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Home My Public Portal About1991-02-25 Special TM report 4 14 f Report of the SPECIAL TOWN MEETING February 25 , 1991 f In accordance with the Warrant , the Special Town Meeting was held in the Brewster Elementary School Cafetorium , Monday, February 25 , 1991 . The meeting was called to order at 7 : 32 P . M . by the Moderator , Stephen L . Doyle , The Tellers were Edwin J . Blease , June Gallant, Ruth Hanlon , and William Nielsen . f The checkers were : Dorothea Dugan , Helen Allen , Patricia Kelsey , Mary Tucker , Mildred Unger, Carl Scrivener, and Christine Howard . A quorum was present . The Special Town Meeting Warrant with the return of the warrant was read by Town Clerk , Joan K . Cole . There being no objection the Moderator dispensed with the reading of all the articles . TRI-TOWN SEPTAGE TREATMENT FACILITY/OPERATIONAL EXPENSE ARTICLE 1 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds and/or appropriate from surplus funds the amount of Sixty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-Five and 00/100 ($67, 665 . 00) to finance Brewster ' s apportioned share of a portion of the operational costs of the Tri-Town Septage Treatment Facility for Fiscal Year 1991 , or to take any action relative thereto . Motion : I move that the Town vote to approve Article 1 as printed in the Warrant and to transfer the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-Five and 00/ 100 ($67 , 665 . 00) Dollars from the following Warrant Articles for this purpose : 1 . Transfer $4 , 000 from Article 87 ( Monitoring Wells) of the May , 1986 Annual Town Meeting Warrant $4 , 000 . 00 2 . Transfer $7, 795 . 22 from Article 30 (Water Testing) of the May, 1987 Annual Town Meeting Warrant 71795 . 22 3 . Transfer $6 , 030 . 00 from Article 25 (Tertiary Treatment) of the May , 1988 Annual Town Meeting Warrant 6 , 030 . 00 4 . Transfer $49 , 839 . 78 from Article 51 ( Middle School Temporary Interest) of the May, 1990 Annual Town Meeting Warrant 49 , 839 . 78 TOTAL $67 , 665 . 00 Action : ADOPTED VVV TRI-TOWN SEPTAGE TREATMENT FACILITY/ENGINEERING EXPENSEVV ARTICLE 2 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Managers to undertake a study of the existing operation and design of the compost building at the Tri-Town Septage Treatment Facility and to transfer from available funds and/or appropriate from surplus funds a sum of money to pay for the study , or to take any action relative thereto . 73 bL • olaaa4l an!lelaa uo!loe �(ue a>{el of io ' sluawliedep aa4lo do 196pn8 1661 aeaA lsosl3 841 ul ls ! xe es !anaaglo pinom ls4l sllellio4s Aed of aeaA leos!l luenno a4l buunp pasn aq of sle6pnq asap( leos !l luaaano aapun peleudoidde spun; 4l!m uo !lounfuoo u ! pasn aq of � euow do lunowe ue swewpudep awos ui spun( snldans woal eleudoidde ao/pue spunl elgel !sne woal aalsueal of alon p !M unnol a4l d! aas of ' S 3"l3ljLuv SGNfld £13dSNb'al a3ldOad : uol;oV 00 ' 000 , E 1 $ 14101 66 lN W 68L ' £ lueaaeM 6ulloauMol lenuuy 0661 ' Aea4l Jo (swooisse1O aelnpoW) OZ alo !laV woa ; 66068L ' £$ aalsueal ' £ 6L ' 81L ' £ lueaaeM 6upeaW umol lenuuy 9861 ' ABVY 84110 (s43008 6ullon) £L alollN woad 6L ' 81L ' £$ Aelsueal ' Z ZZ ' 16b ' 6 $ lueaaeM bu ! leaW umol lenuud 0661 ' Real a4l do (lsaaalul Raeaodwal I0040S a ! 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S do wns a4l aalsueal of pus lueaaeM a4l ui pelu !ad se Z apllay anoidde of alon unnol a4l le4l anow I : u® IJOW h M , Motion : I move that the Town vote to approve Article 5 and to transfer the follow- ng amount for this purpose : 1 , Transfer the sum of $ 12 , 000 . 00 from Article 20 ( Modular Classrooms) of the May , 1990 Annual Town Meeting to fund the shortfall in Unemploy- ment Expense (Line Item No . 19) of Article 4 of the May , 1990 Annual Town Meeting Warrant . Action : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY GOLF COURSE COMPUTER ARTICLE 6 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds and/or appropriate from surplus funds , the sum of Eleven Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven and 00/ 100 ($ 11 , 707 . 00) to purchase computer hardware , software , maintenance services and supplies for use by the Golf Commission ; said funds to be expended under the direction of the Golf Commission , or to take any action relative thereto . Motion : I move that the Town vote to approve Article 6 as printed in the Warrant and to transfer the sum of Eleven Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven and 00/100 ($11 , 707. 00) Dollars from Article 20 (Modular Classrooms) of the May , 1990 Annual Town Meeting Warrant for this purpose . Action : ADOPTED ANY OTHER BUSINESS ARTICLE 7 . To act on any other business that may legally come before this meeting . Motion : I move that the meeting be adjourned . Action : ADOPTED Meeting adjourned at 9 : 09 P . M . A true copy , ATTEST: Joan K . 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Motion : I move that the Town vote to approve Article No. 3 as printed in the Warrant and to transfer the sum of $ 13 , 000 . 00 from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Accounf for this purpose . Action : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY ARTICLE 4 . BETTERMENT BORROWING AUTHORIZATIONS ARTICLE 4 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from available t funds in the Betterment Assessment Account for constructing or reconstructing public ways and for extending water mains , all in accordance with Article 50 (Better- went Assessments) of the May 1974 Annual Town Meeting , or to take any other action relative thereto . t Motion : I move that the Town vote to transfer the total sum of $ 270 , 602 . 78 from the following : 1 ) Article No . 83 for the May 1988 Annual Town Meeting (Indian Waters) $ 127 , 949 . 82 . 2) Article No . 84 of the May 1988 Annual Town Meeting (Snow Pond) $ 18 , 101 . 00 . 3) Article No . 85 of the May 1988 Annual Town Meeting (Cliff Pond) $3 , 057. 89 . 4) Article No . 86 of the May 1988 Annual Town Meeting (Robin Wood) $97, 630 . 50 . 5) Article No . 94 of the May 1987 Annual Town Meeting (Stonehedge) $23, 863 . 57, and to transfer these sums to Article No . 35 of the 1990 Annual Town Meeting ( Route 39 Water Main Extension) . Action : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY ARTICLE 5 . LAND DAMAGES SETTLEMENT/FREY ARTICLE 5 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen , acting through Town Counsel , to compromise and settle the land damage claims of the Frey property , raised against the Town of Brewster in Barnstable Superior Court ; to exchange mutual releases ; to appropriate a sum of money for additional costs of acquiring said land in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow a sum of money for this purpose under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 44 , Section 7 (3) and any other enabling authority , and to issue notes and bonds therefor; and , additionally , to raise and appropriate , transfer from available funds and/or borrow a sum of money to be used to pay the expenses of preparing , issu- ing , and marketing the notes and bonds and to pay interest on bonds and notes issued in anticipation thereof; provided , however , that no notes or bonds shall be issued hereunder unless the Town has voted to exempt the total amounts re- quired to pay for the bonds from the limitations imposed by Proposition 21/2 , so- called , or to take any other action relative thereto . 77 e I 'Iv 8L pue IeauaplOul sisoo bulpnloul 'Aliedoad zlawaN aya buumboe jo s}soo Ieuola ,ippe pled of ` uaw }OalaS 10 pJeoe aya �(q papuadxa aq o} ` peleudoadde �(gaa2y aq 00 .000`009$ jo wns eqj ley} 'Ruadoad zaaweN 94110 saauMo 2y; Rq pasm umol aya lsule6e swlelO e6ewep puel 91.11 91119s pue eslwoadwoo oa pezuoyane Rgaaay aq lasuno0 uMol% gbnoJyl pue Rq 6ulloe ` uawloalas �o paeo8 aya fey; anow I : uolaoW • o}aJegl anldelaa uolloe aayao Rue eMul oa Jo 'loaaaya uoljedlolaue ul panssl sagou pue spuoq uo Isaaa�ul Red oa pue spuoq pue sagou eqj 6ulIe4Miew pue 6ul , nssl ` 6uuedeid jo sasuadxa 2yg Red og pasn aq og Aeuow }o wns a Moaaoq jo/pue ' spun] algepene woJJ Jelsueag agepdoadde pue asm og ' Rllauolglppe ' pue :aogaaayg spuoq pue sagou enssl og pue ` �(glaoygne 6ullgeua Jaygo Aue pue (g) L uolgoaS ` yt? 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Action : ADOPTED Yes 338 No 91 ARTICLE 8 . LAND DAMAGES SETTLEMENT/SMITH ARTICLE 8 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen , acting through Town Counsel , to compromise and settle the land damages claims j of the Smith property raised against the Town of Brewster in Barnstable Superior Court ; to exchange mutual releases ; to appropriate a sum of money for additional costs of acquiring said land in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen , to borrow a sum of money for this purpose under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section 7 (3) and any other enabling authority , and to issue notes and bonds ( therefor ; and , additionally , to raise and appropriate , transfer from available funds , and/or borrow a sum of money to be used to pay the expenses of preparing , issu- ing and marketing the notes and bonds and to pay interest on bonds and notes issued in anticipation thereof , or to take any other action relative thereto . Motion : I move that the Board of Selectmen acting by and through Town Counsel , be hereby authorized to compromise and settle the land damage claims against the Town , raised by the owners of the Smith property ; that the sum of $98 , 000 . 00 be hereby appropriated , to be expended by the Board of Selectmen , to pay addi- tional costs of acquiring the Smith property, including costs incidental and related thereto , and that to raise this appropriation the Town Treasurer , with the approval t of the Board of Selectmen be thereby authorized to borrow not exceeding said f sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44 , Section 7 (3) of the General Laws , or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor ; and further that the sum of $2 , 950 . 00 be hereby appropriated , to be expended by the Selectmen to pay interest on temporary notes issued in anticipation of bonds issued hereunder . Action : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY ARTICLE 9 . ANY OTHER BUSINESS ARTICLE 9 . To act on any other business that may legally come before this meeting . Motion : I move that the Town vote to adjourn this meeting . Action : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY MEETING ADJOURNED at 8 : 17 p . m . A TRUE COPY ATTEST : Joan K. Cole Town Clerk 79