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Report of the
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
May 10 , 1993
In accordance with the Warrant , the Annual Town Meeting was held in
the Brewster Elementary School Cafetorium , Monday May 10 , 1993 .
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 00 p . m . by the Moderator ,
Stephen L . Doyle . The Tellers were June Gallant , Ruth Hanlon ,
Eleanor Nielson and Jean Gage . The Checkers were Sherry Ryder ,
Elizabeth Hardy , Robert Hardy , Catherine Flaherty , Sharon Morgan ,
Mildred Unger , John Unger , Patricia Kelsey , Lois Curcio and Liana
Rasmussen .
A quorum was present .
The Town Clerk , Joan K . Cole , read the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
and the return of the warrant . There being no objection the
Moderator dispensed with the reading of all the articles .
On behalf of the Board of Selectmen , Rita Lawler presented a
proclamation in memory of Robert Rubino .
PROCLAMATION AND RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY
WHEREAS The Town of Brewster and its inhabitants are
called upon to mourn the passing of Mr . Robert
Rubino , an honored and respected citizen of the
Town of Brewster ; and
WHEREAS It is appropriate for good citizens to honor
their loyal and faithful public servants ; and
WHEREAS Mr . Rubino served as the Town ' s Assistant
Treasurer for ten years . He brought with him to
Brewster his extensive 41 years of expertise as
an accountant with the Atlantic Richfield Co .
of Waterbury , Conn . and a broad knowledge of
employee benefits management . Bob was a wealth
of knowledge and know- how , and he was always
willing to take the time to explain or research
an issue . We came to rely on Bob ' s patience and
gentle good humor to de - fuse and calm even the
most hectic of office situations . Always cool
and collected , Bob could relax and soothe
anyone .
THEREFORE The Board of Selectmen , on behalf of all the
citizens of the Town of Brewster , extend our
profound thanks and express our greatest
appreciation to Mrs . Lucile Rubino , Bob ' s
loving widow , for Bob ' s ten years of dedicated
service . We are grateful for Bob ' s many
contributions to the Town and to the
Treasurer ' s Office . We will miss Bob and extend
our deepest sympathy to Mrs . Rubino in the
hope that this gesture will help to ease her
and her family ' s loss .
BREWSTER BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Rita A . Lawler , Chairman
George V . Flemming
John C . Mitchell
Eric K . Rasmussen
Paul F . Saint
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On behalf of the Board of Selectmen , Rita Lawler presented a
proclamation to Dorothea Dugan .
PROCLAMATION AND RESOLUTION
WHEREAS It is appropriate for good citizens to
honor their loyal and faithful public
servants ; and
WHEREAS Mrs . Dorothea Dugan has served the Town of Brewster _
in one form or another for over 34 years . In 1945 ,
she served the War effort as Clerk of the Rationing
Board . She was Chairman and a member of the Swimming
Committee for 12 years . She has served as a
Registrar of Voters for 34 years , 26 of which she
held the position of Chairman of the Board of
Registrars . She served as Treasurer , and then
President , of the Parent Teacher Association and as
Treasurer of the Girl Scout Committee for 2 years .
Mrs . Dugan and her family have been present in
Brewster for decades and are very much a part of the
Town ' s history . We are grateful for Mrs . Dugan ' s
commitment to Brewster .
THEREFORE the Board of Selectmen , on behalf of all the
citizens of the Town of Brewster , extend to Mrs .
Dorothea Dugan our profound thanks and express our
deepest appreciation for her many years of dedicated
service to the Town of Brewster . We wish her well
in her much deserved retirement .
BREWSTER BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Rita A . Lawler , Chairman
George V . Flemming
John C . Mitchell
Eric K . Rasmussen
Paul F . Saint
On behalf of the Board of Selectmen , Rita Lawler presented a
proclamation to Marion Wylie .
PROCLAMATION AND RESOLUTION
WHEREAS We , the inhabitants of the Town of Brewster ,
assembled at this Annual Town Meeting the
tenth day of May 1993 " to act and do
upon the whole as the inhabitants of said
Town of Brewster shall think proper " ; and
WHEREAS It is appropriate for good citizens to honor
their loyal and faithful public servants ; and
WHEREAS Mrs . Marion Wylie has served as Chairman of the
Brewster Historical Commission for over twenty
years . As Chairman , Mrs . Wylie led the Commission
to complete an extensive 2 -volume catalogue of
Brewster ' s historic buildings and landmarks .
Completed in 1991 , " Historic Brewster " includes
photographs , locations and historic data on over
200 of Brewster ' s historic structures . We are
grateful for Mrs . Wylie ' s profound sense of history
and her willingness to share with the Town her
appreciation for architecture and antiques . She has
shown us images and accounts of bygone eras in
marvelous detail and given us an extraordinary
resource . Her contributions to the preservation of
Brewster ' s proud past have been invaluable .
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THEREFORE The Board of Selectmen , on behalf of all the
citizens of the Town of Brewster , extend to Mrs .
Marion Wylie a standing vote of thanks for her
many years of dedicated service as a leader of the
Brewster Historical Commission . We extend our
profound thanks and express our deepest
appreciation to Mrs . Marion Wylie for her years of
dedicated service to the Town of Brewster .
BREWSTER BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Rita A . Lawler , Chairman
George V . Flemming
John C . Mitchell
Eric K . Rasmussen
Paul F . Saint
On behalf of the Board of Selectmen , Rita Lawler presented a
proclamation to Paul F . Saint .
PROCLAMATION AND RESOLUTION
WHEREAS We , the inhabitants of the Town of Brewster ,
assembled at this Annual Town Meeting the
tenth day of May 1993 " to act and do
upon the whole as the inhabitants of said
Town of Brewster shall think proper " ; and
WHEREAS It is appropriate for good citizens to honor
their loyal and faithful public servants ; and
WHEREAS Mr . Paul F . Saint has served as a member of the
Board of Selectmen for 6 years , serving as
Chairman from 1989 to 1990 . Paul served on the
Board of Assessors from 1987 to 1993 , acting as
Chairman from 1988 to 1993 . His expertise in the
field of insurance was of great assistance to the
Insurance Advisory Committee from 1990 to 1993 and
he was extremely instrumental in the development
of the Belmont Park Affordable Housing Project , as
Chairman of the Brewster Housing Partnership from
1988 to 1991 . He also served as a member of the
Drummer Boy Ad Hoc Committee from 1991 to 1992 . It
would be impossible to list all the areas in which
Mr . Saint and his family have contributed to the
Town over the years . We are grateful for Mr .
Saint ' s commitment to Brewster and its
inhabitants .
THEREFORE the Board of Selectmen , on behalf of all the
citizens of the Town of Brewster , extend to Mr .
Paul Saint a standing vote of thanks for his six
years of dedicated service . We extend our profound
thanks and express our deepest appreciation to Mr .
Paul Saint for his willingness to serve our
community . We will miss him , and his motions and
seconds , on the Board of Selectmen , but we hope
that he will enjoy some well deserved free time .
BREWSTER BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Rita A . Lawler , Chairman
George V . Flemming
John C . Mitchell
Eric K . Rasmussen
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to accept the four proclamations
and spread them into the records .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
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RECESSED the Annual Town Meeting in order to open the Special Town
Meeting at 7 : 15 p . m .
RECONVENED the Annual Town Meeting at 7 : 30 p . m .
ARTICLE 1 . To act upon the Annual Report of the Board of
Selectmen , Town Officers and / or other Special Committees , or to
take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen )
REPORT OF THE BREWSTER FINANCE COMMITTEE
I . INTRODUCTION
As the Finance Committee began deliberations in October , 1993 ; to
plan for the fiscal 1994 budget , the town was working within
distressed financial conditions .
A number of events occurred between early October 1992 and
January 1993 which presented a much more positive outlook for the
town ' s financial condition . In late October , we were officially
notified of the town ' s positive Free Cash position . Previous
cash settlements of land litigation suits had strained the town ' s
cash resources to the point where the town had a negative Free
Cash position as we entered fiscal 1993 . The certification of
our Free Cash created a more comfortable level at which to begin
our fiscal 1994 budget preparations .
Continuing in a positive frame , the town received legislative
approval in late 1992 allowing it to use land trust funds to pay,
further land damage litigation settlements . As the land trust
funds , which had been built up as a result of monies escrowed to
pay unknown owners for parcels taken by eminent domain , reached
levels approaching 5110001000 . 00 . This again reduced the strain
of litigation settlements on the town ' s cash .
Further , a 15 % reduction in the town ' s total bonded indebtedness
from $ 3 , 872 , 921 in FY1993 to $ 3 , 377 , 120 . 00 will reflect
positively on our town ' s financial position . Although the debt
had previously been excluded from Proposition 2 1 / 2 , this
reduction has put the town in the right direction for the first
time in many years . This reduction alone will have a positive
impact on the reduction of our tax rate .
Buoyed by the cooperative efforts of town departments ,
commissions and committees , the Finance Committee initiated its
commitment to developing a FY1994 budget which would continue
essential services at the least possible cost to taxpayers .
II PROCESS
The Finance Committee addressed the budgetary needs of the town
disregarding our newly re - established " savings account " . It was
decided early in the process that operating expenses would not be
funded from Free Cash . Instead , realistic budgets would be
examined within the guidelines of Proposition 2 1 / 2 .
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Beginning with a letter to all departments / committees in
November , the Committee stressed its intention to ask for
" accountability " in budget planning . The Committee decided
against asking for across the board increases or decreases in
reviewing FY1992 expenditures , it was realized that some
departments would need growth oriented increases while others
could deliver the same level of services at reduced costs .
Members of the Committee continued to attend department / committee
meetings and / or receive minutes in order to keep the full
Committee abreast of financial situations requiring our input .
III . OPERATING BUDGET
The Finance Committee is proposing a final town operating budget
of $ 9 , 795 , 872 . 00 representing a 2 . 5 % reduction from FY1993 ,
exclusive of school budget requests . It is the Finance
Committee ' s opinion that this budget will allow for maintaining
present levels of services . The budget reflects the deletion of
two ( 2 ) part - time and one full - time position , and does not
include the addition of a new full - time position at the water
Department , as requested . Although the departments involved
truly believe in the need for these positions , it is the
Committee ' s opinion that the present level of services will be
maintained .
The proposed budget expense for the Nauset Regional School
District results in an assessment to the Town of Brewster of
$ 3 , 616 , 056 . 00 , a reduction of 10 . 27 % from the FY1993 assessment .
Part of the reduction in our assessment is the result of a lesser
percentage of enrollment in the Nauset District for Brewster
students ( from 44 . 96 % to 43 . 41 % ) .
Also , the anticipated reimbursements from SBAB for the Middle
School expansion project weighs heavily in the reduced assessment
for Brewster . Lest the town believe the reduction is the begging
of a trend , it is important to note the proposed budget does not
include any negotiated payroll increases for teaching services .
At press time , the administration and union had not settled the
bargaining process for the teachers new contract . The present
three - year contract for the teachers will expire on June 30 ,
1993 . Enrollment projections for both the Middle School and High
School continue to increase . The Finance committee recommends
approval of the Nauset Regional School District budget assessment
to Brewster .
The proposed budget request submitted by the Brewster Elementary
School Committee is $ 3 , 238 , 531 . 00 representing an 8 . 6 % increase
from FY1993 . Allowing for enrollment increases and anticipated
state aid , the Finance Committee is recommending a budget figure
which represents a 3 % increase or $ 3 , 070 , 583 . Again , it is noted
that figures does not include any negotiated payroll increases
for the teachers contract .
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School has presented a budget
assessment to Brewster of $ 2167514 . 00 , representing an 18 . 56 %
decrease from Fiscal Year 1993 . The overall budget for Cape Cod
Regional Technical High School also reflected a decrease of 5 % ,
reflecting the reduction of its debt position . The balance of
this decrease reflects a decline in Brewster ' s share of the total
enrollment . The Finance Committee recommends approval of the
budget assessment from Cape Cod Regional Technical High School .
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IV . FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
A . Revenue Projections and Proposition 2 1 / 2 Limitations
For Fiscal Year 1994 the maximum levy limit ( or amount the Town
may tax from property ) is $ 9 , 925 , 707 . 00 , including allowance for
new growth . As of the time of printing , the total amount which
may be expended by the Town of Brewster is $ 17 , 913 , 195 , 00 .
1 . LEVY LIMIT : $ 91925 , 707 . 00
2 . Estimated Receipts * 41504 , 222 . 00
3 . Debt Previously Excluded
from Proposition 2 1 / 2 2 , 8441817 . 00
4 . EXCLUSIONS FROM Cape Cod
Commission 84 , 862 . 00
5 . AVAILABLE FUNDS * * 553 . 587 . 00
$ 17 , 913 , 195 . 00
* ESTIMATED RECEIPTS INCLUDE :
State Aid
State School Building Assistance
Town Receipts
Golf Receipts
Water Receipts
* * AVAILABLE FUNDS INCLUDE :
Free Cash
Water Surplus Account
Cemetery Perpetual Care Account
Overlay Surplus Account
Pension Fund
Wetlands Protection Fund
Ambulance Receipts Fund
Water Betterments Receipts Fund
Road Betterments Receipts Fund
B . Expenses
In addition to the town operating budget and school budgets and
assessments , continued debt service payments , other accounts and
charges must also be paid from the above - captioned revenue
sources . These additional costs total $ 578 , 803 for Fiscal 1994 .
Added to the Town ' s operating budget of $ 9 , 795 , 872 . 00 and school
budget / assessments of $ 6 , 903 , 153 . 00 , this results in proposed
expenditures of $ 17 , 277 , 828 . 00 , exclusive of warrant article
expense .
V . WARRANT ARTICLES
The Finance Committee reviewed warrant article expense requests
using the same parameters as budget requests . The Committee
emphasized the necessity of providing level services and
maintenance of property . Assuming budgetary recommendation
constraints are accepted , revenues available for warrant article
expense equals $ 631 , 417 . 00 . Submitted article expense requests
total $ 21178 , 250 . 00 , exclusive of budget articles and contract
settlement negotiations . No settlements had been reached through
collective bargaining at press time . If settlements are reached ,
these articles will be addressed at Town Meeting .
In making recommendations of article expenditure requests , the
Finance committee explored the timeliness of the request and the
availability of funds . In many cases it is recommended that
funds be transferred from appropriate funding sources and / or
request be approved subject to a Proposition 2 1 / 2 override
election vote .
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Of the 29 articles on the warrant requiring financial
expenditure , exclusive of operating and school
budget / assessments , the Finance Committee has recommended
approval of 21 articles , either in full or in part .
VI . IMPACT ON TAX RATE
As indicated earlier , the reduction of the town ' s total bonded
indebtedness will have the greatest impact on the tax rate .
Coupled with earlier town meeting action to use a portion of free
cash to reduce the FY1994 tax rate , a positive reaction should be
reflected from the Brewster taxpayer . It is not a small concern
of the Finance Committee as to how the " one - time " tax rate
reduction will affect taxpayers in the long term . However , with
our continued debt reduction and the need to continue budgetary
expenses at accountable levels , we are hopeful that the impact
will remain positive . Our commitment to responsible appropriate
debt encumbrance in the future will continue the town ' s positive
direction in this area . The Town of Brewster faces several
substantial capital projects in the nest five years , but with
proper planning as is espoused by the Capital Planning
Committee ' s most recent report , we feel the projects are
economically feasible without over - burdening the taxpayer .
VIII CONCLUSION
The Fiscal Year 1994 operating budget and warrant article
recommendations by the Finance Committee allow for maintaining
level services to the Town of Brewster residents .
The cooperation of all town department heads and town officials
in providing the Finance Committee with accountable budget
requests is appreciated . Particular thanks go to the Board of
Selectmen , Executive Secretary , Charles Sumner and Town
Accountant , Lisa Souve , for their extreme assistance and
guidance .
Linda E . Riedl , Chairman
Nancy Shaw , Vice Chairman
Leslie Joslin
Mary Ella Parrott
Earl Caudill
Dion Dugan
Steven Ellard
Robert Kurisko
Donald Poole
REPORT of the NAUSET REGIONAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Since February of 1987 , the Nauset Regional Middle School
Building Committee has been managing the renovation and addition
of the Middle School in Orleans . After almost 6 1 / 2 years that
task is coming to an end .
The Middle School is 99 % complete . Monies paid to date are
$ 17 , 000 , 160 . 78 . We are in the process of doing site work that
was held over through the winter . We have paving and planting to
finish . Any plantings and grass that failed to make it through
the winter will be replaced as per the contract .
The Architect and Contractor are going over Punch List items that
need to be done . Punch List items are things , i . e . hardware , or
work that is not done to the satisfaction of the Building
Committee and / or Architect . These items must be corrected before
payment is released .
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There are a number of small items ( in work scope and price ) that
need to be done in the building . The Building Committee will be
contracting these items on our own locally or doing them in house
to save the General Contractor markup .
There have been a number of articles in the local newspapers
about complaints of air quality , asbestos , etc . in the new
school . Let me assure you first that there is no asbestos in the
school . The Building Committee takes every and any complaint
seriously . We work with the Health Officer in Orleans and any
test he deems necessary is done .
Testing on the water from the monitoring wells on site has been
very positive in the favor of the Nauset Region . The flow amount
leaving the building is averaging 4500 gallons per day . The
State limit is 15 , 000 per day . Installing water saving devices
in the lavatories and kitchen should keep the flow under the
State limit even as the population grows . The nitrate levels
averaged 4 1 / 2 to 6 1 / 2 parts per billion depending on the
monitoring well ' s proximity to the leaching field . Water leaving
the property was at the low end of the State nitrate limit of 10
parts per billion .
The Nauset Regional Middle School Building Project is number one
in line for funding from the Commonwealth . We worked very hard
to get to be number one and we will stay there until we get our
funds . However , nothing runs smoothly when it comes to the State
of Massachusetts . The Legislature is now grappling with
Education Reform , specifically with School Choice . No funding
for school construction will be debated until the School Choice
issue is resolved . We are battling against the Legislator ( s )
from Boston . We need to make our resolve clear to our
committment to this project and we want the State to honor its
commitment to the Nauset Region .
On behalf of the Nauset Regional Middle School Building
Committee , I extend an invitation to attend the Dedication and
Open House of the Nauset Regional Middle School on Thursday , June
10 , at 1 : 00 PM starting on the front lawn of the school and
ending with a tour of the building . We look forward to your
company .
Respectfully submitted ,
Sharleen P . Soule
Nauset Regional Middle School Building Committee
Member-At -Large
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve the Town Reports as
presented .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 2 . To see if the Town will vote to take no action
regarding its Herring or Alewife Fishery , or to take any other
action relative thereto .
( Alewife Committee )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article 2 as printed
in the warrant .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 3 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to
defray Town charges and expenses , and to further fix the salary and
compensation of all elected officials of the Town as provided in
Section 108 , Chapter 41 of the General Laws , as amended , for the
Fiscal Year ending June 30 , 1994 , as follows :
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FINCOM
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMENDATION
ITEM DEPARTMENT FY 92 FY 93 FY 94 FY 94
i MODERATOR ' S WAGES $300 . 00 $30C . 00 $300 . 00 $300 . 00
2 SELECTMEN ' S WAGES $5 , 171 . 92 $53250 . 00 $57250 . 00 $53250 . 00
SELECTMEN STAFF WAGES $287925 . 57 $30 , 019 . 00 $30 , 886 . 00 $30 , 886 . 00
EDUCATIONAL REIMS $377 . 70 $13500 . 00 $ 17500 . 00 $ 17500 . 00
EXPENSES $8 , 321 . 84 $ 117200 . 00 $ 177400 . 00 $ 177400 . 00
3 GREENHEAD FLY ASSESSMENT $414 . 00 $414 . 00 $414 . 00 $414 . 00
4 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY WAGES $ 1267526 . 72 $ 120 , 083 . 00 $ 125 , 950 . 00 $ 125 , 950 . 00
EXPENSES $4 , 996 . 63 $41675 . 00 $4 , 650 . 00 $4 , 650 . 00
5 FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPENSES $872 . 67 $950 . 00 $900 . 00 $900 . 00
RESERVE FUND $997356 . 00 $1257000 . 00 $ 1257000 . 00 $125 , 000 . 00
6 TOWN MEETING EXPENSES $ 17957 . 77 $21600 . cO $0 . 00 $0 . 00
7 ACCOUNTANT WAGES $60 , 984 . 36 $637674 . 00 $667961 . 00 $667961 . 00
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS $ 152500 . 00 $ 14 , 000 . 00 $ 4 , 000 . 00 $ 14 , 000 . 00
EXPENSES $ 17687 . 53 $2 , 450 . 00 $2 , 050 . 00 $27050 . 00
COMPUTER EXPENSES $31 , 912 . 82 $297100 . 00 $247700 . 00 $247700 . 00
8 ASSESSOR WAGES $93 , 712 . 50 $97 , 304 . 00 $99 , 496 . 00 $995496 . 00
EXPENSES $12 , 818 . 76 $ 125100 . 00 $ 137100 . 00 $ 13 , 100 . 00
9 TREASURER/COLLECTOR WAGES $ 1137514 . 34 $119 , 215 . 00 $ 120 , 834 . 00 $120 , 834 . 00
EXPENSES $29 , 005 . 84 $593250 . 00 $57 , 150 . 00 $577150 . 00
tO LEGAL EXPENSES $ 1793593 . 51 $140 , 000 . 00 $877000 . 00 $87 , 000 . 00
ll LEGAL ADVERTISING $3 , 363 . 34 $4 , 000 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
12 PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES $4 , 891 . 37 $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
13 TOWN CLERK ' S WAGES $277415 . 00 $287802 . 00 $30 , 560 . 00 $30 , 560 . 00
TOWN CLERK STAFF WAGES $21 , 558 . 81 $25 , 251 . 00 $26 , 039 . 00 $267039 . 00
EXPENSES $67521 . 62 $6 , 515 . 00 $6 , 515 . 00 $65515 . 00
14 ELECTION WAGES $57715 . 37 $67410 . 00 $2 , 000 . 00 $2 , 000 . 00
EXPENSES $47897 . 70 $4 , 875 . 00 $17850 . 00 $17850 . 00
15 REGISTRAR WAGES $87650 . 55 $67800 . 00 $71154 . 00 $77154 . 00
EXPENSES $ 17662 . 31 $7 , 100 . 00 $47200 . 00 $47200 . 00
15 CONSERVATION WAGES $61 , 351 . 84 $62 , 594 . 00 $61 , 246 . 00 $617246 . 00
EXPENSES $37563 . 65 $3 , 750 . 00 $37750 . 00 $37750 . 00
17 PLANNING WAGES $25 , 271 . 71 $25 , 801 . 00 $26 , 439 . 00 $26 , 439 . 00
EXPERT FEE $ 17460 . 00 $ 17500 . 00 $750 . 00 $750 . 00
EXPENSES $ 17392 . 16 $27080 . 00 $2 , 680 . 00 $27680 . 00
18 LOCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE $217 . 37 $ 1 , 000 . 00 $1 , 000 . 00 $ 17000 . 00
19 APPEALS BOARD WAGES $6 , 719 . 46 $6 , 100 . 00 $71259 . 00 $72259 . 00
EXPENSES $701 . 80 $600 . 00 $600 . 00 $600 . 00
20 LAND ACQUISITION WAGES $ 17629 . 22 $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
EXPENSES $51910 . 29 $250 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
21 TOWN OFFICE MAINT . WAGES $521608 . 53 $51 , 317 . 00 $537001 . 00 $53 , 001 . 00
EXPENSES $45 , 774 . 04 $517980 . 00 ;497400 . 00 $491400 . 00
22 BUILDING MAINTENANCE WAGES $323616 . 48 $337767 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $33686 . 14 $3 , 358 . 00 $O . 00 $0 . 00
23 TOWN REPORT EXPENSES $9 , 310 . 51 $9 , 500 . 00 $8 , 500 . 00 $8 , 500 . 00
24 DRUMMER BOY MUSEUM EXPENSE $0 . 00 $500 . 00 $250 . 00 $250 . 00
25 DEBT SERVICE $2 , 9643825 . 25 $37536 , 452 . 00 $3 , 1177680 . 00 $331179580 . 00
26 FRINGE BENEFITS $4077519 . 94 $414 , 000 . 00 $470 , 439 . 00 $470 , 439 . 00
27 P,ETIRENENT/PENSION $379 , 941 . 00 $4013749 . 00 $438 , 725 . 00 $438 , 725 . 00
28 UNCLASSIFIED
GASOLINE $42 , 385 . 25 $33 , 417 . 00 $36 , 527 . 00 $361527 . CC
TELEP:ONE $21 , 844 . 37 $27 , 636 . 00 $271910 . 00 $277910 . 00
29 LIABILITY INSURANCE $3707090 . 50 $38111438 . 00 $3811012 . 00 $3811012 . 00
30 CONSTABLE WAGES $250 . 00 $250 . 00 $250 . 00 $250 . 00
31 POLICE WAGES $831 , 755 . 57 $8587012 . 00 $8937607 . 00 $8937607 . CO
EXPENSES $427483 . 82 $38 , 200oCC $46 , 550 . 00 $467550 . 00
STATION EXPENSES $587960 . 97 $577600 . 00 $60 , 992 . 00 $60 , 992 . 00
OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL $0 . 00 $50 . 00 $0 . 00 $O . 00
CRUISER EXPENSE $30 , 053 . 00 $31 , 0OO . 00 $31 , 000 . 00 $31 , OOO . CO
32 FIRE/RESCUE 'WAGES $441 , 733 . 27 $405 , 884 . 00 $4197887 . 00 $419 , 887 . 00
EXPENSES $42 , 403 . 27 $33 , 400 . 00 $357000 . 00 $357000 . 00
RESCUE EXPENSES $ 167139 . 43 $22 , 254 . 00 $227700 . 00 $227700 . 00
33 BUILDING INSPECTOR WAGES $927263 . 04 $1001136 . 00 $1053463 . 00 $ 1057463 . 00
EXPENSES $4 , 907 . 85 $4 , 374 . 00 $55550 . 00 $57550 . 00
34 DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW $O . 00 $500 . 00 $100 . 00 $100 . 00
35 GAS INSPECTOR WAGES $31370 . 00 $47400 . 00 $47400 . 00 $47400 . 00
EXPENSES $ 91 . 33 $200 . 00 $200 . 00 $200 . 00
36 PLUMBING INSPECTOR WAGES $25 , 008 . 60 $ 177509 . 00 $ 17 , 065 . 00 $ 177065 . 00
EXPENSES $83 . 64 $200 . 00 $200 . 00 $200 . 00
3x WEIGHTS/MEASURES WAGES $ ' , 747 . 47 $ 1 , 8C3 . OG $1 , 803 . 00 $ 1 , 803 . 00
EXPENSES $172 . 83 $1 47 . 00 $ 150 . 00 $150 . 00
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FINOOM
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMENDATION
ITEM DEPARTMENT FY 92 FY 93 FY 94 FY 94
38 WIRING INSPECTOR WAGES $ 197692 . 00 $16 , 442 . 00 $177865 . 00 $ 177865 . 00
EXPENSES $121 . 14 $200 . 00 $200 . 00 $200 . 00
39 DOG OFFICEREXPENSES $6 , 375 . 00 $8 , 500 . 00 $97350 . 00 $97350 . 00
40 SHELLFISH CONSTABLE WAGES $16 , 501 . 08 $ 147812 . 00 $15 , 538 . 00 $157538 . 00
EXPENSES $ 1 , 991 . 13 $2 , 000 . 00 $27000 . 00 $27000 . 00
SHELLFISH PROPAGATION $37999 . 82 $47000 . 00 $4 , 500 . 00 $47500 . 00
41 ALEWIVES COMMITTEE WAGES $150 . 00 $ 150 . 00 $150 . 00 $ 150 . 00
EXPENSES $663 . 19 $1 , 000 . 00 $1 , 000 . 00 $17000 . 00
42 DPW WAGES $5097894 . 89 $537 , 826 . GO $541 , 993 . 00 $5412993 . 00
DIESEL FUEL $243853 . 94 $24 , 300 . 00 $27 , 000 . 00 $27 , 000 . 00 - -
ROAD MACHINERY $32 , 709 . 70 $29 , 000 . 00 $29 , 000 . 00 $29 , 000 . 00
DUTCH ELM DISEASE $0 . 00 $300 . 00 $300 . 00 $300 . 00
SNOW & ICE CONTROL $52 , 123 . 00 $44 , 150 . 00 $441150 . 00 $44 , 150 . 00
INSECT/PEST CONTROL $900 . 00 $1 , 000 . 00 $ 1 , 000 . 00 $4 , 000 . 00
EXPENSES $2047572 . 21 $161 , 487 . 00 $ 1537698 . 00 $1537698 . 00
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL $1177017 . 71 $ 1407300 . 00 $190 , 000 . 00 $ 190 , 000 . 00
43 RECYCLING EXPENSES $2 , 873 . 75 $2 , 500 . 00 $2 , 500 . 00 $2 , 500 . 00
44 STREc, LIGHTING EXPENSES $11 , 234 . 49 $117300 . 00 $ 11 , 865 . 00 $11 , 865 . 00
45 BOARD OF HEALTH WAGES $ 117 , 206 . 16 $ 120 , 934 . 00 $ 118 , 677 . 00 $1181677 . 00
VISITING NURSE ASSOC . $77337 . 25 $7 , 560 . 00 $7 , 750 . 00 $7 , 750 . 00
HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY $131307 . 45 $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
EXPENSES $157084 . 15 $13 , 928 . 00 $137928 . 00 $13 , 928 . 00
OUT-CF-STATE TRAVEL $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
46 COUNCIL ON AGING WAGES $78 , 854 . 23 $767004 . 00 $79 , 637 . 00 $797637 . 00
EXPENSES $51641 . 25 $5 , 700 . 00 $61200 . 00 $6 , 200 . 00
47 OLD TOWN HALL MAINTENANCE $4 , 994 . 60 $67000 . 00 $67000 . 00 $67000 . 00
48 VETERANS ' SERVICES $417565 . 92 $307267 . 00 $30 , 523 . 00 $307523 . 00
49 BREWSTER LADIES LIBRARY $194 , 350 . 70 $202 , 912 . 00 $191 , 016 . 00 $191 , 016 . 00
50 RECREATION WAGES $51 , 132 . 39 $53 , 974 . 00 $57 , 334 . 00 $57 , 334 . 00
EXPENSES $20 , 465 . 33 $20 , 038 . 00 $277938 . 00 $27 , 938 . 00
51 GOLF WAGES $317 , 395 . 43 $3277417 . 00 $332 , 970 . 00 $332 , 970 . 00
EXPENSES $2107260 . 92 $192 , 424 . 00 $2097014 . 00 $209 , 014 . 00
OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
CART PATHS $97938 . 38 $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00 -
52 BIKEWAY COMMITTEE $0 . 00 $25 . 00 $25 . 00 $25 . 00
53 PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE $0 . 00 $25 . 00 $25 . 00 $25 . 00
54 HISTORICAL COMMITTEE $0 . 00 $25 . 00 $25 . 00 $25 . 00
55 HISTORIC DISTRICT WAGES $87968 . 52 $87816 . 00 $9 , 438 . 00 $97438 . 00
EXPENSES $410 . 99 $700 . 00 $700 . 00 $700 . 00
ASSESSMENTS $27500 . 00 $21500 . 00 $3 , 000 . 00 $33000 . 00
56 MEMORIAL/VETERANS ' DAY $15256 . 24 $ 1 , 300 . 00 $11300 . 00 $1 , 300 . 00
57 OLD MILL SITES COMMITTEE $25226 . 29 $2 , 350 . 00 $27350 . 00 $27350 . 00
SS WATER COMMISSIONER ' S WAGES $27200 . 00 $25200 . 00 $2 , 200 . 00 $2 , 200 . 00
WATER STAFF WAGES $284 , 940 . 62 $3003572 . 00 $3073933 . 00 $3077933 . 00
OFFICE EXPENSES $10 , 916 . 51 $10 , 682 . 00 $10 , 682 . 00 $ 107682 . 00
OPERATING EXPENSES $997765 . 44 $1023697 . 00 $ 104 , 247 . 00 $104 , 247 . 00
BUILCING EXPENSES $17636 . 73 $27050 . 00 $2 , 050 . 00 $27050 . 00
EQUIPMENT EXPENSES $7 , 724 . 83 $8 , 555 . 00 $87555 . 00 $8 , 555 . 00
* *NEW POSITION $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $212882 . 00 $0 . 00
GRAND TOTAL $9 , 446 , 723 . 53 $10 , 052 , 467 . 1X3 $97815 , 452 . 00 $9 , 7932570 . 00
or to take any other action relative thereto .
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 3 as printed in the warrant and
order to raise this appropriation the Town votes to raise and appropriate the sum of
$9 , 581 , 170 . 00 and to transfer the following sums of money for this purpose :
Pension Reserve Fund $85 , 000 . 00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund $ 1 , 700 . 00
Ambulance Reserved for Appropriation Fund $227700 . 00
Wetlands Fee Fund $3 , 000 . 00
Overlay Surplus $1007000 . 00
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MOTION : move that the Town vote to amend Article no . 3 to increase Line item no . 45
( Board of Health Wages ) from the sum of $ ! 18 , 677 . 00 to the sum of $ 127 , 752 . 00 .
ACTION : DEFEATED
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to amend Article no . 3 to increase Line Item no . 58 ,
( Water Department New Position ) from the sum of $0 . 00 to $217882 . 007 these funds to be
transferred from Water Surplus Account .
ACTION : ADOPTED YES 261 NO 202
ACTION : MAIN MOTION ADOPTED AS AMENDED
ARTICLE 4 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to defray Elementary School charges and expenses , for
the Fiscal Year ending June 30 , 1994 , as follows :
FINCOM
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMENDATION
STEM DEPARTMENT FY 92 FY 93 FY 94 FY 94
1 BREWSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EXPENSES $215221940 . 47 $23787 , 224 . 00 $31017 , 316 . 00 $23870 , 841 . 00
OUT� OF-STATE TRAVEL $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00 $0 . 00
FRINGE BENEFITS $ 192 , 548 . 80 $ 1933925 . 00 $211 , 336 . 00 $2113336 . 00
TOTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $217151489 . 27 $279817149 . 00 $332287652 . 00 $31082 , 177 . 00
or to take any other action relative thereto .
MOTION : I nerve that the Town vote to approve Article no . 4 as printed in the warrant and to
raise and appropriate the sum of $3 , 082 , 177 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 5 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to defray the Nauset Regional School charges and expenses ,
for the Fiscal Year ending June 30 , 1994 , as follows :
FINS
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMENDATION
ITEM DEPARTMENT FY 92 FY 93 FY 94 FY 94
1 NAUSET REGIONAL ASSESSMENT $3 , 647 , 646 . 78 $41029 , 842 . 00 $316161056 . 00 $3 , 616 , 056 . 00
TOTAL NAUSET ASSESSMENT $3 , 647 , 646 . 78 $470297842 . 00 $3 , 616 , 056 . 00 $376163056 . 00
or to take any other action relative thereto .
MOTIOv I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 5 as printed in the warrant and to
raise and appropriate the sum of $3 , 616 , 056 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
4RTICLc 6 . To see if the Town will: vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available fund a sum of money to defray Cape Cod Vocational Technical High School
charges and expenses for the Fiscal Year ending June 30 , 1994 , as follows :
FINCOM
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMENDATION
ITEM DEPARTMENT FY 92 FY 93 FY 94 FY 94
1 CAPE CCD TECH ASSESSMENT $204 , 946 . 58 $265 , 849 . 00 $2161514 . 00 $216 , 5 ' 4 . 00
TOTAL C . C . TECH ASSESSMENT $204 , 946 . 58 $2657849 . 00 $2163514 . 00 $2167514 . 00
or to take arty other action relative thereto .
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MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 6 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 216 , 514 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 7 . To see if the Town will vote to accept an Equal
Opportunity Grant for the Brewster Elementary School for Fiscal
Year 1994 for a sum of money and to do so under the provisions of
Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 70A , Section 5 , as amended ,
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Brewster School Committee )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 7 and 8
as printed in the warrant .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 8 . To see if the Town will vote to accept an Equal
Education Opportunity Grant for the Nauset Regional School
Committee for Fiscal Year 1994 for a sum of money and to do so
under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 704 ,
Section 5 , as amended , or to take any other action relative
thereto .
( Nauset Regional School Committee )
MOTION : MOVED BY MOTION UNDER ARTICLE 7
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 9 . To see if the Town will vote to allow the District
Department of Veteran ' s Services to exempt from the provisions of
Proposition 2 1 / 2 , so - called , funding authorization as voted by
the District ' s Governing Body at its Annual Meeting Held on
Friday , January 22 , 1993 in the total aggregate of One Hundred
Fifty - Eight Thousand Three Hundred Thirty and 00 / 100
( $ 158 , 330 . 00 ) Dollars , of which , the Town of Brewster ' s
additional share is approximately 7 % or the sum of One Hundred
Seventeen and 00 / 100 ( $ 117 . 00 ) Dollars , or to take any other
action relative thereto .
( District Department of Veteran ' s Services )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 9 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 117 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 10 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or 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 , 1993 , between
the Town of Brewster and the Service Employee ' s International
Union , Local 254 , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 10 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 30 , 400 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
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ARTICLE 11 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money
to defray bargaining contract costs for the Nauset Regional
School District , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Nauset Regional School Committee )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to indefinitely postpone
consideration of Article no . 11 and 12 .
ACTION : ADOPTED TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE
ARTICLE 12 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money
to defray bargaining contract costs for the Brewster Elementary
School , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Brewster School Committee )
MOTION : MOVED BY MOTION UNDER ARTICLE 11 .
ACTION : ADOPTED TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE
ARTICLE 13 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to grant an easement to the Commonwealth
Electric Company , without charge , to install and maintain
transformers on Town - owned property , off Freeman ' s Way to service
the Town ' s Recreation Fields , or to take any other action
relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 13 as
printed in the warrant .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 14 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to enter leases , exceeding ten ( 10 ) years , for
Lot Numbers 1 , 9 , 10 , 18 and 19 at the Brewster Commerce Park ,
located off Freeman ' s Way , or to take any other action relative
thereto .
( Board of Selectmen )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 14 as
printed in the warrant .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 15 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Health to enter into a contract or contracts to hold a
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of
Fifteen Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 15 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for this purpose
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Health )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to indefinitely postpone
consideration of Article no . 15 .
ACTION : INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
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ARTICLE 16 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of Five
Thousand Two Hundred and 00 / 100 ( $ 5 , 200 . 00 ) Dollars to fund the
annual CLAMS membership fees for two additional terminals at the
Ladies Library , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Library Trustees )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 16 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 5 , 200 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 17 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Bikeways Committee to purchase bikeracks for installation on
miscellaneous town properties and locations , and to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of Two
Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 2 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for this purpose , or to
take any other action relative thereto .
( Bikeway Committee )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article 17 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 1 , 000 . 00 and to transfer from free cash the sum of $ 1 , 000 . 00 for
this purpose , for a total of $ 21000 . 00
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 18 . To see if the Town will vote to fund costs -
associated with the continued microfilming of various town
records and to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from
available funds the sum of Ten Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 10 , 000 . 00 )
Dollars and to authorize the Town Clerk to solicit bids , enter
into contracts and expend said funds for this purpose , or to take
any other action relative thereto .
( Town Clerk )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 18 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 10 , 000 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 19 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of
Thirteen Thousand Eight Hundred and 00 / 100 ( $ 13 , 800 . 00 ) Dollars
to repair the tennis courts , located behind the Brewster Police
and Fire Station , and to authorize the Recreation Commission to
solicit bids , enter into contracts and to expend said funds for
this purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Recreation Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 19 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 13 , 800 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 20 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of
Forty- Two Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 42 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for the
purpose of purchasing , leasing , and / or lease / purchasing , and
equipping a new Automated Billing / Recording System and to
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authorize the Water Commission to solicit bids , enter into
contracts and/ or lease agreements and expend said funds for this
purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Water Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 20 as
printed in the warrant and to transfer the sum of $ 425000 . 00 from
the Water Surplus Account for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 21 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of
Fifteen Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 15 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for the purpose
of purchasing , leasing , and / or lease / purchasing , and equipping a
replacement truck and to see if the Town will vote to authorize
the Water Commission to solicit bids , enter into contracts and / or
lease agreements , dispose of surplus property and expend said
funds for this purpose , or to take any other action relative
thereto .
( Water Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 21 as
printed in the warrant and to transfer the sum of $ 15 , 000 . 00 from
the Water Surplus Account for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 22 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of One
Hundred Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 100 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars to the Water
Department Construction Account , and to authorize the expenditure
thereof under the direction of the Board of Water Commissioners
and to appropriate these funds for the construction of new water
mains , for the extension of existing water mains , for the payment
of water projects , and for the general enhancement of the water
system , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Water Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 22 as
printed in the warrant and to transfer the sum of $ 100 , 000 . 00
from the Water Surplus Account for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 23 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of
Forty- Five Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 45 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars , said funds
to be allocated , as follows :
1 . Ladder Truck Lease $ 14 , 000 . 00
2 . Rescue Equipment Purchase 51000 . 00
3 . Rescue Billing Service 10 , 000 . 00
4 . Radio Upgrade Expense 99000 . 00
5 . Hazardous Materials Services 21000 . 00
6 . E - 911 Systems Expense 5 . 000 . 00
Total $ 45 , 000 . 00
and to authorize the Fire Chief to solicit bids , enter into
contracts , dispose of surplus property and expend said funds for
these purposes , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Fire Department )
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MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 23 as
printed in the warrant and to transfer the sum of $ 38 , 000 . 00 from
the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account and to
raise and appropriate the additional sum of $ 7 , 000 . 00 for these
purposes .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 24 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of
Seventy- Five Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 75 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars to purchase
and equip a new brush truck and to authorize the Fire Chief to
accept gifts , solicit bids , enter into contracts , dispose of
surplus property and expend said funds for this purpose or to
take any other action relative thereto .
( Fire Chief )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 24 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 75 , 000 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 25 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money
for the purpose of contracting to purchase one ( 1 ) vehicle ; to
obtain miscellaneous road maintenance services ; to obtain
miscellaneous drainage work services ; to carry out various site
improvements at the Landfill / Transfer Station ; and to contract
for engineering services for intersection redesign ; and to pay
for other associated expenses , as follows :
1 . Road Maintenance Projects $ 20 , 000 . 00
2 . Drainage Projects 15 , 000 . 00
3 . Purchase of a 3 / 4 Ton Truck ( replacement ) 22 , 000 . 00
4 . Solid Waste Site Improvements 14 , 750 . 00
5 . Intersection Realignment Engineering 30 . 000 . 00
Total $ 1019750 . 00
and to authorize the Department of Public Works to solicit bids ,
enter into contracts , dispose of surplus property , and expend
said funds for these purposes , or to take any other action
relative thereto .
( Department of Public Works )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to amend Article no . 25 to
amend item no . 5 ( Intersection Realignment Engineering ) to the
sum of $ 20 , 000 . 00 and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 12 , 634 . 00 and to transfer from Free Cash the additional sum of
$ 78 , 866 . 00 for these purposes .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 26 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of Five
Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 5 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars to be added to the
Conservation Fund , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Conservation Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 26 as
printed in the warrant and to transfer from Free Cash the sum of
$ 5 , 000 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
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ARTICLE 27 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Conservation Commission to expend the sum of One Thousand Five
Hundred and 00 / 100 ( $ 1 , 500 . 00 ) Dollars to contract with
professional consultants to assist the Commission in its duties
under the Wetlands Protection Act and to transfer those monies
collected pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 131 ,
Section 40 , as amended , which provides that the Town ' s share of
the Notice of Intent Filing Fees under the Wetlands Protection
Act shall be expended solely for the performance of its duties
associated with administering the act , or to take any other
action relative thereto .
( Conservation Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 27 as
printed in the warrant and to transfer from the Wetlands Fees
Fund Account the sum of $ 1 , 500 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 28 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Conservation Commission to appropriate the sum of One Thousand
and 00 / 100 ( $ 1 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars by placing it in an interest
bearing account for the future purchase of a motor vehicle to
assist the Commission in its duties under the Wetlands Protection
Act and to transfer those monies collected pursuant to
Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 131 , Section 40 , as amended ,
which provides that the Town ' s share of the Notice of Intent
Filing Fees under the Wetlands Protection Act shall be expended
solely for the performance of its duties associated with
administering the act , or to take any other action relative
thereto .
( Conservation Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to indefinitely postpone
consideration of Article no . 28 and no . 29 .
ACTION : ADOPTED TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE
ARTICLE 29 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Conservation Commission to expend the sum of One Thousand and
00 / 100 ( $ 1 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars to establish a Vernal Pool
Identification Program to assist the Commission in its duties
under the Wetlands Protection Act and to transfer those monies
collected pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 131 ,
Section 40 , as amended , which provides that the Town ' s share of
- the Notice of Intent Filing Fees under the Wetlands Protection
Act shall be expended solely for the performance of its duties
associated with administering the act , or to take any other
action relative thereto .
( Conservation Commission )
MOTION : MOVED BY MOTION UNDER ARTICLE 28 .
ACTION : ADOPTED TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE
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ARTICLE 30 . To see if the Town will vote to amend Article V ,
Golf Commission , by repealing Section 6 - 5 , 6 - 6 , 6 - 7 , and 6 - 8 of
Chapter 6 , of the Code of the Town of Brewster , and by
substituting therefor , the following :
ARTICLE V
6 - 5 Appointment and Terms
The Selectmen shall appoint a Golf Commission of five ( 5 )
members and two ( 2 ) alternates to operate and maintain a
municipal golf course . The five ( 5 ) members shall be
appointed to terms of three ( 3 ) years and the alternates to
terms of two ( 2 ) years . All vacancies shall be filled by
the Selectmen . The Selectmen may appoint a member to serve
the unexpired term of a former member .
6 - 6 Purpose
In fulfilling its responsibility to the Board of Selectmen ,
the Golf Commission shall be guided by two basic principles •
primarily , the golf course shall be operated and maintained
in such a manner as to pay its expenses and return a
reasonable profit to the town ; secondarily , the golf course
shall be operated and maintained as a facility available to
the residents of the Town . Any changes in policies ,
regulations , procedures or operations that would alter these
principles or change their stated priority shall be approved
by the Selectmen .
6 - 7 Removal
Members of the Golf Commission may be removed by the
Selectmen for reasonable and good cause . -
6 - 8 Required Reports and Audit
The Commission shall , within thirty ( 30 ) days of the end
of the fiscal year , make a report to the inhabitants of the
Town , shall be subject to audit in the same manner as
other boards and commissions and to respond appropriately to
its recommendations .
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 30 as
printed in the warrant .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
ARTICLE 31 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to create a Golf Course Receipts Reserved for
Appropriation Account , as authorized under Massachusetts General
Laws , Chapter 40 , Section 5F , and to further authorize the Board
of Selectmen to transfer into this account all monies generated
by riding and pull cart rentals , or to take any other action
relative thereto .
( Golf Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 31 as
printed in the warrant .
ACTION : ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY"
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ARTICLE 32 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of
Seventy- Seven Thousand Seven Hundred and 00 / 100 ( $ 77 , 700 . 00 )
Dollars for the purpose of constructing , purchasing , leasing ,
lease /purchasing and equipping , the following :
1 . Triplex Rough Mower ( Replacement ) 16 , 000 . 00
2 . Clubhouse Carpet ( Replacement ) 91400 . 00
3 . Irrigation System Expansion Project 12 , 000 . 00
4 . Range Ball Washer ( New ) 21300 . 00
5 . Blower ( Replacement ) 6 , 000 . 00
6 . Hydroject Aerifier ( New ) $ 25 , 000 . 00
7 . Hydraulic Hose Press Unit ( New ) 41000 . 00
8 . Parts and Grinding Room 21000 . 00
9 . Overhead Door and Manual Hoist ( Repair ) 1 . 000 . 00
Total $ 779700 . 00
and to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Golf Commission
to solicit bids , enter into contracts , dispose of surplus
property , and expend said funds for these purposes or to take any
other action relative thereto .
( Golf Commission )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to amend Article no . 32 to
eliminate items : no . 3 Irrigation System , no . 6 . Hydrojet
Aerifier , and no . 8 . Parts and Grinding Room and to transfer
from Free Cash the total sum of $ 38 , 700 . 00 for these purposes .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 33 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Department of Public Works to solicit bids and enter into
contracts for the capping of the Brewster Landfill and Septage
Lagoon , located off Run Hill Road , to appropriate a sum of money
to pay for this project and all costs incidental and related
thereto ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the approval of
the Board of Selectmen , to borrow the sum of One Million Three
Hundred Eighty- Five Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 1 , 385 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars
under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 44 ,
Section 8 , as amended , and any other enabling authority and to
issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor ; to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds an additional
sum of money for the purpose of paying for the preparation ,
issuance and marketing of bonds and notes issued hereunder and
for paying interest on temporary notes issued in anticipation
thereof , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Department of Public Works )
MOTION : I move that the Town authorize the Department of Public
Works to solicit bids and enter into contracts for the capping of
the Brewster Landfill and Septage Lagoon , located off Run Hill
Road and that the sum of $ 1 , 385000 . 00 be hereby appropriated to
pay for this project and all costs incidental and related
thereto ; and that to meet this appropriation , the Town Treasurer ,
with the approval of the Board of Selectmen , be hereby authorized
to borrow not exceeding said sum under and pursuant to
Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 44 , Section 8 , as amended , or
any other enabling authority and to issue bonds or notes of the
Town therefor ; and that the Town raise and appropriate the
additional sum of $ 50 , 000 . 00 for the purpose of paying for the
preparation , issuance and marketing of bonds or notes issued
hereunder and for paying interest on temporary notes issued in
anticipation thereof ; provided that no money- shall be expended or
borrowed under this Article unless the Town votes at a regular or
special election to exempt the amounts required to pay the bonds
or notes and related expenses from the limitations of Proposition
2 1 / 2 , so - called .
ACTION : ADOPTED YES 320 NO 7
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ARTICLE 34 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of Fifty
Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 50 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars which shall be used by
the Trustees of the Ladies Library to contract for design
services , and other planning expenses in connection with the
construction of an addition to the existing Ladies Library
building , provided , however , that a favorable vote under this
article shall have no effect unless the Town votes at a regular
or special election to exempt all sums appropriated under this
Article from the limitations of Proposition 2 1 / 2 , so - called , or
to take any other action relative thereto .
( Library Trustees )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 34 as
printed in the warrant and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$ 50 , 000 . 00 for this purpose , provided , however , that a favorable
vote under this article shall have no effect unless the Town
votes at a regular or special election to exempt all sums
appropriate under this Article from the limitations of
Proposition 2 1 / 2 , so - called .
ACTION : ADOPTED
ARTICLE 35 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of Thirty-
Nine Thousand Sixty- Nine and 00 / 100 ( $ 39 , 069 . 00 ) Dollars , the
Town ' s share of Ninety Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 90 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars ,
for the purpose of preparing architectural and engineering plans
for remodeling and making extraordinary repairs to the Nauset
Regional High School , as well as constructing and originally
equipping an addition , or to take any other action relative
thereto .
( Nauset Regional School Committee )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to indefinitely postpone
consideration of Article 35 .
ACTION : INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
ARTICLE 36 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of
Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy One and 00 / 100 ( $ 12 , 971 . 00 )
Dollars to purchase computer hardware and software ; four ( 4 )
overhead projectors and related equipment and one ( 1 ) paper
copier and to authorize the School Committee to solicit bids ,
dispose of surplus property , enter into contracts and expend said
funds for these purposes , or to take any other action relative
thereto .
( Elementary School Committee )
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to approve Article no . 36 as
printed in the warrant and to transfer from Free Cash the sum of
$ 12 , 971 . 00 for this purpose .
ACTION : ADOPTED YES 177 NO 111 ABSTAIN 18
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to adjourn the Annual Town
Meeting and to reconvene the Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday May
11 , 1993 at 7 : 00 p . m .
ACTION : YES 147 NO 145 ABSTAINED 11
The Moderator adjourned the meeting because of a lack of a
quorum . Meeting adjourned at 10 : 38 p . m . until May 11 , 1993 at
7 : 00 p . m .
ATM 5 / 10 / 93
May 11 , 1993 , 7 : 15 p . m . , the Moderator Stephen L . Doyle announced
that a quorum was not present ,
MOTION : I move that the Town vote to adjourn the Annual Town
Meeting indefinitely .
ACTION : Adopted to adjourn the Annual Town Meeting indefinitely .
Meeting adjourned .
The following articles were not acted upon :
ARTICLE 37 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent
domain all water easement rights needed to install a water main
consisting of approximately One thousand four hundred ( 1 , 400 ' )
feet of eight ( 8 " ) inch pipe from Pond View Drive to the full
length of Lee ' s Way in the Town of Brewster ; to authorize the
Board of Water Commissioners to extend this water main in this
fashion after the Water Commissioners have determined that the
requirements of the Brewster Water Betterment Assessment Program
have been satisfied ; to raise and appropriate and / or transfer
from available funds a sum of money to defray the initial costs
of this project ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen , to borrow the sum of Thirty
Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 30 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars under and pursuant to
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section 8 and any other
enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town
therefor in order to finance the total cost of acquisition ,
engineering , construction , reconstruction , and any related and
incidental expenses ; to raise and appropriate and / or transfer
from available funds a sum of money for the purpose of paying
interest on the notes issued in anticipation thereof ; and to
raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds raised
through the betterment assessment of abutting landowners the
Town ' s costs and expenses for this project , or to take any other
action relative thereto .
( Water Commission )
ARTICLE 38 . To see if the flown will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to lay out and make public the private way
known as Puritan Drive in accordance with Article 50 ( Betterment
Assessments ) of May 1974 Annual Town Meeting ; to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent
domain all land , easements , and rights needed to lay out this way
as a town way ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed
with the reconstruction of this way after it has been determined
that the provisions of Article 50 have been satisfied ; to raise
and appropriate , to transfer from available funds , and / or to
obtain by borrowing the sum of Twenty- Two Thousand Three Hundred
Five and 00 / 100 ( $ 22 , 305 . 00 ) Dollars to pay for the costs of
acquisition , engineering , construction , reconstruction , and
related expenses in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town
Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen , to borrow
a sum of money , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 44 , Section 7 or any other enabling authority and to
issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor ; and , initially , to
raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum
of money , to be recovered through the betterment assessments
against the abutters , to pay the first year ' s principal and
interest expenses for this project , or to take any other action
relative thereto .
( Citizen ' s Petition )
ARTICLE 39 . To see if the Town will vote to repeal Article III
of Chapter 48 , concerning the quorum requirements for town
meeting , of the Code of the Town of Brewster , or to take any
other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen )
ATM 5/ 10/ 93
ARTICLE 40 . To see if the Town will vote to designate
Crowell ' s Bog Road as a scenic road , as defined under Section 15C
of Chapter 40 of Massachusetts General Laws , said designation
shall consist of that portion of Crowell ' s Bog Road beginning at
the intersection of Crowell ' s Bog Road and Route 124 , as shown on
the Board of Assessor ' s Map no . 40 , Lot 17 - 95 , and running 6336
linear feet to the beginning of that parcel of land identified as
Map 40 , Lot 10 - 10 , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Conservation Commission )
ARTICLE 41 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to enter into an amended intermunicipal
agreement ( available for inspection at the Town Clerk ' s Office )
which concerns the operation of the Orleans , Eastham and Brewster
Ground Water Protection District , facilities , and arrangements
and which , if approved , will become effective on July 1 , 1993 , or
to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen )
ARTICLE 42 . To see if the Town will vote to petition the
General Court for special legislation authorizing the Town to
adopt the following bylaw , to be identified as Chapter 95 of the
Code of the Town of Brewster :
Environmental Protection Bylaw for Septic Betterments
Statutory Authority : The Town of Brewster shall financially
assist property owners through a program to comply with the
Town ' s requirements to repair and / or upgrade private septic
systems . Where there is a situation that the existing septic
disposal system constitutes a present or potential threat to
human health , safety , welfare or to the environment , the Town
will be authorized to use public funds to assist property owners
to fund improvements or upgrades of their existing system .
The Town is authorized to borrow and incur debt for the
purposes of cleanup , abatement , repair , and / or septic system
upgrade pursuant to this section . Such agreement shall be
recorded as a betterment pursuant to section two of chapter
eighty and the amount assessed shall be a lien on the property
pursuant to section five of said chapter eighty and may be
apportioned and reapportioned pursuant to section thirteen of
said chapter eighty ; provided , however , that such assessment
shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Board of Health
by agreement with the property owner , but , in no event , shall
such interest be less than the rate of interest chargeable to the
Town for the financing of such cleanup or abatement . Any such
borrowing shall not be included for the purpose of computation of
the levy or borrowing limits otherwise imposed upon the Town by
the Massachusetts General Laws .
This bylaw will further authorize the Board of Health to
establish regulations governing the operation of this program
after an advertised public hearing .
Procedure : The applicant ( who must be the property owner or
owners ) for funding must submit a signed petition and a
certificate of title to the Board of Health by October 15th of
each year . The petition shall include the septic system plans
and specifications , designed by a licensed Civil or Sanitary
Engineer or a Registered Sanitarian . Said plans shall meet the
minimum requirements for subsurface disposal of household
wastewater as established by the State Environmental Code ( 310
CMR 15 . 00 ) , commonly known as Title 5 , or where stricter , the
regulations adopted by the Brewster Board of Health . In
addition , the petition application shall include a Disposal Works
Construction Permit , issued by the Brewster Board of Health .
ATM 5 / 10/ 93
An agreement between an owner and the Board of Health
pursuant to this section shall not be considered a breach of a
limitation or prohibition contained in a note , mortgage or
contract on the transfer of an interest in property .
The Board of Health shall obtain construction estimates
according to the scope of work outlined in the plans and
specifications submitted by the petitioner . The Board of Health
shall hold a public hearing on the application after due notice
to the petitioner . The Board of Health shall provide an estimate
of all costs to be levied against said petitioner , including
engineering , legal , construction , administration , interest and
other related expenses . Upon receipt of the approval of the
estimated costs by the property owner , the Board of Health will
seek funding by an Annual Town Meeting . Upon funding approval ,
the Board of Health shall obtain bids in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws .
Within six ( 6 ) months after the construction has been completed ,
the total costs and maintenance shall be assigned to the
petitioner , and the time for payment , not to exceed fifteen ( 15 )
years , shall be specified . Monies repaid to the Town for Septic
Betterments shall be deposited into a separate receipts reserved
account .
The total cost of the project shall not exceed the estimate
and the Town shall not be responsible for any additional costs
related to upkeep or maintenance ; if , through any eventuality ,
the cost of the project should exceed the estimate , the excess
shall be the responsibility of the property owner . The Board of
Health shall bill the property owner on the next real estate tax
bill and may accept settlement in cash for the full amount within
thirty ( 30 ) days , or shall bill the property owner for the total
cost to be divided over a period of years , not to exceed fifteen
( 15 ) , with interest to be computed at the rate as set forth in
Chapter 80 of the Massachusetts General Laws , and the Town shall
have a lien to secure payment in the same manner as it acquires a
lien for a betterment assessment under Chapter 80 .
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Septic Upgrade Betterment Reserved for
Appropriation Account Committee )
ARTICLE 43 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds these sums of
money , for the following organizations :
1 . Cape Cod Child Development Program , Inc . $ 41500 . 00
2 . Nauset , Inc . 5 , 581 . 00
3 . Cape Cod Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence , Inc . 31500 . 00
4 . Lower Cape Human Services Committee , Inc . 91809 . 00
5 . Cape Cod Human Services , Inc . 51359 . 00
6 . Access House , Inc . 655 . 00
7 . Legal Services of Cape Cod 31000 . 00
8 . Sight Loss Services , Inc . 800 . 00
9 . Independence House , Inc . 11798 . 00
10 . Cape and Islands Self - Reliance Corporation 1 , 500 . 00
11 . Lower Cape Outreach Council ( New ) 21500 . 00
12 . Consumer Assistance Council ( New ) 1 . 000 . 00
Total $ 407002 . 00
for a total of Forty Thousand and Two and 00 / 100 ( $ 40 , 002 . 00 )
Dollars and to authorize the Board of Selectmen , Board of Health ,
and the School Committee , as appropriate , to enter into contracts
with these organizations in order to provide those desired social
services for residents of Brewster , or to take any other action
relative thereto .
( Citizen ' s Petition
Board of Health )
ATM 5 / 10/ 93
ARTICLE 44 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of Ten
Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 10 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for the purpose of
contributing to a legal defense fund for the benefit of all Towns
in Barnstable County regarding the construction and operation of
the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Outfall Tunnel , said
funds to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen
within the limits fixed by law and for only the purposes
permitted by law , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Citizen ' s Petition )
ARTICLE 45 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of Seven
Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 7 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars to assist with the annual
publication of the Brewster Book and Map Guide , which advertise
the Town ' s attractions , amenities and services ; and to pay for
the expenses of the operation of the Tourism Information Booth by
the Brewster Board of Trade , Inc . , and Brewster Chamber of
Commerce , Inc . , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Citizen ' s Petition )
ARTICLE 46 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money
to fund advertising and related expenses relative to a project ,
being developed jointly by the Board of Trade , Chamber of
Commerce and the Brewster Golf Commission to increase local
tourism by promoting Brewster destination room and golf off
season vacation packages , or to take any other action relative
thereto .
( Citizen ' s Petition )
ARTICLE 47 . To see if the Town will vote to add a sum of money
to the Stabilization Fund and to raise and appropriate and / or
transfer from available funds the sum of Three Hundred Thirty
Seven Thousand Five Hundred and 00 / 100 ( $ 337 , 500 . 00 ) Dollars for
this purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen )
ARTICLE 48 . To act on any other business that may legally come
before this meeting .
A TRUE COPY ATTEST :
Joan K . Cole
Town Clerk