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WARRANT FOR
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
TOWN WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County:
GREETINGS
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington to meet in the
TOWN HALL
in said Town on
WEDNESDAY
THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2004
at 8 o’clock P.M., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members, in accordance with, and subject to, the referenda provided by Chapter 43A of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
To receive, hear, and act upon the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, Redevelopment Board, and other committees, commissions, and boards heretofore appointed, including, without limitation: Permanent Town Building Committee (April 23, 1969), Vision 2020 Standing Committee (June 8, 1992), School Facilities “Working Group” (May 4, 1994), Bylaw Recodification Study Committee (May 9, 1994), Telecommunications Committee (June 18, 1997), Noise Abatement Study Committee (May 11, 1998), Affordable Housing Task Force (May 3, 1999), Zoning Bylaw Review Committee (May 12, 1999), Uncle Sam Committee (May 17, 1999), Fields and Playgrounds Task Force (May 19, 1999), Maintenance Study Committee (May 1, 2000), Alewife Brook Advisory Committee (May 15, 2000), Newsracks Study Committee (May 9, 2001),
Community Preservation Act Study Committee (May 21, 2001), Symmes Advisory Committee (May 21, 2001), and Power Company Feasibility Committee (May 6, 2002), Community-Based Health Insurance Study Committee (April 30, 2003), Reinspection of Vacated Premises Committee (April 30, 2003), or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Town Moderator)
ARTICLE 2 PEIRCE FIELD
To see if the Town will vote to approve an amendment to the agreement dated May 2, 2001 between the Town of Arlington and Honeywell International Inc., Mass. Electric Company, and Keyspan Energy Delivery Company New England as it relates to Peirce Field and the DPW Yard so as to take account of certain issues that have arisen since the approval of the basic agreement amongst the parties as approved by the May 2001 Special Town Meeting, or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools)
ARTICLE 3 MUNICIPAL BUILDING INSURANCE TRUST FUND
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from that fund established under Section 13 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, such appropriation to be used to defray the costs of repair to the Robbins Memorial Library as a result of recent flooding at this facility, or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Acting Town Manager)
ARTICLE 4 APPROPRIATION/CAPITAL BUDGET
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to defray the expense of purchasing, leasing, or bonding of capital equipment, infrastructure, buildings or other projects of the Town or to acquire real property for municipal purposes; to appropriate a sum of money to fund previously incurred or future Town debt, to acquire land for said projects where necessary by purchase, eminent domain taking or otherwise, determine how the money shall be raised including the possibility of borrowing any or all of the same, or the transfer of funds from any previous appropriation, determine how such money shall be expended, or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen, and at the request of the Acting Town Manager and the Capital Planning Committee)
ARTICLE 5 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING/RANKING POLICE OFFICERS
To see if the town will vote to approve the fiscal items contained in a collective bargaining agreement between the Town acting by and through the Acting Town Manager and that collective bargaining unit represented by the Arlington Ranking Officers Association, determine how the money shall be raised and expended or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Acting Town Manager)
ARTICLE 6 INTERNET INFORMATION OFFICER
To see if the Town will vote to eliminate the position of town webmaster in the Comptroller’s Office, establish the position of Internet Information Officer in the Town Clerk’s Office or the Department of Planning and Community Development, to amend the appropriate line items of the FY04 town budget, or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted at the request of 100 Registered Voters)
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of the Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
(SIGNED)
KEVIN F. GREELEY ) SELECTMEN
DIANE M. MAHON ) OF THE
CHARLES LYONS ) TOWN
KATHLEEN KIELY DIAS ) OF
JOHN W. HURD ) ARLINGTON
A true copy.
Attest
(SIGNED)
RICHARD T. BOYLE
CONSTABLE, TOWN OF ARLINGTON
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