HomeMy WebLinkAboutATM Minutes May 3&4 1999 Annual Town Meeting: May 3 & 4, 1999
The Annual Town Meeting for the Town of North Andover was called to order by
Moderator Charles A.Salisbury. There were 528 voters to open the meeting.The
meeting adjourned at 11:15 P.M-The Meeting reconvened on Tuesday May 4, 1999
with 279 voters presents. The Meeting dissolved on May 4, 1999 at 11:18 P.M.
Article 1 Report of Receipts and Expenditures as presented in 1996 Annual
Town Report accepted by Unanimous Vote.
Article 2 Compensation of Elected Officials adopted by Unanimous Vote.
Article 3 Fiscal Year Budget Transfers as presented in the Warrant adopted by
Unanimous Vote.
Article 4 State Funding Resolution regarding unfunded state mandates for local
services adopted by Clear Majority Vote.
Article 5 Water Enterprise Fund Appropriation—Fiscal Year 2000 adopted by
Clear Majority Vote.
Article 6 Sewer Enterprise Fund Appropriation Fiscal Year 2000 adopted by
Unanimous Vote.
Article 7 General Appropriation Article for Fiscal Year 2000 as presented in the
Warrant in the total amount as recommended by the Finance Commit-
tee in the sum of$45,286,144 was adopted by Unanimous Vote.
Article 8 Capital Improvement Plan Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2000 as
presented in the Warrant and read in the Motion to Town Meeting and
as amended to include$25,000 for automatic defibrillators for total of
$2,033,586 was adopted by Two-Third Vote Declared by the Moderator.
Article 9 Authorization of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90—Highway
Funds accepted by Unanimous Vote.
Article 10 The annual authorization to Operate Osgood Hill Conference Center
was adopted by Unanimous Vote,
Article 11 Transfer of Funds from the FY"97 Overlay Account into the FY'98
Overlay Account was adopted by Unanimous Vote.
Article 12 Stabilization Fund establishment had Unanimous Vote to"Take No
Action."
Article 13 Anne Bradstreet Commemoration was adopted to make the Year 2000
a commemorative year was adopted by Unanimous Vote.
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Article 14 Amendingthe Town Code Chapter 59.2 orum was adopted b
P --Qu P y ,
Majority Vote that there is no quorum requirement for annual or
special town meetings.
Article 15 The instruction to Petition the General Court to file special legislation 1
for the purpose of exempting school custodial and school food service
worker titles from civil service was adopted by a clear majority vote.
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Article 16 Authorization by the Board of Selectmen to submit a Horne Rule
Petition to exempt the position of Police Chief from Civil Service was
defeated by a Clear Majority Vote.
Article 17 Amending the town Code for the Establishment of a Capital Planning
Committee was defeated by a Clear Majority Vote.
Article IS Amend Zoning Bylaw—Section 4.133 Paragraph 6—Pernutted Uses
was adopted as printed in the Warrant and amended to insert"ash"
after"any dumping of"and the Planning board to be the Special
Permit Granting Authority.
Article 19 Petition General Court for a Special Act to make Planning Board
members elected had a Unanimous Vote to withdraw the Article.
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Article 20 Amend Zoning bylaw Section 2.27 Building Height was adopted as
printed in the Warrant by Two-Third Vote Declared By the Moderator.
Article 21 Petition General Court--Special Act--Elected Board of Health was
defeated by a Clear Majority Vote.
Article 22 Authority of the board of Selectmen to accept easements was adopted
by Unanimous Vote.
Article 23 Abandoned sewer easement for the Colonnade Condominiums release
by the board of Selectmen was adopted by Unanimous Vote.
Article 24 Appropriation of funds to acquire interest in real estate had a Unani-
mous Vote to"Take No Action."
Article 25 Petition to General Court to increase Liquor Quota was defeated
YES 44;NO 132.
Article 26 Property Tax exemption increase for those qualified under Section 4 of I'',
Chapter 73 Acts of 1986 as amended by Chapter 126 of the Acts of
1988 had a Unanimous Vote to"Take No Action."
Article 27 Petition General Court—Special Act—Local Option for Deferred
Citizen Taxes for residents sixty-two and older was adopted by Two-
Third Vote Declared by the Moderator.
Article 28 Roadway Acceptances for Cobblestone Circle,Copley Circle,
Meadowood Road,Bucklin Road,Peterson Road,Foxwood Drive, i
114 Weyland Circle,Phillips Common,Huckleberry Lane had Unanimous
Vote to"'lake No Action."
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Article 29 Roadway Acceptances--Cherise Circle,Old Cart Way,White Birch
Lane had Unanimous Vote to"Take No Action."
Article 30 Roadway Acceptance Portion of Berry Street had Unanimous Vote
to"Take No Action."
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Article 31 Rezone Portions of Route 114 from R6 to Village Commercial was
adopted by Two-Third Vote Declared by the Moderator.
Article 32 Rezone Portions of Route 114 from R6--Citizen Petition—Unani-
mous Vote to "Take No Action."
Article 33 Rezone Portion of Osgood Street From Industrial 1 to Business 1—
Forgetta Property was adopted by Two-Third Vote Declared by the
Moderator.
Article 34 Rezone Portion of Route 114 from B1,11 and R3 to Village Commer-
cial from Assessors Map#98D lots 56,38, 57,40,6 and 7 was
adopted by Two-Third Vote Declared by the Moderator.
Article 35 Jet Fuel Excise Tax to adopt the provisions of Massachusetts General
Laws Chapter 64J was adopted by Two-Third Vote Declared by the
Moderator.
Article 36 Amend the Town Code by establishing Chapter 170—Underground
Utilities Bylaw as amended was adopted by Two-Third Vote Declared
by the Moderator.
To Her Fathcr With Somc Verses
Most truly honoured,and as truly dear,
If worth in me or ought I do appear,
Who can of right better demand the same
Than may your worthy self from whom it came?
The principal might yield a greater sum,
Yet handled ill,amounts but to this crumb;
My stock's so small I know not how to pay,
My bond remains in force unto this day;
Yet for part payment take this simple mite,
Where nothing's to be had,kings loose their right..
Such is my debt I may not say forgive,
But as I can,I'll pay it while I live;
Such is my bond,none can discharge but I,
Yet paying is not paid until I die.
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