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Elections andTown Meeting

Proceedings

"Bikes at Rest"Jose GinerOld Lancaster RoadAge 1510th Grade

INDEX

Annual Town Election,Annual Town Meeting,

Presidential Primary,Special Town Meeting,

State Primary Election,Special Town Meeting,

Presidential Election,

March 27, 1972April 3, 1972April 24, 1972

May 30, 1972September 19, 1972October 10, 1972November 7, 1972

Accountant, Town, abolish officeActs accepted, general laws

Chap. 39, Sec. 23 (timing of town elections)Chap. 44, Sec. 53C (police paid detail revolving fund)

Acts accepted, special laws1950, Chap. 86 (police chief under civil service), repeal of

reconsidera tionrescinded

Apartments, zoning standardsMulti~unit Residence District No.1, establishMulti-unit Residence District No.2, establish

Auditor, Town, elect

Bartlett, JohnBorrowing, authorizationBoston Post Hoad

drainage easement, acceptdrainage easement, accept (at Goodman's Hill Road)gift of land, accept (at Nobscot Road)Multi-unit Residence District No.2, establish

Boy ScoutsBridle path, casement, ncceptBrigandi, America, indemnifyBrooks, Richard F.BudgetBy-laws, amendments to

Apartments, zoning standards, Art. IX, Sec. I,A; I,F;Ill,A; IV,B; V,A; V,Csec also, Multi~unit Residenc(~ Districts, belO1"

Business District No. 11 to Limited Business District No.6Art. IX, Sec. lI,e

Business Districts, height limi tation increaseArt. IX, Sec. IV,B

Business Districts, permitted uses, sale and r.epair ofmotor vehicles, Art. IX, Sec. 111,B,2

Dump, non-resident permits, highway conunission to issueArt. V, Sec. 12

Excavations, filling of, Art. V, Sec. 17 (new)Firearms, prohibit discharge of, Art. V, Sec. 8Industrial Districts, permitted uses, sale and repair of

motor vehicles, Art. IX, Sec. I.lI,C,2Industrial Par.k Districts, prohibited uses, sale and repair

of motor vehicles, Art. IX, Sec. IlI,C,3Limi ted Business District No.6, establish (portion vlaS

Business District No. 11), Art. IX, Sec. II,eLimited Industrial Districts, permitted uses,

recreational facilities, Art. IX, Sec. IIl,C,I,d"Hotor vehicles" to replace "automobiles"

Art. IX, Sec. IlI,B,2; IIl,C,2; IIl,C,3Hulti-unit Residence Districts, establish standards

Art. IX, Sec. I,A; I,F; lII,A; IV,B; V,A; V,CMRD-l (Concord Road)MRD-2 (Boston Post Road)

Personnel, Art. XIBenefits, police and fire career incentive, Sec. 7(8)

reimbursement, Sec. 7(7)Pre-employment physical examination required, Sec. 9

(Sec. 9, 10, 11 renumbered Sec. 10, 11, 12)Salary and Classification Plan

Police Department, Art. V(B) (new)reconsiderationrescinded

142

Art. Page

36 219

32 2157 164

17 19017 211

1 26019 19520 20321 20536 219

RES. 2492 155

9J 18691 1859H 18521 205

RES. 2509F 18541 227

RES. 2498 178

19 195

22 206

26 208

23 207

14 18815 18831 213

23 207

23 207

22 206

21, 207

23 207

19 19520 20321 205

5 1625 1626 163

4 15616 18916 211

1 260

COMM.

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By-laws, amendments to (continued)Recorded lots, Art. IX, Sec. IV,ARecreational facilities, permitted use, Limited Industrial

Districts, Art. IX, Sec. III,C,l,dSigns, exempt those under 16 sq. ft., Art. IX, Sec. V,J

repeal by~law, Art. IX, Sec. V,JSite plans, include topography, Art, IX, Sec. V,A,3Special Town Meetings, calling of, exemption for

regional districts, Art. II, Sec. 15(renumbered, Art. II, Sec. 1)

Tax Possession Property, sale of, Art. XII, Sec. 2 (new)Town Meeting, government of, renumber all sections, Art. II

Campfire GirlsCenter Street, drainage easement, acceptMrs. Chaet's American History classCivil Air Patrol.Coouni ttees

continuance of: Moderate Income Housingdiscontinuance of: School. Needsestablishment of: Town Meeting Study

Concord RoadMulti~unit Reddence District No.1, establishwalkway construction (two sections)

Conservation easement, Pratt's Mill Road, acceptConservation fundConservation land, purchase, Lincoln Road

Debt Service, budgetDeMo layDrainage easements, see Easements, belowDrainage system, construction of, Goodman's Hill Road

Easements, acceptbridle pathconservation, Pratt's Mill. Roaddrainage, Boston Post Road

Center StreetGoodman's Hill Road and Boston Post RoadMossman Road and Willis Road

utility, Maynard RoadwalhJ,1y, Hudson Road

Pratt's Mill Road

Electionsannual to...m, Narch 27, 1972

recount, April 8, 1972presidential primary, April 25, 1972state primary, September 19, 1972presidential, November 7, 1972

Elections, town, timing of, accept Chap. 39, Sec. 23 C.L.Emmons, Howard W.Excavations, filling of, Art. V, Sec. 17 (ne\,,)

Feeley, FrancisFinance Committee, report

supplementary report, Appendix AFire Department, career incentive plan, Art. XI, Sec. "7(8)Fire/Police headquarters, option on land, Hudson Road

planning moneyor station additions, planning money

Firearms, prohibit discharge, Art. V, Sec. 8Flag desecration

General Government, budgetGeneral Laws, acceptance of

Chap. 39, Sec. 23 (timing of town e lee tions)Chap. 44, Sec. 53C (police paid detail revolving fund)

Girl ScoutsGoodman's Hi 11 Road

drainage easement, accept (at Boston Post Road)drainage system construction

143

25

24292827

121813

RES.9L

RES.IU~S.

1011

RES.

2050'Ie

8( 360)37

8(200)HES.

53

9F'Ie9J9L9I.'JA9K')89C9D9E

32RES.

15

RES.

548464731

RES.

8(500)

327

RES.

or53

207

207209208208

187192187

250186250250

186187247

2032if O185183220

172250

185185186186185184186184185185185

147149255266269215249188

205151254162230235237213250

178

215164250

185244

IP

IPIP

IP

DF

DF

Health, budgetHeight limitation, Business Districts, extended

Art. IX, Sec. IV,BHighway COTMlission, to issue non-resident dump permits

Art. V, Sec. 12Highway Department, budgetHistoric District, King Philip Area, establishHockey (ice), facilitiesHorse Pond Road, walkway constructionHough, Loui s H.Hudson Road

option to purchase land, police/fire stationwalkway easements, accept

Ice hockey facilitiesIndemnify employee

King Philip Historic District, establish

Land

Art. Page

8(800) 182

26 208

14 1888U.00) 176

30 21243 22850 240

RES. 250

48 2309B 1849C 18590 185

43 22841 227

30 212

IF

IF

181211 WAIVED

168

251

186249250

245 IF172268 NA*

186155156184

207195 OF203 IF205 IF

216 DISCHARGED240

easements, acceptbridle pathconservation, Pratt's Mill Roaddrainage, Boston Post Road

Center StreetGoodman's Hill Road and Boston Post RoadMossman Road and Willis Road

utility, Maynard Roadwalkway, Hudson Road

Pratt's Mill Roadgift, Boston Post Road and Nobscot Road, acceptoption to purchase, Hudson Road, police/fire stationpurchase, Boston Post Road, sanitary landfill

Lincoln Road, conservationroad construction, Old Lancaster Road

Pratt's Mill Roadtransfer, portion of Raymond Land to Water Districtwalkway construction, Concord Road (two secti.ons)

Horse Pond RoadNormandy DriveOld Lancaster RoadPratt's Mill Road

Landfill, see Sanitary LandfillLibrary, budget

reconsiderationLincoln-Sudbury Regional School District

budgetbuilding of addition, tennis courts, and bleachers

final construction money

Maynard Road, utility easement, acceptMcGovern, John F.Mcqueen, George H. R.Minuteman Vocational Technical School

agreement, amendbudgetconstruction money

*indebtedness approvedModerate Income Housing Committee, continueMoney, borrowing for 1971, 1972

unpaid billsMossman Road, drainage easement, accept (at Will:l.s Road)"Motor vehicles" to replace "Automobiles"

Art. IX, Sec. IlI,B,2; III,C,2; IlI,e,3MultiMunit Residence Districts, standards for

MRD-l (Concord Road), establishMRD-2 (Boston Post Road), establish

National spending, prioritiesNormandy Drive, walkway construction

144

91'9G9J9L9I9A9K9B9C9D9E9H483940375251335050505251

8(600)8(600)

8(130 )

55

9KRES.RES.

548(140)

1

1023

9A

23192021

3450

185185186186185184186184185185185185230225227220243241215240240240243241

II'

IF

Old Lancaster Road, reconstruction and walkway construction

Parks and Recreationbudgetequipment, pick-up truckfacilities, ice hockey

Personnel ny-law, Art. XIBenefits, police and fire career incentive, Sec. 7(8)

reimbursement, Sec. 7(7)Pre-employment physical examination required, Sec. 9

(Sec. 9, 10, 11 renumbered Sec. 10, 11, 12)Salary and Classification Plan

Police Chief, remove from civil service (repeal 1950:86)reconsiderationrescinded

Police Departmentby-law, Art. V(B) (new)

reconsiderationrescinded

carcer incentive plan, amended, Art. XI, Sec. 7(8)paid detail revolving fund, accept Chap. 44, Sec. 53C, C.L.

Police/Fire Headquarters, option on land, Hudson Roadplanning money(or) station additions, planning money

Pratt's Mill Roadconservation easement, acceptreconstruction, and walkway constructionwalkway easement, accept

Protection or Persons and Property, budget

Raymond Land, transfer portion to Sudbury Water DistrictReal estate property tax useReconsiderations

library budgetPolice Chief, removal from civil servicePolice Department, Art. V(B)timing of

Recreation, see Parks and RecreationRecreational facilities, permitted use, Limited Industrial

Districts, Art. IX, Sec. III,C,I,dReports, Town boards, committees, officials, acceptReserve Fund, transfers fromResolutions

Bartlett, JohnBoy ScoutsBrooks, Richard F.Campti re Ci rIsMrs. Chaet's American History classCivil Air patrolDeMolayEmmons, Howard \~.

Feeley, FrancisFlag desecrationGirl ScoutsHough, Louis H.McGove rn, John F.Mcqueen, George I-l. R.Reconsideration, timing ofRyan, Ernest A.Sherman, Frank, censureTown Meeting Study CommitteeWhite, George D.Young, Marjorie A. C.

Road construction, Old Lancaster Roadpratt1s Mill Road

Ryan, Ernest A.

Sanitary Landfillnon-resident permi t issued by highway commission

Art. V, Sec. 12purchase of adjacent land, Boston Post Road

sludge disposal facility, planning money

145

~

52

8(700)4243

556

41717

1

1616

157

484647

90519E

8(300)

3335

8(600)1716

RES.

241

8(950)

5251

RES.

14394038

Page

243 IP

182228228 IP

162162163

156190211 DF260

189211 DF260162164230235 OF236

185241185173

215219 IP

181 \~AIVEr

211 DF211 OF214 DF

207155183

249250249250250250250249205250250250249250214 DF249251 OF247249249243 IP241249

188225227224

50 24050 24050 24052 243 IF51 243

9B 1849C 1859D 1859E 18533 215

RES. 249

RES. 249

School Needs Committee, discontinueSchools, Sudbury, budgetSherman, Frank, censureSign by-law, exempt signs under 16 sq. ft., Art. IX, Sec. V,J

repeal Art. IX, Sec. V,JSite plans, include topography, Art. IX, Sec. V,A,3Sludge disposal facility, planning moneySpecial Town Meetings, calling of, exemption for regional

districts, Art. II, Sec. 15 (renumbered Art. II, Sec. 1)

Tax Possession Property, sale of, Art. XII, Sec. 2 (new)Taxes, real estate, uses ofTown Accountant, abolish officeTown Administration, Committee on, study of Town Auditor committedTown Auditor, electTown Hall renovation, planning moneyTown Meeting Study Committee, establishTraffic counters, purchase

Unclassified and reserve fund, budgetUnpaid bills

Valuation list, publishVeterans' Benefits, budgetVocational Technical School

agreement, amendbudgetconstruction money

*indebtedness approved

Walkways, constructionConcord Road (two sections)Horse Pond RoadNormandy DriveOld Lancaster RoadPratt's Mill Road

Walkways, easementsHudson Road

Pratt's Mill RoadWater District, transfer portion of Raymond Land towhi te, George D.

Young, Marjorie A. C.

Art. Page

11 1878(100) 165

RES. 25129 20928 20827 20838 224

12 187

18 19235 21936 21936 21936 21949 236

RES. 24745 229

8(950) 1833 156

44 2298(900) 183

54 2458(140) 172

1 268

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COMM.DFIPNA

RES.

KEY

COMMITTEDDEFEATEDINDEFINITELY POSTPONEDNOT ACTED UPON(meeting adjourned without day)RESOLUTION

146

ANNUAL Tmm ELECTION

Narch 27, 1972

The '1'0\-'11 Election \vClS held at the Peter Noyes School I"ith the polls open [r.om7:00 A.l'l. to 8:00 1'.1'1. '1'11(']:<' \"ct'e 3456 votes cast including 'i5 absentee ballots.Fourteen voting machines Here used and the J:<,stllts I"'CJ:(-' iHl110Unced by TOI"ll ClerkBetsey l'l. POI.J<'rs at 11:00 P.I'I. ilS f01101",5:

I'l0derator, for One YearFrank R. ShermanBlanks

Sel('ctmcn, [0): Three Years!'iartha J. CoeI~illiilm E. Hah'esl'larilyn L. HatchJohn C, 1'01,'('rsScatteringBlanks

Assessor, fOT Three YearsJolIn P. BartlettArtllur A. BabigianSca tteringBlanks

Constablc:, for Tln:ec YUI1:S

\~(,slcy l'l. IJoo(i\,'anlScatteringBlanks

2728728

953Ji)

LW)1621'1

2

"Ll671916

2171

27962

658

GoodnOh' Library Trusu:("Gc-orgc D. !'laxScatU~ring

Blanks

for Three Y( iHS

2738]

717

Board of H(,illth, for '1.\,10 Y<,il1:S(To Fill Vacancy)

J;llll('S J. Ikal}'ScatteringI',).tlnks

2 ~)9 4]

861

Board of lkalth, [01: TIner YearsLouis H. Hough I J48\-lilliam J. Cossart l Je j()27SCilttcring )Blanks 380

Planning 130<11:d, for F'ivC' YearsRobert E. CooperNclvill C. Weagle, .J1:.ScatteringBlanks

165 j

108J]

721

Sudbury School COElmittt,e,(Vote For '1\"0)R-lbcrt A. 1l00",cJ.lGerald J. I-lornil<.James R. VonBcnkcnSCi.ltLcringBlanks

195218101:i 1'1 0

]

1609

Board of Park andfOJ: Thrc,c Years

Francis G.ScatteringBlanks

lh,creation COllunissioncl:s,

27 33]

722

Highway Commission, for Three Years(Vote For '1.\.Jo))),'1nieJ. D. CarterRonald P. EspinolaScatteringBlanks

147

23642031

22515

Sudbury Housi.ng AuthorityHighest Number of Votes - fol." Fiv{, Y"arsSecond Highest Number of Votes - for FOUL" YearsThil:d Highest: Number of Votes - for '1\"0 Yeal:sFourth Highest Number of Votes - [or One Year

(Votf' For F'our)

Lorrai.ne L. Bauder 1915Nyron J. l~ox 1857DouglD,s A. Ni randa UJ99\<lillie L. Iloover (\.JriLc-in) 44JJerome G. i'1cGonaglc (\vriLe-in) 154Scattering 29Blanks /429

LincoLn-Sudbury Regional School District COllunillee,for Three Ycars

(VoLe For 'J\vo)

Nartha C. A. CloughJohn R. Flathcr, Jr.Geoorg(: F. !,jacK(~nzj cMargaret 1'1. !'liJrLinEugene L. Naegele'ScatteringBl,mks

l636lVdl829

214lIY)

I750

(NOTE: !'lunbers of the Lincoln-Sudbury Hegiol1al School Disll:ict SchoolCommittee \vCl~{' elected on ,In at large basis pursuant to the vot(,of the Speci.al '1'01,'11 Nee-l.ing of October 26, ll)70, under ArLid(' 1and subscqu(ont passag(~ by th(~ Gelwral Courl of ChnpLel" 20 of LlwActs of 1971. Tlw voLl's recorded above fOJ" t:his offiC(° ill:(' t.hos('cast i.l1 Sudbllry only.)

QUESTION: "Shall JiC(,nS0S Il(, gr:lIltcd in thL; LOlm forthe operation, holding or conducting :J g •.lIIiCcommonly called beano?"

YesNoBlanks

A True Record, I\tLest: 'L£z.<u.;:tc' )x_--"_/f~v-<,,y'~~

Bets('y 1'1. POI~(~l:S

TOHn CJ.u:k

148

57(1701.1

21.78

ANNUAL 'rDI.JN ELECTION

RECOUNT

April ii, J.!J72

Under the provisi.ons of Chapter :)4, S(~ction 135A of the General Len,'s, a recountof the Annual TOI,'11 Election Has held by the Board of Registrars on AprU 8, ]972,for tllG purpose of r{deasing the voting machines for use in the PresidentiaL Pdnwryof April 25, 1972. The results I~el:(' as fol.tol~s:

~lodcrlltor

Fr3nk R. ShennanBLmks

St lcctlilanNartha J. COt'\\Iilliam E. l'!al,'cs~1ariJ.yn 1.., lJotchJohn C. POlversScatteringBlanks

AssessorJohn P. llartkttArthur A. BilbigL311SC.'lttu·ingBlr1nk.';

Constablel.Jcs ley M. \.Joodh',l rdScatteringIHanks

GOOdIlOh' Libr"Hy Trustc!'George D. i'1axSCillt:cringBlanks

I)o:ll:d of l-IeaJth (To Fill VnciJllcy).J:1fnes J. Heel! yScattcd.ngBlanks

Board of Ileal thLoui" Ii. HoughIhlliam J, COSSilrt, JI·.ScaLteringBlanks

Planning BoardRob('rt E. CoolwrMeLvin C. \.Jcaglc, Jr.ScatteringBlanks

Sudbury School Camilli tL0<'Hoben A. HO\oJd 1Gerald J. I-IornikJames R. VonBcnkcnScatteringBlanks

2728728

95D9

U tl9J624

247

136'71916

217J

27962

(, :>8

27:\91

716

25941

861

11.481927

1380

16511081

1723

195218071543

11609

Board of Park and RecreationFrancis G. FeeleyScatteringBlanks

Highl,'ay Camilli ssionDaniel. D. Cartel:Ronald P. EspinoLlScatteringBlanks

149

Commissioners2733

1722

23642031

125l()

Sudbury Housing Authori tyLorraine L. Bauder~lyr.on J. FoxDouglas A. Miranda\~illie L. HooverJt:yorne G. t'kGonaglcSCllttcd,ngBlanks

Lincoln-Sudbury Hegional Schoolj\1nrtlw C. A. Clough.John H. FLlther, Jr.George F. j\l,lcKenzitj\jnrgarct )\1, MnrLinEugi,ne L. NaegeleScattc,ringHI ank.':'

QUESTION:YesNoBlanks

191418581()99

444159

29742J

District Committee16361343182()

LUI1139

1750

57/.701.

2US

A True Record, Attest:?l

-¥3~/ );u.4J~UvYBetsef M. PowersTown Clerk

FINANCE COMMITTEE WRESTlES in August with 18-month budgets from town boords to comply with newstate law requiring changeover to fiscal year (1 July thru 30 June) budgeting rather than previous calen­dar year budgeting. FinCom members are (I~r) John Hennessy, Don Stowbridge, Karl Clough, RogerBender, Chairman Donald Bishop, Pat Piscitelli, Frank LeBart, Ronald Blecher, and Peter DeGeorge.

150

1972 FINANCE CONmTTEE HI~POHT

It is again Lill\(' [01: Sudbury to csLidllic:h in Annua] ']'ovn ~kl,ting UW,financialpLm [or til(: year. Budgets ilnd special. ,'Irticles in the l\ian:anL reflecl our demandsfor services and official estimates of tlll,ir costs. ISacll new service is added Latile Ilase of operating costs of existing services, llllli illcreases tl1at Ilase for fllLll[0year;;. Then ,i,nfloLion adds evu) marc to Uw cost of '1'0\"11 opC'l:nti.on. 'I'll(' increasesovu: last year an- S1101';11 in 'j'nblc A, I,'here I,'C l'stiIIWl.l' t.he 1972 tax r;,Jl~c at $fI4.00.

TABLE A

DEPAHHlEN'i'

EXPENSES1971 INCREASE

"{

INCI{EASE1{E.COi'I;\jENI)I~D '{ OF TOTAL

~j~"~7~2 -,-1') 77.

SchoolsSudburyLSRI1SHNHVTIIS

Debt

Prol:('cti.Ol1

$2,710,Gb9] ,SiI 4, 060

j, ::i73

6 S(" 20:)

6G())'n:~

.$3(6) () ) 12~'),(J76

G, 54 j

n,],)7

lOtI ,Sl 'j

1'1. :I) L:I

!,] s. 8

'i.1

$3){)<)I' ,oon?, 09 .>,] '1-)

8,1 J 'I

6StJ , (4():~

)' -; I ) ) '17

:lS.92(1. :>

• j

s. 7

<). 7

7. )

1.1

] .()

)()o.o

\() I, :IllS

] 'i, 100

) ')() ,,"):){)

LJ. 7.

2). "!

1,9

22. :l

1.2.0

U'j. '7

)?. J

8,6')4

2 J , ') 12

10) 16]

Vl.)on

1:), 'J"l .'\

13, () 2101

J.J, K')!:i

.U+),2j)

71)781

b) , () 16

)6, 14')

6,406

___ I77,')38

"5 7 ,027,%8

Library

P,lrk" Ii Ikc.

Esti.mlll:c·;d ASscsslllcnt," 6 Ov('rJ.a)'

Ikalth

GOVI~ rnlllen l

TOTAL APPIWPI, 1/\'1' tONS

Unc la!;~;ifit,d

Special Artic)e:,; Ikco:nmcndcd

TOTAl. TAX L1AilILITY

Le.o.;;; Est. l\cce,ipts (State, Federal c'l, Spc:c- Inl)

Less Avail,)!)),: Funds (pl:ior l{cccLpts)

TOTAL TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION

$b,()()(J,O{)U

2.,2.00,O()()

){)O,(){)O

$(), 600, {)OO

'!',';lX Rate BIlSI'd on ,$I'JO,OOO)OOO Assessed VilIIJill..ion

No estimate of cost has been (>ntcruJ for the propo,;ed LSHHS jll(klJt(o(ln<:~s underAl:ticlc 55. Thi.s lila)' not' :If((,ct: our L;IX ulLI" this y('llr heyond th( ;lIiI(}UI1l:c; ;.1ln';ldyI,'i.thin tht: budget. BOl:l"O\ving I,'ill spH'ad till tiJX impaCl: over s(:\,e1:;J) j'C;II:S.1-I0I.;e\,I'):, e,'lch dollar bon:o\,'cd is a doll,)l:" ~;plmt. from SOIllC ful.lIn t.'JX ~ pJ.us th(intcJ:(;st costs. Slatc' nitl doc,s not reduce our coo.;Ls; it Ii/cre]y cl1:1ng('.," Lilt, IIKthodof tax<ltion to all inc.ome '.ax nnd to the cost, of goods ;md ;;(r\'ice~; h'C' buy inNass(lchusells.

\-Je anticipatc less accuillulatul "fn,c cash" than lasL yCl.lr, beclluse much of i.t\-.'a5 spent in the Novun!l(cl: Special TO\o{n Heeting. Of tlll: $250,000 anti.cipat.ed) only$100,000 i.s pl:oposed to '(edllu, this year l s Lax r;Jl~(" :In order Lo leave sOlile for no\\'un[ol"CSCen needs nt SpeC!,l] TO\o{n i'lcctings) and to try Lo pl-ovidc lIIore ,wailablefunds next YI,ar in pn~p;ll:aLion for the 18 month conversion to a July 1 fiscal year.

151

The As.'Sessors establish our property tax rate by dividing the IKt TO\V1l cost of{lil services by the total property valuation. The cost of our services obviousl.yincreases fa.ster than the total valuation; the tax rate continues u[mard. A tableof your taxes requircd to pay for each service is pri.nted inside the front cover ofthe \~aJ:rant (sec beloH). g,1ch $150 l 000 vot0d adds one dollar to your \::lX rate ­one mOJ:(o dollar i.n taxes for <"ael1 $1,000 of your property.

IMPACT OF THE ESTll'lATlm 1972 TAX HATE ON YOUR 1,·JALLET

.08 . 17 .42 .83

.17 .33 .83 1. 67

.08 .17 .42 .83

.27 . 53 1. 33 2.67

2. ~)O 5.00 12.50 25.00

9.43 18,87 47. 17 94.33

18.81 37.61 94.03 ISS. 05

(73.33) (146.67) (366.66) (733.33)

(3.33) (6.67) (16,66) (33.33)

$220.00 $440.00 $1,100.00 $2,200.00

YOUR TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION

.~5, 000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000

$103.23 $206.47 $516.17 $1,032.3369.77 139.54 348.85 697. 72

. 27 .54 1. 35 2.71

22.98 45.96 1l'1.90 229.81.

25.70 51. 41 128. 52 257.05

18.8J 37.63 94.07 188. l5

10.11 20.22 50. ,')5 101. 10

2.93 5.85 14.63 29.25

2. 52 5.04 12. 59 25.18

1. 67 3.34 8.34 16.68

.50 1. 0 1 2, 52 5.03

6.66 LL 32 33.3] 66.62

ITEM

100 SCHOOLSSudburyLSRHSl'JNRVTHS

200 DEBT

300 PROTECTION

400 IllGl-l\.JAY

500 GOVERNNEN'l'

600 LIBHARY

700 PARKS ~\ gEe.

800 H1::ALTI-]

900 VETEHANS

950 UNCLASS1F11m

ARTICLE 3

AHTICLE 17

AI{TlCLE 38

ARTICLE 39

ARTJCLl~ 40

ARTlCLE 41

ARTICLE 1.12

ARTICLl~ 4')

AR,],ICLl~ £19

ARTICLE 50

ARTICL!'. 5]

ARTICLE 53

ESTHJATED SlJl'l OF ,', I s

EST. ASSESSI'JENTS

LESS gST. ]{ECEIPTS

LgSS AVAIL. FUNDS

TOTAL TAX BILL

ANOUNT

$3,097,0002,093,145

8,114

689,402

771,147

%4,440

303,308

87,754

75,5£10

50,Of17

15,100

190,850

....,

2.,500

5,000

2,500

8,000

75,000

....,

....,283,000

564,153

(2,200 l 000)

(100,000)

$6,600,000

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.17 .33 .83 1. 67

Recent Sudbury financial history is shO\,m in Table 13 to identify selecteddepartmental and salary grO\~th patterns. The consumer Price lndex is included asa standiHd indicator of the inflation factor present in all financial data.

TABLE 13 Rl~CENT SUD13UHy FINANCIAL I-llSTOl\Y

7. lNCHEASE SINCE

YEAR 1960 1065 1.970 1072 1060 1965 1970

POPULATION 7,450 J,0,8,)!, 13,3:)0 lt1,400E 93 32 e

HEl>1. SCHOOL COST 662,084 1,380,800 2,426,000 :3,112,000 370 125 28Pupils J.,697 2,610 3,18') 3,286 94 26 3$/Pupi 1 300 529 742 916 US 73 23$/Capita 89 127 182 216 l42 70 19

LSRHS COST 324,966 646,282 1,590,081 2,093,145 51+4 22 11 3JSudblll:y Pupils 429 760 1,225 1.,485 2M) 95 21$/PupiJ 759 851 1. , 295 1.,408 86 66 9$/Capi ta 44 59 l.l() 1.115 230 1.46 22

OTHlm SUDBURY COSTS 798,487 1. ,470,886 2,444,073 3,1.45,702 294 ll4 19$/Capita 107 135 183 219 J.{lLl 62 20

TAX LEVY 1,1100,286 2,678,244 5,OI.3,2J.2 6,600,000)~ 37 ] 146 32$/Capi ta 188 246 :3 76 4:)9 144 86 22

T0\1N VALUATION 111,000,000 122,000,000 35,492,230 1.50,000,0001': 35 23 11$/Capita 1.4,910 1l,1.90 lO,140 10, '120 -30 -) 3

TAX HATE (EQUALIZED) 12.60 22.00 37.00 1.4.00E 249 100 ]f)

CONSUl'lER PRIC!~ INDEX gll.8 94.5 1.16.3 12n 43 3'1 0

FIRE SALARIES 36,570 L20,157 257,090 281,435 670 134 9

$/Capita 4.91. ] 1. 02 19. 2 ') 1(). 50 398 7J 1

POLICE SALARIE:S 45,1011 93,035 233,463 249,848 1154 168 7$/Capi ta 6.05 8.54 17.50 17.35 187 104 - J

SUDBURY TEACHERS SAL. 450,120 976,231 1,607,509 2,166,053 381 ] 22 ·~5

$/Pllp:i.l 265 37 /1 504 658 lLI8 7(, JJ

LS1U1S TEACHERS SAL. 271,088 531,971 1. , l87 , 584 1,617,916 497 204 16$/Pllpi 1 420 504 7 J. 7 8!40 lOO 66 17

E '" Es tima U,

Several changes ix, TO\\ln affairs are reflected in the, budget items. The increasesrequested in Account 3:'>0 for dog control reflect an estimate of cost for more rigorollsenfOl:cement (\\lith some compensation in increased fcc income) of the ne\oJ dog controlby-la\\l \\Ie adopted last year. \.Jc recommend no increase in the budget, 'IoJith our eyeon til(: tax rate and to pl:ovide an occcsion for TOIol\1 Meo:o:ting comment on loJhether youwant increased activity by the Assistant Dog Officer.

The Parks and Recn~ation Commission \~ill be responsible for tnOloJing school. ath­letic areas and other 1a\ms around 1'O\m buildings. The Iligll\oJay Commission Hill nolonger provide maintenance of TOIm vehiclES other than their OIvn; commercial scrviceHill be used. l>lajor road and Halkway construction \oJill be performed under contract;our High\~ay COlwnission \\Iill perform local maintenance on Ollr existing roads.

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Several I1U'; positions and organizational changes \\ler0 proposed (some not fOJ:

the first time). T11(,s0 actions require deeper and \,'idcT consideration than ourbudget reviel,'. Your Committee on TOIVl1 Administration and your Personnel Board hav~;

knO\\lJedgc and responsibilities \.;l1ic11 should be llsed before prepm:ing 3 budget forconsideration by t!l(' Finance Committee. Last year we were accused of trying to firea TO\-Jl1 employee. \\]ell, I,'e think \oJC should not hire one either!

The Selcctnlcn have achi~~v('(l great impl.·ov(,ment in orderly and rigorous closingof the Warrant in accordanc(; \,'5.tl1 the By-laws, I"hicb IVC deeply appr0ciate. Chang<'sstill occur <lfter Iku"mb(;J: 31, indicating hasty and in,H1Hluat(, preparation of articlesby the ol:iginators. Ih, 1)(;1i<:v(' that such thing~ as equipment and land acquisition andlIlajor policy mattel:S should be: outlined as they occur during tll(' year, providing forbetter discussion, evaluation and refincillent of thc is~tlt~s by th(~ timc the 'I~arrant

clo~es.

i'1ost Depal:tmcnts were prompt in submitting their: budget l·CqU(',sts by Dcu'cmberfirst. You'll 110t(, th,Jl: our n,comnwndt:d amounts differ fl:om the requests in somecases - ~oll1etimes :1.'0 a result of a slIgg(;stion from the J)cpartll10nt and sometimes not.The amount voted by the Tm"ll for c<\ch line-item becomes the legal limit. \')e expecteach ))cp,n"l:lIlent to l~cqllest your special consi(kl:ation at TOHll rJ(~eting if the J:eCO!ll­Hlendc,c] amount is too SI1\:J11.

The Fin<ll1cc Commi t tee" Illay prov ide a t t" ans rc r from the' l~~; se rve, Fund ACCOUll t l) 50­131. if a lkp,n:tmcnt (;nCountCl~s "extraordinary O'f lIn[ores(!('n" difficulty, but \oJe hop('thcl~C arc h'I,' of thcs('. He hope it is not Cllse economy to lililit oUJ:sclv(;s to noil1c1:(:<)s(' in the Resu:vc Fund; no", Jess than 1'10 of the' tot,d (,xpcct'{,d appl."opJ:intion.

Year 196B J.960 1970 J07 J J.nz

Tax ],(>vy :-;, q 14 4,67 f) :; ,Ol3 :),518 6,600]{csenr (' Fund; L('ga J 1'1,Jximum ).61 196 ntl 2:)1 276

Appropl.-ia ted .'iO 60 60 60 60

(All iullounLs in $1,(00)

The Finance COlllmittee nppn;ciatcs the 1wlpflll coopt:raLion of nll TO\\ll1 BOlll:ds,Committees and officials in our l:evim,' of the: \"a1:1:3nt <)l:ti('.1cs and of ;J1.1 TOHI1 affairsLhrough the y(~ar.

Our rccomnwl1dnl:lons to you on each budget cnl.C'goJ:y and spccLiJ articl(' :-ll:cpl~i.nted in the \\';1 l."t";Jnt, Your committee spent 883 mllll hOlll:S in fonnal meetings (as,,'ell ns untold hOUl"s of individll;d 1-'01:k, and attendance at !ll(,(,tings of other bo;)nJ::;and committec's) prcp;ll~ing these comments; I"C' hope you find them inforllwtivc anduse fll 1.

Hespectfully submi.tted,

Donald D. Bishop, Chainll'lnKarl. E. Cloughrlcyel" DavisJames F. Fisher

Pasquale' T. PiscitC'lli.Julius A. H. Hill:USDavid M, SlleetsDonald \~. StoHbl."idge

R(lsigncd: Richard C. Clark; Phil.1ips B. Hunt, Jr.; Clifford H. Pontbriilnd

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I)ROCEEDINGS

ANNUAL 'ro\~N 1'1EI~TING

The l'-loderator c,Jl.ll,d l.lH' HKcting to ord(;r ilt 8:02 1'.1'1. at the Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School. Auditorium. He declared that il quorum \,'as pr(':,;(,n1:.

The Revu:end Arnold F. Colletti, Associate P;lstor of the Our Li1dy of FaUm;,]Church, delivered the invocation.

The 1'loderatol" led the citi"u1;-; assembl(~d in the pledge of allegiance to ourflag, Ii(, announced that the amount of frec cash I,'a" $240,084.()(), as cC1:tifiu] bythe Director of Accounts of the 1'bSS'IChu,;ctt:; Ikp;n:tmcnt of Corpol:ation;-; and 'Taxation,

Ik stated that ]Hc had examined tlw call of the lIleeting and the officer's [('turnof service and had found them both in order.

UNANHlOUSLy VOTED: TO DISPENSE \~ITl-I '1'1·11': In:ADJ.NG OF THE CALL OF 'I'lli': ~1EETINC

AND TilE OFFICEH ' S RETURN OF SEj{VICI~ AND TO \~Al\iI': TilE HEADING OF 'I'll I':SEPAHATE AR'flCLES OF THE I~ARRANT,

Conscont ,,,as granl(;d that Bradford Sh(:phu:d of the Boston Edison Company bepresent and addl:css the I!wcting i.n connection I,lilh Al:ti.clc 3.

The 1'lodcrator rccogn:iz-ed 1'11.", Donald D, Bishop, Clwinnan of the Fi.nance COlTlillitl.ec,\"ho gav(; UK SupplcnwnLilry HcporL of the Finnncc COllllld,lte(;.

VOTED: THAT Till': SUPPLENEN'J'ARY REPORT OF Tlll': FINANCE COH1'llTTEE BE RECEIVEDFOR FLUNG SUBJECT TO COHlU:CTION OF ERRORS \\IIJEN AND IF FOUND AND BEFILED AS AN APPENDIX OF TillS ~mETING. (Sec pag<' J.')() f(H text of repon)

Ar:UcJ~ To sec if the TOI,'n \Vill. vole to hear, con,;idc1:, and acc(:pt th( J:('jlortsof the '1'01"'1 Boards, Commis;-;i.ons, O[fr(;(~rs and COiHlIlittt~es IJs printed in Llw ]97J '1"0\,'11

Repol:t, or as othcn"isc prcsentc,d, 01" act on anything n,llltivl' tl1(,rel.o.

Submi.tted by the Board of Sclectnwn.

Finance Committl'c Report: Recol1llll('nd app1·ovaJ.,

The 1'lodeYatoJ: H'cogniz-cd Dr. Iloh'anl \~, Emillons, upon I.)ho,;(, motion it: \,',1_;

UNANHlOUSLY VOTl.m: THAT THE TOIm ACCEPT TIlE I{EPORTS OF Till': TOI~N BOARDS,COr-J1'1ISSIONS, OFFICERS AND CONNITTEES AS PRINTED IN TilE J,) 7 ) TOI.,rNREPORT, SUBJECT TO COHHECTJ,ON OF ERRORS, IF AND \~III~N FOUND,

1'h:, John E. Taft, Clwinnan of the Board of Sclectn1(,n, Has then recogni ~(;d rorthe purpose of presenting ])1:. Emilions \"ith ,1 plaque and gavel. i.n J:('Cognil.ion of hismany years of S('l:V1.CC to the TCl\-<11 of Sudbury as a member of the Sudbury Schoo]COlnmi t tee, the Linco In -Sudbury lkgiolJa l Di s t ric t Schoo l. COl1\lI\i t tc:t' and the' Boa rd ofSelectmen,

The 1'lod(~rator announced that the Consent Calendar had been di.stt·ibutcd andwould be the:- first order of bu.odness on Apt'i.l 4, 1972.

Articl.e 2: To see if the TOI,'n 'hl.1.J.J. vote, to authorizc tlw Tl:easurC:1", I"ith th<2approval of the Selectmen, to borrol,l money [l:om time to ti,IllC in anticipation ofthe n;Vf~nue of the financial years lKginning January 1, 1972, and January J., 19"13,in accordance Hith the provisions of General LaI.)s, Chapter tjt1, S<2ctiOll 4, and torene", any note or notes as may be giv<:J) for a IWl:iod of less than one yc,ar, inaccordance \.;ith General. Lah1s, Chaptcr 44, Section 17, or (let on anything rd.a\:ivcthereto.

Submitted by the Board of Scd.cctnll'n,

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Finance Committee Report: Recommend approval of thi.s standard article.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE TOHN AUTHORIZE THE TREASURER, \,]1'1'11 TI-lEAPPROVAL OF THE SELECTMEN, TO BORROI.] MONEY FROM TIME TO TUm INANTICIPATION OF THE REVENUE 01' THE FINANCIAL YEARS BEGINNINGJANUARY l, 1972, AND JANUARY 1, 1973, IN ACCORDANCE HITf-I Tf-IEPROVISIONS OF GENERAL LAHS, CHAPTEH (14, SECTION 4, AND TO RENE\.]ANY NOTE OR NOTES AS MAY BE GIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF LESS THAN ONEYEAR, IN ACCORDANCE \;llTH GENJ~HAL LA\.,lS, CHAPTER 44, SECTION 17.

Article 3: To see if tlw TOIm \"il1 vote to raise and appropriate, or appropri.at~:

from avtlilable funds, a sum of money to pay unpaid bills and unpaid t"ages andsalaries of the year 1971, or act on anything relative therQto.

Submitted by tlw BOH-rd of Selectmen

After movi.ng tba t the TOI"n r ai se and appropri a te $4,433.46 to pay the fo 1101,'ingunpaid bill of the ye~ar 1971 to the Boston Edison Company for the Fairbank School,Dr. Robert A. HOI,,<::ll of the Sudbury School Committee reported as fol10l"s:

In early February of this year, \ol(! receiv(,d a bill from the Boston EdisonCompany foT. one of our neighbor.hood schools for all of 1971 in the amount of$4,433. /46. It came as a surprise. Our Administrative Assistant for Business hadnoted during the fall of 1971 that \"0 had not been billed for the Fairb£lnk School.He contacted the Boston )~dison Company about it, and they assul"ed him that it musthave b(!cn incorporotcd into our other bills. Our bills Here running at a rate nbovethe previous years, so I,le acceptcd this 8S a plausible explanation. Then t"e n~ceiv{'(l

this bill.

v]e h"v{, since~ checked \"ith the Edison Compony, and they nOI" assure us that I"c doOI"e this money. I.t \"ould appear 110\,' that the higher bills \,'e recciv~~d during theyear \"cn, due to higher rates exclusively.

The al ternatives open to you are to apP"'oV{' this unpaid bill for us by a voteof 90/0 or more, or to disapprove it. If you disapprove: it, the next move-' is up tothe Edi.son Company Hhich can then either slie us, or shut off the pOl"cr. \ole hope yout,d.ll approve the bill, "nd He, apologize fol.· having to bring it to 'lOll.

Finance Commi t tee Report: \.]e support approva l. of appropriations to pay schoolteachers back pay from 1971 ,md to pay TOI''l1 employcec<s step increases they \,,(~r0 notpaid in 1971 if the Fedenll \~age Price Board rules Uwt theClc are legal obligationsof th(, 'l'OIm.

Mr. Bi.shop further reported to the mec:t:ing for the Finance Cor'rullittee as fol101"s:

The wlges for 1971., I"hich is Hhat \,'(' expected under this Article, have been paid.They \"e1:e paid because of a law signed hy the Governor on March 6th. Subsequent tothnt date, I have seen the bill from the Edison Company. It appears in the eyes ofeveryone to be H legitimate late bill.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: THAT TI-IE TOI~N RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $4,433.46 TO PAYTHE FOLLOI.,lING UNPAID BILL OF THE Y)~AR 1971 TO THE BOSTON EDISONCOl'JPANY FOR THE FAIRBANK SCHOOL.

Article 4:entitled:and Salary

To sec if the TO\,'n \"ill vote to amend Article XI of the TOHn By-laws,"The Personnel Admj stration Plan", by replocing the Classification PlanSchedule \"ith the following:

CLASSIFICA:Tlq.N .PLAN AND SALARY SCHEDULE

CLASSIFICATION START STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4CLERICAL

ANNUALLY RATEDAdministrative Secretary $ 6,894 $ 7,093 $ 7,294 $ 7,497 $ 7,697Assistant to 1'O\"n Clerk

and Board of Registrars 6,894 7 ,093 7,294 7,497 7,697Ptincipal Clerk 6,141 6,328 6,550 6,715 6,900Senior Clerk 5,523 5,696 5,938 6,064 6,248Junior Clerk 4,84J 5,025 5,198 5,382 5,550

HOURLY RATEDSenior Part~ time Clerk 2.83 2.93 3.04 3. 15 3.28Junior Part-time Cler.k 2.2tj 2.33 2.42 2.50 2.60

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CLASSIFICATION START STEP 1 ST1~P 2 STEP 3 STEI? 4

$42.00ReplacementReplacement

FIRE DEPARTMENTANNUALLY RATED

Fire Chieffire Captainfire Fighter

SINGLE RATECall Fire FighterFire Fighter - ShiftFire Fighter - Shift

POLICE DJ~PARTMENT

ANNUALLY RATEDPolice ChiefSergeantPatrolman

SINGLE RATEAdministrative AssistantFingerprint OfficerJuvenile OfficerSafety OfficererovisionaJ. Patrolman

(Temp. Civil Service Appt.)Police \·loman

(School. Traffic Duty)Police Matron

I.NDIVIDUALLY RATED - MAXH1UM $17,500$10,644 $l.0,910 $11,183 $11,455 $11,754

8,652 8,870 9,093 9,312 9,555

per year and $4.04 per hour10 hr. Sllift $32.0014 l1r. shift -- $44.00

INDlVIDUALLY RATI;;]) - MAXHmM $18,000$10,518 $10,783 $11,059 $11,329 $11,572

8,944 9,171 9,1.05 9,63<, 9,842

$ 600 per year600 per year300 per year300 per year

7,697 per year

33.08 per Heek

2.73 per hOllr

INDI VIDUALLY RATED - ~lAXnlUM .$16,000$ 9,9 tl3 $10,208 $10,474 $10,75] $1l.,022

9,943 10,208 10,474 10,7.'>7 11 ,022

.$ 3.76 $ 3.94 $ 4.12 $ 4.31 $ 4.483. LI4 3. 59 3.75 3.87 4. aLI3./jL, 3.59 3.75 3.1l7 4.0/.

3. 15 3.28 3. ttl 3.55 3.663.l.5 3.28 3. til 3.55 3.662.85 2.95 3.07 ')' ]9 '3, 312.26 2.34 2.44 2.53 2.6 i ,

- MAXIMUM $12,000- MAXIMUM $ 6,8945,938 $ 6,064 S 6,248

IHGI!\\IAY Dl~PART~mNT

ANNUALLY RATEDHighl·my SuperintendentForeman - Highl"<'lyForeman - Tree Ii C('metel:y

BOUHLY HATEDMechanicHeavy Equipment Op(,ratorTree SurgeonTruck <'J.nd/or Light

Equipment OperatorTree ClimberLaborer (Heiwy)Laborer (Light)

LIBRAIWANNUALLY RATED

Head U.1HClrianChildren's Libl:arianLibrarian's Assistant

HOlJHLY HATEDLibrClrian's Assistant(Part-time)

Junior Librarian's Assistant

INDIVIDUALLY RATEDINDI VID!JALLY RATIW

$ 5,523 $ 5,696 $

2.82 2.93

1.94 2.07

3.03 3. 16

2.24

3.28

2.31.

PAHl{ 6.. RECREATION DEPAln'l'-JENTHOURLY RATEDAssistClnt Eecreation

Di.rector - SI,'immingRecreCltion Maintenance

SupervisorAssistant Recreation

Director - PlaygroundCollege Hork-Study CounselorSwimming InstructorPlayground SupervisorAssistant Swimming InstructorPlayground Lead0.rHading Pool.

SINGLE RATEHecreation Director

$ :3. 15 $ 3.28 $ 3.4] $ 3.55 $ 3.66

3. 15 3.28 3. (oj 1 3.55 3.66

2.89 3.00 3. 13 3.26 3.362.60 2.70 2.81 2.93 3.052.60 2.70 2.81 2.93 3.052.33 2.42 2.50 2.63 2.682.07 2.14 2.24 2. 31 2.422.07 2.l.4 2.24 2.31 2.422.07 2. 14 2.24 2.31 2.42

$3,800 per yea):

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CLASSIFICATIONTOHN ADMINISTRATION

STAHT STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4

3.52 3.63 :3.73 3.86 3.982.82 2.93 3.03 3. J6 3.282.82 2.93 3.03 3.16 ·l.282.2(j 2.33 2. (t2 2.50 2. Cd2.24 2.33 2.. (tl 2. ,')0 2.63

.~l,OOO pel: year

.~l, 250 per yefJI:$ 360 I)(,r yeal:$ 2.75 per hOlll"$ 2.n pu: hout"$ 2.62 per hour$ ·3.4J JW 1: hout".$ 2. 75 PCl" hou)".$ 2 . 75 P(~1" hour

$ 2., 75 pe'f hOIl)"75'1, of established pe l:1ni t f(w.s

NAXINUN $13,500!'lAXU1UH $12,500

9,268 $ 9,494 $ 9,7278,689 8,900 9,122

ANNUALLY RATEDExecutive SecretaryTO\"n Engineer/SurveyorBuilding lnspector ,\.

Zoning Enforcellwnt AgentDi rec tor of lk,J 1 thSenior EngincQring AideBuilding Service's CoonJinator

HOD In]' RATEDEngineering I\i(kJunior Engineering Aid('CustodinnCustodian (Part-time)Student r:nginccdng Aide

SINGLE HATEAssistant Dog OfficerVeterans Agent <:. Din~ctot·

Animal Inspt'ctol'El(,cLion \vardenElection ClerkElection Officefs 8. TellersCustodians of Voting NilchincsDepul,y Election \.,I:JJ:CknDeputy Eh,ction ClerkCensus '1'aku"Pilimiling Insjlect(lr

INDIVIDUALLY RATEDINDIVIDUALLY RATED

INDIVIDUALLY RATEDI.NDIVIDUALLY [{ATED

$ 8,814 $ 9,040 $8,269 8,479

MAXUlUNNAXIMU~l

$18,500$16,500

and to c!wngc the paragrilph at the end of the, said schedule to n~l.ld as foJ lo\~s;

"The above annual Ilnd h\lllrly rates arc ba.'cd on dCjl;l1:tnKnt averag(- \,'('(~kly

h'ol:k schedules II.S [OJ.J.Oh'.S; Lihrar,\" 35 hOlll:S; Clerical SLlff, 35 hours;Fil:(, Ikpnl:tw,nt:, LI2 hour.s; Hig)l\"ay' Dcpartnl('nt, (t:> hOUl'S; Polic(: D(~pal:Lmcnt,37 1/3 Ilours; all otll('rs, 40 hours,

OvcrtilllC shall be pnid ilt tIl,' ;lpplicablc rate of time iJnd onc-h[jlf fOl" allhOlln.; \"Orkcd ill tlK Fi.re and Police J)q><:1rtment,; in t,XCf;S:'; of theil" I:espectivcnormalJy scheduled \,'ork hlcek; in the Higll\\lay J)epartntent ill excess of (l5 hoursin HIlY Hork h'et~k, and in addi.tion to hoLiday pay for call-in \,'ork on Thanks­giving, Christnws and Nt'I,' Yt'fn' s Day; flnd all other departllwnts in {!XCl,SS offjO hom:s i.n ;lny h'ork I,'('d~; \,'h('n such addiLional I.,>ork Lime is directed by tlwdepal:Llnent supcrvisol:. In the IHghl,'ay Dt'partment, \"hen ovc'l:timc Ivork isrequired on 1:('(:,11.1 for emergencit,s, tlw order of rQcd] shall ndate toseniol:ity by <jllillification. In the Police Department, any officer appeari.ngJ.n court on a Criminnl or Civil mattel: representing the Sudblll:y Poli.u·Department \"ilJ during off duty tinK, be paid Court Lime at the applicablerate of time and OIH,-IJalf (l!;;), h'ith fJ thrce (3) hour mi.nimum for nny suchappear,tnce.

Longevity shall bc paid to illl p(,nllanent full-tillle TOI"n employees, cxu;ptindivi(!llillly-ratc'd l,ositiollS, llavillg servc(l continuously as an eml,loyc(' oftlw '1'0\\'11 as [0110\"5: after si" (C) y«ars, fin aclditionnl. Ollt: and one-halfpC']: cent (I.!;;/;); after ten (10) years, an additional. one IWf cent (1/,), andafter fifLeen year ..; an addil.ional one per cent (1'70)''''

Ol" act on anything r(dativc thereto.

Submitted by the Pel:sollllel Boanl

Pel:sonn('] Board andnTO\m Negotiating Committc(~ Report: The Salary Schedules includedin this arti.cle arc tlw result. of negotiatjons lo,lith l"t2cognized bargaining groups ofthe Police, Fin' and Hig)n,lay D<,partllwnts by the '1'o\"n Negotiating Committee. The;esscntial. change frolll previous byMLn"s is a 5'70 cost-of-living increase. No changes\'I<:re negotinted in l,rOI:k hours for 1972, and minor \,'or<ling changes Here incl.uded toclarify llwthod of paymcnt of ovcl:tillle and longevity. Bnscd on current national. \,'agcpolicy and the i.nteJ:!Hctations obtained frolll the Offic(' of Emergency Preparedness(OEP) through ToHn Counsel., the P(,rsonncl. Board bt,lieves that thi.s package is con M

sist:<'nt and acceptable, \"hile it maintains the Cl1rl"c:nt labor position.

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Nr. Bruce OsL1t of the Personnel Board moved that the Town amend Article XI ofthe Tmm By-L,I\"s entitled, "The. Personnel Administration Plan", by r.eplacing theClassification Plan and Salary Schedule \"ith the onc printed in Article 4 in the\'1arrant for this meeting and adding after Executive Secretary, the classificationof Administrative Assistant - Individually Rated, \oJith a maximum of $10,000.00.

Mr. Os tar tllton reported to the meeting for the Personnel Board as fo11O\"s:

Before you ,He tl"O articles, numbers 4 and 5, \"hich represent the PersonnelBoard's proposed sal.aries and Horking conditions for the year 1972-73, startingApril 1, 1972. The revised salades and \"orking conditions under the ClassificationPlan end the Personnel By-1m" represent the results of the Personnel. Board's year­long effort and negotiations to maintain our rel.ative salary position in a verycompetitive market.

In the negotiating and bargaining process \"ith the various employeG groupswe had, as usual, to considGr many issues, some common to aU TOHn clllpl()y('.(~s andothers peculiar to a particular group. Four factors had a continuing infltwnce onall our negotiations, discussions and agreements. OtW, the recognition that tlwTOHn's resources 111"e not unlimited and that unn,alistic<111y expensive agreements\,'ould not only badly serve the citizens, but \,'ould <11so jeopat:dize the agreementstheillselves. '1'\,'0, t11£lt there has been and is a pCJ:v<1sivc inflationary puc;h thateats into the pocketbook of every TOHn empl.oye". Three, that our cmployees arepart of a larger work force and to keep our best people, \"e must be <\I"are of andgenuinely competitive with salaries and conditions of work offered by comparableand neighboring towns. Fourth, that to protect the interest of both thc TO\"n andits empl.oyees, He must be <\\..are of and rc,sponsivc to State legislation relative tovinious employee groups.

This ye.;H TO\m employees will receive a 570 sulary inCl:cilse at all levels ofhourly ruted personnel. The maximum salary for individually rated positions \"asadjusted to assure motivation of th<:~se persons and to l:eflect changes in the' l:e­quircments of these management positions. Then, \dlJ. bc no changes in \"ork hours.

Tbe educati.onal benefits \"ere adjusted to be:tter reflect Ul(' present trend inadvancing the education and perfor.mance of TO\m employ(!(~s. Incidl'ntal mljustnwntsin overtime and vacation poli.cies wcre mode to rn<.lke the Pel:sonnel By-1m" marcequitable and balanced. Given an already brood based fdnge benefit pilckagc, onlyminor alterations \"ere seen as necessary.

The Personnel Board would like the TOI"n Necting to take careful note of theindividual behavior of nei.ghboring and compal:ab1c towns as related to saL:lry ch:mgesand especi.ally to the specific desires of particular depar.tments in these tmVllS.In general, the hourly rates are fnirly competitive, but because of internil!. structul:ethe 8lll1ual salaries shah' a large range. It IllUSt be remembered that this differenceof annual salary i.s born(~ out of the employees' desires for shor.ter I,'ork weeks andlarger benefit packages. \·Ihen the Pe1:sonn(:1 Board H,fel:S to a competitive position,it takes into considerntion the comple\:(' sal(ll:y package:, insurance coverage andlongevi ty.

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Chart A shO\"s a comparison of Hhat the other towns have done in negotiationsin the last fel" months. Sudbury is \"c11 in line l'lith other to\ms.

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Chart B is a salary grolvth curve for Police Sergeants and Fire Captai.ns in the'1'0\\111 of Sudbury. The actual scdad,cs have sOllle\vhat outstripped the consumer pric('inckx in the gre<lLcr Boston area and this year the stq) increase is much smaller.

Article 4 does not: sl1ol" the proposed posi lion of Administrative Assistant,Accounting and Finance. The PQrsonncl Board \"a5 m",are of the proposed position inDecember, 1971, and received ,) formal request on February 9, 1972. The Pn:sonl1c]Board rcviel",ed I:lw job deseription, the Tmm Hall Hork load and organization, andfinds the position necessnry [or efficient TOHn Hall. oper<ltion.

Finance Committee Report; Four IWI" positions are established in this classificationplnn; one clcricHl, two police, and one in the libr.ary. Reconlln<md approvaL

TOVlfl Counsel Report: It i:s the opi.nion of 'l'OHO Counsel that if the By-1m" changeproposed in Article LI of the \-larrant [oJ: the 1972 Annual. 'I'OHI1 Meeti.ng is propedymoved, seconded and adopted by a majority vote, it Hill become a valid amendmentto the Sudbury By-l;n"s,

I'lr, Jolm C. Pm,1crs of the Board of Selectmen moved to amend the motion bystriking all of the lvords that appear after the Hard "meeting", that is, by deletingthe words, "nnd adding after Executive Secretary, the classification of Administra­tive Assistant - Individually Rated ,,,ith a maximum of $10,000.00",

In support of his amendment, 1'lr. Pm"ers statNl as follo,"5: In the report ofthe Personnel Board there is a further increase this year in the individually ratedposition of Executive Secretary up to $18,500.00, The proposition before you I,'ouldadd to that an Assistant to tllG Executive Secretary at a maximum of another $10,000.00.

Article 36 in the \~arrant deals Hith the question of the function of the ExecutiveSecr.etary relative to that of TOIVl1 Accountant, and a motion \"ill be made to refer i.tto the Corrunittee on TOIvn Administration for study. I hope you ;.,rill bear that in mi.nd.

It is time for us to pause to look at the function and operation of that office,to analyze the cost of the operation, and to determine ,,,hether OJ: not ,,,e aTe gettingthe kind of services in that office that He need and should expect. This is not thetime to add an· assistant to nn assistant.

The office is a small one. The Executi.ve Secretary actually supervises ni.negirls, and this is a rather sizeable amount of money to be spending on administration.

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as a full-time (~mp]oyec.

\';C' w,rc paying the Ex(,cutiveor !l total b(~th'el:n the 1.I,to

I find that the job description of the EXQcuU,v(' Secretary has not been changedsince January 24, 1968. 1 find the Pl.·oposed functions of the Adminis\:rative Assist­ant as listed in the dl'aft dated 1/27/72 and revised 2/9/72 indicates a series ofbureaucratic gobbledigook in tenns of I,'hat the functions arQ supposed to be. 1. findvery little correlation b(,tlvcen those duties and the duties set forth for the Execu­tive Secretary. I suggest to yOll that you delete the position of AdministrativeAssistant to the I~xeclltive Secn~tary until there bas been a full and complete timefor a full and complete examination of the Executive Secretary's office.

1"1r. George Distler of the Personnel l30anl stated that the Board slwred 1"1r.POHeLs' feeling that loJe lvould rather not spend any man' of the To\m's money thanneeds be. His classification of the job descdption as gobbledigook is reflectiveof his not being alvare of the increasing wo):k load Hithin the 'l'OI",n Hall and of theextra duties l:equired.

\~e arc asking for this position to supcrvise preparation and verification ofvouchers, paYl:olls, jotJl:nal ent-d,cs, and balance accounts. \~c arc not pJ:oposingthat this person be paid $10,000.00 pcr year if this IKl:son can bc secured \,rithproper qualification for l(~ss money.

\o1e, as the Personnel 13o,lrd, have acted upon this at thc request of the Sel,ectmen.\~e feel that upon looking at the duties \vith UK increase in the amount of \vork andUw number of cmployec~s tllnt are no\.,> under the TOM1 Hall supervision under itsaccounting ckpartment, thnt there i.s a very grcat need for this position at thepresc'l1t time..

!'1r. Taft of the Boal:d or Selectmen stated that the position of AdminisLl:;ltivr·AssistImt is a resul t of effort Ivhich stil.rted several years ago. The Selectmenbegan to realize tlMt \"e had to do a better job of assisting the Finance Conunittcein rc,dly analyzing Hlwrc: the money l,r;lS being spent, and in doing mon~ in jointbidding among the various TOI.;n dcpartDKnts.

In 1965 the pres{mt Executive S{~crc:tary Hai; hiu,d\';0. also had at that time H h,ll.f··tiw(o TO\vn Accountrmt.Sec re tary $8,650.00 and the 1'O\vl1 Accoun tan t $3, 'JOO. 00,jobs of "bout $1.2,500.00.

\.;hen the TOIm Accountant ):(~tirGd in 1966, it \<las ag'fe{~d th;lt til" ExecutiVl'Secretary Hould assume the. office of To\Vn Accountant, tlnd the scnio): clc:rical staffin the TOI.;rn liall would do Illuch of the I"ork that needed to be done. That is tlw \"ay\,'C lwve operated since that tinK.

hIe recognized in 1970 and 1971 that we n(,c(kd inCr('i;lsed professional staff foraccounting and finance. This is a similar approach to tlwt folloh1ed in \'icston ,md\\layland. This year Concord voted the smne type of ;ll:rangemc:nt <1t their to\"rn Ilwcting.

The main duties and h~sponsibilities arc supcl:vising all the accounting activi­ties in the Tm-rrl Hall., analyzing the financial l:eports, assisting the Finance Com­mittee in looking for savings, joint purchasing of supplies, such as gasoline forall departments that \H,cd it, handling all of the Town Dnd (,mployec; gl:OLljl insuranC('programs, [lnd studying federal aid opportunities. \~e are not nOlv on ;my federalaid progrilms because we do not have UK manpower to find out all tbe details and tofight the paper 'vork mill. to get the help.

\~(' arc going to require for this job a n.s. in Business Administrati.on loJith amajor in Accounting. He think \,'e can hin' someone nt approximately .S8,000.00. \~e

have an item in the budget for $3,500.00 to start somebody this SUllmwT. at an <l1l1luaJrate of about $8,000.00.

The salary you secmaximum of $18,500.00.$17,250.00, so there is

in the Personnel By-law fOl: the Executive Secretary is aHis actual salary today is $16,800.00. The budget item isno ,vay Ive can pay him $18,500.00 this year.

\~e have \Vorked on this position very closely and carefully, and ,,,e have lookedat alternatives to handle the Horle \k feel tlHlt this is the best way to go and isthe way being t8kQ;n by other neighboring to\,'ns. Until a Iveek ago it lliJS beensupported un8nimously by the Board of Selectmen.

Nr. Bishop, Chai1"<1\an of the Finance Corrunittee, stated that the Committee'scomments in thG \~arrant do not include amendments that have been made, either thechange in the motion made by the Personnel BOilrd or 1"1r. PO\vers' amcmdment. Ourrecolmnendation for approval I",as \vithout the issue of this amendment. The FinanceCommittee feels that Ive should not at this time have the Administrative Assistant."Ie have not discussed it in detail.. I have canvassed the Committee, and there area majorit.y of us Hho are in fnvor of this amendment at this time.

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After discussion, it was

VOTED: TO STRIKE OUT THE i~ORDS "AND ADDING AFTER EXECUTl VE SECRETARY,THE CLASSIFICATION OF ADl'UNISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - INDIVIDUALLY RATED\nTH A MAXIMU!'l OF $10, 000.00" .

VOTED: THAT THE 'l'Oim MIEND ARTICLE Xl OF THE TOHN BY-LA\~S, ENTITLED:"THE PERSONNEL AD1'llNISTRATION PLAN", BY REPLACING THE CLASSIFICATIONPLAN AND SALARY SCHEDULE HITH TIm ONE P1UNTED IN ARTICLE 4 IN THEHARHANT FOR THIS !'lEETING.

Article 5:entitled:

To see if the TO\vn \~ilJ. vote to amend Article XI of the TO\~n By-1Ims,"The Personnel Administration Plan", as £ollO\"s:

Section 7. Incident,1l Benefits, subparagraph (7) Reimbursement Benefits, bychanging the first s<'ntence to read as fol10\'1s:

"\~hcn a perm<ment full-time Town employee t<Jkes a course with the priorapproval of his department head, at an accredited college as part of adegree program, when the course or degree bas a functional relationshipto the employe<c' s job, the employee Hill be reimbursed for J.OO% of thecost of books, registrotion and tui.tion fees upon the presentation ofsatisfactory evidencf; that he has completed the course Hith <1 "e" gradeor bettel~, Qr that portion due \Vhich \~as disapproved or not paid by theState and Federal Government."

Section 7. lncidcntal Benefits, subparngraph (8) Police Care(~r Incentive PL:lI1,by substituting the following ne\\I subparagraph:

"Section 7. Incidental Benefits

(8) Police and Fire Career Incentive, Plan. There is hereby establisheda career incentive; pay program offering supplemental remuneration toregular full-time employees of the Sudbury Police and Fire Departments,for furthering their education in the field of police and fire Hork.

This remuneration is supplemental to base: salary and shall be predicatedon the accumulation of points earned in the follO\~ing manner: one pointfor each semestel~ hour credit: enrned tOHard a baccal<lureate or an asso­ciate dt'grc{~; sixty points for an associate dc,greej one hundred andt\~enty points for a baccalaureate degree; one hundred fifty points for11 degrcc of i'1astc,r, or, in the Police Department a degree of L:H". Allsemester credits and degrees shall be earned in an educational institu­tion <lccredited by the Ne\,' I~ngland Assod.ation of Colleges and SecondarySchools) or by the Board of Hi.gher Education.

Such supplemental remuneration shall be granted in the foll.oi,ling manner:a one ilnd one-half per cent increase for ten points so accumulated, athree per c('nt increase for tHcnty-fivc points, a five per cent increasefOJ: forty points, a seven and one-half per cent increase for sixty points,a t(m per cent i.ncrease for onC' hundred tHenty points, or fifteen percent increase for one hundred fifty points so aCCulllul£lted.

This pLm, to be admi.nistered by the Personnel Board, H~quires thefollo\~i.ng steps:

I) The Chi.ef of the respective department must approve, in advance,the professional appropriateness of the courses taken.

2) Employees shall receive suppl.emental remuneration on the basisof appropriate course completion information filed on or beforeAugust first of each year Hith the Personnel BO<lrd on a formfurnished by the Chief of the department.

3) The number of points accumulated by each employee shall thenbe computed and the npprop;:iate supplemental remunerationshall be authorized by the Personnel Board to begin on theei.ghteenth pay period.",

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Personnel BO<lrd and the TOVlll Negotiating Committee.

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Personnel Board ,lnd Tmm Negotiating Conmlitte<c Re<port: This article provides forcareer incentive pay for Firefighters similar to the< plan accepted at the 1971 To\vo!'lceting for Police Patrolmen. It is felt that the inclusion of this nc\" educationbenefit is consistent ;vith current national and state\\'idc trends tm"ard improvingthe professionalism of public safety departments. Career incentive payments arcnot intended to be included as part of the employee's base pay.

Finance Committee Report: Recol1unend approvill.

TOiVl1 Counsel Report: It is the opinion of To;vn Counsel that if the By-1m" changeproposed in Article 5 of the Harrant for the 1972 Annual '1'01'111 Nceting is properlymoved, seconded find adopted by a majority vote, it \\'il1 become a valid .'lmendmentto the Sudbury By-lm"s.

VOTlm: THAT THE TOIIIN AMEND ARTICLE XI OF THE TOI·IN BY-LAI.,TS, ENTITLED:"THE PERSONNEL A))!'1lNISTRATION PLAN", AS FOLLOIIIS: SECTlON 7.INCIDENTAL Bl~NEFITS, SUBPARAGRAPl-I(7), RnHBURSI~!'1ENT BENEFlTS, BYCHANGING THE HRST SENTENCE TO REA)) AS PRINTED IN AtrrICLE 5 INTHE HARRANT FOH THIS !'llmTING, AND Sl~CTlON 7. INCIDENTAL BENEFITS,SUBPARAGRAPH (8), POLICE CAREER INCI~NTIVI~ PLAN, BY SUBSTITUTINGA NEH SUBPARAGRAPH TO READ AS PHINTlm IN ARTICLE 5 IN THE \.,TAHHANTFOR THIS MEETING.

Article 6:entitled:ll, to 10,

To see if the Tmvo I"ill vote to amend AJ:ticle XI. of the 'I'O\"n 13y-131"S,"The Personnel Administration Plan", by renumbering Sections 9, 10 and11 and 12, respectively, and further, by adding a ne\,' section as £0110\"5:

"Section 9. Empl.oyee Physical EX<lminations.Every person, except clerical personnel, employed as a full-time member. ofthe Police, F'in~ or High\\'ay Dep.'lrtments shall be required, as a conditionof their employment, prior to the effective date of their employment, tohave .'l physical examination by a TO\V11 Physician, appointed for such purposeby the Board of Selectmen, and, thereaftel:, at periodic intervals as fo11o\"s:Police and Fire: Upon every third anniversary of tlwir. employment dllte;Highway: Upon the fifth annivc:rsary of thei.r employment date; Individuallyrated persons: Upon every third anniversary of tlwir employment date. Inall cases, on and after. their fiftieth birthday, all such employees shallhave an annual physical exami.nation. The cost [or such physical examinationsshall bE borne by the To\vo and reports from the (,x3mining physician shall befile<d with the Personnel Board and applicable Board or Commission havingjurisdic tion. ";

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Bo,'lTd of Selectmen Report: (I'lr. IHlliam F. Toomey)

For the past three, years, by directive, the Selectmen lwvc required certain nel\'employees to have ;:-\ physical exam by Town Physicians before commencing employment.He arc asking that this become part of our By-1m-IS, that. all nel" employees in thePolice, Fire and Higln"ay departments, and department heads, be required to take aphysical exam by TOM) Physicians, a copy of the l:cport coming to the Board ofSelectmen and to the various department heads.

He arc further nsking that all policemen, firemen and department heads have aphysical exam on the third anniver.'>.'!ry of their employment and the highHny employeeson their fifth nnniversary. Also He propose that on th(~ir fiftieth birthdny, thesepeople have a physical exam each year.

This type of program provides informnti.on He need about our employees. Hecertainly do not Hant a police officer \"ith a heart condition, a fireman Hith aheart condition, and we do not \\'ant someone in the HigllH8Y Department driving a bigtruck if he cannot handle it.

He have letters from both TOHn Physicians g:l.v).ng their opinion that this is anarticle ,,,hich should be passed. \.]e have the unanimous support of the Board ofSelectmen on this article.

Finance Committee Report: \.,Te recommend approval of only pre-employment physicals.He see no real benefit to the Town from periodic physicals thereafter.

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Tmm Counsel Ikport; It is the opinion of '1'0\>'11 Counsel that if the By-lmv changeproposed in Article 6 of the I~arrant for the 1972 Annual TO'IID ~keting is properlymoved, seconded and adopted by a majority vote, it Hill. become a valid amendment tothe Sudbury By-laHs.

Aft0r discussion, 1'lr. Richard L. Davis moved to strike out of the motion all.of the \"ol"ds relating to p<2riodic physicals.

I.n support of his amclHlment, I'll:. Davis stated that we have heard there is no'vay of firing an employee who has had a heart attack or other illness. The FinanceCommittee had l"ecolrunended that it sees no real benefit from periodic physicals.cannot sec ",hy thc TOIm should have to benr the expense of all this. It is goingto be quite expensive if you <'Ire having all. the employees getting all these physicals(;very year, every third year, and so on.

Aftc:r further discussion, it \v-'IS

VOTED: TO STRIKE OUT THE HORDS "AND, THEREAFT1~R, AT PERIODIC INTERVALSAS FOLLOII1S: POLICE AND FIRE; UPON EVERY THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THDR1~1'1PLOnJENT DATE; IHGlilvAY: UPON THE fIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THEmE1'1PLOnJENT DATE; INDIVIDUALLY RATED PERSONS: UPON EVERY TIURD ANNI-VI;:RSARY OF TllETH E1'1PLOYNENT DATE. IN ALL SUCH CASES, ON AND AFTERTl-mm FIFTIETH BIHTI-lDAY, ALL SUCI-I E1'lPLOYI~ES SHALL HAVI~ AN ANNUALPHYSICAL EXA1'1lNATION."

Aftel: furtlwl" discussion, it \KIS

VOTED: TllAT THE 'l'OlvN A1'lEND ARTICLE XI OF TIlE TOHN BY-LAlvS, ENTITLED:"TIH: 1'1':RSONNEL AD1'JINISTRATION PLAN", BY HENU1'1BEIUNG SECTIONS 9,1.0 AND lJ, TO 10, J.l AND 12, RESPECTIVELY, AND FURTIIER, BY ADDINGA NElv SECTION 9 TO READ

"SECTION 9. DJPLQYEE PI-]YSICAL EXAl'lINATIONS.EVERY PERSON, EXCEPT CLEHICAL PlmSONNEL, EMPLOYED AS A FULL­TUIE 1'lENIlEH OF TilE POLICE, FIRE OR I-lIGHlvAY DEPARTi'lENTS SHALLBI~ REQUIRlm, AS A CONDITION OF THEIR ENPLOYHENT, PRIOR TOTHE EFFECTl VE DATE OF' TI-lEIR D1PLOYl'lENT, TO HAVE A PHYSICALEXMtl,NATION BY A TOIVN PHYSICIAN, APPOINTED FOH SUCH PURPOSEBY Till<: BOARD OF SELI<:CTl'JEN. Tlll~ COST FOR SUCH PHYSICALEXA!'llNATlONS SHALL BE BORNE BY THE 1'O\\IN AND REPORTS FRONTilE EXAl'lINING PHYSICIAN SHALL BE FILED \\lITH THE PERSONNELBOAIW AND APPLICABLE BOARD OR C01'l1'1lSSION IlAVING JUIUSDICTION."

Article 7: To see if the TOI,'n \\'i11 vote to accept the provi:-;ions of General L<1\\1s,Chapter 4LI, Section 53C, ,,,hieh provides, in essence, that in a to\V11 "'hieh acceptsthe rJJ:ovisions of this Section, all monies rc<ceivecl by i.t in paymc:nt for off-duty",ark details of members of its police dcpaxtment shall be deposited in the treasury,shall be kept in i.l sepnratc fund by the treasurer apart from ilny other of its money,funds or othl'r property, flnd shall he expended \"ithollt further. appropriation at thedirection of the chi(~f of poli.ce or ollH,r officer having similar duties for thepurpose of paying its police officers for such off-duty \'>'orl, details, or act onanything n~lativc thereto.

SlIbmittc<cl by llw Board of Selectmen.

Board of Selectmen Report; (Nr. Toomey)

This article deaL with our p,'lid police details. Iva arc asked (,very year to('nter into the budget a figure of \"lwt we feel the paid police details ",ill be forthat coming year. I~e have had a range for the past two years of abollt $9,587 in1970 and in 1971 of $20,453. l\le did not budget that much, and it required us to goto the Finance Commi.ttee for transfers in order to P<lY the police their paid details.

The mone)' \ve receive from the people hiring the police goes into the generalfund and not b£\ck into an account. This nrticle would enable us to set up a specialchecking account to l:eceivc these monies for the paid details and pay the policefrom that account. It is more or less a bookkeeping change and Ivill cut t1wt budgetitem out.

He might have to have a token funding at the beginning of the y(!ar until \veget mon<2Y enough to start ,vitl1. IVC again arc unanimously in suppon of this article.

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Finance Corrunittce Report: Recommend <lpproval. At present I,'e estill1ate the cost ofprivate use of police officers for each coming ye<.ll ilnd adcl that amount, \,'ithin thetax rate. Receipts to the TOI,Tl1 go into the gencrCli tceasury, not into the budg(;tline-item account. The proposed revolving fund \"ill expand and contract as requiredaccording to til(, pri.vate usage of police officers. Adequtlte accounting cantroJsexist for the administration of this fund, and the st,'lLus of the account \-lill bepublished mont.hly in the same manner as all other TOHI1 budget accounts.

UNANU10USLY VOTED: THAT THE TO\-IN ACCEPT TIm PROVISIONS OF GENEi~AL LA\\IS,CHAPTER L14, SI.~CTION 53C.

Article 8. To see if t)-:(.' '1'01"11 l"i11 vote to )~aise and appl:Opd,ilte, or appl:opdaLc'from avnilable funds, the follol-ling sums, or Hny a Llw 1.' sum or SUIllS, for any 01" allTONn expenses and purposes, includi.ng debt and interest, to fix the saJ.aries of allelected officials and to provide for a reserve fund, all for tlK ye:ll~ 1972, inaccordance 1.J.i.th the follo\"ing schedule, \vhich is incorporated herein by reference,or act on anythJ.ng relative thereto.

100 EDUCATION: 110 SUDBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

EXPENSES EXPENSES HI~QUESTlm HECmj!,jl~Nj)I~\)

J.970 1971 1972 1972-----(pupils) (JIS9) (3280 ) (3650)

1100 School Commi ttee 1, S6:J 2,570 2, ),90 2,1')01200 Supt. Offi,ce 78,8J2 8.3,412 89,872 (;9,072

1000 AmnNISTRATION TOTAL 80,717 85,982 92,062 92,062

2100 Supervision 42,520 8,()76 -0-'" -0-2200 PrincipAls 160,517 176,967 190,765 l()O,76:)2300 Teachers 1,564,989 1,760,359 )_,975,288'-' 1,()75,2882400 Textbooks 24, 12tl 24,778 33,17:) :n,1752500 Library 12,036 23,79J 39,797':' :19,7972600 Audio-Visual 11,041 16,104 29,7 t14 29,74t12700 Guidance 67,295 83,206 ()O,()Y) 90,9332800 Pupil Personnel 14,832 17.782 18,3"l() J.8,37()

2000 INSTRUCTION ~ TOTAL J.,897,35 tl 2,11.1,963 2,378,08J h J78 ,08J

3100 Attendancl2 200 200 200 2003200 Hea 1th Services 35,023 42,498 (~7 ,577 <17,5773300 Tr.ansportation 153,451 181,39 :l 221t,7l.3 224,7133400 Food Services 9,919 1.0, 64(~ 11,287 1l,2873500 S tuden t Activiti.es 1. ,480 l,777 2,50') 2, ',i05

3000 OTHEH SgHVICES TOTAL 200,073 236,51.2 286,282 286,282

4100 Operation 1.6.s,620 201.,772 21.5,466 215, it664200 NaintenMl<:e 58,626 6.'>,2it] 75,Ll7 75, ], 37

4000 OPER. & NAINT. TOTAL 224,246 267,013 290,603 290,603

7300 Acquisiti.on 28,072 12,903 :\7,87] ")7 ,87 ]7itOO Replacement 3,588 l, 78~) 5,90] 5,90i

7000 EQUIPMENT TOTAL 31,600 14,688 43,772 43,772

.9Q_OO TUITION 4,664 7,694 9,200 9,200

TOTAL BUDGET i~~j8, 7D; I.I.u::§'i~ :3-:U)Q.;]:QQ ,~. J.ao, 000

F0cJ(,ral Aid Applied 23,714 24, 763 15,000 15,000(Received) (33,476) (5,304)

2,415,000 2,699,089 3,085,000 3,085,000

Per Pupil Cost 757 823 845

120 Community U.<>e-Scboc1s 1.0,601 11,000 12,000 12,000

,-'Sums formerl.y in Ale 2100 are no,,' included in A/C's 2300 and 2500

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The budget i.ncreases by $90,000 to handle 3601972, n,flecting teachers, equipment, sllppl:tes and

The addi tionalin tht' category of

Finance CommitU;c Report: Th" calendar year 1972 elmncntary school budget is l4.41'o($390,000) ov('.r 1971, compared to a 13.41'0 increase in J.971 over 1970. I~xcluding

kindergartens, the increase is 11.0%. The inCJ:eases occur in the follOlving areas:

1. Addition of Kindcrgarten:children starting September,transpo1: ta tion.

2. Special Education: Addition of onc; teacher's aide and increased transportationcosts result in a budget increase of $32,000. The number of students requiringspecial attention increased during 1971, and is expected to incn~ase further in1972.

'3. Oper.':ltion and ~laintenance: Addition of one custodian due to the Curtis andNoyc:; additions, rising fuel and electri.c costs, repairs, and cost of smoke sensing(kvic<.'s for all buildings account for $32,000 of the increase.

4. Transportation: (exclusive of kindergarten) Addition of t\vO buses to the servicecontract incrcas('$ tlw budget by $15,000.

5. Health S"lrvices: The budget increases by .$6,000. One aide has 1)('en added tothe nursing staff supplied by tlK Sudbury Public H<2cdth Nursing Associ.ation.

G. Salary Increases for CUl"l:l';nt Staff: Pupil population, exclusive of kindergarten,is expected to l·c,main al: the sal\le level as 1971. A budget increase of $213,000 for1072 salaries reflects raises negotiated in 1971 for current staff, plus the raisesto be lKgotiaLHI and effective in September, 1972. No additions to staff have b0enbudgeted, excluding Llw custodian, health aide, Imd spvcial education aide alr(:adymentioned.

Thc Finance Comlllittcc~ agrees that this is tIl(' year to i.mplu1\f,nt UK SchoolCommittc(:'s consist(mt, four year old plan for public kindergartens in 1972 andt·econllm,nds approval.

~lr. James S. FLshe): further [('ported to the lIKcting for the Fincn1ce Committee,,is follO\(IS:

The Fin:mc(' Committee SUppOl:ts this toUd budgc,t of the Sudbury School Commi ttee.The fo1.Jo"'ing tl"O points are 1l1!l(]{; as additional comnwnts to SUPpl('llWnL our \\larcmtHeport.

197J. actual expense" as "hOl''ll in the \·};nrant HCln~ almost $14,000 higlwr thanthe ].')71 budget figure of $2,710,000. Tbt! reason for this \.;as an unexpectedincrease in the number of children l·equiring tl~ansportatjon to special educationalcLasses. The F:i,lHlnU' Conllnittee authorized a trant;[c"r from the Resc~rve Fund inDecember, 1971, to cove,r these clwrg('s. Tlw increasing cxpensc\ for childrenn;quiring special ulllCilt:ion, both transportation and tc,lChcrs, is budgcted for1972 and accounts for approxim<:ltely $32,000 of the total $390,000 school budgetinc [('ilSC.

]. Ivould like! to note il correcti.on in our \,larrant Repol·t.t{,aclwJ: is not one aide. It: \"ill be t\,'O l<~aclH~rs and one <lidesp<2cial education.

The second poinl COnCCl~IlS kilHk\rgarten. The School COfnrnittec and the TO\vnhave been planning for the; addition of kindc'rgarten classes to the Sudbury Schoolsfor several. years. The ]()72 kindt'l:gartcn budget is $90,000 and reflects the costof adding ten teachers starting in Sept(~rnbt'r, transportation for approximately"360 pupils j ndated supplies plus initial equipment and furniture. It should berecognized that total kindergarten costs \~ill bE higher in 1973 for the samenumber of pupil.s since teachers, supplies and transportation costs are only forpart of the budget year in 1972. It is estimated that kindergarten expense, \,lithinitial costs out of the Hay, could run about $150,000 for a full year's operationfor 360 pupils.

NevertlH,less, the Finance Committee notes that the School Conunittee and theTo\,'n have b('(,n planning f01" st'vcral years for the addi tion of kindergartens to theSudbury curriculum in 1972. Classrooms have been built and teaclwrs hired tviththis specific objective in mind. The vtdue of an c;<ll:ly education has beenthoroughly discussed over the years, and the fact that Sudbury l:esidents bcd.iev('it has value is suggested by tlw fact that many Sudbul:y kindergarten-age childl~en

are nOvl attcmding tuition preschools. The School Committee plan in tlw budgetoffers this opportunity to all Sudbury kindergarten-age children regardless oftheir parent's economic condition.

To summarize,facilities planned1972. It supportsbudget.

the Finance Committee feelsand made available to beginimplementing it thi.s year.

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a need has been identified ilndkindergarten classes in September,Ik l:ccorrunend approval of the entire

After requestingmd receiving an opinion of TOh'O Counsel that the Schoolbudget is a segregated bUdget, Dr. HOI,'ell of the Sudbury School Conunittee movedthat the Town raise and appropriate $3,085,000.00 for Account 100-1l0, lSducal:ion,Sudbury Public Schools, Cll1d in addition, that $15,000.00 be appropriated andtransferred from the Federal Aid Account, <lnd that $12,000.00 be ndsed andappropriated for Account 100-120, Community Use of Schools.

In support of his amendment, Dl:. 1-l00"elJ. stated as [ol1o\"s: There are tworeHsons \"hy I \,'ould prefer that OUi" budget be conunitted to the single figure ratherthan to specific amounts for each of the six line items. Tlw first is that \,le arecontinually assessing our total operations <lnd arc trying to find \"';lyS in \"l1ichHe can more cost-effectively manage the school system. It. is possible that thatmight entail a savings in one line item i<Jhich, on the othel" h"md, Hill. increasecosts in another line iteln. It stri.kes me th;Jt the \-Jay thi.s budget 1.-; pn~sent(;d

I~ith six explicit lil1(: items restricts LIS in mHny \,lays from making those cross-aH'atrade offs.

The seconci reason, and perhaps more importimtly, is that He really do Hot usethose six line iter,ls to run all 1" school system in the first place. Those are, infact, \"hat \"e call a linE, i.tem budget. \oJe currently have a progl:,llll budget thatarticulates our uxpenditures for {:acb of our program categories across each of tllt'various levels of our school system. This is a more meaningful h'tly to run ourschools than to l:un them on the basis of the six line items \"hich the Finane<,Committee propos(~S He use for man8ging tlK school system.

In addi.tion, Ll1(~ \"ay that the F'innnce CommitU~(' has proposed that \"e allocat.ethe Federal Aid of $1.5,000.00 to the 2,000 Account, Instruction, is in my estinlil­tion in vi.olation of what tlw Federal Government expects of us \,'l1('n they gnmt. LISFederal Aid. \oJe could b8 called on it if \~e \"en~ to plO\,1 it into one singleaccount.

After discussi.on, Dr. HOHell's mot.ion \"as (kfeat(!d.

Nr. George F. NacKenzie of the Sudbury School COllllni.tte{' then moV<'d tlwt thesum to be appropriated be amended to re,'I(l $3,010,000.00, and that the implenwnta­tion of public kin(;erg,artens be postponed until t.he leg,illy n:quircd year of 1()73.

In support 0): hi.s amendment, ~JL i'li.lcK(:!1zie stated as follo\,'s: Ny confr0reson the School COI'II(littee disagree \..ith me. That is not: unique. That. is frcqucnt.The reason for my motion is that the Finance Committee seems t.o 1)(: a tig('1" J.at.clyon procedure but a Ci:cam puff on 1I\0ney. W<; hl1ve a number of budgets going up byamounts I have not seen in a great long till1(~ in SudbuJ:y. The School budget andthe High\oJay Department, tHo of the major operating groups in the TO\oJn, this yeal:are shoHing seemingly moderate increases. The General Government., Library, Parkand Recreation and Heal th areas are sho\"ing incJ:cHses ranging imy\"hcJ:(c from 1.7 to29? in a single year. This is phenolilenal..

In 1973 the State \"ill, or has indicated it \,d.J.l, Ilwndate kindcrgartu1s [orall communities nOH Hithollt them. This cost \"ill be roughly $150,000.00. Theamendment I offer n~duces th(': cost for a kJ.ndergarten budget for this year'sportion of ,'1 t\"O year budget less about $15,000.00, em estimat.ed amount nculul toretain some of the oldel" youngsters in t.he first gl:ade. This $150,000.00 is aone-time cost. If \"e do not spend it 11O\~, H<.' \"ill. n(!ve1: sp0nd j t ilgain.

After discussion, ~ll:. l'JacKen%je's motion \..as defeated.

Dr. HO\"ell then further reported to the meeting for the School Committee; onthe main motion undel: tbe budget as follol"s:

Our budget is up ,$390,000.00. This i.s nttributable to salary increases inthe amount of $213,000.00, kinderg,Htens at $90,000.00, Special Education Servicesat $32,000.00, Operation and Maintennl1ce at $32,000.00, Transportation Servi(~es at$15,000.00, and Health S(~l:viccs at $6,000.00.

Our 1971 salary settlement I"ith our toachers \"as based upon a ten to\.lJ1 average.Those tE!n tOHUS include Acton, Concord, Fn.lIningham, Lincoln, the Region, Narlboro,Ml1ynard, Natick, Hayland and \oJcston. \~e thi.nk it is a balanced set \"ith neither l1nadvantage to the teachers nor to us. He have not settled Hith til<? teachers for1972. The budget contains an amount \oJhich is consistent Hith the pay board'scurrent guidelines.

loJe continue to find it necessary to increase our Special Education Progl:l1m.Last year, I-J(~ had to request a transfer in the amount of $14,000.00 to coverincreased taxi costs for childr<2n requi.ring transportati.on to special schoolsbecause \"e could not handl.e them. For 1972 \.;re are adding another sp8cial educationteacher, an aidE! in special education, and another spe8ch therapy teacher, and \"eexpect even higher transportation costs to speci111 schools.

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$92,062.00$2,J63,011l.OO

$286,282.00$290,603.00

The total increase over last year's budget is .$32,000.00. Over what we actuallyspent, \"hen you taktl into consideration the $14,000.00 transfer, it is an $18,000.00increase.

The sudbury Public Schools budget, except for kindergarten, represents virtuallyno change in academic program. If you \·<ant to lHovide the same level of education tothe chil.dren of Sudbury, ,~c urge YOUl." support of oLir budget.

After further discussion, it was

UNANINOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE TOHN RAISE AND APPROPIUATE $3,085,000.00 FORTHE SIX lNDIVIDUAL NAJaR CATEGORIES OF ACCOUNT 100-110, EDUCATION,SUDBURY PUBLlC SCI-IOOLS, AS FOLLO\~S:

ACCOUNT 1000 ADNlNISTRATIONACCOUNT 2000 INSTRUCTIONACCOUNT 3000 OTHER SCHOOL SERVICESACCOUNT 4000 OPERATION AND MAINTENANC!~

ACCOUNT 7000 H1PROVI~~11~NT, ACQUISITIONAND REPLACEMENT $LI3, 77 2.00

ACCOUNT 9000 PROGRM1S InTI-! OTH!~HS $9,200.00

AND IN ADDITION THAT $15,000.00 BE APPHOPIUATED AND TRANSFlmRI<;]) FI\OMTI-IE FEDERAL AID ACCOUNTS FOR ACCOUNT 2000 INSTRUCTION, AND THAT$12,000.00 BE RAISED AND APPROPHIATED FOI{ ACCOUNT 100-l.?O, Cm·ll'JUNITYUSE OF SCHOOLS.

Article 8: 100 lmUCATION: 130 LINCOLN-SUDBURY REGIONAL SCIIOOL DISTRIC!'-----A BUDGET ESTINATED ESTINATED

EXPENSES EXPENSES HEQUESTED ASSESSED1970 197] 1972 1972

(Pupils) (1655) (l772) (1921)

1100 School Camilli. t tee 3; 915 7,375 6,235 6,2351200 Supt. Offict;; 67,864 83,170 92, t.63 92,463

1000 AD!'JI.NISTRATION TOTAL 2b.J..J.2 2.9-L545 (J8,698 (8)698

2.200 Principals 83,050 105,860 ] ]0,702 l10,7022300 Teachers 1,104,534 1,289,633 1)507,214 J.,5(7)2J.42/tOO Textbooks 2~), 760 2;),000 27 ,0St! 27) 0542500 Library 38}536 4/t,586 i18,810 48,8102600 Audio-Visual 29,831 33,541 37,O30 37,9302700 Pupil. Services 96,010 J.02, 60 ,I U5,603 115,6032800 Psychologic<l1 Services 11,399 12,133 14,700 14,700

2000 INSTRUCTION TOTAL 1,389,120 1,(13)444 1,8(2)013 J.,862,01.3

3100 Attendance 550 550 550 5503200 Health Services 17,950 17 , 493 20,125 20,1253300 Transportation 177 , 268 205,800 217)675 217,6753400 Food Services 6,333 7,065 7) 7 32 7,7323500 S tuden t Activities 32,542 31,470 43,336 43,336

3000 OTHER SERVICES TOTAL 234,643 262,378 289,418 289,418

41.00 Opera Lion 132,737 16J.,342 178,33] 178,33]4200 !'lain tenance 87,867 J.31,911 1-21,513 121.,513

4000 OPER. & !'lAINT. TOTAL 220,60 L• 275,253 299,844 299,844

5100 Empl.oyee Ret. P,:og. 14,788 J. 7,167 J.9,93J. 19,93J.5200 InsUri311Ce 26,256 36,520 43,559 43,559

5000 FIXED CHARGES id_ ,044 53,687 63 1490 63,490

6000 CO~lNUNJ.TY SEHVICES 1,500 1,000 1,200 J.,200

7000 EQUIPMENT 42)982 46,630 66 1°89 66,089

8000 DEBT SERVICE 380,368 380,008 331,400 331,400

9000 PROGRAMS I·J/OTii. SYS: 13,920 12,330 lJ., J.OO III J.OO

CONTINGENCY 39,100 33 1000 45 1°00 45,000

TOTAL BUDGf"I LLt,1'.l,060 b]68, ?:..?_~. l.-.Q~252 3,068,252

OPERATING BUDGET 1,97J.,l.J.O 2,307,637 2,624,563 2,624,563

PER PUPIL COST 1,191. 1.,302 1.,366 1,366

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B SUDBURY ASSESS!'JENT VOTED VOTED R]~QUESTED ASSESSED1.970 Jll?1 1977 J97?

Op~rati.ng Expenses 1,347,319.68 1,598,421.68 1,861,127.84 1,861,127.84Contingency 29,755.10 25,410.00 35,176.00 35,176.00Conununi ty Service 1,902.50 669.37 339.68 339.68Equipment 27,801.3<'1 37,021.41 51,086.80 51,086.80])(,bt Service 183,303.01 182,555.73 145,414.72 145,414.72

TOTAL 1,590,081.63 1,844,069.19 2,093,145.04 2,093,145.04

Finance CommitteE' Report: The total 1972 SUdbury assessment for the Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School increases by $249,076 (13.5'10) over 1971. The total operatingbudget, contingency funds, and equipment categories reflect increases of $348,585,\....hilc debt service decrC£lSCS by $48,608 in 1972. The 1972 operating budget increasesby $316,926 (13.71,,) over 1971 actual expenses. In terms of per pupil cost, thisbudget rcpH'scnts a 4.9'70 increase over 1971 cxpens(~s, from $1,302 per pupil to$1,366. This increase comp<.tH's favorably with the 9.3% increase experienced lastyear. Over tll(' past five y(',HS, the average per pupil increase has been 8.8'70 peryeDr.

The Finance COlluniLtee believes that UK School Committee has made tl significantstDrt this year at fixing and \'lOrking \\Iithin overall budg(!t guidelines. Continuedattention and ailheH'l1ce to these guidelines will be necC'.ssal:y to !i:aintain controlover budget increases. Hecoml1K'nd aplHoval.

Nr. 1"i.'3her furthel' reportC'.d to the meeting fOl' th(~ Fin<.tncC'. Committee as follo\..s:

The Finance Camilli ttee supports this budw~t and recommends approval of theSudbury ass{'ssnWIl t.

The 1972 ,1SS('SSlllcnt r'lt1.0 is 77.3, Sudbury, and 22.7, Lincoln, \..hich resultsin al1 assessment of $2,093,J45.04. This ,llllount is 26.3?o of the Tm..n's budget thisyeaL It \oJ<1S 26.4'10 last year.

Prior to the determination of the 1972 operating budget, the Regional SchoolCOllimittee \oJorlu,(j \,lith the Finance COTlnnittee to assign budget line items to categoric:;differentiated by the: amount of control that could be excl:cised over thelll. TheFi.nance Comrni. ttcC' ;mel the School Comilli ttee agreed on guide1incs for various cate­gories, and at its hctlr:i.ng, the Finance Committee \,'as saUsficd that the controll<lblcbudget i tCIllS have been n!ason<lbly restrained.

The largest singl(~ increase in items most controllable for 1972 was $1.7,250.00to cover nwintl'llance Ivork on ,HeDS of the building \oJhich have Iwd work clefen:e:d overpast years. The Finance Committc{' favors the adoption of a long rnnge plan to catchlip on deferred maintenance and agreed to this (~xpense as H first year step in catchinglip.

Finally, the cost per pupil increase for 1972 is lO\oJer than it has been forseveral years. The \\Iarrant Roport inclic,'ltcs a 1971 per pupil cost of $1,302. Finalfigures, including salary il1<T(~aSeS \.Jithheld during the phase one fn~e2e, \..il1 bringthe 197J. per pupil cost to $1,308, and the perpupiJ cost increase for 1972 to 4.4'70'

'I'h0 Sudbury ;Jsscssnwnl: for the high school increases in 1972 is approximatelythe same IHoportion of the TO\vn's total budget as last year. The School COllill,itteehas Lnsti tuted <I long l:ang(: plan for catching up deferred maintenance \oJhich has theFinnllce COllllnittee's support, ,1l1d the budgeted cost per pupiJ increase has returnedto a level Hhich compnres favorably Ivith tlw increase in the general. cost of livingfor the, first time in sevc,1:1.1l years.

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District Committee Heport: (Nr. IrUliam T. 1'laloney)

CHART C

1971 1972 $ INCR.

PUPI LS 1748 1921 9.9

OP. BUDGET $2,304,651 $2,62!t,563 13.0

COST/PUPIL $1318 $1.166 3.6'",~1308 $1366 4. 4~'r:::

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On this chart you can seE; « significant increase in the number of pupils, almostten per cent over past budget year. The operating budget is up a substantial fourteenper cent, but the actual cost per pupil is up about 3.5% from last year's budget and4.4% from last year's actual expenditures.

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This is a cllart of tllC increase in cost per pllpil over tile last ten years.In 1963 and L96/., the increase Has very small.. During the past thn~(' years \"e\"er0. catching up on our salary posi Lions. 1n 1972 Ollr per pupi) cost has droppeddOlm to ;1 !(;v(d that it has not seen in some years. \-10. hope 1"0. arc over the humpilnd that 1,'(' can see i.ncreases of this nature i.n the coming ycurs.

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This chart sho\"s, broken c!O\"n by line items, the al:eas in \Vhich the cost perpupil. has incre'lsl2d. The pl'inc:i,p,,!l increase occurs i.n the instruction account andin the operation and maintenance account. \-10. have instituted a four year plan forcatching up on some of the deferred maintenance items. The instruction account isprincipally teachers ' salaries,

We have not yet reached £lgreement.4',/. above the normal. step increases for a

We have budgeted an amount this year ofnet of about 6.8'7•.

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'l'lw returns are in from the State Department of Educlti.on on the school ,yeal"of 1970-71. This i.s the year in whicl! our last very slllJstantial pay raise tookeffect, and this chart shO\.,ls \.,llwre ,,,e stand in reJ.ation to au): compill~ison schoolsas a result" of that very substantial [Jay increas(!. He moved fl:OIlI eighth positionup to fifth position. \~e are r(,2ally dght in tlle! middlt, as there is very liU.Ieto distinguish betl.,lcen three towns. 1n spite of the l.arge si.ze of that raise,and the discomfitunc of the TOI,'n H(~cti.ng last ycar, \,'C are still in line with the­schools with 1,111ich w:; are comparing.

\\le feel tlwt our per pupil cost i.s in reasol"l<lble agH;cme,nt l.Jith the: cost ofliving this year and that our per pupil cost is wlwre \"c \,'ant it to be, \oJilh re::qwctto our comparative schools. \~c urge you to support the budgt,t,

Mt". Ray C. Ellis moved to amend the motion to read, "that tlw sum $1,948,000.00be raised nnd appropriated for the Sudbury portion of the Lincoln-Sudbury HegionaJSchool. DistJ:ict assessment for the calendar year 1972."

I.n support of his amendment, Me gllis stated as (oIIO\"s: Frn sonK: y(,ars 1have been follOl.,ling the relationship het\.,lccn tlw H(;gional lIigh School budget andthe elementary system budget, and I have been alllnlled at the inereasing costs o(the regional budget. The absolute amount in til(; cost per pupil has b(;cll increasingfaster than the elementary budget cost p<:r pupil. Every ye'ill" the r(~gi.ona) budget:has tradi.tionally passed the To\.JTI !'1ceLing \.,lith Vt,t·y li.ttle COllllJlent b(;c;Juse it isan assessment upon the 1'OI"n, \.,lhereils the elementnl:y school system has bee~n thewhipping boy.

The elementary system is eight grades, l.,lhereas the regional. system i.s only fOUl:.The elementary system has SEvcn different schooL; \\lith a pJ:i.ncip,d, for t;!;lch. !-Io\.,lcveJthe regional budget in admi.ni.stration bct,,,een 1970 and 1971 cxceeded the administra­tive budget of the elementary system. The cost of instruction, \'lhich is teadH!rS'salarics mainly, has been increasing also [IS a fraction of the ele!llentary system.Slowly and steadily, it has bel2n creeping up on the elementary's cost of instructi.on.

Line item 3000 exceeded the elemcmtary system budget betHeen 1967 and 1968.Line item 4000, llwintcnance of plant, last year (;xcccdcd the operation and mainten­ance budget for the seven elementat·y school.s.

The total budget, excluding the 7000 category, is approaching almost nine-tc:'nthsof the elementary school bUdget. If you include the 7000 category, the u~gional

budget last year slightly exceeded th0 elementary budget, Bnd this year is slightlyunder.

1:£ something is not done, the regional budget Hill continue to increase up\.,lard,far beyond the elementary school budget. There is no 'l'OI"n-'.,lide policy on educationcosts, and 1 do not believe there is any policy on the ratio betHel2n the regionalbudget and the elementary budget. There has been no overt coordination bet\.,lccn thethree school systems in preparing the budgets.

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It is strange that a t\"enty-eight billion dollar public education industry hasnot produced abundant evidence to sI101,' the differential effect of different kindsof schools, but it has not. That students learn more in "good schools", than in"poor schools" has long been accepted as a self-evident fact, not requiring verifi­cation. Thus the findings that schools Hith Hidely varying characteristics differvery little in their effects is literally of revolutionary significance. I believethat tl1G money should be spent at the elementary level, preferably at the very earlygrades, and I believe that the money is not I,'ell spent at the high school.

1>1r. Ellis' motion \"a$ defeated.

VOTED; THAT $2,093,145.04 BE HAISED AND APPHOPHIATW FOE THE SUDBURYPORTION OF TIlE LINCOLN-SUDBUHY Rl~GIONAL SCIlOOL DISTRICT ASSESSI>1ENTFOE THE CALENDAR YEAH 1972.

Article 8, 100 EDUCATION: 140 t-1INUTENAN REGIONAL SCI-100L DISTRICT

A BUDGET ESTU1ATED I~STINATED

EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED ASSESSED1970 1971 1972 1972

(pupils)

1100 School Committee 3,600 3,6001200 Supt. Office 54,700 54,700

1000 ADMINISTRATION 58,300 58,300

5000 FIXl\D CHARGES 4,700 4,700

8000 DEBT SERVICE 21,000 21,000

TOTAL BUDGET _~9-l.Q..QQ ~Q.QQ Jit;,l.Q_~

B SUDBURY ASSESSt-lENT('72 @ 9.66%) Ll48 1,573 8,1.l4 8,114

Finance Committee Report: Recommend approval of tbis early step at J:(:asonable costto continue development of the n0\" Ninutenwn Regional Vocational-Technical Hi.ghSchooL

Mi.nuteman Regional Vocational-Technical School District Committee lkport:(Nr. Alfred C. Cron)

This is the fi.rst full year of operation under this budget. Tlw budget forthe Di.strict is $84,000.00, and Sudbury's share is $8, 114.00. The District isstill planning. It i.s currently at the stage \~here it Hill freeze scheillaticdesigns tomorrOl,1. It l"i.J.l come to the TOI..;rn this fall for bonding, probably forthe school.

UNANUIOUSLY VOTED: THAT $8,114.00 BE RAISED AND APPRQP1UA'I'ED FOr<. THESUDBURY PORTION OF TIm NINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL-Tl~CllNICAL SCHOOLDISTRICT ASSESSNENT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1972.

Article 8, 200 DEBT SlmVlCE

EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED RECONMl~NDlm

1970 197J 1972 J.972

201 Loan Interest 75,000.00 38,135.03 50,000.00 50,000.00202 School Bond Int. 76,897.50 161,472.50 144,717.50 144,717.50203 Other Bond Int. 1,128.00 4,597.32 7,684.00 7,684.00204 Principal, Schools 215,000.00 435,000.00 435,000.00 435,000.00205 Principal, Other.s 18,000.00 17,000.00 52,000.00 52,000.00

TOTAL 386,025.50 656,204.85 689,401.50 689,401.50

Finance Commi.ttee Report: Recommend approval. All. except item 201 arc knOl..;rn expenses.Loan interest is based on tbe Treasurer! s forecast level of borrm.Jing and anti.cipatedrelatively stable interest rates.

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UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE TO\~N RAISI~ AND APPROPHIATE $640,000.00 ANDAPPHOPRIATE AND' TRANSFER FROM FREE CASH $49,401. 50, A TOTAL APPRO­PRIATION OF $689, LIO 1. 50 FOR THE LINE ITEl-1S AS RECOMMENDW IN THEIMRRAN'I' IN ARTICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUNT 200, DEBT SJ~RVICE.

Article 8: 300 PROTECTION OF PEHSONS AND PROPERTY

310 FIRE DEPARTMl~NT

310-11 Sa1arj.<:s310-12 Overtime310-21 General l~xp.

310-31 ~1aintenanc('

3J.0-51 Equip. Purchase310-61 Alarm Extension3J.0-62 AJ.arm Maint.3J.0-7l. Uniforms310-81 Vehicle Replace.

l!Q TOTAL

320 POLlCE DEPARTMENT320-11 Salaries320-12 OVU-Li.llk320-13 Clerical Sal..320-15 Paid Detail320-16 Crossing Guards320-21 General Exp.320-3J ~1aintenanC(:

320-41 Travel320-.51 Equip. Purchase:320-71 Uniforms

320 TOTAL

330 -21 Radios:330 -22 Hydrant: lknt:al

340 BUILDING INSPECTOR3L10-ll Salary340-12 Overt:illle340-15 Plumbing Inspector340-21 General EXlwnsc340-31 Veh:l.cll' Maintc~nancc

-350 DOG OFFICER350-11 SHLny350-21 Gcncrfd Expense

360 CONSEHVA'l'lON CO!'lI'-HSSION360-13 Clerical Salary360- 21 Gene ra 1 Expense360- 31 !>lain tenance360-41 Travel360-51 Conscrv,Jtion Fund

360 TOTAL

370 BOARD OF APPEALS370-13 Clerical Salary370-21 General Expense

380 EARTH REHOVAL BOARD380-21 General Expense

390 C1 VIL DEFENSE390-21 General l~xpense

390-31 Maintenance

)00 TOTAL

EXPENSES1970

222,05835,033

1,4484,8812,4771,469

1051,9145,065

274,450

176,35938,959

4,96J.9,5873,5985,695

12,58504

1l,193

~

265,728

2,02819,215

10,150395

3,0971,060

(HAS HIGH\~AY

1,0001,851

476669154n

31,500

32,891

1,624541

20

178

~

61Lu..4.Zl.

EXPENSES1971

258,40123,034

1,4164,8982,4941,408

1992,299

~

299,272

196,29122,168

5,64420,453

5,2929,40J.

12,35086

12,1973,158

287,OttO

2,49719,985

11,650340

3,2991,047

m;p'['.)

6861,966

548630157130

34,000

35,465

2,087688

14

82214----

REQUESTED1972

279,26337,OOJ.

1,5505,0002,6501,280

2002,515

17 1°00

346,459

209,55129,5721l,J.02

4,5003,59J.

ll,61217,440

20013,270

~

304,338

2,20020,545

J.3,200750

3,4001,175

500

5,7005,800

6001,650

300150

41,000

L13,700

50

100) )-.12'!.)751, 432

RECON~1ENDED

1972

294,00038,851

1,5505,0002,5501,280

2002,515

14,000

359,946

222,30035,0001J.,4204,5003,771

10,80013,800

2001.2,775

~

318,416

2,20020,545

13,000750

3,4001,175

500

1,0002,400

780l,800

300150

41,000

44,030

2,520865

50

350

1'-1r. Bishop of t:he Finance Committee moved that the ToW'n raise and appropriat:e$764,847.00 for the line items as recommended in the Harrant in Article 8 underAccount 300, Protection of Persons and Property, and that Account 320-11, Sal.aries,be decreased to $220,000.00, and that Account 320-12, Overtime, be decreased to$31,000.00, and that Line 320, Total, be decreased to $312,116.00, and that Line300, Total, be reduced to $764,847.00.

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Finance Committee !kport: The total recommended budget shO\~s an incrense of $104,815over lnst year due to the foUoHing:

1. Salary incn~ilse of 5/0 and stt~p rate :i.ncreas<:<s.2. Hiring of on<:< additional Fire Fighter, t\W Police officers and one Police

dispatcher.3. Increase in Building Inspector salary.4. Additional overtime for both the Fire and Police Departments.5. Hep1acement of four Police vehi.cles.6. Hq)lac8lllcnt of one 30 year old £iretruck.7. IncH!ase in Dog Offic(~r General Expense.

Account 360-21 represents an increase for professional services (land appraisal) tofacilitate the program of land Bquisition \~ith St8te subsidy ,,,hich may nOH proceedafter approval of the N;.lster Open Space P1Bn by the Stilte Department of NatuL1lHesources, as described in the 1971 Annual Town ~1eeting. The amount shoHn in thebudget this yCll' is !Ji.lsed on iJ long standing Finance Committee gui(hdine ,,,hichreflects a consistent historicBl. trend over more thelTl 10 years.

"h:. Taft, Ch,linnan of the! BOBl:d of Selectmen, moved to a1lK'lu1 the appropr.i,ationfor Accounts 350-11, Dog Office):, SalHry, and 350-21, Dog Officel:, General T':xpensc,to $4,350.00 and $4,800.00 respectively. He then l:eport.cd to t.he meeting for theS(d.cctmen ns foll(JI~s:

You ,,,.i.l J no te tha t the Fin,lI1cc Comilli t tee mo I; i on unde r Accoun t 300 reduced t.",oof the sillary account.", 011(-' by $2,:100.00 and one by $tl,OOO.OO. That HilS at therequest of the Board of Sd,e,ctmen since ,,'C' did not need that addiLionnl money andhlld not Hsked for it.

However, if we' ,;Ire to do ,~ll<'lt we have been charged by a pn:vious TOM1 Ne(,ting).n the Dog Officer area, W(, must hav() additional funds. The Dog Control By-l<l\\l thatthe Town voted at Llw Anl1lul1 Town i'1ceting last year nOI~ appears in Article V, Sec­tioll 3. It cov(~rs the hours of 7:00 A.rL to 8:00 P.rt. and requires that the dogsbe kept under control during this t:1.1ll(;, or the O\(fllcr is subject to a ten dollar fine.

The Dog Officc'r'" position, up until last December, I,'as held by Francis \\1hite,I,'ho ,,,a.s 111so the TO\m Building Inspector, Zoning By-lalv Enforcement Agent, Sealerof Weights illHI i'kasures, \~iring Inspector, Hnd h,1d miscellaneous other jobs. Atthe request of tll(' Assessors it H£lS agrced tlwt ~tr. \~hite Hould spend some of histillle helping them to gather the datH tlH'y need. At the time that work load IvascHlded, He agreed that 'v{' 'vould find an Assistant Dog Officer to pel:forlll the DogOfficer's functions, and \ve employed an AssistHnt Dog Off.i.ccr in December of 1971.

In 1971 then' ,,'ere slightly OV(J 2,000 licenscd dogs in Sudbury. \~e expectthis to go up probably by another 150 dogs this year. The Assistant Dog Officerprcsently gets about 180 calls per month from citizens who have sOllie problem,cOlllpLLi.nt, question or J:{~quest. In ~lddition, the Selectmen recently have gotter!some t(;lephone calls.

There arc 5011\(' tlvcnLy-fivc complaints actually logged per month. These arecomplaints on somebody Iwving been bitten or molc.sted by <l dog, OJ: a specifi.ccomplaint that can be n>latcd to a dog.

The nUlllb(~r of strays picked up each month is averaging about t\\lenty. It wasactually t"lcnLy-seven in January. Fifteen of these arc licensed dogs but arerunning l.oose, uncontrolled, ~lTld there is a request to pick them up. Five arestl"ays. The job is presently taking about ninety hours per month for thc AssistantDog Officer in addition to the filing of all rcports required to the county. Thes,llary for the job at present is $1,000.00 per year. This means about ni.nety-fivecents per !lour for tIle job.

In addition to the salary, there is also the amount of expenses. In line item350-21., Dog Officer EXIHmscs, th<'. Finance Committee hBs provi.ded $2,L100.00 for theentire year of 1972. In the fi rsl: three months He h,1\I0 ,1ctually spent $1,030.00,$200.00 of Ivhich is the retainer for LIlt: Buddy Dog Society. At this rate, \ve \vil.lmake it through about August.

If the Dog Officer is placed on a forty-hour \"N:k, recognizing that He aretrying to control dogs over ,l ninety-hour period, W: estimate that the activity forthe J:es t of th(' yea r \,li J I cos t $4,800.00.

\~e Hill actual.ly get back more than the $4,800.00. It Hill. go directly intogxcess and Deficiency, so He must still appropriate the $4,800.00. The money 'villcorne from the fines of ten dollars per dog picked up. The mmer has to collect hisdog, pay the ten dollar fine, and pay tHO dollars for each day it Has in the careof the TO\vn. If ,,'0. hav(' a true Stl";)y dog, the county reimburses us twmty dollarsfor the ten days it StByS in the care of the TO\vn. The Buddy Dog Society pays us

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three dollars per dog, <lud then it finds a home for all dogs. All these items willmore than make up the $4,800.00 in expenses.

Under. the $2,400.00 program that is proposed, a level of operation \"hich isessentially a token, it I"ill cost the TOIvn some money.

If the Town is going to vote a By-1m", then 1"0. really have to do somethingabout making provision to enforce it, albeit a limited amount of enforcement.Right no\" ,,,e lHlve not the mechanism to enforce the By-Ial". \~e cannot do it I"ithoutthis sort of minimal program ,,,hieh I"ould provide an <lnnu<ll s<llary of $6,000.00starting Nay first for the Assistant Dog Officer and an expense budget of $4,800.00.

After discussion, it was

VOTED: TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATlON FOR ACCOUNT 350-11, DOG OFFICER, SALARY,AND 350-12, DOG OFFICER, GENERAL EXPENSE, TO $4,350.00 AND $4,800.00RESPECTIVELY.

In Favor - 166; Opposed - 106, (Total - 272)

The presence of a quorum ,,,as questioned, and the !'Joderator proceeded to countthe voters, After the count, he announced that there \"erc 283 voters present andthat the quorum had been lost. [-Ie further announced that the mecting \Vas adjourneduntil April 4, 1972, at 8:00 P,!'J. in the same hall.

The meeting adjourned at 11.:23 P.!'l.

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Pl<oCEED1NCS

ADJOUHN1~D ANNUAL TO\<lN ~1EETI1'IG

April 4, 1972

The ~1oderator called the meeting to order at 8:07 P.~l. at the Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School Auditorium. lie announced that £l quorulIl l;'(lS present.

I-Ie then read l:1w Consent Calendar as distributed at the previods session.

UNANHlOUSLY VOTED: TO TAI(E UP OUT OF ORDER, TOGETI11~1{ AND li'1~1EI)IATELY, THEFOLLO'III.NC AI\TICLES ON TilE CONSENT CALENDAR: 9, 11, 12, 13, 32, 3~>,

41, ',2, 43, AND 54.

UNANH10USLY VOTED: IN THE IWHDS OF THE NuT IONS AS DlST1UBUTED.

(see individual articles for motions voted.)

Tbe Moderator then l~t'C;lpitlJlated the action taken the previous evening uncle)"Budget Section 300, Prou~ction of Per,sons and Property. He stated that since t\"Oline items had bet'n amended, the' totals under Budget 300 must also be amended andrecognized I'lr. Bishop, Chainnan o[ th0 FinanCE Committee, [or tlwt purpose.

VOTED: THAT TilE FIRST DOLLAE IrEl-l, BEING THE TO'rAL APPIWPlnATJON, BE Al-IENDEDTO REAl) $770,597.00, AND J'HAT THE LAST DOLLAI{ ITEl-1, BEING LINE 300, TOTALA/-lOlJNT, HE Al-lENDE)) TO HEAD .$770,597.00, AND THAT TilE IWRD "INCHI~ASEJ)" fNTHAT POR'j"l:lN BE CllANGW TO "DECHEASED".

VOTED: TllAT THE TOIIIN HAJ.SL~ AN)) APPROPRIATE $770,59i'.O() FOR THE LINE ITEl-lS ASHECONHENDEll IN TilE loJAIU~ANT IN AI,TICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUNT 300, PROTECTION OFPERSONS AND PRO:)ERTY, AND THAT ACCOUNT 320-l1, SALARIES, BE ]))':CREASED TO$220,000.00, AND THAT ACCOUNT 320-12, OVERT]}lE, BE DECREASED TO .$31,000.00,AND THAT LINE 320, TOTAL, BE DECREASED TO $312,116.00, AND THAT ACCOUNT350-11, DOG OFFICER, SALARY, BE INCREASED TO $4,350.00, AND THAT ACCOUNT350-21, DOG OFFICEH, GENEHAL EXP1~NSE, BE INCIU;ASlm TO $'1,800.00, AND THATLINE ·.\00, TOTAL, BE DECREASED TO $770,597.00.

Article 8, 400 111GI1UAY DEPART~lENT-------

EXPENSES EXPENS;~S REQUESTED 1{I~COl-l!'1ENDED

1.970 1971 1972 1972-----410-11 Commission Salary '-,575 1,600 1.,600 1,600l110-12 Sup t. SaInT)' 13,000 13,246 18,500 18,500410-13 Clericil1 Sillary 9,951 9,885 11,387 12 ,014410-21 General I::xpensc 2,480 2,328 1,880 l,880410-31 ~laint(,nancc It ,231 8,389 9,695 9,695410-41 Travel 10 131 150 J.50410-51 Office ~1ilchincs 3,05LI 2,298 875 900410-71 Uniforms 506 2,710 3,900 3,900410-81 Land Appraisal ( In 410-21 ) 1,300 1,000 1,000420-11 Opera tin!.; Salary 121,535 157,868 167,l144 175,816420-12 Oper. Overtime 17,307 20,803 19,666 20,000420-20 Road \;101'k 56,601 73,600 58,000 64,000420-30 Trees 7,419 7,t,,53 10,800 W,8001,,20-40 Landfill 22,996 4,675 4,000 4,440420-:>0 Cemeteries 2,620 2,545 500 500420-6l. Chap. Sl i'laint. 18,215 1.8,21.1 34,125 34,500420-62 Chnp. 90 ~1aint. 1. 7 ,000 16,818 17,000 17,000420-63 Chap. 90 Cons tr. 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000430 1'1achinery 127,603 90,%7 103,850 53,500460 Snm" & Ice l.9,810 67,128 83,000 8J.,000470 Street Lighting 15,050 16,324 17,2 l15 J.7,245

400 TO~rAL 526. 96~ :L~4.._,).7."?, £Qg.0}_~ 564,~40

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Finance Comrnittee Report: The 1972 budgGt reconuncnded totals $56/.1,440 or $10,161IUOre than that of 1971. This budget includc:,> purchase of heavy equipment that I~as

listed under a special \,'arrant article in the past and is shOlvn in the expensc columnof prior years in this WHrant for comparative purposes.

The prime reason for a small increase this year lies in the fact that all majorroad construction \,'ork, drainage projects and 1,'alhJays have been eliminated from thebudget and are special articles in this \",aJ:l_·ant. These l.Jill. be completed by outsidecontractors if approved by the TOIm. Failun~ of the Highl~ay Department to completeor even start projects of this type in the past fe\~ years bas resulted in the decisionthat this Hark can be bettel: handled on B contract basis. ExampL~s include Pratt!sHill J{oad, Hudson Road 1,'a1l(1"8y, and thc Butler Place l·mll(\~ilY. This budget providcsthat the HighH<lY Department 1~iJ.1 function primarily to do general road mainten,ll1ce,snOh' removal and landfill operations. $4,000 has been added to Account 4J.0-12 for:an additional man to monitor the contractors I performance. \-Je recoflunend approval ofthis budget.

Hr. Bishop moved that the TOlm rai:,>c and apprOprii.ltQ $570,176.37 and appropriateand transfer from the additional Cemetery Expense Account, $263.63, to total appro­priation of $570,440.00 for the line items as recommended in the 1,'arL"lIlL i.n Article 8under Account 400, HIG1-l\\lAY DEPAR'nlEI'H', and that Account 410-11., Commission Salary, berenumbered 410-14, and that Account 4l0-12, Superintendent's Salin:y, be l:cnumbered410-11, and that Account 420-50, Cemeteries, be increased to $6,500.00, and that line400, Total, be increased to $570,4[10.00.

1'lr. Heyer Davis further reported to the meeti ng for the Finance Committee asfollo\~s: Three years ago at the 1969 1'Oh'n Heeting, the Iligl1\~iJY Department requestedapproval for the start of a ten year program to reconstruct th(' ten I~orst rOilds inSudbury at a l:ate of one road per year. I.nitial. cost of this prognun \.;as set alapproximately $50,000 PCl: year and latu: rcvis(,d upl"n:d to a figure of .$75-100,000.00annually. During the fi.rst three yeal:s of this progl:alll, \oJe have comp1.(~tcd 1('5s thanhalf of Pratt's Hill Road, the fil:st road in the program.

\,lhen it bccallw apparent tlwt this I~ork could not be done by the llighl~ay J)C[Hlrtmentitself, outside contracting becaille the onl)' possible solution.

Articles 51, 52, and 53 in this Warrant are tl10 illitial ('fforts in tllis dl.rection.This committee is firmly convinced that this program is not enough to pl:evenL L!wmassive road detel:ioration t.hat is taking place in Sudbury today. Ik believe ilt thi ..;timc l an overa1.l plan for rellabilitating Sudbury roads js definjte1.y ill order. Weare convinced that if I~e do not begin a systematic program for preventative mainl(~n­

ance at once, within a f(:I~ years the list of roads for cOlllplQte H~construction \~ill

double or triple in si~e. We recogni~e t.hat a program of this type \~iJ.l cost. mOlley,but believe that i.t is in ol:der [(n: the Highl",l)' Lkparl.menl. to present to the TOHI1 anestimate of what this cost h'il.l. be and a plan for taking action.

\-Jc I,mul.d suggest that a positive effort be wade in this dixection in the next fn"months in cooperation \oJi.th all. others involved. \.Jc: consider this area to he one oftop priori ty and are looking forHard to a plan of procedures by the Iliglwa)' J)cpin:tmullat the earliest possible time.

\-Je recommend approval of this budget \,'ith reluctance. Not lwcause I"e feel thatit is too large, but because \.Je fet,l i.t is too smal1. to adequately nwet the higll\.Jayneeds of Sudbury at this time.

After discussion, ~lr. Taft of the Board of Selectmen l moved to ilmt~nd Account 41.0_11,Superintendent!s Salary, to $14,500.00 and n:ducQ the total under Account 400 to$566, 4ftO. 00.

In support of his amendment, Hr. Taft stated thLit the \VilY the \\larrant is d"[<l\·mand the Hay the Superintendent's Salary budget item is printed, it is quite concei.vablethat the entire amount of $18,500.00 could in fact be paid to the Superintendent of theHigh\Vay Departtlwnt. The detail budget sheets submitted by the HiglH.Jay Department shol"that $14,500.00 I,'as included for the Ilighl.Jay Superintend(~nt and an amount of $4,000.00~,'as included for what is called Inspection and Supervision Assistant for \,'alk\wys,roadHays and subdivisions. This \.Jas not voted under the Personnel By-la\V and is notprOVided for ,,'ith a job descripti.on. It is not appropriate to include a classificationof this sort Hithout those things having been done, particularly in vi.e\~ of the factthat the inspection of I,'all(\~ays, road\oJays and subdivisions HiJ.J. also be carried out bythe TO\vn Engineering Department and provision is made in their budget.

SevE!ralamendment.thE! Highl~ay

questions l.Jere raised concerning the figure under TotalThe Hoderator recognized 1'lr. Anthony L. Galeota, Jr. toCommission \"hile the difficulties over the figures \Vere

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in Hr. Taft1sgive a report ofbeing resolved.

HighHay Commission Report: (Nr. Galeota)

The IUgln"ray Superintendent's salary is revieHed every year by the PersonnelBoard. It must approve any raise that is given to the Superintendent. He \Vill notreceive any wore than the Personnel Board directs, and he Hill not be given anythingthat is not in conformity \Vith the Personnel By-laH.

It should be made clear that the $4,000.00 is to hire somebody on a temporarybasis, somebody Hbo ,,,rill not be covered by the Personnel By-law. The intent of thisman is to perform supervision in subdivisions. The policy of the Planning Board atthis time states that the High,,,ray Commission is in fact responsible for certaininspections and approvals.

The Selectmen have chosen this year to raise and appropriate money to conductthe constructi.on of the \ValkvlaY program as Ivell as the engineering and supervision.

He also have a $130,000.00 repaving project in the Tovffi in conjunction Hith theBoston Edison Company. He must provide supervision under our agreement "'ith BostonEdison for that project.

The $4,000.00 in question is to cover the saJ.ar.y of a man \Vho ",ill be capable ofdoing inspections of subdivisions, of the Boston Edi.son contract, and of the recon­struction of Uw remainder of Pratt's Mill Road, if the Tmvn votes that article.

The Moderator obtained unanimous consent of the hall that 1>1r. Taft remove hisoriginal amendment from thc floor and substitute a motion which resolved the diffi­cuI tics over figures.

After discussion, it was

VOTJm: 1'0 AMEND THE MAIN MOTlON BY DECREASING ITEl'l 410-11, SUPEEINTENDENT'SSALARY, TO $14,500.00, AND BY STIUKING OUT, HHERI~VER IT APPEARS, THE TOTALUNDIm ACCOUNT 400, $570,440.00, AND SUBSTITUTING TliEREFOR THE TOTAL,$566,440.00, AND STRIKING OUT THE TOTAL TO BE RAISED AND APPROPRIATED OF$570,176.:37, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR THE TOTAL OF $566,176.37.

After further discussion, and upon a motion made by Mr. Galeota, it ,vas

VOTED: TO A1'JEND LINE ITEI>I 410-21, GENERAL EXPENSE, TO $5,880.00, AND TOINCREASE THE TOTAL TO $570,440.00, AND TO lNCRI~ASE THE TOTAL TO BERAISED AND APPROPRIATED TO $570,176.37.

VOTED: THAT THE TOI.JN RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $570,176.37 AND APPROPRIATE ANDTRANSfER FROl>l THE ADDITIONAL CEMETERY EXPENSE ACCOUNT $263.63, A TOTALAPPROPRIATION OF $570,440.00 1"OH THE LINE ITEl>lS AS REC0l1l"JENDED IN THEHARHANT IN ARTICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUNT 400, IUGHIMY DEPARTMENT, AND THATACCOUNT 410-11, COMHISSION SALAHY, BE RENUMBERED TO 410-14, AND THATACCOUNT 410-12, SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY, BE RENUMBERED 410-11, AND THATACCOUNT 420-50, CE;l'lETERIES, BE INCREASED TO $6,500.00, AND THAT 1TE1'1410-11, SUPERINTENDENT"S SALARY, BE DECREASED TO $14,500.00, AND THATLINE ITEM 410-21, GENERAL EXPENSE, BE INCREASED TO $5,880.00, AND THATLINE 400, TOTAL, BE INCREASED TO $570,440.00.

Article 8: 500 GENERAL GOVERNMENT

EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTIm RECONl'lENDED1970 1971 1972 1972

501 ~;ELECTMEN

501-11 Exec. Sec'y. Salary 14,900 16,400 17,250 17,250501-12 Overtime 1.,749 964 J.,OOO 1,000501-13 Clerical Salary 28,146 30,369 34,372 36,402501-14 Se lee tmen' s Salary 1,600 1,600 1,600 J.,600501-15 Custodial Salary 1l,900 II ,459 14,820 J.4,820501-17 Admin. Ass't. -0- -0- 3,500 -0-

501-21 General Expense 6,284 5,141 5,700 5,450501-31 Tmvn Hall Mai.nt. 8,692 8,894 8,510 8,510501-32 Centre School Maint. 4,843 6,548 7,200 6,450501-33 Loring Parsonage Maint. 2,296 2,280 900 900501-34 Hosmer. House Maint. 2,356 1,000 1,500 1,250501-35 Office Machine Maint. 771 716 1,390 1,390501-41 Travel 796 696 1,050 1,050501-51 Equipment Purchasc 2,072 2,499 J.,960 1,470501-61 Data Processing 2,769 2,972 3,300 3,300501-62 Water Pollution ( In 501-21) 30 -0- -0-

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EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED RECO!'lMENDED1970 1971 1972 1972

501 SELECT~JEN

501-63 Drug Ac tion 1,771 1,492 500 500501_71 Out-of-State Tl:avcl -0- 199 300 300501-81 Surveys & Studies 509 218 3,500 2,000501-91 To\~n Meetings 5,555 5,993 ~ 6,500

501 TOTAL 97,009 99,470 114,852 UO,1'12

502 ENGINEERING502-11 Salaries & Overtime 31,363 33,822 52,000 54,600502-21 General Expense 6,139 1,996 4,500 4,500502-31 Vehicle Maint. 180 290 500 300502-41 Travel 246 259 500 500502_51 Equipment Purchase 802 1,095 6,300 {4,600

503 LA\~

503-11 Retainer 7 I 500 7,500 8,000 8,000503-21 General Expense 9,386 .5, Lj 27 5,850 .5,850

504 ASSESSORSSOLI_11 Ass I t. Investigator -0- -0- 10,000 _0_SOLI_13 Salar.ies &. Over time 11,491 13,766 16,000 14,664SOI4_lI-I Assessors Salary 2,SOO 2,500 3,200 2,500504-21 General Expense 1,077 .3,3J.0 3,250 3,250504-41 Travel 600 600 750 600

505 TAX COLLECTOR505-11 Collector's Salary 7,600 8,375 9,625 8,8~)0

505-13 Clerical Salary 8,571 10,348 1.1,01\9 J.0,59{1505-21 General Expense 4,523 2,640 5, ~)5 7 5,557505_41 Tr.avel 399 317 400 (400

506 TO\~N CLERK 6. REGISTRARS506-11 Town Clerk Salary {-1,250 {-I, 725 5,625 5,000506-13 Clel'ical Salary 11,308 14,643 15,93/-1 16,73]506-14 Registrars' Salary 400 450 LI50 L,50506-21 General Expense 5,810 5,914 6,510 6,510506-41 Travel 177 230 250 250506-51 Equipment Purchase -0- -0- -0- 7,000506_61 Elections 3,586 ~ 5,680 ~

506 TOTAL 25,531 26,978 VI,'1'19 <12,1421

507 TREASURER507-11 Treasurer Salary 5,400 5,825 il,500 6,1.50507-13 Clerical Sal.ary 2,441 2,969 3,200 3,200507-21 Genel~aJ Expense 992 957 1,3J.5 1,3 J. 5507-4J. Travel 250 386 LIZ5 LI 2S507-61. Tax Title Expense 90 J.30 650 150507-71 Note I.ssue Expense 194 1,115 300 300

508 FINANCE COMMITTEE508-13 Clerical Salary 694 1,1.93 1,500 1, 575508-21 General Expense 1.j()3 150 {-IOO [100508-41 Travel 76 36 200 200

509 MODEI~ATOR SALARY 90 100 100 100

510 PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE510_13 Clerical Salary 84 81 200 225510-21 General Expense 200 J.03 200 200

511 PERSONNEL BOARD511-13 Clerical Salary 473 800 1,000 850Sl1-21 General Expense 660 497 400 400

512 PLANNING BOARD512-13 Clerical Salary l,244 1,552 1,800 1,890512-21 General Expense 1,128 3,687 4,400 4,350512-41 Travel -0- -0- (In 512-21) 50

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EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED RECml~JENDED

1970 197J. 1972 1972

:>13 ANCIENT DOCUMENTS COM~lITTEE

513-21 -0- 182 100 100

514 HISTORIC DISTRICTS CO~lMISSION

514-13 Clerical Salary 33 -0- 200 100514_21 Genera 1 Expense 55 57 150 100

515 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMM. 668 619 1,000 1,000

516 MODEHATE INCOME HOUSING COM. ( In 501-21 ) 500 500

~) 1 7 REVOLUTIONARY BIeENT. cml. -0- -0- 100 100

519 TALENT SEARCH COHMITTEE 34 ~u 100 100

520 COM. TOWN AD!'lINrSTRATrON 6 46 200 200

521 HOSMER HOUSE CONTRACT ---..hQQQ 2,000 ---..hQQQ ---..hQQQ.2..00 _o~rOTAL 1lf+L;11 L~l.2Jl 315.762 )03.30B.

Finance Committee Report: For the most part, the budget reqm,sts for GeneralGovernment 3re reasonable, responsible, and consistent I~ith the general grol,lthtrend.':> Hithin the TOHn. There are, hOHever , certain items \~hich deserve speciala·ttention:

J.. \\112 recolrunend that salari.es [or Gl.ectcd officials be consistent I,lith past policyand current gui<!('1ines.

2. The major gro\"th in this budget is in salaric'.s I"hich arc covered by the Pel~sonnel

By-law.3. Any restructuring of positions or additional positions should be requested

through the COllimittee on '1'0\\'1) Administration and the Pc'rsonnel Board and notIll('rely by li.ne itcm increases in the budget.

Line items \"hich dc~serve special attention <Ire:')01-J.7 A budge,\: lill(! item is not the propel~ method for adding an assistant

to the TOI"n Accountant.501-9J. Each extr.'l night of tOI(rj) meeti.ng costs us -- the taxpayers -_ nearly

$1,00.502-11 The proposed budget recognizes the increased Horkload caused by both

outside construction contracting and current engineering backl.og.50l!-1.l A budget line item is not the pr.oper method [or adding an assistant

to the Assessors.506-1.1 This recommendation reflects a 5.570 increase in the present salary of

the TOM) Cl.erk and does not reflect a judgment on either the qualityor quanti ty of I,lork performed. Any further inCl:ease depends on thedesire of the TO\vn to make this a full-time position.

506-51/6J. State LII" requires the availability of three additional voting machines[or the Novelllbcr Electi.ons. Prudence dictates rental o[ at least threemore for a total of six addi tional machines. This means <l total o[tl"enty lll<lchines will. be av,lilable for the presidential election. Pro­jections indicate that if voting time i1verages three minutes or moreper voter that Haiting time l~iJ.J. be long , even with 20 machines.(Vote early and quickly).

Recommend approval of $303,308 for Gen('ral Gove.rnment.

~jr. Allan C. !'lorgan moved to amend by reducing line item 516 to zero and byreducing the total to $303 , 438.00.

In support o[ his amendment I Nr. Morgan stated that the To~~n has voted betterthan tlW to one against apartments in the strBl" ballot conducted by the I-lousingCommission and there Herc nearly 7 , 500 blanks cast for the Sudbury Housing Authorityin the recent election. It looks like at least t\"o-thirds of this Tom1 does not \~ant

apartments. Therefore, there is no need to appropriate any further money for furtherstudy of this matter.

After sOllie discussion , Mr. Da11Cls T. Hayes of the Moderate lncome Housing Com_mittee stated that all our research on the need for moderate income housing inSudbury has been completed. The $500 is not for us to continue research, but toreport our findings to the TOHn, so that the TOI"n Can take action upon any recommen­dations that \"e have made.

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Over our three years of operation, with tlw exception of two surveys, which wehave sent out to the To",n and \"hich were paid for out of the Selectmen's generalexpense fund, "'02 have asked for no funds from the TO\m of Sudbury.

Mr. Morgan's amendment ",as defeated.

VOTED: THAT THE TO\~N RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $303,938.00 FOR THE LINE ITEMSAS RECOMMENDED IN THJ~ WARRANT IN ARTICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUNT 500, GENERALGOVERNMENT, AND THAT ACCOUNT 506-61, ELECTIONS, BE INCREASED TO$1,110.00, AND THAT LINE 506, TOTAL, BE INCREASED TO $43,051.00, ANDTHAT LINE 500, TOTAL, BE INCREASED TO $303,938.00.

Article 8, 600 GOODNOW LIBRARY

EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED RECOMMENDED1970 1971 1972 1972

600-11 Salaries 41,718 49,599 5f;,984 57,624600-21 General Expense 1,229 2,536 4,660 4,660600-31 !'laintenance Expense 2,353 2,635 6,050 5,800600-41 Travel 76 136 500 350600-51 Equipment Purchase 367 -0- 550 1.70600-52 Books 12,997 16,748 18,905 18,400600-61 Special Programs -0- 127 750 750

600 TOTAL 58.740 2.1. 781 86,399 .§.hZ.dJ:±

LESS RECEIPTS:

State Aid -1,861. 75 -1,861.75 -4,727.80County Dog License Refund -2,227.13 -2,196.20 -3,755.07Trust Fund -1.,500.00 -1,500.00 -1,500.00

53,l.51.12 66,223.05 77,771.13

Finance Committee Report:the net" library addition.reasonable and reconunends

The increase of $15,973 is due primarily to operation ofThe Finance Commi ttee believes that this budget is

that you support it,

Mr. Bishop further reported to the meeting for the finance Committee as [01101,,8:

I urge the Town to pass this budget account now. This is a proper budget asreconunended.

There are some recent events. An old septic system failure in the GoodnowLibrary and flooding in the basement of the new construction cause an immediatesignificant financial problem. The Finance Committee, the Permanent Building Com­mittee, the Goodnow Library Trustees, the Selectmen, the IHgh\"ay Commission, theExecutive Secretary, the To\m Engineer, the Building Inspector and TO\m Counsel.plan to meet at 9 A.M. on Saturday in the library to \"atcb it and think about it.He hope to develop a plan to meet this crisis, and vle may need to change this budget.We may find a Hay to mee t it Hi thou t changing the budge to

As a precaution and in preparation for possible need to come back to this budgetitem, l>lr. Reutlinger, Chairman of the Permanent Building Committee, will file forreconsideration tomorrow morning in accordance Hith the By-la\"s. He mayor may notreconsider as \,,02 determine the need on Saturday morning, but \"e at least have leftthe ga te open.

The main point of this report is to let you know that you can expect to see amotion for reconsideration and what the reasons are ahead of ti.me. At the same time,I "'ish you Hould consider this budget item on its 0\V1l merits at this time.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE TOWN RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $77,771,13 FOR THJ~

LINE ITEMS AS RECOMMENDED IN THE WARRANT IN ARTICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUNT 600,GOODNOH LIBRARY, AND IN ADDITION, THAT THE TOWN APPROPRIATE AND TRANSFER$9,982.87 FROM THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS:

STATE AID FOR LIBRARY ACCOUNT - $4,727.80MIDDLESEX COUNTY DOG LICENSE REFUND ACCOUNT - $3.755.07GOODNOW LIBRARY FUND ACCOUNT - $1,500.00

FOR BOOKS UNDER ITEM 600-52 IN ACCOUNT 600.

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Article 8: 700 PARKS AND RECREATION

EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED RECm1l'·lENDED1970 J.971 1972 J.972

700-11 Salaries 27,268 28,196 35,500 32,300700-2J. General Expense 7,326 l,050 1,150 868700-31 l>laintenance 535 12,061 19,210 19,500700-41 Travel 500 167 300 200700-51 Equipment Purchase 3,845 6,108 11,961 7,947700-61 Program Expense 13,6'-+ 1 14,334 15,990 14.725

IQ9c TO)'AL ;u..lJ.l 0,9L\?, ~~L~.!.~ .z.)-,_2.f;LQ

Finance Committce Report: Recommend approval. Tbe Parks and Recreation Department1101." intends to put into effect its long range plan for further development of theHaymond Land as ,"ell. f.1S further improvement of Featherland Park. Thi.s requiresconsiderable addi tional maintenar1C0, equi.pment pUl~chas0s, and personnel. In additionto the recrention areas thClllselves, the department is also undertaking the responsi­bility of mOHing and maintaining the lillms of 1'0\",1 buildings. There is il 2n.increase in this budget as recommended. There i.s no question that all of thisprogram is valid and z:xcel1ent in concept. 'l'he reductions made fl:om the requestedamounts reflect our judgment on ho\.,., fast thi.s program should be implemE:nted.

UNANH'10USLY VQ'ITD: THAT THE TOVlN HAISE AND APPROPRIATE $75,540.00 FOR THELINE ITENS AS HECO~lNENDED IN THE \~AHRAN1' IN ARTICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUNT 700 lPARKS AND RECREATlON.

Article 8: 800 HEALTH

EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED RECOMNENDEDJ.970 1971 1972 1972

800-lJ Salary, Di n,ctoe 1j ,620 lOl765 12,000 12 1 000800-13 Salary, Clerical 3, 1'19 3,810 4,700 4,725800-l.4 Salary, Ani.mal Insp. 350 350 360 360800-21 Gc,neraJ. Expcmse 1,492 l,421 l,500 1,500800-3l Laborator'y ExpGnsG 758 1,367 l,500 1,500800_il l Travel 56 'I ftl 700 700800-:)1 Equipment Purchase: -0- 692 100 100800-6l SPl-INA 6,95<1 7,000 J.t~, 650 13,000800-71 ~losqui to Control 9,600 10,200 10,800 J.0,800800-81 Consultant Fees -0- 103 500 500800-91 Trini ty Mentill Heal. th -0- -0- 1,500 ~

~Q.Q.__IQ.T1\1 ,~972 36,l4~ ~23lQ ~_g_~J_

Finance Committee Report: The tHO areas of increase in this year's Board of Healthbudget are in the area of Sudbury Public Health Nursing Association f.1nd the Trinityrkntal H(~alth Center. The SPHNA is a non-profit organization founded in 1937 andadministered by il volunt<ll:Y group of citi.zens and supervised by a Nurse_Director.It is financed by the 1'01"11 through the Board of lkalth and through both schoolsystems l and by United Community Services and the fees Hhi.ch the association collects.The In'oposed total budget increase is approximately 7% more than last year1s actual.expenditures and represents an increase i.n nursing services for the citizens of theTOHn.

Trinity Hental Health Center appears in the budget for the first time this year.The centE:r is an out-pntient community servi.ce supported over 5070 by State Aid, <mdserves the mental health needs of nearly 200,000 people in Sudbury and nine surroundingtOIWS. For years Sudbury citi2{~nS have benefi.ted from this service and some patientshave received treatment \"ithout charge because they could not afford to pay. Ourcontribution for 1972 is based on the actual percentage of our use of professionalhours during 1971 and our shilre of the remaining costs of the organizf.1tion b<'lsed onSudbury's per cent of the total population of the ten tOlms.

\-1e recommend adopti.on of this budget.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE TOI~N RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $50,047.00 FOR THE LINEITEMS AS RECONMENDED IN THE WARRANT IN ARTICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUNT 800, HEALTl-I.

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Article 8: 900 VETERANS' I3EN[~FITS

EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED RECOHMENDED1970 1971 1972 . 1972

900-11 Agent r s Salary 1,000 1., 187 1,250 1,250900-21 General Expense 93 216 350 350900-61 Bencfi ts 19! 020 5,003 13, SOO 13,500

900 TOTAL b~~~-l &.~J:lQ~ J5,10D. 15,100

Finance Committee Report: Recommend approval,

VOTED: THAT THE '['miN RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $15,100.00 FOR THE LIN1~ ITEMSRECO~lNENDEJ) IN THE I>lARRANT IN ARTICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUNT 900, VETERANS'BENEFITS,

Article 8: 950 UNCLASS IF'lJm

EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUESTED RECOMMENDED1.970 1.97J 1972 1972

950-1J. Blue Cross/Shield 48, 745 59,539 75,000 75,000950-12 Life Insurance 2,859 2,947 3,100 3,100950-21 Fideli ty Bond 809 1,633 2,200 %5950-31 Casualty Insurance 35,938 4ll,594 46,885 46,885950-32 Insurance Reviel" -0- -0- -0- S,OOO950-41 Printing TOlm Report 7, tr09 7,557 6,500 6,500950-51 Memorial Day 365 6(;:) 1,000 700950-61 Veterans' Graves HZ 14,r) 200 200950-71 Fire Pension 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500950-81 Reserve Fund 47,lll1 59,328 60,000 60,000

?50_. TOT61,~ Ji!iLJUl1 L?1_._1J{i ,t2"t?.J.G.~ )"'~?"'.=.-~?~Q

Finance Committee Report: The Finance Committee ha:o subrnitt('d additi.onal. recommcn­dations to the Selectmen in an effon, to stabiJ,iz:e OUt: inSUl:ance costs, l.Jhile weare pleased that the Seli2ctrnen fo11O\"ed our suggestions of prcvious y(~al's, thedesired savings have not materiali%ed and \"e shall continue to I"ork 1..,1 th the Select­men in our effoJ:ts to hold the line on these incl:easing costs,

During 197J. the Finance COlilmittee approved the fo!.l.(wing requesLs fo): transferfrom the Reserve Fund:

100 SCHOOLSTransportationOperating Expense (Fed, Funds Not Hee'd)

300 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTYFire Department Ovel:timePolice Department - Paid Detail

- General Expense- Equipment Purchase

Radio ConununicationsBuilding Inspector - SalaryDog Officer - ExpenseConservation Commission - Clerical. SalaryBoard of Appeals - Clerical Salary

- Expense

400 IHGl-lI"lAY DEPARTMENTGeneral ExpenseHaintenance ExpenseSanitary Landfill - Salary

500 GENERAL GOVERNMENTSelectmen - General Expense

- TO\"n Hall Mai nt,

- TO\"n MeetingsTax Collector - Clerical SalariesTreasurer - Clerical Salary

- Travel Expense

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$1.4,009,008,987,33

{r3i. 6510,734,79

J., 561.1. 73J., 108.99

30t"OL!400.00700.00123,32360.00

70.00

J.,79 t,,1.2t~,500.00

4,000.00

500,00700.00792.66960,45120.00175.00

$23,076,33

15,801,52

10,294.12

3,248.1.1

600 LIBRARYGeneral ExpenseTravelBooks

700 PARKS &. RECREATIONEquipment

800 HEALTHCledcll SalaryLaboratory FeesTravel

900 VETEHANS BENEFITSVeterans Agent Salary

950 UNCLASSIFIEDTOlol11 Report

TOTAL 1\l'vlOUNT THANSFEJU{EJ)

988.2535.51

800.00

2,llO.00

zoo.ao600.00200.00

1,787.00

$ 1,823.76

2,110.00

1,000.00

1,787.00

Mr. Bishop further reported to the mceting for the Finance Committee' as fol10HS:

The rC,1.';011 for the increase'. to $1,100.00 in 950-21 is that ,.;e have actuallyr\~cc,ived <l bill ,,'hieh 1,1(' think i.s more aCCUl:ate than an estimate made prior to til('fi.rst: of I)cccTl1b(~r.

The rei)SOn for the removal of insurance n;vic;,,, is that th(~ Finance COlllllli ttee' ssuggestions, as noted in Uw comment under this budg(;t CAtegory, have resulted i.nSOIllC volunteers stepping fon.;ard, licensed insurance consultants and others, and \"eexpect to have some other people, donate time to the 'fOHn. The Selectmen plan to<lppoint a cO!l1l1litt('(' of three, and \.;e I,>ill have our insurance plan looked at and somc'profh;sionaI iHlvice conK fOl:\.;ard. 1I1e, bope to g12t the problull handled \"ithout the,)5,000.00.

The rei\CiOn for the increas(' in printing the TOI,1n Rqwrt is that hlith the printing,tha art work, tile pllotographic supplies and all oLlIe)" Ilroper cAtegories tinder 950-41,Uw bill" tHe .in ilnd they come to $7,255.00.

IlNANH10USLY VOTED: THAT THE 'ro\~N RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $195,7/;0.00 FOR TilELINE ITEHS AS RECO~jNENDED IN THE IvARRANT IN ARTICLE 8 UNDER ACCOUl'fl' 950,UNCLASSIFIED, AND TIlAT ACCOUNT 9')0-Z], FIDELITY BOND, BE INCREASED TO$1,100.00, AND THAT ACCOUNT 950-32, INSURANCE REVIElv, BE DECREASED TOZERO, AND THAT ACCOUNT 950-/;1, PRINTING TO\\lN REPOR'I\ BE INCREASED TO$7,2:)';"00, AND THAT LTN1~ 950, TOTAL, Bl~ DECREASED TO $195,7/40.00.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: THAT ALL SLARIl~S AND t-IAGE HATES PROVIDED UNDER TI-lIS ARTICLEBE EFFI~CTIVE AS OF APRIL 1, 1972, AND THAT ALL TRAVEL EXPI~NSES PROVIDEDUNDER TinS ARTICLE BE PAID AT THE RATE OF 10c PER HILE ONLY AFTER SUBNIS­sIaN OF PROp).m VQUCHEI{S, ON A MONTHLY BASIS OR PER TRIP, AND ON 111£ FORNAPPROVED FOR TillS PUHPOSE.

Article 9: To see if the TO\"n I,lill vote to accept anyone or more of the gifLs ofland, inten,st in land or Qasements, listed he 10\,,:

A) The right and easement to constrllct, reconstruct, operate, use and maintaindrain pipes and fixtul~es And drainage facilities over, across and through theparcel of land located on the corner of !'10SSMAN ROAD and IHLLIS IWAD, shO\"n ona plan entitled: "TOlvN OF SUDBURY MASSACHUSETTS PLAN SHOIvING DRAINAGE EASENENTOVER LAND OF BOUCHER", dated: Nay 3, 1971, by George D. Ivhite, TO\"n Engineer,bounded and described, acconling to said plan, as follo\,'s:

Commencing at the NOl:theastel"ly cornel' of the said parcel, thence runningS 22° 21 1 30" lv, 15.00 feet; thence by a curve to the right I,'ith a radius of25.00 feet, 3/;.2/. f('et; thence N 22 0 21 1 30" E, 39.49 feet; thence S 67° 38' 30"E, 20.00 feQt, to tbc point of beginning;

13) the right and easement to construct, n~construct, mai.ntain and use a ,.;alkHay andsidcI"alk, for all pUl:poses for ,,?hieb I"alb,'ays and sidel';<llks arc customarily usedin the TOI"n of Sudbury, ovet', across and through the property 01"!1(<<1 by JanetTouchette, located on the NORTHERLY side of HUDSON lWAD, ,,,ith said easement bei.ngbounded and described as shOl-'l1 on a plan entitled: "TOII1N OF SUDBURY HASSACHUSETTSPLAN OF HUDSON ROAD I~ALK\vAY EASEHENTS", dated: Janu<lry 26, 1971, by George D.White, TOHn Engineer, ,,,hieh plan is incorporated herein by reference;

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C) the right and easement to constt"llCt, l:econstruct, maintain and use a I~alk\~ay andsidewalk, for all purposes for I,'hich I,'alkl~ays and sid(~I,'a1ks are custol\lariJ.y usedin the 1'0\V11 of Sudbury, over, aCl:OSS and through the 1))'OIWt-ty o\"no<l by Hetsy R.Bakel:, located on the NORTHERLY side of HUDSON ROAD, \,'1.th said easement beingbounded and described as shOlm on a plan entitled: 1I'L'0I11N OF SUDBURY HASSACllUSET'l'SPLAN OF HUDSON ROAD IMLlZlvAY EASE!'1ENTS", dated: January 22, 1971, by Geol:gc~ D.Ivhite, TOM, Engineer, I,'hich plan is incorporated hc:rein by l:efcrcnccj

J)) the right and easement to constt"uct, reconstruct, mn.i,ntain and US(' a HaJ.kl"ily andsideHalk, for all purposes fOt" \~hjch \"a]lu"ays and sidQ\~alks arc cust.omarily usedin the To\V11 of Sudbury, over, across and through the property owned by I"l:anklin13. Davis and !'1arjorie Davis, located on the NORTHERLY side of HUDSON ROAD, ",j thsaid easement being bounded and described as ",hOlm on a plan entitled: "TOII1N OFSUDBURY NASSACHUSETTS PLAN OF HUDSON ROAD \,lALl(HAY EASEMI~NTS", dated: January 22,1971, by George D. 111hitc, TOHn Engineer, \,rhieh plan is incorpo[ilted hcr(>ln byreferenc8;

E) the t"ight and easement to construct, l-econstruct., Ilwintain and usc a \\'aJ.h"ay andside\o,'alk, fOJ: all purposes f(n h'hich 1,1I1lk\\'ays and si(kl,'alks an' eustomar.i.ly u:c'cdin the TOI\'n of Sudbury, over, across and through thc pt()p('rLy 0\\,])('(1 by I)ollaJd A.Garland <1!,d BeaLriu, G,1r],,1nd, l()cat(.~d on the NORTIIEASTEHLY side of PRATT'S ,\1J.LLROAD, \"ith 5aid eCiSelI10nt being described as fOI.lOh1S: ShO\vn on ,) plan cl1tit-lcd:I<TOI~N OF SUDBURY NASSACHUSETTS PLAN SllO\nNG EASENENT OVER LAND OF DONAL!) A. &.BEATRI.CE GARLAND", dated: July 23, 1971., by C(,orgc D. \~hi.t(" TO\"n 1':nginccT, andbounded and described as sho\~11 on said plan, \vhich i_s incorporated hen'in byl:eferencr, ;

F) an casement for bridle purposc;s in common l.Jith others l'I1Litlul thereLo, ov('r II

strip of land marked "20' Ivide, Bl:idl.e EaS('IlKnLfT Its shol>'l1 on plan t~ntitl('d, "LandCourt PleIn of Land i.n Sudbul"y, Nass., being iJ subdivision of Land Court Caseff4446A, for l~l:nest J. Ik,Vincent Build('l:, 1.nc." daLcd October 21f, )l)6() , by.josephIll. 1'1oon; Co., Inc., Civil Engineers-Land Surveyors, on file· in til<" Land RcgistriJ_tion Office as #44 lI6°, a copy of \,'hich is fi1('d in Lhe l\egistry of Deed.,; for theSouth Registry District of Niddlc.sc.x County, said strip bcdng part of Lots l7, 2l.and 26 on said plan;

G) a conservation easement' over a c(~l'tain pat:<:cl of land ()\~Iwd in 1,'ho1(~ or in part'by l~. R. Linn Builders, Inc., situated Northeasterly orf Ih:att's Nill R()ad, insili,d Sudbury, and being IllClrked "Conservation El.lsement on Land Court Plan ()IGlIQ"filed ~~ith Certificate of Title No • .1.27270 in Rcgist.J:ation Book 7()CJ, Page 1.20,upon the condition that the Casement I]n~a shOl"n on said plan s11<l11. be u.'ie<l forthe purpose of protecting and preserving (1)('1l spaces I~J.thin said TOIm and nobuildings, utilities or other structures shall be; ('reetc'd, pLJCcd or lwnnittedto remain ill, under or on said propcl:ty, except cons(~rviJtjon strucLures such ;}sbi.rd sheltu:s or bridges fOl: passage {)vc,r any l)J"ooks, (md that no cxci.lvation,filling or dumping shalt be done thereon, and no usc shalL be' made of Lilc ;out-faCt'of the pl:emi.scs except outdoor n~crc'i.lUonal and COnS(~I"Vatioll Uses, and no Ii vingtrees or other vegetation shall be cut or (kstroycd (;xecpt as may be nu;essary inthe conduct of accepted consc'rvaLion practices, and no mOLor [lo\"cl"cd vehicles ofany kind shall be permitted On said property except such as may be neCCS,C;ilry inorder to carry out the purposes of this grant; pl-()vidcd, !lOlvC'vcr, thaL l.lH' GrilllLorr<-'_serves the right Lo drai.n sur[acQ l"eltQr in, under 1llH! ,H:ross s<1id cC!st'lllcnt <in,,:!at the locations shol\'n on said plan, ilnd to lise said pl:unises fOl' all purposesconsistGnt Hi.th this g1:<ll1t;

II) a certain pm"cel of land located on the SOUTIl\~I~STERLY corner of Boston Post Roadand Nob$cot Road; containing approximately 238 square f('(~t; sho\m all a planentitled: IIPLAN OF LAND IN SUDBURY, NASS. TO I>E CONVI~YED TO TOII1N OF SUnBURY BYGIBBS TIRE DEPOT, INC.", dated October 15, 1971, by Gcorge D. \~hit(;, Town Engineer,and boundGd and described, according to said plan, as [olloh's:

Conunencing at a bound l.ocated on the SOU'l'llERLY side lilW of Bost.on Post Road,thence running by a curve to the right, 24.l3 feet; Llwncc S 3/-1

0 or) I S'.i ll \v,17.55 feet, thence by a curve to the left, 43.88 feet; thcnce N 88 0 27 1 50" E,J.7.55 feet to the point of beginning; meaning and intending to descd.be and herebydescribi.ng the pal:cc1. shoHll on said plan as containing 238± square feet;

I) an easement for drainage purposes ,,,i.th the ri.ght: and casement to construct, rc~COn­

struct, opel:aLe, usc. and mai.ntain drainage diLches, dra.inage pipes and fixturesover, across and through the land O\med by Ellen Jane Sicgars , located on theEASTERLY SIDE OF GOODl'lAN ' S IHLL ROAD and on the NORTHERLY side of BOSTON POSTROAD, shown on a plan entitled: "TOI"JN OF SUDBURY HASSACI-IUSE'l'TS PLAN SIWlnNGDRAINAGE EASEl-lENT OVER LAND OF SlEGARSlI, dated: Harch 29, 1971, by George D.White, TOI.;rn Engi.neer, Hith said easement bounded and described, accol:ding to saidplan, as follows:

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Beginning at a point on the NORTHERLY side of BOSTON POST ROAD, w'hich is26.00 feet SOUTHI~ESTERLY from the EASTERLY property line, thence

SOUTH 64 49 48 \~EST 20.00 feet; thenceNORTH 20 10 12 \~EST 11.8LI fect; thenceNORTH 83 27 1'1 \~EST 16LI.85 fGet; thenceNORTH 11 10 52 loJEST 21.00 feet; the neeSOUTH 83 27 [l, EAST 183 •.) 7 f cC:t; thenceSOUTH 20 10 11 EAST 24. 16 fe{~ t

to the point of beginning;

J) the right ilnd (;ClSemcnt to construct, reconstruct, operatc, use and maintain drainpipes and fixtures over, across and through the land OImed by James V. Cunningham,Jessie C. Cunningham and Georgia George, either individually or jointly, andlocatr,d on the NORTIIERLY .side of the BOSTON POST ROAD in said SUDBURY, shOlm ona plan entitled: IITOII1N OF SUDBUHY NASSACHUSETTS PLAN SI10\oJING DRAINAGE EAsnmNTOVER LAND OF' CUNNINGHAM & GEOHGE", dated: March 16, 1971, by George D. loJhite,'1\J\,~1 Engineer, I,lith said (,ascm{;nt being, for the most part, tl~enty feet in lVidth,and located as shOl\ln on sai.d plan. The eXilet boundaries and measurements of theland and the (,,,\sernent over, <Kross and through the land are ShOI~ll on said plan,\..:h.\cl1 is ineorporatuJ h(·rein by reference;

K) an ('a.semenl. ov(>r the land located on the EASTERLY side of ~lAYNAHD ROAD, OI..:ned byAustin S. Ashley and Ilarri.et H. Ashley, sl10lw on a plan entitled: "TO\m OFSUDBUHY i'li\SSACllUSETTS PLAN SI-lOI~ING EASEMENT OVER LAND OF ASHLEY," datul:February 7, 1972, by To\m of Sudbury Engineering Department, bounded and de­scribed, acconl.ing to said plan, a:i £01101\'s:

NORTHEHLYEASTERLYSOUTI·IERLY\\IESTERLY

by land of tile Grantors, 5.00 feet;by a curved line, by 1<'Jl1d of the Grilntors, 19.85 fN,t;by land of the Grantors, 5.00 fet't;by Nayl1ilrd Roae, 20.00 feet;

for tlw purpose of installing undergl:ound util.ity line or lines, through theparcel sl"tOl.;n on ,wid pL:l1l, and for the construction of <:In underground distributionbox or filci.li.ty for such line or lines;

L) the right and (,nst'lw'nt to construct, reconstruct, op('rate, use and maintain drainpipes and fixtures over, across and through the land Oh'lWd by Fred Egizio, Jr.,located on the SOUTlmASTEHLY side of CENTRE STREET i.n said SUDBURY, ,:;bol"n usLOT 33 on a plan entitled: ltTO\\lN OF SUDBURY ~jASSACliUSETTS PLAN SHO\~ING DRAINAGEEASE~1ENT OVE]{ LAND OF EGIZIO", dl.\ted: February 19, J.971, by George D. 1111it0,To\('n Engineer, l.;iLh l:lw C,lsement bei.ng t\olt:nty fet,t in \"idth and located as shoHnon s:dd plan;

(lr act on Bllyliling relative tllcreto.

Su IJmi t tcd by Board 0 f Se 1cc tillen

Board of Selectmen Hepol:L: Every year, through the normal. business of the PlanningHonrd, IHghHlly COlilmission and ConsQrvation Commission, various easements and piecesof land an' given to t!l(' TO\.;n for the purposes mentioned in the rlrticle. As a final;KLion, the TOIm ~k('Ling must formally accept these gifts.

Finance Committee Fkpol"l: There being no nppl:opriatiol1 required, recommend acceptanceof t.hese gifts.

UNANU10USLY VOTED: (CONSENT CALENDAR) IN THE 1,-IORDS Ol~ THE ARTICLE, EXCEPT INPARAGRAPH J, CHANGE "DRAIN PIPES AND FIXTURES" TO 1I0PEN STOBJl DRAINAGESYSTI~i'!" .

Article 10: To see if the 'I'ol..:n l.;i11 vote to continue the Noderate Income HousingCommittee until the next Annual TOlm Heeting; such committee to consist of five (5)members to be appointed by the Selectmen, and to complete the study called for byvote of the 1969 Annual TO\"n Neeting, or act on anythi.ng relative thereto.

SubrnittGd by the Noderate Income HOllsing Committee

Noder-ate Income Housing Committee Heport: The Noderate Income HOllsing Committee hascompleted its research on the need for and feasibility of moderate income housing inSudbury. It is no\" in the final stages of preparing a report to the To\vn on thissubject. In Order to publish this report the Committee has inclUded a request for,$500 i.n the 1972 TOIvn Budget. Assuming that this amount be approved by vote of this1972 Annual TOI..:n Neeting, the COIMlittee requests that it be al101~ed to continue tooperate in order to publish and publicize its findings.

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Finance. Committee Report: Recommend approval ",ith the understanding that the functionof this committee during 1972 ",ill. be limited as st<lted in its report under thisarticle to "publish and publicize its findings" as they no\" exist.

VOTED: IN THE \-lORDS OF THE ARTICLE,

Article 11: To see if the TO\"n \.Jill vote to discontinue the School Needs Committee,or act on anything relativc thereto.

Su bmi t tcd by the Commi t tee on TOIID Aclmini s t ra tion.

COllunittee on To",n Administration Repot·t: This article is presented for consi.derationof the TO\m at the request of the Mode.rator and Board of Selectmen. As appoi.ntingauthorities, the !'loderator, Selectmen, School Committee and Planning Board all favorthe discontinuance of this non~functioning corrunittee.

Finance. Committee Report: The last expenditure by this committee was in 1969. Thelack of need for the commi.ttee has been thoroughly demonstrated by its long, completeinaction. Recommend approval of this article.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: (CONSENT CALl~NDAR) IN THE \~ORDS OF THE ARTICLE,

Article 12: To see if the 1'o",n I~ill. vote to amend Section 15 of Article II of theBy-L,ms by amending the last sentence in Section 15 to read as fol.lO\~s:

"This section shall. not apply to any Special. Tmm Meeting held for the purposeof considering the approval or disapproval of an amount of debt authorized bya Regional Dis t ric t Schoo 1 ConUlli t tee, in accordance \.Ji th G0IW r a I. Laws, Chapter71, Section 1.6, (d), or held for an emergency purpose.",

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Board of Selectmen Report: The present by~lal~ provl Slon refers only to the Lincoln­Sudbury Regional School. District. This change is proposed because of the recentformation of the !'linuteman Vocational-Technical Regional District.

Finance Committee Report: Recommend a[)proval.

TOMl Counsel Report: It is the opinion of Tmm Counsel. that if tlw By-J.a\~ changeproposed in Article 12 in the Warrant for the 1972 Annual Tmm ~leeting is properlymoved, seconded and ado[)ted by a majority vote, it \"ill become a valid amendment tothe SUdbury By-laws.

UNANIMOUSLy VOTED: (CONSENT CALENDAR) IN TH1~ WORDS OF THE ARTICLE.

Article l3: To see if the TOIVfl \.Jill vote to amend the TOIm By-1m".') by renumeringSections 1 through 16 of Article II as follows; Section 15 to become Section 1,Section 4 to become Section 2, Section 1 to become Section 3, Section 2 to becomese.ctiol1 4, Section 3 to become Section 5, S(,ctions 5 and 6 to become Section 6,Section 14 to become Section 7, Section 6A to become Section 8, Section 8 to becomeSection 9, Section 16 to become Section 10, Section 7 to become Section ll., Section10 to become Section 12, Section ll. to become Section 13, Se.ctiOl1 13 to becomeSection 14, or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Committee. on TOlm Administration.

Committee on Town Administration Report: The CTA is requesting a renumbering ofthe sections contained under Article II of the By-laws in order to [)lace them in asensible reading and events order.

Finance Committee Report: Recommend approval.

TOim Counsel Report: It is the opinion of TOMl Counsel that if the By~law changeproposed in Article 13 in the Warrant for the 1972 Annual Town Meeting is properlymoved, seconded and adopted by a majority vote, it wi.l.l become a valid amendment tothe Sudbury By-la~"s.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: (CONSENT CALENDAR) IN THE WORDS OF THE ARTICLE.

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Article 14: To see if the Tovm \",ill vote to amend Article V, llpublic Safety", of theBy-laws by deleting, in Section 12, the \",ords "Board of Selectmen" and replacing them\",ith the \",ords "Highway Commission ll , or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Committee on TOI",n Administration.

Committee on Town Administration Report: This By-lal", change is submitted in order tobring into conformity all by-laws regulating the operation of our sanitary landfillby placing the authority for that operation and regulation under the operatingauthority of the Higl1\",ay Commission.

Finance Committee Report: Reconmlend approval.

Town Counsel Report: It is the opini.on of Town Counsel that if the By-lal", changeproposed in Article 14 in the Har.r.ant for the 1972 Annual Tmm Heeting is properlymoved, seconded and adopted by a majority vote, it will become a valid amendment tothe Sudbury By-lalvs.

UNANU10USLY VOTED: THAT THE TOI"lN AMEND ARTICLE V, "PUBLIC SAFETY", OF THEBY-LAI"lS BY DELETING, IN SECTION 12, THE loJORDS llBOARD OF SELECTMEN"AND REPLACING THEM 1..1ITH THE I,)'ORDS "HIGIHoJAY COI'J!'lISSION".

Article 15: To see if the Tmm Hill vote to amend the Tmm By-lal"s, Article V,entitled: "Public Safety", by adding a ne,,,, Section 17, to read as follows:

"Section 17. All excavations for determining I....ater table elevation,permeability of earth material, water percolation or simi 1ell: mattersleft unattended, shal.l be filled in, covel:ed or protected by fencingmaterial to prE!vent persons from becoming injured or endangered thereby, ",

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Board of Selectmen Report: Open excavations, usually holes up to 8 feet in depthdug by a backhOE!, are a serious hazard, especially to small children. Although theBoard of Health, Pll1nning Board, and Bu.ilding Inspector make evel:y effort to minimizethis hazard, 11 by-laH provision is needed making it mandatory that the public isprotected, Presently, over 200 such holes are excavated each year i,n Sudbury,fr.equently in the mor.e remote parts of tOlm.

!'lr. Taft furthel: l:eported to the meeting for the Board of Selectmen as fol101,'s:

For several years, the Board of Heal th Agent has been taking car<'~ to see tha tthe excavations that are dug for their requirements for septic drainage purposes totest the subsurface soil and ' ....ater table are filled in immediately. ThaL i,s not theproblem. 1..112 are mainly concerned I",ith and I"hy "'to need the By-law is that before asubdivider or developer \",ill buy a pi.ece of land from an OImer in Town, he I",ant:-; tosee what the soil. is like. He frequently digs it up and leaves the hole so the nextperson can come back and look at it. Unfortunately, t.h(~s(~ holes arc frequently inthe Noods, in the backland, a,,,,ay from houses, loJc have had some cases where childrenhave fallen into them and almost: drowned. There is frequently \"ater in the holes,and they are very difficul t to get out of. It is i.mportant that '''12 have a By-1m",to require these holes either to be fenced properly, covered or filled in, and notleft unattended.

Finance Committee Heport: As a result of our public hearing on this article, ' ....eexpect the motion to require attendance at, cover of, or fencing of all unfillednarrow excavations (not open foundations), and recommend approval of such animprovement to the By-1al",5.

Town Counsel Report: It is the opinion of Town Counsel that if the By-l.aw changeproposed in Article 15 i.n the loJarrant for the 1972 Annual Tmm Neeting is properlymoved, seconded and adopted by a majority vote, it l"i11 become a valid amendmentto the Sudbury By-lm",s.

VOTED: THAT THE TO\oJ'N AMEND THE TO\oJ'N BY-LAI"lS, ARTICLE V, ENTITLED: "PUBLICSAFETY II , BY ADDING A NEloJ SECTION 17, TO READ AS FOLLOloJS:

"SECTION 17. ALL EXCAVATIONS FOR DETERNINING loJATER TABLE ELEVATION,PER!'lEABILITY OF EARTH MATERIAL, HATER PERCOLATION OR SINILARMATTERS LEFT UNATTENDED, SHALL BE FILLED IN, COVERED OR PROTECTEDBY FENCING MATERIAL TO PREVENT PERSONS FROM BECOMING INJURED ORENDANGERED THEREBY!!.

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The !'loderator recognized Hr. Taft of the Board of Selectmen I"ho moved thatafter the completion of the debate on Articles 16 and 17, 1"12 vote on them by secretballot.

He stated that as soon as this motion is dispensed \\'ith, the Moderator \\'i11announce that Articles 16 and 17 Hill be considered together. They relate to thesame issue. One is the provision of a ne\" By-laH covering the Police Departmentand more specifically, the appointment of the Police Chief. The second articlerefers to a r<~quest and authorization from the TO\m to petition the General Courtto remove the position of Police Chief from Civil Service. The reason for havingthis motion first is best stated by reading a sentence from the TOI.;rn Heeting Timehandbook as folloHS: "A voter in open tOI-'!1 meetings should be permitted to votein secret particularly on issues affecting municipal employees so that they may notbe in a position to re\>Jard or punish him for his vote".

VOTED: THAT AFTER COMPLETION OF THE DEBATE ON AHTICLES J.6 AND 17, HE VOTEON THEM BY SECRET BALLOT.

The Moderator Bnnounced that Article 16 \",as before the hall. Articles J.6 and17 will be discussed together, and they Hill be voted upon together by one secretballot I"hich IlBs already been prepared.

Article 16: To sec if the 'I'OI,'n I"ill vote to amend the TOIm By-1m" by adding a nC\,'Article V(B) to read as £01101"5:

"ARTICLE V(I~)

POLlCE DEPARnlENT

Section 1. There shall be a Police Dep"lrtment i.n the TOIm of Sudbury,lIluler the direction of the Board of Selectmen, Idlo shall appoint a Chiefof Police and such other police officers as they deem necessary.

Section 2. The Chief of Police shall make suitable regulations governingthe Police Department and the personnel thereof, subject to the approvBlof the Selectmen. The Chief of Police shall be in imlllediBte control. ofall property used by L:!w Depat"tment and of the police officers, \,1ho shBllobey his orders.

Section 3. The Chic,f of Police shall be appointed by the Board ofSelectmen for an indefinite tel:lll. The Chief of Police can onl.y beremoved fol.' cause, after a public heari.ng.

Section 4. Nuthing in this Hy-l.BW shall. be construed to conflict \",iththe Civil ServiC(~ l.aHs of thG Comtnom"ealth of Hassachusetts. lI ,

or act on anything n,lative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

(For the vote under this article, see page 198.)

Nr. Toomey of the Board of Selectmen moved that the TOM) amend the To,,,n By-la\,'sby addi.ng a ne\" Article V(B) to read as printed in the Article 16 in the \\larrant f01"this meeting.

Board of Selectmen P1ajority Heport: (Nr. Toomey)

In September of 1971 \"e had a series of retirements from the Police Department,Chief NcGovern, Sgt. \';l1i te and a month later, Sgt. Ryan. It necessitated a numberof changes, temporBry appointments. \';e found thBt ,,,ith these retirements, He hadt,,,o supervisory officers left, Sgt. Lombardi and Sgt. Lembo.

In checking ,,'ith Civil Service, He found that i.n order to have a Civil Serviceexam for Chief, it ,,'auld require four sergeants. Not having the four sergeants, ,,,eHould drop do\\'n to the patrolman level. So, any permanent member of the SudburyPolice Department, having served for one year or more, Hould be eligible for theChief 1 s exam.

As you knOl" , \"02 submitted an article in the fall TOIm Neeting to remove theChiefts job from Civil Servi.ce. \';e felt that, I,'i.th just t'm supervisory officersleft, the Selectmen should be able to go and intervie\" everybody in the Department,including these tHO officers, but look elsc\\'here for a Chief if need be. Thearticle did not carry.

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A few things have happened since then, and this is the reason \~e submi.tted theBl·ti.cle. There bas been a changG in tlw State 18\~ that makes it mandatory for theSelectmen to pay the Chief of Police a fixed amount. In our TOim, it is L8 timesthe highest paid patrolman. IHth our ne\,' salary schedule, the Chief's ne\~ salaryis $17,716.00.

I~e feel the Town deserves the best Chief \,'e can find. Ih'- feel \~e have possi­bili ties for a Chief in our Department right now, but \~e still feel, for a sala1:ylike this, we should havC'. the best man \~e can possibly find.

The Chief I s right of appeal l~as the one big issue in the fall TO\m Heeting.People did not feel that the Selectmen \~eH: protecting the Chief properly. TO\~n

Counsel has ruled that under Article 16, the Selectmen \"i11 appoint the Chief foran indefinite period. The Chief could be removed only by a shO\~ cause headng.If the chief did not agree \,lith the findings of the Selectmen, he has a right ofappeal to Superior Court.

Under Civil Service, the Chief \,'ould have a shO\~ cause hearing \~ith the Select­men if there \,'as a problem. His appeal Hould be to Civil Service.

Article 17 me1'E1y gives us the right to petition the cour.t. \~e spell out toyou I,'hat we arE going to petition for in the article, so that \"e l"i11 not come backto you if it is passc(l. \\102 ,,'ill petition thE: General Court to remove the Chief I sjob from Civil Service.

\112 urge YOUl~ support ofin our Department, but: ,,'C doand get the best !han for tlw

this article.not want to bejob.

Ik feel h'e hav(; capabilities of chiefsrestricted. Ik I,'ant to be able to look

The Hodel:ator then stated that since I"e are going to vote on both Article 16and Article 17 on the same secret bHllot, ,~e must have two motions on the floor atone time. He recogni2cd Mr. Toomey of the Board of Selectmen ,,,ho moved that theTown authori2e and direct the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Coun. ofl'1assachusetts to enact a special 1m,' as printed in Article J.7 in the l\larrant forthis meeting I~ith the notation that the Selectmen are not required to pre,scnt anadditional draft of ,such legislation to the 1'01"11 Heeling before submitting it tothe General Court.

Article 17:Selec tmen tospecial lal":

To see if the To\m Hill vote to autbori2e and direct the Board ofpeli tion the General Court of l>lassachusctts to enact the follol,'l.ng

nAN ACT PROVIDING THAT TilE CIVIL SlmVICE LA\~ AND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OFLA\~ RELATING TO TENURE SIIALL NOT APPLY TO THE POSITION OF' CIiIEF OF POLICEOF THE 'ro\~N OF SUDEUR Y•

SJ~CTION L Section 9A of Chapter 30 and Chapter 31 of the. General. La'~s

shall not apply to the posi tion of Chief of Police of the To\.Jl) of Sudbur.y.

SECTION 2: Chap tel: 86 of the Acts of 1950 is herEby repealed. 'l ,

and the Selectmen are not required to present an additional draft of such legislationto the TO\m ~Je('.ting for appl:oval before submitting it to the General. Court, or ticton anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

(For the vote under this article, S8e page 199.)

Board of Selectmen Minoritv Report: (Mr. PO\~ers)

\~e have discussed this before at great length. In fact, this was one of theissues which caused the calling of the Special TO'Im Meeting in the falL \~hen wewere through \"ith that di,scussion, \"e voted, and the vote '"as clear. But here \"eare again, months later, \,'ith our police officers still i.n doubt as to \"hat theirfuture ,,,ill be, still debating and still argui,ng a matter on which He have alreadyacted. If there is something that is going to mnke life difficult for TO\m Meeting,it is this kind of approach.

\~hat is proposed here is to remove the office of Chief of Police from CivilService, to substitute for the l:egular l>lassachusetts Civil Service Conunission treat­ment of a Civil Service position, a Town Personnel By-la\,' subject to the \,'hims andchanges of that type of arrangement. In addition, you would be authorizing theSelectmen to petition thC'. General Court to enact a special law \"hich they are notrequired to present to you before submission.

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We get dOim to one very simple question: Is our Police Chief, the head of oneof our major protective depElrtments, going to be accorded the freedom, the pOi-Ter andthe authority to control his department as his professional judgment see,s fit, oris he going to be, for all time, a captive of the political I,'him of a majority ofthe members of the Board of Selectmen7 I do not believe, particularly in a suburbanto,\II1 such as ours that is filled i.Jith many delicate questions and very many delicateproblems, that it is \.Jise not to give the Police Chief the full pm"er that he needsand the freedom that he needs to make the kinds of (k;cisions for his depal"trnent thathave to be made. 1 think he must be freed once and fOl" all. frail! interference. 1can assure you that if you pass these tlW articles, you I,'ill be tying his hands, andhe i.Jill not be his OHI1 man. l1e \.Jill not be the kind of professional you i.JanL

I'lr. Toomey has indicated that He certainly have sufficient material I"i thin thepresent Sudbury police force to find a Chief of Police, and I think those of you Hhohave seen our police force coneUl- i.n thilt. IJe have one of the better police forcesin the CommonH<~alth for tOi""S of this size and one, which in terms of its perfonnanu~,

i.s considerably better than most. 1 see no reason ",hy nOI.J, aftet- a period of more thana decade, He should return to the dark ages of Selectmen-controlled police chiefs.

IJhen you vote on tlwse articles, and I hope you vote "no", 1. hope YOll thinkabout the importance of the sensitivity of the job of Police Chief. 1 hope you thinkabout the reasons why unfettered and unaltered professional judgment is a very \"iS0thing to protect. I can assure you that the hal.lmark of an i.ntolerable situati.on isa mistake Hhich some communiti.es have made, and tlwt mi.sulke i.s not to gi.ve thei.rPolice Chief the kind of security he needs to command his llIen.

Regardless of the outcome of the vote on these articles, l.Je have '<ll.n~ady gonealmost five months in a situation I"here nobody knol,1s \.Jho the rcal Chief of Police is.He have an cxu,],lent acting Chief of Pol.iu<, but lw is Jike an ambassador \(Iitholltportfolio -- a vel:y difficult !>ituation and a very diffi.cult situation fOJ: the moraleof the men underneath him.

l~ven if you vote dOlm these tl.JO articles tonight, and we proceed, as I hopeHill, for the posting of the Civil St,rvice examination, it will be months beforeexamination \"i11 be held, and this in(kcision I,'ill continuc during those months.urge you not to prolong this any longer than I.J(-~ have to.

We voted clearly once. I hope \"C \"ill n,inforn' llwt opinion.

Finance Committee Report (Article 1.6): ReCOllu-nend approval.

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Finance Corrunittee Re.port (Article 17): lkconunend approval. of this article to gi.vethe Selectmen the authori.ty th(~y should have to select the best man they can obtainto carry out their responsibiliti.es. If this articlc docs not pass, the Selectmenmust select the Chief of Police; from h'ithin the lHcsent departnwnt. lf thi.s articledoes pass, the Selectmen~ select the ChiQf from \"ithin the department or \Vhereverthey find him. There is broad financial impact on the TOi"n from Llw capabilities ofthe man the Selectmen are able to select as Chi.ef, in terms of the amount and quali tyof police protection provided, as \.Jell. as the operating efficiency of the enti.n­department in the use of all operating and capital expenditures. In no h'lly does thisarticle eliminate current members of the departwmt from consideration for the posi­tion of Chief.

Town Counsel Report (Articl.e 16): It is tlw opinion of 1.'ol.Jn Counsel that if theBy-lm.J change proposed in Article 16 in the \Jarrant for the J.972 Annual Town MQ.(~ti.ng

is properly moved, seconded and adopted by a majority vote, i.t Hill beconl(~ a validamendmen t to the Sudbu ry By- laws.

Consent i.Jas granted for Officer Ronald Nix, a non-resident member of the SudburyPolice Department, to address the meeting.

SUdbury Police Association Report: (Officer Nix)

It is the contention of the Sudbury Police Association that Articles 16 and 17i"ould tend to undennine the moral.e and effectiveness of the Sudbury Police Department.It is our contention also that thc:re is ample personnel in the Department capable offilling ::he Police Chief's job. iole feel that the actions of the presQ.nt Police Chiefand all his effOrts since he has been in office speak for themselves.

He have one-thi.rd of the present Police Department that has over ten years ofservice. I bel.ieve that speaks for itself. Four of these members are Horking fora degree in criminal lill.J. \~e have one man presently that has a bachelor of sciencedegree in criminal. lm.J. He is also Harking tOl.Jards his master's degree. Thisparticular member has Harked ten years for this degree going nights. He feel thati.f the TOI\II1 is to try to go elsGt"here to look for outside tal.ent, it Hould definitelyundermine the morale of the Department.

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Hhat isthat they

He believe that the problems that surrounding to\\lns have had speak for them­selves too. The To\.,rn of Ashland, \,'herc tlw Cbief's job is not a Civil Serviceposition, h<:ls had three Chiefs in a four year period. In the TOHn of \~ayland, thesame situation exists, four Chiefs in <:l three year period. They recently had anexamination Hhere they did go nationwide for a Police Chief, and they had to takethe sixteenth man on the list. This particular man did not even meet the require­ments that thEy had S(,t forth.

\~e belic;ve that the article as Hd tten in the '['0\V11 Warrant is alarmingly vague.It ,~ays, "under the din~ction of the Selectmen, \"ho shall appoint the Chief ofPolice". 1 do not knO\" \"hat qualifications they shall. set forth. Civil Servicehas an excell(mt examination, ilnd thE Sudbury Selectmen nOH do have a choice of theman they pick for the job. They hilve to pick one of the top three.

In Section 2 of Article 16, the Chief of PolicCo "shall make suitable regul<:ltionsgovErning the Polic« lkp<lrtnwnt and the personnel thereof, subject to the approval ofthe Selec.tl11cn". This suggests to Ill(' that since the Board of Selectmen arc electedofficials l and under this article \wuld apprOV0 the rulc,s and regulations of theDepnrtmcnt l it \"ouLd be fea,,;ible that the rules Hnd regulations of the Sudbury PoliceDepartment \"ould change every time there \"as a change in the Board of Selectmen. Ido not sec how the Police Department could operate efficiently under those circum­stances.

It also mentions that the Chief of Police shall be removed for cause.cause'! Cause could mean anything. 1 bel ieve the <lrticle is too vague anddo not set down any guidelines.

J. t is the hop<' of the Sudbury Police Association that the To\vn \..-rill vote thesearticles dm"n.

After considct"<lbl<' discussion, the Moderator stated that therc is a practicalproblem sinCe it is getting close to 1.1:00 o'clock. It Hould be very unfortunateif everything that \"c are doing nm" is <l nu1J.ity because we take the ballot and duringthe count He should J.OS0 a quorum.

Upon the Moderator's requcst for and r<,ceipt of a motion and second, it \,'as

VOTED: THAT THE ~1EETING REHAIN IN SgSSlON AF'TgR 11: 00 0' CLOCK FOR THE PURPOSEOF TAKI.NG UP ART] CLE 18 AND FOR THE PURPOSJ~ OF ANNOUNCI.NG THE lU~SULTS OFTlH~ BALLOTING ON AI~TICLES 16 AND 17.

Nr. Bertram S. \~cinstein then moved the question, and the Moderator determinedby <l sI101,' of hands that the motion passed by more than the required two-thirds vote.The Moderator then instructed till' lwll on the voting procedure l and the ballots forArticles 16 and 17 \,'l'1'(: distLibutcc1. He appointed the follo\"ing ballot tellers:ThelmD C. Patterson, />1urieJ J. NeJ.son, Mal:y Jane Hillery, and Jane F. Gillespie,and s\"ore them to tlw [i.lith[uJ. [Jcrfonnance of their duties. After the ballots hOldbeen marked, placed in the boxes provided and returned to the Moderator, he announcedthat the b,..d10t was dosed and proceeded to place Article 18 before the 11<111.

Article 18: To SC'(; i[ the TO\vn Hill vote to amend Article XII of the TOIvn By-law;,entitled: "TO\vn Property", by adding a nm,' Section 2., to reOld as follows:

"Section 2. Sale of Tax POss()ssion Property. The Selectmen are herebyempowered to seE at public auction all or any of the 'l'0\V11 propertyacquired by virtul' of sale [or non-payment of tilxes, \"hich sales havebeen confirmed by tl10 Land Court or the Tax Commissioncr, and they areauthorized to give deeds thel:(~for.

The Selectmen shall, not less than t\,'enty-one d<:lys before such sale, filea notice thereof \"ith the TOI,TIl Clerk, ,,,ho shall post a copy of the noticein the Tm"n Hall. Tlw Selectmen shall also have a copy of the noticepublished, at least twenty-one days before such sale, in a neHspaper havinga circulation in the Town. Such notice shall contain a description of theproperty to be sold sufficient to identify it, shall state the date, time<md place appointed for the sale thereof .;Ind the terms and conditions ofsuch sale. Failure to send or to post a notice as herein provided, Ol" anyinsufficiency in the notice sent or posted, shall not invalidate the titleto any property sold hereunder provided the deed is approved by the Selectmen.At such sale or any adjollrnment thereof, the Selectmen may reject any andall bids ,'It such sale OJ: any adjournment thereof, if, in their opinion, nobid is made whi.ch approximates the f<:lil" value of the property. No bid isaccepted lIntil the need, drmm in accordance there\"ith, has been approvedby the Selectmen and accepted by the successful bidder.

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The Selectmen shall include, as a part of their report in the Annual TownReport, a listing, by parcel, of all property sold under this by-law, whichlisting shall include the date of 5al(:, the name of the purchaser, a generaldescription of the property sold and the sales price.

This by-la\v shall not be construed to prevent the Tm.;rn of Sudbury fromdisposing of such property under the provisions of General LaHs, Chapter 40,Section 3.",

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Board of Selectmen Rf:port: (Mr. Taft)

The background of this article is that To\m Counsel has examined our pastauthorization for disposing of tax title property. This is property on \"l1ich themmers did not pay the taxes, and eventually, through legal action, it becameproperty of the TOIm. The Town is obviously not interested in holding much of thisproperty, but rather is interested in returning it to SOJlK'one by purchase so thatit will begin bringing in tax revenue again.

Tmm Counsel revim"ed the procedures that I"e passed at a much earlier TO\mNe0.ting, many years ago, and \vas concerned that they \"0.re not I"hat they might be.He are presenting here a procedure that is clearly \vithin the statutes and at thesame time \.;ril1 make it possible for us to dispose of thi.s tax title property tothe people \"ho \'lant it.

We have put many safegu8rds in the 8rtic1e. It: has to be advertised for acertain period of time. It has to be 8dequatcly described. I~e h8ve also includedthe capability of rejecting bids. The reason for this is t1wt frequently propertyof this sort is desired by only 01.H': party, or t\,'o. If you had a question of highbid, obviously he could submit a bid of a dollar or ten dolLll:S and get the property.The provisions of this By-l':I\" \vilL permit us to negotiate on the basis of \"hat theappraised value of this property is and secure a fair value for the 'l'oHn.

He have had many questions over the past year or tl"O that He have~ effectivelynot beGn disposing of tax titlG propel:ty. \~G have, had many requests from people,"ho want to purchasG tax title property, usually to add on to their ol"n lot.

The Conservation COlllinission has in the past years looked at some of thisproperty and has pretty Hell pi.cked the pieces that have conservation vaiuG. 1believe the Park and Recreation Commission has looked at the prope;rty to see ifany parcels arE d0.siri,lble for recreational purposes.

\~hat I"e are disposing of here is really the property that is of most value totIlE! adjoining nQighbors.

Finance Committee Report: The ~xisting By-lal"s do not specifically provide authorityfor disposal of tax possession land other than by TOh111 Neeting action. This secti.onHill set forth proper procedures for returning such property to the tax rolls soonerand shorten the \.;rarrants. RecOlUmend approval.

'l'm.;rn Counsel Report: It is the opinion of 'fOHn Counsel that if the By-lal" cJwng0.proposed in Article 18 in the I~arrant for the 1972 Annual TO\.;rll !'-1eeting is properlymoved, seconded and adopted by a majod.ty vote, it Ivi.i.l become il Villid amendmentto the Sudbury By-lal"s.

UNANINQUSLY VOTED: THAT THE 'wlm AMEND ARTICLE XII OF TilE TOI~N lW-LAHSENTITLED: "TOHN PROPERTY", BY ADDING A NE\~ SECTION 2., TO READ ASPRINTED IN ARTICLE 18 IN THE HARRAN'f FOR THIS MEETING EXCl~PT THATTHE HaRD "NEED" IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF TUE SECOND PARAGRAPH B!~

C\-IANGED TO "DEED".

The Moderator then announced the results of the voting on Arti.cles 16 and 17.

Article 16:

VuTED: THAT THE TOHN AMEND THE TOHN BY-LAHS BY ADDING A NEH ARTICLE V(B)TO READ AS PRINTED IN ARTICLE 16 IN THE HARRANT FOR THIS MEETING.

In Favor - 242; Opposed - 219. (Total - 461)

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Article 17:

VOTED: THAT THE TOHN AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN TOPETITION THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS TO ENACT A SPECIALLA\~ AS PRINTED IN AHTICLE 17 IN THE \~ARRANT FOR 'l'I-lIS !'lEf:TING WITHTHE NOTATION THAT THE SELECTH£N ARE NOT REQUIHED TO PRESENT ANADDITIONAL DRAFT OF SUCH LEGISLATION TO THE Tal-iN HEETlNG BEFORESUBHI1'TING IT TO THE GENERAL COURT.

In Favor - 240; Opposed _ 219 (Total - 459)

Note: Far acLion on reconsideration, Articles 16 and 17, see page 216, adjournedAnnual TOlm Heeting, April 10, 1972.

For action to rE!scind Articles 16 and 17, SE!C page 265, Special Tm.;rnMeeting, May 30, 1972.

The meeting adjourned at 11:21 P.M. to Apd1 5, 1972, at 8:00 P.M. in the samehall.

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PROCEEDINGS

ADJOURNED ANNUAL TO\~N MEETING

April 5, 1972

The 1'10derator called the meeting to order at 8: 13 P.N. at the Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School Auditorium. He declared that a quorum loJas present.

He announced that notice of reconsideration of Budget Item 600, GoodnOloJLibrary, had been filed Ivith the 1'o",n Clerk by !'lr. John L. Reutlinger, and thatsuch reconsideration would be the first order of business on !'Jonday, April. 10,1972.

He also announced that notice of reconsideration of Articles 16 and 17 hadbeen filed Ivith the TOlffi Clerk by Mr. George F. !'lacKenzie, and that such recon­sideration would be the second order of business on !'Jonday, April 10, 1972.

Article 19: To see if the TO\m will vote to amend Article IX of the Sudbury By-lal"s,entitled: "Zoning By-lal/', as follO\"s:

First:---Section 1, "General", Paragraph A, "Purpose", by changing the Title of Paragraph

A to read, "Purpose and Definitions", and after the first paragraph Ivhich endsin the ,,,ords, "General Lalvs relating thereto", add a ne\,1 paragraph as £ollO\.;s:

"For the purpose of clarification and understanding, the follO\.;ing list ofdefinitions shall apply.

(1) Garden Apartment Unit: A single family dl,Telling unit, of one (1) or morerc;oms-on one (1) floor but not necessarily having an entrance or exit onthe ground level in a garden apartment building.

(2)~ Apartment Building: A structure of more than one (1) story butnot more than three (3) stories containing garden apartment llni ts groupedaround one (1) or more central stairwells.

0)~ I-louse Unit: A single family dHelling unit, attached by a P<l1:ty \"allto another single-family dHelling, in such a manner that each unit has afloor at ground level and front and rear access to the outside at groundlevel.

(4) '1'0\,'11 House Building: A structure of one (1) or mOre, but not more thanthree~stories, containing town house units.

(5) Building: A structure having a roof or cover for the shelter, hOlJsing orenclosure of persons, animals or property.

(6) J)\"elling: Any building, or part thereof, used for habitation for one (1)or more persons, but not including corrJllercial accommodations for transientoccupancy or trailers or mobile homes, hO\"ever mounted.

(7) Th"elling Unit: Any portion of a building consi.sting of one (1) or morerOoms \'lith cooking, living, sanitary and sleeping facilities arranged forthe use of one (1) or more persons living together as a single housekeepingunit. "

Second:---S-ection I, "General", Paragr.aph re, "Single Dt"e11ing Per Lot", by adding to the

sentence ending in the \'lords "for <h"el1ing purposes tl, the follO\"ing \'lords

"except as allO\'led under Section III, A, 2 "!'lulti-unit Residence Districts",and in Section II, A, by addi.ng "9. Multi-unit Hesidence Districts".

Third:---Section III, A, "Resi.dence Di.stricts", by adding a ne'(" sub-section "2" to read

as follows:

"2. Multi~unit Residence DistrictsIn addition to the residential uses, limited to one single residential unitper lot, buil.dings containing more than onG (1) but not more than sixteen (16)dtvelling units shall be alloHed in mul.ti-unit residence districts, provided that:

a. Each dHelling unit shall have tl"O (2) exposures and tHO (2) separate exits.The floor of each d",e11ing unit shall not be located beneath the averagefinished grade of the site immediately surrounding the building.

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b. The density shall not exceed six (6) d,,,elling units per gross acre of lotarea located Hi thin the multi-residence district.

c. There shall be one off-street parking space of three hundred (300) squarefeet per dHelling unit plus one (1) such off-street parking space perbedroom up to a maximum of three (3) spaces per dwelling unit over and abovethat area needed for access roadHays. No more than fifty (50) spaces may bea110Hed in anyone parking lot, each of ,,,hich shall be adequately screenedfrom vieH from exterior streets by appropriate landscaping at least four(4) feet in height planted at the periphery of each lot. Parking spacesshall be delineated and wheel stops or bumpers shall be placed at the headof each space. No parking spaces shall be located Hi thin thirty (30) feetnor beyond three hundred (300) feet of a building used for residentialpurposes and serviced by that parking area. No more than twenty-five (25)per cent of required parking shall be located in the front yard of thebuilding served. For each tt"O hundred and fifty (250) square feet ofparking space placed I,'ithin an enclosed structure, the gross floor areadevoted to multi-family dHellings may be increased by one hundred (100)square feet. If all the required parking area needed for a building isplaced Hithin the building, the height regulation of Section IV, B, may beraised by ten (10) feet. No parking space shall be less than ten (10)feet in I"idth.

d. J~ach dl"elling unit shall be supplied by a public Hater supply.

e. Each apartment site and the improvements and buildings thereon shall beconstructed and retained under a single ownership, \"hich is defined as agroup or association of individuals, or tHO or more individuals, or apartnership or corporation baving a common undivided interest in theapar tmen t site, incI ud i ng the improvemen ts and bu ild ings thereon.

£. All sel,'age treatment facilities shall be located on the site.

g. All areas other than I,'alk\~ays, parking flreas, access roads and paths,areas used for court games, buildings, utility areas or storage areasshall have appropriate landscaping of grass, shrubbery, trees, £loi"ers orsuitable ground cover indigenous to the area. Adjacent to, and for thelength of each exterior Hall of e,..ch principal building, there shall bea six (6) foot \,'ide area of landscaping, except ",here therE are buildingentrances. Adjacent to, and for the length of each lot line, there shallbe a fifty (50) foot Hide area of landscaping, except \~here there aredtive'",ay entrances. All such landscaping shall be i.ndicated on the siteplan required in paragraph L helm,'.

h. Thel'e shall be ['.','0 thousand (2000) square feet of usable common open spaceper dl"elling unit. UsablE conunon open space shall mean areas left sub­stantially in a natural state or improved by landscaping and primarilydesigned and intended for the active and passive recreation of the occupantsof the dl"ellings. Usable common open space shall not include street rights­of-Hay, open parki.ng, or service areas, driveHays, easements for above-groundutilities, laundry drying areas, required front yards, landscaped areasaround the buildings or any other land deemed unsuitable by the PlanningBoard for reasons of excessive slope, poor drainage or unstable surfaceconditions.

L In cases of rental property, the Olmer shall be responsible for preservingand maintaining the site and the proper operation of the set"age disposalfacility all for reasons of the health, safety and convenience of theresidents. In cases of the sale of individual. units, as in a condominium,there shall be included in the deed ... requi.rement obligating the purchasersto participate in a non-profit homeol-.'ller's association and by paying assess­ments to the association to support the preservation and maintenance of thesite and the proper operation of the seHage disposal facility, all forreasons of the heal th, safety and convenience of the residents. A copy ofthe organization of such homeOlmer's association shall be on file with theTOIm Clerk. A certificate i"hich includes the names of officers of theassociation shall be filed \"ith the TOIm Clerk \"ithin thirty (30) daysafter their election or appointment.

j. All utilities shall be installed underground.

k. If there is more than one (1) garden apartment building or town housebuilding on a site, there shall be at least tHenty (20) feet between eachstructure. The only exception may be that no more than three (3) buildingsmay be inter-connected by a covered HalkHay or breezeway for reasons ofconvenience and shelter from the elements, if such HalkHay i"ill not impairthe services of the buildings by emergency vehicl.es or equipment.

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1. A site plan prepared in accordance Hith the provisions of Section V, A,has been submitted to, and been approved by, the Board of Selectmen.

m. Accessory uses, for use by the inhabitants, their guests and empioyees,including such normal accessory uses as private garages, storage sheds,tennis courts, s\,lirruning pools, cabanas for sHimming pools, and structuresapproved by Civil Defense authorities, for shelter from natural disastersor Hars, but not including outdoor overnight storage of commercial vehicles,or the outdoor storage of unregistered vehicles.

n. The requirements of paragraphs a. through m. above shall govern housing forthe elderly except as stipulated belo\~:

(1) Housing for the elderly shall. be defined as a buildi.ng or group ofbuildings operated by the Housing Authority for the occupancy of familyunits of one (1) or more persons at least one half of Hhom are sixty­five (65) years of age or older.

(2) Each dHelling unit shall. have at least one (1) exposure and t\,'O (2)separate exits.

(3) The density shall not exceed tHenty-four (24) chvell ing units per grossacre.

(4) !,laximum lot coverage by principal and accessory buildings shall notexceed fifty (50) per cent of the lot.

(5) There shall be one (1) off-street parking space for each t\~O dHelJ.inguni ts.

(6) There shall. be a minimum area of usable open space equal to no lessthan the total floor area of buildings used for residential purposes.

(7) There shall be a maximum of 24 uni ts per building.

Fourth:---Se-ction IV, B, "Schedule of Intensity Regulations", shall be amended to read

as follo\vs:

B. SCHEDULE OF INTENSITY REGULATIONS(all dimensi.ons in feet unless o then~i se no ted)

Gen District Minimum Lot Maximum Minimum Required YardUse Designation Dimensions Buildillg Dimensions

Coverage( t)

Area FrontageSq. Ft. Any St.or Pe"r.cent Front (2) Side Rear

\.Jay of lot (depth) (width) (depth)

Res. Single Res. I A" 40,000 180 40 35 20 30"Single Res. "B" 40,000 180 40 35 20 30>"Single Res."C" 60,000 210 40 35 20 30"

Multi-Unit Res. 100,000 180 30 50 50 50MRD-

Bus. Business BD- none none 60>'r 50 5"( 4) none>'rLim. Bus. 1,BD- none none 60·:r 35 5>" none>'rShop.Center SCD- none none 60>'r 100 75 75 (5)

Res. Industry ID- none none 60 20>" 30(4) 30(4)& Lim. Ind. 1,ID- 100,000 0 25 t 25>'r 50(4) 50( 4)

Ind. Research RD- 25 acres 200 15 200 100 (4) 100(6)Ind.Pk.Dist. IPJ)- 100,000 none 25 125 50 (4) 50(4)

>"Subject to special qualificatio:ls in IV C. "Modifications and Exceptions".

(1) Including principal and accessory buildings.(2) As measured perpendicular to nearest street or \~ay line.(3) Vertical distance to ridge or highest point of roof.(4) Unless abutting a railroad siding.(5) In additi.on to parking area unless abutting a railroad sidi.ng.(6) Unless abutting a railroad siding or To\vu line.

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B. SCHEDULE or INTENSITY REGULATIONS (CONTINUED)(All dimensions in feet unless othen"ise noted)

DistrictDesignation

Hinimum RequiredSet Back Distance

!'laximum BuildingHeight (3)

Single Res. "AllSingle Res."B"Single R<'!s. "C"

Multi-Unit Res. ~1R])-

Business BJ)-Lim. Bus. LBD­Shop. Center SCD-

lndustry ID-Lim. Ind. LID­Research ]{D­InJ.Pk.Dist. IPD-

Street ResidenceCenterline Zone Bound

(si.de-rear)

65 none65 none65 none

75 none

70 1065 20

125 100

50 30150 100225," 150150 300

Stories

22!:i'"2

2222

Feet

35

2535,"25

3':1353535

,~Subject to special qualifications in IV C. "Modifications and Exceptions!!.(1) Including principal and accessory buildings.(2) As measured perpendicular to nearest street or I"ay line.(3) Vertical distance to ridge or highest point of roof.(~) Unl('.s$ abutting a railroad siding.(5) In addition to parking area unless abutting a railroad siding.(6) Unless abutting a railroad siding or Tm",n lint,.

Fifth:---Section V, A, "Site Plan Approval", by adding after the I,'ords "No business"

thQ foUol,ling: ", multi-unit residencQ" in tl"O places in the first sentence.

Sixth:Section V, C, "Vehicular Access ll

l by addi.ng"or 1l in the first sentence, the following:

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Planning Board

between the words llbusilH'ss" and11, multi-unit residence",

Planning Board Report: At the 1971 Annual TO\m Meeting the voters of Sudbury underArticle 44 votQd to establish a Housing Authority specifically to provide housingfor elderly persons of low income. Since this can only be accomplished in thQ formof apartments, and since Sudbury's present 20ning does not allow apartments, thQPlanning Board accepted its assignment to study, prepare and present to the TownNeeting a set of apartment zoning standards appropriate for Sudbury.

This article if passed ,,,,i.ll do the fo1101"ing: a) provide a set of zoning stan­dards for apartments in Sudbury, b) establish a very low maximum density of 6 unitsper acre, c) provide, by exception, standards for use only for subsidized elderlyhousing.

This article if passed will NOT allow: a) any apartment construction, includi.ngby the Housing Authority, \"ithout PRIOR approval of the Town Neeting I"ho must alsovote to place a parcel of land into the nel, apartment 'l.oning distri.ct, or b) apart­ment development of the type found in Acton, Narlboro or Framingham, all of \,,11ichallOI" higher densities and less rQstrictions.

The standards provided in this article are simi.lar to the ones ,,,hich governedthe Todd Pond apartments in Lincoln and apartments now being constructed in \,)eston.

Nr. Richard H. Davison of the Planning Board moved that the 1'OIm amend ArticleIX of the Sudbury By-lal"s, entitled: "Zoning By-1m,,", as printed in Article 19 inthe \<.7arrant for this meeti.ng I"ith tlvO exceptions: First, on page 41 under "2. Nulti­unit Residence Districts", in the thir.d line down, replace II s ixteen!! and the number16 in parentheses IVith "eight" and the number 8 in parenthesesj Second, on page ~3,

paragraph nm.", add the word 1I on l y " at the beginning of the section, and add at theend, after the word "vehicles", the \",ords "shall be allolved!t.

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FOr apartments to benefitI"hen the I"ord "apartment"

Mr. Davison further reported to the meeting for the Planning Board as fo1101"s:

First, just a I"ord on the two changes. Since shortly after the article wassubmitted in late December, the Board has been m"are that eight units per building,,,as far more in keeping I"ith our 101" density of six units per acre. Thi's change isto reduce from sixteen to eight the maximum number of units per building.

The second change, the addition of the word llonly" at the beginning, and the,,,ords "shall be allowed" at the end, is to make that section "m." readable. It wasan omission and has no substantive change.

The TOIm is aware of and thinking of the apartment issue. This is because ofthe events of the past year. and especially because of our recent questionnaire. \o1efeel it is important for our TOIm to face, discuss and make a decision on this issueat thi.s time.

The Housing Authority will be back. \\'e should be ready fOl: them. They areactively looking for sites and plan to be back soon, possibly before the next AnnualTOI"n Heeting. The easy thi.ng for us to do is to move lndefini.te Postponement andgo home. \~e do not feel this ,,"QuId be responsible. \~e have needs in our To,vn.Letts discuss them.

\\lhy has the Planning Board submitted this article to this 1'OI"n Meeting? ThebaLmce of Sudbury's housing has significantly changed over the past fiftefm yearsdue to the exclusive building of large single family houses I,'ith Illany bedrooms.This has put, and ,,,ill continue to put, increasing pressure on us and our taxesfor support to education. He have many housing needs I,'ithin the '['O\m today, eldGt"ly,young marrieds, couples with none or one child, to name sOllle of tlkill. Natiom"id{"housing demands ,,,ill cause increasing political pressures, especially in 101" densitycommunities. If He are not even attempting to meet our 0\"11 needs, I"e are morevulnerable to outside pressure. Unless \v(', and simi 1ar communities, act responsibly,He Hill lose our control over zoning.

Apartments are one Hay to meet some of those needs.Sudbury, for them not to be like I"hat many of us envisionis said, I"e must. adopt standards appropriate for Sudbury.

In 1971 the Annual Town Neeting ilddressed itsel.f to one of these issues bycreating a Housing Authority to provide housing for our elderly ci tizens \Vith 101,1income. The only economically feasible and operablc \Vay at present to accomplishthis is via multi-unit d\Vellings. \~e feel that the proper and l{:gal I"ay to accolll­plish this goal is via multi_unit zoning.

One job of the Planning Board is to consider the needs of Sudbury as it maturesand plan hal,' best to meet them. To prepare to meet these needs and to protect thecharacter of the TO\"n, the Planning Board has prepared and puts before the 1'm"nMeeting, Article 19. This step is one in a series which began in 1968 fmd 1969 Hiththe elderly survey done by the Modf.'!rate Income Housing Commi ttee.

If this articlf.'! is passf.'!d, what Hould be the result? The TOlm I"Ul have (,stab­lished standards for multi-unit development. No land will be under thi.s zoningdesignation. Thus no building can result I"ithout further action by a tl"o_thirdsvote of a Town Meeting.

\~hat does this zoning article say? \~hat HouJ.d it allOl", and \,'hat \vould i.t notallo,,,, and \"hy? If the TO\m Heeting votes a specific piece of land into the mul. ti._

unit residf.'!nce distl"ict, and if the site meets the neH requirements fOl: drainagf.'! andpercolation set up by the Board of Health specifically for multi-unit residencedistricts, then multi-unit housing can be built -- but only in accordance Hith tJH'.specifications and restrictions outlined in the subpal:agruphs of Article 19.

In this la~", He control minimum lot size, how many units per acre, hal" manyuni ts per buil.ding, how many stories, how far from the road and from the propertyline, screening, landscaping, open space, care and upkeep, olmership, parking, amountof land covered, se\"eragf.'! and soil conditions, and site plan. \oJf.'! recommend a minimumlot size of 100,000 square feet, approximately 2~ acres; a maximum of six units peracre; a maximum of f.'!ight units per building; height of 2·~ storif.'!S and 35 feet, exactly~"hat is in resi.dence districts in the TO\vn today; fifty-foot minimum set back fromthe side of the street and also from the lot lines. \.Je specify screening, landscaping,a minimum of 2,000 square feet per unit of useable open space. We specify care andupkeep. Conditions are specified rf.'!garding OI"nership. Parking is regulated in detail.A 30'7, maximum lot coverage and seHerage and soil condi tions are covered, not only bythe By-len", but by the Board of Health. And He requirf.'! approval of a site plan underthe Town By-laws. It is Harth noting that in our present zoning covering residentialdistricts, many of these items are not regulated.

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Another Hay of trying to get a feel for ,~hat I~ould and Iwuld not b<.>. allowed isto consider Hhat is in our neighboring to\~ns. I am convinced that I~ith very feHexceptions, all of the apartments, tOI~n hOUSE:s, etc., \~hich you sec in !'larlboro,Acton and Framingham I~ould not have been allol~ed under zoning such as is beingproposed to you tonight.

Hr. Davison then pl:esented a seri0s ·of slides to the meeti.ng to demonstrateexamples of apartment buildi.ngs \~hich ~'o\lld and I~ould not be allol~ed and the reasonstherefor. His report continued:

In ansHe1:ing our questionnaire about apartments you said that you supportedelderly housing but not apartments because there are enough in adjacent tOI"ns, theyI"ould spoil SudbUl:y's rural character, they I"ould bring too many children into ourschools, and a fel" of yOll just did not Hant apartments. The facts are that lowdensity apartments, and six per acre is very 10'" density, are high priced and havefe", belll:ooms and children. The most rl2cent survey in Framingham indicated abolltten children per 100 units.

\ofhen lifelong residents of Sudbury come to Ille looking for housing either becausethey do not I,'ant: their five bedroom house anymore or because they cannot cal:e fortheir horne, I find it unacceptable to tell them to go to Marlboro, Framingham 01'Waltham.

As far as the rural character of the '1'01,'1) is concerned, this arti.cle hasprovi~>ions \"hich I"i.ll adequately protect the character of Sudbury. The only waythe character of Sudb\ny \"ill be changed is if you, rhe voters, \,'ere to place ldrg('amounts of land into thi 5 %on(~. \~e do not need much land in this 20n12, and I haveno fear that this To\"n HeeLing Ivill. do so.

hIe feel Sudbury mllst seriously consider j ts needs. Pl:operly done, apartmentscan meet some of those need s • \oJe f eel the provi s ions of thi s a r ti cl e a re cons i s­tent I,'ith Sudburyls character. \oJc assure the. 'I'OI,'n !'k2Ling, \~e ",ill uLilize thiszoning cautiollsly and sparingly. \h' urge your support.

Finance Committee Report: (Hr. Karl E. Clough) The Sudbury Housing Authority \"asvoted at the 1971 Annual TOM1 Heeting for the sale purpose of providing housing forelderly persons of 10'1" income. It I"as established under the provisions of Massa­chusetts Gener;)J. Loll,'S 1.2l.B. A .f',l"eat deal of discussion evolved over the absolutepOl1er of the Housing Authority and much \~as sai.d about thc requixemcnt that theAuthority \~ollid have to return to TOlm Heeti.ng each and every time it desired tochange the zoning of any particular tract of land it purchased for multi-unit housingfor the elderly. It \,'3S pointed Ollt by the Finance Commit.tee at that. time that oncea zoning By-la,,, Amendment I"hich establishes apartment zoning for a land si te isapproved by 'I'O\"n Meeting, it ilpplies \"hethc:r or not the Housing Authori.ty controlsthe property. ·If land olmecl by the Authority is rezoned to an apartment ?one, asdefined in this proposed By-lalv, and should the Authority then decide it can not usethe property and sells it -- a sllbs~:quent o\"ner can use it for apartment houses.

The HOllsing Authority is responsive to the TOIvn only through election, andthrough TQ\~n HecLing. It is independent of all TOIvn Boards and Committees andlimited in PO\('(T only by the Lm,ls of M~lssaehusetts. The Authority has the powerof emi.nent domain and can ex(~rcis(' thi.s pOI,'cr I"hen it i.s deemcod necessary to rn(~et

specific requirements for housing. Chapter]9 lays dOl>'l1 the pl:ocedures for such landtdking.

The Fi !lance Commi t tee is un<'lnimous 1yin favor of provid ing 10\,' i neorne bOll si. ngfor our elderly citizens. HO\~ever He are jlls~unanirnouslyopposed to generalmulti-unit housing. This I~arrant :ntide is the result of a concerned and objectiveattempt by the Planning Board, in response to the action of the 197J. TOIm !'leetingto set strict guidelines for a multi-unit zone in our zoning By_lmvs, but it is notand cannot be limited to the elderly. The Finance Committee questions the need toopen the door to the possibility of 1aI,' suits and resulting court interpretation ofa restrictive By-1El\~ such as this one, in an attempt at this time, to take care ofpossibly one hundred senior citizens or families who would qualify under the lOH_income housing provisions of the l.aw.

To clarify our opposition, we I~ould like to emphasize the areas of financialimpact of multi-unit dwellings;

1. Schools2. Fire and police pl:otection3. Hater and sl2ptic tank/sC\~age treatment requirl2lllents4. Recreational facilities of the Tmm5. Traffic increase on streets around apartment houses due LO higher dl2gree

of vehicle ownership6. Heal th services of TOim.7. Library facilities of the Town.8. Other areas of town governml2nt.

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Our surrounding communities are excellent proof of the value of unnecessary orill-considered <,-oning by-lm,'s. Acton, Framingham, Hudson <lnd ~larlborollgh have sus­tained tremendous increases in apartments over the past ten years (J.960-1970)j Actonfrom 75 to 1289, or seventeen times; Fl:amingham from 794 to 3£100; Narlborough hom266 to 1075 and Hudson from 128 to 386j and Framingham and Nadborough continue athigh rates even though existing apartments are not fully occupied. At the presenttime in to~vns around Sudbury, only \hlyland, Stow and Bedford do not have multi_unitzoning by_18\\1s but several of the oth('rs lwve tightened up on their requirements toslo~,' do\,m the trend to apartment developments. Acton is an example of this.

Sudbury, \'1ith its pJ:(~sent residenti,'l1-only housing zone, has incn'ased in popu­lation by over 8070 in the last ten years; Acton by 1047., Hudson by 667., Frmninglwl1land Marlborough by betl"een 45 and 50~1o. Sudbury's gn)l"th I"ithout apartments seemsto us to be indicati.ve o[ the desire of those I"ho move to Sudbul:y to live in oursuburban but semi-l:ural slln:oundi.ng, aHay [rom crol"dcd urban arc<:!s \,lith apartmentcomplexes. Heference hils been made to Lincoln and \~eston -- boLh tOlms have onlyhad multi-zone by-181"s for one year or less; thesc by-lm,'s are very restricLiv(\ andreally apply to luxury type hOllsing (Illes Lon requil:cs a minimulI\ of fifteen acres\\Ii t11 four uni ts per acre) and cannot be regarded as a model for our scnirn ci tizcnryneed.

The Finance CommittGe feels that the Sudbury Ilousing Authority!s rcquil:cmcnLscan be met by spccific I,'arrant action at any TOHn M(,eting. J.f 11 general exempti.onfrom zoning restriction and control. is deemed desirable, an appropriat(, amendmentto the present zoning by-Ln" can accomplish this objective. This amendment I"ouldbe to exempt Housing Authority projects I"hen -- and only \'1hen -- approved by a voteof 10\"11 Heeting. Such an i1mendmc.nt would simply expand the exemption provisions ofParagraph B, Section 1 of the pr.esent zoni.ng by-1m". This aPPI~()ach has b(,en dis­cussed Hith '{'olm CounsE:l. and hi1s his approval. Natural.ly the I-Iou~;)ng Authod t)'\,'ould have to \"ork \"ith all the cognj,zant agenci.('s of TOI"n government Lo present il

suitable package for Town Heeting approval.

\~e recommend, therefore, defeat of this I"arrant article for multi-unit: zoningas a genel:al by-law change at this time.

Sudbury Housing Authority Report: (j\lr. ~lYJ:on J. Fox)

The Housing Autbority I\'ishes to make it kno\·Jlj be[()j·C' the TOIm votes on Articlel.9 that it intends to move Indefinite Postponement on both Articles 20 ilnd 21..

Article 20 \,'as to rezone the parC('l on Concord Road knOl"'1 as 1IH' Hughes Real. tysite, and Article 21 I,las to rezone the parcel next Lo Countl~Y Living on Rout(~ 20 tomulti-unit residence districts.

Up until several l'1eeks ago, I"bat tlw I-lousing Authodl:y intended to do I,'as tomove Indefinite Postponement on one of those tl,'O articles and to go fon'1<J.I·d I,'ith the'more sui table si te, cutting it dOlm from approximatel.y nincte{-n ncres to the mon'suitable thrce to five acres.

\~hat 11<15 happened to change our minds is the pl:oblcm I"j th .s~~I"age and the insuf­ficient H;adily aV8.ilable land on both of these siLl'S.

The Housing Authority \\las created at the 1971 Annual TOI"n rketing and given amandate to provide housing for our eld(~rly citizens of l(i\\' inCOliK. One of the fi CoLpronouncements of the Housing Authorit.y Has that He \"ould ciln:y out tilLs li13ndntvHithout delay, except that I,'e Iwuld not come before the Tol"n NClcLing for a vote fOI"rezoning until 1,'0. did a good deal of research and also took tests that jHovcd favorable.

He did a good deal of rescarch into available sites and decided upon the ConcordRoad and Boston Post Road si tes. He deci.ded that \"c should not take percoJ.Htion testsuntil the spring even though this I"ould be uncomfortably close to 1'01"11 j\leeti.ng. OnHarch 22, 1972, He \"0.l:e able to get an engineer from the Hassachusetts Department ofPublic Health to \"itness percolation tests. These tests proved negative, and thatat least for the present time, the Concord Road site could not support multi-unitresidence units from a sel~age point of viel". The Department of Community Affairs,the State agency through Hhich the Housing Authority gets its 100% subsidization,had deciJcd 8.10ng ,,'i,th us that the Boston Post Hoad site did not contain sufficientreadily availabLe land.

That is \Vhy the Housing Authority is going to move Indefinite Postponement ofboth Articles 20 and 21. HOHever, thc Ilousing Authority hopes to come b,1ck to TOIvnHeeting as soon as it finds a si.te that is suitable for multi-unit d\Vellings. \~e

are looking for approximately three to five acres of land to support Hpproxi_matelyforty-eight to fifty-six one floor uni.ts. \,le hope the persons \"ho \"ill occupy theseunits will be elderly citizens of the To\vn of Sudbury, si.xty-five years of age <lndover, and of 10\\1 incomc, $3,500 for a single person, $4,000 for a couple, and assetsof $5,000 for a si.ngle person, and $6,000 for a coupl.e.

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Gur quota is 339 (hvellingHousing Authori ty plans

In addition, \,'l2 hope to find a site within ,,,,alking distance of transportation,medical ne(~ds and groceries.

The Housing Authori ty is not in the business of buying and selling land. Ifthe Authority finds land, and it is re;wned to multi-unit dwelling, and by somecllil,nce ,."e do not use il, I."e ,."ould not sell it to a developer for apartments. Ifthe Authority could not use the parcel, it lvould come back to the TO\."n I'leeting andask that the pat'eel be rezoned back to residence.

The I'lousing Authority supports Article 19 as a reasonable, legally valid andcompl~ehensiv(~ method of providing for our 01Vl1 ci tizens.

~lodet'ate Incomc! Housing Corrunittee Repon: (Mr. Dallas Hayes)

The Moderntc~ 1n,:ome Housing Committee is in agreement ,."ith the Housing Authorityand Plmming Board in support of Article 19 as a proper, legal \."ay to create thezoning needed to 1'11101." housing for the elderly to be built.

The Planning Board has presented a convincing argument that if Article 19 isapproved, the building of apartments in Sudbury cnn be adequately controlled andthe provisions of the By-1m." ,."ill a11o,." for apartments which I,\ill not change theessential charactc~r of the TOHn.

Passage of Article 19 wi 11 have onE more benefit to the TO\m. Sudbul'y \."i11 beproviding a v(,hicl(, fOl~ change \"hich the TOIvn itself will be able to control. Thereare, at the present time, m,ll1y outside pressure:s \",hich could affect changes inhousing patterns, even over the objections of the conununity concerned. The so-called,H,ti-snob zoning 1m,', Chapter 7!1(~, is 11 Cilse in point. Under this 1m.", if a non_profit or limited dividend builder is denied a comprehensive building pennit by thelocal Board o[ AppeaLs, he can appeal to the State Board of Appeals. The State Boardhas the po\.;er to overttll.'n the ruling of the local Board if less UHln 109

/ 0 of existinghOllsing in the community consists of subsidized modcratc or 10'" income units, orless than L5{o of Uw buildable land contains such housing.

At the prcs(:nt time Sudbury has no subsidized housing.units or 159 acres. The housing for the' elderly, \",hich theto build, \,'ould be il fir:-;l: step in meeting this qUOtil.

Approximately fifteen casc's have be'cn brought before the State Board of Appealsilnd illl10ng oUH'rs, tl,10 rulings \,'hich overturned the local Board of Appeals! decisionsill:0 nell,' making Un:,jr ''''(\y thnJugh the courts Lo test the constitutionality of the law.

Article 19 h,Ul create a zoning by-I.<II,' I."hich 1,'i11 allOl." housing to be built forthe elderly of 101,) J:(,tiremcnt inconw, <l need I"hich the Noderate Income HOLising Com­mittee survey e,sLablished. It h'i.ll al.so pl:ovide f01: higher income apartments, aneed to \."hich thc Planning Board survey addressed itself. !'lost importantly, it I."ill.allol" the '1'01,'11 to providc' for thes(' 10Cil1 needs by a prOCess over \."hich the To\Vn \Villhave controL

Our COlHmitte(' 'vi) I pre;',('nt a report to the To,vu in the near future outliningadditional needs for TOI,'n employees and the elderly of moderate income. Our reportI,'ill make recomll\Qndations as to ho'''' best the Town may <\1101'" construction of thishousing. The !'loc1eraLe Incollw I'lousing Conunittee sees Article 19 as the first stepin this process of providing for locHl needs under local control. \.Je urge you to[oUO\." the Planning Board' s n~collunendHtion and approve Article 19.

TOI."n Counsel Report: It is the opinion of TOI",n Counsel that if the By-1m", changeproposed in Article 19 in the \",arrant fot" the 1972 Annual TOIvn Heeting is properlymoved, seconded and adopted by a I1\CljoriLy vote, it l."i11 become a valid amendment tothe Sudbury By-1m."s.

I'lr. Robert H. \\liUiams moved to insert in Article 19, Section III, paragraph"n" (on page 43), follOl."ipg the 'vords "shall govern housing for the elderly", "andfor families of 101." income", and in subparagraph (1) following the ,."ords "housingfor the elderly" by inserting the I."ords "and for families of 101." income", andfo11o,,'ing the \."ord "occupancy", in the same subparagraph (1) by relvording as £ol1o\."s:"or family units of those persons or families "'ho are qualified by definition or ageor income to occupy such units".

1'11'. \.Jilliams made the follOl,'ing comments in support of his amendment: Ther0,arc several reasons [or submitting this amendment. I \."a5 born and raised in Framing­ham and have Hi tnessed Hhat happened to that TOHn. There are several things thatconcern me about our postures as a TOI,'n tOl."ard providing housing for the elderly and1m." income. \.Je ,."ent through gyrations last year to establish a Housing Authorityexpressly limited to provide a very limited amount of housing £01' elderly alone. Itdid not really give due consideration to the crying need in this country, in 'thisstate and in this area for low income housing.

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If housing continues to get Iwrse in the city, people are going to go lookingfor that housing, probably somel"here to the west -- I"here I,'e are. It is true thatin the past fel" years I"e have gone through a period of relative calm in ,the cities.I think that the calm is a time for careful thought. It is a time [or recommitment.It is a timE! for leadership. 1 think this TOI,'n, just as I,'ell as any other, canprovide the lE!adership.

Hy criticism of Article 19 is not tOl,lard the good will o[ the people I"ho pre­sented it. Hy criticism is that it is really a traditional approach to servingpeople. It says, in order to serve someone who dOt-ls not have much, \"e have tofirst identify them, and then build them something that sets them apart.

I am also against the Planning Board report which says 1,'02 must have apartmentsor multi-unit d\"e11ings. I feel that \"ith 11 very minimum <'ldjustment, and prop(,rplanning, the creation of duplex housing could fit in I"ith our housing here inSudbury simply through a reversion of half acre zoning or something similar.

One solution to the problem that has not been mentioned or discllssed is hOllsingon the pri.vate market. It is trw>. that if the Housing Authori ty \"ere to go into theprivate market and buy some existing units and convert them to usC' for 10\" i.ncomefamilies or the elderly, it ,,,auld cOst the TOh1n some money. If, in fact, our majorinterest is to protect our environment, to protect om: quality of life, to protectthe quality of construction, I think h'e desel:ve the opportunity La make that choice.

Under Sections 235 and 236 of the !lousing Act, <ldministered by the Departmentof Housing and Urban Development, mortgages and rent<lls can be subsidb:ed, and \"ecan use houses that: are right here 1101,'. Then' is no need to go out and build a I"holclot of houses to help people. \~e can do it \"ith the housing I"e have, and I do notthink that has received proper consideration.

At this point: in time, we are faced \.)ith an opportunity, and 1,1(' are fac('d \"j tha crisis. There are too many people \"ho need our resources and we havt' l1w!I1 to give.There are changes being made, there al:C trends lo\"anl metropolitan governmentI"hether I,'e like it or not. There arc developers I"ho I"ant to make a quick and easydollar by converting their OM1 lind,ted resources on the l1('c,(\s of 1c)\.J income people.The only ,,'ay to beat people \"ho have ~\ plan, is to have a better plan. The onething that He could do to protect: QUl:selves Clgainst eneroHchmel1t by selfish devel­opers, ,"ho \"ould exploit the poor and exploit this TOI"n, is to come up I.)ith thatkind of plan, a comprehensive plan, not only to serve the elderly but to serve tll('101,] income as 1"1211,

After di.scussion, Mt'. \~ill1.ams' amendment ,,,as defeated.

After fur.ther discussion, the Planning Board I s 1Il0tion under Article 19 l"i1.<;defeated. In Favor - 196; Opposed - 21.7. (Total _ l-d3)

Article 20: To see 1.f the TOHn \.)i11 vote to amend Article 1X of the 13y-lal"s,entitled: "Zoning By-lm-l", Section 11, "Establishment of D:i,stricts", Paxagraph C,lILocation of all. Other Districts", by creating a ne\" ~lulti-LJni.t Resi.dence Distd_ctMRD-l hereinafter called MRD-l. by directing that the boundaries of the same beineorporated into the existing Zoning Map of the TO\\ln of Sudbury under the directiono[ the Board of S0.lectmen and by directing that the area be deleted from its !)l:esentzoning classification, \"ith sai.d District: ~1R-l bounded and descd_bed as follo\.)s:

Located on the \,'esterly si.de of Concord Road, to the south of Codjer Laneand on the easterly side of Hop Brook, containing 20 acres more or iess,sbolVil on the assessors I maps of the TOI"n of Sudbury, Plate 43 and Plate 55,as land o\med by Hughes Realty Trust, and sholom on a plan entitled "SketchPlan of ~lulti.-Unit Residence District ~lRD_l" dated December 30, 1971, bytbe TOIm Engineering Office, a copy of I"hi.ch plan is on file in the TOlmClerk's office, I"hich plan is incorporated herein by reference.,

or aet on anything relative thE!reto.

Submitted by the Sudbury I-lousing Authority

1>lr. Fox of the Housing Authority~ Indefinite Postponement. (See reportunder Article 19, page 206.)

Planning Board Report: The Planni.ng Board recommends Indefinite Postponement ofthis article.

Town Counsel Report: If adopted, this Hould be a valid amendment to the By-laHs ofthe TOIvo.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT.

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Article 21: To see if the To\~ will vote to amend Article IX of the By-laws,entitled: !lZoning By-law", Section II, "Establishment of Districts", ParagraphC, "Location of all Other Districts tl , by creating a new Nulti-Unit Resid~nce

District MRD-2 hereinafter called MRD-2 by directing that the boundaries of thesame be incorporated into the existing Zoning Hap of the Town of Sudbury underthe direction of the Board of Selectmen and that the area be deleted from itspresent 20ning classification, \\'ith said District MRD-2 bounded and described asfollo\..s:

Thr.ee parcels of land l.ocated on the southerly side of the Boston PostRoad, as shown on Plate 56 of the Assessors' plans as land of Harding,containing 5.75 acres, and land of Felloh's, containing 5.00 acres, andland of Ey, containing 4.63 acres, and sho\"l1 on a plan entitled llSketchPlan of Multi-Uni.t Hesidence District HRD-2 11 , dated December 30, 1971,by the To\m Engineering Office, a copy of Ivhicb plan is on file in theTown Clerk's office, \vhich plan is incorporated her.ein by l:eference.,

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Sudbury Housing Authority

Mr. Fox of the Housing Authority moved Indefinite Postponement. (See reportunder Article 19, page 206.) ---

Planning Board Report: The Planning Board recommends Indefinite' Postponement ofthis article.

To\V11 Counsel Report: If Article 21 is adopted, it \vould become a valid amendmentto the By-laws of t.he TOIVl1.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: INDEFINlTE POSTPONEMENT.

The following resolution honol:l.ng Hr. Francis G. Feeley, presented byDr. Kenneth Greenleaf, \vas

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:

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HHEREAS

HHEREAS

WHEREAS

WHEREAS

MR. FRANCIS G. FEELEY HAS FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS SERVED THERECREATIONAL NEEDS OF THE YOUTHS AND ADULTS OF THE 'Wim OFSUDBURY; AND

MR. FEELEY HAS COl>lE TO BE KNOlm AS "l>m. PARKS AND RECREATION";AND

MR. FEELEY HAS DEl>lONSTRATED AN UNUSUALLY DEEP DEDICATION TO TilERECREATIONAL NEEDS OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF SUDBURY; AND

!>lR. FEELEY, MORE THAN ANY ONE PERSON, HAS GUIDED THE RAYMONDHOAD TRACT TO RECHEATIONAL FRUITION; AND

MR. FEELEY' S SERVICES TO SUDBURY IN THE YEARS AHEAD ARE NOTONLY DESIRED BUT NEEDED; AND

IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO POSTPONE OR \-IAIT MANY YEARS TO SHOI-lAPPRECIATION FOR SUCH DEDICATION AND EFFECTIVE RESULTS;THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED THAT THE TO\<JN OF SUDBURY HEREBY EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE TOFRANCIS G. FEELEY FOR HIS UNSTINTING I<JORK ON BEHALF OF ALLTHE RESIDENTS OF SUDBUHY; BE IT FURTHER

HESOLVED THAT THE PRESENT OR FUTURE SELECTMEN OF SUDBURY BE URGED BYTHIS RESOLUTION TO NAl>lE THE RAYl>lOND ROAD RECREATIONAL FACILITYAS THE llFRANK G. FEELEY PARK"; BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE INCORPORATED INTO THE OFFICIAL RECORDOF THIS TO\1N ~ffiETING AND A COPY SENT TO MR. FEELEY.

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Article 22: To see if the TOHn Hill vote to amend Article IX, "Zoni.ng By-lai~II,

Section II, "Establishment of Districts ll , Paragraph C., IILocation of All OtherDistricts lt , by striking out sub-p<\ragraph, Business District No. 11, which nNJreads as follows:

"Business District No. 11. Beginning at a point on the South side o~ theBoston Post Road at th('~ junction of the land of Frank Vana ,~ith that ofTulis; thence I~esterly along South si.de of sai.d Post Road 739 feet tothe NI2I~ York, Nel,l Haven 6.. Hartford Railroad property, thence Southerlyalong said Railroad property 157 feet; thence Easterly parallel to saidPost Road 739 feet, thence Northerly to poi.nt of beginning. ",

and by creating and adding a nel~ Limited Business District No.6 I\'hich 1,£11 readas follO\"s:

"Limited Business District No.6. Beginning on the Southerly side of theBoston Post Road at land nO\, or formerly of Filomena Vana and Vana Trust,approximately 727 feet to land of the Sudbury \vater District of Sudbury;thence \\lesterly by land of tl10. Sudbury \\lat~:r District of Sudbury, approxi­mately 981 feet to land nOI" or formerly of th<.? Penn Central Railroad;thence Northerly by said Railroad property, approximately 672 feet to theBoston Post Roadj thence East<;dy by the Southerly side of the HastonPost Road, appr.oximately 743 feet to the point of beginning",

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Planning Hoard.

Planning Board Report: (Nr. Eben B. Stevens) This amendmellt will legitimatize analready existi.ng and partially developed section of Route 20 ,,,hich \,'(1S establishedby variance. Its proper development should be enhanced by this action. The PlanningBoard l:ecommends passage of tbis zoning amendment.

'1'0\\'11 Counsel Report: It is the opinion of 'l'O\,n Counsel that if the Hy-law changt'proposed in A'cticle 22 in the H81:rant for the 1972 Annual 'l'OI"n Meeting is properlymoved, seconded and adopted by a majority vote, i,t ,,,ill become il vali d Blnendlllcntto the. Sudbury l3y_lahls.

Finance Committee Report: Ive agree I"ith the Planning noal~d )-cport and recol1uncndapproval.

Aft<~r discussion, it I,'as

VOTED: THAT THE TOIvN ANEND ARTICLE IX, "ZONING BY-LA\~", SECTION IT. ,"ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTlUCTS", PAHAGHAPH C., "LOCATION OF ALL OTI-limDISTRICTSlI, BY STRIKING OUT SUB-PARAGRAPH, HUSINESS DISTR1CT NO. J.l,AND BY CREATING AND ADDING A NE\\I LHlITE» BUSINESS DISTRICT NO.6\\lHICH \n.LL READ AS PRINTED IN THE ARTICLE 22 IN TilE \\lARRANT FOR '1'1-115NEETlNG.

In Favor. - 288, Opposed - 11.. (Total - 299)

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Article 23: To see if the TOI"n ",ill vote to amend the Zoning By-lal"l Article IXof the TO\m By-L'J.\,'s, by deleti.ng the ",ord "automobiles" in Section Ill, B, 2 1 g;Section III, Cl 2 1 e; Section Ill, C, 3, b, 5, and by substituting in place there.ofthe \"ords "motor vehicle:s l1 , or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Board of Selectmen Report: This article is submitted to allow the Board of Appealsto grant special permi ts for the sale and repah of llel" and used motor vehiclesother than just <.utomobiles in Business and Industrial Zones.

Final)ce Committe'2 Report: Reconunend approval.

Planni.ng Board Report: The Planning Board reconunends passage of the proposed changt'to the Zoning By 12\1". This change brings the Sudbury By-lal" into agreement \('ith theterminology of the Registry of Notor Vehicles.

'1'O\"n Counsel. Heport: It is the opinion of 1'0\"11 Counsel that if the By-1m" changeproposed in Article 23 in the \.;r'llrant for the 1972 AnnlliJ.l TOIm Nceting is properlymoved I seconded Clnd adopted by il majority vote, it \\li11 becomc a valid amendmentto the Sudbury By-J.al"s.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: THAT TIlE 'l'O\.JN AHEND TIiE ZONING BY-LAI.JS, ARTICLE IX OFTHE TO'WN BY-LAIIIS, gy DELETING THE I.JOHD "AUTONOBILEsn IN SECTION III,B, 2, g; SECTION III, C, 2, e; SECTION III, Cl J l b, (5)1 AND BY SUB­STITUTING IN PLACE THEREOF THE I.JORDS "!'lOTOH VEHICLES".

Article 214: To .sec if the TOI(ln Hill votc La amend Al'ticle IX I Section Ill,"Permitted Uses", Paragraph C' l 1, "Limited lndustrL,l Districts LID", by addinga new sllb-pnragraph d., to n~ad as follo",s:

"d. Hecreational faciJ.i,ties, such as tennis courts, icc skating rinks,sl.;rimming pools, athletic clubs having handball and squash courtsand gymn,'lsiuIllS, provided that a site plan is submitted under theprovisions of this by-Im.;rlll

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Planning Board.

Planning Board Report: (Nr. Paul H. NcNnlly) The Planning Board feels that greaterflexi.bili. ty j,n the possible uses of lillli ted industrial land is to the advantagc ofthe 'l'o,vn. The Planning Boanl recommends passage of this article.

Finance Committee Report: I~ecornmend appl:ovaJ..

TO\~n Counsel. Repol:t: It: is the opinion of '1'01"11 Counsel that if the By-1m" changcproposed in Article 24 in the \.;rarrant fo)" the 1972 Annual TO\"n ~jeeting is [Hoperlymoved, seconded nnd adopted by a llIajol:ity vote l it will become n valid an10ndmentto the Sudbury By-J.am;.

UNANHlOUSLY VOTED: IN THE I~ORDS OF Tim ARTICLE AS PRImED IN THE HARRANl'.

Article 25: To scc if the '1'01,'11 1,'ilJ. vote to amend Article IX, Section IV, !!lntensityRegulations", Paragraph A, "General Requirements", by striking out subparagraph 2,!!Recorded Lots", in its entirety, and by adding a n«I,' subparagraph 2, to read asfo1101.;rs:

!l2. Recordccd Lots.Lm"fully laid out lots are govcrned and protected undE!r tllQ provisionsof Genet-al LaHs, Chapter 40A, Section SA.",

or act on anything relative therE!to.

Submitted by the Planning Board.

Nr. Stevens of the Planning Board moved Indefinite PostponemE!nt.

Planning Board Report: (Nr. StevE!ns) The Planning Board recorrunends IndefinitePostponement since there is disagrE!emcnt bet\.;reen several of the Tm"n boards on thevalue of Sudbury's section versus the State section. \.Jhen all partiE!s are in agree­ment, a neH arti.cle ",ill be submitted.

Town Counsel Report: If this article ",erE! adopted I it I"ould become a valid amend­ment to the By-laws of the TOivn.

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Finance Committee Report: Each recorded lot should be subject to the By-laNs ineffect as of the date of recording. This being the function of our prE:sent By-lal",\~e recommend di sapproval.

UNANIl>10USLY VOTED~ INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT.

Article 26: '1'0 see if the '1'01"11 \1ill vote to HllKnd Article IX, Section IV, lIIntensityRegulations", Paragraph B., "Schedule of Intensity Reguliltions", by changing themaximum building height in Busi.ness Districts from 25 feet to 35 feet, and from 2stories to 2·~ stories, or act on anything rd.ative tht,reto.

Submitted by the Planning Board.

Planning Board Report:_ (I'lr. !'1cNally) The Planning Board reconunends passage of thisarticle since it \"iJ.l (1) generate unifonnity among budding heights nOl,' allo\\'ed i.nLimited BlIsjl1(~sS, IndusLl:ial and ResidentiHl %oneSj (2) provide for a more efficientuse of business LllHJj (3) provide for incentive to modernize in some areas anc1 alsoto clean up the, in some cases, 25 foot 11eight limited structures.

Finance Conunittec Ikport: Recollllilend 6pproval.

TOIm Counsel Report: If adopted, Al:ticle 26 l(loul.d become a valid amendment to theTOIm By Im~s.

UNANIHOUSLY VOTED: IN THE \~OHDS OF TilE ARTICLE AND AS PRINTED IN Tim \~AHHANT.

Article 27: To sec if tlw TOIm \\'ill vote to amend the Zoning By-Lm, Article IXof the T0\1n By_1al,1s, Section V, A, by removing the period at the end of the firstparagraph and adding tlw folJ.ol"ing \vords:

"and changes to existing topography. ",

or act on anything rela ti vc ther('to.

Submi tted by the Board of Selcctmen.

Board of S(~l.ccl.Ill(..n lkpOd" (}je Taft) The purpose! of this article is to i.nsure thattlw site plan makes absolutely cleat' any exctnrations, dredging, filling or activitiesof that SOl:t th'll'. are planned on the site!. This came up in pHrticulal' on at k8SL

one. site pl,lll in thc past year, and I~e feel it I~ill be a 1,'ortlMhilc addition to siteplan approval H'quircmcnts that these kinds of existing topography changes arc notedon the pL1l1.

Planning, Board Report: Uh:. NcNalJ.y) The Planning Board favol:s passage of thisarticle.

Finance COlllillittee Report: Recommend Clpproval. This improved Iwrding I"ill providea recoLd of cut~ and [ills to be permi tted, and a plan agcll.nst Hhicll perfo rlll<C1 I1cemny be IIlcasul:ed and controlled. These fonnal plane; and controls do not nOH E:xist.

1'O\,'n Counsel l~eport: If Article 27 is passed, it will become H vali.d amcmdmcnt tothe By-lal"s of the '1'01"11.

UNAN)}JOUSLY VOTED: IN THE \\lORDS OF TI-lE ARTICLE.

The Noderatol: announced tIlHt it \~as approaching 11:00 P.N. and that Articles28 and 29 1,1ere related to {~ach other. Upon his request [Ol" and receipt of a motion,it \"as

VOTED: THAT THIS ~JEETING REHAlN IN SESSION AFTER 11:00 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSEOF TAKING UP ARTICLES 28 AND 29.

ArticlE: 28: To see if the To\m Nill. vote to amend Section J, entitled "ExteriorSigns ll in part V of Article IX of the 1'0;"11 By-lal,1s, entitled "Zoni.ng By-Im"s", bydeleting the amendments voted at the November 1, 1971, Special Town Neeting, oract on anything l:elative thereto.

Submitted by Petition~ Vincent F. ?arrilli and othE:rs

1'1r. Vincent Zarrilli, ol1e of the petitionE:rs, was recognized and moved IndefinitePostponement.

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He stated that Section 6 of the ne", sign By-l(l,\~ mentions that a ",aiver fromthis section C;;lll be granted by the Board of Selectmen, and be asked the Board ofSelectmen to SI)(dl out the conditions for granting such a wli_ver. I-Ie also asked tlliJtthe definition of a tlwatcr sign lw stated and specifically \~hether or ndt thatdefinition would include ,1 display of merchandise.

i'lr. Taft of the Board of Selectmen stated that the Boanl lwd not yet l~eccived

an application for a \oJt1iver under Se,ctlon 6. A decision relative to H w<liver I,'ouldtake into account lHany circumstances including hardship, the suitability of thesign relative to other signs OJ: structures in tlw neighborhood, the' possibility ofmaking the sign conforming. SometilllL's it is extremely difficult to make a signconforming in that it might appear so far back on the property it 1,"-1Uld lose allvisibility as an advertising medi.um. These, ilre the kinds of considerations thntwould be used by the Planning Board and by the Board of Selectmen in dctennining\",hether a I,'aiver lVould IK granted 01~ not.

Hr. Taft also stilted that the \"ords in the By-J.m~l "othel: than i.n the caseof theater or directory si.gns", \,1('re meant to include signs that are changed eitherperiodically as on n theater, or at times that the ).t:asct:s of the l)l~operty \,'Ollldchange. There are a couple of real cstHtt' opcr':1.tions in TOI,1n that have signs I~here

they put a listing of a particular piece of property that is fOl· sale. That is atheater or directory type of sign, I"here the indi_vidual letters arc: Chtlllg(,d, butthe general outline of the sign does nOl change.

In response to a question fl:OIIl Hr. %an~il.li relative to outdoor displny, To\",nCounsel stated that it appe;Jrs that UK definition 1,'ollJ.d i,nclude tilt, dL,;play ofmerchandise.

Planning Board RePort: The Planning Board opposes passage' of this inticl(" \~hich,

if passed, l,lOU ld totally negat(~ the sign By-lin,' pa.ssed ;It Ll'_~ t fall I :; SpecLd. TOlmi'leeting.

TOI,'n Counsel RCPOI:t:to the Sudbul:y Zoning

If i\t"ticlc 28 \"ere pclsscd, il IWlIJ.d become a valid ilillendillentBy-lal-.'.

Finance COllunittee Report: This article I\'ould have us undo the lInani!Hol!s acti.on oflast falL h1e think the change, of last November providu" reasonable control ofcompeti.ng signs and ,~an lead to improvement in the appearilnce of business property,benefiting both the property Ol';'ll(:l: and the '['O\,'n. RCCO!Hrllend di sappHwal of thi~;

urticle.

VOTED: INDEFINITE POSTPONEi'1ENT.

Article 29: To sec if tht; 'l'ol"n h'ill vote to amend Section .1, entitled "Extu~ior

Signs", in pal~t V of Article IX of the Town By_l,lh's, ('ntitlcd H%oning By-lal';s", byadding a new section at the end thcl:(~()f, to J:ead as foJ.10\,'s:

"All. signs 16 square feet or less in l3usine"ss, Limi ted I)usiness ilndIndustri.al zones, I.;hich relate to the [inns principal busi.ne"'_,~:; arcexempt from control unde1" the Sudhu"(y By-J.al~s.",

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by Petition: Vincent F. Zan:i11i and others

Hr. Zan:illi moved Indefinite Postponement and cOlmnentcd as f()J.J.ol~s: The signhere is pHrt of tHO issues. The underlying greclter issue i.s the site plan conceptin relation to buildings and properl.y established pd_or to the adoption of Sudbury! ssite plan concept. The controversy stems from my contention all along that the TOI.Jl1has no right to interpret the site plan concept as though it applies to the olderbuildings, and its real intention \-las to govern the planning and development ofopen land. Tlw litigation that is 1l0H in progress \"i11 decide that, but: I may sayit has gone on for appl.'oximately five years and lVill culminate next Friday. It hasbeen a long, horrendolls experience, and I hope that if the decision turns out inmy favor l that the Selectmen in the future I"ill not be as litigation happy and morcprone to being objective in talking matters over.

Planning Boal-"J Report: The Planning Board opposes paSSHge of this article I~hich

",auld, if passed, change thE: intent of the sign By-l<1\'1 passed last fall at theSpecial TOlVn Meeting.

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TOIm Counsel Report: If Al:ticle 29 were passed, it \~ould become a valid amendmentto the Zoning By lal~.

Finance Committee Report: Thi.s amendment would permit erection of unlimited signseach less than 16 squre feet and \~o111d remove any control ave): such signs. RecolTunenddi.sapproval of this article.

VOTED: INDEFINITE POSTPONEHEN'l'.

The meeting adjourned at 11:04 P.H. to April 10, 1972, at 8:00 P.!'l. in thesame halL

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DepartmentThat is

PROCEEDINGS

ADJOURNED ANNUAL Tmm MEETI NG

April 10, 1972

The Moderator called the meeting to order at 8:01 P.M. at the Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School Auditorium. He arll10unced that a quorum IWS present.

He announced that, notice of reconsideration having been given, Article 8,Budget Account 600, GoodnOl,l Library, i"as before the halL He stated that he hadreceived a \"ritten i"aiver of that motion for reconsideration by the person Hho filedit, and therefore Article 8, Account 600, Goodnow Library, Hill not be reconsidered.

The Moderator announced that reconsideration of Articles 16 and 17 was beforethe hall and recognized ~1r. George F. l>lacKenzi0. who moved that the action takenunder Articles 16 and 17 of this Annual To'vn Meeting be reconsidered.

The Moderator stated that he Hould recognize a pl~e-an:anged ordGr of speakingconsisting of Nr. l>lacKenzie, Mr.. Powers, Officer Nix, Mr. Alford and a representa­tive of the Massachusetts Police Association, and that pursuant to the By-Iah1sthE:y have a total of fifteen minutes.

Nr. MacKenzie:

Reconsideration is a difficult thing to do, and it should only be done ,vhenthere is serious reason to believe that the best interests of the '1'0"'0 and itspopulace may have been mis-served by the previous action. This is the case heretonight.

There is brand-ne", information, not previously available, som(, of ,~hich is indirect conflict ivith the presentations under the articles ,,'hen pneviously discussed.There appears to be a question of legality, and a discussion has been pl~epared forthis point. There has been a thorough investigiltion of Civil Sel~vice requincmGnt,much of Ivbich \,'as erroneously discussed. That is ready to be pres<>.nted.

There is nel,' evi.dence of a major reorganizational plan of the Policeivhich Hould have colored, clarified and biased thG previous pnesentation.ready to be seen and discussed.

The professional staff of the l'lassachusetts Police Association is present ,,'ithsome professional points of vie\" Hhich should be heard.

Most signifi.cant of all, after 1,600 miles of driving, cutting 11is vacationshort, there is presGnt i.n the hall and desirous of speaki.ng, our former Police Chiefof tHenty-tbree years, John HcGovern. \"lhat he Hi II tell us is extremely important,and i"il.l directly conflict much of Ivhat Ivas Solid in the original presentati.on.

For these very compelling reasons, I urge you to let John l>lcGovern be heardand to let the neH information be presented. I urge you to vote for reconsiderationof the articl.es.

Hr. POIvers:

Mr. PONers moved that the question of l~econsideration be voted by secret ballot.He stated that at the last session dealing \~ith this subject, the Board of Selectmenasked for a secret ballot based upon the statement that they I~anted to b(~ sure thatthe municipal employees did not take it out on anybody that voted ci ther for oragainst their particular vieH. The municipal employees, in many instances, are theemployees of the Board of Selectmen, and I think it \,'ouJ.d l)(~ fair, on the other sideof the aisle also, to recognize the fact that they should not be embarrassed andthat they should be free to vote their conscience.

VOTED: THAT THE QUESTION OF RECONSIDERATION 13!~ VOTED BY SECRET BALLOT.

Hr. PONers further commented as follOlvs: \"lhen the subject of the Police Chiefbeing placed on Civil Service came before the 'I'OI"n in J.950, 864 people voted on it,In November, 1971, 769 voted on it. Last week ivhen the same issue came UP, 461voted on it, 'vith something like ti,lenty-three votes bei.ng the difference. It isobvious that there are many more than that number of people in the hall. toni.ght.

I hope you will agree I,'ith me that the largest number of peopl.e who act on amatter of extreme urgency and one on which there is a deep division of opinion isthe iVisest and best exercise that you can have. I hope you \,,1.11 bear that in mindwhen you are asked to vote for reconsideration.

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I hope you I"ill also l)(~at' in mind that, unfol'tunatcly, the By-laws of this Towncreate a problem for thos(; \"ho \,'ould like to see reconsideration as they do for the1'10dcrator. In facL, it is vel'y difficult, if not impossible, to allow any discussionon the merits. In order, for example, for Chief John HcGoV('l:n, I"ho Ivorked so hanl tobe hen, tonight, to be heard, t\lIo-thirds of the people in this hall have to be I"ill­ing to let reconsideration take place. If yOLl take the other viel", you are reallyclosing dcbaU~, and you IJl:e closing your ears. That is never a I,\ise tbing in theexercise of government. \-]e;, should be I'Jilling, no matteT what our position is, tolisten and to learn and to makC'. our best judgment.

If reconsideration is voted, I I-'Ould like to sho\,' you that \('hat actual.J.y happensunder this article is that the Police Chief, in terms of his control of the Depart­ment, is severely ema:;clllated and given an opportuni.ty I Hill 5hol" yOll by chap tel-and v(\rse of the statutues, just \"by thil.t is so.

Officer Nix: There \\'erc some statemc:nts made pCl:taining to Civil Service lastTuesday in regard to the appointllwnt of the Chief of Police. He have been in touch"lith Ci.vil. S(,rvice, and \,l(~ have some mOl~e infonn3Lion that is very pe):l'.inent to thisissue. I hope the people I"ill bring these articles up for reconsideration so l;re canbring this information out, There I,'ere SOIl](, statements lHElde that I,ere not con:ectpertai.ning to Civil Service.

'I'lw Moderator detennined that the representative of the Hassachllsetts PoliceAssociation I,'as apparently not in the hall and opened the question for discussion.

After i;I short. discussion, ~1rs. Anita E. Cohen lI\oved the questi.oll. By fl ShOl0of hands, the t-lodel'ator determined thilt the motion of the qU(~S Lion passed by 1110r0than the rcquincd t\,lo_l:hird,s vote.

The ~loderator then ill"trllcLul t:!l(' hall on voting proccdUl·e, and ballots l,et"C'distributed. The Mo(krntor appoi.nted the foJ.J.o\;ring bnl.lot teJ.lel:s: Gr0.tchen 1'1.Ellis, Lorraine L. Biludu:, Patricia B. Bell, and Judith S. Davis, and $I-'O):e themto the faithful performance of their duties. Aftet· all the ballots and boxes hadbeen l:elurncd to the 1'1od(:1:ato):, he; announced that the ballot h'as closed, and pro­n~l'dcd to plnee i\)·ticlc 30 before the hall. (SCQ pnge 219 for the vote on recon­sideration of Arti.cles 16 and 17.)

Article 30: To see if tlH TOIm l"i11 vote to accept an Historic District Zone to beknO\"11 as King Philip District and located as foUOI,'s:

Beginning at Cl point on the northo:l)' ',ide of the Boston Post Road Clt a point300 feet easterly of tIle casterly side line of King Philip Road; tllence ill anorLlwrly di rection at dght angles to sai.d Boston Post Road to a point 300fu~t l10rtlwrly of the northCl~1y side line of said Boston Post ROi1d; thence ina genenil \"est(,r1y di n,ction Clnd 300 feet from and parallel to the no):thl.'xlyside J.ilW of King Philip Road to a point on the northerly side of the BostonPost Road 300 feeL \,'(:sterly of the 1,1Gsterl.y side line of King Philip Road;thence in ill1 cilsterly direction <llong the northerly side line of said BostonPost Road to the point of beginning.,

or act on anything ndative thcJ:('t.o.

Submitted by Petition: Edl"j 11 A. Blackey and others

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Petitioners ' Report: (I'lr. Edl~in A. Blackey)

The purpose of this article is to preserve <:mel protect this historic are<:l soit Illay add to the desirability of Sudbury <:IS a place to live and to be available forall persons to enjoy. King Philip Road is one of the feH relllElining segments of theold Boston to \\lorcester Post Road, and one of the oldcst roads in TOI~n. 'It islocated on TOI\'n maps as early as 1659 \\'hich sl1ol\'ed a route fl:om East Sudbury to ~lill

Village, 01: I~est Sudbury at that time.

In this area, a mHjor decisivc battle I\'as fought during King Philip' s Ihn".This battle, kno\,'n ElS the J3attlc of Green Ili.ll, fought on Apdl 18, 1676, I\'asrecognized by thc State Legislature in 1852 and W1S COllullCll\orated on the tl\'O hun­dredth anniversary of the battle in an oration by gih\'ard Young. Funds Here [novidedby the Statc Legislature for the Ihdsl\'orth 1'1onulll('nt to COllUHelllorate this battle.

Buildings of historic significance \"itl1in the district include five homesaveraging over tlW hundred years in age, includi ng the Abraham \,lilOd Ilouse I~hich islisted in Hudson's History of Sudbury as the oldest home in South Sudbury. Someof the other homes, Bnd the old South School. I~hich I\'as moved La its present sitein 1868, are over one hundred years old.

Hr. Blackey then presented several slides of the homes in the an~il of theproposed district Bnd gave some background i.nformation. lie thanked the HistoricDistrict Corrunission <:Ind the Sudbury Historical Society ,\'hich had pl:ovided valuableassistance and data.

He stated that the Plnnning Board Report in the \~arrant of 1963 on Anicle 3l.I~hich established the Historic: District COilUniS5ion in Sudbury, expl:(~s.ses the feel­ings of the petitioners in asking for approval of this article. l-Ie quoted thereport as £0110'1\'5: "The Planning Board feels that any long l:ange viel,r of Sudb\ll:Ymust rightly involve some means of presel:ving those homes i.n sections of the TOI\'n\\'hich have historic value. There is little doubt that thc rett,nti.on of such al:easin a condition I,'hich appl:oximates as close as may be possible, their appearance inthe eady days of this community adds to the desi.rability of Sudbury a~ a plau; in\\'hich to live".

Planning Board Report: The Planning Board feels that if the residents of [(ingPhilip Road and surrounding areas \\'ithin three hundred fc(,t of the road \"ant toaccept the provisions of an historic distri.ct, the Board favors thi s change sinceinclusion of a district of thi.s type can only enhance the character of the neigh­borhood.

Finance Cornmitt<o:e Report: No convincing argulHent to establish this proposedhistoric district has been presented. Recolilmend disapproval.

Historic District CormlnssJon Heport: U!l:. !lenry A. ThurlOl\') This I\islodc DistrictCommission endorses this Elrticle. \~e feel tlwt this is an appropri.ate area fin: il

new district.

Board of Selectmen Report: (1'Ir. Taft) Ue favor the establishment of this historicdistrict.

UNANU10USLY VOTED: THAT TI,m TOIIIN CREATE A NEI~ IHSTOHIC D1STRl.CT ASAUTHORIZED BY SECTION 12 OF' CHAPTER llO OF THE ACTS OF 1%3 TO HI;;KNOIIlN AS KING PHILIP DISTRICT AND BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS SETFORTH IN ARTICLE 30 IN THg \IW\RANT FOR THI.S ~1EETI.NG.

Articl~ 31: To see if the TOI\'l1 "ill vote to prohibit the discharge of fiu,arms inthe Tmm except by police in the discharge of their duties, at schoo] athl.etic eventsand on authorized firing ranges, or act on anything l~elative thereto.

Submitted by Petition: Manuel Lapidas and others.

The Hoderator recognized Hr. Nanuel Lapidas, one of the petitioners, \\'ho movedthat Section 8 of Al:ti.cle V of the Sudbury By-l<l\\'s be amended to read as fol.lm~s:

Section 8: No person shall. b~ all.o\\'(ed to fire or discharge any firearms includi.ng,\\'ithout limitation, machi.ne guns, cannons, pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns,air rifles, or BB guns and handguns in the To\·m of Sudbury, except laH enforcementofficials in the discharge of their duties, starting guns at athleLi.c events, hand­guns, rifles and shotguns on firing ranges authorized by a permit issued by theBoard of SelC!ctmen and the discharge of antique firearms Hithout shot or bullet.

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Petitioners I Report: (Nr. Laridas) This article was submitted in the belief thatthe To,.m must nOI,' recognize it is no longer a small rural farm community. \ve no\",have a population in Sudbury of over 13 1 000 people. lVith this population densitythe discharge of firearms is both undesirable and dangerous.

In North Sudbury I"here I live near the Davis Farm, I have had storm windOl"'sbroken during the hunting season by people \",ho are not careful. Once a man I",howas cleaning windOlvs outside the house had a shot strike aboLi t four inches abovehis head. I do not allow my children in their o,vn back yanl during the huntingseason.

The present 18l",s J:estrict the discharge of firearms to certain distances fromhouses and roads, but they cannot be enforced becaUSE of the limited number ofpolice available. hThen hunters fire illegally, by thE! time the police arrive, thehunters are gone. The police cannot go into the I",oods because they are not properlyclothed during the hunting season.

The passage of Article 31 \"ill not stop hunting in Sudbury. It I"ill. onlyrestrict it to "reas such 3S P£mtry Brook \"h1.ch is State-owned and therefore notunder TO\vn jurisdiction. Tlwsc areas can be properly patrolled by State gameI"ardens. This service i.s available to the 'J'OIvn ,lt no cost.

It is not Uk puq)Qse of this article to in any way restrict the activity ofthe militia or minute men in their celebrations, or to unduly restrict the activi­ties of anyone. The only purpose of this article is to confine the discharge ofi'ircarnlS to ,'lrcns \"heH, it is safe.

There is one side benefit. The passage of this article, by restrictinghunting areas, \\'(luld aiel in the conservation of Sudbury's I"ild birds and game.

r urge passage of this m:ticle before we have a serious injury or a death froma firearm accident.

Conservation COllunission and Board of Selectmen Report: (Nr. 1~1:ic S. Lind)

The Conservation Commi.ssion and the Board of Selectmen are opposed to thi>'article. \-Ie feel that the existing lalv which requires permission from the landO\vner for hunting is adequ,1te if it is properly enforced. It is our belief, \",hichis supported by the Massachusetts Division of Fish and Game, that the decrease in\Vi1dlife in this TOIm is due to incl:easing development and not ovel:hLlnting. Onecd teria in granl:ing of self-help funds from the State for the purch,'lse of landf01" recrc~atioll and open srace, is the availabili ty of the land for hunting.

If this By-lill') Ivere p8ssed, the !'lassachusetts Division of Fish and GamcIwuld no longer suppoJ:l: the conservation and propagati.on of fish and game speciesin Sudbury. Nor I,'ould fish and game funds be iJV<lilab1e for other conservationprojl2cts.

Let us support conservation. It is the policy of the Conservation Commissionto allo\V hunting Ivith I"ritten permission on selected areas \vl1ere safety i.s not. <.l

fac tor.

TOMl Counsel Report: It is the opinion of To\Vn Counsel that if the By-la\,' changeproposed in An:icle 31 is propc:rly passed, it I"ill become a valid <lrnendment tothe Sudbury By- L:n,'s.

After discussion, the petitioners ' motion I"as defeat.ed.

The Noderator then announcE!d the vote on reconsideration of Arti.cles 16 and17 as [01101,'5: In Favor _ 506; Opposed 269. (Total - 775) He stated that sincet\Vo-thirds or 516 votes \,'er0 required for passagE, reconsidcration of Articles 16and 17 \Vas defeilted. (See pages 194_197 for action under Articles 16 and 17, andp£\ges 216-217 for the discussion of the motion to reconsider.)

The Noderator declared that the meeting would have a brief recess. After afe\" minutes, he called the meeting to order and dcclared that a quorum ,vas stillpresent. He recognized 1'11:. AV1:am Kalisky \Vho moved the follOl"ing resolution:

Resol.ved: thilt the Committee on TO\vn Administration bring an article to thenext Annual TO\-l11 Meeting changing the time for a motion [or reconsideration to11:00 P.N. in the evening.

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As our negotiations andthe horse riding ri. ng,well-used purpose for

In support of his resolution, ~lr. Kalisky stated that a resolution of thisTown Heeting does not bind anyone to anything, but it does shol~ I"hat the TownHeeling is interested in accomplishing. This To\,'n Heeting is interested in curbi.ngcontinual motions for reconsideration when people lose by narrO\" votes, and inencouraging people that are interested in one issue to stay and take part in theroutine and regular business of the TOlm Heeting.

After discussion, Hr. Kalisky' s resolution was defeated.

Arti.cle 32: To see if the TO\m I~ill vote to accept General Lm",s, Chapter 39,Section 23, \~hich provides in essence, that a tOlm \"llich accepts this Sectionmay provide that the election of to\~n officers shall take place at any time\oJithin seven days before or after the Annual Meeting held for the transaction ofother business, or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen, 'l'OIm Clerk and Committee on To\m Admi.nistration

'1'0\",11 Clerk Report: For many years the Annual TOI",n Election I~as held on the sameday as and as the first or.der of business of the Annual. 'i'0I·1ll Heeling. At the 1938Annual Town Heeting, the By-lalVs were amended to provide that the Election be heldseparately from the Annual Business Meeting, ,md this has been the practice forthe past 35 years. HOlVever, no record has been found that the 'l'OIvn Meeting hasaccepted the appropriate section of the General Law, which aJ.lm",s t()\"ns to holdthe election and annual meeting on different days. The purpose of this articleis simply to correct an oversight and establish a defi.nite record of Hcceptanceof G.L. Chapter 39, Section 23.

Finance Conunittee Report: Recommend ap~lrovaJ..

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: (CONSENT CALENDAB.) IN THE loJORDS OF THE AHTICLE.

Article 33: To see if the TOI-lll I~ill vote to authorize the Board o[ SeLectmen tonegotiate \",ith and convey to the Sudbury loJater District of Sudbury, [01: thepurpose of a si te for \"ells and other uses of the Distri.ct, as shall be necessnryin connection lVith the extension and maintenance of its Ihter I>lorks, any part orportion or all of the following described p£lrcel of land nOI~ ol",ned by the LO\vn:

"Beg1.nning at a point on the property line bet\~ecn lot 23 and land of theTo,m of Sudbury and 350 feet \"esterly from the northeasterly corn('r oflot 24, as shOlm on Plan J.355 of 1969 as recorded in South ~1iddlesex

Registry of Deeds by Frank 1\1. Generazio, Jr. et ali thence 1.n a IK,stedydirection in a straight li.ne, a distance of 1000 feet ,ll.ong the boundal"yline bet\,'een said land of the TOHn of Sudbury and lots 23, 22 and 21 ofsaid plan and crossing Raymond Road, to a point in other land of the '1'OI..)nof Sudbury; thence at dght angles and going in a nOrLhe.l"1y direction 1300feet; thence ilt right angles and going in an easterly direction crossingRaymond Hoad, a di.stance of lOOCJ feet; thence at r.ight BngJ.cs and going ina southerly direction 1300 feet to the point of beginning. S,lic1 last threecourses being by land OIVl1ed by the '1'o\"n of Sudbury; excepting therc!frolTl astrip of land 25 feet on each side of the center line of Raymond Road asit is presently located \,,;rithin the bounds as above described.",

or act on anything relative ther.eto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen on b(-dlalf of the Sudbury l.Jater District ofSudbury.

Board of Selectmen Report: (Mr. Toomey) The Annual Meeting of the Sudbury \,laterDistrict passed an article to extend the I",ater main down Raymond Road to close aloop. It ''''as also determined by the loJater District this past year that they neededanother I~ell. Of all the locations they have, this seems to be the least expensiveone for them to develop.

Last year a horse riding ring \..)as constructed there.conferences I~ent on, it was determined that we could keepand \",e could also have the Hell. This gives us a generalthis land.

State law requires a 425 foot circle around the \~dl, as appears in thediagram (see next page). The road \..)i11 be reconstructed by the loJater District asindicated into the horse ring. The Hater District \~ill supply \",ater for the tennisfacility, the baseball field and for the horse people.

He feel this is a good article. It gives us great use of this land, and \",eask you to pass it.

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finance Committee ItcporL: (ph:. Clough) The Park and lkcrcation COlilmission, the'Selectmen <mel the \~ateJ: District Commissioners have l:c,'lc!wd agreement. on thej"cquircd 1lll1d site si,",c (approxjm<ltt~ly l\",clvc acres), the need [01" the propos(;dI·;rell at that location and conditions in lieu of payment for the land, such asprovision of an access road to the horse ring, and the furnishing of the Haterpiping H'quircmcnts of the Park and Hccreation Department on the Raymond Landrecreation faci 1. i ty.

'['he Fin'.lI1CC COlllrni ltC<' supports the prcs('nt moti.on uncle): thi.s artie 1e andrecommends approval.

UNANH10USLY VOTED: THAT Tim TOIvN AUTHOHIZE TUE BOARD OF SELECTHEN TONEGOTfATE AND TO CONVEY TO THE SUDBURY IMTER DISTRICT FOR THEPURPOSES OF A SITE FOR \~HLS AND OTHER USES OF THE DISTinCT, THEFOLLOI-HNG PARCEL: SITUATED ON BOTIl SIDES OF RAYNOND ROAD AND SHOImAS PARC1~LS ,jAl' AND "13" ON THE PLAN ENTITLED: llPLAN OF LA.l\lD INSUDBURY, NASSACHUSETTS, mmED BY TI·m TOIm OF' SUDBURY", BY COLBURNENGINEERING, HUDSON, !'JASS., DATED FEBIUJARY VI, 1972, REVISED:FEBIWARY 28, J.972, A COPY OF HIHCH IS ON FlLE IN THE SUDBURY TOImCLEI{K'S OFFICE, \<lHICl-I PLAN IS lNCORPOHATED HEREIN HY RI;;FERENCE,PARCEL "A" CONTAINING 8.58 ACRES AND PARCEL l1B" CONTt,lNING 3.44ACRES AND IHTH THE EXACT BOUNDM lES AND DISTANCES SHOI<lN ON SAIl)PLAN, \<lUll SAID CONV1~YANCE TO BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS TIlAT INTHE EVENT TilE LAND IS NOT lJSlm AS A SITE FOR A \\q~LL FOR THE PURPOSESOF PUBLIC \~ATER SUPPLY, THE LAND \.JILL REVERT TO THE TO\\lN OF SUDBURYAND FOR TIlE SANE USES AS PRESENTLY AllTI-IOInZED FOR SAID LAND.

Article 34: To see if til(' Tc)\,m Ivi.II vote to i.nstruct the BO<ll:d of Selectmen toinfonn Cong1'csSIllill1 D1'in<1n, Sen<1tors Brooke and Kennedy and Pre.sident Nixon thatit \,'ants a change in the di.rection of our national spending-- aHay from militaryspending and to\\'ards the spending of money to meet the actual needs of people,or act on anythi.ng relative thereto.

Submitted by Petition: Judith Deutsch and others

The l'lodcrator recognized ~lr. Allen N. Hooker, one of the petitiO\krS, I"homoved that the Town instruct the Boal-d of Selectmen to inform Congressman Drinan,Senators Brooke and Kennedy and President Nixon that it \'lants a change in thedirecti.on of ollr n<1tiona1 spending--m\1ay from military spending and tm"ard thespending of money to meet the actual needs of people.

The !'loderatar announced that the petitioners' presentation ",auld be made bya pre-arranged speaking order of ~Jr. Hooker and Hr. Pen·y L. Edgar.

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Mr. Hooker: As one of the petitioners of this articl(~, J Hotlld like to describethe background ,md I,'hy \"02 think it is important to act on it, pal'ticularly at thistime just befon: a general election,

Since the tmel of hTol:l.d hl".lr II, h'e hElve lived through a pl~riod of distrust andcold \"ar tension \,li th the Soviet Union during I"hich both nations lwve fed the UP\",'ll:dspiral of the arll\s race. Each developed generation after geneJ:ation of hardHare <lndsuper-sophisticated systems (~xtending from lIlill1ned aircr<lft to the cun:cnt missiles\vith nuclear \Varlwads capable of destroying almost evel:y living thing on e1:11:th,All of this, plus t,,,o major I;,ars, Korea ilnd Vietnam, arc clear evidence of thebnokruptcy of Our foreign policy and i.ts dependence on military [lo\;,er. In ourobsession for the strength of arms, 1"02 have apparently lost out concern for humanitythroughout the world nnd, evcn more distul:bing, our concern for the quality of lifeahead of us and our children in the United States, in Nassachusctts, and in Sudbury.

Almost 60~/o of the appropl:iation bills pass(,d by Congl:ess during J.971. I,',')s fOl"m:i.litary-relatccl programs Ivith only about half of the remai.ndcr e,1l"1Ml:kc(! forprograms directGd to\"anls the real needs of the peopll,. As if this pictuJ:(' Ivero notbad enough, the: administration is proposing a direct nliliL:Il:y budget of eighty-fivebillion dollars for fiscal 1973, up six billion fl:om this year, even though the 1,'iHin Vietnam is sllpposedly being I"ound dOlm.

The so-call.ed peace dividend is not going to Illatcl:ialize. Infl<ltiol1, n0\,'Heapons prognllils anel continued Har in southeast Asia ",ill I,'ipc it out. lt isinteresting that the administl:ation docs not incJ.ude in i.ts miliLiny budget t:lwbig items of veterans' bcn(;[its and the interest on the 80';/0 share' of the national.debt that is IvaI: related. Together these add anothcr thirly-foul: billiolJ doll<'ll:S.

The il:ony of it all is tlwt, as I,'C \vel'e stal:ting I,'ork 011 this article usingas a base these already oven"helming figures, the Secretary of Defense IKnt intohis annual $c[\):e $hoh' demanding an additional. 2,') billion dollars for research ilnddevelopment of l1e\,' \,'('ilpon systems and the production of mOl.·e hardl"arc to lllceL thL'"potential H('I" eap,)bilitics" in the USSR.

\~hy not 8.5 billion for resc,al"Ch and development of nel" mated.als and consLl:uc­tion mcthods for housi.ng, nClv techniqucs and equipment for '''!-Iste recycling ;lnddisposal, for pollution control. and reclamation of our \,'atcn"ays, for imaginativc·om;, \"ays to mov(~ people in Hnd out of ou): cities? 1101" many nCh' schools, hospi lals,Hod units of dccent housing could be bui,lt for part of that 8.') bilLion? \\1hy notmore funds, rather than less, for educational programs fl:om heads tart rii~hl: throughmedical school? The list of ''1;,hy nots" touches (~veryone in thi.s nation, everyone inthis room, and the list is that long bccause of: the misplaced priority p(:rpctuatcdthrough several admini.strations and litany congresses, regardless of poli tical party.

This is not a piHti.san problell\. Apparently OUI: legislators havc round il: ('<lslel·to f01J.0\" the drum beat of the Secrel:aric!s of ])(,fcnsc. in the n'.lInc of national sccuri tythan to originate and support !1waningful pr:ograms in the name of th(: people and thCi.l"security.

It takes ol)ly a minimum kllOl"lcdge of economics to l:ecogniz(' that nlil.itaryspending of the magnitude IW have been t,ngaging i.n must he inflationary. Tlw billionsreleased into the economy \"iLhout cOl:rcsponding goods and services going into themarket place can produce only inflation. \~age boanls and priu' commissions do notstand a clHlncc of l:eversing the trend so long as so-cal.led defense contract;! arc'funded at the proposed l.evel.s.

In to\',ms like Sudbury, \vlwre so many jobs are tied to defense ,;pending, thisposes a real problem, but the spiral must be broken before the economy g('L" completelyout of hand, before \-.'hole, segments of our society give up in uttel: despai.r, our youth,om: elderly, our poor, our cities. Pl:ograms must be plannGd and fund(~d no\" to useour great technology and energy for the l:elicf of human lweds, not to l:lneaten humanextinction.

Incentives are needed to encourage the Raytheons, the Aveos, and the Lockheedsto start the convcl:sion to peacetime programs. Subsidies arc probably needed to helpretrain and sustain Illany of our highly speciali.t:ed scientists and engine(-:l:s dul:i.ngthe transition period. These programs have not aLready been pJ.annt,d because therehas been no leader I,'illing to go in this direction, no spokesnwn for the people asthe Secretary of Defense hilS been for the Pentagon. He must gencl:atc that kind ofleadership.

It is hard to tell if this articl.e Hill do any good ifnot think He have any alternative but to try. The policiesare antiquated and have led us l"her0. \"e do not wmt to be.imaginative action,

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This is an election year, and candidates, including the President, are keenlyaw"are of votes or the potential loss of them. This is an ideal time to let ourelected officials knO\v that they are supposed to represent us and that \ve \Vant thegame plan changed and the priorities sharply shifted. Representative Drinan andSenator Kennedy are already committed to the spirit of this article. Our support'vill give them added incentive in that direction. Senator Brooke is running forre-election and \"i11 be keenly a\Vare of the message of our action. The best hopefor change is through our senators and representatives in Congress. If change doesnot come, they \"i11 ultimately be turned out of office, if the people really care.I urge you to shO\" that you do care by a support of this article.

~lr. Edgar: Article 34 is relevant to the purpose for \"hich \,,0. meet hereresidents of the TO\m of Sudbury and as citizens of these United States.34 gives us all an opportunity to let our elected representative kno\" Hefor a realigned federal policy governing hO\" tax doll,lrs are spent.

There is an histOl:ic precedent going back to 1765 Hhen lithe freeholders andother inhabitants of the TO\·m of Sudbury" gave instructions to their elected repre­sentative, John Noyes, Esquire, that they respectfully requested an end to the StampAct. They \"021'0. strongly opposed, as many other towns \"ere, to taxation \dthoutrepresentation. The House of Representatives p,'lssed a resolution in protest andproposed calling a general congl:ess to debate the issue. John Adams drafted a setof instructions to the legislature from the TO\m of Braintree Hhich ,,,ere approvedat its to\vn meeting.

ThE! instructions given at the October 21st Town Meeting in Sudbury in 1765 read,"We think it proper in this present critical conjunction of affairs to give you thefollO\"ing instruction, that you promote and readily join i.n such hunlble petition toour most gracious King and Parliament of Great Britain and other such decent mea,sul:t,s<IS may have a tendency to obtain a repeal or suspen,sion of the Stamp Ac t and heavyburdens imposed on the American Bri.tish Colonies thereby".

This action, along \vith similar actions taken by other to\ms and state legi.sla­tures, caused the repeal. of the Stamp Act in 1766. On Saturday, March 18th of thisyear, the 'folm of North Andover passed a resolution asking, among other things, that\K! redirect the national spending priorities at~ay from military spending and thatmoney be spent mQeting human needs. \\lJ1ile local taxes provide us here in Sudbury\vith schools and other Town services, an extremely large chunk of federal taxes,estimated at about $~OO for every man, t"oman and child in our country, and in thi.sTO\vn, goes tOI"ard military expenditures.

Article 34, if pa,ss{,d, will. let your representati.ves and senators kno\,' thatthe TOlro of Sudbury also wants a change in federal priorities now.

Finance Conunittee Report: \~e do not believe we can add any furthE!r words that wouldcontributE! to your informed vote on this is~:;ue I~hich has been debated so long andthoroughly in all the public media and pri.vate forums.

The Hoder<:ltor recognized Mr. Sydney B. Self, Jr., who moved that this Articlebe discharged from the \~arrant.

In ,support of his motion, ~lr. Self stated as follot,'s: I do not feel that Heshould be arguing the medts of this article at all on the floor of this TO\ro Meeting.Although I am sure it is the result of inexperience rather than intent, the articleas i.t stands is not rc.ally ,'1 fair article in the sense that it Hould suggest thatthe entire TOHn of Sudbury.£!l~ has said that this is the \~ay it feel.s. Inreality i.t i.s perhaps six hundred people here, not all. of whom may feel this i~ay.

It seems to me that if \,'e are going to send such a letter, He should informthe various powers that be hOI" \,'e feel on the issue ei ther \"ay and the count, so thatthey kno\~ exactly hOI" many people do feel this ,,,ay.

The <lrticle is extremely vague. I doubt very much if any of the proponents,for example, would be in favor or irradicating the entire military budget. If itpertained to specifics, \Ve \"ould find probably a great deal of disagreement amongthe people. Probably nobody here \~ould not like to see the military budget cut, butif \"e came to Hhere He \vould like to see it cut, tve ,,",ould have quite a bit of dis_agreement.

This article could be interpreted, if He chose, that He \vould like to see themilitary contracts at Raytheon and Sylvania nOi" eliminated, and I suspect there area few people here Hho might not be in favor of that proposal. Hhen \"02 start talkingabout putting money to advance human needs, this is a rather ill-defined thing, andpeople have different ideas as to Hhat human needs are. If He are going to vote onsuch an article, thE!se human needs should be better defined.

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Finally, hOHcver, and perhaps the most important, it seems to me that discussingthis article on the floor of To\"n Heeting could be rather lengthy. I am sure theproponents Hould not have us pass this article Hithout having a full discussion ofit. If HE! are going to discuss this issue in depth, \.Je had better settle dmm fora long stay. \~e have already spent fifteen or t\.Jenty minutes and have ,not evenscratched the surface.

This is a very important issue. However, iE one \"ere to look at the issues thatface the l~ederal government or the State government, none of us '.Jould have a bit oftrouble figuring out thirty or forty such issues. Are we going to spend every To,ml>leeting devoted to this kind of thing? I think we \"ould be better off devoting our­selves to Sudbury affairs. We have very direct means of telling our legislators ourfeelings. We have an election. At our. election, ,,,hen they state their case, '.Je votefor them or ,"e do not vote for them. There is no need for tt,lling them by this Hwans.

It seems to me that He should disclwrge this and get on to TO\"n affairs ratherthan affairs of this kind.

After discussion, it ,,,as

VOTED: THAT THIS ARTICLE BE DISCHARGED FRON THE HAHHANT.

In Favor - 264; Opposed - 225. (Total - 489)

Article 35: To see Hhat action the TO\V11 should take, including litigation, relativeto the question of the unconstitutionality of the use of real lHoperty taxes for thesupport of the public schools and the assurance of equality of education, Ot" act onanything relative thereto.

Submitted by Petition: John C. Pot"el:s and others.

Petitioners I Report: The recent decisions of California and Texas courts, and thepresence of similar suits in f'.lassachusetts pose many problems for the TOMl and thercal property taxpayer. The petitioners believe tlwt insertion of this article ,.Jillpermit the To,m to take an active ratJwr than a passive role in this matte): should itchoose to do so.

Finance Committee Report: He are unu\\Iare of any specific action contemplated orpropost'!d, nor the probable costs of such action. \Hth no visibl{·~ lwnefit and unknowncost to the 'l'oHn l \"e cannot recommend approval of this article.

UNANH10USLY VOTED: INDEFINITE POSTPONEl>lENT.

Article 36: To see if the To",n ,,'ill vote to abolish the office of to,V11 accountanteffective upon tlw expiration of the present term in 1973 and establish in lieuthereof the position of one to,V11 auditor to be elected by the TO\m for a term ofthree years in confonni ty \\Ii th tht'! appropriate provisions of Chapter 41 of theGeneral LaI.Js, and to authorize any and all actions legislativt~ or otherwise \"hiehmay be necessary to accomplish this purpose, or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by Petition: John C. POIvers nnd others.

Petitioners' Report: (I'lr. [>OI"ers) He.arings hnve be<;ll held in front of tlw Committ8eon TOHl1 Administration. This is a nwtter ,,,hich does deserve some attention, and Ithink it is in line ,,,ith the action already taken on not approving an AdministrativeAssistant for the gxecutive Secretary. It is part of the study of the office andfunction. Rather than put this matter on the floor at this time, J. concur ",ith '.JhatI understand to be the position of the Committee on TOHn Administration and suggestthat He refer it to that Committee so that it can study it at i.ts leisure. Thepurpose of the motion is to be sure that ,.,Ie do get a report to the TOHll from theCommi t tee.

Committee on 'l'o\Vn Administration Report: (1'-1r. Leonard L. Sanders) The Committeeon To,m Administration concluded after an open hearing that this article is a seriousmatter that should be investigated in depth by the Committee and a report filed \"iththE! TO,V1l Clerk by D0cember 31, 1972. He are in no Hay questi.oning the present ac­counting procedures, but Hould li.ke to point out that Sudbury is in effect an eightmillion dollar corporation with everyone of us stockholders.

He belit'!ve that a question such as this should be studied by experts. Therefore,our Committee is appointing a subcommittee to study this question. He have set upsome prerequisites. Members of this subcommittee should be either a CPA, an accountant,auditor or treasurer Hith knOl"ledge in the field. \~e are presently organizing thissubcommittee and \\Iould appreciate it if members of this profession ",ho are int(~rested

in the study would contact us.

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Finance Committee Heport: Although there may be no illegality in the present combina­tion of Executive Secretary and Tmm Accountant, many agree that the combination isumvise. Separation of the functions is likely to cost us increased salary, but theamount is undetermined and not suggested by the petitioners.

In any event, the position of accountant (\vhether titled auditor or othenvise)requires a person Hith a high degree of specialized or technical knmvledge andability; election is not appropriate. Election should be reserved for. officialsIvl10 arc prirn<lrily concerned Ivith the policy of Tmm government, and appointmentsmade to positions requiring specific skills.

In addition, Ive cannot support articles \\lith suCll broad \vording as "any and allactions legislative or othenvise". TllQ petitioners pJ:esented no details of theirintent at lVarrBnt closing time and at our hearings on the article. Recommend dis­approval.

After some discussion, it Has

UNANHIOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE MATTER OF ABOLISHING Tim OFFICE OF TO\oJN ACCOUNT­ANT AND ESTABLISHING IN LIEU 'I'HERgoF THE POSITION OF TO\oJN AUDITOR BEREFERElm TO THE CO~1~llTTEE ON TOWN ADf'.lINISTRATION FOR A STUDY AND A HEPORTTO BE FILED IHTH THE TOIm CLERK ON OR BEFORE J)ECl~l>mER 31, 1972.

Article 37: To sec if tht, TOI"n \ViII vote to <luthorizc and empOl\'(·~r the Selectmen,upon the \Vritt<m n,qucst of the Conscrvation Commission, under the provisions ofGenenl1 Lm,'s) Chapter 40, S0ction 8e, <lS amend(,d, to ,'icgui.rc in fee simple, bypurchase or by " taking by cminent domain, for conservation purposes, the follo\Vingdescribed lnnd:

Situated in Sudbury and located on both sides of LINCOLN HOAD, consistingof approximately 7.78 acres, bounded and described as folloHs:

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and to apprOpdtlLe therefor, <tnd all expenses in comwction thcr(~I,'ith, a sum ofmanGy, and to detcnnine \vhether the same shall be riased by taxation, transferredfrom 3vailabll' funds or provided by bon:O\,d.ng, or M1y combination of the foregoing,\,lith all land acquired hereunder to be under the management and contr.oJ. of theConservation Commission, or act on anythi.ng relative thereto.

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Mr. Allen Small of the Conservation Commission moved that the TO\m authori?eand empO\ver the Selectmen, upon the \vri tten request of the Conservation Commission,under the provisions of Genel"al LaHs, Chapter 40, Section 8C, as amended, to acquirein fee simple, by purchase or by a taking by eminent domain, for conservdt1.onpurposes, the land described in Article 37 in the \~arrant for this meeting, and toraise and appropriate $3,500.00 therefor, and to authorize the Selectmen to takeBll necessary action to complete this acquisition.

Conservation Commission and Planning Board Report: (Mrs. !'1<ll:garct E. Langmuir andMr. Small.)

Nrs. Langmuir of the Conservation Conunission located the parcel of land inquestion on the Open Space and Hecrcation P1Bn which had been approved by the De­partment of Natural Hesources, and stated that it IWS a propos('d addition to LincolnMeado",s Conservation Heservation. She presented a series of slides of the Li.ncolnMeadOl"s area and stated that it has been used by the schools [or the study of plantsuccessions and for I"ildlife study, particularly birds. It is used for hunting inseason by \.;rritten pennission of the Conservation Commission. It is used in con­junction Hith Round Hill and Elbanobscot for hiking and cross country skiing. Theareas both north and south of Lincol.n Road are usc:d by hot"seback riders.

The southern portion has just been purchased within the last three months asan addition to Lincoln !'JeadO\vs, and a plan for the development and use of this areais being formulated by our ~lanagement Committee.

It appeared logical to us to acquire the Boston Edison right of I~ay adjacentto Lincoln 1'1eadoHs and to plact: the entire ilre,') under the same jurisdiction. Ik:hope that you agree and will support the purchase of this 7.78 acres.

I'lr. Small continued the report as follows: Ordinarily \~hen the Conservati.onCommission brings a land acquisition rc,collllllelHlation to you, we have reached agree­ment Hith the land O\V11Cr pmHling TOI"l1 I'keting approval. The proposal \ve have beforeyou no'l~ is someloJhat different because \oJe have not reached an agreement as to pd.ceHith the present at·mer, Boston Edison. Ik are rather far apart at this time.

Boston Edison is represented by Mr. John Nurphy \vho is functioning as both theappraiser and a broker i.n this transaction. f.1r. ~1uq)hy, the Conservation COllunissionand our appraisers considered that til« land Hould be suitable for development into<""it least t'loJO residential. buiJ.ding Jots. The Flood Plain I'lap sho\Vs roughly one-thirdto one-half of the land on each side of Lincoln Road in this ]Jarcel to be at anelevation above 125 feet and tlwt"C~fon, out of the Flood Plain Zone. On that basis,I'll'. l>lurphy valued the land at .<;;10,000.00. Our appraisl~l~S submitted opinions of$7,700.00 and $9,700.00. The highest offer that Llw COllS(lrvation Commission madeto Boston Edison 'IoJas $8,700.00, the average of the t\oJO opinions that He received.That offer \v11s not Bcceptable to 1'11'. l'1urphy and Has tUJ:ncd dO\..m.

Hhile the Commission was considering what to do as the next step, loJe receivedthe new ortho-photo maps of the area. The neh' map shm.)s all of the Lmd to be ,Itor belmv 125 feet in elevation and therefore in the Flood Plain Zone.

Since residenti<""ll construction is not pcnnitted on land in the Flood Plain Zone,\oJe gave the neH information to our appraisers and asked [or neH opinions of value.10k also passed this neH information along to 1'11'. !'1urphy and to Boston Edison,

Our appraisers responded \vith revised opinions of $2,000.00 and $3,500.00.Hhen asked if he ,oJould be interested in a nCH offer bHsed on our revised opinions,Mr. ~jurphy "lnsHen,d that the only offer he would be interested in Ivil.S $10,000.00.

The Conservation Commission feels tlwt it should continue pursuing the matte):,including eminent domain, if necessary. The Finance Committe<' report \-lill supportthe land acquisition, but \<Jill indicate that the eminent domain pt"oceedings are notjustified since al1 imminent thrc.at to public safety is not involved.

We vie\oJ the process as ,'1 legally provided means to assure that land nc(,dedfor To\'1Il programs Hill be available at a price that is fair and reasonable to tlwproperty O\V\1er and the taxpayers.

In response to a requ0.st for an explanation relative to eminent domain,Nr. David Lee Turner, TO\"n Counsel, stHted as follotvs:

The General LaloJs authorize the Town by a tloJO- thirds vote to set up a takingby eminent domain for conservation purposes, Hhen such a taking is requested ofthe Board of Selectmen by the Cons(!rvation COllunission. Before they l11<lke a taking,the Board of Selectmen is required to hold a public hearing since this is land usedfor agriculture and farm purposes. After that hearing, the Selectmen can vote toproceed Hi th the taking.

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ThE!Y Hill have to have appraisals of the property. The Conservation Commissionhas already had tHO appraisals, so that requirement has already been satisfied.

Because the land is o\oJned by a public utility, the next step \Vill be to go totlH, Department of Public Utilities and clear the mattE!r Hith them.

In order to get State assistance, prior to the taking the project must beapproved by the Department of Nntural Resources.

\~hen all of these steps are completed, the Selectmen then can proceed to voteto acquire the property by eminent domain. This involves the adoption of an orderof taking \oJhich must be filed in the Registry of Deeds, and a copy of it must heforHurded to the property 0\\I11('r. If the o\mer is not satisfied \o)ith the amount ofmoney that is il\o)arded, he may bring an action in Superior Court for the assessmentof damages. \~hatever the judgment happens to be, the TO\m Hill be obligated to payas part of the taking process.

Finance Cormni t tee Repor t: (Mr. Bishop) The Finance Commi t tee approve s the mnoun t

of $3,500.00 for the purchase of this land. 1100~ever, \~e do not recommend approvalof eminent domain in this situation, nor do He approve of the expenditure of fundsfor that purpose. It is our unanimous Oil inion that the pOHer of eminent domainshould he used only in an emGrgcl\1cy situation. \k do not think that purchase oftllis flood plain land is suell a situation.

Long Range Capital Expenditures Corrunittee Report: (Mr. Robert A. Vannerson)

The Long Rangc' Capital Expenditures Committee favors the acquisition of theland Hhen a purchase price is agreed upon and using the funds that arc alreadynllocated to the Conservation Conunission as part of their long range plans foropen space and l:(~creation. \k agree I~ith the Finance Corruni ttee on the li. tigationtha t is presen t or proposed, bu t He do no t I~i sh to commen t on tha t phase of thi s'lJ:ticle.

AfU,r some discussion, Mr. Richard C. Venne moved to amend tlw motion bystriking out the w)rds "ot- by a taking by eminent domain" and by striking out thenumbers $3,500.00 and substituting the numbers ,$10,000.00.

After further discussion, llpon a motion by ~lr. David M. Sheets to amendNr. Venne's motion, it \~as ---

VOTED: TO Al'lEND BY STRIKING OllT $10,000.00 AND SUBSTITUTING $3,500.00.

After a discussion nd:ltive to \~hetlwr or not it \~as the intention to have thefllnds come from the Conservation Fund, upon a motion to amend by I'lr. VC'nnc, it IBS

VOTED: TO ANEND TI-IE NOTION TO AMEND BY ADDING THERETO, AFTER Tim HORD"APPROPRIATE", THE \WRDS "AND TRANSFER $3,500.00 FROI·J THE CONSERVA­TION FUND".

After further discussion, Mr. Venne's motion as amended was defeated.

Upon a motion to amend the Conservation Commission's motion made by Dr. HO\~anJ

H. Emmons, it \\'a5

VOTED: TO A!'JEND THE HOTION TO STRIKE OUT THE \~ORDS "RAISE AND APPROPRIATI';"AND SUBSTITUTE THE \~ORDS "TRANSFER $3,500.00 FRO~j TI-IE CONSERVATION FUND".

UNANUJOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE TOHN AUTHORIZE AND E!'lPO\~ER THE SELECTMEN, UPONTHE \\llUTTEN REQUEST OF TI-JE CONSERVATION CO!'jl-HSSION, UNDEH THE PROVISIONSOF GENERAL LAHS, CHAPTER 40, SECTION BC, AS Al>jgNDlm, TO ACQUIRE IN FEESIMPLE, BY PURCHASE Oll. BY A TAKING BY EMINENT DO!'JAIN, FOH CONSERVATIONPURPOSES, THE LAND DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 37 IN THE HARRANT FOR TinSHEETING, AND TO TRANSFER $3,500.00 FRml THE CONSERVATION FUND THEREFOR,AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SELECT!'JEN TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO C0r1PLETETHIS ACQUISITION.

The meeting adjourned at 11:26 P.N. to April J.l, 1972, at 8:00 P.M. in thesame hall.

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PROCEEDINGS

ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN I'lEETING

April 11, 1972

The Moderator called the meeting to ordcl: at 8:30 1'.1'1. in the Lincoln-SudburyRegi.onal High School Auditorium. He announced that a quorum \"as not [)J:esent.

The meeting adjourned, in accordance with the By-lm"s of the TOIVll, to April 12,1972, at 8:00 P.M. in the same halL

PROCEEDINGS

ADJOURNED ANNUAL TO\~N MEETING

April 12, 1972

The Moderator called the meeting to order at 8:30 1'.1'1. in the Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School Auditorium. He announccd that a quorum Ivas not present.

I'lr. Taft, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, \Vas recognized and statcd thatsince Honday, April 17th, \"a8 a legal holiday, the meeting \"ould continue underthe Town By-lm,'s on April 18, 1972. He further stated thHt the Board of Selectmenwould send out a postcard notice to all the households in Sudbury.

Hr. Powers of the BoaJ:d of Selectmen moved that the meeting adjourn untilThursday night, April 20th, at 8:00 P.!'J. in this hall. The Illotion was defeated.

The meeting adjourned to April 18, 1972, at 8:00 P.M. in the. same hall.

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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOHN ~1EI.~TING

April 18, 1972

The Moderator clUed the meeting to order at 8: 1.0 P.M. in tJu; Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School Auditorium. lie alllloulletcd that <I qU(HUm 1,13S present.

Article 38: To see if Llw TOHJ1 \"ill vote to raise ilnd appropriate, or appropri'ltefrom available funds, the sum of $75,000.00, or any other sum, to be expended underthe, direction of the IHg)lI"ay Commission, for the planning and construction of aseptic tank sludge disposal at Sand I'lill, or act on anything J:elative thereto.

Su bllli t ted by Uw Bo,1rd 0 f lIen 1 th.

~jr. \.J1.11i8111 \-J. Cooper TV, Chainnan of the Board of Health, moved that the '1'01,711

raise and appropriate til(> sum of $5,000.00, to be expended un(jer~directionofthe Board of Selectm(,n, fOl: Ll1(' planning of a septic tank sludge disposal facility.

Board of Ht'<llth lkpOl~t: (Nr. Cooper)

In 1969 the Sclu.:tll1en had a small study done fOJ: the TO\vll Hhich recomnwl")ekd theconstruction of n Sq)Ul': tank sludge disposal facility for Sudbury. The purpose' ofthis articll' j s to pt"ovide money for the final pl<lnning and engineering of Llwtfncility.

The so.lids Hhich build up after [l numbel: of yefll:s in <l septic tank arc calledseptic tank sludge. [f this sludge is not pcriodicaJ.ly removtcd, it I"ill be carriedover \"ith Llw liquid into the, lCilching field clogging it up_ This results infailure and breaking out of the efflucnt onto the gr()und. This article pn>pos(;Sto provide;, <l place for the TOM) of Sudbury to disposC' of septic tank sludge.

Presently UKrc is no place 1,,1thin the Town \"het« such \vflStc can be disposc,(j of.Ii is going out of To\"n to \"c kno\" not rc;;dly \,'here. \k feel that the Town has anobli.gatioll to provide for its O\\1n I"astes, and .i t should Lake the nccess;:ny stc;ps \"henit can do so in ,I H!l]sonabl(" \"ell thought out basi.s.

If tJw outside dispOSfd sources \,,~re to be cut off, Llw TO\m Hould f[lce animmediaUc crisis sitULltion. Ik arc trying to :lvoid this by planning for our needs.

1.n the septic sludge dispos:d Llcility, there will be some kind of a receivingtnnk or unit \';)Kr(' trucks that pump from YOla tank em dischargc. Effluent \"i1.lthen settle for UK remov:.ll of grit m,d then Inc treat:(!d to ·[cmov(~ til(' biochemicaloxygen dUlland that is in il:. Il: I"ill pass on agnin Lo another settling tank I"hcrethe trc~atc~d sludge \"i11. separtltc from the fluid. 'I'll(; liquid portion can then gointo a leaching bed or field, and the sludge i.l:self can be spread out for drying.

Effluent [roil! thIs kind of a facility is odorless, and it is n,ally quiteamazing that \vhat goes in bears very li.ttle resemblance to what comes out.

Combined Hcport of the Sl~PLi.C Disposal Planning Committee, Board of Selectmen,Planning Board, Higb"',,y COlilmission and Conscrv<ltion Commission:0,11'. E'hwl"d G. Huglws)

During the pilSt yeal:, the Septi.c Disposal Planning Committee has been '''orkingwith a similar committe<' fJ:om \\Iayland. Our objectiw' has been to detennine potentialeconomic advantages and otlwr JlledL.s in a joint venturc. \~e curn:ntly find tlwt 10Hcost rudimentary systems I"ill. not H:ceive Stilte J)0.partment of Health approval.

Therefore, i.f Sudbury attempts to go it alone \dth a fncility thnt ,,,ill recciv('SUltCC J)cpnrtmccl")t of Health approval, \.,78 believG \.,70 are faced d.th a bill for con­struction in excess of $80,000.00. On the other hond, if \,'e join with \~ayland,

the total cost I,'ould be on the orcl0.r of $100,000.00, and Sudbury l s cost Hould be$50,000.00. \.Jc' thcl'{:fol:e plan to usc this mOll(~y to pl.an a facility with the TOImof Hayland \"hich has recently pass{,d a similar article at its tOloJl1 meeting.

Long Range Capital. Expenditures Committe{: Hepol:t: (Hr. Vannerson)

$80,000.00 for <I sludge disposal facility was planned to be spent in 1973.This \"as an nverage figure based on estimates ranging from $60-100,000.00. Thel.ong Range Capital Expenditures Committee concurs \"ith the request for $5,000.00planning money to be spent this year.

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Finance Cormnittce Report: No legal \"ay to dispose of our septic pumpings existsno\v. It Has apparent at our public hearings that the request for the disposalsystem suggested in this article is premature due to unanSHered questions ofland OIvnership, negotiations I"ith I~ayl.and, and useful life of the proposl:d site.Temporary facilities I"en' suggested at a cost of $5-10,000.00. Ik believecontinuance of present procedures is better than cheap half steps. We therefore:recommend $5,000.00 planning money only, to be expended undel~ the direction ofthe Selectmen by the Joint SJ.udgt< Disposal Cotnmi ttec.

After discussion, Mr. Forrest D. Bradshmv moved that the Selectmen appoint acommi ttee of three to make further study of this proposal and have them report atleast by December first of this ycar.

Mr. Bradshmv's motion \VUS def('atcd.

VOTED: THAT THE TOWN HAISE AND APPROPRIAT1~ TIlE SUN OF $5,000.00 TO BEEXPgNDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF SELECTNEN, FOR THEPLANNING OF A SEPTIC TANK SLUDGE DISPOSAL FACILITY.

The I'loderator announced that Articles 39 and 40 \Vould be discussed togetherbut I"ould be voted upon separ8tely.

Article 39: To se~~ if the TOI"n \Vill vote to auLhori%c and CIll!J<)\\1Ct" the Selectmen toacquire in fee simple, by purchase or by a taking by eminent domain, for a se\Vagctreatment plant, sludge. disposal. area and sanitary landfill, the following (k~scri.bed

triangular-slwped parcell located on tlw northcrly side of the Boston Post Road,bounded as follo\Vs:

Southe:rly\~esterl.y

Easterly

by the Boston Post Road, ~) feet, mor(~ or less;by land of the TOIvn of Sudbury, by [:1.;rO courses, 580 fu,t lmore or less l and {d8 feet, more or less; andby land of O\\'ller5 (TmV11 of \~ayland), l,OOO feet, m(ne or le:ss;

the Easterly boundary Jin(·~ of said parcel also btd.ng a portion of the \~ayland-Sudbury

'1'0\\111 line:, and to appropriate therefor, and all expenses connected hen,\.;rith, il sum ofmoney, and to determine Hhctht,r the same shall 1)(' rais(;(1 by taxation, provided bytransfer from available funds or by borro\.;ring, or by any combination of the foregoing,or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the BoaJ;d of Selectmen.

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Combined Report of the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Board of Health andHiglway Cammission: (Nr. Taft)

The TOIv11 bought a parcel of about eighteen acres in this arc;) in 1')69, andsince the: summer of 1970 it has been used as a sanitary landfill. At the timeHe purchased that land, \.;re also had in mind buying the uarro\" strip along the\hyland TOHn Line: that belongs to Mr. Lord. It is about one acre in area. Hecould not re8ch any agreemen t Ivi th I'lr. Lord at tha t time because he Ivas s ti 11settling his laud damage case that he had previously had ",ith Boston Edison andthe TO\m of \~ayl.and.

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In the case of the Smith parcel of 3.64 acres, I,'e M~re unable to reach anykind of an agreement with the owners at the time that looked hal£\\'ay reasonableto us. There£ol'e we came to the TO\~n Meeting in 1969 ~'ith just the Stiles parc<"l,'I~hich the To\"n no\" o\'ms.

The Stiles parcel, the so-called Sand Hill piece, ~'e purchased for $125,000.00.It has approximately 126,500 cubic yards of gravel allove the 125 foot level, \"hichis the level the Board of Heal th has set as the 10l~est level to which the landfillcan run. Taking account of the fact that the road, Route 20, is at the elevationit is nOH, and by our By-l.;\I~ \~e must come back fifty feet from the State land andthen go do;.,-rn at a slope, He have 126,500 cubic yards of usable gravel.. We havebeen using it now for t\~enty-one months and have used approximately 36,500 yards.\~e have about 90,000 cubic yards left, or approximately a four-year life, on theSti les parcel.

If we can convince the Department of Public Wor]<s to 10l~er Route 20, that willadd approximately another four years of life to the sanitary landfill.

The $2,600.00 priu: \~hich you have in Arti.cle 39 is beJ.ol~ the tl~O independentappraisals I~e have had. Unfortunately, the 1andO\~ner lives in Virginia and hasassigned a local real estate man to represent him. He indicated to us that he isgoing to recolTUnend to his client that $2,600.00 is a fair price and that is \~hy I"Chave left that in the \Jarrant. \\10 think He Hill be able to reach agreement with him.

On the subject of the Smith land, \-Jhich is much the bigger part of it, inArticle 40, you ask I~hat is it Harth? He asked the present seller, \~hich happensto be the Sudbury Raquet Club, who have this land under option. They have an agree­ment Hi th !'lr. and 1>11:s. Smith for a pUl:chase price of $56,000.00, but it is the typeof purchase agreement I"hich the 1'o\·m cannot make. It involves an initial paymentand then payments over a four year period and interest at 7%. The pJ:i.ce actually\"ill be $56,000.00 plus another $7,000.00 of interest.

He \\lcnt through SOIU(' compli.cated calculfltions, and t.he present seller did, toindicate \"hat the land is Harth to him. Presumably, if the TOh'1l paid him $67,500.00he could put that in the b[lnk, then take the money out C'lnd pay the present ol,'ner.He Hould eal:ll interest on that, and he \\lould have to pay tax on the interest heearned. He h;:lS had his aIm estimated legal expenses so far of approximately $3,500.00ilnd architectural and engineering expenses of approximaU~ly $4,500.00. That builds upto the $67,500.00 I~hich I,'e have agreed \\lith him for the property.

\~e got tl\lO independent appraisals of the property. They I~ere more or l.ess thesame numbers. Onc \"as $50,000.00 and the othel: I~as $75,000.00. Thre<~ years ago,on Janu.ny 31, 1969., the Smiths 'Iwnted .$73,200.00, and a lot htls happened to landvalues in Sudbury in the J.ilSt thn'e years.

\~hat is it I"orth to the TOIm of Sudbury? \\Ie think \,'12 must t'ccognize that ithas 3,400 cubic yards of loam and 73,000 cubic yards of gl:avel. It \"ill providethree years of lifc to the landfill, and in addition it still has some residual landvalue.

hIe have taken backhoe diggings on the property to see \~hat the character ofthe material is. It is different from other parts of the landfill. On the Smithprop<erty the suhstl:ucture is in the great part sand r,lther than boney gravel suchas you have on the Stiles property. This makes it less valuable for a sanitarylandfil.l, but opens up a nc\" possibility \"hich \.)e had not even thought about before\,'e bad looked at it.

It appears that thi.s sand is quite usable for sanding the roads in the \vintt:~l:.

In fact, it appears that it might be better than \"hat He have been using which webuy outside since \ve have no other source in Sudbury. Last year I~e spent $11,000.00for sand for the ronds in Sudbury. \Je have beGn pnying any\~here from $1.55 a cubicyard picked up at the source to $2.75 per yard delivered. The I-li.glmay Superintendenthas given us a letter indicating that he \vi11 look into this further.

Other Hays of disposing of solid \vaste are continually presented before us.Some are under study and some are actually in t.he tri.al stage in various tOl"ns, butI think this is one time that Sudbury does not have to be a leader.

With the purchase of the Lord and Smith properties plus the recycling activitiesthat are goi.ng on nO\~, we I"ill have a facility that \~ill hold us for either the nextseven years Or, if I,'e can get Route 20 10\"ered, for the next eleven years. Thenhopefully, \ve 1,,111 be able to move on to one of these other techniques I.)hich by thenwill be a prOven and less expensive technique for disposing of our solid I,'astes.It looks like 1,'02 should stick I"ith the landfill \,'ay for tIll?: next seven to elevenyears. We recommend approval of Articles 39 and 40.

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Finance Conunittee Report: (Nr. Davis) The Finance Conunittee considers the priceof $70,100.00 to be a reasonable one and recommends your approval.

UNANUIOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE TO\\JN AUTHORIZE AND E~lPO\']ER THE SELECTNENTO ACQUIRE IN FEE SUIPLE, BY PURCHASE OR BY A TAKING BY ENINENTDONAIN, FOR A SWAGE 'l'REATHEN~r PLANT, SLUDGE DISPOSAL AREA ANDSANITARY LANDFILL, THE TRIANGULAR-SHAPED PARCEL, LOCATED ON THENORTHERLY SIDE OF THE BOSTON POST ROAD, BOUNDED AND DESC1UBED ASSET FORTH IN ARTICLE 39 IN TI-IE \.]ARRANT FOR THIS ~mETING AND TORAISE AND APPROPRIATE $2,600.00 THEREFOR, AND ALL EXP1~NSES INCONNECTION THERE\HTH.

Article 40: To see if the TOlw I,'ill vote to authorize and elllpOl"er the Selectmen,to acquirE! in fee simple, by purchaSE! or by a taking by eminent domain, for aS<'!I"agE! treatment plant, sludge disposal area and sanitary landfill, the parcel ofland, containing approximately 3.6(-+ aCl:es, situated on the NORTHERLY side of theBoston Post RaMI, boundGd as fol101\'s:

Southerly\~esterly

NortherlyEasterly

by the Boston Post Road, 409 feet, more 01" less;by land nOl" or formedy of Philbob Real Estate Tt-ust,390 feGt, more or less;by land of the TOIm of Sudbury, 409 feet, more Ot- 10ss;by land of the TOI"n of Sudbury, 309 fect, morc or less;

shOl"n on a plan recorded Hith Niddlesex South Distl:ict Deeds as Plan ff739 of 1953,and to appropriate therefor, and all expenses connected hercI"ith, a sum of money,and to determine \"hcther the same shall be raised by taxation, provided by transferfrom available funds or by bon:oHing, or by any combination of the foregoi.ng, or acton anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen

(For diagram, see page 230.)

Finance Committee Report: We arc fully al"are of the existing confl.ict bet\"een theTO\"n and private citi~ens concel"ning OImership of this property. !lol,lever, 1"0 leavethe oh'nership problems to the parties involved and ilct only on the l"OJ:ds of thearticle in deciding \"hethel: in our judgment this land is il good purchase for the'1'0\"11.

\oJe favor the acquisition for the follO\d_ng reasons: (1) life of the landfillI"ill be prolonged, (2) ideal potential location of future sludge disposal or seHagetreatment plant, (3) gravel on this plot has considerabl(, value for landfill, (1-1)additional. time Hould be provided to determine future TOHn action regarding solidwaste disposal.

Nevertheless, \"e cannot recommend fi.nal approval until a satisfactory pd,cehas been established.

UNANUlOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE TO\oJN AUTHORIZE AND E~lPO\~ER THE SELECTHEN'1'0 ACQUIRE, IN FEE SINPLE, BY PURCHASE OR BY TAKING BY EHINENTDOHAIN, FOR A SE\~AGE TREAnlENT PLANT, SLUDGE DISPOSAL AREA ANDSANITARY LANDFILL, A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING APPROXINATELY 3.64ACRES, SITUATED ON THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF THE BOSTON POST ROAD,BOUNDED AND DESCHIBED AS SET FOHTH IN ARTICLE 40 IN THE \\lARRANTFOR THIS MEETING, AND TO HAISE AND APPROPRIATE $67,500.00 THEREFOR,AND ALL EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREmTH.

Article 41: To see if the 1'O\.,1n will vote to l~aise and appropriate the sum of$2,500.00 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, to indemnifyANERICO BRIGANDI for expenSE!S and damages incurred by him in the defense ilnd settle_ment of a claim against him arising out of the operation of a motor or other vehicleOIol1led by the TOIm of Sudbury, OJ: act on anything rel.ative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Board of Selectmen RGport: Although the Town now has adequate automobile liabilityinsurance, four years ago when this accident occurred, the '{'OIm \"as limited by theGeneral Laws i.n the amount of insurance it could purchase for this purpose. Theamount requested here is to rei.mburse a TotoJl1 employee for that portion of the clai_msettled in excess of the limits in force at the time the accident occurred.

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In the opinion of the Board of Selectmen, a TOIvn employee should be adequatelyindemnified by the TOIm. BeCiwse of the insul~ance program no,,, in effect, it isdifficult to conceive that this sitUfltion I,'ill occur again.

finance Conunittee I{eport: Recommend approval.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: (CONSI~NT CALENDAR) IN THE 1,10RDS OF '1l1E ARTICLE,

Article 42: To S(:<, if the '[\Mn I"ill vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriatefrom available funds, the sum of $5,000.00, or any othet· sum, to be expended underthe direction of the Park and Rc-;Cl.·eation Commission, for the purchase of a 4-II'he(;}driv(~ pickup truck, \"ith sno,,,plow attachment to replace a 1965 Ford pickup to beused for trad(;-in, \"ith such acquisiti.on to be subject to the requirement of publicbids and II'ith Lc,rms of the bid providing for the posting of a suitable performancebond or certifiul ch<'.ck to guarant0e performance under such bid, or act on anythingrelative thereto.

Submitted by the Park ,ll1d RecH:ation Commission

Park and Recn:ation Commission Report: This purchase is to replace a Ford pickuptruck, purchased as a used truck in 1969. This truck has reached t1w point \"bercrepail:s arc fJ:"quent and (:xpensive and it can no longer do the ,,,ork requil:ed by theCOlilmission. \,Ii th this pic!.:e of equi.pment snoHpl(Jhling currentiy done by outsi.decontl:acts CM1 be don(~ by dep;ntment personn(d., <l.S required. IHth the opening ofadditional iwens for maintc:nancc the Dcpartll\Gnt: require.s a more dependable piecG ofequipment.

finance COlllndttce Report: Recolluncnd aplHoval of 0';.5,000.

UNANHiOlJSLY VOTED:TliE EXCEPTIONOTHER SUNil.

(CONSENT CALENDAR) IN THE \-lORDS OF TI-II~ AHTICLE, \<lITHOF "0R APPROPRIATE FRON AVAILABLE FUNDS II AND I10R ANY

Article 43: To see if the 'J'Ohln \\'ill vote to raise and appropd.atc the S\lm of$10,000.00, or any other sum, for the purpose of providing suitable facilities forthe playing or icc hockey and that this facility be used to enable children of lessthan hi.gh school age to pL.lY and that this faci.lity be obt;\ined and supervisH! bythe Parks {lnd ]{('crcation Conmlission, or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by Pctiti.on: 1\li).lialil A. BOl1\"itt and others.

Petitioners' I\.cpo)~t: Thi::; {u'ticl" i.-.; pn'scnt('d in hopes of indicating to the Parksilnd [{ecreation COlllwission the 'l'O\\fl1 I S desire, for a Suit<lble skating facility aV<1il­£lble to youngs\h·s of less than high school. agz, for the PUl~POS0 of playing icehockey. A sum or money is i.ncluded to £\ssist the Commission in providing thefacili.ty. '1')1(' article is \\'0 1·(] ('(I to give the Commission complete flexibility tobuild a ne\" facility, lea::;e time on a nearby l~ink or provide paid supervision atthe existing FUlthcd.and Pad, hockey l~ink to allO\v pre-teen boys and girls toeng"lge in thi.s itH:!:ca,;ingly popular SPOl~t. The Park and Recl·eation Commission hasIvisely recognL:ed the desire, of our young people to le,Hn this sport by providinga cli.nic l)j~ogrwn on Satul'day mornings. Unfol,tunately, the chil.dnm \,,110 learn onSaturdays have no opportunity to practice \"I18t tbey have 1.('a1:ned inasmuch as olderboys and gnn,'nups are all,lilys using the hockey ri.nk. In our opi.nion simply sched­uling ice time fOj· younger childn,n \ViII not pn,venl: the older ones from monopoli.zi.ngthe d.nk. A paid supenrisor OJ: an additional rink are necessary. This articleleaves the decision as to hOll' to provide the i.ce tim(' up to the proper gl~oup--the

Park and Recn',ltion Commi.ssion.

Finance Committee Report: The Park and Recreation Commission has an excel.lent1.ong range plan for development of recreational. facilities in Sudbury. Thesei.nclude expanded ice skating facilities in the neal: future. The Commissionshoul.d be 8110ll'ed to follcn,' its schedule in accordm1Ce 'vith its priorities.Heconunend disapproval.

At the request of tIle Petitioners, it was

UNANUI0USLY VOTl.m: (CONSENT CALENDAR) INDHINI'rE POSTPONENENT.

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Article 44: To see if the '1'01"11 will vote to direct the Board of Assessors topublish a Valuation Listing of the To>"n to contain the 1972 assessed values andto raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, therefor, the sumof $5,000.00, or any other sum, such funds to be expended under the direction ofthe Board of Assessors, or act on anything relative thel:(~to.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Board of Selectmen and Board of Assessors! Repon: (Mr. Arthur A. Babigian)

The valuation list was last published in 1966 and previous to that in 1961.He have gone through a major re-evalufltion progrmll, and any majol: restructuringof this sort is bound to have some kinks. 1 be.lie.ve that many of these kinks arein the process of being rectified. \<le, as home olmers and taxpayers, have. a rightto koo>" Hhat each and every property in 'I'O>"n is assessed at. \,lhat bettet· \VElY isthere to assure the public that all properties are assessed equitably?

Granted, this data is available at To>"n Hall, but the majority of us are,,,orking people and do not have the opportunity to research this data. In con­junction i~i.th the publication of the valuation list as a supplement, the Boardof Assessors are \"il.Ling to publish an annuDI abatemcnt l.ist. This informationhas got to be made available to the public. h!e all have a l:igbt to knOl,'. It isabout time \"e started to find out \"hat is going on and \,'hy.

Presently, \"i.th the $4,000.00 requested in the article, I"e can publish anddistribute 4,000 copies of the valuation list. If a property olmer lws 1Ilultip]Qreal estate in TDim, he will receive only one valuation list. Additiona) copiescan be made 8vailable at Tm,m Hall. for a norninal [ce.

For some, thc most i.mportant conccrn is cost. hlJwn the cost of this list isamOrtized over a five year p('l:iod, you are talking in the penny tax burden region.

It is my understanding that the State of Connecticut requircs that a valuationlist be published annually.

The Board of Assessors are in favor of publishing the valuation lLst. 1 urgc'your support of this article.

Finance Committee Report: This information is a matter of public record and readilyavailable at 'l'OIm Hall. Recommend disapproval.

VOTED: THAT THE TO\~N DIRECT THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS TO PUI)LlSI-I A VALUATIONLISTING OF THE TO\.JN TO CONTAIN THE 1972 ASSESSED VALUES AND TO RAISEAND APPROPRIATE THEREl~OR $4,000.00, SUCH FUNDS TO BE EXP!.;:NDED UNDERTHE DLRI~CTlON OF TIlE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.

In Favor _ 269; Opposed _ 220 (Total - 489)

Article 45: To see if the Town \"ill vote to rai.se and appropri.ate, or appropriat.efrom available funds, the sum of $2,500.00, or any other sum, to be expended undel"the direction of the Chief of Police, for the purpose of purchasing fOUr (4) trafficcounters, with the purchase of these countet·s to be in accord;H1ce I"ith specificationsof the Police Department and to be subject to public bids, with the te.l:rns of the bidto provide for the posti.ng of a perfonnancG bond or certi.fied check in the amount of$250.00 to gUarflntee performance, or act on anythi.ng relative therQto.

Submitted by the Chief of Police and the Planning Board.

Chief of Police and Planning Board Report: n·lr. Stevens) Tlw things have com(, tothe Planni.ng Board's att02ntion. The. Town is in a uni.que position of bei.ng bet\"eenfOUl: major highl"ays, and IN have an m'>'ful lot of traffic passing through it. TheTo\Vl1 is also grm"ing very fast. Secondly, we are nOl" going to have a number oftraffic lights, t\"O on Route 20 potentially coming up in the next year and one i.nthe Center.

The State controls all traffic lights and signs in Massachusetts, and they mustbe approved by the State Department of Public l,~orks. In order to get approval,counting data must be given. In order to change the timing of approved trafficlights, He also need count data on both through traffic and on turns. At the presentHe are using the police to get this data. Using the counters, the policemen Houldcount the turns, but they would not have to count the straight through traffic.

There are a number of places in TOHn Hhere 1"02 need stop signs dnd yield signs.The Planning Board Hants to establish a program to take the data so that \"e may putin such stop and yiel.d signs as the State I~ould aUm". One place \"ould be theintersection of Hudson and \.Jillis Roads I"here there have been a number of accidents.We cannot get the signs until He have. the data.

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The Planning Board also sees the need to get data on the effect of subdivisionson building, on Route 20, and on a number of other factors. The Planning BoardHants to get the whole program going so that \~e can continuously monitor traffic inand through 'fm"n and so \"e can recommend to the State \"here we need signs.

The charge for counters is nominal, and they I~ould be a very useful tool. Hehope that you will support this m:ticJ.e.

Finance Committee Report: Recommend approval of this purchase fOl: \"hich \"e antici_pate increasing need as Sudbury grOl"S.

VOTED: THAT TliE 'ro\m RAISE AND APPHOPHIATE THE SUN OF $2,500.00, TO BEEXPENDED UNDEH THE DIRECTION OF THE CHIEF 01" POLICE, FOR THE PURPOSEOF PURCHASING FOUR (4) TRAFFIC COUNTlmS, \<lITH THE PURCHASE OF THESECOUNTERS TO BE IN ACCORDANCE InTH spr~CIFICATIONS OF THE POLICE DEPART­MENT AND TO BE SUBJE.CT TO PUBLIC BIDS, InTH THE TEIUlS OF THE BID TOPROVIDE FOR THE POSTING OF A PERfORl>lANCE BOND OR CERTIFIED CHECK INTHE AMOUNT OF $250. 00 TO GUARANTI~E PJ~HFORNANCE.

Upon a motion made by H[. Taft, Chairman of the l)oard of Selectmen, it \"as

VOTED: TO TAK1~ UP ARTICLl~ 48 BEFORE ARTICLE 46.

The ~loderator declan:d that the motion had received the necessary four-fifthsvote. Discussion of Articles 46, 47 and t48 together \,'as alJ.o\"ed.

Article 48: To SC(! if the 1'0\'11 ""ill vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriatefrom available funds, the sum of $5,000.00, or any other sum, to be expended underthe direction of the Board of Selectmen, for acquiring an option or options forthe purchase of land that can be used as the si te for a ne\" combined cent):;:ll policestation and fire station and headquarters facility or for additions to the IHesentPolice Station ;:md South Fire Station, or act on anything relati.ve thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Board of Selectmen }la'iority Report: (M):. Taft and Nr. Kenneth L. Throckmorton)

1'hc reason fOJ: taking At"tic!e 48 before Article 46 is simply that Article itsinvolves getting an intC'rest in land that requires a tlw-thirds vote. Article 46involves paying for architectural costs and takes only a majority. \~e do not \"antto find outselves in the position of having an architect to design a facility, butno land to do it on.

In 1967 the Selectmen appointed a cOllunittee on a neH fire headquarters. Theconunittee n,pot-t H~slll.t:ed in tl"O articles, 0110. in 1969 and one at the 1970 AnnualTmvn ~leetil1g. In 1970 a vote to purchase Nr. Gray!s land for the fire headquarterslost because there Her(' 280 in favor and 192 opposed and the required t,"o-thirdswas not obtained. At that 1970 meeting the Finance Committee report stated thatthe land purchase should be postponed because \"e ,,,ere going to have to expand thEfire station, the pol.ice station capabilities and the TOlvn Hall facilities, and ithas been suggested that it might be possible to consolidate two or more of thesefunctions in one building. TIl(, Tmm should study this possibility car.efully.

Taking the Finance Committ0e report, the Selectmen appointed a HunicipalFacilities Study Committee for that purpose. The committee spent over one year onthe matter and on December 13, 1971, submitted a thirty-three page report to theBoard of Selectmen. Earlier this year that report was revie,"ed at a TOI.;rn Fathers'Forum Hi.th all the various boards and committees, and they \"ere given copiE:$ ofthe reports to study.

Hr. Throckmorton then continued the repol."\: to the meeting as follm"s:

The corrunittee put out a survey in \"hich they supplied population and point ofgrm"th data. This population data ,,,as from a Harch 1970 Finance Committee SudburyLong Range Fiscal Plan. \~e requested all of the fifty-four departments and com­mi.ttees of the 'l'OHI1 to supply us \"ith information and they did. This information\"a$ supplied in a data sheet which consisted of their functions, their census,number of people, ,'lncl lastly \"hat tlH~ir space requirements \"ere.

The data from the Police and Fire Departments shows the current requirementsof thE: Police at 2,163 square feet and of the Fire Department broken dOlm intotheir three areas of 2,000, 3,300 and 3,300 square feet, a total of 8,600. Their1981 estimates \"ere that the Police Department Hould grm" to 3,800 square feet andthat the Fire Department would grow to 15,000 square feet. !'lost of this is in the

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nonnal-si<\ed person cannot stand up, isNo one questi.ons the gross inadequacies

form of apparatus. If I"e add the 1981 estimate for Police of 3,800 and that forthe Center Fire Station of 8,700, we have a total of about 12,000 square feet.

He felt that the Police and Fire Departments could be in a combined setting,,,ith 10,000 square feet. \~e combined areas which they had duplicated necessarily,such as lobby, a communications center, locker room, building utilities, and soforth.

He looked at five different plans, which ran the gamut of looking at thepresent Fire Department at the Center, to expanding it, to closing the SouthSudbury Fire Station, combining it I"ith the Police Headquarters and expandingthere. i~e came up wiU~ tl"O reconunendations; either to combine the Police and Fireat a new headquarters near the Center, or to expand the Police in the presentlocation and to expand the Nortb and South Fire Stations al1d move the headquartersto the South Fire Station.

The combination of Fire and Police we estimated at about: $475,000.00. Theother plan we estimated at about $375,000.00. It is a $100,000.00 difference.These are exclusive of land and architectural fee costs. They are just for thebuilding. \~e realize that there is a $100,000.00 difference, but "'12 also recognizethat there are economies in the combination that "'12 had not evaluated.

Hr. Taft then continued with the report as follol"s: Originally tlH~ Board ofSelectmen put both the alternative recommendations in the \hrrant. Articles 46and 48 combined ,"ould be the central single headquarters. Articles 47 <mel 48combined ,,,auld provide for. additions to the police station and the fin, stationsand make the South Fire Station the headquarters ",i th the presl:nt Tmm ILall Stationa substation.

There are 110 overall financial advantages to the t,,'O hc>adquarters plan. Theland costs, \,'hicb \"el:e not included in the l>lunicipal FaciH.ties Conunittee I:eport,turn out to be virtually identical in either plan. There is some savi.ng i.nitiallyin construction, but this is more'. than offse'.t by 101,'er operating costs of acombined facility. In addition, the'. operational disadvantage,s of the tl"O head­quarters plan, got a " no " vote from the Fire Chief. The [ll:oposed central combinedheadquarters, under Articles 46 and 48, has the enthusiastic support of both theFire and Police Chiefs.

At the present TOIm Hall Fire Station, located i.n the basement, there is noroom for training, no central communications centel:, no vehicle maintenunce space.It is a multi-level facility. The bath, Hhich has no ventilation, i.s so shortthat an individual of my height cannot stand up in it.

The storage section, in ",hicb even abehind the rescue truck Hnd inaccessible.of the present set up.

A ne," fire headquarters obviously should be located at the population c(~nter

of the Town. The present South Fire Station is located on the Post Road, and thepresent North Fire Station is located on North Road. The TOIm Hall is actually inthe easterly part of the TO\"n, and more than thlo-thirds of the time the enginesleaving the station ei ther have to go through the Center or make a left turn inthe Center which is equally difficult. If they I"ere located on the \""sterly sideof the Center at the proposed new location, they \,'ould only have to do this a thirdof the ti.me.

The present Police Station is located on the Post Road. It is propose.d thatthe ne\" police headquarters would be at the same location. Obviously this is goodfrom an operational. point of view.

The particular site that the Nunicipal Facilities Committee selected is theOliver Land, at the intersection of Hudson and Haynard Roads containing 20.4 acres.It is desirable not only because of its location, but also from the. Town! s viel"­point on how it would be developed and could be used. There'. is plenty of land andplenty of trees surrounding the area that Hould be used as a building si te'. so thatwe would not intrude upon the neighborhood. It would be Virtually unseen by allof the neighbors except the Hinleins who live directly across the street.

In addition, it is inside the historic district. \<Je do not consider this adisadvar:tage. This sets an additional requirement which we should and can meetto design a facility ,,,hich is in keeping with the historic district at the Centerof the Town, a facility that is attractive and unobtrusive.

The Olivers intend to keep the two acre parcel on the corner of their land.They have agreed with the Selectmen to sell the land for $79,000.00, which is quitein line \"ith the two appraisals He have of $75,000.00 and $79,000.00.

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At this IllccLJ.ng, \\'(' are only asking for authorization for $3,000.00 underArticle 48 to buy an option on th(~ Oliver land. In addition, Ive, are going to askfor $31,000.00 under Arti.cle lj6 to employ an architect to prepan, final plans andsecure bids. At next: year's Annual TO\vl1 MC'ccting, yOll \,'ould be asked to authoJ::izctlH: [letual construction \,'hich \vould take plfJce in J.973. IJe \",3nt you to vote forArticles ',8 and 46, not just consick,ring the $3,000.00 and tlw $31,OOO.GO l butI,'ith an idea of the LoLill cost including those LI,'o amounts.

TIlt' total costs of a combIned facility ,He as falloh's:

Land acquisi. LionIkadquartns building (lO,OOO sq.ft. @ S35/sq.ft.)Si Lc' developmentProject development (iHChiLcctural flOC, cl(~rk-of-the-\wd(

saLny, etc.)F'un,ishing:;Fire alarm, traffic signal and communications equipmentContingency

TOTAL

Less appraised value of prescmt police station,building and land

NET COST

$ 80,000350,000

35,00045,000

10,00025,00035,000

$580,000

80,000$500,000

\~0. have nllo\,led [or il cJ.erk-of-the-l>iorks to make sure tlw building is builtpt'operly, and there arc funds for a central communications facility. This wouldbe a 10,000 square foot building.

\~e feel. the Police Station is a desirable property for business or professionaluse, and \\'C: have had it appraised at $80,000.00. No arrangem,,:nt to sell the Poli.ceStation lVould be val.i.d \olithout ,'1 vote of the TOlvn Neeti.ng. \~e Iwuld also try to getas much ,'lid as pos:::ible. \~e koO\." I"e can get a small amount of Ci.vil Defense aid.He will try to get more, and we \\lill try to design the facility I\lith that in mind.

Next year '\\IC \wllld be asking for the remainder of the land purchase, $77,000.00and some direct appropriation in the area of $10-15,000.00. The remainder coul.d bebonded over a ten-year period. Hopefully, i.n 1974 \,'G \,'Quld also reccive an incomeof approximately $80,000.00 from the sale of the former police station.

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There arc distinct operational advantages. !'laving thi.s facility located inthe population center of the TOM) I"ill lead to improved fire and police protection.Recently, the fire and p"lice teams have been Horking very closely togetber inemergency procedures and situations. Having them I"ork out of the same facilitycan encourage that additionally. \.Je see this as becoming a communications centernot only for Civil Defense but so that in an cmergency, Hhen you I"ant help, you\"oul.d be able to dial one numbel:. It I"ill also make room for some trainingfacilities so that \\'e can really start training auxilliary police, ull.l firemenin addition to our l:egular staffs. .

We Hill. not need tl"O dispatchers so that I"e l"Ul. get initi~ll.ly better coverageat less cost. \.Je cun save directly on police vehicle lIlainten,mce, building utili­ties and maintenance, a potential saving of over fifty thousand a year.

We ask for your vote on Articles 48 and 46. The i'lunicipal Facilities Committeehas taken the first planning steps. Let us go on \(lith the final pl.anning and designof a centrfll fire and police headquarters for Sudbury.

Board of Selectmen ~Jinority Report: (No:. POI"ors)

I'lr. Pm"ors moved to amend by striking out the \"ords "combined central" mH] byadding the I"ord ~elfter the \(lord "and", so that i.t would read in part, " ... andthat can be used as a site for a new police sti1tion and/or fir.e station and head­quarters facili ty."

In support of his ilmendment, ~jr. Pm"ors stated as f01101"S: \\1(, helve not: one ortl"O articles combined. \~(' have il seri(~s of f01.11: articles, and I think this is thebi.ggest used-car sale that has taken place i.n many a yeac UndeJ:J.ying all of thepropositions is a report by the Nunicipal Facilities Committee'.

That report of thirty-three pages says that one of the options, that of ncombined police nnd fire station, looks good, but there is the problem of I,lhat 1"('do Hith the old poli.ce station. \\le just got LInaugh expanding the old policestation ,,,hich is a new police stati.on.

The report goes on to talk abollt what space \(flJ.l be utilized i.n the TO\m HaJ.Jand says that because it is imperati.ve to have the administrati.ve offices of the1·ligllHay Commission locatuj i.n the TOIvn liall, I,'e Hi.ll, design the TOI"n Il<::dl buildingto include them. \.Jhat this does to the propel: supervisi.on of the higlll\lay j)(;rsonnelis very interesti.ng. This seems to hark back to the ,'lge-old fight betIVeen theBoard of Selectmen and the IHglmay Commission as to Hho ought to be runni.ng thel1iglmay Department.

The report indicates that the of[iu:s that have b('en moved into the \\lhiteBuilding I,'hich ,,,c just got through fixing up at a cost of some $126,000.00 I,d,ll bemoved back into the TOIVn liall. On ,,,hat basis or theory tllat is done remains tothis day a mystery. All of these parts are tlw tic-in sale.

I hope you will vote for my amendment, and 1 hope' you will vote [or the optionmoney for the Oliver land site. 1 hOIK you \Vill. turn dOlvn tIl(' nest of the buildi.ngarticles, i.n effect sending thclD back to committee to slol" the, action dOlm until,,,e can see \\'ho is on first and Hhat is on second.

Part of the dollar tl:ade-off involves picking up an $80,000.00 credit byselling the present police station. That sounds pretty good, unti.l I look at thetHO opinions of value upon \,)"hich that figLlt"(~ is based. One of the appraisers, forexample, in trying to arrive at the $80,000.00 figure fOl: the poJ.i.cc station, saidthat this building offers an attractive facade and is H(d.l located on the lot. Itcould be easily and relatively inexpensively enlarged. The site \"ould support abuilding tHice its size.

NolV, there is no trade-off in land costs if you are talking $80,000.00 versusnothing.

Also, in nttempting to arrive at the figure of $80,000.00, both appraisers\"ere instructed to assume the removal of the cells from the police station. Sincethe cells are located near carrying Halls that wlUld be very interesting.

Secondly, they ,,,er0 to assume that the property \"a$ 20ned for Limited Business.I.t is not so zoned. Three tinKs there have been attempts in that neighborhood tobreach zoning into the residential buffer strip, and they have failed overwhelminglyall three tinl0.s.

If this is going to be the kind of documentation upon which judgment i.s basedfor a variety of building programs which, according to the 1'1unici.pal Faciliti.es Com­mittee report, can run from a quarter of a million dollars to $980,000.00, I stronglyurge you on behalf of the beleaguered taxpayers in this 101m to try a little stopaction camera replay on ",hat is going on here.

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The Municipal Facilities Committee did a very fine initial report. But itseems rather exceptional to me to go from a report filed near the beginning ofDecember to Harrant articles involving a tHO or three year tie-in sale of suchrather extreme proportions. I knO\" , for example, that the Committee has not goneback and talked \"ith many of the officers, boards and committees Hhose operationsi"ill be affected. The very least that \"e should do is to send these matters backto the Committee and a11m.; there to be a public discussion by the various groups,corrunittees, departments and officers Hhose functions are involved.

This Tovm vnestled with the problem of Hhere the police station should belocated for many years. It finally settled upon its present location. \~e are nOi"talking agnin on an article involving purchase of land on Hudson Road and indirectlyon the principal of \"hether or not the police station should be located Hhere it is,within a short distance of six banks and the commercial district of the TOHn, or\.;hether i.t should be located almost tHO miles 8\"£1Y' That is a basic policy questionthis Tmm should decide on the merits and by itself, so that you knO\" \"hat the Townthinks, not as part of a tie-in sale of a building combination.

I do not think there is anybody \"ho disagrees i,'e need a new central stationfor the Fire Dep,ntment. Rut hOi,' about the questions of the combining of variousother offices in your TOi\fl1 Hall? HOi" about the questions of Hhether. or not it isa good idea to lwve a polic{, and fire station together? Hhere a1:e the operationalsavings really going to be? Neither the police nor the fire personnel "re enthusi­ilstic about this proposition. The Acting Chief of Police has never been queried bythe Nunicipal Faci.lities Committee in regard to the stat.ed needs that ,,,ere presentedto that Committee by his fon>])(~ars. In fact, it is my understanding that he dis­agrees \"i th them.

There is a traditional old Sudbury tlvo-step that happens on buildings. Oneis called, "vote for the planning money, after all, it's only a little bit". Then,next year, ,,,11C\1l you come in to vote on a building of thousands of dollars, you aretold, "you already voted in that direction I"hen you voted on the planning money".This year "'0. have gone on{; better. This is a Sudbury three-step ",ith a tie-in sale.

I do not believe that for a couple of hundred thousand doJ.J.ars of buildingprogram the taxpayers of this 1'0\\'11 should l"a1k so casually into the vaHey of noretreat.

Finance Committee Report: (Mr. Bishop)

The Finance Committee recOlrullends a favorable vote for the $3,000.00 option onthe Lmd. \~e have received presentations and understand the recommendations of theMunicipal Faciliti{'s Committee. \~e favor tl)(~ balance of the combined facilityprogram I"hich \"as presented to the TOim tonight. He \"ould suggest that the totalpackage looks like about a $4.00 impact on the tax ra\:e. That. \"ill not all hit liS

in one year, but that is \"hat \"e are facing. He recomnwnd, therefore, support ofthe Selectmen's proposal of these three articles, for the option on the land andthe combined facility.

Long Hange Capital Expenditure's Committee Report: (I'll:, Arthur G. Stansel)

The Long Range Capital Expenditures Committee \"as established three or fouryears ago for the purpose of evening the tax rate in the TOHn by Hatching the largeexpenditures for capital investment. As a result, i"hat He have done is gonc out toevery committee every year and asked th<2m Hhat their future plans Hcre and definedto them our interpretation of \.;hat long range capital meant. There has been noprojection i"hatsoevcr for a nCH fire station, a nm,' police station. There has,hOHcvcr, been a projection for ne'" Illunicipfll ffl(~ilities. From a Conunittee stand­point, there should be some planning. There has been none. \~c arc i.n fflvor of the$3,000.00 for the land planning. He are not in favor of the other thrE!E! inticles.

After discussion, it I"as

VOTED: TO ANimO BY STRIKING OUT THE WORDS "COMBINED CENTRAL" AND ADDINGTHE HORD "OR" AFTER THE \~ORD "AND" SO THAT IT \WULD HEAD IN PART" ••• AND THAT CAN BE USED AS A SITJ~ FOR A NEW POLICE STATION AND/ORFIHE STATION AND HEADQUARTERS FACILITY".

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: THAT THE 'WIlli RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $3,000.00, TO BEEXPENDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, FOR ACQUIRINGAN OPTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND OF ELSIE AND HORACE OLIVER ON HUDSONROAD THAT CAN BE USED AS A SITE FOR A NE\.] POLICE STATION AND/OR FIRESTATION AND HEADQUAl\TERS FACILITY.

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Article 46: To see if the Town \"Ul vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriatefrom available funds, the sum of $25,000.00, or any other sum, to be expended underthe direction of the Permanent Building COlfUnittee, for the preparation of final plansand securing bids for £I ne\" combined central police station and fire station andheadquarters facility, in accordance \oJith space and facility reguiremen~s to beestablished by the Board of Selectmen, or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

Hr. Taft, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, moved that the Town raise andappropriate $31,000.00, to be expended under the direction of the Permanent Bui.ldi.ngCommittee, for the preparation of final plans and securing bids for a ne\" combinedcentral police station and fire station and headquarters facUity, in accordance\oJith space and facilities requirements to be established by the Board of Selectmen.

After discussion, Hr. Ed\'lard E. Kreitsek Illoved to amend to strike out "combinedcentral" and to substitute "lor" after tlw \oJonl "and", so that it \oJould read," •. . securing bids for a ne\" police station andlor fire station ,wd headquar.tersfacility."

Mr. Krcitsek stated that if there is no constraint in deleting "combined central"in the amendment that 'I"e £Idopted fOJ: the use of the land under Article 48, thenpresumably there \"iJ.J. be no constraint here and aJ.J. options loJilJ. be open for theplanning money \"hich \oJe are about to vote. 1 \"ould think for consistency and theassurance that \oJe do not have incompatibili ties that the land and the planning moneyshould be consistent.

Mr. Kreitsek's amendment \"as defeated.

After furthel: discussion, the 1Il0tion under Article 46 \,,<)s defeat<,d.

In Favor - 212; Opposed - 215. (Total - 427)

Upon .;I motion made by 1'1r. Taft, it 'I,'IlS

VOTED: TO ADJOURN NO\~ UNTIL 8:00 P.M. ON 1'10NDAY, APRIL 24TH IN THI', SAHE

HALL.

The meeti.ng adjourned at lJ.:02 P.N.

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PROCEEDINGS

ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

April 24, 1972

The !'loderator called the meeting to order .o'lt 8:09 P.!'l. in the Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School Auditorium. He announced that a quorum was present.

Article 47: To see if the TOIm ,,'ill vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriatefrom available funds, the sum of $35,000.00, or any other sum, to be expend(~d underthe direction of the Permanent Building Committee, for the preparation of fi.nalplans £lnd securing bids for additions to the Police Station and South Fi.re Stationin accordance with space and facil.itie" requirements to be established by theBoard of Selectmen, or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Sel('ctmen.

Board of Selectmen Report: Ulr, Taft) Last Tuesday night, Article 48, \"hichprovided for the purchase of an option on the Oliver land, \"as passed almost unani­mously. Article 46, ,,'hich provi.ded for $30,000.00 to prepare final plans ,H1dsecure bids for a combined central fire and police headquarters on that site \"a$defeated 215-212.

The fire Chief Hnd llw Police Chi(.~f 8xplained the real need [Or additionalfire and polino facilities. The Tm"n :is cognizant of the fact that building costsare rising at approximately fifteen per cent pe1: y8ar, so there is no advantage indelaying this program ,,,hen tlwl:e is a real need.

The sense of the vote last TuesdHy seemed to me to be that the Tm"n recognizedthe nec::d and made provision to start the purchase of the Oliver land so that 1"12

would have a site for a central fire lwadquarters or a combined central fire andpolic" headquarters. But the TOh'11 did not seem to be l."eady to make the decision onexactly \"hich of those two should be located on that site.

The pU1:[lose of this articl," is to provide the it1formation the TOIm I"ants ontwo alternatives. The first is to expand the police stati.on at its present siteand to build a central fin~ headquarters only on the Oliver land. Th8 second{,lternative,l"hich \"ill be studied under Article It7 if it is passed, \"ould be thecentral fire and police headquarters on the Oliver site. The Permanent BuildingCommittee ,"auld expect to have this information by late this fall.

The Chairman of the Permanent Building CommitteB indicates t:I1<lt the arrangementof tJ.sking for scheuwtic plans and cost estimates is the least expensive I"ay to getan architect involved, and to get a professional in the fi.eld I·'orking on our re.­quirements. 1 encourage your vote for Article 47.

Finance Conullittee Report: (Mr. Bi.shop)Articles 48 and 46. As <'I n~sult of theevening, the Finance Committ,z,," believestion of the last session.

The Finflncc Committee \"as supportingvotes which Nr. Taft has recounted thisthat this articlc' is in line \"ith its posi-

VOTED: THAT THE TOWN RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $8,000.00, TO BE EXPENDED UNm~R

THE DIRECTION OF Tim PERl>lANENT BUILDING COMmTTEE, FOR THE PREPARATIONOF SCHE!'lATIC PLANS AND COST ESTHlATES FOR ADDITIONAL POLICl~ AND FIRESTATION FACILITIES, IN ACCORDANCE IHTH SPACE AND FACILITY REQUIRE!'JENTSTO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN; AND THAT THE PERl'JANENTBUILDING CO!'J!'1J.TTEE SHALL PRESENT THEIR VARIOUS PLANS AND ESTI!'JATES TOA SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL TO\"lN MEETING OR THE NEXT ANNUAL TOI"lN !'mETlNG FORFURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Article 48: Taken out of order. (See page 235 for action.)

Article 49: To see if the Town \,'ill vote to rai.se and appropriate, or appropriatefrom available funds, the slim of $8,000.00, or any other sum, to be expended underthe direction of the Permanent Building Committee, for the preparation of prelim­inary plans and cost estimates for the renovation and expansion of the TO\vn Hall,in accordance \"ith space and facility requirements to be established by the Boardof Selectmen, or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.

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Board of Selectmen !'lajority Heport: (Nr. 'l'"ft and 1'11'. Throckmorton)

Mr. Throckmorton, Chairman of the !'1unicipal Facilities Committee, ,,,as intro­duced by Mr. Taft and made the follol"ing presentation as part of the Sel~ctmen'smajority report:

We reques ted all cOl1ulli t tees to comp 102 te a da ta shee t I"hich lis ted thei rfunctions, the number of employees currently and in the future, and their spacerequirements. A sununary of the employees census data submitted to us for theperiod 1971, 1976 and 1981 sho\"s an increase from 138 total employees to 217, orapproximately one per cent of the total population that \"02 projected for the tenyear period.

The full-time employeES listed \Vho did not require space were the peoplE inthe High\Vay Department I"ho \o)ould be out on the road. Pat·t-time employees who wouldnot require space \",ithin an office facility are I-ligln"ay and Police employees.

The space currently occupied, exclusive of the Police and Fire Departments,is about 8,800 square feet. We estimated the 1981 space requirenK'nt at about12,500 square feet. This estimate I"as based upon the employee census data as it,,,as submitted and untouched by the Municipal Facilities COITUnittee.

\\Ie believe that by utilizing the entire White Building and the entire Tm"nHall that there is available 13,000 square feet. He felt: that IV(! could live\"ithin the space that \",as available. It ,,,,il1 require renovation, hO\",eve1'.

I \"i11 cover those items not included in office space first. At the prcsent,there are about 176 square feet of vault space. The estimated J:<'quirement.s I"ere451 square feet. He recommended that vault space not be increased but ratJwl"that some microfilming or other record storage system be (~stablished, and thatother fire-rated type of space be provided. In the estimate, \"e have includedJ.68 additional square feet for this fire-rated type of snfe area.

Under the voting machines, itments \",ere 155 square feet. Tlwirposing a 1:02£11 problem in storage.tHO schools and provide additionalfacilities.

Has a critical pl:oblem. Thed.l· pre;cnt require-.estimated requirements rose to 240 square feet,\~e recommended that they be stored i.n at leastparking space, if required, in those school

Under the garaging facilities, \"hile only tl,'O committees or departmentsfon",arded data \Vhieh ind:l.cat(~d garage facilities requirements, W~ felt that there\Vere some that had left this H~quiremc.nt off their ans\"ec As a result, Iverecommended that they provide sl)<lCC for up to ten vehicles at the Hi,glnvay Garage,,,,here storage and maintenance could be provided.

\~e reconUl10ndcd that the tl",O conference rooms in the \·Ihite Building be retained,but that movable partitions be added so that the space could be, from time to time,broken down into four units. In addi.tion, \"c n~comllK'.nded that t\,'O additionalconference rooms be provided i.n the TDlm Hall.

Another item I,'as toi.lets. If you have ever been in thos(~ in the ']'OI"n 11£111,you can '''ell see I"hy lVe recommended th(, provision of an adequate ladies' loungeand rest room and an adequate men's 1:00m in that facility.

The standards that I"'~, used in establishing future requirements are as follo\"s:

OFFICE STANDARDS:

1. Department I·lead - 60" desk, 60" table, i file cabinet2. Secretary - 60" desk, 2 file cabinets3. Professional 01: Supervisory (same as 2 above)4. Clerical - 60" desk5. Plan or Print Files 60" x 30"6. File Cabinet P;i' x 2J;i' plus access7. Storage Cabinet 24" x 48"8. Safe 4' x 4'9. Table 5' x 2~'

10. Copier and Accounting !'lachine 2' x 1.1'

11. Duplicator 2' x 3'12. Bookshelves Standard 7' high 36" '''ide x 8" deep fot

18 lineal feet of storage13. Drafting Table 4' x 6'

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In sunullary, \,'12 recommended that the Town Hall be r0ffiodelled and renovated andthat the \~hite Building b02 used to r02tain the offices of the School Department [l1ldthe Sudbury Public Health Nursing Association. All other officers \oJould be centrallylocated in the Town Hall. \-1e valued this at about $256,000.00 exclusive of land orarchitectural fees.

All of the inforffiution \"8$ provided in a thirty page report to all departmentand committee heads at the January 1'm"n Fathers' Forum. He have heard nothing inrebuttal to the report.

~1l". Taft continued the presentation as £ol1oHs:

Since 1969, at tIleNursing Association hadin the \-1hi te Bui Iding.

time'! the School Administration and the Sudbury Public Heal thto leave the Curtis Junior High School, they have been housedThey take up about t\vo-thirds of the \.Jhite Building.

The data from the Municipal F;:lcilities Committet' \"ould indicate that in the nextten year period, they are going to net~d virtually the entire space th,'lt is madeavailable in the \1hite Building.

As [elr as the TOM) Hall is concerned, 1 think that most of us are familiar \"iththe facilities then". The 1.O\"er TDlm Hall has in the past been a meeting, conferenceand hearing room. I t has been used in the past for voting, ",hich has no", been movedout due to l.ack of r.oom. For the past six or eight months, it has been the Chil.dn,ns'Library, but it h;:;s long been considered as a place 1"l1ere office facilities could go.

The Uppel" TO\m H<'111 has been used for hearings, for danu:s and ror dramaticpresentations by the Sudbury Play(;rs and others. You may recall in 1965 the TOImspent $6,000.00 to bring the safety facilities in the Upper TOM) Hflll to meet theState Public Safc,ty Stand;n~ds.

The office aH\a out back in the TOIm Hall today is a result of the originalconstruction in 1.931 plus a small addition that was put on in 1954. It is incon­venient for tlw public. It is inconvenient for thE Tmvn Hall employees. For thepast six years \"c have tried to make do in the TOIVl1 Hall office facilities.

In 1966 I,'e knocked dOI"n some partitions \"hich gave us more space but decreasc~d

priv<lcy. The back entt"y \,'as added so the employees I"ould be protected from theHinter \"il1ds, and a central air conclitioning facility \"as put in to help in thesummer. NCH lights were put in, the place was painted, and He put in a bustle onthe Assessors' Office so that they could fit: in their files. All of this \,'as donefor less than $10,000.00 out of the annual operating budgets.

Today the Assessors arc packed in like scll:dines. There is no room to sit downand confer Hith tlw Tax Collector. The Treasurer does not even have an office.

\\102 have b('('n talking in terms of only total space needs, not hOh' any particulararea \"ill look. \-le \~iJ.l \,'elcome any specific ideas and plans that a particularofficer, commitU.'e or board has. \.Je \"ould encourage them, but we think it is up tothe Permanent Building COllllnittec and the professional architect to put it alltogether in an integrated office and meeting space facility that \"ould service tlwTmvn. \.Jhat \"e are trying to accompl ish is to make plans to best expand and renovatethe TmoJn Hall to meet our needs for IllHny years to come, to do it at tl reasonablecost, Ilnd to preserve and even improve the exterior beauty of tlH-l Town Hall.

He need this appl~ollriHtion nm" to p18n for the ;;tetu;ll I"ork which \"Ould be somc­\"hc~rc: in the 19711, -~) or -6 time frame.

\.Je \,'i11 plan this project with an eye on all of our pocketbooks. The MunicipalFacilities Committce has done an excellent job of surveying our space needs. Nm,'let us turn the job over to our Permanent Building Committee to take steps toward arenovated Tmvn Hall.

Finance Committee lkport: Recol1ullend npproval of this $8,000 article to further therecolwnendations of the ~1uni.cipal Facilities COlwnitt02e. This article can be indepen­dent of Hhether or not separnte or combined fire: and police facilities are built.

Board of Selectmen Ninority Rcport: (Mr. Pm"er.s)

Far beConuni t tee.def(~nt this

i.t from 111/2 to have I'lr. Throckmorton feel that nobody disagreed \oJith hisI shall certainly disagree with his Committee, and I shall urge you toarticle at this time.

This is, in my opinion, one of the strangest: approaches to a building problemhave yet seen. I have reiH] the full report of the: Municipal Facilities Committee,

and I am interested to kno\.,> what it is I"e arc going to build. You are being askedto sign an $8,000.00 blank check for the purpose of preparation of plans for abuilding under the: direction of the Board of Selectmen and the Permanent BuildingConuni t tee.

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Hhat the need is for that building, I"hat items are going to be in that building,what the philosophy is \"hich underlies the motion to prepare the plans, I think isa mntter of some mnjor importance to you.

The Municipal Facilities Committee r<2port states, for {'.xample, that in develop­ing this report it would hope that the COlrunittee on To\-m Administration "",auldperuse- part I of the data surveys for possible definition or redefinition of theresponsibilities of TOlm departments, conunissi.ons or committees". This is the firsttime I have heard of building a building and then reorganizing your government tofit into it.

One of the specific proposals is to take the administrative offices of theHighway Commission and move them into the '{'OIm Hall. I think that is an interestingproposition in vie\" of the filct that the ]-!igl1Hay personnel ilnd operating personnelare located ilt the l-liglmay Garage, not in the '1'01"0 HaU, and that the Highl"ay Com­mission has not been interested in being absorbed by the Board of Selectmen. Theyhave had quite a long battle over that argument.

He just got through spending $126,000.00 refurbishing the \~hite Building, I"hi.chnOH houses the Sudbury Public Health Nursing Associ.ation, the School Committee, theFinance Committee hearing room, the Dog Officer's operation, the '1'0\\71.1 Engineer'sOffice, the Building Inspector's office and a number of other functions. \~e are nOI"told that one of the aims is to move (-~vcrything back into the Tot,'n Hall leavi.ng onlythe School and the Public Health Nursing As,.;ociation functions i.n that building.This is a major policy decision that should not pass by you by editorinlization.

If you go to the \·[hite Building, you Hill sec that a vast amount of the spacein that building is not being used. Some areas are only partially used.

According to the tabl.«s attached to the ~Jllnicipal FaciJ.itiGs report, theSudbury Public Health Nursing Association occupies a numbec of square feet in theHhite Building Hhich is more than the spilce occupied by the Assessors, the TaxCollector, the TOlm Clerk, and Treasurer and the I~ngineeri.ng Department put together.I submit that I"bat has happened is an old part of Parkinson's 1.81,' that: operationsexpand to fit availabl.e room.

If He are going to do anything about taking a realisti.c look at the problem",e have in our TN"n, He ought to start I-'ith something a littl.e more basic, and thatis a hard-nosed discussion of the present utilization of aVililable office space Dnda determination of thG priori ties of space utilization that [Ire there. 1£ we do notdo that prior to the time I,'e stilrt going into plilns for brick and mort<n:, ",e aregoing to be insti tutionalizing P,'lTkinsonian thinki.ng.

Right nm,', the TOIm Engineer occupies 840 square feet, and the propositionbeing presented is that I-'e move him out of his present of[iC(~ into one about 200square feet smaller over in the To",n 11811, l«aving the space behind him for furtherexpension of the Nursing Assoc.1.ation oY the School Department. That is an inteJ:estingtheory, but I do not knOl,' how, if \"e are planning ahead, I-'e do it by reducing theroom that an already fairly efficient operation has.

I think the !'luni.cipal Facilities Conunittee has made a good i.nitial study, butit has been based upon a group of theori.es of government reorganization that do notmeet fact. J. hope you will defeilt this article so that h'e ,,,ill go back and beginto have the kind of discussions between the opel:ati.ng components at TO\-.II1 t!allrelative to which offices should function together, \"hat functions should be together,what functions should be located on I"hat floor, \"ho really needs what space, and corneup with a ,,,ell demonstrated needs approach.

Long Range Capital Expenditures Committee Report: (Nr. Stansel) The Long RangeCapital Expenditures COllunittee, irrespective of politics, morals, ethics or I,'hatever,has to look at these things from a long range capital expenditures vi.e",point.Although this particular request and this articl.e is only $8,000.00, not a capitalexpenditure, its long range implications are pretty obvious.

The !'Junicipal Facilities Committee, the Selectmen and others hav~; plamH,d thisoutlay, and our Comm:i.tt(~e is in favor of this article.

After some discussi.on, it \"ilS

VOTED: THAT THE TOIolN RAISE AND AtJPROPRJ.ATE $8,000.00, TO BE EXPENDED UNDEHTHE DIRECTION OF THE PERNANENT BUILDING COMNITTEE, FOH THE PREPARATIONOF PRELIMINARY PLANS AND COST ESTJ.NATES FOR THE lU~NOVATJ.ON AND EXPANSIONOF THE 'l'OHN HALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITt·j SPACE AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS TOBE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN.

In Favor - 251; Opposed - 245. (Total - 496)

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Article 50: To sec if the 'l'OHIl Hill vote to appropriate the Stlill of $75,000.00, orany other sum, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, for theengineering <mel construction of the following \·n:d.hvays:

1) Along Concord Hoad, from Lincoln-Sudbury Hegional High School on the northto Sudbury Center on the south, it distance of 5950 feet, more or less;

2) Along Concord Road, from Sudbury Center on the north to Boston Post Roadon the south, a distance of 7600 feet, more 0): less;

3) Along Horse Pond Homl, from Boston Post Road on l1w south to Peakham Roadon the llo):th, a distance of 6400 feet, more or less;

4) From the westc,rly end of Normandy Drive running Hestedy along the TO\measement to Stuart Street, a distance of 150 feet, mor.e or less;

with these \valk"'ays to he constructed in rights-of-\vay or. easements already mvne:d bythe Town or to be given to or purchased by the TOlm, and to determine: Hhether theappropriation shall he raised by Laxation or provide:d by transfer from availablcfunds or by bor1:0\"1ng, 0): by any combination of the [o):egoing, or acL on anythingrelative thereto.

Submitted by the Planning Board, Sudbury School Committee, 1.-$ Regional SchoolCommitte(', Iligh\Vay COlilmission and Board of Scl.ectnwn.

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ARTICLE @- DENOTES ROUTE OF PROPOSED WALKWAYS

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Combined Report of the Planning Board, School COllunittee, Boanl of Selectmen,L-S Hegional 11igh School Cormnittcc ilnd l-lighl";'lY Commission:

This IHticlc asks the: TOHn to ttl!\.c a giant step fon",ll:d in its I"alk\"ay con­strucU.on program. Since our fi1:st l"a1l\.1"<1Y I,'as built in 1964 to .sc:nr(: youngstersgoing to the Lori.ng School, \,1(\ have: COllstl:uctcd \",d.kl,'ays along parts of Hudson,Peaklwm and Pratt's Nill Roads, about 7200 f{:et in all. Engineering has beencompleted for an additional ;)670 fcct of I,'alk\,'ay along Hudson and Pratt's HillRoads. We already have voted the money to buil.d the ",alkl"ays on Hudson Road L"omFai.r.bank to Crystal Lake Dri.ve and on Pt·att's Nill Road as far as \hUo", Road.The Pra t t' s ~H l1 \"a lkway from \,Ji 110\" to Du t tall RO';lds I"i I. 1 be cons truc ted \"hen tha tportion of the, roDd is \oJidClH,d, in 1972 Ol: 1973. And, along the lHHth portion ofConcord Ro"d, from Sudbury Ccntel: to the High School, the I.ayout has becn made,easements procured and most of the (!ngineering done for that \oJalln"<ly. \~lwt '"'' lwvedone is good. The walkways arc attractive as \"ell as safe. But, \<1(' IllUSt move marl'rapidly. A school bus, \"hich cost $4.')00 a yellr in J.9V), no,,, costs .~;7200. It ,wuldbe fooling ourselves to think that the bus contrilcts 1"l1ich come up [01: l"l'lwHaJ inthe Spring o[ 1.973 h'i11 cost: less them $9000 PCl: bus, and I"hilc 1,'aJ.l(\,'ay con:-;tructioncost has also l:iscn, the fill'l1lcial ndvanl:ag(' to the TO\m has not clwngul. \~;)J.kl"ays

are cheaper and healthi("r for us and our children. Tile mOlley in l:his art,iell' 1,,1.11a11.ol" the Town to contr;lcL the construction of UKS(' \·lillkl\l'lyS, I"i.thollt del.ay, in1972 and eady Sp1:ing of 1<)73.

Finance Committee H,eport: \.Je f<lvor the waJ.!""ny program and beli(,\'(' t.hat too littlehas b(,en accompli.shu] to date:

It is appaJ:(,nt that dcspi Lc considerable cxpei"icncc on til(; p<ll:t of Uw llighHayand Engi.nc,",r:i.ng l)c,partmenLs, no ilccurate cost figures I"crt' available fOI~ usC' .in thisarticle.. TIHc $75,000 figul~c is the result of avc'raging \"idcly varying ('.stim;ll:esreceived from contractors and eng:i.necl:i.ng finns. \~(' trust Ilion, aCCUl."i.ll.c~ csLinwL(:s\"ill be· avai1abl.(: for any future H,llkl"ay 1.11:ticl.('s.

\k an, also conccnwd tll<ll: these figures are not clearly defined as to e,;UlllilLcdcost of each phase: land purchase, engineering, and construction. No ,.ml.kl,l'ly ease­!TIHlt has evel.' lwen pun:hflsHI in the past Ilnd 1"(' believe that this i.oS ;1 quc.c;t:i,onablcaddition to the article.

Despite these concerns, it is imperative that \"e get this progr;llll undcn,'lly nssoon <1S possible. \k recolllmend approval of the ,$75,000 rcqu(!st.

Long Hangc Capital ~';xpcnditun:s Committee Report: RCP01:t Haived.

After discussion, it W1S

VOTfD: THAT TilE TOIm HAISE AND APPHOPHIATJ:: $7J.,06~j,L2, AND APPROPltIATE ANDTltANSFEH $3,931.1.78 FRO!'l THE CONCORD ROAD \·IALK\~AY ACCOUNT (FUNDED UNDERAHTICLE llO IN THE 1971 ANNUAL 'ro\~N ~1E:ETINC), TO BE EXPENDED UNDER TIlEDIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF SELEC'rm~N, FOE TIlE ENGINl::EfUNG AND CONSTRUCTIONOF THE \.JALKII1AYS DESCRIBED IN AHTICLE 50 IN Tim \'iARRANT FOR Tins i'1EETING.

Article 51: To sec if the 'I'O\"n ",ill vote: to l~ais(:' ilnd appropriate, or nppJ:()priatC'from available funds, the slim of $S6,OOO.OO, or any ot!wr sum, to ill.t(~r and recon­struct a portion of P1:att's 1'lill Road [rolll \'JillOl" Road to Dutton !{oad, I\,ithin anexisting 40 foot right-of-way including the simul.til!WOllS con.struc.tion of a I"illk,,,ay,OJ: act on anything t"(-,lati\'e thcreLo.

Submitted by the l-liglmay Commissioll.

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RECONSTRUCTloli PROJECTlJ (COI4PLETEOI

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i'lr. Daniel D. Carter of the HiglH.Jay Commission moved that the '['OIm raise andappropriate $85,000.00 to be expended under the direction of the Highway Commissionto reconstruct a portion of Pratt's Mill Road from Ihl10lv Road to Dutton Road '.Jithinan existing 40 foot right-of-I,lay including the simultaneous construction of a '.Jalklvay.

Highlvay Commission Heport: (1'11:. Carter)

The Highway Commission is recommending that the TOIm appropriate $85,000.00 tocon::;truct the third segment of road since it established a position plan to r<:~con­

struct sixteen s~'g;r,cnts of road over a tl.Jelve YCtlr period. You l.Jill note the sumshOHn in the I~arrant has b(;en increased by $29,000.00 to $85,000.00. The Warrantfigure is a typographicnl error and should have read $65,000.00.

The current engineering estimate for this SEgment of road is $71,750.00. TheHighlvD.Y Commission estimate of $65,000.00 did not include some of the. additionalfinish \.Jork that neuls to be done. The amount requested is based upon accepting the101.J(,st bid of five received. The bids were opened on April 13th, and the requestedamount is less than $5,000.00 above the J.OI,'(·~st bid.

!'1r. Carter tlwn stated that he had encountered a small problem and a surprise.lie request(~d that he have: approval to \.Jithdral.J his motion and substitute anothel'motion.

The Moderator obtained unanimous conSUlt of the meeting that Mr. Carter Ivithdrawhis motion.

!'1r. Carter then moved thaL the TO\Vl1 raise and approJHialt-~ $81,303.87 [Jnc] appro­priate a.nd transfer $3,696.13 from the follo\ving accounts:

Pcakham Road Can s t ruc t ion Accoun t (1. 9 (6)Pcakham I~oad Land Account (1966)Bridges and Drainage Account (1969)Sherfll,1n Bridge Account (1969)Harness Lane Acceptance Account (1971)I~indrni11. Dr ive Accep tance Accoun t (I. 9 71)Noyes School Addition Account (1968)510-92 Noyes School Parking Area Account (1967)520-91 Compile and Print Special Account (1971)530 Vocational !h"gional School District

Planning Committee Account (1967)53J H.(!gional Vocational Technic,'] School

District Account (1971)

Total

$693.16849.60

6.95114.86100. 00100.00807.51309.7021.2. 15

195.20

307.00

$3,696. 1.3

to reconstruct i'l portion of Pratt's !'hl1 Hoad from HillO\", ROiHI to Dutton Road \.Jithinan (:xisting 40 foot dght-of-\.Jay and to simultaneousty construct a Ivalk\",ay alongsaid pOl~tion of Pratt's Mill Hoad \,d.th all sums to be Expended under the directionof the Highlvay Commission.

Financ12 Committee Rf:port: \,lhen money is voted, it can be spent only for that purpose.The reason for this last flurry change is that \ve had prior plans to clean up accountsin the most convenient WiY possible, \"hich is to read a long list of figures ofoutstanding accounts. This \vill straighten out the accounts, and 'I,'e \vil1 not have alot of cats and dogs hanging along y<2ar aft<2r year sitting in the Treasury.

\·iith the receipt of ,111 i'lctuaJ. set of bids on Pratt's Nill Hoad, the TO\vn is nowfaced \vith the grim reality th<lt construction of roads i.n this TO'Vl1 by contriJCL isgoing to be il very costly proposition. IJe can only repeat our earlier commentsrEgarding rchabil,i,tation of ro~)ds before complete reconstruction is necessary.

Let us get plans undenv;ly as soon as possi.ble, for rOi'ld reconstruction costsarc going to be out of sight in <l fe\,1 years. The Finance Committee recommendsapproval of the $85,000.00 figure for Pr<ltt's Mill Road under this motion.

Long Hange Capital Expenditures Committee Report: O'1r. Herbert \~einstein)

The reconstl'uction of this portion of Pratt's Nill Road is just another itemin the long range plans of the High\Vay Commission. It bas also been included fora couple of years nOI" in the long range plans of the Long Range Capital ExpendituresCommittee, and'l,le favor passage of this article.

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After discussion, ~jrs. Christine D. Schiller moved to amend by adding thefollot,'ing \o)ords to the end of the liighHay Commission's motion: " •.. provided,howe-vcr, that the paved area of said Pratt's !'1ill Road be limited to a Hidth nogreater than t\,lCnty feet cxcept in those specific locations I,ll",re special engi­neering requirements make it necessary to depart from this basic I"idth."

After furtlwr discussion, 1'1rs. Schiller's amendment I,las adopted.

In Favor - 297; Opposed - 117. (Total - 474)

195.20

$693.16849.60

6.951.14.86100.00100.00807.5J309.702 J. 2. 15

APPROPRIATI~

307.00

$3,696.13TOTAL

VOTED: THAT THE TOI.fN RAISE AND APPROPRIATE $8J.,303.87 ANDAND TRANSF'l.m $3,6%. 13 FRO!'l THE FOLLOInNG ACCOUNTS:

PEAKl-IA!'1 ROAD CONSTRUCTlON ACCOUNT (J.%6)PEAKHA!'1 ROAD LAND ACCOUNT (1%6)BlnDGES AND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT (1969)S!-IER1'JAN BRIDGE ACCOUNT (1969)HARNESS LANE ACCEPTANCE ACCOUNT (1971)\HND1'lILL DRIVE ACCEPTANCE ACCOUNT (1971)NOYES SCHOOL ADDITION ACCOUNT (1968)510-92 NOYES SCHOOL PARKING AlmA ACCOUNT (1967)520-91 COMPILE AND PRINT SP1~CIAL ACCOUNT (197])530 VOCATIONAL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

PLANNING CO!'lNITTEE ACCOUNT (1967)531 REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL

DISTinCT ACCOUNT (1971)

AND TO RECONSTRUCT A PORTION OF PRATT'S 1'l1LL ROAD, FR01'1 \HLLO\~ I{OADTO DUTTON ROAD, \HTHIN AN I~XISTING 40 FOOT RIGI-rr-OF-\~AY AND TOSIMULTANEOUSLY CONSTRUCT A \oJALK\~AY ALONG SAID PORTION OF PRATT'SMILL ROAD HITIl ALL SUNS TO B'-~ EXPI~NDED UNDER TtlE DIRECTION OF THEIHCHI"lAY C01'1MISSION; PROVIDED, HOHEVr.m, THAT Tim PAVED AREA OF SAIDPRATT'S 1'1I LL ROAD BE LINITJm TO A \HDTH NO GRl'~ATER THAN TI"lENTYFEET EXCEPT IN THOSE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS W-jEHE SPJ~CIAL I':NGINEj;:RINGHEQUIHE1'lENTS NAKE IT NECI~SSARY TO DEPART FR01'l THIS BASIC I.JTDTH.

Article 52: To see if the T()\m I~ill vote: to raise and appropri.ate, or ilppropriat(~

froll1 avai lab Ie fund s, the Slim of $65,000.00, or any 0 the r sum, to ,11. tel: and J:(~con­

struct a portion of Old L<lncaster goad from Peakham Road to Uni.on Av{mu(l \\lithin anexisting 40 foot 1:ight-of-I,'ay including the simultaneous construction of iJ Halklo)ay,or act on anything relative thereto.

Submi.tted by the HighHay COlfunission.

(Sec diagram, page 246.)

Finance Committee Report: The $70,000 for this arti.cle is an estimate bnsed onless complete information than is available for Prntt's 1'Ji1l. goad. Engineeringdr3\o)ings are not prepared and much information i.s not ready. In addition to ourserious concern as to the aCCllr<lcy of thi.s estimate, there is also a distinctpossibility that these dral~ings loJill not b<2 r<2ady in time to complete this projectthis year. These tlo)O doubts coupl.ed Hith the tremendous l:lX impact of the otlwrroad and 1\181kloJay projects in this \~<lrrant lead us to recommend disapprovaL \11elook fon-lard to completed engi.l10edng \\1or!c and finn bids on this and any otherproject prior to closing the \·]arrant next year.

l-liglwaY Commission Report: (1'1r. Anthony L. Galcota, Jr.)

\hth the change in the Engineering Department over the last fall, \~e IoJcreunsuccessful in getting completed dra\\lings for this section of road\0)8y. Therefor.e,\\le \~iJ.l defer it until either the Special '1'O\o)n Meeting in the fall, if there isone, or to the next Annual Tm·m Meeting.

Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilleota, it \,las

UNANI1'lOUSLY VOTJm: INDEFINITE POS'1'PONENENT.

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Article 53: To see i.f the Town Hill vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate"from available funds, a sum of money to construct <:l "storm 1,','.lLcr" drainage systemfor that se~ction of Goodman's Hill Hoad, beginning at a point nCilr the foot ofNashoba Hoad and extending approximately to thc Boston Post Road, or act on anything1:('lative tllen:to.

Submitted by tl1(: lligh\>wy Commission.

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~lr. Robert Nayc:::; of the llighway Con;mission moved that tll(' TOM1 rai.se andappl."opl."iatc, .;;12(),()()O,OO to be expcndc'd unde,r the direction of tlw Ilighl\'iJY Commis­sion to construct. ;1 "stOl."!n I,'ater" drainage; system for that s(,ction of Goodman'sHill Hoad be,ginning i.lt ;1 point nUll: the foot of Nilshobn Road and extending approxi­t!\iltd,y to J3ostOIl Post. j{oad,

IJiglllvay COllunis,-;iOll ]{{'port: (Ml.". Noyes)

At Uw intcl."S(;cl.iol1 of Concord [{oad, approximatc,ly 3,300 lineal feet of drainageIv;]S instHJJed ill 196b nnd in J.971. The Ivork Ivas pcerfonned by the Highh'ay Dcpal:tmentpersonnel ilugment,cd by rcntc'd cquipnwnt. The original plan \v,15 to construct only aportion of the clraini.lgc each yeill.",

During the SlImlller of l')71, Boston Edison Company insti11lcd underground electricalline,; on Gooc!tll<m's Hill Homl. '1'11(' Highway Commission is chal."ged \,'ith llw respol1sibil­i ty of the total. resurfaci.ng of llw undcrground route: I"ith the expenses to be paidby the Boston Edison Company. '1.'11(' p<lving mu,',t be completed by ))c\ccmber 1, J.972.

Priol: to th( cl'sLlrf:lcing, the nomaining 5,.')00 lineal feet of drainage shoul.d beinsl:llled. The $120,000.00 state;d in the article is the '1'0\\'11 Engineer's cstinlal(' ofthe cost. If the funds ;He aplHoprii1tcd, the pl:oject \\li.ll be put out to bid.

\oIl' hope you \,Iill suPPOt"t Olll: ;nticle.

Fi.nance; C:Otl\miLlec Report: U1r. Bishop)

\.je 11<1<1 hoped 1,'(; I,'ould be' able to get <:JeLual bids on the dr<:Jinagc for this ro<"",dbefore thi.B meeting. 1l0\\lCVC1", there is sUIl some' question of method as Hell. as afcc\\' po,,;sible eil.<;cment problems that I~ill lwve to be solved before specifications cango out. The f:i.gun~ of $120,000.00 is an estimate by the TO\"n Engineer Hith the con­curnmce of the Highl"!:ly Department. The fi~ul."e includes il necessary contingency of.$lO,OOO.OO for possible extra ledge problems. \.fith the Edison pnving agreement, theT(Mn has a lot cLding on getting this job done promptl.y. 10k see no logical choicebut to reCOtnmelHI approval. of the $l20,OOO.00.

Long Range Capital. Expenditur0.s Cotlunittee: (Mrs. ~1arjorie C. Huse)

The Commi ttce supports this at·ticle as part of the long range plan for substantialroad l"Qconstructi.on.

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One is that the I,later table in thisth;lt several. homes an, threatened

After some discussion, I'll'. James P. HcCulley movul to amend by adding the \'Jords"and to exclude as an alternative to or part of the project diversion of any I,'atereither into or through the area bOllndNl by Goodman's Ilill Road, Green Hill Road andthe Boston Post Road".

In support of his amendment, !'lr. l'lcCulley sLaLed ~IS fol101,15;

I think the ",at(',r problem is multi-faceted. One is the surfacing of Lhe roads.J understand that I,'C would be spending $120,000.00 nOI" r;lUwt· than resurfacing thisroad in three years I"hen the \,'a\:er drainage problems foul up the, surface again.

There arc reHlly tHO other main pl:oblems.101" land is already too high, and the other isI"ith flooding. That is as it exists nOl,I.

One of tile l:('asons for this is inadequate clulinag(' alit of till' 101,1 an'.'l due tothe culvert under Route 20. This 1"iJ.J. be, renwdied I,>!H,n Uw StaLe n,;;uJ:facc,s theroad.

The other reason fOJ: the Hater table, problem is tlliJt th(~r(' is presentJy someartific:Lll diversion of Hater into the nnLut·al water I"ays. The lwtuJ:al dl:ainagesystem is being overtaxed. This problem IWtl1.d be grcfltly aggcJVntcd if I"ate)" \,'e1:epiped and then ditched through this sl"amp.

In addition, there is H problem of pollution in the S\"alllp at thc present Lime.If more water gets diverted into it, you cannot hel.p but incH:llse' thc amount ofpollutflnts. This problem can only be solvQ(1 by a pipe ulld"r the road.

A ditch through the lO\" land Houl.d also be\ il s;Jfety hazard for chiJ.dren, and itwould definitely 10l",-cr the jHOperty vHIlICS in the area. It I"i)) dump 1II0rc pollutant;;into the sl"amp, erode the soil. in the "ref! and probably \"iU requin' trees to be cut.

Afte~r further discussi.on, M1:. McCulley's amendllKll l \"iIS iJdoptcd.

VOTED: THAT THE T0\1N RAI.SE AND APPl\OPIUATE $1.20,000.00, TO BE I::XPENDED UNDERTHE DIRECTION OF' THE HIGIII-IAY CONNlSSION, TO CONSTIWCT A "STORH \1ATER"DRAINAGE SYSTEH FOR THAT SECTION OF GOOlmAN' S HILL ROAD BEGINNING AT APOINT NEAR THE FOOT OF NASHOBA ROAD AND EXTEND LNG APPROXH1ATELY TOBOSTON POST ROAD, AND TO EXCLUDJ~ AS AN ALTERNATIVI~ 1'0 OR PAin OF Till':PROJI~CT DIVI~RSlON OF ANY HATER I~ITllER INTO OR 'L'HROUGII Till:'. AREA BOUNDED

BY GOODI'JAN'S lULL ROAD, GREl~N HILL ROAD AND THE BOSTON POST' ROAD.

Article, 54: To sec if the TOIm \"ill vote to accept the pl:opo,o;cd "A!lIcndr!lcnL No. jto the Agreement for the Establishment of the l'1inutc1I1an Ikgional VOcilLionilJ TC'c!miC;JlSchool. District" a copy o[ which is [iled \,d.th the Selcctnwn, I"hiell illlluHl!llc'nl: \Vouldchange the composition of the R(:gional. Distl:ict School Committee [rol1l one llIunbcr fromeach member town to provide in substance that the Committee slwll consist of OIl(:

member from each member to\\'11 having a population of 2.0,000 person" or less, t,,,omembers from each member tOlm having a population of Illore than 20,000 but less th;m40,000 persons and threc members from each mcmbel: to\"n lwving a POjJuJHl'ion of 40,000or more persons, population being de,tennined in accordance \"ith the most H'centlypublished Federal census, or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by tl1(, Board of Selectmen on be~h:d.[ of the HinutcllliJn V-T Ih:gioniJl Schoo]District

Board of Selectmen R(:port: This articl.e is submitted by Uw I)oal.. d of Selectmen onbehalf of l'linuternan Regional Vocational Technical. School Distri.ct Committee andprovides for changing the present representation on the Contini ttce. At tll(' presenttimE each community in the District is aUol",-ul one represenLat:i,vC' to serve on theHegional Vocational Committee. If the amendment is passed by all communities in theDistrict, the representation \,'oul.d be as [ollO\"s:

up to 20,000 population ..•....... " .. ] member20,000-40,000 population •.......... ,. 2 membersover 40,000 population•.•.......•..•• 3 members

This, then, ,,'ould nwan;

Ar ling ton ........•...• 3B(,lmont .............•• 2Lexington ....•.•.•.••• 2Acton ..•.....••....••• lBoxboro ...•.•....•...• 1

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Carlisle lConcord .....•.•.•.... ILincoln , •. l.Stow..••..........•.• lSudbury ....•..•.••• , • l.\~ay land .......•.••..• l.

INFORl'lATIONAL REPORT

PROPOSED

AJ>lI~NJ)j\mNT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENTFOR THE ESTABLlSHl'lENT OF THEl'lINUTEl'lAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL

TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

The "Agreement \'lith Respect to the Establishment of a Technical and VocationalRegional School District" c:nU,red into pursuant to Chapter 71 of the Gener<ll Laws,as amended, alilong the tOM1S of Acton, Arlington, Ec:lmont, Boxborough, Carlisle,ConconJ, Lexington, Lincoln, StOH, Sudbury, Hayland ;md \~eston is hereby amendedas follO\"s:

1. By sui king out 5ub.section I (A) Ilnd .inserUng .in place thereof Uwfoll(H"ing subsec lion:

(A) COHPOSITION

The l:egional district school committee, hereinafter som0.Limesreferred to as the Committee, shall. consist of one llKmbcr fromeach member tOM, having fl popul.;ltion of 20,000 persons or less,tHO members from each member to\.;<Il having a population of morethan 20,000 but less than 40,000 persons and three members fromeach member to\,'n having a population of 40,000 or more persons.Population of the member to\Vl1S for the purpose of this Sectiont, shall be: dctcrmilK:d in accordance with the mo,,;t recentlypublislwd offieLd Federal census. The members of the C(lmmitU~(,

shall be <lppoint(~d as hereinafter proviclHI. All members shallserve until their respective sucC('ssors ar<, appointed ilndqUI)J.i[i(~d.

2. By striking out subs('ction 1 (C) and inserting in place thereof thefollol.Jing subsection:

(C) APPOINTED ~1E!'mEHS

On or b(~fol~c April 1, 1972, the moderators of the to\VllS of Acton,Arlington, Boxborough, and Carlisle shall each appoi.nt one memberto serve on the Commi ttee for a term of one YQar; the moderatorsof tile t(lh'ns of Be lrnont, Concord, Lincoln and Sudbury shall eachappoint one munber to serve on the Committee for a term of t\"Oyears; <lnd the moderators of the tovns of L(-,xington, StO\.J, 1~[Iyland

and Ikston shed1 ulch <lppoint one member to serve on the Committeefor a term of three; years. Hithin ten d3YS afte,r Amendment No. J

to this Agreement becomes effective, the: moderators of the to\Vl1Sof Belmont and Lexington (being the only mQrnber to\VllS \.Jith apopulation as of the ye;:lr 1971 of more t11<1n 20,000 but less thnn40,000 persons) shnll each <lppoint onQ member to serve on theCommittce, in the case of Belmont for a term of three years and inthe case of Lexington fOJ: a term of tl,'O years, and the moderatorof the to\"n of Arlington (being the only member town Hith a popu­lation as of the year 1971 of 1.10,000 or marc persons) shall appointone member to sel've on the Committee for a term of tlW years andone member to 5en/C on the Committee for a term of three years.l\lJwnever any tOlm :shall thereafter become entilled to an addition2Jmember of the Committee, the moder[ltor of such to\oln shall appointsuch addi tional member to serve for a term to commence on the April1 next follO\.Jing the y(,nr in \olhich the applicable census is published<mel to expire in the latest year, not exceeding three years from thedate of commencement, in which tbe term of any other member from suchto\m does not expire. Thereafter, in every year \"hich the term ofoffiu: of a member expires, the moder3tors of the respective memberlO\Vl1S involved shall ('ach appoint one member to serve for a term ofthree years. The term of each such member shall commence on April 1of the year in \,'hich he or she is appointed. If the population offl member to\,'11 shall at any time cnuse its membership on the Committeeto be reduced, the moderator of such lawn shall not appoint a succes­sor to the office of the member from that to\vT! Hhose term firstexpires follO\"ing the date of such reduction. Such member shall,hO\.Jever, serve until the expiration of the term for \.Jhich he or she\,'as nppoin ted.

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Finance Committee Report: The proposal provides neithel~ one vote per resident norper student. It provides neithel" proportional l"epresentation nor votGS proportionalto dollar contribution. In fact forecast assessment on the 12 to\olns shcl\" Sudburyat $140,167, second only to Arlington at $151,408, and Boxborough 10\-JGst at $13,204.The forecast tax rate impact on equalized valuation is Sudbury $1.04, Acton highestat $1.35, Boxborough $J..13, Ar.Llington $.44, and Lexington 10lolest ,it $.20. Thereis neither fairness nor. advantage to Sudbury in this amendment. Disapprove.

UNANI~1OUSLY VOTED: (CONSENT CALENDAR) INDEFINITE POSTPONENENT.

(Note: This illnendment, requiring favorable vote in all member comrnunities,had already been defeated in several communities.)

The !'loderator. announced that he had a resolution I"hich he lvould like to presentto the meeting and that he I,'ould therefore leave the chail~. He turned the meetingover to I'll'. Edl"ard E. Krcitsck, Assistant Noderator, lolho had bct:n previollsly appointedand slvorn to the ftlithful p(~rformance of his duties.

Hr. Sherman then presented his resolution and made the follo\oJing statement inits support:

1 lC;l.ve the chair and cOllie dOlm to the floor to ll13ke a n,solution I~ith sometrcpidtltion. A meeting lolhich I am bound to expedite should not be burdened l"itl1any other businesS. But because of Hhat happened, or did not h"lppen, tl"O ,,,c('ks ago,the Open 'I'OIm i'Jccting in Sudbury is in trouble. Too many rcspect:.lble people nrt'beginning to speak in favor of tl representative tOHn meeting.

I propose a change, lolhicll ,,,ould be on tl"O levels, to preserve the OpC!1l TOImi'1eeting form of government in Sudbury. Tlw first level upon \Vhich a change isproposed is just to change the schedule. The second is, 1 think, the grt,atc'.stchange in the history of the Sudbury TOIm !'leeting. It is doing alolny comp]etc,ly,,,ith the concept of an Annual TOIVtl !'leeting, linked in ti.nw to the election, in,,,hich He try to cr.am an entire year's business into one Han~ant that may run fifty,sixty or seventy articles and I"hieh may run six, seven, eight or nine ni.ghts.Usually on the second Tuesday, around tll(: middle thin1 of the \~arrallt, 1010 cannotassemble a quorum and the mee ting founders.

This lolould have been a great TOI"n Neeting if \"e had had only thirty-sevenarticles on the \~arrant and lwd been able to adjourn after three or four nights.I am proposing shorter \~arrants, and it can be done if \"c do so more oft('n in theyear. I propose to have that done by limiting the scope of th(~ subject for eachseasonal meeting.

Admittedly this has i.ts dislldvantages. People Hho have spoken to me ,lboulthis say that a speci.alized meeti.ng can be packc~d, but <lny Open TOIVl1 ~k('ting canbe packed. It is far better than ,,'hat a group \~i.th an axe to gl~ind can do to aRepresentative 1'Olo1n !'leeLing. The OpEn 1'OHn Neeting can be pilcked, but tlw lklHc­sentative TO\Vll l'leeting can be bought.

I am not particularly married to the specitllized Warrant, and if the committeeI propose can find some better Hay to limit the volume Hithoul limiting thc subject,I ,,,ould be perfectly h~lPPY.

An alternati.ve that has been suggested is to reduce the qUOJ:llfli to onc or tHOper cent. One to\Vl1 I"est of us of about the sallie size has a qUOI~um of tl"enty-fivc.This \"orks fairly ,,'ell. bectluse everybody turns out to make sure that the tHcnty-fivedon't run anything. If Wl do it that \"ay, I sec it as an admission that the OpenTOiol!1 Meeting has failed.

If He do go to periodic meetings, I can point to history that He have neverfailed to make the present five per cent quorum on the first, second or third nightof any annual or special meeting in the past ten years. For other reasons, notconnected \olith this resolution, I \oJould like to sec the quorum pegged at an absolutenumber rather than a percentage.

1. be:lieve that the change proposed is too organic to be accomplished by asimple By-la," change. He might do it by adoption of a charter, but that takes years,and \"12 do not have years. He do not have to be as comprehensive as a charter forthis kind of purpose.

Commi tteebefore

the General Court. If the!'leeting first wi.th a draft

All alternative is to go by legislation togoes tha t rou te, it mus t come back to the TO\vngoing to the legislature.

It has been asked \"hy this subject is not referred to the Committee on TO\mAdministration. That Committee htls already far too much to do. \"le have alreadycommitted a major study, that of the accounting function.

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The advantag(~s of this change Hill be great. \k will never fail to make quorumon the second Tuesday, because thcJ:(~ \"ill lwvcr ])(, a second Tuesday. \</e \"i11 havl'first night presstln~s and first night attendancc; sev(~ral times a year. FinalJ.y, bydivorcing the ')'OI·m ~1eeting schedul(~ from the Elc,ction schedule, He can do al\lay withthis m\lful April meeting I,d.thout alt0l"ing our relations I\lith the TO\\Il1 of Lincoln andwith the Lincoln-Sudbury District. If 1,1C Ilwke tlKse changes, T think the Open TO\mNecting can serve us for as far ahead as He can S0C' at present, and I ask theResolution bl: pa"sed.

Immediately follol"ing Nr. Shennan I s statement, the question I"as moved. ~1r.

Kreitsck asked for H standing vote and stated that the motion of the question l:cceivedthe neccssnry t\,'o-thirds voLe. Since there ",erc at l.east sc:ven voters 1\1110 cballengedhis dctenninatioJl, the vote was counted. There lx:ing 250 in [;wor and 202 opposed,til(' motion to tcnninatc ekbate L'lilcd and discussi.on continucd.

Aftcr SOlll0 discussion, it I\las

VOTED:

\mEREAS

\~lllmFAS

\.JIIEI\EAS

\·il-IEHEAS

I(.ESOLVED

Tins ANNUAL TO\·.,lN !'mETING HAS ON T\W OCCASIONS BI~EN UNABLE TO CONDUCTITS BUSINESS BECAUSE OF LACK OF QUOHUl>1. AND

IT IS IH,:ComNG J.NCREASINGLY APPARENT THAT THI~ \</ORKLOAJ) OF THE TO\·INJ.S NO\·! FAR TOO GREAT TO ])lSPOSI~ OF IN ONE ANNUAL TO\<!N MEETING WTHOUTC11H0NIC QUORUN PROBLEHS. AND

BECAUSE OF THESJ'~ AND OTHER REASONS, THE OPEN TQl.lN NEETING FOR!'1 OFGOVEHNl>JENT IN SUDBURY IS IN H1mNENT DANGER OF COLLAPSE. AND

'1'111': rJODEI\ATOR HAS HADE A SUGGESTION THAT NIGHT TEND TO ALLEVIATETHE PHOBLE~L NO\~ TIIEREFORE BE 1'1'

1. THAT Tlil~ SELECTNI~N AHE AUTII01UZED, H1POI~ERED AND DIRECTED,\<!I.TIHN ONE \~EEK FRml THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION, TO FORHA COMNITTEE CONSISTING OF A SELECTMAN, THE l>10DERATOI{, A ~1E!'1BEI{

OF THE CONmTTEE ON TOHN ADNINISTRATION, THE TOIm COUNSEL (IvIlOSIJALL HAVE NO VOTE), AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS AS TilE SELECT!'JENPlAY APPOINT.

2. THAT THE DUTY OF Tl·ll.S COMmTTEE SHALL BE TO STUDY AND PROPOSE~1ETHODS TO U1PLEi'1ENT THE PERIODIC OPEN TO\<!N !'JEETING FOErl OFGOVEHN~lENT IN SUDBUHY. THE PERIODIC OPEN TOIvN ~lEETING FOR!'1 OVGOVI':!{NMENT 1S DEFTNlm AS A SYSTE~l OF SEVERAL TOI</N ~1EETINGS PERYEAR, RI~GU1,AI{LY SCI-IEDULED, \HTII THE \.JARI{ANT FOH EACII LIHITEDTO SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, SUCH AS BUDGET, ZONING, LAND ACQUISITJ.ONAND BUILDING CONSTlUJCTION, TOHN ADNlNISTRATION, AND THE LIKE,\HTII NO ONE !'iEETlNG BEING SET APART AS Tim "ANNUAL" r1EI~TING,

AND \\IITII TI!l~ SCHEDULING OF THESE SEVEHAL NEETINGS BEING COr1­PLETELY DISCONNECTlm FHOr1 TIlE SCHEDULING OF THE ANNUAL TOImELl;:CnON.

l. \~IIERI~AS Tnjl~ ~lAY BE OF THE ESSENCE, nm COi'1HJ.TTEE IS DIRECTEDTO MAKE ITS STUDY AND PROPOSALS IHTH ALL DISPATCH.

1.1. IF THE COHmTTEE PROPOSES LEGISLATION, A DRAFT THEREOF SHALL BESUBNITTED TO A TOIm HEI;:TING FOR APPROVAL BEFORE BEING SUBrHTTEDTO THE GENERAL COURT.

5. '1l1E SELECTHEN SHALL CALL A SPI~CIAL TOlvN !'JEETING TO CONSIDER THECmINlTTEE'S RECOHNENDATIONS IF REQUESTED BY THE COH!'llTTEE TO DOso; TillS NEETING NAY BE CmUHNlm HITi'! ANY OTHER NEETING \~HlCH

NAY BE HIPENDlNG.

Hr. Kreil:scd< the'!1 l:cLunH:d the chair to the pH;siding Hoderator, Nr. Shennan.

Nr. PO\\lers \Vas rccogni%ed and stfltcd that in the, name of brevity, there I~as

circulated ilt one of the previous sessions, a printccl resolution memorializing somenine gentlemen and one lady \.;ho together have given more thaD J.30 years of serviceto the TO\·m.

Upon his ~t:iOl~, it l\la5

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UNANINOUSLY VOTED:

\,IHEREAS JOHN F. NCGOVERN, SUDBURY' 5 POLICE CHIEF, RETIRED FROJ'.J '('I-IE PUBLICSERVICE ON SEPTE~mER 30, 1971. IN THE 1'-lORE TI-lAN 23 YEAHS SINCEHIS APPOINTNENT AS CllIEF ON APRIL 29, 1948, CHIEF NCGOVERN l'-IORETHAN ANY ONE NAN \~AS RESPONSlBLI~ FOR TIm DEVELOP1'-lENT OF SUDlmHY'SrlODEHN PROFESSIONAL POLICE DEPARTrJl~NT. HIS STEADY HAND AND FIR1'-JLl~ADJ~I~SHIP, COUPLED IHTI1 HIS llUSH 1-.111' HAVE \WN THE RESPI.~CT OFIUS rJEN AND THE ADNlRATION OF Tim TO\\lN OF SUDBURY.

ERNEST A. RYAN, AFTER 19 YEARS OF SE1WICE ON TllJ~ SUDBURY POLICEDEPAHTl'-JENT, RETlHED FRON PUBLIC SERVICE ON NOVENI3ER 30, 1971.APPOINTED AS A PATROLMAN ON rJARCH 24, 1952, EHNEST IWAN \,lASPROl'-lO'l'ED TO SERGEANT IN 1955 AND TO ACTlNG Clnl~F OF POLICE ONOCTOBER 1, 1971. IUS FIRN DENEANOH AND STRICT ATTENTION TO THEDUTIES OF IllS OFFICE EARNED HUl TilE HIGHEST RESPECT OF THE 'l'O\~N

OF SUDBUHY AND 11'5 CITIZENS.

GEORGE D. lIiHITI~, SUDBURY'S FIRST 'l'O\,JN I~NGINElm, I<.ETIRED FR01'1PUBLIC SEHVICE ON DECENBER 31, 1971. DURING llI.S NORE THAN]:>YEARS OF SERVICJ~ TO SUDBUi\Y SINCE Ins APPOINTMENT IN NARCH OF1958, GEORGE \mITE ORGANIZED AND DEVELOPED TllE NEI~ ENGINk:ERINGDEPAHTMI.~NT OF THE TOHN. QUIET, UNASSUmNG, GOOD-NATUH.ED ANDAWAYS HI~LPFUL TO CITlZENS AND OFFICIALS ALIKE, GEOI{GE \,llIITE lIASWON THE FIUENDSHIP AN]) ADHIRATION OF' TIH~ TOI.JN ANI) HAS !'-JADE ALASTING CONTI<.IBUTION TO ITS CITIZI~NS.

RICHARD F. BROOKS HAS RETIRED FHON PUBtIC SERVICE AFTlm !O YEARSOF ELECTIVE SERVICE ON THE SUDBURY PLANNING BOARD, BOTH AS ANI~M13ER AND AS CHAmNAN. IN TIlE COURSE OF Ins DECADE OF SERVICE,MR. BROOKS PLAYED A NAJaR HOLE IN TilE m:vELOPNENT OF PLANN1NGCONCEPTS SO ClnTICAL TO A TOI.JN EXPI.-:I<IENC1NG THE CHEATEST GHOI-.lTHRATE IN ITS HISTORY. HIS CONCERN FOI~ THE CIIARACTER OF TilE TO\-.lNHAS REFLECTED IN THE ENDLESS HOURS 01" UNPAID PUBLIC SI-:I<VICI': 1-.lIHCIIHE GAVE, AND IN THE VlGOR InTI-I \~IHCH III~ GAVE BATTLI~ TO SUPPORTHIS VTE\\lS.

DR. rlAIUORIE A. C. YOUNG, ~mNI3EH AND C1IAIHNAN OF THE SUDBURY BOARD01" HEALTH, RESIGNED FRO~l OFFICE IN 1')71. ELECTE'D FIRST IN NARCHOF ].1)59, DR. YOUNG, IN HER !'lORE THAN) 2 YJo:ARS OF SEEVICE TO SUDBURY,BROUGIlT THE PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC 111~ALT!l TO TIlE T0I-1N ' S ATTENTION \oJITHVIGOR. HER CONSTANT VIGILANCI_;: DUHING TilE HEAVY GHOloJTH OF HESIDl':N-TlAt AND BUSINESS USES HAS SEHVED THI~ TOIm \\lELL. SHJ;: PRI~SENTEI)

THE SUBJI.~CT l'-1ATTlm OF HER SPECIAL CONCERN InTl1 A BHUSQUE ANDCOLORFUL HUNOR I.JI-lICH \~ILL BE LONG HENI~:~1BERED.

JOHN P. BARTLETT LEAVES THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS AFTEH NINE YEARSOF SERVICE BOTH AS l'-lEl'-lBER AND CI-IAlJUlAN. DURING HIS TlmEI~: TEH!'lSOF ELECTIVE SERVICE FROM 1963 TO 1972, HE HAS PLAYED A NAJOR ROLI~

IN NODEHNIZl.NG ASSESSING PRACTICES FOR THE 'L'O\~N. HE liAS \oJRESTLEl)HlTH THE PROBLEl'-JS OF TO\oJN-IHDE HEASSES91ENT AND TilE AD.JlJSTNEN'I'SREQUIRED IN DEVELOPING THE POLICY OF 100% 1':VALUATION. BUT rl0HETHAN THAT, EVER SINCE I-IIS FIRST SERVICE ON THE FINANCJ~ CONNJ'I'TEEFRml 1950 TO 1953 AND DUlUNG Ins NINE YEAHS OF SERVICE TO TilESUDBURY \'!ATEH DISTRICT, JOHN BARTLETT HAS GIVEN SUDBUHY ~1UCIl

COUNSEL. AS HE SO OFTEN PUTS IT, "I HAVE A TI10lJGHT I IWULD LIKI~

TO SHARE HITH YOU". HIS THOUGHTS AND SERVlCE HAVE IH_TIISTOOD THETEST OF TINE.

DR. 11O\~ARD \~. ENNONS RETIRES THIS YI~AR FHOM A BROAD RANGE OF PUBLICSERVICE ImICH FIHST STARTED IN 1948. IN THE COURSE OF HIS ELECTEDSERVICI~ TO THE SUDl)URY SCHOOL COl'-ll'-llTTEE FRON 1948 TO 1952, AND TOTHE LINCOLN-SUDBURY REGIONAL SCHOOL Cm1HITTEE FRO!'-J If)55 TO 1966,BOTH AS NEl'1BER AND I"HEQUJ~NTLY CHAIHl'-lAN, DR. E!'-lNONS IN EVERY SENSEOF THE TEHM HAS BEEN THE CIUEF' ARCIIlTECT OF SUDBURY'S EDUCATIONALSYSTI~r1. PERSISTENT, PEI\SlJASIVJ~ AND ELOQUENT, HE HAS PUHSUED THEGOAL OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOH THE TOHN. IN ADDITION HE SERVEDAS AN ALTEHNATE ON THE BOARD 01" APPJ':ALS AND FINALLY SPENT THREEYEARS AS AN ELECTJm l'-1El'-mEH AND CllAIHl'-lAN OF THE BOAR]) OF SELECTMI~N.

THE 'fOHN OF SUDBURY HAS GAINED l'-lUCI-I FROl'-l THE SERVICES OF Tins l'-lAN.

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LOUIS 11. HOUGH THIS YEAR HAS CONPL!~TED FOUR CONSECUTIVE TERMS OFSERVICJ~ TO SUDBURY AS A NE~1BER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SUDBURY BOARDOF HEALTH. ORIGINALLY ELECTED ON ~lARCl-l 7, 1960, ~IR. HOUGH HASIWRKED TIRELESSLY FOR TWELVE YEARS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTHOF TIm TOI~N, AT A Tum I~HEN THE PRESSURES OF GRO\~TH HAVE BEEN THEGREATEST. IN ADDITION, HIS SERVICE TO THE SUDBURY I~ATER DISTRICTFROM 1957 TO 1959 GAVE l-lUI AN ADDED INSIGHT INTO THE PROBLEMS OFTHE PROPER PROT!~CTI0N OF THE TO\~N'S \~ATER SUPPLY. HE ALSO SERVEDFOR TIm YEARS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON UNION HEALTH DISTRICTS.HIS IHLLlNGNESS TO UNDERTAKE ANY TASK, HIS DEDICATION OF TUn: ANDSELF TO THE Bl~ST INTERESTS OF THE TOHN, AND HIS DRY SENSE OF' I-IUMORI-lAVE ADDED ~IUCl-l TO THE TOHN.

GEORGE Ii. R. MCQUEEN THIS YEAR COMPLETES FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TOSUDBURY AS A ~n~NI3ER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SUDBURY HIGH\~AY COHmSSION.FRO~1 HIS ELECTION IN 1'1ARCH OF 1966, GEORGE MCQUEEN BROUGHT INTOTIlE PUBLIC HOHKS FIELD A KEEN SENSE Ol~ THE NECESSITY FOR PRESERVA­TION OF AESTHETICS AS A SUPPORT TO FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC HORKS PROGRANS.THE DEVELOP~lENT OF I~ALKIMYS AND THE EXTENDED PLANTING PROGRAMS OFTHE DEPAR'nlENT HAVE FLOURISHED \"lITH IllS QUIET HELP AND ENCOURAGI~~1ENT.

ABOVE ALL, HIS ABOUNDING BELIEF THAT plmSONAL CONTACT AND UNDER­STANDING ARE THE PROPER BRIDGI~ BET\·mEN PWPLE AND PUBLIC HORKSPROJECTS HAS DONE ~IUCH TO l-lU!'lANIZE THE OPERATION OF THAT PORTIONOF 'ro\~N GOV!~RN~mNT mnCH FELL UNDER HIS SUPERVISION. IT IS FORTHAT GIFT OF UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TOIVN OF SUDBURY IS ~IOST GRATIWUL.

NO\~ THEREFORE, BE IT

RI~SOLVED THAT TI-IE TOI>JN OF SUDBURY, IN Tmm ~mETING ASSE~1BLED, EXPRESSES ITSDEl':P APPRECIATION FOR THE HIGt-! QUALITY OF PUBLIC SERVICE REND!mEDAND DlHECTS THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE ENTERED IN THE PERMANENTRECORDS OF THE TO\'IN, AND THAT THE 'rolm CLERK FOH\\lARD A COPY 01'TillS llESOLUTION TO TIlE PEHSONS SO HONOlum.

UNANHlOUSLY VOTED:

\·II-IEHEAS

I"JI-lEHEAS

FOil ~IOST OF '1'1-115 ANNUAL '!'Olm ~mETlNG, NlCROPHONES IIAVE BEEN HANDLEDBY GROUPS OF YOUNG CITIZENS; AND

T!H~SE PEOPLE ARE PERFOnl'HNG AN U1PORTANT CONNUNITY SEllVlCE. NO\~

TI-IEREFORE THIS ~1EETlNG EXPRESSES ITS THANKS TO FIFTY-EIGHT YOUNG PEOPLl~,

FRON THE FOLLOIHNG ORGANIZATIONS:

BOY SCOUTS OF Al'1ER lCA;VIRGlL 1. "GUS" GRISSO!'l CHAPTER, ORDER OF DE 1'-IOLAY;~1HS. CHAET ' S ANERICAN HISTORY EIGHTH GRADE CLASS, EPHRAIN

CURTIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL;GIRL SCOUTS OF MIERICA;CM1P FIRE GIRLS;S]JDBUHY CADET SQUADRON, CIVIL AIR PATROL.

Upon a motion made by I'll'. Frank Grinnell, the [ollolving resolution \v3s

VOTED:

BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TO\m OF SUDBUHY, I.N TotVN MEETING ASSE~1BLED, DECRIESIN THE STRONGEST TER~lS THE ACT OF DESECRATION OF THE NATIONAL COLORSIN TI-lTS HALL LAST I~!~EK Ai"lD DIRECTS THE LINCOLN-SUDBURY REGIONAL SCHOOLC01'll'llTTEE TO l'JAKE AN Hl!'1EDI.ATE lNVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT AND REPORTTHEI.R FINDINGS TO THE '1'01~N.

VOTED: THAT TI-lIS Ml.mTING Rl~NAIN IN SESSION AFTER ll: 00 P. M. FOR THE PUHPOSEOF COMPLETING ACTION UNDER THE HAHRANT.

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The follm"ing resolution ,,,as presented by Dr. Peter E. Siegle:

WhE!rE!as, ~loderator Frank ShE!rman has demonstrated his disrespect for this bodyby arrogantly interrupting its business to further his 0"'\1 desires and rendering acomplicated l~esolution, be it Resolved that this session of the TO\oll1 !'1eeting censurehim for dereliction of duty and dishonor to his office.

Dr. Siegle's resolution \"as defeat\'",d.

Article 55: To see if the TO\oll1 ",i.ll approve the amount of debt authori/.:ed by theLincoln-Sudbury Regional School District to finance the cost of adding to andequipping a school building, as foUm,'s:

a) a sum for the construction and equipping of additions to the districthigh school;

b) as part of the SD.ffie project an additionnl sum for the further equippingof the aforesaid school building by the installation of tennis courtson the same premises; and

c) as part of the same project an addi tional sum for the further equippingof the aforesaid school addition by the installati.on of blc:JChers IleartIle athletic fields associated ",itl! said building,

or act on anything relative thereto.

Submitted by the BoaJ:d of Selectmen on behalf of lhe L-S Regional District SchoolCommittee.

~1r. Norman C. Rasmussen of the Li.ncoln-Sudbury Regional School. District Com­mittee moved that the 'l'OIm approve an amount of (kbt 311thori2(~d by the Lincoln­Sudbury Regional School District to fin3nce the cost of adding to and equipping :1

school building as follol"s:

A. the sum of $2,325,000.00 for construction cllld equipping of the additionto the district high school and appropriate and transfer $75,SOO.00 fl~om thestabilization fund as a part of its share of the cost of thc project;

B,building

the sum of $55,000.00 for further equipping of the afoH'said schoolby the installation of tennis courts on the same premises; and

C. the sum of $32,400.00 for the further equipping of t11l~ nforesaid schoolbuilding by the installation of bleaclwrs near the atbl(,tic field associated ",ithsaid building.

Mr. Rasmussen also moved that the question be divided for vole into thefollo",ing three parts, parts A., B., and C., as above.

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional Committee Report: (Mr. Rasmuss(~n)

In the Annual Tm.m Meeting of 1970, the 1'OIm approved the spending of $25,000.00for initial pLcms and $75,500.00 for the stabilization fund. In the Special 'l'm"nMeeting in October of 1970, \"e presented plans estimated to cost 2.8 million dollars,and the TO\oll1 disapproved this. In the Special 1'0\.)1) Meeting of November, 1971, ,-lecarne back \Vith revised plans estimated to cost about 2.5 million dollars. At thattime, the TO\VI1 approved spending $106,000.00 to get final architectural. bids on thatplan for the high school addition. He are no", back ",itb the final <luoU!S on thos('bids. \~e have spent on this project to dateo, $131,000.00.

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2200

ENROLUllCNT I'IWJECTIONS

1971 IlEADCOUNT

2100

1900

1800

, , ,'-

1971 IlEADCOUNTLESS 100 STUDENTSTO tHNU'fEHAN 11.5.

, , ,

go Up significantly. The popul<1tionIn one year, our projections have

PRESf],,'!' CAPACITY

The high school populiJtion is projected totend!; to keep going up above 1,'I1<1t you project.increased npproximiltt'1y by Oll{> hundred.

The dotted line is \~hat lV(' project the enroJJ.mcnt I~ill be, subtracting f) hundn,dstue](mts \.;r110 IdlJ. be going to the vocational high school. liTe proj(;ct that for f.\

significant number of ye,ars I,'C l.;rilJ. have around 2,100 students. If tlw proj('clionshold true, \\Ie \,'ilJ have a tapering off. Ik, ilre proposing il school addition to<H:cornmodat(' 2,100 pupils.

The total best estimate last fall carne to $2,426,000.00. The Im.;rest final bidfrom the construction companies \.;ras $2,456,000.00. The pr.Oj0ct'S scope has essentiallynot changed frolll the h'ay \.;rc presented it to you last fall. (Sec Charts, p.age 133,Special. Town i'keting of Novmnbc): 1, 1971.) One minor change Has made in the athleticLlcility in that M', haw, includ(cd a drying room and a team room estimated to costabout $30-$40,000.00. That accounts fo): the diff(~rence bc.t\,'cen the original estimatesLIst fall and the bids.

The costs of this project arc distributed as follot.;rs: 65"/, Hill be: covcn~d bySLate aid, Sudbury will pay 27"/0 and Lincoln \,'i11 pay approximately 9/". Under. a neHStnte law, the State will PilY not only 651'" of the principal, but will pay the inteH,ston 65'/" of the principal. Tile ilpproximate effect on the Sudbury tax rate is bet,.;reenfifty cents and seventy-five cents the first year and \"i11 dccrease thereaftcr.

There are LI';O options included. The first is the tennis courts. Thc lot.;r biddingconstruction finn has estimated these at $55,000.00. Ih; think that is very high,but it is the only number \.;re have to ,,,od( \dth. These courts are needed. Ik arc theonly school in the 1(~<1gLle in Hhich He play that does not have tennis courts for thehigh school.. He usc courts for both instruction 2nd for our teams. In addition,these courts ,,'ould be available: fat- citizens of either tOlm any time the high schoolHas not using them. OUr. ann lysis of teaching classes and team \.;orkouts shOl,'s thatsix courts is an effective number for our program.

The second option is the bleachers for the athletic field. There ,,'ill. beapproxinwtely 1,100 seats on the side ,\'here the bank is near the road and about 400seats on the visitors' side across from that. These \.;rould be installed on both sidesof the present football field. \~e \.;rould he able to collect some revenue from thisinvestment to help defray the costs of our athletic program if ,,,e charged for theseseats. The total cost of $32,400.00'.'epresents £lbout six-tenths of one cent on yourtax rate the first year and decre<lses thereafter. \·ie offer this as a second option.

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Finance Conmlittee Heport: (Mr. Fisher)

The Finance COlwnittee supports this article! including the U~nnis courts andbleacher additions. The Committee feels that the need for classrooms, physicaleducation and other addi.tions under the curricuhllTI requirements of the SchoolCOlmnittee and Administration have been demonstrated. The TOl'ln has indiolatedsupport for the basic plan by voting pLmning money for final bid specificati.onsat last fall's Special Town Meeting.

The final plans and costs proposed tonight arc essentially the same as thosepresented last fall, \",ith the exception of added space and facilities for the teamand drying room.

$2,456,000.00, \oJhichThe tennis courtbleachers loJithollt

courts, \"a5last fall.\",e11 as th<;

The final bid, excluding bleachers and tennisis approximately $29,500.00 above the estimates ofBdd:i,tion CBn be deleted from the entin! article asdefeating the basic project.

It should be noted that including these items in the overall project qualifieseach for the 65?o Stat,~ aid for principal and interest \",hich significantly reducestheir actual cost to the '1'01"11. The impact on Sudbury's tax rate for the enti.reproject can be cstimated at fifty cents to seventy-five cents Pl'l~ thousand ofBssessed value in the first year of payment, declini.ng gradually thereafter. Theprecise impact \",ill vary depending upon the interest rates aL tlH' ti.me of bonding<md the length of issue. There are tI"o factors Hhich \",11.1 change the spread.A t\"'enty-year issue at around five per cent resul ts in the 101" fifty cent figure.A ten-year issue results in the higher figure. Since the fall vote on planningmoney, the State llfls increased construction aid to include 65'1" of the interestcosts related to any borroHing for the project, \"hich significantly reduces thecost of borrOi",ing over the longel~ per'iod.

Long Range Capital. Expenditures Committ{~e Report: (~lr". Hllse)

As \"c did last fall, the Long Range Capital Expenditures COllunittee SUPPO]:tsthe addition to the school and has included the cost of the bond issue in thcschedul," of expenditures projecti.on.

~lr. Nelvin C. Heagle, Jr., then moved that \~(' vote on the bleachers first, tlwtennis courts sccond, and lastly on thc IIwin funding for the school. Nr. Ikilgle'smotion \"as defeated.

VOTED: THAT THE QUESTION BE DIVIDED FOR VOTE INTO TilE FOLLO\HNG THlU:E PAWl'S:PARTS A., B., AND C., AS ABOVE.

After discussi.on, the Moderator stated that thcn~ \~ilS a parliamentary problemin that under Subsection A of the motion, the approval of indebtedness rcquil~cd amajority vote and the transfer from the stabilizati.on fund required a two-thirdsvote. '1.\oJo different quanta of votes \",e1:0 required under the same subsection.

Mr. I~illiam T. Maloney of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committ<;c thenmoved to divi-de Qucstion A into Question A-I and Question A-2; Question A-l. beingthe approval of tlw amount of debt in the sum of $2,325,000.00, and Question A-2being the tr;Jnsft,r of $75,500.00 from the stabilL:ation fund.

~1r. Maloney's motion \"<1S unanimously voted.

After some further discussion, it \.,l£lS

VOTED: THAT Tim 'J'Olm APPROVE THE MJOUN'l' OF DEBT AUTHORIZW BY THE LINCOLN­SUDBURY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCE THE COST OF ADDING TO ANDEQUIPPING A SCHOOL BUILDING AS FOLLOHS:

A-l: THE SU~l OF $2,325,000.00 FOR THE CONSTRUCTI.ON AND EQUIPPING OF'l'l-IE ADDITION TO TilE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL;

'A-2: TO APPROPRIATE AND TRANSFlm $75,500.00 FRNl THE STABILIZATIONFUND AS A PART OF ITS SHAIn<: OF T!H~ COST OF TIlE PROJI.~CT;

IN FAVOR - 354; OPPOSED - 7; (TOTAL - 361)

B: TIlE SU~l OF $55,000.00 FOR THE FURTHER EQUIPPING OF THE A1';ORI~SAlD

SCHOOL BUILDING BY TI-m INSTALLATION OF TENNIS COURTS ON THE SAHEPREMISES; AND

C: THE SUN OF $32,lI00.00 FOR THE FURTHER EQUIPPING OF THE AFORESAIDSCHOOL BUILDING BY THE INSTALLATION OF' BLEACHERS NEAR THE ATHLETICFIELDS ASSOCIATED HlTH SAID BUILDING.

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VOTED: TO ADJOURN.

The meeting adjourned at 11:44 P.~1.

A True Record, Attest: , /- /. 1/J{J.r t.0j /1J;r.:!-U,<L~l-·;1_/

Betsey 1'1. PO\"ers'1'01"11 Clerk

APPENDIX A

Article 3 on page 7 of the \.Jarrant no longerOne unpaid bill does remain, ho\....ever, for

SUPPLEl'1ENTARY REPORT OF THE: FINANCE Cml~11TTEE

NT.. l'loderiltor, the printer has published and distributed throughout the TO\vnhis apology for the second annu.;ll error in page sequence within the l1arrant. I\.Jant to add my 0\Vl1 apology to the TOI....n on behalf of all Tmm officials for thiserror. Had the table of proposed appropriations, no\" on page 82, been placedinside the front cover as requested, then our references to it ,,,ould have beenon the facing p[]ge, Ilnd the tl"O tables A and B I"ould have been on facing pages.

The amount of free CiJsh is certified by the StiJte Director of Accounts as ofJanuary first each year. We have heard the certified figure of $240,084 this year.Some has been taken from us, bO\"ever, prior to this meeting. The Attorney Generaland the Great and Genercll Court have arranged for the school teachers and otherTown employees to receive pay I",hich I"as ,,,ithheld last fall under the presidentialI.JHge freeze. \.Jhen the Federal Hage Price Board ruled that the back pay could bepaid, an emergency lin" was passed directing payment from the Surplus RevenueAccount. \.Je nOI" have about $34,000 less of certified free cash.

Our plan of transfers from free cash has been reduced. Instead of the $100,000shOlm on pages 2, 3 and 82 in the Harrant, $33,000 is already gone, so l",e'l1 movetransfers of about $67,000.

The t,,'o :l. tellis of back pay underneed your vote, They've been paid.our consideration under Article 3.

As you know, our printed n~COlrun('ndations ,,,,hi.ch He hope you've read in the\.Jarrant \"ere made as of our press date of February 15. Som02 of those commentsrequire H1npli.fication, cl.arification and repetition. Some 1)0\" information has beendiscovered by the Finance Committee. For these reasons, He'll repor.t orally onseveral of the articles. To expedite Tot.fll Meeting, I"e plan to comment on onlytHclve articles, but I"e solicit your questions on any aspect of any article. Hedon't Hant to Haste your time, but I....e do ' ....ant to fulfill our responsibility to theTOIVl"1. You CiJn help us provide the propel" balance by telling us Hhen to speak.

If our oral comments differ from the printed ones, you'll knm" He learnedmore about the article since February 15. If our votes differ from our comments,you'll knO\" He learned something here in Totm Meeting.

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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION

April 25, 1972

The Presidential Pr.imary Election \~as held in the Peter Noyes School onTuesday, April 25, 1972. The polls were opened at 7:00 A.H. and closed at 8:00P.H. There \.;rere 433 Republican votes cast, including 9 absentee ballots; and1300 Democratic votes cast, including 23 absentee ballots; a total of 1733 votescast. Seven voting machines were used for the Republican voting, and paper ballotsfor the Democratic voting. The results were as follO\.;rs:

REPUBLICAN BALLOT

Presidential Preference

John M. AshbrookPaul N. McCloskey, Jr.Richard M. NixonScatterine,Blanks

2764

313J

28

Delegates At Large and Alternate Delegates At Largeto National Convention

Delegates

Francis \~. SargentEl.izabeth E. AmesburyLloyd B. Haring!'largaret M. DonohueAnn C. GannettRobert C. HahnElliot L. Richar.dsonLeverett Saltonstal.lJohn A. VolpeJaye A. \~hittier

Blanks

Alternate Delegates

William F. Arrigal, Jr.!'luriel Erna BallantineAnn R. BlackhamRonald BurtonHastings KeithPaula E. LoganJosephine C. Marcottef. Bradford Morse!'lartha ReardonEmily R. TerlizziBlanks

25920019 J

182289177245265246173

2103

170171197190201177169208173163

25J.l

District De1(~g<ltes and Alternate District Delegatesto National Convention

4th District

Delegates

Margaret B. Hunterfrederic C. Dumaine, Jr.Blanks

231289346

Alternate Delegates

Charlotte R. Thornbury 227Robert A. Belmonte 259Blanks 380

State Committee - Man

G. Sherman Blair, Jr.Frederic C. Dumaine, Jr.Blanks

State Committee - Woman

Judi th M. IdeJeanne S. KangasBlanks

255

124147162

22356

154

'I'O\\'n Cammi t tee

Eleanor H. Hi tchcockMiles P. Robinson, Jr.Louis H. HcrrisonAlfred F. BonazzoliElizabeth \~. Nm-.'tonEugene L. NaegeleAnne N. LehrAlicc; S. MorrisonVirginia L. HOI",ar<1Ann Beck(~ t tAlan L. NCI",tonJohn P. Nixon, Jr.Arthur A. \~alkcr

Hillard 1-1. Fosterl~dith L. I-IullGeorge f, ~lilc](cnzic

1':(1\,'in P. Tringb[lInDonald C. Jordan, IIJohn F. Bcck(,rH[lrvcy N. FairbankYvonne L. JelindzHobel:t A. l-Im-.'(;J.]

\~ill:it\ln C. Haddock, IIIThomas G. Young, Jr.Walter .J, GriffinIHIUa:n F. ToomeyAlnn 1. AlfordLillu·u1ce 1'1. Scbo) tenB. Jean DailyJ1red 11. 1litcllcock, Jr.Blanks

DEMOCRATIC BALLOT

23220321122922120G2082132 J.22262001932122091932(44

1.8319')19323J.189221175191200227216176182216

8969

Shirley Chisholm 85E(hvard T. ColI 0V[lncc~ i'lal:tk(, 3Hubert Ii. Ihunphrey 47Iknry ~1. Jackson 25JolIn V. I.indsay 6Eugene I'kCanhy lBGeorge !'1cGovcrn 910HiJ.bur D. Hi Us 11Edmund S. l'Juskie 13/1George C. Wallact 43Sam Yorty 1)~d\",lrd N. Kennedy (I",ril('-in) 6Blanks 11

Delegates At L[n:ge and Al LCJ:nat(' Delegates At Largcto National Convention

Delegates

(Group 1)Robcrt F. DrinanI'Jary 1. BuntingJack 1-1, BackmanEllen ~1. JacksonJ. Kenneth GalbraithRoberta F. BenjaminJohn L. SaltollstalJ., Jr.Ruth M. BatsonAlvin LevinMary Eo \hlliamsollCharlcs F. McDevitt

256

987944939933961932961935939934952

Nary A. MarkelJesse Par.ksDods ~l. KaninSalvador E. LuriaMal:ganot V. EaganF. Christopher ArtertonPatricia A. SimonElizabeth A. ChnseAntonia H. Chayes

(Group 2)Kevin H. Hh:i. toThomas p. O'Neill, Jr.Robert H. QuinnDoris KearnsLena SaundersRobert Q. CraneDavid ~L BartleyKevin B. iiarringtonMary L. FonsecaGeraldine PleslwwSalvatore CamelioHonald GloverSamuel Ii. BeerBeLty TnymorAnn L. DunphyMelvin B. ~lillel"

K. Dun GiffordNicholas ~1avroules

Irene Lambel.·tAnna P. Buckley

(Not Grouped)George G. BurkeEndicott PeHbody

Blanks

Alt('.rnat(~ Delegat<!s

(Group 1)Alexander. RodriguezKenneth J. MoynihanKarl. Ii. HaagCons tance Knn La t"

end K. KingAnne P. PriestStephen J. Morg8nMonteal M. YerbyFr8ncis E. ~loon,

Sandra L. AhlburnKathleen K. HouLon~lichael J. BrO\~er

(Group 2)John F. X. DavorenArchibald CoxElizabeth ParnesFrank J. ManningAlfred Oled.oBarbara J. GarveyJack E. RobinsonJames E. SmithSusan HaarPeter EdelmanJames F. ~lulloney

Margaret M. Breen

Blanks

257

934933932935932928931(J32928

188160173J.461421581.521621.521.421441431461481481451491431.4l.1.50

2237

4104

928939921931927943919940919924920926

16f,1671521531481541501521501521.55148

2618

District D~legatcs and Alternat~ District D~legates

to National Convention

4th District

De J.ega t(~S

(Group 1)Michael S. DukakisElizabeth A. Cote\,Jilliam CarmenMary M. SullivanCarleton E. BlackwellKathryn J. HumphreyRichard E. Landry

(Group 2)John P. 1>1arttilaJames lJ. KurlandHelene C. LevineFrank 1-1. LeoneJanet B. Arterton1'1<1ry S. IngallsBruce D. Hambro

(Group 3)Barbara R. CantrillNonnan J. 1"<1ram0.11iJack HoffmanHelen S. JohnsonNatthe\,' JeffersonMark 1. SolomonMerryl.ees K. Turner

(Group 4)Thomas B. AdamsErskine W. BarrettJohn A. BusingerAni ta J. GreenbaumJerome GrossmanPaula 1>1. HurleyHelen R0.es

180149142156141148144

12II13131015lJ

86858784828589

780762761762764750758

(Group 5)James Laurence Golden, Jr. 49Aaron Schindler 44Judith J. \,Jurtman 44Frank G. Dewar 43Danid T. Keady 42I>larguerite A. Seeley 411>1oses 1. Feuerstein 43

Blanks

Alternate Delegates

(Group 1)Mary P. NelsonJohn T. DiasElizabeth L. AveniHorry H. Cr.osby

(Group 2)Phi lippine L. KrieksM8XY Eo Davidson1>1ark \"hi teAndre\~ Savi tz

(Group 3)Grainger Brmming, Jr.Edna Eo PruceEd\~ard GonzalezJudi th J. Henricks

258

1714

148149146142

109

1112

88868181

(Group Lj)Stc<phen F. CoyleDorothy HanelinCera Id J. NeeHarriet K. Schechtman

758755749753

(Gwup 5)Etta 1-1. BrestNonDan A. SeifertBernice R. SpeenHarry E. Franks

4L,454243

Blanks 1048

State Committee - Man

Charles 1. Clough, Jr.Henry H. Hoover, Jr.Blanks

748105447

State Committee - \,10n1<\n

Joyce A. Dimnan1'Jargaret Conners Harsch1'lary M. SullivanBlanks

3I683

3835 J8

76973578775880 17807937767Llf)

75673578082172.')71572575373374782278676771772472577l798787

4760766310

7II5l

23,838

Michael A. WalkerDaniel J. McC'HthyMartin E. DoyleJohn ~1. BlanchetteDouglas A. ~liJ:anda

Clark F. CwckerMaurice J. FitzgeraldLouis G. E(h"rardsLa ny io!. DoughertyWalter S. Allan, Jr.Mary M. MonroeJo Ann SavoyBertram S. Io!einst(oin1'Jary E. LupienMary A. IEllettWilliam S. FarrellSamue I L. Spa t tS\<JoodDorothy R. McCarthyLois A. 1'loultonN<lncy J. TaftRichard H. DavisonBarbara O. FitzgeraldEo James BurkeIles terM. Lel<JisHarren E. BoycePaul BeattyJohn C. Pm"rersJ. Leo QuinnJeanne M. Maloney (write-in)Ronald 13. Campbell, Jr. (I,'rite-in)1'laxine J. Yarbrough (\"rrite-in)Anita E. Cohen (\",rite-in)E<h<Jard 1\1. Conners, Jr.. (,,,rrite-in)John E. Walsh, Jr. (1,'ritE-in)Charlotte J. Edgar (Iolri te-in)ScatteringsBlanks

A True Record, Attest: _, ~r4U1' )1v-d.(.~J-r~

Betsey 1'1. POI",ersTmm Clerk

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PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL TOI-lN MEETING

!'lay 30, 1972

The Moderator called the meeting to order at 8:02 P.M. at tlw Lincoln-SudburyRegional High School Auditorium. He announced that a quorum was present.

He stated thil.t the amount of free cash il.S certified by Floyd L. Stiles, Jr .•TOi.;rIl Accountil.nt, was $156,669.41.

He stated that he had examined the ,-all of the meeting and the officer's retUJ:nof service and found both of them in order.

VOTED: TO DISPENSE \-lITH THE READING OF TilE CALL OF THE MEETING AND THI~

OFFICER'S HETUHN OF SERVICE AND TO \~AIVE THE Rr~ADING OF THE ONEAHTICLE IN THE \~ARRANT.

Consent \·.185 gUJIlU,(] that Officer Ronald Nix of the Sudbury Police DE!jMrtmcntbe allo\K·d to sit in the hall <,mel address the meeting.

Article, J.: To see if the 'I'o\,'n \\fill. vote to rescind the action taken by :i t at the],972 Annual TO\·m !'keting under Articles 16 and 17 therein, or take any actionrelative tllercto.

Submitted by Petition.

(Note: At the Annual TO\m !'keting held April 4, J.972, Article>; 16 and 1.7 Here<Hloptcd. These articles \.,1ere as follows:

Article 16: To sce if the Tm.,JI1 \\'ill vote to iJmend the Town By-lal.J byadding a new Article V(B) to read as follOl.,1s:

"AHTICLE V(B)POLICJ~ DEPARTN!~NT

Section 1. Then' shall be a Police Department in the TO\.J1l ofSudbury, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, \.,lhoshall. appoint: a Chief of Police 01l1d such other police officersas they d('e!ll necessary.

Section 2. The Chief of Polic<2 sholll make suitable regulationsgoverning the Police Department and the personnel. thereof,subject to thc approvnl of the Selectmen. The Chief of Policeshall be in inunediate control of all property used by theDepartment and of the police officers, Hho shall. obey his orders.

Section 3. The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Boardof Sc!.ccLmen for an indefinite term. Tbe Chief of Pol:lce canonly be removed for cause, after a public hearing.

Section 4. Nothing in this By-lm.,1 shall be construed toconflict I"ith the Civil Service 18\,,5 of the CommOll\.Jealth of!'1assachuse t ts."

VOTED: THAT THE T0\1N A1'lEND THE TOioJ'N J3Y-LA\~S BY ADDING A NE\~ ARTICLEV(B) TO READ AS PJUNTlm IN 'l'Hl~ ARTICLE SIXTEEN IN TIm HARRANTFOE THIS i'lEETING.

Article 17: To see if the 'I'm"n \.,1ill vote to <'luthorize and direct theBoard of Selectmen to petition the General Court of Nassachusetts toenact tlH, follm.,1ing special 1m,,:

"AN ACT PIWVIDING THAT TI'1E CIVIL SERVICE LA\~ AND CERTAINPROVISIONS OF LAH RELATING TO TENURE SHALL NOT APPLY TO THEPOSITION OF CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE TO\oJ'N 01" SUDBURY.

SECTION 1. Section 9A of Cl1apL:(,r 30 and Chapter 31 of theGeneral La\"s shall not apply to the position of Chief of Policeof the Tmm of Sudbury.

SECTION 2. Chapter 86 of the Acts of 1950 is hereby repealed.",

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the examination for PoliceHe by 110 means has to be

The Chief thatOne of our

and the Selectmen are not required to present an additional draft ofsuch legislation to the TO\1n Heeling for approval before submitting itto the General Court.

VOTED: THAT THE TOWN AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT TIlE BOAR)) OF SELECTNEN TOPETITION THE GENERAL COURT OF !'fASSACHUSETTS TO ENACT THE SPEC1ALLAI,,!, AS PRINTED IN ARTICLE SEVENTEEN IN THE \"!ARRANT FOR TinSMEETING \-lITH THE NOTATlON THAT THE SELECTMEN ARE NOT REQUIREDTO PRESENT AN ADDITIONAL DRAfT OF SUCH Ll~GISLATlON TO TIlE TOI"rN!'lEETlNG BEFORE SUBMITTING IT TO THE GENERAL COURT.

See the minutes of the 1972 Annual '1'01"11 Neeting, pages 194-197.

Officer Nix \-las recognized and moved in the \"ords of thQ articlQ.

Mr. John E. Taft, Chai.rman of the Board of Selectmen, \"as then recognized, andupon his motion, it hTas

VOTED: THAT TliiS TO\-JN MEETING VOTE UNDER THIS ARTICLE BY SECRET \oJ!UTTENBALLOT.

The Moderator stated that he I,TolJld recognize a pn~-arranged speaking on]e\"for the Petitionet's' presentation consisting of Officer Ronald Nix, Officel: Rohel:tMacLean, Hrs. Patricia Siff and Hr. John Ouellette.

Officer Nix:

l"re are here in the hopes that the TOI,'n \"ill take action to rescind Al'ticles 16and 17. \~e beIi eve tha t there \"ere S\Yn" s ta temen ts made a t the Anoua 1 'I'OI"n !'lee ti ng\"hich I"ere not correct, and He \"ould like no\" to stl:aighten tl10se out.

Nr. Emmons stated that if a disabled veteran passedChief, he \"ould have to be appointed. That is not true.appointed.

It has been mentioned a number of times by the Board of Selectmen that thistest I,d.ll. be. open to <111. patrolmen in the Department. If there tln~ fall I' permanentfull-time sergeants at the time of the examination, the examination I"il] be limitedto those sergeants.

All of the sergeants presently employed by the Police Depal:tment have ovel: tenyears of service. One of them has a Bachelor of Sci.ence Degree in Crimin,1] Lm".He nOH teaches 1<1\" in college. Ive have another sergeant that has an Associate'sDegree in Criminal Lm,T. These meet all of the qualifications for Police Chi{~f.

Hayland recently had a nation~wide search for Police Chit~f.

they have presently there has a total of forty college Cl~edits.

sergeants already has a B.S. degree i.n Criminal Law.

I \"ould like to ask thE' SeLectmen, since they have had ample Lime si.nce thebeginning of this article, I"hat they have in I"ri ting to shol" th" voters of theTOHn of Sudbury I"hat qualifications or I,That requirements they intend to have fora Police Chief. They have nothing in I"riting nOI". Th(xe is nothing to say thatthe Police Chief even has to be a police offi.cer or have any kind of kno\,Tj.edge ofthe 18\". The qualifications or requirements could simply be that at one time hehad been a member of the Board of Selectmen in some parti.cular lOI"n.

He would 1il<e to knol" Hhat these qualifications and requirenwnts are so thatthe people are not voting on this in a blind manner.

I urge the TOM1 to vote to rescind the action taken under Articles 16 and 17.

Officer !'lacLean:

In the ne\"spapers, it has been said that the Sudbury Policl?: Association hasbeen making an emotional appeal to the members of this '1'01"11. The only \-lay to comba tan emotional appeal is to deal strictly ",'ith the facts, and that is I"hat I will keepmy remarks to tonight.

Fact number one: I \"ould like to amplify on what Officer Nix said. At theAnnual T(,\Vll !'leeting, Dr. Emmons sHid, "If onQ disabled vet passes, he is it. YouHill have no choice at alL" Chapter 31, Section 23, of the General LoMS states,in Note 3, "No provisi.on of lal" exists \"hereby, in a competitive examination forpromotion from a position or i.n a class or a grade to another, preference may begiven to a disabled veteran." Note number five states, "T\1o points shall be given

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This would apply to a disabledexamination, 11<Jve two points

a promotional examination."He \'1ould, upon passing the

to all veterans ~,'ho passveteran, or any veteran.added to hi s score.

Fact number t\~o: Nr. Toomey stated, "As I say, He feel He have capabilitiesof chiefs in our Department, but \,'e don't Hant to be restricted. \~e ~,'ant to beable to look and gGt the best man for the job." This is Hhat the people of theSudbury Police Association ,~ant, the best man for the job. Only this ,,'as confusingconcerning Hhere you Here going to be able to look and get tlK best man, becauseon the previous day at L,:OO P.M., Selectman Toomey met at the Sudbury Police StationHith nine police officers. lie stated :Jt that time to the police officers includingmyself, "You don't hove to Horry. John T:Jft and 1. have alrendy pledged our votesto Nick Lombardi." Nr. Toomey further stated tJ1<Jt Chief Lombardi I~ould not havec,nough time to study, and "1 don't want to take the chance that he wouldn't passthe exam."

You do not start to study for career adv:Jncement one I,leek, one month, or even:J year before an exwnination. Hhen you choose a career, you start a continuinglearning process, so that loJhen there is a chance: for advancement you have the knm\l­ledge and the qualifications for the job. Eight officers of the Sudbury PoliceDepartment hav{, tCJken advantage of thG Career Incentive Program voted by this TO\\ITl~leeting. They have attende<d Northeastern University and other universities toincrease their knO\~l{,dgc in police \\Iork. The requil:ed and core subjects in thesecourses arc patrol supervision ,md police administration.

Selectman John Taft at the Annual TO'Vll Neeting stal{~d, "And I'd like to leaveyou loJith one thought, t11iJt I"hen John McGovern so quickly reti.J:ed fr01ll the DepartmentfOJ: medical reasons last September, he stated to us at the time that he \~as sorrythat he ever had Civil Service protection passed by tht~ Police Chief of the TO\\lnof Sudbury. 110 realized Hhat it Has going to do in the extreme problems of findinghis successor, that it loJasn't the right loJay to go for a dt~part:nent head of thatsort, and he ~,'8S sorry thot it happ{'nu! in the first pl[)cc !lnd \\Iished he couldundo it."

I nOI~ hold in my hand a \'1ritten letter by John F. ~1cGovern, retired Chief ofPolic:e of the Town of Sudbury. "To the Voters of Sudbury. I am issuing thi.s state­ment in order to make lily position very clear regarding the position of Chief ofPolice and Civil Service. I urge all voters to vote to retain Civil Service statusfor the Chief of Police. I did not ever st[)te to onyon0 th8t I Has sorry that 1\"as under Civil Service as Sudbury's Police Chief. As a Illattt,r of fact, I \~as mosthappy that I loJas afforded the protection of Civil Sel:vin,. Civil Service enabledme to carryon my dutil'S without the constant fear of political or arbitrary removalas Chief. The Civil Service enabled me to fairly and imparLiolly enforce the 1a\\l,\oJithout political. pressures or tllrhltS. As far as me stating that the Hny to goloJas without Civil Service, I might say that \~ithout Civil Service is the I~ay to go-­dO\"n the drain, if you displease the powers that be. Please allol~ me to submit toyou that I no longer have any axe to grind or ,'<nything \oJlwtsoever to gain by anystatements ma.de by nK'. Nost sincerely, signed, John F. NcGovern, Retired Chief ofPolice, TOIVll of Sudbury."

Nrs. Siff:

Nrs. Siff stated that she had a question for MT. T:Jft as folloHs: You ~~eT('

giving the to\>'llspcople the impression that you wish the Chief's position removedfrom Civil Servic{' to alJoH you a Hider selection, and yet in your phone conversa­tion with me on April 21st, di.dn't you tell me tl18t you had already made yourselection, that it \'1as Lombardi, and that you feared he ",auld not do well in thetes t?

The !'lodel"Htor then recognized ~lr. Taft to ansl,ler the question. Nr. Taftquestioned his being recognized at thi.s time in that he ~~ould use up the Petitioners'time for presentation. The ~loderator indicated that Mr. Taft ,~as correct, but thatthe question had been directed to him for an ans\~er.

Mr. Taft commented HS follows: ~lrs. Siff \olrote tHO letters to the editor ofThe Sudbury Citizen, both of \\lhich Here published. 1. c8n't remember \\IIMt one ofthem \'1as, but the sQcond Cilught my eye. The essence of the lQtter '~as that thingsare in trouble in Town Meeting and maybe they're in trouble, not because He, thevoters, don't go out there, but maybe \\Ihat happens then'. ~1aybc it's becausepeople like Taft get up and say things \~hich arc later on refuted by loJhat ChiefNcGovern said. The \"ay to take care of this is at the ballot box loJhen Nr. Taftcomes up, and then Nr. Toomey comes up for election the year after, so you can takecare of him at that time.

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I think that is a fair statement of her letter. At the time I thought itunfortunate that someone I have never met should I·nite a letter of that sort. Icalled her on the phone and asked her ,"hy she mode that statement. I asked if shekne\" Hhat John ~1cGovern had said, and she didn't. She said she had hear'd it. Tsaid that it is an a\"fully serious thing \"I1('n yOll hear a rumor around TOI'1l1 aboutHhat somebody has sai.d, or Hhat somebody alleges to have said, to then Hrite itas a letter to the editor i:lS fact, truth, the H',il story. I said, "You know,you really shouldn't do that SOl:t of lhing because that's not faie"

NOHThat ,,,asstories.It could

Hhat tr<ll1spired in the n,mainder of tlw conversation I do not eXHctly know.the main point of my call and to find out that she had hC<1rd rumors andThat is the Ivay it ended, as 1 l"t-;c;:tll. ~lilybc something else trill1spired.

be. \1e talked for about tc:n or fifteen minutes.

Mrs. Siff responded, "Are you telling me once again, Mr. Taft, you've' beenmisquoted? I find it very strange you' n-, constantly being misquoted."

~1l". Ouellett(;':

I note that most of us llilve made up our minds befo!:e loJe n'<lclwd the fIoor.But 1 ,,,auld like to say a fmv Hords.

J. h:we bC0n in tOI'1l1S 'vhcre the Chief of Police, or the enti.n, Police lkp:lrtmcnt,have come under the Board of Selectmen. r have gOlH, to those Police Departments,and the anS\vcr is, "\1ait until \"e check \"ith the Sc,lectnwn." 1 do noL think I"C' i,nSudbury Ivant to go back to putting poli.ti.cs into Our Police IkparLntCnt and Lie thehands of our Chief of Police. I think this h!ould be going tU1 s\.eps back\vardsafter He have gonc,. so far forward. I ask that you all think about it ill1d voLe toretain the office of Chief of Police undcr Civil Servi.ce.

Finance Conunittee Report: (Mr. Donald D. Bishop and Mr. Fr;:l1lk T. LeBart)

1'11'. Bishop l:eported as folloh's: Your Finance Committee lws considel:cd thisquestion formally on three separate occasions. These H('H' not l!w SCHue nint' IlIcnlooking at the S<lIllG. question because the membership of thi.s Finance C01l1mi,ttc(' haschanged during this period of time.

In prep.'1ration for the. fall TO\vn ~1eet:ing, on October 19, 1971, seven membersvou~d unanimously to recommend rcrnovol of the Civil Service limitntion on tlwS{dectmen's choice of a nelv Chief. On F('bl~ual·y 1, 1972, in preparation for theAnnual To,m ~1ecting, tl"O 1)(;\" members joinuj Ivith the five l"(;maining members unani­mously to reaffirm the position in support of the Se1.('ctn1(;l1. NO\v ag8in, on Nay17th, in preparing our recommendation for your vot<, ilt this mN:ting, three lWH

members joined three old members to unanimously ):(,conullcnd your vote against thismo ti on thi s evening. A to til 1 of tw< 1ve ]I inane(-, Comilli t tee Ilwrnbc rs have recomnwnrkdunanimously against this motion on three s0pilratc occasions in the! recent past.\1e see no reasonable doubt that you should d<,feat the motion.

Until April of this year, you had <1 limited number of candidates eligible forChief of Police. In r.'ICt, you and I could not even apply for the job if 'W(, I"ant(~d

to. Until April, only present members of the Police De:p;ntrnent I<JU:c cJ.i.gibl(~.

Then, at the Annual TOIm Nceting, the TO\vn opened the l:O£ld for Hider eligi.bility.

Now, tonight, Ive should not support this moti.on Hhich \vollJd only return thespecial privilege to the policc~men at great loss of frec,dom to the TOlm. Pl:omotionfrom \.,ithin is a good policy of mutual benefit to employe:es :md the TOI"n, or anyemployee and his employer. It should nev~~r become an inflexi.bl.e rule of lmv.

\112 recommend disapproval of this article, I,'hich ,,!ould deny the Selectmen theauthority they need to permit them to select the best lllan they can find to carryout their responsibilities. If this article does pflSS, the Selectmen must selectthe Chief of Police from \Vi thin the present Department. If this article docs notpass, the Selectmen lIlay select the Chie:f from Ivithin the Department or h'hereverthey find him.

There is broad financial. impact on [:110 Town in terms of the ilmount and qU1l1ityof police protection provided, as ,,,el! as the operating efficiency of the entireDepartment in the usc of all operating and capital expenditures. Approval of thisarticle \.]ill not give any Sudbury policeman any incH~ased digibili ty for selectionas our neH Chief, but it Hill limit the list of eligible candidates and thus tiethe bands of our Selectmen.

Once again, Ive confirm our previous position and recommend against reversal ofthe action taken by the TOM1 in April. Vote against this lIlotion.

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Mr. LeBart Has then recognizcd and continued the Finance Committee Report asfolloHS: 1'he Finance Committee 11£ls sllggested a supplc:mentary statement \"hich I ampleased to make. 1'i r s t, I \"an t to stye ss tha t 1 mn in no \.,l<1Y invol ved in thisCUl:rent specific issue. As a 11{;H member of the Finance Corrunittee, 1 am not person­ally involved with individual memb01:s of the Board of Selectmen, the Police Depart­ment, or. for. that matter \"ith any other Town official. The position I have takcnon the F'inance Committee vote vis-a-vis this issue is based purely on an objectiveconsideration of the pros and cons and on pt·ior direct experience in dealing ,,'ithpolice nw.tt:(~rs in another to\'1O and in another stntc. My sale· objective is to servethe best long term int<:rest of the '1'OI.;1n of Sudbury.

Previously, 1 served as Mayor of Ne\" Providence, New Jersey, a tOlm of about18,000 people. Unckr the borough form of govermneot in Ne\" Jersey, the Nnyor hasdirect statutory responsibility for Police, Fire, Civil Defense and other. aspectsof public safety,

At <1 l,:IL:<,r date, 1 served as fon;'lTI<'ln of <':1 grD,nd jury investigating policecorruption in UK: city and the county of Union in Ne\" Jersey.

These tHO expcrienu-;s have made me keenly m~are of the a",esome pOl,'ers andresponsibilities exercLso::d by a Chief of Police, This position is perhaps themost sensitive iJppointment in a to\VI1 or city, It is of critical impor.tance.

Civil Service examinations and the Civil Service process at the federal,stnte, and/or local level, simply do not mEasure and consider all of the qualifi­cations ",hieh arc viL)] to sensi.tive appointments such as the position of chief.Such examinations and procedures do not necessarily measure the qualities ofleadership, judgment, experience, maturity, honesty, integrity and sensitivity tohuman reliltionships, In tlw long run, these factors arc of equal or greate:rimport,1nce than t('sL scan's and blind adherence to Civil Service procedure.

IJhat Sudbury ,,'ants and dcsenrcs is the best possibh, Chief of Police. Forthis reason, I urge all citizens to n,confinn the action taken on Articles 16 and17 ill'. the Annual '1'O\.;!f1 l>lc('Ling, and urge you to disappl:ove the ilrticle before thisSpe:cbl TOHI1 Heeting tonight.

Personnel Boa j·d Rc por t: Uh. Bruce Os tEH)

The Personnel Board, as the constituted body I~hich evaluates Town personnelpolicy and <lliviscs on employlnent practices, has carefully studied all facets ofthe qu('stion, and \.,lC offer for your consideration the statement \"bich Has to havebeen incl.uded \,'iL11 tlH" official 1'0\-.)1, \~atrant but WIS omitted.

The Personnel Board makes a plea to the citizens of Sudbury for a simple,reasoned approach to \<ihat J1<lS become a complex and highly emotional issuc. TheBoaj~d' s purpose and job is to influence and pass on the selection of the mostcapable \11<ll1ilgcrial talent to fill every critical position in thc 1'O\-.ln, From thevery fij"st, tlw Personnel Board has sought the promotion of people from \Vi thindepal·tnllmts, To that end, the BOfJl':(J has vigorously sllpported the career incentiveplan in the Police and Fire Departments in order to insure the avail.flbility ofmonl highly trained and educated employ"c~s in these forces.

The posiUon of Police Chief is \.,lithout doubt the most visible i.n Sudbury.It requires a man \.,lith knoHlcdge of: mockrn 1m,' enforc('lllcnt, seasoned policecxpericnce~, fmd a keen insight into the varied social problems of a town likeSudbury. TIK Board hopes and believes that such a person \~ill be found \"ithinour l'xcellent Police Depal~tlllent,

110l~ever, the major impact of Civil. Service in question here is to virtuallylimit the scope of the selection of a Police Chief to Jlresent members of theDepartment. The simple issue is, docs the Town feel that the selection of ourPolicc Chief should be madl" from within the Department based solely on an examina­tion, or should the Town have the fJ.-eedOill to look outside its borders as \Vell forqualified applicants?

The Personnel Board is not interested in politics or influence in a 'J'Oim \~here

much of the \.,lork is done by interested citizens for no recompense. \~e feel thercis no place for pOHer blocks and influence peddling. This Board is charged \-.lithproviding Sudbury \.,lith J:espollsible personnel policy and administration. \~e \.,louldbe derelict in our duty to the people of this conununity, if we did not recorrunendthe most advantageous selection process, pnrticularly ",hell it concerns so importantand sensitive a position as that of Pollce Chie:f. The job of heading our PoliceDepartment requires not just a strong administrato):, but also a man \"ith great tactand public presence. A "'ritten exmn, whatever its strong points, cannot necessal:ilymeasure administrative skills or public relations ability.

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\"rould the people of Sudbury think it ):easonable or prudent, for instance,if the Board of Directors of Chrysler chose their next president by giving \.;rrittenexams to all employees with five years service? Or \.;rould it seem more i~tel1ig(mtfor Chrysler's Board to look at the top men I"ithin their various divisions and tl"yto select a new president based on the man's demonstrated ski.ll on the job, hisexperience in different phases of business and his ability to I"ork \.;rith and leadothers?

The SeLectmen have publicly stated, and as a matter of policy the PersonnelBoard advocates, promotions from within a department whenever possible and I"ise.Some 129 tOI,'llS in ~jassachusetts have the job of Police Chief in Civil Servin'.More do not. It is not a matter of politics, but of sound personnel policy, heMthe Chief is selected. \.Jhether under Civil Service or not, the job of PoliceChief is pennan':;":l1t. It is not it temporary assignment to be held at the \.;rhim ofthe Selectmen. Our TOlm, by 1a\.;r , call have no By-lm\' 0): pl:acticc that abridgesthe Civil Service Act. Our Selectmen cannot act on I\'him. They need to sho\\lcaus{'. Legal recourse is ah"ays available.

The Personnel Board urges the citi;oens of this TO\"n to permit all)" Selectlllcnthe opportunity to choose, evaluate and prescnt the soundest candidate COl" PoliceChief. This position is too vital to the Hell.-being of this TO\"n and in thefuture to leave it to machine~likf, selection. \.Je urge you to reject the propos,'llbefore you toni.ght.

After considerable discussion, the question I\'as moved. The ~lod('rator dctennincdby a ShOH of hands that the motion passed by more than the requi.red t\.;ro-thirds. lit'then instructed the hall in th(' voting procedure. lie appointed Thelma C. Palt(:rson,Nuriel J. Nelson, Gertrud{, T. Scott and Virginia S. Fit;ogibbons as ballot tellcr~'

and Sl"ore them to the:: faithful performance of their duties.

After all of the boxes containil1g the cast ballots had been l,'etul:ned Lo tlw~loderator, he announced that the bal.lot 1\'.1S closed, £lnd the tellers proce(,dcd Lo

count. I-Ie stated that it Has <2ssential that a quorum l:emain in the halt.

After the count had been completed, the ~joderalor called the meeting to onl(,rand declared that a quorum \<las still present. lie announced tlw vot(~ as fo110\"s:

VOTED: IN Tim \-.'OHDS OF THE ARTICLE.

In Favor - 400; Opposed - 297. ('rotal - 697)

VOTED: TO ADJOURN.

The meeting adjourned at 10:09 P.N.

A true record, Attest: 'L' ):J7~ (' <7 (J /Jv !.fL<n. ,,-,'q.-'

Betsey ~1. Po\"ersTown Clerk

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STATE PRIMARY ELECTION

September 19, 1972

The State Primary Election I,'as held at the Peter Noyes School I~ith thepolls open [rom 7;00 A.M. to 8:00 P.l'l. Then, m"re 992 Republican ballotscast, including 25 I.lbsentee bl.lllots; there were 710 Democrl.ltic ballots cast,including 12 abstcnt ballots; a total of 1702 ballots cast. Twenty votingmachines Here u$('d. The results \~ere <'lnnounced by TO\vn Clerk Betsey M. Po\~ers

at 10:00 P.M. as follows:

REPUBLICAN BALLOT

Edward \~. IhookcB I,anks

823169

Congressman - Fourth District

Rol)(;rt A. BelmonteLilUrenC(; CurtisNartin A. LinskyAvi N. NelsonBlanks

Councillor - Third District

13661

283502

10

Martha Ikardon (write-in) 29Scattering 2Blanks 061

Fifth ~1iddlesex District

Anhur A. BabigianPhil ip Y. DeNonnandieBruce C. FarrellBlanks

336200428

28

I{(,presentative in GenerCll CourtThirty-eighth l'liddlesex Distd(~t

Ann C. GannettBLmks

849J.td

lkgist('l' of Probate and Insolv(~ncy

i'1:i.ddlesex County

Blanks

county CommissionersNiddlcsex County

(vote for t,~o)

Sllcrry 11. JenkinsEd ~jDttar

\~illi<lln R. HorrisonBlanks

County TreasurerMiddlesex County

\,,,lj.lliam A. BarnsteadBl[lHks

266

092

537240446761

700292

DEl'lOCRATIC BALLOT

Senator in Congress

John J. Droney 188John Pierce Lynch 70Gerclld F. 0' Leary 265Blanks 187

Congressman Fourth District

Robert F. Urinan 564Blanks 146

CounciHol: - Third District

George F. Cronin, Jr.Blanks

Senator - Fifth Niddlesex District

Chester G. AtkinsVincent M. PrincipeBlanks

584%70

Representative in Gencral CourtThirty-eighth Hiddlesex District

Douglas A. Miranda (I~rite-in) 45Scattering 5Blanks 660

H{~gister of Probate and Insolvencyl'liddlesex County

John V. Ha rveyJoseph M. BarryFrancis J. HarringtonBlanks

County Commissioners1'1iddlesex County

(vote for tl"O)

Frederick J. ConnorsJohn F. D02ver, Jr.Anthony AccardiJames F. AdamsPasquale R. CoppolaFrancis H. King, Jr.K(mne th f<!annings. Lester RalphJoseph P. Trainor, .11:,Paul Eo TsongasGeorge TsoukalasBlanks

County TreasurerMiddlesex County

Thomas B. BrennanChester H. CooperPaul G. CounihanFrank .1. !'lirabelliBlanks

A True Record, Attest:

Betsey M. POl~ers

1'OIm Clerk

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PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL 'J'O'i.JN I'lEETING

October 10, 1972

The !'loderator called the meeting to order at 8:30 1'.1'1. at the Lincoln-SudburyRegional. High School Auditorium.

I-Ie declared that a quorum \",.as not present in the hall and stated that theonly action possible \\las adjournment to the next night in accordance Hitb theTmm By-laws or adjournment I,dthout day by a tl",.o-thirds vote. He furtherexplained that the effect of not voting upon the article in the Harrant Hasapproval by default. The indebtedness voted by the School Committee is approvedunless disapproved by the To\,m within thirty days of the Committee vote.

Article J.: To sec, if the To\m will vote to approve the amount of indebtednessof $12,900,000, authorized by the Regional District School Committee of theMi.nuteman Regional Vocational-Technical School District on September 15, 1972,for constructi.ng and equipping a regional. vocational l<'chnical high school.

Submitted by Alfred C. Cron, Sudbury representative of the !'linuteman RegionalVocational-TE!chnical School District Committl2c.

Harrant Report; The '['OIm of Sudbury voted to join the Minuteman Regional Voca­tional-Technical School District in the spring of 1971. Plans presented at thattime called for the school to open in the fcdl of 1974. As the first major stepin implementing this plan, the tOlms of the district, in the fall of 1971, auth­orized an indebtedness of $900,000. This allOl",.ed the district to acquire a site,to design a school, and to solicit bids for construction. Construction bids \",.erereceived on the 14th of September. After analyzing the bids, the committee meton Friday, September 15th, to authorize debt for the project and, folloHing thethirty-day statutory period during which member tmms may disapprove the project,to sign the construction contrElct before November 1st. Construction would beginshortly thereafter .I,'i th completion scheduled to be in time for opening the schoolfor the first class in September 1974. Approval of this article will allol"" thedistrict to construct ;1 facility to meet the vocational needs of Sudbury'sstudents.

Estimated costs are anticipated to be substantially in agreement Hith thosepresented to the TOI"n in the spring of 1971. Net cost \",.ill be less than antici­pated due to increased state aid. The required date of submittal of this report(9/6/72) precludes the inclusion of exact costs. Costs I,'ill be contained in abrochure that \"ill be mailed to all residents as soon as the data is available.

Upon a motion In<lde by I'll'. Avram Kalisky, it \Vas

VOTED: TO ADJOURN I.JITllOU'l' DAY.

The meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M •

A true record, Attest:.d \. /'

·-X).-LZ.:17 //-.-I 4-w ..,R,-::--,

Betsey M. PowersTo;m Clerk

268

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

November 7, 1972

The State Election I"as held at the Peter Noyes School with the polls openfrom 6:00 A.l'l. to 8:00 P.l'1. There \,'0re 6588 votes cast, including 360 absenteeballots. There were also 21 partial ballots for President and Vice Presidentcast. 1\"enty voting machines ,,,ere used. The results 1"0r0 announced by TownClerk, Betsey M. Po,,,ers, at 12:15 A.pl., November B, 1972, as £01101":-;:

PHESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

Jenness-Pulley 251'1cGovern-Shriv(~r 2796Nixon-Agnew 3720Spack-Hobson (I"rite-i.n) 2Blanks 66

SENATOR IN CONGRESS

Edward W. Brooke,John J. DroneyDonald Gure\"itzScatteri.ngBlanks

CONGRESSMAN

Robert F. Drinan1'1artin A. LinskyJohn T. CollinsScatteringBlanks

49191098

%1

474

FOURTH DISTHICT

23483425

5051

309

COUNCILLOR - THIRD DISTRICT

George f. Cronin, Jr.Blanks

2'13l4157

SENATOR - FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTHICT

Chester G. Atki.nsBruce C. FarrellBlanks

28%3JJ~9

543

Rl~PRESENTATlVE IN GENERAL COURTTHIRTY-EIGHTH HIDDLESEX DISTRICT

Ann C. Ganne t tBlanks

47191869

REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVI~NCY

MIDDLESr~X COUNTY

John V. Ha rvoyBlanks

COUNTY COHMISSIONERSMIDDLESEX COUNTY

(va te for tl"O)

Shorry H. Jenki.ns\o.1i lliam R. !'lorrisonS. Lester RalphPaul E. TsongasBlanks

269

26743914

30J.528402420229026ll

COUNTY TREASURERNlDDLESEX COUNTY

Thomas B. Brennan\<Iilliam A. BarnsteadScatteringsBlanks

17963456

11335

QUESTION 1Valuation of agricultural and horticultural lands

YESNOBlanks

48031282503

QUESTION 2Minimum voting age of eighteen

YESNOBlanks

5429786373

QUESTION 3Remove prohibition against paupers from voting

YESNOBlanks

51031048

437

QUESTION 4State loans for higher education

YESNOBlanks

39212311

356

QUESTION 5Protection of natural resources

YESNOBlanks

QUESTION 6Graduated income tax

YESNOBlanks

QUESTION 7Judges retire at seventy

YESNOBlanks

48961236456

19474288

353

47661474

348

QUESTION 8Lo,,,er age for sale and purchase

of alcoholic beverages to eighteen

YESNOBlanks

QUESTION 9Voluntary recitation of prayer in

YESNOBlanks

36982519

371

public

45431715

330

schools

QUESTION 10Ins true t Represen ta tive

repeal of abortion

YESNOBlanks

A True Record, Attest:

to vote forlaws

41392096353

Betsey M. POI,1ers'l'OIm Clerk

270