,905,776 3,'
Human Services 702,582 656,715 751,706 633,803
& Recreation 746,180 650,597 808,791 674,349 1
,rvice 6,838,077 8,593,433 8,784,410 8,784,410 8,'
ee Benefits 6,751,165 8,233,860 8,663,450 8,663,450 81:
Insurance 290,082 278,400 308,041 308,041
& Reserves 125,000 296,502 250,000 250,000
;sessments 801,441 1,046,939 1,311,633 1,311,633 1,
wn Meeting Appropriation 59,523,743 63,074,825 69,615,425 64,692,146 641'
a possibility that these recommendations may change before town meeting, as additional information becomes availal
nary, an update will be handed out at town meeting.
;E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: bigger picture. This year the big picture is presented in the
Committee Report at the front of this book. Further, in an
gat majority of our Town's annual operating budget is in this economize and to focus more directly on current issues, mar
Fund Appropriation. This, plus the capital projects budget and general or detailed explanations from past Warrant books f
�rprise appropriations for Water, Sewer, and the Stevens Estate, been reprinted in this one. The explanations from last year
ie spending appropriations the Town will use to operate for the obtained by asking the Town Clerk for a copy of the May 20
fiscal year, July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, "FY05". rant book, or from the Town's website at www.townofnorft
en's revenues and expenses must be made to balance.The Town's com/F20030415xFinal.pdf.
neral Fund revenue collections for FY05, as fully detailed in the In this General Fund Appropriation article explanation we r
Committee's Report at the beginning of this book, are projected to lowed the maxim that "a picture is worth a thousand wor(
)53,672.To balance the budget,the Finance Committee reluctantly although the relevant ratio of words to tables has yet to be ma
ends that we use$1,250,381 out of the Town's General Fund net cally determined, present the detailed budget line items in s
rom last year("free cash"),which was certified at$1,662,277.The format that relates exactly to the recommended General Func
n meeting appropriation amount above, plus the Overlay Reserve table above. The two pages that follow provide increased c
as set by the Board of Assessors at$400,000 for FY05 tax abate- each of the appropriation line items listed above; each of th
.xactly match the total revenues identified, $65,304,053. lines is a subtotal of a group of detail lines in what follows.
in of North Andover exists to serve its residents. The proposed The budget shown above is in a particular format with thirteer
attempt to provide the best balance of services to all residents priation line items'. Although the responsible Town official c
ivironment where revenues are not sufficient to provide all can move money within an appropriation line item, only Tow
services.As a town and an employer in the state of Massachu- ing can move money between appropriation line items or apr
e Town also has certain state, federal, and contractual responsi- money from revenues to an appropriation line item.
must fulfill.As a necessary support to providing direct services
sidents, the Town has certain indirect costs of administration, The motion on this Warrant Article will be to approve the b
3t comply with a plethora of state and federal mandates. the format and level of detail as shown in the table above, the
appropriation line items. There is additional information give
Reports the Finance Committee has attempted to explain in on the composition of each appropriation line item within that
,ery part of every line item in the budget, with the result that the but that additional information is neither a part of the Article n
tions were lengthy and it was becoming difficult to see the original Motion, only of the Finance Committee's explanation.
Committee Explanation of Article 10. General Fund Appropriation Fiscal Year 2005, continued...)
al Fund FY05 RECOMMENDATIONS
priation Details DEPARTMENT TOWN SELECTMEN
FY03 FY04 REQUESTS MANAGER TOWN MANAGER
ACTUAL BUDGET (12/15/2003) (2/10/04) FINANCE COMMITTEE
Government
)derator 150 150 150 150
on/Town Manager 241,258 207,175 216,003 217,473
Ivn Manager/HR 90,966 87,159 91,919 90,159
&Administration 61,938 80,072 79,600 82,800
countant 157,613 141,016 151,389 156,339
Committee 8,912 11,500 11,500 11,500
�r/Collector 221,707 256,657 268,627 250,466
Auditing 23,869 40,000 46,000 46,000
ig 286,134 354,473 464,894 311,689
207,019 193,750 220,000 200,000
iI Information Systems 178,723 179,313 279,646 229,140
ark 229,485 241,332 290,107 264,099
city Development 200,499 217,203 227,946 231,996
I Board 69,274 56,405 94,898 83,687
ation Commission 79,402 83,855 82,156 84,456
'Appeals 17,581 19,262 32,043 32,043
iI Salary Reserve 75,000 335,000 0
al 2,074,529 2,244,322 2,891,878 2,291,997 2
>a
epartment 3,334,083 3,380,035 3,815,153 3,542,691 3
iartment 3,492,597 3,597,219 4,227,753 3,656,032 3
)nal Services 209,591 208,152 221,822 224,850
icy Management 15,516 15,703 15,885 16,135
al 7,051,787 7,201,109 8,280,613 7,439,708 7
on
)epartment- Regular Education 22,758,442 22,550,530 24,310,131 21,508,479 21
)epartment- SpEd In-District 3,924,463 4,382,180 4,832,554 4,832,554 4
)epartment- SpEd Out-of-District 2,934,139 2,990,343 3,974,615 3,974,615 3
)epartment Subtotal 29,617,044 29,923,053 33,117,300 30,315,648 30
I Schools 187,744 82,980 86,390 86,390
3uilding Committee 20,797 26,941 26,941 26,941
al 29,825,585 30,032,974 33,230,631 30,428,979 30
'Yorks
tration 214,391 273,345 335,191 296,241
Sidewalks 495,645 571,149 639,845 641,050
rite (Trash) Collection 517,273 553,500 589,000 589,000
rite (Trash) Disposal 000 1,933,200 1,933,200 1
Tip Fee Mitigation Fund Use 1,246,502 1,331, 383,820 -753,820
g & Hazardous Waste 128,990 149,605 203,708 198,327
=s & Grounds 476,313 423,361 443,286 455,286
iintenance 253,106 228,572 264,420 237,050
Ice Removal 985,097 309,442 309,442 309,442
al 4,317,316 3,839,974 4,334,272 3,905,776 3
4 Human Services
)ivision 162,992 178,351 186,140 150,582
Drvices 214,250 196,596 262,546 199,581
Service 99,173 103,130 112,789 111,700
�rvices 226,167 178,638 190,231 171,940
al 702,582 656,715 751,706 633,803
9d)
Committee Explanation of Article 10. General Fund Appropriation Fiscal Year 2005 continued...)
al Fund FY05 RECOMMENDATIONS
priation Details DEPARTMENT TOWN SELECTMEN
FY03 FY04 REQUESTS MANAGER TOWN MANAGER
ACTUAL BUDGET (12/15/2003) (2/10/04) FINANCE COMMITTEE
& Recreation
on 20,664 10,600 13,655 12,155
Committee 7,532 0 9,500 0
Library 717,984 639,997 785,636 662,194
al 746,180 650,597 808,791 674,349
rvice
dd - Principal - Long Term 2,650,000 3,955,000 3,515,000 3,515,000 3,
dd - Interest - Long Term 2,050,755 1,939,321 1,775,815 1,775,815 1,
dd - Interest - Short Term 0 528,348 612,200 612,200
�d - Principal - Long Term 1,531,750 1,409,825 2,168,933 2,168,933 2,
�d - Interest - Long Term 605,572 555,723 712,462 712,462
�d - Interest - Short Term 0 205,216 0 0
al 6,838,077 8,593,433 8,784,410 8,784,410 8
Be Benefits
)yment Compensation 73,714 400,000 200,000 200,000
Aedical) Insurance 4,436,309 5,556,796 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,
axes 331,100 288,869 384,079 384,079
Compensation 340,351 245,000 281,750 281,750
Fire Accident& Sickness Insurance 0 49,734 54,707 54,707
1,569,691 1,693,461 1,942,914 1,942,914 1,
al 6,751,165 8,233,860 8,663,450 8,663,450 8
Insurance 290,082 278,400 308,041 308,041
K Reserves
'rojects 0 0 0 0
Committee Reserve 0 200,000 250,000 250,000
tion Fund 0 0 0 0
125,000 40,000 0 0
0 56,502 0 0
al 125,000 296,502 250,000 250,000
zessments
assessment Tax 0 0 0 0
chicle Excise 0 0 0 0
Feachers Health Insurance 588,226 692,270 936,974 936,974
Control 78,010 72,930 74,670 74,670
Lion Districts 7,644 7,579 7,808 7,808
0 0 0 0
n-Renewal Surcharge 12,040 12,040 10,280 10,280
1 Transit 73,436 97,526 132,182 132,182
J. 8,887 9,364 8,430 8,430
school Assessment 12,876 14,560 8,495 8,495
;hoice 20,322 20,742 0 0
ounty Agricultural Assessment 0 119,928 132,794 132,794
al 801,441 1,046,939 1,311,633 1,311,633 1
awn Meeting Appropriation 59,523,743 63,074,825 69,615,425 64,692,146 64,1
Reserve 313,756 425,000 400,000 400,000
'otal General Fund Budget 59,837,499 63,499,825 70,015,425 65,092,146 65,
dd &*Included refer to debt either excluded from the limitations of Proposition 2 1/2 by a Debt Exclusion vote, or included.
11. Capital Improvement Plan Appropriation FY 2005 CIP Town M
Year 2005.
Recommendations s B
the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from avail- Fund F
Js, or borrow under the provisions of Massachusetts General project Description Code Con
iapter 44, the sums of money necessary to fund the Town Cap- 1 Relocation Feasibility Study B/N-G
)vement Program; or to take any other action relative thereto. Community Development Total
Board of Selectmen 2 Dump Truck B/N-G
nendations: 3 Dump Truck B/N-G
f Selectmen Favorable Action 4 One Ton 4 Wheel Drive Truck B/N-G
Committee:............................................... Favorable Action 5 One Ton Truck B/N-G
g Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting DPW Fleet Maintenance Total
6 Unaccepted Roadway Improvements B/N-G
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: 7 Drainage B/N-G
8 Sidewalk Construction B/N-G
a1 improvement is a major, non-routine expenditure for new DPW Street & Sidewalks Total !
ction, major equipment purchase, or improvement to existing 9 Hydraulic Rescue Tools B/N-G
�s, facilities, land, or infrastructure, with an estimated useful 10 Replacement Vehicle for Cars 3 and 6 B/N-G
/e years or more, and a cost of$25,000 or more. Fire Total
11 Municipal Technology Improvements B/N-G
nent supervisors submit a list of capital improvement require- 12 Financial Management System B/N-G
o the Town Manager in order of priority. The Town Manager MIS Total
a criteria formula to all items. The formula combines and pri- 13 Communication Center Upgrade B/N-G
requests from all departments. The Town Manager then rec- 14 Animal Control Vehicle B/N-G
ds which items should be implemented in the current year. Police Total
Repaving Projects B/N-G
'
to details on every capital project submitted or recommended is 115 5 Technology Improvements B/N-G
at:www.townofnorthandover.com/Capital%201mprovement%2 17 Pick Up Trucks With Plows B/N-G
2005-09.pdf School Total
18 Library Stair Repair B/N-G
a possibility that these recommendations may change before Library Total
eeting, as additional information becomes available. If neces- Grand Total General Fund CIP 1,1
i update will be handed out at Town Meeting.
19 4 Wheel Drive Vehicle B/N-W
20 Completion of Pump Drives B/N-W
21 Water Supply Security System B/N-W
22 Bear Hill Reservoir Improvements B/N-W
r 23 Meter Replacement Program B/N-W
24 Water Main Rehabilitation B/N-W F
25 Sutton Hill Service Area Improvements B/N-W
Grand Total Water Enterprise CIP 1,:
26 One Ton Truck B/N-S
�' II�IIIIII 27 Sewer Rodder B/N-S
28 New Bonny Lane Sewer Pump Station B/N-S
Grand Total Sewer Enterprise CIP
Funding Recommendation Code
--, Raise and Appropriate - General Fund
Raise and Appropriate - General Override
Raise and Appropriate - Water
Raise and Appropriate ro riate - Sewer
I ri�i�i p
Bonds/Notes - General B/N-G 1,1
,r Bonds/Notes - Water B/N-W 1,!
Bonds/Notes - Sewer B/N-S
_.. m Stevens Estate Reserve
" Debt Excluded Bonds/Notes
Other Available Funds
Total All Capital Projects 31
, 12. Water Enterprise Fund Appropriation- Article 13. Sewer Enterprise Fund Appropriati
Year 2005. Fiscal Year 2005.
the Town will vote to appropriate from Water Enterprise Fund To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Sewer Enterpr
�s, transfer from available funds or otherwise provide a sum or Revenues, transfer from available funds or otherwise provide
money for the purpose of funding the Water Enterprise Fund sums of money for the purpose of funding the Sewer Enterpr
scal Year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005; or for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June
ny other action relative thereto. or to take any other action relative thereto.
Board of Selectmen Board of Se
iendations: Recommendations:
F Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town
Committee:............................................... Favorable Action Finance Committee:............................................... Favorable
Enterprise FY05 Recommendation Sewer Enterprise FY05 Recomme
FY05 Town Manager FY05 Town A
FY04 Dept. Board of Selectmen FY04 Dept. Board of Se
Budget Request Finance Committee Budget Request Finance Co
el 661,613 680,265 668,015 Personnel 267,588 298,488
s 1,002,275 992,175 1,084,632 Expenses 190,450 194,700
0 256,200 0 GLSD Assessment 1,446,804 1,275,000 1;
Fund - Salary 0 0 12,800 Settlement 56,000 56,000
vice 2,664,831 2,307,286 2,510,286 Capital 0 19,000
(I Direct Reserve Fund - Salary 0 0
:ures 4,328,719 4,235,926 4,275,733 Debt Service 1,759,082 1,685,618 1;
to General Fund 0 0 123,201 Sub-Total Direct
ration/Indirect 437,000 500,750 478,076 Expenditures 3,719,924 3,528,806 3.
iter Enterprise 4,765,719 4,736,676 4,877,010 Administration/Indirect 198,500 226,855
Total Sewer Enterprise 3,918,424 3,755,661 3
s a possibility that these recommendations may change
own meeting as additional information becomes available. If There is a possibility that these recommendations may
ary, an update will be handed out at town meeting. before town meeting as additional information becomes avai
necessary, an update will be handed out at town meeting.
;E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
pose of this article is to fund the Water Enterprise Fund. This FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
supported by water usage charges. The purpose of this article is to fund the Sewer Enterprise Fu
ter rate is set by the Board of Selectmen and is established fund is supported by sewer usage charges.
)n the total expenses of the department, including debt ser- The sewer rate is set by the Board of Selectmen and is est�
'ect and indirect expenses, and the consumption of water by based on the total expenses of the department, including d
's. Indirect costs are associated with Division of Public Works vice, direct and indirect expenses, and the consumption of v
;ion, General Government costs, and fringe benefits that are the users connected to the municipal sewer system. Indire
to the operation of the enterprise and are expensed through are associated with Division of Public Works supervision,
feral Fund Appropriation. Government costs, and fringe benefits that are related to the
nterprise capital improvement funding is included in the tion of the enterprise and are expensed through the Gener
,apital Improvement Plan. Appropriation.
Sewer Enterprise capital improvement funding is include(
Town's Capital Improvement Plan.
14. Stevens Estate at Osgood Hill Enterprise
kppropriation-Fiscal Year 2005.
if the Town will vote to appropriate from Steven's Estate at
Hill Enterprise Fund Revenues, transfer from available funds
Nise provide a sum or sums of money for the purpose of fund-
3tevens Estate at Osgood Hill Enterprise Fund for the Fiscal
)inning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005; or to take any
tion relative thereto.
Board of Selectmen
nendations:
�f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
Committee:............................................... Favorable Action
is Estate At FY05 Recommendation
)d Hill FY05 Town Manager
FY04 Dept. Board of Selectmen
Budget Request Finance Committee
gel 234,015 174,656 174,656
IS 417,662 252,444 252,444
0 0 0
Fund 0 0 0
rvice 0 0 0
al Direct
tures 651,677 427,100 427,100
tration/Indirect 91,900 85,959 85,959
evens
nterprise 743,577 513,059 513,059
is a possibility that these recommendations may change
town meeting as additional information becomes available. If
ary, an update will be handed out at town meeting.
:.E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
nary purpose of the `Stevens Estate at Osgood Hill Enterprise'
reservation of the Town's Osgood Hill property by renting out the
Stevens Estate as a conference center and reception hall. User
collected from the use of the Estate pay all operational charg-
all related Town overhead charges, and also pay for required
lance and a modest amount of improvements each year.
ey expended will come from current user charges or from pre- f
accumulated revenues.
)perty has two important and distinct purposes; (1) preserva-
open space and protection of our reservoir, on whose shores
)erty sits, and (2) preservation of an outstanding, historic, and
structure. �IIIIIU�� fir 1�/SDI
ly, the annual debt service for the property, principal and inter-
i, are paid from our General Fund. This is consistent with the
method and purpose of purchasing the property(using a debt
)n to purchase property for preservation).
, 15. Establishment of Revolving Funds.
the town will vote to authorize the following revolving funds for certain Town departments under Massachusetts General Laws,
on 53EY2 for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2004.
ving Fund Accounts
t Spending
Revolving Fund Authority Use of Funds Revenue Source FY201
3 Youth Services Director CD & S All programs and activities, Participants fees, Grants, Donations, and $
expense, part time help related Fund-raising proceeds
Field Maintenance Director DPW Field maintenance, upgrade Field rental fees, Grants, Donations, and
and related expenses related Fund-raising proceeds
0 Elder Services Director CD & S Senior programs, classes and Participants fees, Grants, Donations, and
activities related Fund-raising proceeds
2 Health Dept Revolving Director CD & S Clinic supplies and other Clinic participant fees, Grants, Donations,
expenses and related Fund-raising proceeds
6 Wheelabrator Planning Director CD & S Air quality monitoring Wheelabrator Host Service Agreement
7 Wheelabrator Public Director CD & S To enforce Trash Truck Wheelabrator Host Service Agreement
Safety regulations
8 Wheelabrator Health Director CD & S Protection of health, safety Wheelabrator Host Service Agreement
and monitoring the air quality
ving Fund Account Balances
t Balance FY03 FY03 Balance Receipts to Expenditures f
Revolving Fund 7/1/02 Receipts Expenditures 6/30/03 12/31/04 to 12/31/03 1
3 Youth Services 160,124 231,522 (183,402) 208,244 63,826 (137,586)
Field Maintenance 0 0 0 0.. 0 0
0 Elder Services 21,496 15,033 (32,557) 3,972 7,285 (2,493)
2 Health Dept Revolving 11,332 8,091 (4,707) 14,716 7,235 (3,846)
6 Wheelabrator Planning 81,821 25,000 (28,874) 77,947 25,000 0
Wheelabrator Public
7 Safety 50,000 11,800 (14,139) 47,661 7,500 (37,911)
8 jwheeia6rator— Health I 74,6i2 j 37,6261 06,476)1 93,365 0 (66,101)
ng account allows fees and donations to be used for related Or to take any other action relative thereto.
s without a specific appropriation by Town Meeting. For exam-
ity fees collected from participants in Youth Services programs Board of Se
I for costs associated with running the programs. State Law Recommendations:
that the Town Meeting vote annually on this type of revolving Board of Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable
setting a dollar limit and specifying who is authorized to make Finance Committee:............................................... Favorable
ures. In any fiscal year, the limit on the amount that may be
n be increased with the approval of both the Board of Select-
the Finance Committee.
,E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: authorization, as a result of diligent investigation and docum(
of all of the Town's Special Revenue Funds by the Finance I
:icle seeks to re-authorize several existing revolving funds and Town Accountant, with assistance from the Finance Com
horize one new fund. Under Massachusetts General Laws
led below), revolving funds are required to be annually re- In the top table, "CD & S" is the Community Development a
:ed by vote of Town Meeting. The authorization must include vices Division, of which Heidi Griffin is currently Director.
)ose and programs for which funds may be spent, which rev- When properly administered, Revolving Funds provide an E
vill be credited to the fund, who is authorized to expend fund means of accounting for expenses that are supported by fE
and a limit on the total expenditures allowed in the year. donations; in other words, expenses that are "self-funding." I
h all but one of these funds are currently in existence, this (cot
rst time several are being presented to Town Meeting for
:e Committee Explanation of Article 15, continued...) Article 16. Appropriation of Funds for Securin
these funds allow for the continuation of services that might Veterans and Indigent Lots from Ridgewood
Cemetery Associates.
se become a casualty of budget cutting, by directing revenues
se specific funds instead of into the General Fund. It encour- To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of$9,000 (Ni
epartment Heads and interested citizens to find alternate )to be expended under the direction of the Board of S sand Dollars
of supporting an initiative. p
for the purpose of securing veterans and indigent lots from the Ri
lance Committee supports the use of Revolving Funds, pro- Cemetery Associates; or take any other action relative thereto.
iowever, that Fund records are kept up-to-date and that col-
avenues are expended for their approved purpose in a timely Petition of Robert A. Smith an
Recommendations:
hapter 44: Section 53E 1/2 Revolving funds Board of Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable
Finance Committee:............................................... Favorable
:y or town may annually authorize the use of one or more
g funds by one or more municipal agency, board, department
which shall be accounted for separately from all other monies FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
city or town and to which shall be credited only the depart-
receipts received in connection with the programs supported The purpose of this article is to raise and appropriate $9,00
revolving fund. Expenditures may be made from such revolv- the direction of the North Andover Board of Selectmen in
i without further appropriation, subject to the provisions of this purchase 15 burial lots at Ridgewood Cemetery. 10 of the
provided, however, that expenditures shall not be made or would be for Veterans and 5 would be for indigent residents
s incurred from any such revolving fund in excess of the bal-
the fund nor in excess of the total authorized expenditures Andover.
ch fund, ... Presently, the Town of North Andover has 7 lots available
earned on any revolving fund balance shall be treated as veterans. With the aging of the WWII and Korean War genE
fund revenue of the city or town. ... it is expected that these 7 lots will go fairly soon. There are
ring fund established under the provisions of this section shall at present set aside for indigent North Andover residents. "
ate of the annual town meeting in a town, upon recommenda- indigent burial in Ridgewood was in 2001, and the Town has
he board of selectmen, ... Such authorization shall be made chased indigent lots since 1868. Recent indigent burials were
y prior to each respective fiscal year; provided, however, that Ridgewood's expense.
athorization for a revolving fund shall specify: (1) the programs
'poses for which the revolving fund may be expended; (2) the Ridgewood is offering these 15 lots to the Town at $600 ea.
rental receipts which shall be credited to the revolving fund; total), which is less than the standard $750 per lot charged to 1
board, department or officer authorized to expend from such lic and to the Town when purchased one at a time. This reprE
�) a limit on the total amount which may be expended from savings of$2,250 for the 15 lots.
,id in the ensuing fiscal year; ... g
:iscal year the limit on the amount that may be spent from a Funding for the purchase of cemetery lots was not originally i
g fund may be increased ... with the approval of the select- in the General Fund Budget. Consequently, a citizen petiti
d finance committee, if any, in a town; ... include this separate Article in the Warrant to request fund
:iscal year the limit on the amount that may be spent from a April 5th, the Selectmen voted to recommend favorable ac
g fund may be increased ... with the approval of the select- this Article. On April 7th, the Finance Committee concurred
d finance committee, if any, in a town; ... Selectmen on the Town's responsibility in this area and the r
the funding, and voted to amend the General Fund Budget
Ord, department or officer having charge of such revolving fund 10) to include $9,000 for the purchase of the burial lots. If A
port to the annual town meeting or to the city council and the asses without changes in that area, no action will be require(
f selectmen, the mayor of a city or city manager in a Plan E city p g re q
y other city or town to the legislative body and the chief admin- Article 16.
or executive officer, the total amount of receipts and expendi-
r each revolving fund under its control for the prior fiscal year Chapter 114: Section 10 Town burial places
the current fiscal year through December thirty-first, or such
to as the town meeting or city council may, by vote determine, Each town shall provide one or more suitable places for the inte
amount of any increases in spending authority granted during of persons dying within its limits.
r and current fiscal years, together with such other information www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/l1z
awn meeting or city council may by vote require.
.lose of a fiscal year in which a revolving fund is not reautho-
r the following year, or in which a city or town changes the
�s for which money in a revolving fund may be spent in the
g year, the balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year
vert to surplus revenue unless the annual town meeting or
council and mayor or city manager in a Plan E city and in any
ty or town the legislative body vote to transfer such balance to
revolving fund established under this section.
hftp://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/44-53e.5.htm
, 17. Report of the Community Preservation (Finance Committee Explanation,Article 17. continued...)
ittee and Appropriation From the Community
nation Fund. The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) annually recor
how funds should be spent or set aside for future spending arr
to the report of the Community Preservation Committee and allowable categories of a) open space, b) historic preservation, c
the Town will vote to raise, borrow and/or appropriate from able housing, and d) land for recreational use, with a minimum
munity Preservation Fund, in accordance with the provisions required in each of the first three categories. In addition, a maxi
achusetts General Laws Chapter 44B, a sum of money to be 5% may be spent on administrative expenses by the CPC. Tow
der the direction of the Community Preservation Committee, ing must either approve or reduce the recommended expenditL
cannot add to them.
:RIPTION I AMOUNT CATEGORY I As of January 1, 2004 (the midpoint in the CPA required five-yep
ine Shop Village— the CPA fund had collected approximately $2,100,000 in local
'r Plan
$22,000 Historic Resources and $1,700,000 in state matching funds. There is currently an o
�rvation of Historical Town ing loan of$1,920,000 to pay for open space.
rds $30,000 Historic Resources
ins Library Stairs Open Space: The bulk of CPA funds have been appropriated
;e 2) $46,000 Historic Resources open space parcels: $1,510,000 for Carter Hill and $2,650,000
Parish Church —Steeple Mile Hill. We received $250,000 in State self-help grants for
oundation Restoration $141,670 Historic Resources these. Paying down debt on these parcels easily meets the ann
ins Estate— Fire Open Space spending requirement.
ction System $319,000 Historic Resources
mers Pond Fields - Land for Historic Preservation: The biggest appropriations in this categc
gall $25,000 Recreational Use been a $500,000 supplement to the Town Hall Renovation pro
Land for $345,000 for projects at the Osgood Hill Stevens Estate.
in Playground $25,000 Recreational Use
Mile Hill Summit— Affordable Housing: No funds have been spent in this categ
al and Interest $500,000 Open Space $322,000 has been placed in reserve to meet the Town's of
Mile Hill — in this category.
al and Interest $775,000 Open Space
r Hill — Principal Article 18. Acquisition of Land — the Land O i
iterest $525 � p 164 Open Space q
rve for Affordable Housing $202,000 Community Housing Fields and Woodland on the Shore of Lake
iistration $5,000 Administrative Ex ense Cochichewick Known as the Kettenbach Propi
$2,615,834 1 and also "Half Mile Hill Summit".
any other action relative thereto. To see if the Town will vote to raise, borrow and/or appropriate
money ($2,650,000) for the acquisition by purchase or eminen
Petition of the Community Preservation Committee of a parcel of land of approximately 30 acres of land owned by k
iendations: Kettenbach, as described on Assessor's Map 35, Parcels 24, 2E
F Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting 34, and Map 36, Parcel 21,to be managed and controlled by the C
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting tion Commission of the Town of North Andover in accordance wd
3 Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting 40, Section 8C for conservation and passive recreation purpose
meet said appropriation with funds transferred and/or borrowed
dance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapters 44 and/or
;E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: Community Preservation Act, or any other enabling authority, and
,nmunity Preservation Act (CPA) addresses community issues rize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen
acquisition and preservation of open space, creation and support any bonds or notes that may be necessary for that purpose, an(
(able housing, acquisition and preservation of historic buildings Town Manager be authorized to file on behalf of the Town of Nortr
iscapes, and creation and support of recreational opportunities. any and all applications deemed necessary under the Self-Help A
%was adopted at a Special Town Meeting in January 2001, and ter 132A, Section 11) or any other applications for funds in any
oters at the following Town Election in March of the same year. nected with the scope of this acquisition, and that the Town Man
ited, it levies a 3% surcharge on property taxes, although prop- the Board of Selectmen and the Conservation Commission be a
ied and occupied by people who qualify for low-income housing to enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments,
)r moderate-income senior housing is exempt from the tax. a permanent deed restriction in accordance with General Laws
184, as may be necessary on behalf of the Town of North Andove
atching funds are disbursed each October for the preceding fis- said purchase; or to take any other action relative thereto.
The CPA must remain in effect for at least five years (FY `02 Petition of the Community Preservation Co
FY `06), but the surcharge may be reduced sooner. However,
must continue until all debt has been retired. The process for Recommendations:
I or reducing the surcharge is the same as that used for adoption Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town P
1eeting followed by Ballot Election). Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town P
Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town P
(continued) (c(
18,Acquisition of Land— the Land, Open Fields and Wood- (Article 19, Acquisition of Land- Lake Front Property GrE
the Shore of Lake Cochichewick Known as the Kettenbach Road Adjacent to Water Treatment Plant, continued)
and also "Half Mile Hill Summit"continued...)
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
CO -1 PROPOSED LAND TRANSFER
18 seeks to add to the Town's protected open space by buy- LAKE - ,410 GREAT POND ROA
)-acre parcel of woods and fields atop Half-Mile Hill to fill in a , AS5ESSOR MAP J7A PAR[
irk of public land above the lake and help protect the Town's NORTH ANDOVER, MA 0184.
upply. This amount will be financed by borrowing, and repaid DATE: 3/12/04 SCALE: 1"=
next three to five ears b current and future CPA receipts. NOTE: PARCEL A TO BE cONVEYI
y y p THE TOWN OF NORTH AND
is N
nervation of open space, particularly surrounding the Town's o a� PROPERTY LINE INFORMA11dN'TAKE
+ o PLAN NO. 7804 AT THE NORTHERN
upply, should be an important priority of the Town. However, ° REGISTRY OF DEEDS.
,e also other concerns to keep in mind.Additional open space N ZONING DISTRICT, R-
MIN. LOT AREA : 2 Af
take funds away from affordable housing projects, which are MIN. LOT FRONTAGE : 1
1 under State law. The CPA surcharge was originally targeted
9-year program. It is possible that this purchase may require /o
tension of the surcharge. Additionally, the Town will now be NssOO'CO-E
200.00, il 11 q
Bible for the maintenance of this previously private land. m / PARCEL A
lance Committee has supported similar Articles in the past, ! ,125 S.R+12.16AC 150' Mo
y support this one when all the details are known; however, a° nNOTA "LO "�LE LOS)
Id like to see the CPA achieve a more even balance between
ru z
stated objectives. p a Ns8-oo'oo'e
o rn n 298'
a{m En
19. Acquisition of Land - Lake Front N
rty Great Pond Road Adjacent to Water a o�
lent Plant. M
LOT 1 N N
the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from avail- 7;52 s. f2.01 AC a�
1s, or borrow under the provisions of MGL, Chapter 44 or any ##410 GREAT POND ROAD � 8
M
abling authority, the sums of money necessary to acquire, for
of watershed protection and the possibility of expanding the
atment plant at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen, by gift,
or eminent domain approximately 2.1 acres of land adjacent yam\ s
ater Treatment Plant on Great Pond Road which is a portion of a S50.oa oo-w SROAp
Nn as Map 37A, Parcel 2 shown as Parcel "A"on a plan entitled, 237}GREAT POND
�d Land Transfer Plan" dated 3/12/04, scale 1"=80', on file in the
the Town Clerk, more particularly described as follows:
fining at a point along the northerly street line of Great Pond FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
I said point being the easterly property corner of said parcel,
:e running North 320-00'-00"West,425.00 feet to a point,thence For several years, the Town has attempted to acquire land e
ng South 580 -00'-00" West, 200.00 feet to a point, thence Pond Road for the purpose of any future expansion of the wat
ng North 320-00'-00" West, 300 feet+/- to a point, thence run- ment plant. The parcel of land is located adjacent to the wat
In a westerly direction, 182 feet+/- along the shoreline of Lake ment plant. Recently, the new landowner has expressed a will
ichewick to a point,thence running in a southerly direction along to work with the Town on a possible purchase and sale. The t(
ie wall 423 feet+/-to a point, thence running North 580-00'-00" hired an appraiser; however, no valuation has been submitte
298 feet+/-to a point, thence running South 320-00'-00" East, time. The Town hopes to have the terms of any agreement I
Bet+/-to a point, thence running North 500-00'-00" East, 53 feet Meeting. If not, the article will be recommended to be pass(
a point, said point being the point of beginning. If approved, this article will be funded by the Water Enterpri:
either through debt service or as an expense.
the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire said land by gift,
or eminent domain and to grant an easement or right of way for
foot across said land; or to take any other action relative thereto.
Petition of Mark H. Rees and others
nendations:
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
g Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting
, 20. Amend Section 8.8 — Adult Use Zone of Whereas, this denial was upheld on judicial review at both the
ning Bylaw. and Supreme Judicial Courts; and
the Town will vote to add to and/or clarify section 8.8 of the existing Whereas, the North Andover Planning Board and Finance Cc
ylaw for the Town of North Andover by inserting the following Ian- did not review the Agreement, prior to the execution by the C
the end of the first paragraph entitled"Section 8.8 Adult Use Zone". of the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with the Town of Nor
ver's Charter provisions; and
olved that the Special Permit Granting Authority, in considering
ation for Special Permits for Adult Uses, pursuant to Section 8.8 Whereas, the Agreement provides for the expenditure of monie
Zone of the Zoning Bylaw Town of North Andover requires that ing but not limited to legal fees incurred by the Thomsons, costs
:ant for such a permit to apply for and receive all other necessary pursuant to the binding arbitration clause in the contract, charge:
ind approvals, including but not limited to those required from the off of some recyclables, any increased costs incurred by the TI
nspector(s), Planning Board, Conservation Commission, Board of out audit or review by the Town), and additional costs pursuant 1
ther public safety agencies within the Town and any other agen- Goods"that need to be appropriated and authorized by Town M
oards that the Special Permit Granting Authority deem relevant Whereas, the Agreement did not involve public bidding to ins
opriate, before making its decision to issue or deny a Special Per- possible price to the Town and allow for competition to others it
lult Uses. Accordingly, the Special Permit Granting Authority may in providing these services;
-om other issuers of permits and approvals, conditional permits
ovals that are subject solely to the granting by the Special Permit Whereas, the Agreement gives TBI the discretion to terminate
Authority approval of the Special Permit for the Adult Use Zone; tract at any time and manipulate its (TBI's) obligations there ur
any other action relative thereto.
Whereas, the Agreement leaves too many ambiguities and una
Petition of Robert Ercolini and others questions, the answers to which may prove costly to the Town
iendations:
F Selectmen: .......................................... Unfavorable Action Whereas this Agreement subjects the town to lawsuits from otl
3 Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting owners seeking similar Agreements.
Whereas, the terms of the Agreement and the Thomsons have
21. Procedure for Review of Proposed Trash that TBI is using the threat of opening Rockets in an extortionate
er Facility Agreement.
Whereas, no determination has been made that the there are
tioner, Robert Ercolini, submitted other documents with the sums in the Agreement to adequately monitor the facility's ope
I warrant article that are not reproduced here. This other
ion is available for viewing at the Town Clerk's office orat the Whereas, the Agreement does not provide for specific liquidai
rebsite:www.townofnorthandovercom. ages or automatic penalty clauses for TBI's non performai
respect to sections 1(h) and 1(0) - there is no specific penalty
:le states that the Agreement (see Agreement below) signed for TBI's failure to enforce traffic routes or TBI's failure to ad
the Board of Selectmen and Thomson Brothers Inc. (TBI) and enforce bans on prohibited materials, and thus TBI's incentiv
ffiliates must first go through the proper procedures, as man- form under these provisions can not be adequately gauged;
our town charter, before it is approved. Specifically, this article
at the Agreement must be thoroughly reviewed by the proper Whereas the proposed facility is twice the size as the originz
nd then voted on at a subsequent Town Meeting. that was denied by the 1997 Board of Health, and the Agreem
not provide penalty clauses if TBI brings in more than 650 ton:
)Ived by the residents of the Town of North Andover that: of trash and construction and demolition debris.
the North Andover Board of Selectmen (hereinafter Board Whereas, TBI is using this Agreement as leverage to get its
men) on a 3 to 2 vote approved an Agreement (hereinafter an approved by the Department of Environmental Protection
ent") with Thomson Brothers Inc. (hereinafter "TBI"), Trustee town's Board of Health;
Reality, Merrimac Cartage, Northside Carting, Inc. (hereinaf-
:tively "Affiliates" and Rocket Entertainment as of October 20, Whereas, the Agreement(signed by the Selectmen)will exert unc
1 that the Agreement requires the expenditure of funds by the sure on members of the North Andover Board of Health(who are a
North Andover by the Board of Selectmen) in their deliberation on the proposed
TBI, the Thompson family and their Affiliates seek to con- Whereas, the Agreement has been reviewed by Mintz Levin Co
d operate a transfer station on their property located at Holt Glovsky& Popeo PC, and their concerns and comments are av
the Town; and Whereas, the failure of Town Meeting to specifically reject thi
TBI, theirAffiliates and Rocket Entertainment and the Board of ment will cause it to be automatically approved by Town Me
m haveentered into anAgreementto outline the costs and benefits part of its approval of the Town's annual budget appropriation
Nn arising from construction and operation of such a facility; and 2005;
prior consideration of such a facility resulted in denial of
signment for the facility by the Town's Board of Health; and (cc
21. Procedure for Review of Proposed Trash Transfer posed Facility but merely sets forth the recycling and waste diver
Agreement continued...) efits that TBI will provide to the Town of North Andover(the "Towr
�refore, Town Meeting states and declares the following: TBI be successful in developing and operating the Facility at the
WHEREAS, nothing in this agreement shall be construed to r
Agreement between TBI, their Affiliates and Rocket Entertain- the Board of Selectmen endorse any specific proposal or elemer
d the Board of Selectmen is a non-binding recitation of pro- specific proposal for a Transfer Station or Recycling Facility at th
Dnefits and costs to the Town; and lots (210 Holt Road). The purpose of this Agreement is to agi
certain terms that will benefit the Town of North Andover shou
Agreement does not constitute a binding host community posed facility obtain all necessary environmental and other per
)nt and that it requires further review, amendment and approv- WHEREAS, this Agreement is in no way a directive to tl
e Finance Committee, Planning Board, Towns employees and Andover Board of Health to issue a permit for the Faci
Feting before it may constitute a contractual agreement; and WHEREAS, the Selectmen and TBI enter into this Agreement
that the Board of Health, and not the Board of Selectmen, has the
Town's Board of Health has the ultimate authority to determine to issue a permit for a solid waste recycling and transfer facility;
the site may be assigned for use as a transfer station in a Board of Health denies the permit application for a solid waste
that is protective of public health, safety, and the environment and transfer facility at the Site, then this Agreement shall be null
nfluence from the Board of Selectmen; and
voters of the Town of North Andover stand opposed to the sit- Now, therefore, for good, lawful and valuable consideration
Thomsons and the Selectmen agree as follows:
s facility and the making of any agreement which may purport 1. For so long that TBI is permitted to operate and is operating
ny authority for construction or operation of the facility prior to ity as described herein and the Town zoning by-laws governinc
Feting approval of any agreement, of the Site remain unchanged, TBI and the Thomsons agree a;
�n Meeting approval of such an agreement shall only be given after a.TBI and the Thomsons shall file a deed restriction in the EssE
aw of any proposed agreement by all appropriate Town Boards and Registry of Deeds providing that for so long that TBI is permitter
nal personnel employed by the Town as to the impacts to public ate and is operating the Facility at the Site, then the Site and ar
afety, economic costs and benefits and the environmental impacts adjacent or contiguous parcels of land currently owned or controll
iy arise from the construction and or operation of such a facility; and Thomsons, TBI or its principals, including but not limited to land
to the Thomsons as described in a deed recorded at Book 1906,
expenditure of funds, including any employee costs, shall be of the Northern Essex Registry of Deeds shall be used only for th
by North Andover on or on behalf of this Agreement until a other permitted solid waste and recycling operations, and/or as
ri Agreement is approved by Town Meeting. used, including ancillary parking for the Facility only, related office
tenance space (of its own vehicles) and Facility storage. The deE
Petition of Robert Ercolini and others tion, which shall run with land, be binding on all successors for a
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION of ninety-nine years, name the Town as a party to the instrument
that the restriction is for the Town's benefit, and otherwise be d
itioner of the article is requesting that Town Meeting reject the as to be enforceable by the Town to the maximum extent allowe
lent signed between the Board of Selectman and Thomson shall be recorded no later than the first date of the operation of th
3 Inc. until the Agreement goes through specific procedures for b. TBI shall provide to the Town and to the North Andover Scl
amendment and approval as described in our Town Charter. I to residents of the Town, free of charge, curbside recycling colk
VIENT paper, glass, steel (tin), aluminum, plastics and other recyclables
collected by the Town consistent with the Town's current recyclable
Bement dated as of October—, 2003, between the Selectmen such that each residence and currently eligible business or multi fa
wn of North Andover, Massachusetts ("Selectmen")with offices is picked up once every two weeks (excluding all non-eligible cor
lain Street North Andover, MA 01845 and Thomson Brothers business and multi family entities). TBI agrees that it will augment
s, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation ("TBI') with offices at 210 cling program to include additional recyclable materials normally it
id, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 and Joyce R- Thom- other municipal recycling programs in eastern Massachusetts suct
William Thomson, Jr., Trustees of the L.M.T. Realty Trust under board and plastics 1-7(excluding yard waste and food waste) prop
on of Trust dated December 19, 1984, recorded at Book 1906, there is an active market for recycling such material. The Facility
of the Northern Essex Registry of Deeds (the "Thomsons") recyclables that are at least those taken by a majority of North
"comparable"community list.TBI agrees to enter into a mutually se
SETH agreement with the Town for curbside recycling collections conta
:REAS, TBI proposes to develop property at 210 Holt Road minimum all of the terms and provisions contained in this Agre(
e") for a solid waste recycling and transfer facility for up to curbside collection for the residents of the Town and such other t
per day (the "Facility"). Reference to "TBI" in this Agree- conditions consistent with this Agreement. The Town shall initially
all be deemed to include TBI's successors and assigns; and a form of curbside recycling contract containing such terms and cl
:REAS, the Thomsons are owners of property at 210 Holt TBI shall respond to the Town's proposed form of contract with spe
nd reference to "the Thomsons" in this Agreement shall be ments and suggested changes. If TBI and the Town are unable
to include the Thomsons' heirs, successors and assigns; and on a mutually acceptable curbside recycling contract within sixfi
:REAS, TBI acknowledges that execution of this Agreement by commencement of negotiations, they agree to submit their disagrE
arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of tl
;tmen does not constitute an endorsement or approval of the pro-
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21. Procedure for Review of Proposed Trash Transfer lowing truck routes: TBI will follow truck routes from their facility to
Agreement continued...) Route 495 by heading north on Route 125 and turning left on the
-ation Association unless the parties agree otherwise. The award connector. The Trucks will not be on any other streets in North
by the arbitrator shall be final and binding on all parties, and the except to pick up materials generated by the residents of North At
free to execute a curbside recycling contract incorporating such businesses located within the boundaries of North Andover.
Nithin ten days of such decision.The arbitration shall be held in the i. TBI and the Thomsons shall not subdivide the Site
rea. TBI agrees that it shall not commence operation of the facility adjacent or contiguous parcels of land owned or controlle(
:ecuting the curbside recycling contract. Thomsons and TBI, or its principals, including but not limiter
11 shall submit a response to a request for proposal for all the conveyed to the Thomsons as described in a deed recorded
urrent recyclable collection trucks and if TBI is the highest bid- 1906, Page 94 of the Northern Essex Registry of Deeds,
shall purchase said trucks at fair market value, but not less j. TBI will provide at no cost to the Town a ground leve
,000.00, or provided the trucks remains in their current condi- storage container as a drop-off point by Town residents (e
nary wear, tear and mileage excepted, the outstanding debt all commercial and business entities) of reusable furniture at
in the trucks, whichever is greater. drop-off center. TBI reserves the right to reject any unusable f
31 shall provide to the Town and Town residents (excluding all but TBI shall not act unreasonably in rejecting furniture.
,ial, business entities) and administrate so called "white good" k. No burning or combustion of solid waste will take place at the
appliances) and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) item curbside pick I. Any fixed equipment at the Site will be pow(
isposal at a recycling facility at the same rates currently charged electric motors, not diesel or other fossil fuels.
own, to be reasonably adjusted for future changes in actual
31 shall accept all post consumer recyclable materials from the m. Diesel powered equipment(loaders, etc.) that will be us
d Schools free of charge (excluding construction and demoli- Site will meet the air emission requirements for new diesel ec
'is, soil, asphalt, brick and concrete and other non-consumer that are in place on the day that operations commence rega
). If TBI desires to change the charges for such services, it shall the age of the equipment to be used.
est approval from the Selectmen for such change in cost which
the Selectmen shall not unreasonably delay or withhold. n. TBI shall comply with all state and federal statutes an(
31 shall provide and manage at the Site a drop off center for tions, as amended, governing emissions of dust and other p,
les free of charge to the Town and to residents of the Town matter from the Facility, including,without limitation, periodic san
ig all commercial, business and non-residential entities). emissions and installation of dust and particulate matter contro
crop off center at the Site shall provide for drop off of recyclables cur- to maintain emissions within acceptable limits. Upon coma
opted at the DPW facility which includes but is not limited to mixed operations, TBI will arrange for a Certified Industrial Hygienis
rrugated cardboard, clear and colored glass, steel (tin), aluminum, duct a study using OSHA approved methods to quantify ambie
ih#2 (to be expanded to include#3-7 if a market develops for such of dust and other particulate in the building and to determine
)Iastics,and oil filters.TBI shall also accept at the current rates and on any respiratory protection is required for the workers inside th
terms currently being provided by the Town tires,cathode ray tubes, o. The Facility will not accept any of the following material:
bulbs and ballasts, oil and latex paint, auto batteries, button batter- have in place a program to inform its customers of the ban
I cadmium batteries, hard and soft cover books, clothing, mercury materials as well as a program designed to screen waste loads
=ters and thermostats and propane tanks to the extent permitted by materials and enforce the bans including prohibiting certain ct
law, regulation and permits. The materials collected curbside and from continuing to use the facility if they repeatedly violate the b
at the drop off center shall be recycled and shall not be processed at Hazardous Waste as defined by federal and Massachuseti
y as solid waste. To the extent allowed by applicable law, regulation . Asbestos Containing Material
permits TBI shall make the Site available for Town scheduled HHW Biological or Infectious Waste
events at the Town's expense.TBI shall provide to the Town tonnage . Except to the extent allowed by TBI's permits, applicable IZ
iantity reports for materials collected at the drop off center compa- regulation, Materials listed as Universal waste such as flue
ie reports currently prepared by the Town. light tubes or mercury containing thermostats
I will offer a preferred rate of 20% discount off published dis- . Special wastes as defined in 310 CM 19.006
es for processing and disposal of construction and demolition Wastes (excluding recyclables and compostable or other mat
r any projects undertaken by any agency of the Town of North expressly included in this Agreement) that are not"solid wash
including schools, public works and other agencies not to according to the definition of solid waste set forth in 310 CM
an (10) tons in any one day.
I will provide a place for Town residents(excluding all commercial p. TBI will allow agents or employees of the Town of North
less entities) to drop off construction and demolition debris from Board of Selectmen or Board of Health to access the facility during
i minor home remodeling and repair jobs at a preferred rate of hours for the purposes of conducting inspections of operations at tt
count off published disposal rates with no minimum charge to the Access includes access to all records necessary to evaluate co
idents. with the environmental, regulatory and permit requirements. In:
I shall enforce truck routes designated by the North Andover Board may include occasional measurements of dust and particulate
or as mandated by other government authorities.TBI shall prohibit the property boundary using accepted EPA sampling and analytic
)r haulers from using the Facility in the event that the Town reports ods or approved devices for measuring real time, ambient dust cc
at a hauler has violated a truck route after one warning; TBI shall q. TBI will pay the actual expenses up to $20,000 per year(
ply with North Andover Board of Health truck route regulations and annually on the anniversary of this agreement by the Brockton
is. Except as modified by the Board of Health, TBI will use the fol- (cc
21. Procedure for Review of Proposed Trash Transfer gations and understandings of the parties.
Agreement continued...)
b. If any provision of this Agreement or portion of such provisii
-.PI-U) for the Town to hire a qualified environmental scientist or application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall to any extei
to inspect the operations at the Facility, to review the records invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the r
:ion and to evaluate compliance with state and federal laws and of such provision and the application thereof to other persons c
ns and with the terms and conditions of all environmental per- stances(other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforcez
scientist or engineer may take measurements of ambient air at not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreer
arty line for the purpose of determining compliance with allow- be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
)lent levels to particulate matter known as PM10. The Town will
CBI with copies of all results and reports of such inspections and c. This Agreement and the parties' respective rights hereunde
�ments within ten (10) days of receipt. governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts any
ties hereto consent to the jurisdiction of the state courts of the Comrr
agrees to notify the Board of Selectmen and Board of Health within of Massachusetts for the purpose of resolving any disputes relatii
of receipt of any Notice of Violation or Notice of Non-Compliance Agreement. This Agreement and each of the terms contained herei
er the federal Environmental Protection Agency or the Massachu- enforced by an action in law or equity in the Essex County Superior C
�artment of Environmental Protection, or their successors. prevailing party shall be awarded attomeys'fees and costs for such
I agrees to copy either the North Andover Board of Health or Board d. TBI acknowledges that the Board of Selectmen will not
men on all correspondence with the Massachusetts Department this Agreement until after review of the Agreement by the Board
nmental Protection, or its successors, including annual reports on Iic meeting at which time public comments will be solicited.
handled, responses to inquiries for other information,and response
Aces of Non-Compliance or Notice of Violation. 4. TBI shall file an application for a site assignment for the Faci
thirty days of local approval of any other proposed use for the
e Facility shall comply with the applicable Commonwealth of except as required in order to ensure that such approval does no
iusetts waste ban, as amended from time to time. expire or as required to defend any challenges to such an appr
11 reserves the right to require proof of North Andover residency and the Thomsons shall not pursue or commence such other I
ility in the case of businesses from all persons using TBI's use of the Site unless and until TBI is denied a site assignment or,
pursuant to this Agreement. The Town shall cooperate with governmental approval needed to construct and operate the Fac
weloping a system of identification (such as stickers) for Town 5. The terms and conditions of this Agreement are fully transferal
using the drop off center. successor or assignee of TBI to operate a transfer station on the
hall incorporate into its design and operational plans for the 6. Upon the commencement of operations of the Facility,the lawsuittii
at a minimum, the following features and/or policies: et Entertainment, Inc. v. North Andover Zoning Board of Appeals, L,
31 shall handle only construction and demolition debris and Docket No.269389 shall be dismissed with prejudice and without cos
;ial waste and agrees that no residential municipal solid waste 7. The parties respectively represent and warrant that:
gated within the Town will be handled (except in case of a TBI
)reakdown or at the request of the Town). This provision is not a. Each is duly organized and existing and in good standing, h
to interfere with the arrangement between North Andover and power,authority and legal right to enter into and perform this Agreer
i East Solid Waste Committee; the execution,delivery and performance hereof and thereof(i)will r
any judgment, order, law, bylaw or regulation, and (ii) do no confli(
minimum of fifty percent (50%) of incoming material volumes constitute a default under, any agreement or instrument to which E
verted from disposal, including, without limitation, diversion for party or by which either party may be bound or affected; and
1, composting or other beneficial reuse. The percentage mini-
all increase at the following intervals from the date of the first b. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
)eration of the Facility: this Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of e;
enforceable in accordance with its terms; there is no action, suit or
(2) years: 55% ing pending or, to the knowledge of either party,threatened againsl
(5) years: 60% ing either wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would i
n (7) years: 75% adversely affect the performance of any obligations hereunder.
ie Facility shall be "fully enclosed" in accordance with FAA c. TBI shall provide to the Board of Selectmen, on an ann
ns. TBI shall install devices to eliminate bird hazards to the commencing with the signing of this Agreement, a certificate
Lawrence Airport and also to eliminate vermin; Massachusetts Secretary of State of TBI's good standing.
11 will sweep Holt Road from the Facility to Route 125 weekly; 8. The Terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to anc
31 shall implement reasonable measures for odor control at ing upon the parties hereto, and their respective successors and
ity which measures shall be prescribed by the North Andover g.Any or all of the terms of this Agreement may be incorporat(
Health as part of any approval. discretion of the North Andover Board of Health, into an appro\
3 Agreement may be modified only by an agreement in writing North Andover Board of Health for the Facility at the Site.
I be interpreted as an integrated agreement containing all obli- (cc
21. Procedure for Review of Proposed Trash Transfer
Agreement continued...)
Agreement is contingent upon an approval of a permit by the North Andover Board of Health for the
f the Board of Health does not approve TBI's application for an approval of a permit for the Facility, then
ement shall be null and void.
ESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seals this 20th day of October, 2003.
)F NORTH THOMSON BROTHERS
=_R SELECTMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
[SEAL]
lair, duly authorized President, hereunto duly authorized
/ED AS TO FORM:
unsel
)wing Signatories are Executing this Agreement only with respect to the provisions expressly set forth
id no other provision of the Agreement.
APPROVED AND CONSENTED TO:
With Respect to Section 1(a)
TRUSTEES OF L.M.T. REALTY TRUST
Joyce R. Thomson, Trustee
hereunto duly authorized
William Thomson, Jr. Trustee
hereunto duly authorized
With Respect to Section 1 (h) Only
MERRIMAC CARTAGE, INC.
President, hereunto duly authorized
With Respect to Section 1 (h) Only
NORTHSIDE CARTING, INC.
President, hereunto duly authorized
With Respect to Section 6 Only
ROCKET ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
President, hereunto duly authorized
22. Planning Board Study of Land North of (Finance Committee Explanation, Article 23, continued..,
125 and Sutton Street.
developer to reduce all or a portion of the property taxes
the town of North Andover will vote to request the Planning Board value of the improvements the developer makes to the pror
all land and buildings located north of Sutton Street and Route 125 a period of up to 20 years. Participation in a TIF plan also all
itersection with Sutton Street to the Haverhill border for the purpos- developer to access certain state investment tax credits. Thl
cing recommendations to Town Meeting for future land uses,zoning of Selectmen has authorized town staff to negotiate a pre
other recommendation applicable to this property. This study shall TIF agreement and these negotiations are currently ongoing.
)ut not be limited to, proposed roadway and traffic improvements a TIF agreement be successfully negotiated, it will be revie
rmining the highest and best use utilization of existing buildings, the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee and brough
but not limited to,the former Lucent property.The Study shall make Town Meeting for approval. The Town had previously ente
mdations for the Town to take any actions necessary to protect the TI F agreements for One Clark Street and Sweetheart Plastic:
d safety of the people of North Andover and encourage the highest least in the case of the latter property, the effects of the agr
used of this property. The Planning Board will hold public hearings have yet to start.
f this study and allow citizens, property owners, tenants and other
1 parties an opportunity to participate and comment as part of the
e Planning Board shall make its recommendations resulting from
available sixty days priorto the May2005Annual Town Meeting; or Article 24. Petition the General Court to Chan
,y other action relative thereto. Name of the Town of North Andover.
Petition of Robert Ercolini and others To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectme
nendations: tion the General Court to change the official name of the Town
f Selectmen: .......................................... Unfavorable Action Andover to "Olde Andover'; or take other action relative theret
g Board: .................................To Be Made At Town Meeting
Petition of Karen M. Kline an
Recommendations:
23. Tax Increment Financing Plan — 1600 Board of Selectmen: .......................................... Unfavorable
>d Street (Former Lucent Technologies). Finance Committee:........................................... Unfavorable
the Town will vote to approve a proposed Tax Increment Financing Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town
1600 Osgood Street(Hereafter known as the TIF Plan) and autho- FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
3oard of Selectmen to reach an Agreement with the owner of the
for a parcel of land and buildings thereon. The property shall be The petitioner of this article asks voters to petition to cha
)d as a Tax Increment Financing Zone,which, as defined in the pro- official name of the town. The petitioner believes that this wo
F Plan, presents exceptional opportunities for increased economic the town reclaim its historical prominence among the state's
lent.As outlined in the proposed TIF Plan, the Town shall provide towns and settlements, and that by doing so, may bring more
:emption of property taxes or a percentage thereof based on the dollars to the town.
ital increase in property value in assessed valuation of the property
od of not more than 20 years in accordance with the requirements There may be some significant costs associated with chan(
ichusetts General Laws Chapter 23A, Section E; Chapter 40, Sec- name of the town including, but not limited to, the following:
nd Chapter 59,Section 5 and pursuant to 751 CM 1.04(1)(b)and change the town logo to reflect the new name,
Z 2.18. In return for such tax benefits, in accordance with the pro-
=Plan,the owner of the property shall ensure at the above property Costs associated with changing all signs, stationary, b
on and expansion of manufacturing, research and development or cards, brochures, websites and the like for all town functio
uses which increase job creation, provide higher property values, as town hall, schools, police, fire and DPW,
n and/or expand industry in the Town and the Commonwealth; or . Costs associated with the legal aspects of petitioning the
other action relative thereto.
• Costs associated with changing the town's listings in
Board of Selectmen phone books, website, etc.,
nendations:
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting • Costs associated with changing all town bank accounts.
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
g Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting There may also be indirect costs to the town. For example,
business and all residents would bear significant costs to ch
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: of the same above noted items.
roperties, the current owners of 1600 Osgood Street, have As a result, given the current financial situation facing the tc
,hed the Board of Selectmen to ascertain if the Town is ame- acknowledging the strength of the proposal in addressing
) entering into a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan. A TIF
torical nominal usurpation on the part of our Town's younger
Finance Committee recommends unfavorable action on this ;
a State-authorized economic development tool that allows a
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, 25. Amend Town By-laws Chapter 17- (Finance Committee Explanation, Article 25, continued...)
.e - Add New Section to Establish Committee
elop Revenue and Fixed Expense Projections 9-2-5 At least ninety days prior to the scheduled date of the
Town's Annual Operating Budget. town meeting, the Town Manager shall submit to the Board of
men and the Finance Committee a comprehensive budget for
the Town will vote to amend the general bylaws (Code of the functions for the ensuing fiscal year ...
North Andover), Chapter 17, Finance, by adding the following
:ion: .
ion 17-9: Revenue/Fixed Costs Review Committee 9-2-7 The budget shall provide a complete financial plan for
funds and activities ...
B is hereby created a committee to advise the town manager
avenue, other financial sources, and fixed costs projections for
operating budgets. The Committee shall consist of two finance
nittee members, one member of the Board of Selectmen, the Article 26. Amend Chapter 59 General Bylaws
col Superintendent, the Director of Finance and Administration, New Section 7 - Presentation of Budget Articl
own Accountant, and the Principal Assessor. The Town Man-
shall serve as an ex-officio member of the committee. To see if the Town will vote to amend the general bylaws (Co(
Town of North Andover), Chapter 59, Town Meeting, by adding
:ommittee shall meet within thirty days of the issuance of the lowing new section:
1 of Selectmen budget policy statement provided for in Chapter 9,
on 2-3 of the North Andover Home Rule Charter, but no later than Section 59-7: For any budgetary articles for the genes
ember 1, and shall report to the Town Manager and the Finance enterprise funds or capital projects (including amendments
mittee their initial estimates for revenues and other financial ously approved budget articles) the Finance Committee
,es projections and fixed expense estimates for the following fiscal shall consist only of a reading of the main motion without
s annual operating budget within 45 days of the Committee's first tion. Pursuant to Section 9-3-3 of the Town Charter, the
ing.The committee's report shall identify and describe all revenue Selectmen or their designee shall then present to the Town
inancing sources and anticipated fixed costs and shall provide a a report explaining the Selectmen's proposed budgets o
�n rationale supporting estimates contained therein. amendments including a summary of revenue or other f
sources projections and recommended expenditures. To tl'
,ommittee may continue to meet after the issuance of the Town that the Board of Selectmen's recommended budget dill
iger's Recommended Budget for the purpose of providing con- the Finance Committee motion, the Board of Selectmen sh
d advice to the Town Manager, the Board of Selectmen and the to amend the Finance Committee main motion; or take a
ice Committee regarding revenue and fixed costs projections. action relative thereto.
Petition of the Finance Committee Board of Se
iendations: Recommendations:
F Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable Action Board of Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable
Committee:............................................... Favorable Action Finance Committee:............................................... Favorable
;E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: EXPLANATION
pose of the Article is threefold: This proposed bylaw clarifies the responsibilities of the Sel
and the Finance Committee in delivering annual budget prop
vide more timely estimates of key budget components Town Meeting. Without this clarification, Section 9-3-3 of th
vide for input from a larger number of Town officials Charter"The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for pre
vide Town officials and department managers with an the budget to the town meeting." is open to differing interpre
ler and clearer understanding of overall budget parameters. The proposed bylaw is acceptable to the Selectmen, the Tb\A
>of this methodology were utilized in this year's budget prepa- erator, the Town Manager and the Finance Committee.
rocess with notable success.
mmittee's role is advisory and explanatory; the Charter
ibilities of the various officials and boards remain unaffected,
g, from the North Andover Home Rule Charter:
i or before the first day of November of each year, the Board of
en, after consulting with the Town Manager, shall issue a policy
nt relating to the budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The statement
tablish the outer limits of possible budget growth for the town.
(continued)
27. Petition the General Court - Amend Article 28. Petition the General Court -Amens
er 2 Section 2 of the Charter for the Town of Chapter 2 Section 2 of the Charter for the Tour
Andover - Warrants. North Andover - Warrants.
the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to Peti- To see if the town will vote to Petition the General Court tc
jeneral Court to amend Chapter 2 Section 2 of the Charter for Chapter 2 Section 2, Warrants, of the Charter for the Town
i of North Andover by deleting section 2-2 in its entirety, which Andover by deleting section 2-4 which now reads:
1s:
2-2-4 The warrant for each special town meeting town
The warrant for each town meeting shall be closed not more published in a newspaper of general circulation within the
sixty days, but at least forty-five days prior to the date for the least seven days prior to the meeting.
ling, provided that by unanimous vote, the Board of Selectmen
reopen the warrant in cases of emergency. and further vote to add a new section 2-4 to read:
ier vote to add a new section 2-2 to read: 2-2-4 The warrant for each Special Town Meeting shat
summary of each article prepared by the Town Clerk, put
The warrant for the Annual Town Meeting shall be closed a newspaper of general circulation at least seven days pr
nore than 75 days, but at least forty days prior to the date for meeting. Said publication shall contain where copies of the
ieeting, provided that by unanimous vote, the Board of Select- rant text can be obtained, viewed, or requests for mailing I
may reopen the warrant in cases of emergency. The warrant
ny Special Town Meeting shall be closed not more than 40 but or take any other action relative thereto.
ast 20 days prior to the date of the meeting. Petition of the To%
my other action relative thereto. Recommendations:
Board of Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable
Petition of the Town Clerk Finance Committee:............................................... Favorable
nendations:
f Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable Action FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: See Article 27.
Committee:............................................... Favorable Action
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: Article 29. Petition the General Court -Ameni
ly the North Andover Home Rule Charter reads as follows in Chapter 7 Section 8-1 Board of Health of the
Lion affected by Articles 27 and 28: Charter for the Town of North Andover.
ER 2 - TOWN MEETING To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectme
1 tion the General Court to Amend Chapter 7 Section 8.1 of the
for the Town of North Andover by deleting in the first senteni
12 Warrants members" and replacing with "five members"; or take any oth
relative thereto.
2-2-1 The Board of Selectmen shall prepare the warrant for Board of Se
awn meetings. Recommendations:
Board of Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable
2-2-2 The warrant for each town meeting shall be closed not
e than sixty days, but at least forty-five days prior to the date FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
the meeting, provided that by unanimous vote, the Board of
)ctmen may reopen the warrant in cases of emergency. Currently the North Andover Home Rule Charter reads as fc
2-2-3 The warrant for each annual and special town meet- the section affected by this Article:
shall be posted in a public place in every precinct in the town CHAPTER 7 -APPOINTED TOWN BOARDS
,ast seven days prior to the annual town meeting and at least
teen days prior to any special town meeting. ..
2-2-4 The warrant for each special town meeting town shall Section 8 Board of Health
)ublished in a newspaper of general circulation within the town
past seven days prior to the meeting. 7-8-1 Aboard of health of three members shall be appc
the Town Manager for three-year overlapping terms, unless t
13 ... ager shall replace the board with a health agent, with the apl
the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with general law.
, 30. Accept Provisions of Chapter 137 Article 31. Accept the Provisions of
)n 1) of the Acts of 2003 —Public Employees Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 41, Se(
g in the Armed Forces of the United States. 1008 — Indemnification of Retired Police Offic
the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 137 (Sec-
and Firefighters.
the Acts of 2003; or to take any other action relative thereto. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen Laws Chapter 41, Section 10013; or to take any other action relative 1
iendations: Board of Se
F Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable Action Recommendations:
Committee................................................ Favorable Action Board of Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable
Finance Committee................................................ Favorable
;E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
pose of the Article is to have the Town accept (or reject) the FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
quoted, which provides for any Town employee on active duty This Article seeks to formalize the responsibility we have undertak(
.S. Military Service to receive the difference between his/her necessary in past situations.In conjunction with various recent chang
iy for the town and his/her pay from the military. An Article long-standing insurance coverage, including Workmen's Comp an
red because the Town must accept this law before a Town (Health) Insurance, the Town has started to budget separately for'
De can receive this difference in pay. Fire Accident&Sickness Insurance'which will cover this cost.That in
is already included in the FY04 and FY05 budgets. Note that the i
i is saying, in effect, that a town employee will not lose money fcation is only for those costs that area "result of the disability fc
i active duty in the military. A key word in the provision, how- the police officer or fire fighter was retired", and that this law provid(
"base" pay, which in some cases is substantially less than additional level of scrutiny, by the committee described, in all such si
remuneration a Town employee receives.Also, if the military
lore than the Town employee received as his/her base pay in Chapter 41: Section 100B Indemnification of retired police
ndover, there is no additional pay required from the Town. and fire fighters
s not been an issue in North Andover until now, but a Town Any ... town which accepts this section by a majority vote of its
ee has notified the Town that he intends to enlist in the ants at an annual town meeting or a special town meeting, mz
's, and may be activated by 2005. written application by any of its police officers or fire fighter:
r 137 of the Acts of 2003 either before or after the acceptance of this section under a ge
special law specifically relating to retirement for accidental d
)N 1. ... an employee in the service of the commonwealth or except a special law applicable to one person, or in the ever
1, city or town that accepts this section as provided in this sec- death of any such police officer or fire fighter, upon written apl
luding an employee of a school district, who has been granted by his widow or, if he leaves no widow, by his next of kin, in(
y leave of absence because the employee is a member of the out of any funds appropriated for the purposes of this sectie
itional guard, the air national guard or a reserve component police officer or fire fighter or, in the event of his death, his wid
'med forces of the United States called to active service in the he leaves no widow, his next of kin, for all reasonable hospite
brces of the United States after September 11, 2001, shall cal and surgical, chiropractic, nursing, pharmaceutical, prosthl
ed to receive pay at his regular base salary as such a public related expenses and reasonable charges for podiatry incurred
De, and shall not lose any seniority or any accrued vaca-
✓e, sick leave, personal leave, compensation time or earned police officer or fire fighter after his retirement; provided, howe
D. An employee eligible under this section shall be paid his no person shall be indemnified under this section unless a mE
base salary as such a public employee for each pay period the members of a panel consisting of(a)the chairman of the rei
military leave of absence after September 11, 2001, reduced board of the city or town, (b)the city solicitor,town counsel or othE
amount received from the United States as pay or allowance having similar duties or a person designated in writing by such
ary service performed during the same pay period, excluding counsel or officer to act for him, and(c)such physician as the city
D pay, shift differential pay, hazardous duty pay or any other manager or, if there is none, the mayor or selectmen in writing
al compensation. For the purposes of this section, the words shall, upon receipt from the applicant of due proof, certify:--(1)
Service" shall not include active duty for training in the army expenses for which indemnification is sought were the natural ar
guard or air national guard or as a reservist in the armed mate result of the disability for which the police officer or fire fig[
if the United States. This section shall take effect in a county, retired; (2)that such expenses were incurred after the acceptant
own upon its acceptance in a county, by vote of the county section; (3) that the hospital, medical and surgical, chiropracti
sioners; in a city or town, as provided in section 4 of chapter
General Laws ["by vote of the town at a town meeting"]; .... ing, pharmaceutical, prosthetic and related expenses and rea
in this section shall limit or reduce a person's entitlement to charges for podiatry to which such expenses relate were rendere
under section 59 of chapter 33 of the General Laws, and six months before the filing of the application; (4) that such e)
in this section shall entitle a person to benefits in excess of were in no ways attributable to the use by the police officer or fir
,imum benefit provided under said section 59 of said chapter of any intoxicating liquor or drug or to his being gainfully employ
ny period during which that person is receiving benefits under retirement or to any other willful act or conduct on his part; and
tion. such expenses are reasonable under all the circumstances.
www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/seslaw03/sIO30137.htm www.state.ma.us/Iegis/Iaws/mgI/41%2D1(
2004 CURBSIDE RECYCLING CALENDAR
JANUARY 2004 FEBRUARY 2004 MARCH 2004 APRIL 2004
MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR
1 ' 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 1
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5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 3 14 7 9 13 4 5 7 ,
12 M 5 M ,1 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 V
19 201 211 221 231 24 22 17W7B _217W757W7W1II 2 27 18 1911111111Q
29 1 281 291 301 31 25 261 27 281 29 3(
MAY 2004 JUNE 2004 JULY 2004 AUGUST 2004
MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SAI SU MO TU WE TH FR
1 3 1 2 3 4 5 E
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo 8 5
10 11 12 13 14 15 13 1 1 7 „1 19 11 ;; 1 1 1 ,1 17 15 16 171 18 19 2(
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Q 24 , �
24 25 26 27 28 29 27111111111111, 25 7, 29 30 31
31
SEPTEMBER 2004 OCTOBER 2004 NOVEMBER 2004 DECEMBER 2004
MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SAI SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR
1 2 3 4 1 2 5' 6
6 7 8 `9 M 1' _377377W76777751111111JIMI, 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 1(
13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 9 20 12 '`; ;11111111,I'll
25 17,, '�� '���, 2�,, �'�,, �2 23 21 � 22 23 24 25 26 27 191 201 211 221 231 2
27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 281 29 30 28 26 ; ,, 1 11 "'1111 ;
=WHITE WEEK ' = BLUE WEEK E] OR =SAT. WORK DAY =HOLIDAY
ind out when your recycling day is, look at www.northandoverwaterdept.corn/Calendar.htm or call the DPW at 978-688-!
CURBSIDE RECYCLING WITH RED BIN ONLY
Bins can be purchased at the DPW Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM for a $3.00 deposit.
WHAT YES NO HOW WHERE & WHEN
LASTIC • All # 1  Plastic • No other plastic • Rinse clean
containers with recycle containers • Collapse or string • All recycling must be
symbol. • No other symbols or together curbside by 7:30 A.M
numbers on bottom • Labels OK
• No plastic bags • Recycling is
• No caps Mandatory
TEEL "TIN" Magnetic cans only • No aerosol cans • Rinse clean
ANS Fully opened at one end • No other metal objects • If possible remove lids Curbside pickup on
and flatten. your recycling week
• Labels OK . Please refer to recycle
LASS Clear, green and brown • No other glass items • Rinse clean calendar distributed
glass • No broken glass • Labels OK with red bin.
• Bottles and jars • Remove lids
APER, ETC. Newspapers with inserts • No soiled paper • Place in paper bags • If using another
• Junk mail, magazines & • No other paper • or tie in bundles no container with red bin
phone books • No plastic bags larger than 18"X1 8"X6" other container must b
• Corrugated cardboard in high sorted
newspaper size bundle
LUMINUM • Non-magnetic • No bottle or jar lids Rinse clean
ANS • Deposit& non-deposit • No pie plates or foil
cans
11 the above items and large cardboard can be brought to the drop-off center at the DPW garaR
OTHER
WHAT ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED HOW WHERE & WHEN
,RD WASTE Leaves, wood chips, • Stumps • Permits are required for • Leaves picked-up once
grass clippings, • Household trash any yard material other in the fall - watch for
peat, sod, soil, shrub • Lumber than 100% grass and announcement
pruning, earth fill, • Construction material leaves • Bring to Cyr Recycling
loam, gravel, street • Logs over 3' long • $7/season for auto trunk Center on Sharpners Pon(
sweepings • $5/load for level pick-up Road
• $30/load for large pick-up • Open April 1 to mid Dec.
or 6 wheel dump truck Tues., Thurs. & Sat. 8 to
COMPOST BINS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DPW GARAGE 8:30 - 4:30 FOR $20.00
iRISTMAS —1-:7 Real trees only No artificial trees
'LEES Remove all decorations No wreath on wire Curbside First two weeks of Januai
DOD CHIPS AND COMPOST AVAILABLE TO NORTH ANDOVER RESIDENTS AT THE CYR RECYCLE CENTER
1PLIANCES • Stoves, • No doors on • Call DPW to arrange for Picked-up curbside at tim
• refrigerators, etc. refrigerators, you must pick-up. set up with DPW
remove • $25/appliance
• $30/appliance with freon
(Refrig., Freezer,A/C)
oED MOTOR OIL • Only used motor oil • No gasoline or other • Bring to drop off center First and third Saturday c
Z USED OIL • Only used filters hazardous chemicals at DPW garage every month 9-12 noon
-TERS Oil is .50 cents per gallon
►TEX AND OIL • No other hazardous • Bring to drop off center • Third Saturday of month !
LINT chemicals at DPW garage 12 noon Cost $3 per gall(
ZTs • TV, VCR, monitor, • Do not break picture • Bring to drop off center • Third Saturday of month
keyboards tube at DPW garage 9-12 noon
• Keep all parts intact • $5 per unit/$15 for unit
greater than 13"
.ORESCENT • All fluorescent bulbs • Do not break • Bring to drop off center • Third Saturday of month
3HT BULBS at DPW garage 9-12 noon
• 4' bulbs: 50¢/bulb
• 8' bulbs: $1/ bulb
\LLASTS • All ballasts • Keep all parts intact • Bring to drop off center • Third Saturday of month
at DPW 9-12 noon
• $1.50 / ballast
tOPANE TANKS • Propane tanks only • No other fuel tanks • Bring to drop off center • Third Saturday of month
at DPW 9-12 noon
• $2 per tank.
JTO BATTERIES • No household batteries • Bring to drop off center • Third Saturday of month
at DPW 9-12 noon
• Cost$2 per battery
3KEL CADMIUM • From power tools. • No household batteries • Bring to drop off center • Mon - Fri 9:00 to 4:00
LTTERIES at DPW • Third Sat of month
9-12 noon
_OTHING • Re-usable clothing • No household items • Bring to drop off center • Mon - Fri 8:00 to 3:00
• No trash or toys. at DPW
=RCURY • Mercury containing • No broken units • Bring to DPW office • Mon - Fri 9:00 to 4:00
IERMOMETERS thermometers & • Third Saturday of month
THERMOSTATS thermostats 9-12 noon
)FT AND • All soft and hard cover • Must be placed in • Bring to DPW garage • Third Saturday of month
\RD COVER books cardboard boxes 9-12 noon or by
)OKS • Must be kept dry. appointment.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAYS WILL BE APRIL 17, 2004 AND OCTOBER 14 2004
VISIT OUR WEB SITEAT www.nollhandoverwaterdeptcom
32. Amend Chapter 115 Section 5 of the (Finance Committee Explanation, Article 32, continued..,
Df North Andover By Laws "Garbage, Rub-
nd Refuse" - Refuse Restricted Activity. Leaves: Deciduous and coniferous leaf deposition;
the Town will vote to amend Chapter 115 of the Code of the Lead Acid/Batteries: Lead-acid batteries used in motor vel'
North Andover in Section 5, Refuse Restricted Activity, as fol- stationary applications;
White Goods: Large appliances including: refrigerators, fr
a the first paragraph of Section 115-5 and replace it with the dish washers, clothes dryers, gas or electric ovens and rang
paragraph: hot water heaters;
aintain compliance with the State solid waste facility regulation Whole Tires: Unshredded motor vehicle tires of all types. (E
CMR 19.017 the Town of North Andover enacts a mandatory ded tire is a tire which has been cut, sliced, or ground into four
v which states that the following will not be allowed in the gar- pieces such that the circular form of the tire has been elimina
rubbish and refuse/trash:
sert the following paragraphs at the end of Section 115-5: Article 33. Petition the Legislature-Amend To
Charter — New Section 10 — Citizen Participati
le Resin Narrow necked plastic —All narrow-necked plastic Mechanisms (Right of Initiative Petition and F
ainers of any resin type. In narrow-necked containers the diam- of Referendum).
of the opening is smaller than the diameter of the base (e.g. a
bottle is "narrow-necked", but a yogurt container is not). To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selei
petition the Massachusetts Legislature to Amend Chapter
rclable Paper — all paper, cardboard, and paperboard prod- Charter for the Town of North Andover by adding the following
(e.g., office paper, newspaper, unwaxed cardboard and cereal as described below, beginning with Section 10 Citizen Petitior
s) excluding tissue paper, toweling, paper plates, cups, and nisms; or take any other action relative thereto.
low-grade paper products which become unusable to paper
as a result of normal intended use. (e.g. used paper towels) Furthermore, this Amendment will be subsequently subject to
by a favorable vote of the inhabitants of the Town of North
rode Ray Tubes (CRT's) — Any intact, broken, or processed qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, at the next am
> tube used to provide the visual display in televisions, com- election after Legislative approval. The question approving the
monitors and certain scientific instruments such as oscillo- ment shall appear on the ballot substantially the same as oc
es. (310 CMR 19.006). MG L, Chapter 4313: Section 11.
Department of Public Works
nendations: Section 10 Citizen Participation Mechanisms
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
Committee Favorable Action 2-10-1 Right of Initiative Petition; Initiative Procedures.
................................................
Registered voters of the town may, by initiative petition propo:
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: annual or special town meeting the passage of a measure any
measure not be passed by said town meeting, may cause SL
ly Section 115-5 reads: sure to be submitted to the voters of the town for their approve
Refuse Restricted Activity as hereinafter provided. However, no measure shall be pror
initiative petition hereunder which: (1) makes a specific appr
ded: Annual Town Meeting May 3, 1993,Article 42] of money from the treasury of the town or other than an appr
to pay for the costs of a study, (2) amends the zoning map c
n compliance with the State solid waste facility regulation 310 by-laws of the town, (3) increases taxes or fees, or (4) prop
9.017 & DPW's Guidance Document #7 (DSWM Guidance submission to the voters of the town of an amendment to the c
-9/92), the Town of North Andover enacts a mandatory bylaw,
tates as of April 1, 1993, the following will not be allowed in the An initiative petition shall set forth the full text of the measure K
rubbish and refuse/trash. by the petitioners, and shall be signed by not less than one
registered voters of the town each of whom shall sign his or r
Containers: Glass bottles and jars (soda-lime glass) but and record his or her address on the petition as they appeE
ig light bulbs, Pyrex cookware, plate glass, drinking glasses, list of registered voters. The initiative petition shall be subs
s, windshields and ceramics. the Town Clerk prior to the town meeting deadline for warrant
;ontainers: Aluminum steel or bi-metal beverage and food Upon certification of signatures, Town Clerk shall forward the
Brs, including scrap metal. petition to Town Counsel.
taste: Grass clippings,in s, weeds, garden materials, shrub trim- If Town Counsel certifies that the measure proposed by the
petition does not conflict with the constitution or laws of the C
and brush 1" or less in diameter (excluding diseased plants); wealth, and that it includes only subjects not excluded from the
(continued) by this section, the initiative petition shall then be filed by him
(cc
33. Petition the Legislature-Amend Town Charter— New measure and any alternative measure shall appear upon the
10— Citizen Participation Mechanisms (Right of Initiative be voted upon by the voters, and shall be stated in the same I
and Right of Referendum continued...) and form used in the motions acted upon by the town meeting
Selectmen, who shall cause the measure proposed therein If a majority of the voters shall vote in the affirmative, with
luded in the warrant for the annual or special town meeting as twenty percent of the registered voters voting, on either the
eve article, so designated; provided, however, that if the Town article motion or upon the alternative motion, the measure voi
shall fail, within ten days following his receipt of an initiative in the affirmative by the number of voters thus required, or t
to notify the Board of Selectmen in writing of his reasons for sure receiving the larger number of votes if conflicting meas
ying the petition, that petition shall been deemed to have been approved shall take effect immediately or at such later time
by him, and the Board of Selectmen shall cause the measure be specified in the measure, or if it be a by-law subject to the
roposed to be included in the warrant as an initiative article, so of the Attorney General, it shall take effect subject to Secti(
ad. Chapter 40 of the General Laws; provided, however, that any i
the passage of which shall by law require a two-thirds affirma
ar an initiative article is included in the warrant for an annual or in a town meeting shall, if proposed by an initiative petition, (
)wn meeting, the moderator shall give to the first named signer an alternate measure adopted by the town meeting, shall re(
tiative article, or his designee, the privilege of making the first affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voters voting at the special
ender the initiative article, which shall be in the words of the called under this section. Any measure proposed by initiative
in the article. or adopted by affirmative vote of the town meeting, and apps
lerator shall not accept any amendments or substitute motions the voters of the town under this section shall, after a perm
:he express approval of the person offering the first motion months, be subject to amendment, revision or repeal by town
e initiative article. Action under an initiative article shall be providing that such action does not conflict with the constitutioi
majority, two-thirds or such other vote as may be required by of the Commonwealth.
,e of such action under applicable state laws. No provision in this section shall negate or in any way limit the
innual or special town meeting shall dissolve without having ten or more registered voters to have an article inserted in the
enacted, or voted passage of the motion presented under an town meeting warrant at their written request, or the right of (
article, but if at least one-fifth of the total number of town meet- dred registered voters of the town to have an article inserted 1
s voting upon the motion shall have voted in the affirmative, the cial town meeting warrant at their written request, all as provic
)etitioners of the initiative article may complete their petition by Chapter 39, Section 10, of the General Laws.
i the Board of Selectmen an additional number of signatures of No provision in this section shall negate in any way the Massa
d voters of the town which, when combined with the signatures General Laws, North Andover Charter and North Andover Byl,
ginal petitioners, will equal in number not less than fifteen per- erning the conduct and other requirements of special and ann
ie total number of persons registered to vote in the town. Each meetings.
it signatory voter shall sign his or her name, and record his or
ass upon the petition as they appear on the list of registered 2-10-2 Right of Referendum; Referendum Procedures
nd all such additional signatures shall be gathered not earlier
day after which the town meeting dissolved, and shall be filed A vote passed at any town meeting authorizing the expenditui
3oard of Selectmen as set forth above not later than sixty days, thousand dollars or more as a special appropriation, or estab
of Sundays and legal holidays, following the dissolution. new board or office or abolishing an old board or office mer
or more boards or offices, or fixing the term of office of town
nual or special town meeting shall have adopted, enacted or where such term is optional, or increasing or reducing the r
ssage of any other separate motion as an alternative to the ini- of a board, or adopting a new by-law, or amending an existin(
ticle motion, such other motion to be designated an alternative shall not be operative until after the expiration of ten days, E
y Town Counsel, the original petitioners of the initiative article of Sundays and holidays, from the dissolution of the meeting.
ke manner complete their initiative petition by filing with the ten days, a petition, signed by not less than three percent of tl
Selectmen an additional number of signatures, all as provided tered voters of the town, containing their names and addresses
xt paragraph: appear on the list of registered voters, is filed with the selectme
that the question or questions involved in such a vote be subs
nn days after the filing of the completed initiative petition, the the registered voters of the town at large, then the selectmen,
)n shall issue a call for a special election, which shall be held expiration of five days, shall forthwith call a special election for
irty days after the issuing of that call, for the purpose of pre- purpose of presenting to the registered voters at large the qu
:o the voters the measure proposed in the initiative petition questions so involved. The polls shall be opened at seven o'cic
is been acted upon unfavorably by the town meeting, and any morning and shall be closed not earlier than eight o'clock in
re measure which may have been adopted by the town meet- ning, and all votes upon any questions so submitted shall be
�ided, however, that the election shall not be held during the ballot, and the check list shall be used in the several precinct r
iary period from June 30th to September 7th. In the event a in the same manner as in the election of town officers. The q
election has been scheduled during this exclusionary period for so submitted shall be determined by a majority vote of the rE
isons, then the exclusionary period will not apply and the spe- voters of the town voting thereon, but no action of the town
ion for the initiative petition measure will be held on the same
he other scheduled special election. Both the initiative petition (cc
33. Petition the Legislature-Amend Town Charter— New through the Old Center to Salem Street and Johnson Strel
10— Citizen Participation Mechanisms (Right of Initiative Street and along Great Pond Road from Academy Road 2(
and Right of Referendum continued...) the east toward Stevens Street. [Added by Article 21 200
Town Meeting. Approved by Attorney General September 1,'
reversed unless at least twenty per cent of the registered vot-
so vote. Each question so submitted shall be in the form of Amended Paragraph D to read:
wing question, which shall be placed upon the official ballot: D. Old Common Area: along the former Essex Street from
the town vote to approve the action of town meeting whereby Road to Great Pond Road; along Osgood Street from Bay St
ted (brief description of the substance of the vote and by what to the intersection of Andover Street. Along Andover Street fr(
neon if such vote was tabulated)?" If such petition is not filed emy Road to the intersection with Chestnut Street, along M
D period of ten days, the vote of the town meeting shall become setts Avenue from 200 feet northwest of the intersection witl-
e and effective upon the expiration of said period. Absent Street through the Old Center to Salem Street and Johnson
Ilots shall be used at such election in accordance with the Milk Street and along Great Pond Road from Academy Roac
is of chapter fifty-four; or take any other action relative thereto. to the east toward Stevens Street. [Added by Article 21 200
Petition of Albert F. Movsesian and others Town Meeting.Approved by Attorney General September 12
nendations: Petition of Keith Mitchell an
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Recommendations:
Committee:..........................................I. Unfavorable Action Board of Selectmen Favorable
Finance Committee................................................ Favorable
3E COMMITTEE EXPLANATION: Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town
:icle would amend the North Andover Home Rule Charter to
zens the additional powers of initiative petition and referen- FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION:
thin local government. In the initiative portion, citizens would
to bring a special initiative article to Town Meeting and, if not This article corrects an omission in the current bylaw. The
or voted on, proponents of the article would then have the ground Utilities Bylaw was amended at the 2001 Annual Tow
A collecting the signatures of 15% of the registered voters of ing as a result of a citizen's petition. The citizen's petition inte
n within 60 days to put the issue before the people in a town- remove all overhead utilities around the Old Common and thr�
action. There are restrictions on the types of articles permitted the Old Center area. Unfortunately, the citizen's petition f
appropriation of money can only be used to pay for the costs include the overhead utilities located in the heart of the Old
ady. The referendum portion allows those citizens disagree- along the former Essex Street(by the North Parish church). If
an action of Town Meeting to collect signatures from 3% of this article will ensure that the remaining utilities in the Old CE
ed voters within ten days to also put the issue to a town-wide be placed underground.
.Again, certain restrictions apply and no special appropriation
in $50,000 is subject to the referendum process.
3% would be 503 signatures.
Y 9 ti.
ire current) about 186,750 registered voters in North Andover;
iendment will have to be approved by the Massachusetts Leg-
and a favorable vote of the residents at the next annual town
...
after Legislature approval, before it goes into effect. Ave . y
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t
11 1ore
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925,1
34. Amend Chapter 170 (Underground Utili- °,k
f the General Bylaws b expanding the defi- AI,' " 1 `
Y Y p 9
of Old Common Area.
North Andover )
the Town will vote to amend paragraph D of Section 3 of Chap-
- Underground Utilities Bylaw by inserting after"Old Common"
s Area: along the former Essex Street from Academy Road to
)nd Road;"; or to take any other action relative thereto.
170 Section 3 Paragraph D now reads:
�Id Common: along Osgood Street from Bay State Road to the
section of Andover Street. Along Andover Street from Academy�
Al
1 to the intersection with Chestnut Street along Massachusetts
sue from 200 feet northwest of the intersection with Osgood Street
O 2001 ,Microsoft Con.lIA11 rig hts res'e'rved.
, 35. Petition the General Court -Authorization Board of Health and the Conservation Commission.The agreerr
ty Easement — Drummond Playground. be made by the land owner and any expense incurred thereof
paid by the land owner. Should an agreement be made, and a
he Town of North Andover will vote to authorize the Board of Select- sold, it can be updated with the Town.
rant a utility easement to Massachusetts Electric Company on a This plan is not intended to interfere, reduce, or transfer jurisdic
land situated on the southwesterly side of Johnson Street, being one department to another on a long-term basis. State law will
i Assessor's Map 96 as Lot 32 with the easement being shown on all situations.
scribed as "North Andover OH to UG Commons Project"which is If an agreement is applied for by a land owner that may have a
h the Town Clerk's office on such terms as the Selectmen deem to on another, each owner must sign off on the agreement.The per
best interest of the Town of North Andover and authorize a petition ing for the agreement must get the sign off.
assachusetts Legislature for special legislation to accomplish the A copy of the agreement shall be kept on file with the Board of HE
r or to take any other action relative thereto. Conservation Commission, and the Department of Public Work
Petition of Keith Mitchell and others owner may, at their own expense, record such agreement at the
iendations: of Deeds, in compliance with state law.
F Selectmen: .............................................. Favorable Action In the event there is a dispute between land owners, the discreti
3 Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting division of government having jurisdiction by law will apply.
This plan shall be added to the current Code of the Town
36. Petition the General Court - Authoriza- Andover as maintained by the Office of the Town Clerk; or to
Utility Easement — Town Common Area. other action relative thereto.
the Town of North Andover will vote to authorize the Board of Petition of David C. Rand any
m to grant a utility easement to Massachusetts Electric Com- Recommendations:
i Comcast of Massachusetts on a parcel of land situated on the Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town I
terly side of Osgood Street, the southwesterly side of Massa- Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town I
Avenue, and the northerly side of Andover Street, being shown
>sor's Map 59 as Lot 19 with the easement being shown on a Massachusetts Seaver Law Flow Chart
-ribed as "North Andover OH to UG Commons Project"which is
Are you;ncurring beaver damage that
th the Town Clerk's office on such terms as the Selectmen deem may be threat to in public ever lth under
"a-i°in beaver law
9 p legislation - �" ""m�".�„”
he best interest o the own o North Andover, an authorize a ,,
the Massachusetts Legislature for special to accom- Yes No
foregoing; or to take any other action relative thereto. Comact10 1130H
(or Possible a
'.. Conran DFldr
p permit possible no
ao�
Petition of Keith Mitchell and others ° ° rear,a ealto emergency per
�endations: nl pp Ath
Permit dewed
10 I} g public health
F Selectmen Favorable Action (ss°ed quesn°nsorDn Nan l
. .............................................. _
3 Board To Be Made At Town Meeting I' "N"1111 a awn W regardmg vildhtec so
Appeal d.
Problemstill not solved Appeal approved
37. A Plan for Beaver Control and Problem solved
iated Bylaw. .Apply to DF-W f.3D{lny
�,ex�rs. , tiis°g H
the Town of North Andover will vote at Town Meeting to accept a
et out in the Beaver Flow Chart. This plan can be added to from Permit approved
_ _ Wmnne for 30day ncrmi[
�e as needed. You may apply to 130H for
1III additional 10-day emergency w
is intended to be a Tong-term management plan for land owners mp .............„ ""
own to address beaver an flooding problems. pp IIVII�i" "" ���� Wuaww d tl�„iur,mM'laua p,for 30-dray pa,��..
3o day permit a roved ajgfl r do BA obi fibr 2nd
ution of land owner is:Any person or persons owning land in the to day per mt be es void Q pddeN•rwm'i k
swdwN
Borth Andover.
will call for the Town of North Andover to inspect and maintain all Yen must develop with DF\4,B011 and
id streams within the watershed area of Lake Cochichewick. C°nse a°on Cmnmrssen,along-term
management plan
artment of Public Works shall maintain all waterways near sewer
stations. They shall have the right to remove any and all materi- Options
nay impact these pumping stations. In the event that a beaver A my box,cage er-mbear type trap
BOII board of❑ealtlr
my other type of dam is constructed in or upon such brook or tuii Bb...hing°fdens
hey will notify the Conservation Commission and the Board of D Y Division of Fishe es Wildlife
'he area below such dams shall be inspected, before removal of C 's` `a"°°°fwaterl]°w device,
DP7]—Depa1ment of Public l]eath
obstructions, to prevent flooding of property or homes. B&Cregnire C-Ccn approva
)wner or land owner may enter into a long-term agreement with
1 of Health and Conservation Commission to maintain said own-
)rty. This agreement shall be a written document, signed by the http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/dfwpdf/DFW Beaver Flowc
38. Amend Zoning Bylaw — Section 4.2 either on a single parcel or contiguous parcels of land 1
d Development. been in the same ownership at any time on or subsequ(
date of adoption of this section.
F the town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw of the Town (c) For all building lots/dwelling units covered under Subsec
Andover by deleting Section 4.2 Phased Development in its the Planning Board is authorized to approve a Phased
and replacing it with the following: ment Schedule for that lot/unit in accordance with Sectic
(d) The request for authorization of a Phased Developmer
sed Development By-law ule shall be made on forms provided by the Plannin
it and Purpose. Requests will include any and all information necessan
onstrate eligibility and compliance with these regulatioi
purpose of this section is to ensure that development occurs in (e) No building permits for new dwelling units shall be iss
i Andover in a strategic, orderly and planned manner that allows the Phased Development Schedule has been record
ie preparation and maintenance of high quality municipal ser- Essex County Registry of Deeds and a certified cor
;for an ever-expanding residential population, while at the same Phased Development Schedule has been filed with
allowing reasonable residential development during such prepa- Planning and Building Departments.
i that does not infringe on the quality of life or municipal services (f) Upon transfer of any lot or unit subject to this section,
ded for the residents of the Town of North Andover, in order to shall reference the Phased Development Schedule
de for high quality and reliable municipal services such as, but the earliest date on which construction may be comm
rnited to, fire and police protection, educational facilities and pro- accordance with the provision of this bylaw.
is and available clean water resources. This section establishes (g) If a proposed subdivision includes any lots that are w
itegic development rate consistent with recent historical average feet of lots in another subdivision held in common or
Iopment rates for residential development in order to ensure that ownership, then both subdivisions shall be construec
Iopment occurs in an orderly and planned manner as it relates to single subdivision for the purposes of this Bylaw.
'own's ability to provide high quality and effective services for its (h) Lot lines for Form A lots shall be defined when the Fo
ins and protect its resources necessary for sustaining the pres- have been approved by the Planning Board or an at
nd future quality of life enjoyed by its citizens. agent. Subsequent changes in the shape or ownersh
shall not render the provisions of this Bylaw void.
iitions. (i) Building permits shall be issued in accordance with the
he purposes of this Bylaw, the following terms shall have the Development Schedule. However, the Planning Bo,
ving meaning: without a public hearing and upon written request from 1
Anniversary date" for each subdivision, special permit, or con- cant, permit up to twice the allowed annual maximum K
guous Form A lots under this provision shall be no earlier than for that project under the provisions of this Bylaw, prov
fie date on which all required approvals required for a building building permits issued in succeeding years shall be I
ermit have been obtained. less than the permitted maximum, if necessary, to in,
Developer" any individual who either as an individual, a benefi- the overall number of allowed permits is not exceeded
ial owner of a real estate trust, a partner in a partnership, or an U) The Planning Board, in conjunction with the Building Ii
officer or owner of a corporation, requests one or more building shall be responsible for administering this section of tf
ermits for the construction of new dwelling units. Accordingly, the Planning Board shall adopt and put
Development' shall mean a single parcel or set of contiguous sonable regulations for carrying out its duties under thi:
parcels of land held in substantial common ownership, regard- In particular, these regulations shall address the condii
)ss of form, at any time on or after the date of adoption of this processes for authorizing building permits on an annu,
Bylaw, for which one or more building permits are sought. 4. Phased Development Schedule
Phased Development Schedule" shall mean a schedule autho- (a) Building permits for new dwelling units shall be auth
Ized by the Planning Board or its authorized designee in accor- accordance with the following Phased Development Scf
lance with this Section, which outlines the maximum building
ermit issuance per development. Number of Units in Minimum Maximum Units fc
alations. Subdivision Years for Building Recc
Development Development May be Issued Pi
3eginning on the effective date of this section, no building per- 1-6 1 All
iit for a new residential dwelling unit or units shall be issued 7-20 2 50% of tote
finless in accordance with the regulations of this section, or 21-34 3 33% of tote
finless specifically exempted in Section 6 below, or by the provi-
ion of MGL, s. 40A, c. 6. 35-50 4 25% of tots
'he regulations of this section shall apply to all definitive sub- 51-75 5 20% of tote
livision plans, subdivisions not requiring approval, contiguous 76-125 6 16.7% of tot
corm A lots held in common or related ownership on the effec- 126+ 7 14.3% of tot
ve date of this by-law, site plan review applications, and special No Phased Development Schedule shall exceed seven years.
ermits, which would result in the creation of a new dwelling unit (b) The number of lots eligible for building permits in the fir:
�r units. Dwelling units shall be considered as part of a single the development shall be prorated from the anniversar
Ievelopment for purposes of development scheduling if located
►ecember 31. Fractions of.5 or greater shall be rounded up to the units is restricted to senior persons through a properly E
earest number and fractions less than .5 shall be rounded down. and recorded in perpetuity deed restriction running
as a result of an applicant seeking approval of a second plan land. For purposes of this Section "senior" shall mean
f development on a parcel of land for which authorizations over the age of 55.
ave been previously granted, a second plan is approved, a e) Development projects which voluntarily agree to a r
ew Phased Development Schedule shall be established. The 40% permanent reduction in density, (buildable lots
econd schedule shall supersede the first Phased Development the density, (building lots), permitted under zoning and
schedule at the time a building permit is issued based on the given the environmental conditions of the tract, and
econd plan for any lot lying wholly or partially within the parcel mined and approved by the North Andover Plannin
ubject to the new development schedule. with the surplus land equal to at least ten buildable ai
he Planning Board, in approving the second plan, shall deter- permanently designated as open space and/or farml�
line the number of authorizations from the first plan that would land to be preserved shall be protected from develop
e abated based on the second plan's approval. This number an Agricultural Preservation Restriction, Conservation
hall be used by the Building Inspector in revising the authoriza- tion, and dedication to the Town, or other similar me
on schedules due to abatements. approved by the Planning Board that will ensure its prc
f) Any tract of land existing and not held by a Developer
airements. mon ownership with an adjacent parcel on the effective
,II definitive subdivisions, Form A approvals, special permits, this Section shall receive a one-time exemption from th
nd site plan review applications shall include a proposed opment Scheduling provisions for the purpose of con
'hased Development Schedule by the applicant. one single family dwelling unit on the parcel.
'hased Development Schedules.
Phased Development Schedules shall be determined by the 7. Zoning Chance Protection
Planning Board at the time of approval of any such applica- Any protection against zoning changes provided by M.G.L
tion. Such schedules shall be included as a condition of s. 6, shall be extended to the earliest date on which the fin
approval of the application. the development could be authorized under this bylaw.
The Building Inspector shall be authorized to issue revised
Phased Development Schedules based solely on approvals 8. Severability
granted by the Planning Board.
i. All Phased Development Schedules with approved autho- The provisions of this by-law are hereby declared severable
rization shall be recorded with the application approval provision shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, it shall no-
decision with the Town Clerk. No building permits shall be strued to affect the validity or constitutionality of any of the rer
issued pursuant to the schedule until the applicant records 9 Expiration
the approval decision with the Phased Development Sched-
ule at the Registry of Deeds. The provisions of this Section 4.2 shall expire on July 1, 20
tp ions ever, by a vote of Town Meeting, before said date, the prop
this Section 4.2 may be extended from an additional four I
following developments are specifically exempt from the provi- in order to continue municipal comprehensive planning stuc
; of this bylaw. essary to promote orderly growth. In the event said action
,n application for a building permit for the enlargement, restoration, by Town Meeting prior to July 1, 2009, these provisions
r reconstruction of a dwelling in existence as of the effective date of construed to have lapsed on such date; or to take any oth
its by-law, provided that no additional residential unit is created. relative thereto.
►efinitive subdivision approvals, special permits, Form A lots Petition of the Planning Dep
nd site plan approvals, and development schedules made and Recommendations:
pproved prior to the date of adoption of this by-law shall be Board of Selectmen: ...........................To be Made at Town I
xempt from the provisions of this by-law. The Planning Board Finance Committee.............................To be Made at Town I
hall have sole and exclusive authority to render all decisions Planning Board....................................To be Made at Town I
n exemption requests.
Welling units for low and/or moderate income families or indi-
iduals, where all of the following conditions are met: "
Occupancy of the units is restricted to households qualifyingti
under Local Initiative Programs and the New England Fund
as administered by the Massachusetts Department of Hous-
ing and Community Development.
The affordable units are subject to a properly executed and
recorded in perpetuity deed restriction running with the land
that shall limit the succeeding resale price to an increase of °
10 percent, plus any increase in the consumer price index,
plus the cost of any improvements certified by the Building
Inspector.
Welling units for senior residents, where occupancy of the
! 39. Amend Zoning Bylaw — Delete Section and 4.122.14.1 of this Bylaw. The conversion of a sinc
Dwth Management. dwelling to a two-family dwelling must comply with tl
sions of Sections 10.3, 4.122.14.c. and 4.122.14.1.
the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw by deleting Sec-
Growth Management Bylaw; or to take any other action relative 14.1 Special Permit Granting Criteria for Two-Family Dwelling
Family to Two-Family or Multi- Family Conversions.
Petition of the Planning Board a. The Zoning Board of Appeals may approve a special K
nendations: a proposed use of a building, dwelling or structure prc
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Section 4.122.14.b., 14.c or 14.d upon finding that the al
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting complies with the purposes of this Bylaw, and is consi:
g Board...................................To Be Made at Town Meeting the use of the site for the purpose permitted within the RE
4 District. In making its decision, the Zoning Board shall
the following criteria in addition to those listed in Sectior
! 40. Amend Zoning Bylaw Sections 4.122 1. Consistency with the North Andover Master Plan.
?nce 4 District (Permitted Uses), Paragraph 14. 2. The degree to which the proposed use furthers th
the Town will vote to amend the Town of North Andover Zoning interest in providing a range of housing types, whE
r deleting the existing section 4.122.14 and replacing it with the cable.
3. The degree to which the application addresses the
design standards:
G Residence 4 District (Permitted Uses) i) Achieve compatibility with the established patter
)ne Family Dwelling. in the district. The Residential 4 District consist
wo family dwellings, by special permit from the Zoning Board ily of single-family dwellings near the Stevens I
�f Appeals in accordance with Sections 10.3 and 4.122.14.1 of Library Area and off of Massachusetts Avenue,
its Bylaw. compact neighborhoods with a mix of residen
e conversion of an existing one-family to a two-family dwelling, toward Waverly Road. New construction or SL
y special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals in accor- alteration of buildings must compliment and rein
lance with Sections 10.3 and 4.122.14.1 of this Bylaw, provided design features of these neighborhoods.
iat conversion from a one-family to a two-family dwelling meets ii) Achieve design compatibility with architectural
ie following additional requirements: and exterior materials of surrounding structure:
If a conversion involves increasing the size of an existing struc- iii) Preserve existing structures of historic value. E
ture, the expansion area shall not exceed 50% of the original dwellings or structures listed on the National RE
building's gross floor area up to a maximum of 1500 s.f. The Historic Places or the State Register, and are mor
size of the second dwelling unit can never exceed 1500 s.f. years old as of the date of application for a speci
There must be two parking spaces for each dwelling unit. may be converted, constructed, reconstructed, re
No parking/driveway shall be permitted within 10 feet of any altered only in a manner that maintains or proms
lot line. status as listed or eligible historic resources. For
No garage or carport shall face the street unless it is located of zoning compliance, additions or alterations the
at least 10 feet behind the front facade of the principal to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standarc
structure and in accordance with the dimensional setbacks Treatment of Historic Properties will generally be p
outlined in Table 2 of this Bylaw. to maintain or promote such status.
The converted structure shall meet all of the dimensional require- iv) Preserve established, mature vegetation.
ments of the R-4 District identified in Table 2 of this Bylaw.
Stairways leading to the second or any higher floor shall be b. The right to apply for a special permit to convert an
enclosed. dwelling shall extend to any dwelling to be converted fc
The principal building in a conversion to a two-family dwell- a dwelling of not more than five (5) residential units, ai
ing shall share a connected common wall (or floor) for at ing all requirements of the State and Town Statutes anc
least 75% of the wall's (or floor's) surface. No unheated including the Health Codes, Building Codes, Zoning L
structure, no structure without foundation, and no structure Zoning Bylaws. Proof of ownership must be supplied
that is entirely or partially a garage shall be considered as application; or to take any other action relative thereto.
meeting the 75% requirement. 14.2 Definitions
14.2.1 Addition: The enlargement, alteration, extension or chE
i.) The conversion of cone-family dwelling to atwo-family an existing dwelling unit that does not result in the cre�
dwelling must not result in any portion of the post-con- an additional dwelling unit.
version roofline height exceeding the pre-conversion 14.2.2 Conversion: The enlargement, alteration, extension of
roofline height by more than five (5) feet. t
ii.) The conversion of a one-family dwelling to a two-family o an existing dwelling unit that results in the creation of
dwelling must not significantly increase or decrease the tional dwelling unit attached to the existing dwelling un
pitch of any additional post-conversion roof area. Petition of the Plannin
i. Main entrances to the dwelling units shall be permitted only Recommendations:
in the front of the structure.
'he conversion of an existing dwelling to accommodate not Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town
lore than five (5) residential units, by special permit from the Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town
'oning Board of Appeals in accordance with Sections 10.3 Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town
, 41. Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 9.3 Pre- tures and Uses in the Residential 1, Residential 2, Resic
ig Non-conforming Single and Two Family Residential 4 and Residential 6 Zoning Districts shall be c
%ntial Structures and Uses in the Residential to allow for any uses other than those expressly allowed a:
iidential 2, Residential 3, Residential 4 and in each above listed zoning district of the Zoning Bylaw.
%ntial 6 Districts (NON-CONFORMING USES). Or to take any other action relative thereto
he Town will vote to amend Section 9.3 of the North Andover Zon- Petition of the Plannin
✓by changing the phrase"pre-existing non-conforming single and Recommendations:
ly residential structures" to "pre-existing non-conforming single Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town I
;idential structures" in titles and text in five (5) places, thus elimi- Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town I
e-existing non-conforming two family residential structures from Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town I
;ions of this section.Amended Section 9.3 to read as follows.
Non-conforming Single Family Residential Structures Article 42. Amend Zoning Bylaw Add New S
�s in the Residential 1, Residential 2, Residential 3, Resi- 4.3 Section Residential Adaptive Re-Use S
I and Residential 6 Districts: Permit.
Bxisting Non-conforming Single Family Structures: Pre-exist- To see if the Town will vote to adopt a new Section, Sec
ion-conforming single family residential structures in the R1, Residential Adaptive Re-Use Special Permit within the Town
R3, R4 and R6 Districts, may be changed, extended or altered, Andover Zoning Bylaw, as listed below:
ided that there is a finding by the Zoning Enforcement Officer
ding Commissioner) that such change, extension, or alteration Section 4.3, Residential Adaptive Re-Use Special Permit
not render the structure more non-conforming than the existing 1. Intent
tture. Upon such determination, a building permit may be issued The Residential Adaptive Re-Use Special Permit is heret
*e applicable. The following circumstances shall be deemed not lished as a Special Permit in the R1, R2, R3 and R4 reside
-rease the nonconforming nature of said structure: tricts on lots that are directly contiguous to lots in non-rest
,Iteration of a structure which complies with all current yard zoned districts established by this Bylaw.
etbacks, building coverage, and building height requirements 2. Purpose
ut is located on a lot with insufficient area, where the structure The purpose of this special permit is to encourage the cre
fter alteration will comply with all of current Bylaw requirements use and conversion of existing residential structures adj
xcept for lot area. commercial and industrial parcels to a commercial use c
,Iteration to a structure which complies will all current yard setbacks, use in order to preserve historical structures, provide for a
uilding coverage, and building height requirements but is located on tax revenue for the Town, provide flexibility to landowner:
lot with insufficient frontage, where the structure after alteration will create a transition between residential and business area:
omply with all of current Bylaw requirements except for frontage. 3. Applicability/Eligibility
,Iteration to a structure which encroaches upon one or more A lot is eligible to receive a Residential Adaptive Re-Use
Dquired yard setbacks,where the structure after alteration will com- Permit based on the provisions of Section 4.3(6) of this By
ly with all current bylaw requirements except for yard setbacks(the if at the time of application (and based on the Zoning Map
rovisions of this clause shall apply regardless of whether the lot at that time) the subject lot is:
omplies with current area and frontage requirements). A) within the R1, R2, R3 and R4 districts; AND
,Iteration of a structure which encroaches upon one or more B) is directly contiguous (i.e. directly touching and not sl
Dquired yard setbacks, where the altered part of the structure will by a roadway or another parcel) to a parcel in a non-re
omply with all current yard setbacks, or the alteration is to the side district (131-134, VC, GB, 11-3 and IS).
r face of the structure which encroaches upon a required yard set- 4. Permitted uses by Special Permit include:
ack, and the alteration does not further encroach upon the required A) Existing residential uses;
and setback. In either case, the altered structure must comply with B) Multi-family dwelling;
urrent building coverage and building height requirements (the C) Uses which involve historic materials or relate to the
rovisions of this clause shall apply regardless of whether the lot provided by an historic atmosphere, such as museur
omplies with current area and frontage requirements). arts and crafts shops, antique shops, woodworking,
,Iteration to a nonconforming structure which will not increase the repair, or restaurants;
)otprint of the existing structure provided that existing height restric- D) Enterprises whose principal use is the sale of agricultu
ons shall not be exceeded. ucts, such as greenhouses, orchards, nurseries, food ci
In the event that the Zoning Enforcement Officer (Building farm products stores.
;ommissioner) determines that the nonconforming nature of such E) Enterprises whose principal use is the sale of products K
tructure would be increased by the proposed extension, alteration, in North Andover, such as local agricultural products or
r change, the Zoning Board of Appeals may, by special permit, F) Personal service office;
How such extension, alteration, or change where it determines that G) Professional offices;
ie proposed modification will not be substantially more detrimental H) Business offices;
ian the existing nonconforming structure to the neighborhood. 1) Medical offices;
Bxisting Nonconforming Single Family Structures: No portion of J) Community resources such as banks, churches, sct
Section 9.3, Pre-Existing Non-Conforming Single Family Struc-
(cc
42. Amend Zoning Bylaw Add New Section 4.3 Section Article 43. Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 4.13
itial Adaptive Re-Use Special Permit continued...) Delete and Replace with FEMA Language.
braries; To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 4.137 of the Zonii
iterior storage uses such as for boats or furniture; and of the Town of North Andover to incorporate revisions sugg
any appropriate combination as determined by the ZBA of the FEMA, incorporating their model Bylaw by updating the Massz
ises stated above. State Building Code references from 2102 to Section 3107 in
ormance Standards, Restrictions &Additional Requirements tions, updating the NFIP State Coordinator's mailing address, ni
'ermitted uses shall be limited to the existing structures on the within Zone A of the Flood Plain District, the Wetlands Protectior
A. However, in addition to ZBA special permit approval for the require the base flood elevation to be determined by engineerinc
proposed use, an applicant may apply to the ZBA for a special tions, and addition of a new Section 7, Definitions. Section 4.11:
ermit to expand the size of the existing structures by up to 25% be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following languai
�f the footprint of the structure as it existed on the date of enact-
ient of the Residential Adaptive Re-Use Special Permit. Amended Section 4.137 to read:
'he use permitted by this Special Permit shall not be considered 4.137 Floodplain District
objectionable or detrimental to the residential character of the neigh- 1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
�orhood due to the exterior appearance, emission of odor, gas, a. Ensure public safety through reducing the threats tc
moke, dust, noise, disturbance, or in any other way objectionable personal injury.
or detrimental to any residential use within the neighborhood b. Eliminate new hazards to emergency response official
here will be no display of goods or wares visible from the street, c. Prevent the occurrence of public emergencies result
✓ith the exception of locally produced agricultural goods. water quality, contamination, and pollution due to flood
here shall be no exterior alterations that are not customary or d. Avoid the loss of utility services which if damaged I
Harmonious with the residential character of the building. ing would disrupt or shut down the utility network an
any additions to the structure above must comply with the regions of the community beyond the site of flooding;
etbacks and dimensional requirements of the corresponding e. Eliminate costs associated with the response and cli
Bsidential district and non-conforming uses must comply with flooding conditions;
ie requirements outline in Section 9 of this Bylaw. f. Reduce damage to public and private property result
Jo more than 25% of the existing structure may be demolished. flooding waters.
� minimum of 30% of the remaining lot area must remain per- 2. FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND BASE
ieable material such as, but not limited to, vegetation, mulch, EVALUATION AND FLOODWAY DATA
ind trees, unless specifically waived by the Planning Board dur- The Floodplain District is herein established as an overla,,
ig site plan review. The underlying permitted uses are allowed provided that tl
any new parking must meet the current parking requirements as the Massachusetts State Building Code, Section 310/
lesignated in Section 8.1, Off Street Parking, shall be located to Resistant Construction" and any other applicable local,
ie rear or side of the building, and shall be screened from the road federal requirements. The District includes all special floo
ind abutting properties to be compatible with the character of the areas designated on the North Andover Flood Insurance F
neighborhood. Screening shall consist of one or more of the follow- (FIRM) issued by the Federal Emergency Managemeni
ig: fencing, vegetation, flora, deciduous shrubs and/or trees. (FEMA) for the administration of the NEIP dated June
'he ZBA and Planning Board may grant special permits for pro- as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A99, and the FEMA Flood Boi
pective uses and site plans in order that owners may renovate Floodway Map dated June 2, 1993, both maps which ind
)r approval for specific businesses or tenants. Evidence shall be 100 year regulatory floodplain. The exact boundaries of th
provided that the project is in accordance with the current North may be defined by the 100-year base flood evaluations s
Andover Master Plan and if applicable, with the guidelines set forth the FIRM and further defined by the Flood Insurance stud,
i The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and dated June 2, 1993. The FIRM, Floodway Maps and Flog
3uidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings (Revised 1983) ance Study booklet are incorporated herein by reference
36CFR67) in terms of the rehabilitation of the building and its site. on file with the Town Clerk, Planning Board, Building Off!
ication and Approval Procedure Conservation Commission.
i order to obtain a Residential Adaptive Re-Use Special Per- 3. BASE FLOOD ELEVATION AND FLOODWAY DATA
tit, an applicant must receive a special permit from the North a. Floodway Data. In Zone A, AH, A99 and AE, along watE
Andover ZBA approving the intended use and any proposed that have not had a regulatory floodway designated, the t
expansion in accordance with Section 9.3(5) of this By-Law. able Federal, State, local or other floodway data as deter
after such approval has been obtained from the ZBA, the applicant the Building Inspector, in consultation with the Director of
lust obtain a Site Plan Special Permit from the Planning Board as ref- sion of Public Works, shall be used to prohibit encroacl'
�renced in Section 8.3 of the Town of North Andover Zoning Bylaw. floodways which would result in any increase in flood lev
e any other action relative thereto. the community during the occurrence of the base flood d!
b. Base Flood Elevation Date. Base flood elevation data is re
Petition of the Planning Board subdivision proposals or other developments greater than
nendations: 5 acres, whichever is the lesser,within unnumbered A zon
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting c. Areas designated as flood plain on the North Andover Flc
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting ance Rate Maps may be determined to be outside the fl
g Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting
istrict by the Building Inspector, in consultation with the Director of are prohibited in the regulatory floodway which would res
ie Division of Public Works, if an accurate topographic and prop- increase in flood levels within the community during the oc
rty line survey of the area conducted by a registered professional of the base flood discharge. However, a registered pro
ngineer or land surveyor shows that the flood plain contour eleva- engineer may provide proof and certification to the Buildi
on does not occur in any area of proposed buildings, structures, missioner, in conjunction with the Director of the Division
nprovements, excavation, filling, paving, or other work activity. The Works, demonstrating that such encroachments shall not
erson requesting the determination shall provide any other infor- flood levels during the occurrence of the 100 year flood, a
cation deemed necessary by the Building Inspector, in consultation the Building Commissioner, in conjunction with the Direc
rith the Director of Division of Public Works to make that determina- Division Public Works approve this certification, such e ments shall not be deemed to be prohibited.
on. If the Building Inspector, in consultation with the Director of the c. All subdivision proposals filed in accordance with M.G.
►ivision of Public Works, determines that the Flood Insurance Rate ter 41, Section 81S and 81T [or any revisions to the su
laps are in error, the subject area shall not be regulated as occur- control law referencing the submission of preliminary or
ng within the Flood Plain District, and any such determination shall subdivision plans], respectively shall be designed so the
e noted on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Nothing in this section 1. such proposals minimize flood damage;
hall prohibit the Conservation Commission, Board of Health, or 2. all public utilities and facilities are located and cor
ther Town officials or Board from making non-zoning determina- to minimize or eliminate flood damage; and
ons of the flood plain or performing their official duties. 3. adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure
'IFICATION OF WATERCOURSE ALTERATION hazards.
owner or project proponent proposes to alter or relocate any 4. Existing contour intervals of site and elevations of
arse, that person shall notify the following parties and provide structures must be included on plan proposal;
of such notification to every town board or official who has juris- 5. The applicant shall circulate or transmit one cor
ter such alteration or relocation prior to or at the time of applying development plan to the Conservation Commission,
pproval that is required to perform such alteration of relocation: Board, Board of Health,Town Engineer, and Building
lotify in a riverine situation, the following of any alteration or sioner for comments which will be considered by the
Dlocation of a watercourse: ate permitting board prior to issuing applicable permit
Adjacent Communities 7. PERMITTED USES
Bordering States The following uses of low flood damage potential and cai
NFIP State Coordinator obstruction to flood flows are encouraged provided they are K
Massachusetts Office of Water Resources in the underlying district and they do not require structures, fil
251 Causeway Street Suite 600-700 age of materials or equipment:
Boston, MA 02114-2104 a. Agricultural uses such as farming, grazing, truck farmii
NFIP Program Specialist culture, etc.
FEMA Region I, Rm. 462 b. Forestry and nursery uses.
J.W McCormick Post Office &Courthouse c. Outdoor recreational uses, including fishing, boating, play ar
Boston, MA 02109 d. Conservation of water, plants, wildlife.
ERENCE TO EXISTING REGULATIONS e. Wildlife management areas, foot, bicycle, and/or horse
idplain District is established as an overlay district to all other f. Temporary non-residential structures used in connection wii
All development in the district, including structural and non- growing, harvesting, storage, or sale of crops raised on the I
I activities, whether permitted by right or by special permit must g. Buildings lawfully existing prior to the adoption of these prc
,npliance with Chapter 131, Section 40 of the Massachusetts 8. DEFINITIONS.The following definitions are taken from the NI
Laws and with the following: Iations and the Massachusetts State Building Code, Section
Bction of the Massachusetts State Building Code which a. AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD is the land in tl
ddresses Floodplain and coastal high hazard areas (currently plain within a community subject to a one percent of
80 CMR 3107.0 "Flood Resistant Construction"); chance of flooding in any given year. The area may t
Vetlands Protection Regulations, Department of Environmental nated as Zone A, AO,AH,Al-30,AE,A99 V1-30, VE, c
'rotection (DEP) (currently 310 CMR 10.00); b. BASE FLOOD means the flood having one percent cl
eland Wetlands Restriction, DEP (currently 302 CMR 6.00); being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
;oastal Wetlands Restriction, DEP (currently 302 CMR 4.00); c. COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA means the area s
linimum Requirements for the Subsurface Disposal of Sanitary high velocity waters, including but not limited to hurrica
sewage, DEP (currently 310 CMR 15, Title 5); wash or tsunamis. The area is designated on a FIRM
,ny variances from the provisions and requirements of the V, V1-30, and VE.
bove referenced state regulations may only be granted in d. DEVELOPMENT means any man-made change to ii
ccordance with the required variance procedures of these or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to
tate regulations. or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading,
ER USE/DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS excavation or drilling operations.
Uthin zonesAH and AO on the FIRM, adequate drainage paths e. DISTRICT means floodplain district.
re required around structures on slopes, to guide floodwaters f. EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBC
round and away from proposed structures. means a manufactured home park or subdivision fc
Uthin ZonesA1-30 and AE, along watercourses that have a regu- the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on \A
story floodway designated on the North Andover FIRM of Flood
Boundary & Floodway Map dated June 2, 1993; encroachments (cc
43. Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 4.137 Delete and on or after the effective date of a floodplain management r
with FEMA Language, continued...) adopted by a community. For the purpose of determini
ianufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, ance rates, NEW CONSTRUCTION means structures
ie installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either the"start of construction"commenced on or after the effe(
nal site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) and is com- of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever
Meted before the effective date of the floodplain management r. NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISIO
Bgulations adopted by a community. a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the coi
:XPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufacturE
'ARK OR SUBDIVISION means the preparation of additional are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation(
ites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on the construction of streets, and either final site grading orth
✓hich the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective d
istallation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final floodplain management regulations adopted by a commur
ite grading or the pouring of concrete pads). s. ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR FLOOD - see BASE FLOOD.
:EDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) t. REGULATORY FLOODWAY- see FLOODWAY
leans the agency that administers the National Flood Insur- u. SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA means an area havir
ince Program. FEMA provides a nationwide flood hazard area flood and/or flood-related erosion hazards, and shown on;
lapping study program for communities as well as regulatory or FIRM as Zone A,AO,Al-30,AE,A99,AH, V, V1-30, VE
tandards for development in the flood hazard areas. v. START OF CONSTRUCTION includes substantial impr
:LOOD BOUNDARYAND FLOODWAY MAP means an official and means the date the building permit was issued, pro
lap of a community issued by FEMA that depicts, based on actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehe
Ietailed analyses, the boundaries of the 100-year and 500-year addition, placement, or other improvement was within 18
oods and the 100-year floodway. (For maps done in 1987 and the permit date. The actual start means either the first pla(
ater, the floodway designation is included on the FIRM.) permanent construction of a structure on site, such as the K
:LOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY MAP(FHBM) means an official slab or footings, the installation of piles,the construction of
lap of a community issued by FEMA where the boundaries of or any work beyond the stage of excavations; of the plac
ie flood and related erosion areas having special hazards have a manufactured home on a foundation. For a substantial
een designated as Zone A or E. ment,the actual start of construction means the first alterati
:LOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) means an official wall, ceiling, or floor or other structural part of the building
lap of a community on which FEMA has delineated both the or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the
ireas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones appli- w. STRUCTURE means, for floodplain management p
able to the community. a walled and roofed building, including a gas or Iiquic
:LOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) means an examination, tank that is principally above ground, as well as a manL
evaluation, and determination of flood hazards, and, if appropri- home. STRUCTURE, for insurance coverage purpose!
ite, corresponding water surface elevations, or an examination, a walled and roofed building, other than a gas or Iiquic
evaluation and determination of flood-related erosion hazards. tank that is principally above ground and affixed to a PE
:LOODWAY means the channel of a river or other watercourse site, as well as a manufactured home on foundation
ind the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to latter purpose, the term includes a building while in th
lischarge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the of construction, alteration, or repair, but does not inclu
✓ater surface elevation. ing materials or supplies intended for use in such con!
.OWEST FLOOR means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed alteration, or repair, unless such materials or supplies
irea(including basement or cellar).An unfinished or flood resistant an enclosed building on the premises.
enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or x. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE means damage of any origin
torage in an area other than a basement area is not considered by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the struct
i building's lowest floor, PROVIDED that such enclosure is not before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 perc
wilt so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non- market value of the structure before the damage occurre
elevation design requirements of NFIP Regulations 60.3. y. SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT means reconstructic
flANUFACTURED HOME means a structure, transportable in bilitation, addition or other improvement of a structure,
one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market
ind is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation the structure before "start of construction" of the imprc
✓hen connected to the required utilities. For floodplain manage- This term includes structures, which have incurred "SL
lent purposes the term "manufactured home" also includes damage", regardless of the actual repair work performs
park trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles placed z. ZONE A means the 100-year floodplain area where
�n a site for greater than 180 consecutive days. For insurance flood elevation (BFE) has not been determined. To deter
purposes, the term "manufactured home" does not include park BFE, use the best available federal, state, local, or othe
'ailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles. aa. ZONE Al - A30 and ZONE AE (for new and revise
flANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION means a means the 100-year floodplain where the base flood
parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more has been determined.
ianufactured home lots for rent or sale. bb. ZONE AH and ZONE AO means the 100-year floodr
JEW CONSTRUCTION means, for floodplain management pur- flood depths of 1 to 3 feet.
oses, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced cc. ZONE A99 means areas to be protected from the 100-y
y federal flood protection system under construction. Base Article 45. Amend the North Andover Zoninc
ood elevations have not been determined. Bylaw by Adding a New Section - Section 15'
ONES B, C,AND X are areas identified in the community Flood Planned Commercial Development District.
isurance Study as areas of moderate or minimal flood hazard.
one X replaces Zones B and C on new and revised maps. To see if the Town will vote to amend the North Andover Zonir
ONE V means a special flood hazard area along a coast sub- by adding a new section, Section 15 Planned Commercial Dev(
pct to inundation by the 100-year flood with the additional haz- District, as follows:
rds associated with storm waves. Base flood elevations have
of been determined. SECTION 15—Planned Commercial Development District
ONE V1-30 and ZONE VE (for new and revised maps) means 15.1 OBJECTIVES
special flood hazard area along a coast subject to inundation
y the 100-year flood with additional hazards due to velocity The Planned Commercial Development District is intended:
Nave action). Base flood elevations have been determined. a. to allow considerable flexibility under a special permit in tl'
opment of tracts of land as recommended in the Town
e any other action relative thereto. Andover Master Plan in accordance the goals and objectiv
Master Plan;
Petition of the Planning Board b. to allow a developer to propose a site development use
iendations: unique to a particular location;
F Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting c. to provide under the special permit process a mechanisr
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Planning Board to evaluate the potential impacts of a p
3 Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting development;
d. to permit a development which is compatible with the charac
Town and which benefits economic development of the Towr
, 44. Amend Zoning Map Parcels fronting 15.2 PERMITTED USES
ley Road and Route 114 — Assessors Map 27 a. The following uses are permitted:
s 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, and 26. i. Walk-In Bank: A free standing building with its own par
the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of North and excluding drive-through windows.
for the following parcels fronting along Waverley Road and Route ii. Business and other offices;
known as Salem Turnpike) and totaling approximately 5.3 acres. iii. All uses allowed in the R-4 Zoning District as set forth it
-els consisting of ten residential parcels; five fronting on Route 4.122 of the Zoning Bylaw;
street addresses of 21, 29, 35, 41, and 47; and five fronting on b. The following uses are allowed only by special permit pui
Road with street addresses of 768, 782, 792, 802 and 814, all this Section 15 of the Bylaw;
s shown on the North Andover Assessors Map 27; as parcels 16, 15.2.1. PRINCIPAL USES
9,20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26. The amendment of the Zoning Map for i. Hotel or Motel (limited to one in each 2,000 linear feet
mentioned parcels shall be from the current zoning designation of or highway as measured along the frontage);
ial 4 to be replaced by the zoning district General Business GB. ii. Restaurants where the business primarily serves fog
,els as shown below; or to take any other action relative thereto. consumed in within the building excluding "fast food s
Petition of Hector L. Rivera and others through" establishments; A fast food and drive throug
iendations: lishment is defined as a restaurant characterized by
F Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting carryout clientele; long hours of service [some are
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting breakfast, all are open for lunch and dinner, some are c
3 Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting at night or 24 hours]; and high turnover rates for eat-in
ers.
iii. Retail uses, provided there is no outdoor storage of
materials or products;
�r 15.2.2. ACCESSORY USES
22 � i. Eating and drinking establishments within an office bu
oI use principally by those employed within the structure;
,J ii. Private parking garages accessory to allowed principal t
iii. Indoor recreational facilities such as tennis and rac
y courts as an accessory to a hotel or motel for use pi
by the guests of the hotel or motel. Public membershil
1� recreational facilities are not allowed.
Article 44 Nlap �7, „r�els � � � �� iv. No other uses shall be allowed.
16,17.1 .i r,2 ,21,_3,24,15, .
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45. Amend the North Andover Zoning Bylaw by Adding copies of the form titled "Planned Commercial Dev,
Section - Section 15 Planned Commercial Development District Special Permit Application"to the Planning B(
continued...) Town Planner shall certify that the plans and material
ted have been time stamped by the Town Clerks C
1ENSIONAL REGULATIONS meet the submittal requirements.
dential ii. The Planning Board, within sixty-five (65) days fror
Bnsional requirements for the R-4 zone shall be as set forth in of the plan by the Town Clerk, shall determine
imary of Dimensional Requirements (Table II) the proposed project is generally consistent witl
iercial: of the paragraph 15.1 of this Section. The Plannir
linimum Lot Size: 150,000 s.f. will review the plans during a public hearing pro(
ieight Maximum: 35 feet (a hotel only may be constructed in will receive comments from the public, other Towr
ieight to a maximum of(60 feet); ments, and the applicant.
>treet frontage: 300 feet iii. The applicant must follow the procedures for ob-
�ront setback: 100 feet with the first 50 feet as a visual buffer Special Permit as set forth in Section 10.3 of the
✓hich shall remain open and green, be suitably landscaped, Bylaw.
inbuilt upon, unpaved and not parked on. iv. If applicable, the applicant must follow the proce(
>ide setback: 50 feet(except when directly adjacent to a residen- Site Plan Review under Section 8.3, Site Plan Rev
al use where it is 100 feet with a 50 foot visual buffer which shall 2. Submission Requirements:
Bmain open and green, be suitably landscaped, unbuilt upon, The Planned Commercial Development District p
inpaved and not parked on.) include all of the information required under Section
:ear setback: 50 feet(except when directly adjacent to a residen- the Zoning Bylaw in addition to the following:
al use where it is 100 feet with a 50 foot visual buffer which shall 3. Minimum requirements:
Bmain open and green, be suitably landscaped, unbuilt upon, The Plan, at a minimum, shall be subject to the
inpaved and not parked on.) conditions. The Planning Board shall make a deter
Moor Area Ratio: 75:1 that the project meets all of the following criteria:
_ot coverage: maximum of 25% a. The project is consistent with the objectives se
;ontiguous Buildable Area: 75% of minimum lot size. Paragraph 15.1.
=CIAL PERMIT GRANTING AUTHORITY b. The proposed project shall not generate trai
nning Board shall be the Special Permit Granting Authority that, in the opinion of the Planning Board, are e
for the issuance of Planned Commercial Development District for the project location; further, ingress and ei,
permits. No structures shall be placed, constructed or modified traffic flow and traffic circulation within the pri
Planned Commercial Development District without first obtain- designed properly so that there will be no seriou
)cial permit from the Planning Board. This Bylaw is intended to to vehicles or pedestrians.
in conjunction with other regulations adopted by the Town, and c. Adequate parking facilities are provided for e
ling and general bylaws designed to encourage appropriate land and structure in the development.
ironmental protection, preservation of the rural character and the d. Major facilities or functions are designed to
i of adequate infrastructure development in North Andover. ally compatible with natural, historical and neigI
characteristics of the site.
Irocedures for Obtaining a Planned Commercial Develop- e. The project does not adversely affect the natural
strict Special Permit in accordance with Section 1 ment to the detriment of community character.
Application Conference f. The project must meet the requirements of Sed
to the submission of an application for a Planned Commercial Lot/Slope Requirements.
'ict Special Permit, the applicant is encouraged to confer with 15.5 RELATION TO SUBDIVISION CONTROL ACT
Fown Planner to obtain information and guidance regarding the Approval of a Planned Commercial Development District SIDE
flopment of the parcel. After such initial consultation with the mit hereunder shall not substitute for compliance with the Su
i Planner, the applicant may meet before the Planning Board Control Act, nor obligate the Planning Board to approve an,
public meeting. Such pre-application consultation shall be
mal, non-binding, and directed toward: definitive plan for subdivision, nor reduce any time period f,
reviewing the basic concepts of the proposal; consideration under that law. However in order to facilitate prc
reviewing the proposal with regard to the master plan and zon- the Planning Board may insofar as practicable under existing IE
ig bylaw; regulations establishing procedures for submissions of a c
:xplaining the state and local regulations that may apply to the plan and application which shall satisfy this section and the
proposal; regulations under the Subdivision Control Act; or to take a
'reliminary discussion shall not bind the applicant or the Board; action relative thereto.
'nission of a Planned Commercial Development District Special Petition of Alberto Angles an
nitApplication and Plan: Recommendations:
'rocedures: Board of Selectmen To Be Made At Town
The applicant shall file eight (8) copies of the Planned Com- Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town
mercial Development District Plan, supporting materials, filing Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town
and outside engineering review escrow fees, and three (3)
, 46. Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 3.1 Estab-
�nt of Districts (Zoning Districts and Bound-
-Adding Planned Commercial Development
.t and Amending Table 1 and Table 2 of the
I Bylaw.
the Town will vote to amend the North Andover Zoning Bylaw
ding Section 3.1 Establishment of Districts, by adding the term
I Commercial Development District' to the list of Districts; and
g Table 1 and Table 2 of the Bylaw to include the uses and
mal requirements of the Planned Commercial Development
ADD). See tables.
1 - Permitted Use Residential Business Industri
R1,2,3 R4 VR R5 R6 B1 B2 B3 B4 VC PCD GB 11 12 1":
Aral Use* Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
Dry N N N N SP Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
rvice Station* N N N N N N Y* Y* N N N Y* N Y* N
/ehicle Repair/ Body Shop N N N N N N N N N N N Y N Y N
-age N N N N N N N N N N N Y N Y N
s & Other Offices N N N N Y N* Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
;h N N N N N N N N N Y N Y N Y N
)ate Housing N SP N N N N N N N N SP N N N N
ing Care Retirement Center Y* N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
{ Drinking Establishment N N N N* SP* N* Y Y N* Y SP* Y N* N* N
Parlor N N N N SP N Y Y N Y N Y N N N
arse Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y N Y Y Y
louse N Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y N N N N
dent Elderly Housing Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
'lace of Amusement or Assembly N N N N N N Y Y N Y N Y N N N
-e Skating Facility N N N N N N N N N N N N SP N SI
Fuel Storage or Contractor's Yard N N N N N N N N N Y N Y N Y N
:turfing* N N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y
Center* N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Hotel N N N SP N N N N Y* N SP* N N N N
mily Dwellings &Apts. N N Y** Y* Y Y SP N N N SP N N N N
al Recreation Area Y Y Y N Y N N N N N Y N N N N
r Sales* N N N N N N N Y N N N Y N N N
)fit School Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
&Convalescent Homes* SP SP SP SP SP N N N Y N SP N N N N
'nily Dwelling Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Y N N N N
iI Services N N N N* SP* Y Y Y N* Y N Y N* N* N
if Worship Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
)tailed District Use Regulations
i Special Permit Only
to Section 8.1(13) and 8.4
is chart is for summary information purposes only and is not a substitute for the detailed district use regulations contained in Sec
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46. Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 3.1 Establishment of Districts (Zoning Districts and Boundaries) — Adding Plannq
Development District and Amending Table 1 and Table 2 of the Zoning Bylaw, continued...)
2 - Summary Of Res. Res Res Res. Village ....
Res. .... us. us ...
Bus.
isional (14) (6) (7)
rem ents 1 2 3 4 Res. 5 6 1 2 3
a (7)
87,120 43560 25,000 12,500 43,560 43,560 130,680' 25,000 25,000 120,000
35 35 35 ....' 35.. 35 .... 35 35 .... 35 35
:rontage (13) (13)
175 150 125 100 85 150 150 125 125 300
etback (8)
30 30 30 30 25 30 25 30 25 100
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aback (2) (2) (3)
30 30 20 15 15 25 15 20 25 50
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to Sections 8.1 (13) and 8.4 (6) ( ) Please refer to footnotes for additional information
Petition of Alberto Angles and others
nendations:
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
g Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting
, 47. Amend the North Andover Zoning Map Article 48. Amend Zoning Map — Office Bu
els on Waverley Road and Turnpike Street. 1060 Osgood Street Intersection of Route 1'9'
the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of North 133 —Assessors Map 35 Parcel 29 from 12 (Ind 2) t0 Business 2 (B2).
for the following parcels fronting along Waverley Road and Route
known as Salem Turnpike) and totaling approximately 5.3 acres. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the
:els consisting of ten residential parcels; five fronting on Route 114, North Andover to rezone the two-story office building located
1 addresses of 21,29, 35,41 and 47; and five fronting on Waveraey Osgood Street at the intersection of Routes 125 and 133 North
h street addresses of 768, 782, 792, 802 and 814, all parcels as Assessor's Map 35 Parcel 29 from 12 (Industrial 2) to B2 (Bus
i the North Andover Assessors Map 27; as parcels 16, 17, 18, 19, or to take any other action relative thereto.
3, 24, 25,26.The amendment of the Zoning Map for the aforemen-
ircels shall be from the current zoning designation of Residential
placed by the Zoning distract Planned Commercial Development.
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Petition of Alberto Angles and others Petition of Martin S. Cohen any
iendations: Recommendations:
F Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town I
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town I
3 Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town I
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! 49. Roadway Acquisitions: - Coachman's Beginning at a point at the northerly street line of Osgoo
Concord Street, Easy Street, Highland View said point being 140.47 feet easterly of a Massachuse
e, Morningside Lane and Russett Lane. way Bound with drill hole, thence running North 270-47'-4
776.05 feet to a point, said point being the southwesterly
the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by tion with Bunker Hill Street, thence running North 620-12'-
;hase, or eminent domain the following ways: 40.00 feet to a point, thence running South 270-47'-47" Eas
feet to a point at the northerly street line of Osgood Stree
Ian's Lane (Off Great Pond Road) A way known as Coach- running South 64°-38'-49" West, 26.84 feet to a point of t.
one as shown on a Plan of Land entitled, "Street Acceptance thence running South 70°-06'-23" West, 13.31 feet to the
ated in North Andover; prepared for Coachman's Lane, scale beginning.
lated 9/1/03; prepared by Christiansen & Sergi, 160 Summer
iaverhill, MA 01830 on file with the Town of North Andover Easy Street(Off Abbott Street)A way known as Easy Street
id to award no damages for said eminent domain taking; or to on a Plan of Land entitled, "Definitive Subdivision Plan of Lan
other action relative thereto. The roadway is further described Meadows, North Andover, MA; prepared for S.B. Homes Inc.,
Is: vens Street North Andover, MA; prepared by Frank C. Gelina:
n ciates Inc, 451 Andover Street North Andover, MA, scale 1"=4 ning at a point at the southerly street line of Great Pond Road, January 23, 1981, revised June 11, 1981. Said plan recorded
-e running along a curve to the left with a radius of 19.25 feet,
3 feet to a point of reverse curvature, thence running along a Essex North District Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 8690.
to the right with a radius of 263.39 feet, 119.45 feet to a point
agency, thence running South 040-02'-00" East, 100.00 feet to Highland View Avenue (From Chadwick Street to Furber
Int of curvature, thence running along a curve to the right with A way known as Highland View Avenue as shown on a Plar
iius of 816.50 feet, 113.29 feet to a point of reverse curvature, entitled, "Street Acceptance Plan located in North Andover;
;e running along a curve to the left with a radius of 334.60 feet, for Highland View Avenue, scale 1"=40', dated 9/1/03; prel
57 feet to a point of reverse curvature, thence running along a Christiansen & Sergi, 160 Summer Street, Haverhill, MA 018;
to the right with a radius of 551.98 feet, 114.80 feet to a point with the Town of North Andover DPW; and to award no darr
agency, thence running South 010-33'-30" East, 162.00 feet to
nt of curvature, thence running along a curve to the right with a said eminent domain taking, or take any other action relative
is of 451.54, 305.39 feet to a point of reverse curvature, thence The roadway is further described as follows:
ing along a curve to the left with a radius of 151.53 feet, 256.89
to a point of tangency, thence running South 590-56'-30" East, Beginning at a point at the northerly street line of Furber
JO feet to a point of curvature, thence running along a curve said point being 180.00 feet westerly of Wentworth Avenu(
e left with a radius of 303.92 feet, 581.14 feet to a point of running North 850-26'-58" West, 50.22 feet along the stre
)ound curvature, thence running along a curve to the left with Furber Avenue to a point, thence running North 000-48'-1
lius of 100.00 feet, 12.22 feet to a point of reverse curvature, 1020.18 feet to a point, said point being located along the
;e running along a curve to the right with a radius of 60.00 feet, street line of Chadwick Street, thence running North 84
57 feet to a point of reverse curvature, thence running along a East, 50.17 feet along the street line of Chadwick Street tc
to the left with a radius of 25.00 feet, 31.84 feet to a point of thence running South 00°-48'-19" East, 1028.96 feet to a p
'se curvature, thence running along a curve to the right with point being the point of beginning.
lius of 353.92 feet, 615.89 feet to a point of tangency, thence
ing North 590-56'-30" West, 210.00 feet to a point of curvature, Morningside Lane (Off Winter Street) A way known as Moi
;e running along a curve to the right with a radius of 201.53 Lane as shown on a Plan of Land entitled, "Street Acceptai
341.65 feet to a point of reverse curvature, thence running located in North Andover; prepared for Morningside Lane anc
3 a curve to the left with a radius of 401.54 feet, 271.57 feet to Lane, scale 1"=60', dated 9/1/03; prepared by Christiansen
nt of tangency, thence running North 010-33'-30" West, 162.00 160 Summer Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 on file with the Town
to a point of curvature, thence running along a curve to the
vith a radius of 501.98 feet, 104.40 feet to a point of reverse Andover DPW; and to award no damages for said eminent do[
ature, thence running along a curve to the right with a radius of ing, or take any other action relative thereto. The roadway
30 feet, 116.74 to a point of reverse curvature, thence running described as follows:
3 a curve to the left with a radius of 766.50 feet, 106.35 feet to
nt of tangency, thence running North 040-02'-00" West, 100.00 Beginning at a point at the northerly street line of Winte
to a point of curvature, thence running along a curve to the thence running along a curve to the left with a radius of 2!
/ith a radius of 213.39 feet, 96.77 feet to a point of compound 48.95 feet to a point of tangency, thence running North
ature, thence running along a curve to the left with a radius of 02" East, 775.00 feet to a point of curvature, thence runni
feet, 31.24 feet to a point along the southerly street line of a curve to the left with a radius of 25.00 feet, 39.27 feet t
it Pond Road, thence running North 610-19'-00" East, 44.73 of tangency, thence running North 080-13'-02" East, 45.0
along the street line of Great Pond Road, thence continuing to a point of curvature, thence running along a curve to the
(long the street line of Great Pond Road, North 590-52' East, a radius of 25.00 feet, 39.27 feet to a point of tangenc)
1 feet to the point of beginning. running North 080-13'-02" East, 353.86 feet to a point, the
ning South 810-46'-58" East, 45.00 feet to a point, thenc
i Street (Off Osgood Street) Away known as Concord Street and running South 080-13'-02" West, 95.00 feet to a poin
n on a Plan of Land entitled, "Street Acceptance Plan located in continuing to run South 080-13'-02" West, 1,164.96 feet t
dover; prepared for Concord Street, scale 1"=40', dated 9/1/03; of curvature; thence running along a curve to the left with 25.00 feet, 30.27 feet to a point along the street line c
1 by Christiansen & Sergi, 160 Summer Street, Haverhill, MA Street; thence running North 610-09'-30"West, 89.33 feet
in file with the Town of North Andover DPW, and to award no street line of Winter Street, thence continuing to run along t
3 for said eminent domain taking, or take any other action rela- line of Winter Street, North 590-36'-30" West, 12.98 feet to
Dto. The roadway is further described as follows: of beginning.
Lane(Off Dale StreetjA way known as Russett Lane as shown Article 51. Roadway Acceptance —Avery Parlo
n of Land entitled, "Street Acceptance Plan located in North (formerly Donna Drive).
prepared for Morningside Lane and Russett Lane, scale 1"=60',
1/03; prepared by Christiansen & Sergi, 160 Summer Street, To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public Way: Avery P,
MA 01830 on file with the Town of North Andover DPW, and (formerly Donna Drive) as shown on a plan entitled, Definitive
no damages for said eminent domain taking; or take any other sion Plan of Land in North Andover, MA., prepared for TDJ I
lative thereto. The roadway is further described as follows: ment Corp. 40 Lowell Road, Salem, NH 03079, prepared by
fining at a point at the northerly street line of Dale Street, at a Consultants, Inc. of Methuen, MA, Plan approved 5/26/92, E
of curvature, thence running along a curve to the left with a 2/6/96 and recorded as Plan#12784 at the Essex North Distri(
s of 25.00 feet, 28.00 feet to a point of tangency, thence running try of Deeds on 3/6/96; or to take any other action relative ther
1040-55-30" East, 65.00 feet to a point of curvature, thence run- Petition of Domenic J. Scalise any
along a curve to the left with a radius of 760.00 feet, 460.38 feet
point of tangency, thence running North 290-46'-58"West, 500.91
o a point of curvature, thence running along a curve to the left Recommendations:
a radius of 540.00 feet, 490.09 feet to a point of compound cur- Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town I
e, thence running along a curve to the left with a radius of 25.00 Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town 1
39.27 feet to a point of tangency with the street line of Morning- planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town I
Lane, thence turning and running North 080-13'-02" East, 95.00
along the common street line of Morningside Lane to a point of
iture, thence running along a curve to the left with a radius of FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION
feet, 39.27 feet to a point of reverse curvature, thence running
a curve to the right with a radius of 585.00 feet, 530.93 feet to
nt of tangency, thence running South 290-46'-58" East, 500.91 Warrant Articles 50 through 56 provide for the `acceptance'
o a point of curvature; thence running along a curve to the right Town of certain roadways. WarrantArticle 49 provides for the '
i radius of 805.00 feet, 487.64 feet to a point of tangency, thence tion' by the Town of certain roadways.
ng South 250-32"-40" East, 10.81 feet to a point, thence running
1 040-25' West, 49.74 feet to a point along the northerly street In general, new roads are frequently created by a developE
if Dale Street, thence running North 870-12'-45" West, 6.66 feet ing a subdivision. Those private roads that meet Town stands
1 the street line of Dale Street to a point, thence continuing to run be `accepted' by the Town from the developer. At that point, t
I the street line of Dale Street South 690-06-10"West, 64.86 feet
point of beginning; moves from private ownership to Town ownership. The process
acceptance includes numerous physical and legal requireme
any other action relative thereto. inspections. Once all those requirements are met, Town Meet!
Petition of Department of Public Works vote to accept the road for the Town under MGLA, Ch. 82, sec
iendations: appropriation of Town funds is required for the `acceptance' art
F Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting While `acceptance'articles apply to those roadways still under 1
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting trol of a developer, `acquisition'articles apply to those roadway
3 Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting the original developer is long gone. For these roadways, the
owner is generally a shell corporation — with no forwarding s
The roadway acquisition articles represent the finishing proces
, 50. Roadway Acceptances: — Foxwood Drive Unaccepted Roadways Improvement Program ("URIP"). Th
alem Street) and Weyland Circle (Off Foxwood prioritizes `private' roadways, then reconstructs, repaves, instal
age, etc. in order to meet Town standards. Each year, the Tow
the Town will vote to accept as a public ways Foxwood Drive the URIP through the Capital Improvements Program.
nand Circle as shown on a Plan of Land entitled, "Definitive The only practical way, according to Town Counsel, to
cial Permit Plan Foxwood in North Andover, Mass." Owned roadways is through an eminent domain taking. The chance
eloped by Summer Street Realty Trust 733 Turnpike Street- original developer-corporation demanding compensation are
), North Andover, MA 01845, scale 1"=40', May 1993, Revised (the developer-corporation is currently liable legally for the ro
prepared by Merrimack Engineering Services, 66 Park Street, As such, no additional appropriation of Town funds is requirec
Massachusetts 01810. Said plan recorded with the Essex acquisition' articles.
strict Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 12371; or to take any other
lative thereto. Once`accepted'or`acquired', the roadway becomes`public'(i.(
owned), and State funds (MGLA, Ch. 90) may be used for
Petition of Department of Public Works repairs, etc. Since State`Chapter 90 Highway Grants'are base,
iendations: number of miles of town roads, each road `accepted'or`acquir(
F Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting to the Town's share of State aid received.
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
3 Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting
52. Roadway Acceptance Stonewedge Circle Article 55. Roadway Acceptance Country Club
'ebster Woods Lane). (off Great Pond Road) as a Public Way.
the Town will vote to accept as a Public Way: Stonewedge Circle To see if the Town will vote to accept Country Club Circle as
i on a plan entitled, Stonewedge Circle North Andover, MA., pre- Way; or to take any other action relative thereto.
Campbell Forest, LLC, 231 Sutton St. Suite 2F North Andover,
45, prepared by Engineering Alliance, Inc. of Saugus , MA. Plan Petition of John Grasso am
?8/99 and recorded as Plan #13712 at the Essex North District Recommendations:
of Deeds on 4/13/00; or to take any other action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town
Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town
edge Circle is off Webster Woods Lane and was originally part Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town
impbell Forest Subdivision)
Petition of Domenic J. Scalise and others
nendations: Article 56. Roadway Acceptance — Delucia Wa
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting Waverley Road.
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
g Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting To see if the Town will vote to accept Delucia Way (off WaverlE
as a public way; or to take any other action relative thereto.
53. Roadway Acceptance Webster Woods Petition of Stephen Smolak an
formerly Joanne Drive). Recommendations:
Board of Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town
the Town will vote to accept as a Public Way: Webster Woods Finance Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town
rmerly Joanne Drive) as shown on a plan entitled, Definitive Planning Board...................................To Be Made At Town
ion Plan of Land in North Andover, MA., prepared for TDJ Devel- ,
Corp., 40 Lowell Road Salem NH 03079, prepared by Andover
ints, Inc. of Methuen, MA. Plan approved 5/26/92, endorsed.
id recorded as Plan#12784 at the Essex North District Registry
on 3/6/96; or to take any other action relative thereto. �� "
Petition of Domenic J. Scalise and others
nendations:
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
Committee:...........................To Be Made At Town Meeting �� � � ; ? ^
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g Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting
54. Acceptance of Fee Title and Deeds in Con-
n with Layout of Public Ways of Webster Woods �� `
Wery Park Drive and Stonewedge Circle.
the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept
ind confirm the acceptance of deeds to certain lands identified as
;', "Parcel B"and "Right of Way A", each as shown on a plan enti- '
nitive Subdivision Plan of Land in North Andover, Massachusetts,
:200', dated December 4, 1991, Revised March 12, 1992, Owner � ', W
Iicant: T.D.J. Development Corp., 40 Lowell Road Salem New � �
re 03079, Engineer and Surveyor: Andover Consultants, Inc., 1
r Place, Methuen, Massachusetts 01844, which plan is recorded
x North District Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 12784, the con-
of said lands being made in connection with the layout as public � ,� `'
Nebster Woods Lane,Avery Park Drive and Stonewedge Circle,'
.ontemplated by the subdivision approval and plans concerning
sways; or to take any other action relative thereto. ,
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Petition of Brian G. Vaughan and others
nendations
f Selectmen: ..........................To Be Made At Town Meeting
Committee: To Be Made At Town Meeting
g Board...................................To Be Made At Town Meeting
you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof at
in Office Building and one public place in each voting precinct in the Town, said copies t(
ed not less than seven (7) days before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands
Day of April in the Year Two-Thousand Four.
-.of, fail not, and make due return of the Warrant with the doings thereon to the Town at
and place of said meeting.
NORTH ANDOVER BOARD OF SELECTMIEN
tidy D. Wakeman
Chairman
rk J.T. Caggiiano
;emary Connelly Smedile
iald B. Stewart
aes M. Xenakis
NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Joyce AA-Ashave, Town Clerk
es t: A True Copy:
Of NORTp q as it applies to the North Andover Public Schools;
<�L`° • Relocate full-day and half-day kindergarten studen-
o _ buildings) to accommodate more parents who desirE
, kindergarten and to more fully utilize space in our schc
Provide equal educational opportunities for all stude
school-Grade 12;
SSACHV`�
• Maintain the Preschool, K, 1-5; 6-8; 9-12 grade confi
philosophy and structure;
:)RTH ANDOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS • Maintain a reasonable level of support services in all pr(
• Fund curriculum initiatives whenever possible;
Administration Offices • Provide a clean, safe and healthy educational learning
Harutunian, Ph.D. 43 High Street ment in all schools.
endent North Andover, MA 01845
1. Binkney, Ed.D. Telephone 978 794-1503 Taken as a whole, the effect of these guidelines is to providE
t Superintendent FAX 978 794-0231 service budget for the North Andover Public School Departmei
is little room for unanticipated expenses such as those associ
5, 2004 unexpected enrollment increases, additional special educatic
Jorth Andover Community ments, or overruns in utility costs.
)aniel J. Murphy, Chairman, North Andover School Committee Minimal Budget Increases
adopted FY05 Budget The $3,194,247 increase represents the amount of money
�I-service budget provides for the continuation of existing pro- North Andover School Department will need to cover in
i the North Andover Public Schools. In approving this budget, expenses in salaries (which includes columns, steps, stipen(
been careful to make sure that this budget addresses: percentage increase); special education (which includes tul
transportation costs for four unanticipated out-of-district stude
goals and objectives of the North Andover Public Schools; costs for regular education transportation and utilities.
Federally mandated No Child Left Behind; Fixed Costs Dollar Increase % Incre
)tate mandated Education Reform Act of 1993;
iformation that the Superintendent received through his entry • Salaries $1,500,000 6.f
plan (fall of 2003); Special Education 1,200,000 34.3.
creases in utilities and salaries; Transportation 25,000 3.z
:ealistic funding for students with special needs; • Utilities/Heat 200,000 16.E
creases in transportation; Other
Wdget adjustments that reflect enrollment increases at the (paper, supplies, etc.) 210,000 7.E
sigh School. $3,135,000
*Operational increase only
roved level-service budget for 2004-2005 totals $33,117,300,
presents an increase of $3,194,247 or 10.67% over the FY04 Highlights
A level-service budget is defined as a budget of the same
as the previous year plus cost increases for known contracts In approving alevel-service budget, we worked with the premiss
ations (salaries, special education, transportation and utili- had a budget of$29,923,053 (the amount for FY04) and need(
). The FY04 requested budget was an 8.3% increase over the money for salaries, special education, transportation and utilities
'or FY03. The large difference between FY04 and FY05 is the$33,117,300, a zero-based budget was built. Every item bud
ipt to, first, eliminate annual deficits in the special education FY04 was examined at least twice before being added to the F'
ant and then budget for more realistic expenses and projected get. Some of the priorities budgeted for FY04 were rearrangec
he FY05 budget reflects adjustments for student population within the initial allocation and adding money only for contracts
ant and realistic funding for special education to prevent a deficit fixed obligations (listed above). Further, we found a need to rec
:count. The School Department projects that the North Andover staff positions that were eliminated in the FY04 budget. To do
-hoofs will see a Preschool-Grade 12 enrollment for 2004-2005 took items that were budgeted in FY04, such as the Literacy C
Kimately 4,403 students, as projected by NESDEC (April 2003), tive Program, and prioritized their needs in the FY05 budget.
ase of 44 students since the fall of 2003.
Initially, budget requests, received by the building principals a
ies tors, represented a significant increase for the FY05 budget,
largest request being in new personnel. Our approved budg
eiving input from the community at large, the following guide- sents a reduction of those requests for new positions. The Iis
-e used in developing this budget: tions on the next page has come about due to a significant r
in money used in the FY04 budget for the K-5 Literacy Prog
VVhenever possible, maintain reasonable pupil-teacher ratios in increases in revenue from new and existing programs. Now
accordance with historical practices and educational research are entering the fifth year of the Literacy Collaborative Prograr
can greatly reduce the amount of money being allocated for On the following pages is the School Line Item Budget for RE
It has been agreed upon by those people directly involved with 2005. This budget and other supporting materials are also ave
ram that a budget of approximately$200,000 can be utilized to www.northandover.k12.ma.us/budget05.html.
a quality elementary Literacy Collaborative Program for FY05.
ally, we can save approximately $270,000 which can then be Further reductions to this proposed level-service budget will ha
rom the Literacy Program to fund new positions and return impact on the ability of the North Andover Public Schools to irr
iff that were reduced from the FY04 budget. all aspects of the Education Reform Act of 1993 and No C
Behind (Federal mandate), as well as moving forward the ag
plan to seek additional revenues through a variety of venues, goals and objectives of the North Andover Public Schools. C
new programs and enhancing some existing programs to fund staff and program reductions that have taken place over the
N and returning positions. It is our intent to double the number of years, additional reductions would raise concerns and make 1
indergarten classes from three to six, which would substantially to provide an adequate delivery of services.Any reductions in p
our revenue. We would make it clear that our primary intent to staff, supplies and equipment would have an adverse impac
the full-day kindergarten program is to restore/add positions to schools.
i Andover Public Schools, as well as provide a quality full-day
rten program. In the pre-school programs, we will increase the Whatever the budget outcome for FY05, we want to reassure t
�hich has remained artificially low over the years). It is our intent Andover community that North Andover Public Schools is an c
additional creative and innovative special education programs ing school district. The school district has held a reputation
help to maintain or reclaim students (who have been leaving lence brought forth by its students, staff and the community. V
of district over the last few years through out-of-district special the final allocation by the Town of North Andover, we, as a sc
i programs). We will be offering neighboring school districts the trict, will provide a quality education to all students. We will \A
ity to enroll their students in some of these programs (at a cost hard to be a more competitive school district, one that is recog
ending school). In essence, we are hoping to generate enough among the top school districts (top 10%) in Massachusetts. We
it money so that, in some cases, new programs in special edu- committed to the process of analyzing how the town and sch
tate mandated) will be paid for by other school districts. further collaborate to provide the educational services that this
nity requires, and we must continue to examine all options.
]et also represents reductions in administrative staff. It will be our
reduce the principalship at the Bradstreet School to a full-time
principalship who would report to the principal at the Atkinson
IVe also plan to reduce the number of literacy coordinators next
I, the position of lead nurse would no longer be a full-time admin- �r �� AMER'
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sing pro addition, we
h we implemented lemented at the beginning d (grades
9 program ( p
chool year), as well as the paid athletic program.
/ving list highlights some staffing positions which are important in
North Andover High School to continue to meet State mandated
ents for time and learning (990 hours), to handle the anticipated How to Read the School Line Item Budget
in student enrollment, and for the school system to provide a
Jucation in Preschool-Grade12. In total, these new or restored The budget on the following pages is in an outline format.
tions reflect an adjustment of the district priorities. Between the `Budget Summary' table is the total budget broken into five
02 and the fall of 2004, we project that the enrollment at North ries, with totals for each category. Each of the five categorie
High School will increase by almost 80 students. ther detailed in the tables that follow. To find the details for the
High School Teachers (science; history/English; foreign istration' line, the line marked `A' in the Detail column, look c
language/math) find the bold `A' below.
High School Custodians That detail is the table immediately following the Budget Sumi
Middle School Librarian that `Administration' table, Administration costs are broken do
Middle School Department Heads (stipends) three further pieces. Two of those components, marked `AB'
High School Secretary in the Detail column, are further broken down in the tables thz
i Elementary Curriculum Coordinators (math, science, the Administration table.
social studies)*
Librarian* Table AC is the lowest level information given for Admini
i Library Aides* Expenses. Each of those lines includes a `Code' value. Thos
Middle School Foreign Language Teacher* are the bookkeeping codes that are used to identify types of
i High School Guidance Counselor* Department expenditures, and connect this budget informatic
D Middle School Secretary* payment of individual invoices and expenses.
District-Wide Teacher Mentor Program*
positions would be funded through tuition generated programs, The columns of the budget are as labeled.As Fiscal Year 2004
lav kindergarten, preschool, and special education programs. be completed until the end of June, those figures are not yet w
Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Recomi
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget Buc
Code FY- 2002 FY- 2003 FY- 2003 FTE FY- 2004 FTE FY-
3udget Summary
administration 686,156 774,985 994,298 9.80 825,711 10.30
tegular Day 17,055,800 18,538,901 17,802,446 288.54 17,688,544 290.04 18
>pecial Needs* 6,053,872 6,504,714 6,858,602 121.60 7,372,523 125.20 8
)ther School Services 948,410 919,958 989,444 23.76 880,202 22.76
,ustodial / Maintenance 2,740,760 2,883,960 2,972,254 29.65 3,156,073 32.15 3
Totals 27,484,998 29,622,518 29,617,044 473.35 29,923,053 480.45 33
*As of 4/9/04, additional students arriving since this budget was recommended will add $202,000 for a total Special Education cost of$9
administration
>alaries &Wages 507,340 551,114 566,016 9.80 601,840 10.30
xpenses:
Administration 172,568 217,871 417,629 217,871
Professional Development 6080 6,248 6,000 10,653 6,000
Subtotal Expenses 178,816 223,871 428,282 223,871
Totals 686,156 774,985 994,298 825,711
administration Salaries &Wa es
administration 222,409 233,163 245,147 1.90 254,557 1.90
;lerical 274,531 307,351 310,469 7.90 336,683 8.40
>chool Committee 10,400 10,600 10,400 10,600
Totals 507,340 551,114 566,016 9.80 601,840 10.30
administration, Expenses
,ontracted Services 4019 27,850 40,300 38,088 40,300
,opiers 4096 9,908 10,000 10,406 10,000
ropier Supplies 5020 - 500 172 500
Jew Equipment Total 5052 11,188 1,500 32,298 1,500
Jewsletter 5053 - 4,000 - 4,000
'ostage 5062 9,243 15,000 32,986 15,000
.echnology Replacement
=quip 5071 - - 18,355 12,000
>chool Committee Exp. 5073 1,262 1,500 1,130 1,500
>oftware 5076 2,662 2,484 6,696 2,484
Materials & Supplies 5086 9,214 9,097 11,287 9,347
echnology Equipment 5152 - 3,000 - 3,000
teplacement Equipment 5171 - 12,000 - -
�ctivities 6001 1,414 1,300 746 1,100
advertising 6002 55,513 47,000 37,218 47,000
,ensus 6009 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
;onferences & Meetings 6016 6,152 7,000 7,674 6,000
;onferences & Meetings 6024 1,993 2,400 33 2,400
iealth Exams 6026 - - -
.egal Services 6044 11,526 23,000 179,439 23,000
Memberships, Publications 6047 8,627 7,800 9,306 8,800
Tinting 6063 6,470 7,000 9,251 7,000
'rof Publications 6066 1,889 1,900 194 1,850
.ocal Travel 6092 3,090 3,090 3,240 3,090
'ublications 6100 - - 16,111 -
Jetworking 6101 - 15,000 - 15,000
teplacement Tech Equipment 6171 1,566 - - -
Totals 172,568 217,871 417,629 217,871
Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Recomr
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget Buc
Code FY- 2002 FY- 2003 FY- 2003 FTE FY- 2004 FTE FY-
,egular Day
salaries &Wages 14,756,488 15,438,521 15,293,500 288.54 15,246,227 290.04 16.
:xpenses:
Instructional Services:
Principal's Office Expense 91,978 108,319 76,605 94,507
Instructional Expenses 290,399 518,186 362,577 319,637
Instruct. Equip (Maint.) 58,026 90,493 53,604 55,665
Textbooks 160,093 218,565 178,231 142,798
Library Supplies 59,106 64,137 55,370 38,026
Technology 98,403 120,120 84,505 98,688
Guidance 22,649 40,240 12,832 21,387
Instructional Equipment 124,474 126,688 126,986 107,150
Substitutes 4019 377,781 353,872 363,994 406,953
Curriculum Initiatives 268,596 649,770 401,337 435,835
)ther Student Services
Student Transportation 747,808 809,990 792,906 721,671
Subtotal Expenses 2,299,312 3,100,380 2,508,946 2,442,317 2.
Totals 17,055,800 18,538,901 17,802,446 17,688,544 18.
;egular Day, Salaries &Wages
'rincipals 928,918 950,792 952,125 12.00 1,020,372 12.00 1.
eachers 12,445,518 13,083,368 12,994,804 244.90 12,874,094 245.40 13.
:ducational Assistants 229,864 224,497 231,739 7.64 171,671 7.64
,lerical 389,186 403,824 399,951 14.00 411,289 15.00
:SL Tutors 24,433 31,000 28,423 1.00 32,240 1.00
istructional Facilitator 1.00 45,000 1.00
istructional Computer Tech 75,817 87,302 44,034 1.10 51,912 1.10
,urriculum Computer Tech 52,000 54,080 54,080
ligh School System Manager 1.00 50,000 1.00
;omputer Network 71,225 71,919 71,054 1.50 74,059 1.50
;omputer Maintenance 48,541 44,157 56,360 1.00 45,723 1.00
echnology Director 72,202 80,090 92,581 1.00 85,493 1.00
'rofessional Development* 101,350 94,728 76,691 1.20 99,510 1.20
,ttendance Officer 2,705 2,754 2,754
.ransportation 16,440 17,236 17,190 0.70 30,727 0.70
)irector Health & Phys. Ed. 70,199 73,007 51,947 0.50 37,964 0.50
ongevity 228,090 219,767 219,767 216,173
Totals 14,756,488 15,438,521 15,293,500 288.54 15,246,227 290.04 16.
,Certification and Instructional)
;egular Day, Expenses, Principal's Office Expenses
,ontacted Services 4019 0 6,518 12,725 6,618
,wards 5007 200 - 500
,wards 5007 0 400 0 900
ropier Supplies 5020 16,799 24,000 19,625 24,600
graduation 5035 8,035 5,500 10,065 5,500
lew Equipment 5052 1,728 900 420 3,900
'rinting 5063 1,845 5,500 935 2,000
software 5076 947 1,600 0 600
supplies & materials 5086 891 400 1,193 400
laterials & Supplies 5086 16,295 16,780 5,062 15,755
echnology Equipment 5152 9,870 16,277 847 4,590
:SL Activities 6001 277 300 575 300
,ontracts Adm Memberships 6011 3,273 4,650 3,646 4,836
school Councils 6012 1,357 2,500 621 2,400
,onferences & Meetings 6016 198 300 363 300
lemberships & Publications 6047 6,512 7,294 6,340 7,644
'ostage 6062 - - - -
'rofessional Development 6080 22,443 13,400 12,981 12,164
ocal Travel 6092 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400
Totals 91,978 108,319 76,604 94,507
Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Recomi
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget Buc
Code FY- 2002 FY- 2003 FY- 2003 FTE FY- 2004 FTE FY-
tegular Day, Expenses, Instructional Supplies
:indergarten 70 6,227 13,733 6,596 12,833
lementary 80 45,236 82,103 88,614 41,777
.anguage Arts 90 - 1,400 590 1,250
arts 101 39,397 43,826 35,802 30,350
ll usic 102 12,146 13,850 10,664 13,850
7oreign Language 110 2,195 8,357 3,846 4,128
'hysical Educational 130 13,585 16,600 8,443 14,900
Math 160 2,571 15,057 8,025 3,778
=SL 200 843 19,900 182 9,429
>cience 210 12,719 22,817 15,738 12,408
>ocial Studies 220 4,760 9,500 3,222 8,828
>chool Careers 229 279 1,000 168 500
locus Program 230 3,596 3,600 4,021 1,800
'roblem Solving 231 856 400 168
(ocational Ed 250 - 2,000 921 5,000
3usiness 251 599 550 116 525
)omesticArts 252 3,499 3,550 2,781 4,050
idustrial Arts 253 6,811 6,900 7,344 3,800
Jew Classes 260 - 95,100 2,574 23,100
istructional Services 2440 2,619 12,800 18,686 3,800
general Supplies 5033 132,462 145,143 144,078 123,531
Totals 290,399 518,186 362,577 319,637
tegular Day, Expenses, Instructional Equipment (Maintenance and Repair)
Jew Equipment 10 13,282 37,742 21,942 21,742
echnology 60 486 3,000 2,826 3,000
:indergarten 70 4,139 400 2,926 800
lementary 81 24,443 30,338 9,613 16,548
art 101 163 500 - 500
Music 102 4,823 6,480 5,986 4,300
7oreign Language 110 113 1,200 200
'hysical Education 130 995 1,000 1,000
.ibrary 140 4,133 4,333 1,486 4,775
11 ath 160 908
>cience 210 - 2,000 - -
>ocial Studies 220
>chool Careers 221 1,580
3usiness 251 1,000
)omestic Arts 252
idustrial Arts 253 2,646 2,500 3,057 2,800
Jew Classes 260 1,897 - 4,187 -
Totals 58,026 90,493 53,604 55,665
tegular Day, Expenses, Maintenance of Textbooks
:indergarten 70 6,336 7,250 1,972 7,250
lementary 80 91,044 143,507 58,427 70,365
.anguage Arts 90 12,635 16,458 36,421 16,458
art 101
Music 102 6,368 6,750 3,624 6,750
7oreign Language 110 9,061 11,500 8,231 10,500
Math 160 9,813 8,900 57,280 8,900
=SL 200 1,488 450 387 325
>cience 210 15,116 11,300 9,806 11,300
>ocial Studies 220 3,743 9,950 1,534 9,950
>chool Careers 229 2,253 1,000 552 500
3usiness 251 2,236 1,500 - 500
Totals 160,093 218,565 178,231 142,798
Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Recomr
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget Buc
Code FY- 2002 FY- 2003 FY- 2003 FTE FY- 2004 FTE FY-
,egular Day, Expenses, Library Materials
subscription Service 4048 4,950 4,950 3,747
ibrary Books 5008 42,433 41,082 39,939 21,053
l icrofi I m 5048 5,339
supplies & Materials 5086 4,760 6,827 3,327 4,627
lemberships/Periodicals 6058 6,964 10,889 7,154 8,599
Totals 59,106 64,137 55,370 38,026
;eqular Day, Expenses, Technology
;ontracted Services 4019 37,363 62,050 34,224 40,000
supplies & Materials 5086 20,466 20,000 22,171 20,000
ech Equipment 5152 8,056 2,000 1,121 2,000
lemberships 6047 35 35 35 35
ocal Travel 6092 1,800 1,950 1,634 1,950
software 5076 18,840 20,010 18,117 20,628
'rofessional Development 6080 3,549 2,575 1,575 2,575
letworking 6101 6,034 9,000 4,798 9,000
:quipment Repair 6024 2,261 1,800 1,800
elephones 6087 700 831 700
Totals 98,403 120,120 84,505 98,688
;eqular Day, Expenses, Guidance
;ontracted Service 4019 628 1,250 731 750
'rinting 5063 715 1,450 450 1,150
supplies & Materials 5086 5,783 8,790 4,241 9,637
CIS 6034 9,345 23,000 3,574 4,400
lemberships 6047 6,178 4,800 3,364 4,200
screening 6075 - 700 297 1,000
student Subscriptions 6085 - 250 175 250
Totals 22,649 40,240 12,832 21,387
;eqular Day, Expenses, Instructional Equipment
'hotocopy Equipment 4096 75,639 75,547 87,630 77,745
;indergarten 70 559 4,500 2,313 3,500
:lementary 80 6,810 1,300 806 3,100
anguage Arts 90
It 101 3,770 3,557 1,557 2,000
lusic 102 26,971 19,184 21,296 7,305
oreign Language 110
guidance 120 598 2,000 1,533 1,500
'hysical Education 130 2,529 5,600 2,470
ibrary 140 - 2,500 930 2,500
lath 160 410 - 598 1,000
science 210 6,884 11,500 6,954 8,000
social Studies 220
ocus 230 - 500 404 500
)omestic Arts 252 304 500 495 -
Totals 124,474 126,688 126,986 107,150
Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Recomi
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget Buc
Code FY- 2002 FY- 2003 FY- 2003 FTE FY- 2004 FTE FY-
tegular Day, Expenses, Curriculum Initiatives, Form G
lementary Schools
Language Arts 90 - 11,075
Literacy 92 71,335 77,272 71,188
Math 160 17,760 8,147 7,004 1
Professional Development 180 163,466 80,050 22,591 74,085 6
Social Studies 220 1
Middle School
Language Arts 90 395 10,000 24,038 13,576
Foreign Language 110
Math 160 13,402 48,500 6,506 7,007
Professional Development 180 9,810 35,450 11,188 23,764 4
Science 210 15,000 62,009 3,100 3
Social Studies 220 46,500 39,387 21,568
Technology 254 14,200 1,749
sigh School
Language Arts 90 13,445 13,368 23,306 1
Foreign Language 110 2,600 11,143 15,720 1
Math 160 7,876 29,000 14,188 22,513 2
Health 170
Professional Development 180 42,150 47,000 27,870 40,150 5
Science 210 23,910 23,705 8,173 2
Social Studies 220 15,490 13,120 14,879 18,257 1
Business 251 4,400 1,848
Technology 254 7,000 1,220 1
>ystemwide
Professional Development 180 16,007 170,500 33,972 81,607
Totals 268,596 649,770 401,337 435,835
)pecial Education
>alaries &Wages 3,214,379 3,511,538 3,463,032 121.60 3,881,994 125.20 4
xpenses:
Administration 8,001 11,550 8,239 10,588
Itinerant Services 396,163 401,560 340,420 420,358
Instructional 23,340 32,788 50,097 33,740
Consultation & Evaluations 33,167 36,500 62,675 35,500
Transport'n - Public/Private 4091 719,824 647,069 746,302 775,863
Tuitions 1,658,997 1,863,709 2,187,837 2,214,480 3
Subtotal Expenses 2,839,493 2,993,176 3,395,570 3,490,529 4
Totals 6,053,872 6,504,714 6,858,602 7,372,523 8
*As of 4/9/04, additional students arriving since this budget was recommended will add $202,000 for a total Special Education cost of$9
)pecial Education, Salaries and Wages
)irector 78,000 113,463 113,463 1.00 88,908 1.00
eachers 1,994,561 2,028,060 2,025,872 45.60 2,310,292 46.60 2
ducational Assistants 1,004,205 1,238,503 1,191,655 71.10 1,290,246 74.10 1
>peech Assistants 15,022 9,186 9,372 1.40 39,425
.utors/Home 18,761 1.00
;lerical 75,014 74,582 74,926 2.50 77,863 2.50
.ongevity 47,577 47,744 47,744 56,499
Totals 3,214,379 3,511,538 3,463,032 121.60 3,881,994 125.20 4
)pecial Education, Expenses,Administration
.egal Services 6044
;opiers 4096 1,000 1,126 1,000
Tinting 5063 415 500 144 500
>upplies & Materials 5086 2,968 2,500 1,128 1,500
'rofessional Publication 6047 550
.ocal Travel 6092 2,391 4,000 2,209 4,000
echnology Equipment 5152 1,582 3,000 1,588
'rofessional Development 2357 646 3,632 2,000
Totals 8,001 11,550 8,239 10,588
Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Recomr
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget Buc
Code FY- 2002 FY- 2003 FY- 2003 FTE FY- 2004 FTE FY-
�pecial Education, Expenses, Itinerant Services
;ontracted Specialists 4099 383,342 390,560 328,192 407,358
learing Impaired Expenses 4019 4,853 8,000 3,465 8,000
utoring Services 4090 7,968 3,000 8,763 5,000
Totals 396,163 401,560 340,420 420,358
special Education, Expenses, Instructional
supplies & Materials 5086 3,292 6,012 8,568 7,837
extbooks 5089 808 3,000 836 3,875
,opiers 4096 3,062 5,000 3,400 3,500
,daptive/Technology Equipment 5152 11,332 18,476 18,705 12,228
lew Equipment 5052 4,719 18,238 6,000
ravel 6092 127 300 350 300
Totals 23,340 32,788 50,097 33,740
special Education, Expenses, Consultation and Evaluations
esting 6088 6,834 5,000 20,198 4,000
:valuations 4025 26,173 31,500 42,393 31,500
;ontracted Services 4019 160 - 84 -
Totals 33,167 36,500 62,675 35,500
special Education, Expenses, Tuitions
summer School Programs 4082 16,826 71,796 103,462 10,000
uition-Out of District 9100 476,939 435,488 310,856 436,106
uition-Schools other than
'ublic 9300 894,043 899,432 1,169,675 1,243,314 1.
uitions-Collaborative 9400 271,189 456,993 603,843 525,060
Totals 1,658,997 1,863,709 2,187,837 2,214,480 3
)ther School Services
salaries &Wages 721,273 719,539 810,590 23.76 849,826 22.76
:xpenses:
Health Services 12,091 13,501 11,405 13,501
Athletic Services 183,288 140,360 144,545 -
Extra Curricular Activities 31,758 46,558 22,905 16,875
Total Expenses 227,137 200,419 178,854 30,376
Totals 948,410 919,958 989,444 880,202
)ther School Services Salaries and Wages
lurses 298,870 306,511 336,978 9.26 362,940 8.26
loon Attendants 124,653 106,600 126,760 13.50 110,864 13.50
,thIetics
Director 0.50 37,963 0.50
Clerical 0.50 19,373 0.50
Coaches 226,473 239,191 265,707 248,759
:xtracurricular
HS 55,617 57,740 60,804 60,050
MS 12,698 9,497 18,929 9,877
Elem 2,962 1,412
Totals 721,273 719,539 810,590 23.76 849,826 22.76
)ther School Services, Expenses, Health Services
'hysician Contract 4019 3,175 6,300 6,300 6,300
lursing Equipment 5052 1,494 1,911 627 1,200
laterials &Supplies 5086 6,625 3,200 3,620 4,551
lealth Exams 6029 749 1,240 760 1,000
lemberships 6047 600 98 200
,onferences 6016
'rofessional Development 6080 48 250 - 250
Totals 12,091 13,501 11,405 13,501
Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Recomr
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget Buc
Code FY- 2002 FY- 2003 FY- 2003 FTE FY- 2004 FTE FY-
)ther School Services, Expenses, Athletic Services
.ransportation 6091 50,389 12,500 34,347 -
�upplies & Materials 5086 56,822 50,000 51,209 -
)fficials 6005 24,320 31,860 31,111 -
)ther Game Personnel 6142 23,520 36,000 19,467 -
,thletics Misc. Items 6145 28,237 10,000 8,411 -
Totals 183,288 140,360 144,545 -
)ther School Services, Expenses, Extracurricular Activities
lusic 0102 10,211 11,258 159 200
)rams 6022 2,980 3,200 2,160 3,200
,ctivities 6001 2,655 2,600 2,152 4,000
laterials &Supplies 5086 1,016 8,800 686 3,575
,wards 5007 500 300
ransportation 6091 3,118 5,600 3,942 5,000
;ontracted Services 4019 11,778 14,000 13,107
student Publications 6084 - 600 699 600
Totals 31,758 46,558 22,905 16,875
:ustodial/Maintenance
salaries &Wages 1,114,140 1,087,337 1,125,181 29.65 1,167,009 32.15 1
:xpenses:
Heat of Buildings 473,704 530,341 555,385 497,034
Utilities 476,109 553,999 432,499 709,911
Maintenance of Buildings 573,459 593,375 747,135 651,646
Custodial Services 103,348 118,908 112,054 130,473
Total Expenses 1,626,620 1,796,623 1,847,073 1,989,064 2.
Totals 2,740,760 2,883,960 2,972,254 3,156,073 3.
:ustodial/Maintenance, Expenses, Salaries and Wages
)irector 0.15 34,335 0.15
supervisor 50,282 52,279 52,279 1.00 54,312 1.00
,ustodians 903,009 911,935 899,688 28.50 973,607 31.00 1.
;ustodial Overtime 140,005 100,125 150,216 80,125
ongevity 20,844 22,998 22,998 24,630
Totals 1,114,140 1,087,337 1,125,181 29.65 1,167,009 32.15 1
:ustodial/Maintenance, Expenses, Heating of Buildings
leating Oil 6029 58,416 59,979 80,177 -
latural Gas 6030 177,368 138,559 193,456 365,501
:lectricity 6023 237,920 331,803 281,751 131,533
Totals 473,704 530,341 555,385 497,034
:ustodial/Maintenance, Expenses, Utilities
gas 6030 2,260 3,402 2,730
Vater/Sewer 6095 95,379 93,200 72,848 85,474
:lectricity 6023 334,329 377,997 314,803 539,516
elephone 6087 44,141 55,200 42,118 60,721
rubbish Removal 6072 - 24,200 - 24,200
Totals 476,109 553,999 432,499 709,911
:ustodial/Maintenance, Expenses, Maintenance of Buildings
laintenance of Equipment 4230 382,351 338,675 548,100 376,643
luilding Improvements 4220 191,108 254,700 199,035 275,003
Totals 573,459 593,375 747,135 651,646
:ustodial/Maintenance, Expenses, Custodial Services
;ustodial Supplies 5086 91,254 96,362 86,255 106,000
,lothing Allowance 5010 8,399 11,650 10,474 12,873
uel 6031 414 1,100 181 1,100
i State Travel 6092 2,580 5,796 2,550 6,000
,onferences 6016 700 4,000 175 4,500
;ontracted Services 4019 - - 12,419 -
Totals 103,348 11 8,908 112,054 130,473
.e Committee Public Hearing cits, and controlled by the Town Meeting body. By two-thirds ,
Town Meeting body may expend funds from this account. The
uary 26, 2004, the Finance Committee, pursuant to the North Committee notes that use of non-recurring revenues (e.g., Fr(
Home Rule Charter, conducted a public hearing on the Town Stabilization Fund) for operations, absent exigent circumstance
"s proposed FY2005 Operating and Capital Budgets. Chair- fiscally prudent.
:kins reviewed the budget process, revenue estimates, special
and the proposed budgets. Substantive public comments 3. Level of Service, Health Insurance, and Debt—observati(
ng the proposed budgets can be summarized as follows: made concerning the following:
a. Level of Service— one resident noted that there appe,
i Costs — there was discussion concerning whether Special a "disconnect' between Town leaders and residents co
n (SPED) costs and school busing costs should be included the financial struggles facing the Town. Specifically,
costs for the Town (versus operating expenses for the School level of awareness about the budget is needed. The
ent). Fixed costs are subtracted from projected gross revenue. agrees.
aining revenue is then allocated approximately 67% (to school b. Health Insurance — one resident noted that Town en
and 33% (to municipal budget). The FinCom notes that treating should contribute more towards their health insuranc
id busing as fixed costs would likely result in a revised school/ ums. The FinCom notes that this issue should be raisE
it revenue percentage allocation. contract negotiations with union and bylaw employees.
rves —discussion also focused on how to address the annual c. Debt— there continues to be a concern over the cos
-e and SPED deficits. Absent accurate budgeting for increased service paid for new and ongoing capital items. Deb
ice and SPED expenses, the FinCom notes that a properly payments are made out of the operating budget. The
serve account (e.g., a Stabilization Fund) is one solution. A Committee notes that increasing the Town's long term vice ultimately passes the burden of payment for thes
lion Fund is a reserve fund, created to offset potential defi- items to future years.
WASTE BAN REGULATIONS
This document summarizes the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) "waste ban" regulations.
The following materials are NOT allowed in the trash.
MATERIAL MATERIAL DEFINITION
�clable Paper All paper, cardboard, and paperboard products excluding tissue paper, toweling, paper plates, cups, and
:live date 12/31/94 low-grade paper products which become unusable to paper mills as a result of normal intended use
office paper, newspapers, unwaxed cardboard and cereal boxes, but not used paper towels
Containers Aluminum, steel or bi-metal beverage and food containers.
:live date 4/1/93
s Containers Glass bottles and jars excluding light bulbs, plate glass, ceramics, Pyrex cookware, drinking glasses, win(
:live date 4/1/93 and windshields.
le Resin All narrow-necked plastic containers of any resin type. In narrow-necked containers the diameter of the
)w-necked Plastics ing is smaller than the diameter of the base (e.g., a soda bottle is "narrow-necked", but a yogurt contaii
:live date 12/31/94 not).
-acid Batteries Lead-acid batteries used in motor vehicles or stationary applications.
:live date 12/31/90
es and Yard Waste Deciduous and coniferous leaves, grass clippings, garden materials, shrub trimmings, and brush up t(
:live date 12/31/91 inch in diameter.
le Tires Whole car and truck tires of all types. A tire can be Iandfilled only if it has been shredded or ground into at
Ifills only) four pieces so that it no longer has a circular shape. Combustion facilities and transfer stations can a
:live date 12/31/91 whole tires.
a Goods An appliance employing electricity, oil, natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas to preserve or cook fo(
:live date 12/31/91 wash or dry clothing, cooking or kitchen utensils or related items, or to cool or heat air or water. These in
refrigerators, freezers, dish washers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, gas or electric ovens and ranges
hot water heaters. (310 CM 19.006)
ode Ray Tubes Any intact, broken, or processed glass tube used to provide the visual display in televisions, computer moi
S) and certain scientific instruments such as oscilloscopes. (310 CMR 19.006)
:live date 4/1/00
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n preparing for the Election Year that remains. Your vote is
ply important to us and we need your help.
remember to note us when you change our address. If you
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State (Presidential) Election: Tuesday, November 2, 2004
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'recincts 1 &2: North Andover Middle School, Main Street
'recincts 3 &4: Atkinson School, off Massachusetts Avenue
'recincts 5 &6: Franklin School, off Andover Street ,<
'recincts 7 & 8: Sargent School, 300 Abbott Street
i at Town Meeting is done by precincts. Please call my office if ' "ff, ..r °�, f'f' aJ°f xr rN ✓ ''s f
uncertain as to what your precinct is. Guides will be available to
iu find the right table. Please contact my office if you have any
Web Page And Municipal Calendar
equests or accommodations.
,ts Our Municipal Calendar is available online at the Town wel
www.townofnorthandover.com. All public meetings and event:
h Andover Town Clerk's Office y ed there, with contact and agenda information. We are always
sport Agency. If you need a ` y� e for enhancements to our web site or additions to our Calend
;port or need to renew a child's ' -r Meeting updates will be posted there with the latest informatic
we can help. We are located `D � "
)sgood Street until Town Hall ! ' ; We appreciate your participation in our Annual Town Meetir
ins on Main Street are com- `'
beautiful new High School. If have any requests or need an,
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Citizens With Disabilities
le Town of North Andover wishes to take those steps that a
.ssary to ensure that no individual with a disability is exclu(
fled services, segregated , or otherwise treated differently tr
per individuals because of the absence of auxiliary aids and
services.
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mericans With Disabilities Act" in order to participate at Tov
Meeting , please contact the Town Clerk's Office at
(978) 688-9502
:izens of North Andover are urged to attend Town Meeting. Anyone needing
to attend, please contact the Town Clerk's office at (978) 688-9502 to inquire
able services.
knnual Town Meeting will be held at the newly North Andover High Scho(
,ruction is still in progress, parking at the High School is somewhat limited. ArrC
s have been made for Town Meeting Shuttle Busses to run from the Middle S1
ig area to the High School continuously from 6:00 PM through until adjournme
Ights of Town Meeting. You may sign in for Town Meeting on the Shuttle and the
the registration lines at the High School. If on-site parking is filled, Police w
traffic to the Middle School for Shuttle service.
.tions to the Middle School and to the newly built High School Fieldhousf
Town Hall, 120 Main Street, downtown North Andover, take Main Street soutr
:he Stevens Library and find the Middle School on the right (Sal's Pizza on the
Rt. 125-133 (Chickering Road), to the Police Station on the left (1 mile from I
Turn hard left around the Soldier Statue onto Osgood Street, and proceed pa:
Andover Public Works;
left into the High School driveway (1/2 mile from Police Station).
s the same driveway that serviced the previous High School.
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