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FALL YEARLY TOWN MEETING
NOVEMBER 17, 2003
ARTICLE
NUMBER DESCRIPTION SPONSOR
1 UNPAID BILLS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
2 BUDGETARY TRANSFERS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
3 CHAPTER 90 FUNDING BOARD OF SELECTMEN
4 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES BOARD OF SELECTMEN
5 MILLSITES COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MILLSITES COMMITTEE
6 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
7 TRIENNIAL REVALUATION BOARD OF ASSESSORS
8 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PURCHASE
OF REAL ESTATE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
9 POLICE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BOARD OF SELECTMEN
10 SEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BOARD OF SELECTMEN
11 OPEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BOARD OF SELECTMEN
12 IAFF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BOARD OF SELECTMEN
13 NON-UNION PERSONNEL WAGE FUNDING BOARD OF SELECTMEN
14 OPEN SPACE LAND ACQUISITION OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
15 LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD OF SELECTMEN
16 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
17 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
18 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
19 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
20 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
21 SALE OF REAL ESTATE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
22 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
23 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
24 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
25 AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW PLANNING BOARD
26 HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR
CALL FIREFIGHTERS FIRE CHIEF
27 VETERANS EXEMPTION BOARD OF ASSESSORS
28 PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES CITIZENS PETITION
29 BAYSIDE SKIPPERS FUNDING CITIZENS PETITION
30 PENSION FUND BOARD OF SELECTMEN
31 STABILIZATION FUND BOARD OF SELECTMEN
32 ANY OTHER BUSINESS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
TOWN OF BREWSTER
FALL YEARLY TOWN MEETING
NOVEMBER 17, 2003
Barnstable, ss
To : Roland W. Bassett
Constable of the Town of Brewster
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn
the inhabitants of the Town of Brewster, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the Stony Brook
Elementary School Cafetorium on Monday, November 17, 2003 next, at 7:00 p.m. o'clock in the evening, then
and there to act upon the following articles:
UNPAID BILLS
ARTICLE NO. I: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of SEVEN
THOUSAND EIGHT AND 00/100 ($7,008.00) DOLLARS to pay the following unpaid bills incurred but
unpaid during a previous fiscal year:
a. Mobile Fire $324.00
b . Orleans Medical Center $753 . 00
C, NAPA Auto Parts $64.43
d. Condor Press $ 18.67
e. Cape Cod Oil $5 ,369 .37
f. Best Supply Company $478.00
Total $7.007 .47
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Nine-Tenths Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
I BUDGETARY TRANSFERS
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds and/or appropriate
from surplus funds in some departments an amount of money to be used in conjunction with funds appropriated
under current fiscal year budgets during the current fiscal year to pay shortfalls that would otherwise exist in the
Fiscal Year 2004 budget of other departments, as follows:
a. Transfer the sum of $20,500.00 from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account to Line
Item No. 26 (Fire Department Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting,
b. Transfer the sum of $18,800.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No. 21 (Retirement/Pension account) of
Article No. 5 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting,
c. Transfer the sum of $13,500.00 from Line Item No. 31 (DPW / Wages) to Line Item No. 31 (DPW / Road
Machinery account), both within Article No . 5 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting,
d. Transfer the sum of $4,200.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No. 35 (Council on Aging Expenses) of Article
No . 5 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting,
e. Transfer the sum of $2,200.00 from Line Item No. 31 (DPW / Wages) to Line Item No. 14 (Vehicle Pool
Maintenance account), both within Article No. 5 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting,
f. Transfer the sum of $2,500.00 from Line Item No . 28 (Natural Resources and Conservation Wages) to Line
Item No. 4 (Town Administrator' s Staff Wages), both within Article No. 5 of the 2003 Annual Town
Meeting,
g. Transfer the sum of $500.00 from Line Item No. 28 (Natural Resources and Conservation Wages to Line
Item No . 34 (Board of Health Expenses), both within Article No. 5 of the 2003 Annual Town Meering,
h. Transfer the sum of $2,100.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No. 16 (COA Building Expenses) of Article No .
5 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting,
i. Transfer the sum of $42,980.00 from Free Cash to the Elementary School Department Budget of Article No.
4 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting,
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
REPAIR AND RESURFACE TOWN ROADS/CHAPTER 90 FUNDS
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of ONE
HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETEEN AND 00/100 ($165,519.00)
DOLLARS as provided under Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws for local roads and highways,
said funds shall be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, or to take any other action relative
thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money for
the purpose of funding the following capital acquisitions and expenditures to be undertaken during Fiscal Year
2004 and to authorize the Town Administrator to sell, trade, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of, in the best
interests of the Town, old equipment or vehicles deemed available, the proceeds from any such disposition to be
applied toward the cost of acquiring new equipment or services as the case may be:
TRANSFER
FROM
AVAILABLE
ITEM DEPARTMENT FUNDS
1 Department of Public Works
a. Drainage/Road Maintenance $707000.00
b. Cemetery Improvement Project 510,000. 00
c. Light Dump Truck $45 ,000. 00
d. Solid Waste Road Tractor 585 ,000. 00
e. Landfill Groundwater Monitoring $5 ,000. 00
2 Fire Department
a. Shelter for Breaker Equipment $5,000. 00
b. Ambulance Replacement $ 140,000. 00
3 Golf Department
a. Driving Range Reconstruction $30,000.00
b . Pick-up Truck Replacement 525 ,000. 00
TRANSFER
FROM
AVAILABLE
ITEM DEPARTMENT FUNDS
4 Board of Selectmen
a. Town Hall Repairs $25 ,000 .00
5 Elementary School Department
a. Eddy School Painting Project $ 15 ,000. 00
b. Technology Equipment $27, 152 .00
c. Stonybrook School Renovation Project $80000.00
6 Water Department
a. Construction Account $ 1001000.00
b. Pick-up Truck Replacement $30,000. 00
c. Service Van Replacement $21 ,000 .00
d. Meter Reading Equipment $7,500. 00
e. Lime Pump Replacement (3 ) $ 12,000. 00
f Hazmat/Safety Materials — Treatment Plant $6,200 .00
g. Pump Motor Repair $6,000.00
h. Technology Equipment $5 ,700. 00
i. Facility Needs Assessment $ 1500 . 00
j . Commerce Park Site Improvements $9,000.00
7 Natural Resources
a. Land Management for Conservation Lands $9,200. 00
Grand-Total $19503,752.00
and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into a contract or contracts,
accept grant proceeds and expend said funds for these purposes, or to take any other action relative thereto .
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MILLSITES COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see if the town will vote to delete that portion of Article XIV of Chapter No .
12 of the Code of the Town of Brewster, which currently reads, as follows:
§ 12-36 . Appointment; terms.
The Stoney Brook Mill Sites Committee shall consist of 11 members, who shall be appointed by the
Board of Selectmen for three-year overlapping terms.
And substitute, the following:
§ 12-36 . Appointment; terms.
The Stoney Brook Mill Sites Committee shall consist of 7 members, who shall be appointed by the
Board of Selectmen for three-year overlapping terms.
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Maiority Vote Required) (Millsites Committee)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW
ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter 179,
also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article IX, Special Regulations, by deleting in its entirety Section 179-35 . 1 ,
Flexible Development, and eliminating all references to this section which appear in the succeeding Section
179-35 .2, Major Residential Development, so that these provisions would be amended, as follows :
Section 179-35.1 , Flexible development, which reads as follows, would be deleted in its entirety :
At the owner's option, any parcel may be divided into not more than six (6) lots, whether a subdivision
or not, and built upon under the following alternative area and frontage requirements.
A. Number of lots.
( 1 ) The total number of building lots created from any parcel shall be no larger than the
number which reasonably could be expected to be built upon in consideration of how
much of the land is actually buildable, and in compliance with Table 2 of _ 179- 16 and
all other applicable zoning, subdivision and health requirements.
(2) That number shall be determined at the applicant's option either by a registered land
surveyor's certification of the number obtained by dividing eighty percent (80%) of lot
area (see definition) by the lot area required for a single-family dwelling at _ 179-6; or by
the Planning Board, based upon review of a sketch conventional plan submitted by the
applicant showing division in compliance with � 179- 16.
B. Frontage. The average frontage for all building lots created shall be no smaller than the minimum
required under Table 2 of � 17946, but individual lots may have frontage of as little as two-
thirds (2/3) that requirement.
C. Lot area. The area of individual lots may be as little as one half ( 1 /2) that required under Table 2
of � 179- 16.
D. Open space. At least twenty percent (20%) of the lot area of the premises being divided shall be
in continuous parcels restricted from building through limitations established on the plan.
E. Endorsement. The plan creating the lots shall be endorsed by the Planning Board as approved for
flexible development.
F . Limitation. No further increase in the number of lots shall be allowed through subsequent land
division or to take any other action relative thereto .
Section 179-35.2, Major Residential Development, Subsection B(1 ), Procedures, which reads :
B . Procedures.
( 1 ) Application for a special permit for major residential development shall include a basic
development plan and a substantially different alternative development plan, each either
conforming to the requirements for a preliminary subdivision plan or not requiring
approval under the Subdivision Control Law. Substantial difference would be a
conventional plan versus a flexible development (see � 179-35 . 1 ) or a cluster
development (� 179-35) or two (2) plans of the same type having major differences in the
number of lots created, road pattern or open space configuration.
Would be amended to read:
B . Procedures.
( 1 ) Application for a special permit for major residential development shall include a basic
development plan and a substantially different alternative development plan, each either
conforming to the requirements for a preliminary subdivision plan or not requiring
approval under the Subdivision Control Law. Substantial difference would be a
conventional plan versus a cluster development 179-35) or two (2) plans of the same
type having major differences in the number of lots created, road pattern or open space
configuration.
Section 179-35 .2, Major Residential Development, Subsection C, Flexible Development, which reads :
C . Flexible development. The Planning Board may authorize flexible development within a major
residential development, subject to the following in lieu of the requirements of — 179-35 . I ,
Flexible development.
Would be amended to read :
C. The Planning Board may authorize flexible development within a major residential development,
subject to the following:
Or take any other action relative thereto .
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
TRIENNIAL REVALUATION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
ARTICLE NO. 7: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of FORTY-
FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($45,000.00) DOLLARS for the purposes of performing the triennial
revaluation of real and personal property and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or
proposals, enter into a contract or contracts and expend said funds for this purpose, or to take any other action
relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Assessors)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE
ARTICLE Ntl: 8: To see it the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of
TWENTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($201000.00) DOLLARS for the purpose of obtaining various clerical,
professional, legal, appraisal and engineering services related to investigating and making recommendations for
the purchase of real estate, and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids, enter into contracts, and
expend these fiords for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Open Space Committee)
POLICE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE ,VO. 9: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to
be used to meet the terms and conditions of the proposed collective bargaining agreement, effective July 1 ,
2003 , between the Town of Brewster and the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Brcwster Police Union, Local
No. 332, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
SEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 10: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available fiords a sum of money to
be used to meet the terms and conditions of the proposed collective bargaining agreement, effective July 1 ,
2003 , between the Town of Brewster and the Service Employee' s International Union, Local 888, or to take any
other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
OPEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 11 : To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to
be used to meet the terms and conditions of the proposed collective bargaining agreement, effective July 1 .
2003 , between the Town of Brewster and the Office and Professional Employee ' s International Union, Units A
& B, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
IAFF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 12: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to
be used to meet the terms and conditions of the proposed collective bargaining agreement, effective July 1 ,
2003 , between the Town of Brewster and the International Association of Firefighters, or to take any other
action relative thereto .
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
NON- UNION PERSONNEL WAGE FUNDING
ARTICLE NO. 13: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to
fund wage and salary adjustments effective July 1 , 2003 for eligible and non-union employees dictated by the
Wage and Salary Schedule set forth in the Personnel Bylaw, or to take any other action relative thereto .
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
OPEN SPACE LAND ACQUISITION
ARTICLE NO. 74 : To see is the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire three
parcels of land which are designated on Brewster Assessor's Map No. 20, as Parcel 29 and Parcel 30, located at
1008 and 1009 Main Street and as Parcel 41 at 0 Main Street, in the Town of Brewster, Barnstable County,
Massachusetts, which parcels are further described in the deeds recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of
Deeds in Deed Book 11437, Page 1 , consisting of approximately 2 to 3 . 5 acres, more or less; to acquire all three
parcels by gift, purchase and/or eminent domain taking under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter No . 79, or
any other enabling authority; to acquire said land for conservation and passive recreation purposes, including
development of an improved drainage plan designed to divert run-off from Route 6A from entering the creek,
and implemented in cooperation with the state highway department; to authorize the Selectmen, concurrently
with the acquisition of the parcels and for no consideration, to grant an easement for drainage purposes to the
state highway department or its authorized designee; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant to the
Trustees of the Brewster Conservation Trust, for no consideration, a perpetual Conservation Restriction
pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 184, Sections 31 B 33 , allowing the aforementioned uses within the
meaning of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 8C ; to appropriate a sum of money to pay for
land acquisition, surveying, and other costs incidental and related thereto ; to authorize the Town Treasurer to
transfer from available funds a sum of money for the purpose of paying for the these related project costs; to
authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow a sum of money in
accordance with Chapter No . 293 of the Acts of 1998, also known as an Act Relative to the Establishment of the
Cape Cod Open Space Land Acquisition Program and/or to borrow money pursuant to the provisions of the
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter No. 44, Section No. 7(3) and Section No. 8(c), , and/or any other
enabling authority, and to issue bonds and/or notes of the Town therefore; to authorize the Town Treasurer to
transfer from available funds the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($100,000.00)
DOLLARS for the purpose of paying for the building demolition and disposal, site restoration, preparation,
issuance, and marketing of notes and bonds issued hereunder and for paying interest on temporary notes issued
in anticipation thereof; to authorize the Board of Selectmen and Conservation Commission to apply for, accept
and expend any funds which may be provided by the Commonwealth or some other source to defray a portion
or all of the costs of acquiring this property, including funding under the Self-Help Act, G.L. c. 132A, Section
No. 11 , provided that the amount of notes or bonds issued hereunder shall be reduced by the amount of any such
grants received or funds accepted prior to the sale of such notes or bonds; to authorize the Conservation
Commission to assume the care, custody, control and management of the property; and to authorize the
Conservation Commission to enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary
on behalf of the municipality to affect this purchase and obtain reimbursement funding, or to take any other
action relative thereto.
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Open Space Committee)
LAND TRANSFER FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ARTICLE NO. 15: To see if the Town will vote to amend the authorization granted the Selectmen
under Article 10 of the 1996 Fall Yearly Town Meeting, wherein the Selectmen were authorized to transfer
ownership of 4.4 acres of town-owned land on Slough Road to income qualified families for the construction of
up to four (4), single-family homes, to now authorize the Selectmen to utilize said land for the purpose of
developing up to nine (9) affordable housing units for low and moderate income individuals or households and
to solicit bids or proposals from qualified dgvelopers of affordable housing for that purpose; to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to transfer title to or to lease any of nine (9) units created hereunder to income qualified
individuals or households at prices not to exceed current guidelines created by the Massachusetts Department of
Housing and Community Development through its Local Initiative Program; to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to enter into a long term ground lease for one or more of the newly created units for a term not more
than 99 years with a qualified developer of affordable housing; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply
for, accept and expend any finds which may be provided by the federal government, the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, or some other source to assist in the creation of affordable housing opportunities; or take any
other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW/DEFINITION SECTION
ARTICLE NO. 16: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter
179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article I, "General Provisions," Section 179-2, "Definitions," to delete
the last three sentences of Subsection 179-2A which presently reads:
179-2. Definitions.
A. Words used in the present tense indicate the future; the singular number includes the plural and
the plural the singular; the words "used" or "occupied" include the words " designed," "arranged,"
"intended" or "offered to be used or occupied"; the words "building," "structure," "lot," "land" or
"premises" shall be construed as though followed by the words "or any portion thereof," and the
word " shall' is always mandatory and not merely directory. Terms and words not defined herein
but defined in the Brewster Subdivision Regulations or in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State Building Code or in the State Environmental Code shall have the meanings given therein
unless a contrary intention clearly appears. Words not defined in either place shall have the
meanings given in Websters Unabridged Dictionary, Third Edition. Uses listed in the Table of
Use Regulations under the classes of retail and service trades and wholesale trade and
manufacturing shall be further defined by the Standard Industrial Classification Manual
published by the Executive Office of the President, Office Management and Budget.
and replace it with the following:
179-2. Definitions.
A. Words used in the present tense indicate the future; the singular number includes the plural and
the plural the singular; the words "used" or "occupied" include the words "designed," "arranged,"
"intended" or "offered to be used or occupied'; the words "building," " structure. " " lot, " " land" or
"premises" shall be construed as though followed by the words "or any portion thereof, " and the
word " shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAWIIIEFINITION OF ACCESSORY
USE
ARTICLE NO. 17: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter
179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article I, "General Provisions," Section 179-2, "Definitions," to revise
the current definition of "use, accessory" found in Subsection 1792B which reads:
"Use, Accessory - A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of a structure or lot or a use, not
the principal use, which is located on the same lot as the principal structure."
and replace it with the following:
"Use, Accessory - A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of a structure or lot or a use, not
the principal use, which is located on the same lot as the principal structure or use. Any use that is not
allowed in the underlying district shall not be classified as an accessory use nor permitted as an
accessory use."
Or take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW/CORRIDOR OVERLAY
PROTECTION DISTRICT
ARTICLE NO. 18: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter
179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article XII, the Corridor Overlay Protection District, Subsection 179-
66B( la) by adding the words "or lot' immediately after the word "structure" as it appears in two locations in
the subsection so that the new Subsection 179-66B( la) would read, as follows :
"A change of use of an existing structure or lot from its current use to any use specified in Table of
Uses, Section 179- 11 shall be allowed only if granted a special permit in accordance with this § 179-66
and § 179-51 , provided, however, that any change of use of a structure or lot being used for any of the
following uses : (a) store usually selling 1 or a combination of 2 or more of the following: dry goods,
apparel and accessories, furniture and home furnishings, small wares, hardware, food for home
preparation, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, wines and liquors; (b) antique shops and (c)
miscellaneous business offices and services, to another as delineated in the above listing shall not
require a special permit nor shall the initiation of a Home Occupation or change of a Home Occupation
require a Special Permit."
Or take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW/TABLE OF USES
ARTICLE NO. 19_ To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter li
179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article IV, "Use Regulations" Section 179- 11 , Table 1 , to allow certain
agricultural uses listed under Agriculture, Paragraph 6, to be allowed by Special Permit in the R-R District so
that Subsection 179- 11 , Agriculture, 16 would read, as follows :
R-R R-L R-M C-H V-B I MRD
(6) Commercial stable, kennel or veterinary S S S S S
hospital in which all animals are
completely enclosed in pens or other
structures on a parcel of land
containing 120,000 square feet or more.
Or take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAWAMPOSITION OF FINES
ARTICLE NO. 20_ To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster.
Chapter 179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article X, Administration and Enforcement, Section 179-49,
Violations and Penalties, to delete the words "upon conviction," add the words "by the Building Inspector' after
the word "fined," change the penalty amount from two hundred ($200.00) Dollars to three hundred ($300.00)
Dollars in the second sentence of this Section, and eliminate the phrase "and a violation of which is subject to a
specific penalty" from the third sentence, so that the second and third sentence of Section 17949 which
currently read:
"Any person, trust or other enterprise who violates or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of
this chapter, any of the conditions under which a permit is issued or any decision rendered by the Board
of Appeals may, upon conviction, be fined a sum of two hundred dollars ( $200.) for each offense, unless
otherwise noted in this chapter. Any Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Brewster enforceable by the
Inspector of Buildings or his designee, and a violation of which is subject to a specific penalty may, as
an alternative to initiating criminal proceedings, be enforced by the Inspector of Buildings or his
designee by the method provided in MGL c. 40, §21 D. "
are revised to read:
"Any person, trust or other enterprise who violates or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of
this chapter, any of the conditions under which a permit is issued or any decision rendered by the Board
of Appeals may be fined by the Inspector of Buildings a sum of up to three hundred ($300.00) dollars
for each offense, unless otherwise noted in this chapter. Any Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Brewster
enforceable by the Inspector of Buildings or his designee may, as an alternative to initiating criminal
proceedings, be enforced by the Inspector of Buildings or his designee by the method provided in MGL
c. 40, §21D. "
Or take any other action relative thereto .
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
ARTICLE NO. 21: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the Town's
interest in the real estate identified as Parcel No. 53 on Brewster Board of Assessor' s Map No. 31 at a price not
less than the appraised value thereof, as established by a licensed Massachusetts real estate appraiser; to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to advertise and solicit bids for this purpose; to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to negotiate and enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary
on behalf of the municipality to affect this sale; or to take any other action relative thereto .
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW/FLOOD PLAIN CONTROL
ARTICLE NO. 22: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter
179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, by deleting in its entirety Section 179-7, "Floodplain District," and
replacing it with the following new Section 179-7, "Floodplain District":
§179-7. Floodplain District.
The Floodplain District is established as an overlay district. All uses otherwise permitted in the
underlying district are allowed, provided that they meet the following additional requirements, as well
as, those of the Massachusetts State Building Code dealing with the construction in floodplains and
coastal high hazards.
A. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purposes of the Floodplain District are to :
( 1 ) Regulate development in areas subject to coastal storm flowage, particularly high hazard
Velocity zones, in order to minimize threats to public safety, potential loss of life, personal injury,
destruction of property, and environmental damage inevitably resulting from storms, flooding, erosion
and relative sea level rise.
(2) Enable safe access to and from coastal homes and buildings for homeowners and emergency
response personnel, such as police, fire and rescue departments or other emergency response officials.
(3 ) Reduce or prevent public health emergencies resulting from surface and ground water
contamination from inundation of or damage to sewage disposal systems and storage areas for typical
household hazardous substances.
(4) Minimize monetary loss and public health threats resulting from storm damage to public
facilities (water and gas mains, electric, telephone lines, streets, bridges, etc.) . Avoid the loss of utility
services which, if damaged by flooding, would disrupt or shut down the utility network and impact
regions of the community beyond the site of flooding.
(5) Eliminate costs associated with the response and cleanup of flooding conditions.
(6) Reduce damage to public and private property resulting from flooding waters.
B. DEFINITIONS
Definitions: As used in this Bylaw, the following words shall have the meanings specified herein:
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD - the land in the floodplain within a community, subject to a
one-percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. The area may be designated on a FIRM as
Zone A, Al -30 or V1 -30.
BASE FLOOD - the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA - the area subject to high-velocity waters, including but not limited
to hurricane wave wash or tsunamis. The area is designated on a FIRM as Zone VI -30.
DEVELOPMENT - any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not
limited to building or other structures, construction, mining, extraction, dredging, filling, grading,
paving, excavation or drilling activity or operation.
DISTRICT - floodplain district.
EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - a manufactured home park or
subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured
homes are to be fixed (including, at minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and
either final site grading or pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of this
Bylaw.
EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - the
preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing lots on which the
manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets,
and either final site grading or pouring of concrete pads).
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) - administers the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) . FEMA provides a nationwide flood hazard mapping study program for
communities as well as regulatory standards for development in the flood hazard areas.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) - an official map of a community on which FEMA has
delineated both areas of special flood hazard and risk premium zones applicable to the community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY - an examination, evaluation, and determination of flood hazards, and if
appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations, or an examination, evaluation and determination of
flood-related erosion hazards.
FLOODWAY - the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be
reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface
elevation.
LAND SUBJECT TO COASTAL STORM FLOWAGE - land subject to inundation caused by coastal
storms up to and including the 100 year flood, surge of record, or flood of record, whichever is greater.
The 100 year flood (or base flood as it is also referred to) means the flood having a one percent chance
of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The seaward limit is mean low water.
LOWEST FLOOR - the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed areas (including basement or cellar) . An
unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage
in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building' s lowest floor, provided that such
enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design
requirements of NFIP Regulations 60.3 .
MANUFACTURED HOME - a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a
permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to
the required utilities. For purposes of the application of this Floodplain District Bylaw, the term
"manufactured home" also includes park trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles placed on a
site for greater than 180 consecutive days. For insurance purposes, the term "manufactured home" does
not include park trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land
divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP) - is administered by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) .
NEW CONSTRUCTION - for purposes of the application of this Floodplain District Bylaw, new
construction shall mean structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the
effective date of this Floodplain District Bylaw. For the purpose of determining insurance rates, new
construction means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective
date of an initial FIRM or after December 31 , 1974, whichever is later.
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - a manufactured home park or
subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured
homes are to be affixed (including, at minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets,
and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date
of this Floodplain District Bylaw.
ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR Flood — see BASE FLOOD.
REGULATORY FLOODWAY — see FLOODWAY.
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA - an area having special flood and/or flood-related erosion
hazards, and shown on a FIRM as Zone A, Al -30, V1 -30.
START OF CONSTRUCTION - includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building
permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start
means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of
slab or footings, the installation of piles, tie construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of
excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. For a substantial improvement,
the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, or floor, or other structural
part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
STRUCTURE - for floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building, including a gas or
liquid storage tank that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home. For NFIP
insurance coverage purposes, "structure" means a walled and roofed building, other than a gas or liquid
storage tank, that is principally above ground and affixed to a permanent site, as well as a manufactured
home on foundation. For the latter purpose, the term includes a building while in the course of
construction, alteration or repair, but does not include building materials or supplies intended for use in
such construction, alteration or repair, unless such materials or supplies are within an enclosed building
on the premises.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of
restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market
value of the structure before the damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT - any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement
of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before
the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred
"substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed.
ZONES :
ZONE A - the 100-year floodplain area where the base flood elevation (BFE) has not been
determined. To determine the BFE, use the best available federal, state, local or other data.
ZONE Al -A30 - the 100-year floodplain where the base flood elevation has been determined.
ZONES B and C - are areas identified in the community Flood Insurance Study as areas of
moderate or minimal flood hazard.
ZONE Vl -V30 - special flood hazard areas along a coast subject to inundation by the 100-year
flood with additional hazards due to velocity (wave action). Base flood elevations have been
determined.
C. FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND BASE FLOOD ELEVATION AND
FLOODWAY DATA
( 1 ) The Floodplain District is herein established as on overlay district. The Floodplain District
includes all special flood hazard areas designated on the Town of Brewster FIRM issued by FEMA for
the administration of the NFIP dated May 17, 1993 as ZONES A, A1 -30, and V 1 -30 which indicates the
100-year regulatory floodplain. The exact boundaries of the District may be defined by the 100-year
base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Flood Insurance Study Booklet
dated December 19, 1998 . The FIRM and Flood Insurance Study booklet are incorporated herein by
reference and are on file with the Town Clerk, Planning Board, Building Commissioner and
Conservation Commission.
(2) Floodway Data. In Zone A and Al -30 along watercourses that have not had a regulatory
floodway designated, the best available Federal, State, local or other floodway data shall be used to
prohibit encroachments in floodways which would result in any increase in flood levels within the
community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
(3) Base Flood Elevation Data. Base flood elevation data is required for subdivision proposals or
other developments greater than 50 lots or 5 acres; whichever is the lesser, within unnumbered A zones.
(a) Within Zone A, where the base flood elevation is not provided on the FIRM, the
applicant shall cause a qualified professional to provide any existing base flood elevation data,
which data shall be reviewed by the Building Commissioner/Zoning Agent for its reasonable
utilization toward meeting the elevation or floodproofrng requirements, as appropriate, of the
State Building Code.
(b) The Wetlands Protection Act may require applicants to determine base flood elevation
information by engineering calculations using whichever specified methodology is most
accepted by the Brewster Conservation Commission.
D. NOTIFICATION OF WATERCOURSE ALTERATION
In a riverine situation, the property owner and/or applicant shall notify the following of any alteration or
relocation of a watercourse:
1 . Adjacent communities
2. NFIP State Coordinator
Massachusetts Office of Water Resources
251 Causeway Street, Suite 600-700
Boston, MA 02114-2104
3 . NFIP Program Specialist
FEMA Region I, Rm. 462
J. W. McCormack Post Office & Courthouse
Boston, MA 02109
E. USE REGULATIONS
All provisions of the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter 179, shall remain applicable within the
Floodplain District provided, however, where the Floodplain District Bylaw imposes additional or
conflicting regulations, the more stringent local regulations shall prevail. All development in the
Floodplain District, including structural and nonstructural activities, whether permitted by right or by
special permit, must be in compliance with Chapter 131 , Section 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws
and with the following :
( 1 ) Section of the Massachusetts State Building Code, which addresses floodplain and
coastal high hazard areas (currently 780 CMR 3107 .0, Flood Resistant Construction) .
(2) Wetlands Protection Regulations, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
(currently 310 CMR 10. 00).
(3) Inland Wetlands Restriction, DEP (currently 310 CMR 13 .00) .
(4) Coastal Wetlands Restriction DEP (currently 310 CMR 12.00).
(5) Minimum Requirements for the Subsurface Disposal of Sanitary Sewage, DEP (currently
310 CMR 15 , Title 5).
(6) Brewster Wetlands Protection Bylaw (currently Chapter 172, Brewster Town Code).
(7) Brewster Wetlands Conservancy District (currently Chapter 179, Article II, _ 179-6,
Brewster Town Code) .
Any departure from the provisions and requirements of the above-referenced state or local regulations
may only be granted in accordance with the required variance procedures of these state or local
regulations.
F. RECOMMENDED USES
The following uses, which present low flood damage potential and are unlikely to cause obstructions to
flood flows, are encouraged, provided they are permitted in the underlying district and do not require
structures, fill, or the storage of either materials or equipment.
( 1 ) Agricultural uses such as farming, grazing, truck farming, horticulture, etc.
(2) Forestry and nursery uses.
(3 ) Outdoor recreational uses, including play areas, nature study, boating, fishing and hunting where
otherwise legally permitted.
(4) Conservation of water, plants and wildlife.
(5) Wildlife management areas, foot, bicycle, and/or horse paths and bridges provided such uses do
not affect the natural flow pattern of floodwaters or of any watercourse.
(6) Temporary non-residential structures used in connection with fishing, hunting, birdwatching,
growing, harvesting, storage, or sale of crops raised on the premises.
(7) Buildings and uses lawfully existing prior to the adoption of these provisions.
G. USE LIMITATIONS
( 1 ) Man-made alteration of sand dunes within Zones V1 -30 which would increase potential flood
damage is prohibited.
(2) All new construction within Zones VI -30 is required to be located landward of the reach of mean
high tide.
(3) All subdivision proposals shall be reviewed to assure that: a) such proposals minimize flood
damage; b) all public utilities and facilities are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood
damage; and c) adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
(4) Existing contour intervals of site and elevations of existing structures must be included on plan
proposals.
H. ADMINISTRATION
( 1 ) There shall be established a "routing procedure" which will circulate or transmit one
copy of the development plan to the Conservation Commission, Planning Board, Board of
Health, Town Engineer and Building Commissioner for comments which will be considered by
the appropriate permitting board prior to issuing applicable permits.
(2) The Building Inspector shall require the applicant to cause a qualified professional to
provide records of elevation and flood-proofing levels for new construction or substantial
improvement within the flood district.
L. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this bylaw should be disapproved by the Attorney General or invalidated by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the bylaw shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of
any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this bylaw shall not affect the validity of the
remainder of the Town of Brewster' s zoning bylaw.
Or take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW/PERSONAL WIRELESS
SERVICES
ARTICLE NO. 23: To see if the Town will vote to rescind the depiction of the Communication
Tower Overlay District on the current Zoning Map and to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter
179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article IX, Special Regulations, Section 179-40. 1 , Personal Wireless
Services and Communication Facilities Bylaw, by replacing Subsection 179-40. 1 .4, which currently reads:
"Personal Wireless Services and Communication Facilities Overlay District
There is hereby established a Personal Wireless Services and Communication Facilities Overlay
District within the Town of Brewster. This district consists of the following parcels of property,
shown on the current Assessor' s Map:"
With the following language :
"Personal Wireless Services and Communication Facilities Overlay District
There is hereby established a Personal Wireless Services and Communication Facilities Overlay
District within the Town of Brewster. This district consists of the following parcels of property
shown on the Personal Wireless Services and Communication Facilities Overlay District Zoning
Map on file with the Brewster Building Department, the Brewster Planning Department and the
Brewster Town Clerk:"
Or take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW/TABLE OF USES
ARTICLE NO. 24: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter
179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article IV, "Use Regulations," Section 179- 11 , Table 1 , to replace the
identification "CT" (Communication Tower) in the Table Heading with the letters "PWSCF," (Personal
Wireless Services and Communication Facilities), or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
AMENDMENT TO ZONING BYLAW/PARKING & LOADING
STANDARDS
ARTICLE NO. 25: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter
179, also known as the Zoning Bylaws, Article VII, "Off-Street Parking and Loading," Section 179-23 ,
"Parking and Loading Lot Standards," Subsection A, which currently reads:
"A. All parking or loading areas containing over five (5) spaces, including automobile service and
drive-in establishments, shall be either contained within structures or subject to the following:"
so that it will now read:
"A. All parking or loading areas containing over five (5) spaces, including automobile service and
drive-in establishments, shall be either contained within structures or subject to the following, unless
otherwise waived by the Planning Board in accordance with the provisions of Article XII of the Zoning
Bylaws, Corridor Overlay Protection District, Section 179-671)( 1 ), and only to the extent waived
thereunder:"
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-Thirds Vote Required) (Planning Board)
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR CALL FIREFIGHTERS
ARTICLE NO. 26: To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Chapter
46 of the Acts of 2003 , to approve the amendment of General Laws, Chapter 32B , Section 2 to define call fire
department volunteers as employees for purposes of that statute, thereby permitting them access to health care
coverage under the town' s insurance policy conditional upon those individuals being responsible for 100% of
the policy' s expense, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Fire Chief)
VETERANS EXEMPTION
ARTICLE NO, 27: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of the fifth paragraph of
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 59, Section 5 , Clause 22E, which reads as follows:
"Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in any city or town which accepts the provisions of this
paragraph, said exemptions available under clauses twenty-second, twenty-second A, twenty-second B,
twenty-second C. twenty-second D and twenty-second E may be granted to otherwise eligible persons
who have resided in the commonwealth for one year prior to the date of filing for exemptions under the
applicable clause."
or to take any other action relative thereto .
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Assessors)
PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES
ARTICLE NO. 28: To see if the town will vote to adopt the following resolution to protect civil
liberties of Brewster residents:
Whereas Patriots of the town of Brewster, then the North Parish of the town of Harwich, in 1774 joined with
other Cape Townsmen to block the opening of the September session of the King ' s Courts, Common Pleas and
General Sessions, in Barnstable in the first overt resistance on Cape Cod to the Tyranny of King George III and
Whereas once again Cape towns are joining in resistance to Acts that can lead to tyranny, we join here with the
towns of Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet and Provincetown to adopt a resolution to protect the civil liberties of our —
residents, and
Whereas the rights and liberties of the citizens and non-citizen residents of Brewster protected by the
Constitutions of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States of America include :
--Freedom of speech and assembly;
--The right to privacy;
--The rights to counsel and due process in judicial proceedings-.
--Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures;
--The right to be notified of charges against them, and
Whereas the Constitutional protections of Brewster residents are threatened under provisions of existing and
proposed federal laws and regulations, which include the U.S.A. Patriot Act, The Homeland Security Act,
the Patriot Act II, the Terrorist Information Awareness and T.I.P.S programs and executive orders, which
authorize or would authorize:
--detaining Brewster citizens and residents without bringing legal charges, and denying their right to
counsel;
monitoring residents ' telephone, internet and library use, video rentals, book and grocery purchases,
banking and medical records and other activities without evidence of criminal behavior and without
court order;
--spying on domestic organizations without evidence of wrongdoing, designating organizations as
"terrorist" without evidence of intent to act against the United States of America, and deporting
Brewster citizens and residents who contribute to these organizations, even if unaware of the
"terrorist" designation;
--conducting secret military tribunals without fundamental legal protections for the accused;
--secretly searching the homes of Brewster residents when they are absent;
--blocking public access to meetings of government advisory committees and some public records;
--unregulated ethnic profiling of individuals; and
Whereas the United States Attorney General has made threatening statements regarding legal opposition to
these policies, and
Whereas these aforementioned laws, regulations and executive orders have current and potential impact on
residents and citizens alike, including those exercising their Constitutional rights to speak out against local, state
or national policy,
It Is Therefore Resolved and the Town Meeting is petitioned to forbid all local and non-local officials in
Brewster, in the absence of probable cause of criminal activity, to the extent legally permissible, from:
1 . Participating in or cooperating with any inquiry, investigation, surveillance or detention.
2. Recording, using and keeping any intelligence information about persons and organizations in
Brewster, including political views and media use, even if authorized by federal law enforcement
officials acting under the cited or allied laws or executive orders. Intelligence information currently
held shall be identified and disposed of at the direction of the Selectmen.
3 . Enforcing immigration matters.
4. Profiling based on race, ethnicity, citizenship, religion, or political values.
It Is Further Resolved that all Federal, State and County law enforcement officials are requested, and local law
enforcement officials directed, to the extent legally permissible, to report to the Brewster Board of Selectmen
publicly in writing monthly the extent and manner in which they have acted under the cited and allied laws and
executive orders, including but not limited to :
--the names of any Brewster residents detained here or elsewhere and non-residents detained in the area
for more than 48 hours as a result of terrorism investigations, and the circumstances, charges against,
and names of counsel for each detainee;
--the number of search warrants that have been executed in Brewster without due notice to the subject.
and the legal justification for each warrant; and
--the extent of governmental electronic surveillance, monitoring of political, religious and other
activities, and obtaining of education, library, video and bookstore records in Brewster.
It Is Further Resolved that the Brewster Town Clerk shall communicate this resolution to all town
departments, all Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, the Governor of Massachusetts, the
President and Attorney General of the United States, and the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, and to
ask that Delegation to act to repeal provisions of the cited and allied laws and executive orders that violate the
protections of the Massachusetts and United States Constitutions.
It Is Finally Resolved that that if any part of these provisions or their applicability is declared invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severable and the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.
or to take any other action relative thereto .
(Majority Vote Required) (Citizens Petition)
BAYSIDE SKIPPERS FUNDING
ARTICLE NO. 29: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of (FOUR
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($4,500.00) DOLLARS for the purpose of funding part of the
annual budget of the Brewster Bayside Skippers Competition Team for the coach' s stipend; or to take any other
action relative thereto .
(Majority Vote Required) (Citizens Petition)
PENSION FUND
ARTICLE NO. 30: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to
add to the Pension Fund, or to take any other action relative thereto .
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
STABILIZATION FUND
ARTICLE NO. 31: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to
add to the Stabilization Fund for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
ARTICLE NO. 33: To act on any other business that may legally come before this meeting.
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and
place of said meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hand and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed this Twnentieth
day of October, 2003 , I
John C. tchell, Chairman
Peter G. Norton, Vice-Chairman
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Dyar&�e Cooney, Clerk
Robert B. HirschmanJames Foley
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town
Clerk at the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid.
I. Roland W. Bassett, duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster, hereby certify
that I served the Warrant for the Fall Yearly Town Meeting of November 17, 2003 by posting attested copies
thereof, in the following locations in the Town on the day of October, 2003.
Brewster Town Offices
Brewster Farms
Brewster General Store
Brewster Ladies Library
Brewster Pizza House
Millstone Liquors
U. S . Post Office
Roland W. Bassett, Constable
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