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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
August 26, 1991
In accordance with the Warrant , the Special Town Meeting was held in the
Brewster Elementary School Cafetorium , Monday, August 26 , 1991 .
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 07 p . m , by the Moderator, Stephen L .
Doyle , The Tellers were Dorothy Grenier, June F. Gallant , Edwin J . Blease ,
and Bill Nielsen . The checkers were Dorothea Dugan , Helen Allen , Patricia
Kelsey , Carl Scrivener, Mitsy Unger and Christine Howard .
A quorum was present .
The Warrant was read by Town Clerk , Joan K . Cole , with the exception of the
Article which was read as it was being considered .
LAND DAMAGES SETTLEMENT/ FREY
ARTICLE 1 . 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 underand 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 moneyto be used to pay
the expenses of preparing , issuing , 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 required to pay for the bonds from the
limitations imposed by Proposition 2 '/2 , so -called , 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 Frey property ; that the
sum of $ 1 , 275 , 000 . 00 be hereby appropriated , to be expended by the Board of
Selectmen , to pay additional costs of acquiring the Frey property, including
costs incidental and related thereto , and that to raise this appropriation the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen be thereby
authorized to borrow not exceeding said 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 additional sum
of $55 , 872 . 00 be hereby appropriated , to be expended by the Board of
Selectmen , to pay the expenses of preparing , issuing 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 required to payforthe
bonds from the limitations imposed by Proposition 2'/2 , so-called .
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MOTION : I move the previous question .
ACTION : ADOPTED YES 283 NO 96
ACTION ON THE MAIN MOTION : ADOPTED YES 330 NO 37
ARTICLE 2 . To act on any other business that may legally come before this
meeting .
MOTION : I move that this meeting be adjourned .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
A TRUE COPY ATTEST :
Joan K . Cole
Town Clerk
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