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Report of the
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
September 26 , 1983
In accordance with the Warrant the Special Town Meeting was held in the Brew-
ster Elementary School Cafetorium , Monday , September 26 , 1983 .
This meeting was called to order at 7 : 31 p . m . by the Moderator , Stephen L .
Doyle . The tellers were Dorothy Grenier , June Gallant, Doris Powell , Gladys
Curtis and J . Ogden Tyldsley , Jr. Checkers were Dorothea Dugan , Jean Gage ,
Carl Scrivener and Mae Olson . A quorum was present.
The Warrant was read by the Assistant Town Clerk , Janice M . Stratton , with the
exception of the articles which were read as they were being considered .
ARTICLE 1 . To see if the Town will vote to reduce the FY '84 Town Share
Group Plans budget as voted under Article 34 in the May 1983 Annual Town
Meeting from $ 155,220 . 00 to $ 135, 000 . 00, a reduction of $20 ,220. 00 for Blue
Cross/Blue Shield .
Adopted unanimously .
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 12 and Article 34 ,
line item 121 of May 9 , 1983 Annual Town Meeting, by substituting the amount
of $ 1 ,324,259 . 73 in place of the amount of $ 1 ,422 ,251 . 73 of the Town 's share
of the Nauset Regional School District Assessment to accommodate the adjust-
ment of $97 ,992 . 00.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 3 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen
to grant an easement to Commonwealth Electric Company for the installation •
and maintenance of an overhead electric system over land of the Town of Brew-
ster between Slough Road and Walkers Pond for service to a new home . The
easement is to extend from a pole numbered 34/ 15 on Slough Road in a general
northeasterly direction approximately eighty ( 80 ) feet to a pole numbered
149/ 1 on private property . The easement is to be ten ( 10 ) feet in width
throughout and to act fully thereon .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 4 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen
to appoint a three ( 3 ) member committee for a one -year term to make recom-
mendations to the Selectmen to implement 'the improvement of the parcel
known as "The Egg" for a Town Park .
Adopted unanimously
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ARTICLE 5 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Clerk , with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen , to sell , or otherwise dispose of, one ( 1 )
Silver Reed Portable Electric Typewriter.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 6 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Three hundred and 00/ 100 ($ 300 . 00 ) Dollars for the purchase of dog tags and
licenses and the sum of Two hundred and 00/ 100 ( $200 . 00 ) Dollars for a fund
to reimburse for dog damage to implement the vote under Article 90 of Annual
Town Meeting of 1982 .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 7 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen
to sell , trade - in , or otherwise dispose of the old 3M 107 copying machine at the
Brewster Council on Aging.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 8 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize inclusion in departmen -
tal budgets of capital items costing One thousand and 00/ 100 ($ 1 ,000 . 00 )
Dollars or less .
Adopted
ARTICLE 9 . 1 move the Town adopt the following resolution : Whereas , the
Brewster Ladies ' Library serves all the people of Brewster as a free public library ;
Now , therefore , be it resolved , that the Town fund up to 100% of the Brewster
Ladies' Library operating expenses effective with the fiscal year beginning July
1 , 1984, subject to the condition that said funds are to be appropriated at the
Annual Town Meeting of 1984 and are to be processed through the budget pre-
paration period beginning October 1983 , and are to be subject to the same
constraints under Proposition 2% and the same review and administrative deci-
sion processes as any Brewster departmental budget.
Adopted
ARTICLE 10 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Thirteen
thousand five hundred eight and 85/ 100 ( $ 13 ,508 . 85 ) Dollars from the follow-
ing accounts :
Re -Assessment Cost — Art. 1 , S.T . M . 5/ 11 /81 $ 2 ,624 . 75
Lease Computer 7 ,384 . 10
Treasurer/Collector' s Expense (printing ) 31500 . 00
Total $ 131508 . 85
and to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine thousand three hundred and
00/ 100 ( $9 , 300. 00 ) Dollars and transfer from free cash the sum of Three thou
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sand seven hundred and 00/ 100 ($3, 700. 00 ) Dollars to supplement the above
balances and fund the additional cost of Town' s automatic data processing needs
for the Assessor 's Office , and Treasurer/Collector's Office through June 30 ,
1984.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 11 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Select-
men to sell , trade or otherwise dispose of the Burroughs B - 700 Computer hard-
ware , all disk packs, disk storage cabinets , software , computer paper , ribbons
and miscellaneous supplies , or to take any action relative thereto .
Indefinitely postponed
ARTICLE 12 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer
from available funds the sum of Two hundred thirty -nine and 26/ 100 ( $239 .26 )
Dollars to pay the following unpaid bills for previous fiscal year :
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Stephen Weekes, Register of Deeds — Assessors $ 29 75
Stephen Weekes, Register of Deeds — Assessors 77 29
Stephen Weekes, Register of Deeds — Assessors 94 79
Stephen Weekes, Register of Deeds — Assessors 4 . 00
_ Appeals Cape Codder Board of App 30. 18
Lower Cape Typewriter Co . — Assessors
Total $239 .26
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Two thousand and 00/ 100 $2 ,000 . 00) Dollars to provide additional funds for
the Off- Duty Special Detail Account, as authorized by Massachusetts General
Laws, Chapter 44 , Section 53C .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 14 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Five thousand six hundred and 00/ 100 ( $ 5 ,600 .00) Dollars to create office space
at the present Town Hall building .
Adopted
ARTICLE 15 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Six thousand and 00/ 100 ($6 ,000 . 00) Dollars to fund a study of the Re- use po-
tential of the Brewster Community Center (Old Elementary School ) , said funds
to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen .
Indefinitely postponed
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ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Thirteen thousand two hundred sixty -one and 85/ 100 ( $ 13 , 261 . 85 ) Dollars to
the Clerical Pool Salary account.
Adopted
ARTICLE 17 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
One thousand and 00/ 100 ($ 1 ,000. 00 ) Dollars to fund the Deputy Shellfish
Constables' Salary account.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 18 . To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift, two ( 2 ) wood
frame " Baseball dugouts" located at the Little League field behind Town Hall .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 19 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Two thousand four hundred and 00/ 100 ($ 2 ,400 .00 ) Dollars to improve the two
( 2 ) ballfields at the Brewster Elementary School , said funds to be spent under
the direction of the Recreation Commission .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 20 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer
from available funds the sum of Three thousand four hundred thirty - seven and
00/ 100 ( $3 ,437 . 00 ) Dollars to fund the Board of Health Senior Clerk Salary
account to increase the Senior Clerk 's hours to thirty -five ( 35 ) hours per week,
from present 17% hours per week .
Indefinitely postponed
ARTICLE 21 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Four hundred eighty -one and 52/ 100 ( $481 .52 ) Dollars into the Health Agent' s
Salary account for FY '84 , to fund non - budgeted step increase in salary for said
Health Agent.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Water Receipts
Reserved for Appropriation Account the sum of Seven thousand two hundred
ninety -six and 00/ 100 ( $ 7 , 296 . 00 ) Dollars to the Water Department salary ac-
count, for one additional employee .
Adopted unanimously
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ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Five thousand three hundred and 00/ 100 ( $ 5 ,300 . 00 ) Dollars for repairs and
painting of the exterior of the office , garage and two well houses.
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Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Twenty
thousand and 00/ 100 ( $20 ,000 . 00 ) Dollars from the Water Receipts Reserved
for Appropriation Account to the Water Construction Account.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 25. To seeif the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer to borrow
the sum of Twenty -one thousand five hundred and 00/ 100 ( $21 , 500 . 00) Dollars
to install water mains on Birch Lane , ( 1080' ) in accordance with the Water
Betterment Program .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 26 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen , on be -
half of the Town , to enter into non -binding negotiations with a commercial
vendor in regard to a Service Agreement between the Town and a commercial
vendor for the disposal of solid waste at a commercial facility , and any agree -
ment reached between the Selectmen and the commercial vendor to be subject
to approval at a subsequent Town meeting.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 27 . To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 597 of the Acts of
1982 which amended Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 60A , Section 1 to
provide an exemption from the motor vehicle excise for any motor vehicle
owned and registered by a former prisoner of war, which term is defined as any
regularly appointed , enrolled , enlisted , or inducted member of the U . S . military
forces who was captured , separated and incarcerated by an enemy of the United
States during armed conflict, subject to the condition , that any such prisoner of
war may exempt one motor vehicle in any particular year.
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 28 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Two thousand seven hundred fifty and 00/ 100 ( $2 , 750 . 00 ) Dollars to supple -
ment the $ 12 ,000 voted in Article 81 , May 9 , 1983 Annual Town Meeting, to
purchase and equip a new four-wheel drive pickup truck for the D . P . W . , with
snow plow , and to raise and appropriate the sum of One thousand seven hundred
fifty and 00/ 100 ( $ 1 , 750 .00 ) Dollars for a new snow plow to equip the four-
wheel drive pickup truck voted under Article 80 , May 9 , 1983 Annual Town
Meeting .
Ile Pickup truck and plow $21750 . 00
Plow for existing truck _ 1 , 750 . 00
Total $41500 . 00
Adopted unanimously
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ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Eight thousand nine hundred eighty -five and 60/ 100 ($8, 985. 60 ) Dollars to the
D . P .W . Wages and Salaries account to reinstate one ( 1 ) temporary full - time posi-
tion to the Department of Public Works for the Fiscal Year ending June 30 ,
1984 .
Adopted
ARTICLE 30 . To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift of Four thousand
ninety -one and 85/ 100 ($4,091 . 85 ) Dollars from the Recycling Center Opera -
tion Committee, said gift to be used to fund recycling activities .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 31 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from
D . P .W . Recycling Program account for the purpose of holding a Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Day , or to take any action relative thereto .
Withdrawn
ARTICLE 32 . To see if the Town will vote to relocate the Sanitary Landfill
entrance from the present site on Run Hill Road to a proposed entrance on
Stony Brook Road opposite Paines Creek Road and to raise and appropriate
the sum of Six thousand five hundred and 00/ 100 ( $6 , 500 . 00 ) Dollars for the
laying out, engineering and/or appraisal services for this proposed entrance off
Stony Brook Road for the Sanitary Landfill .
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ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Six thousand five hundred and 00/ 100 ($6 ,500 . 00) Dollars to provide engineer-
ing and/or appraisal services for a portion of GREAT FIELDS ROAD extending
southerly from the intersection of STONY BROOK ROAD ,
Defeated
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of
Selectmen on file with the Town Clerk laying out and making public as Town
Roads, the private ways known as WOODSTOCK DRIVE , PLEASANT COURT,
RIDGE COURT and HIGHRIDGE ROAD , all as shown on a plan entitled
" Cluster Development Plan in Brewster, MA, made for Heritage Development
Corporation , August 16 , 1977 , Sheet 1 : Scale 1 " = 60', Sheets 2 & 3 : Scale
1 " = 40 ', Nickerson & Berger, Inc. — P. E . & R . L . S. , Orleans, MA" which plans
are recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds, Book 319 , Pages 79
81 and a copy of which is on file with the Town Clerk and to authorize the
Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain the fee in the land , drainage ease-
ments and rights therein .
Adopted unanimously
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ARTICLE 35 . To see if the Town will vote an expression of opinion in the form
of a resolution .
Be it resolved that the Water Commissioners came before the residents of
Brewster , at a Special Town Meeting , September 26 , 1983, to ask its resi-
dents to direct the Water Commissioners to apply for a 100% reimbursable
grant for the protection of the existing well fields . This grant is known as
the Aquifer Land Acquisition Program , with the maximum grant money of
$500 ,000 . 00.
Unanimously approved
To see if the Town will vote an expression of opinion in the form of a
resolution :
TO : His Excellency , Michael Dukakis , Governor
Whereas the provision of advanced prehospital emergency medical care is in =
herently different in the non -urban setting from the urban setting ; and
Whereas the taxpayers of the Town of Brewster intend to maintain the level of
service currently provided , at the lowest possible cost ; and
Whereas in accordance with the letter and spirit of Massachusetts Law Chapter
580 , Acts of 1980 , all agencies of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must
refrain from promulgating regulations which will increase municipal costs .
Be it Resolved, this twenty - sixth day of September, 1983, that the Town of
Brewster is opposed to any revisions of the criteria for the Emergency Medical
Technician—Paramedic' s recertification other than those required by the Na-
tional Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians .
Adopted unanimously
There being no other business to come before this meeting, the meeting was
adjourned at 11 : 14 p . m .
A true copy , ATTEST :
JANICE M . STRATTON
Assistant Town Clerk
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