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2002 Annual Town Meeting Results
4/30/02


Concord’s 2002 Annual Town Meeting began on Monday, April 22 and continued on Tuesday, April 23; Wednesday, April 24; and concluding at 11:00 pm on Monday, April 29. Here are the results of the four sessions.





ARTICLE




DATE




SUBJECT




RESULT




1




4/22




Choose Town Officers




Passed




2




4/22




Hear Reports & Consent Calendar (See Below)




Passed




3




4/22




Meeting Procedure




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




4




4/22




Secret Ballot Voting Procedure (minimum of 50 voters required)




Passed




5




4/22




Ratify Personnel Board Classification Actions




Passed




6




4/22




Classification & Compensation Plan for Administrative/Clerical/Library and Laboring Employees




Passed




7




4/22




Classification & Compensation Plan for Managerial and Professional Employees




Passed




8




4/22




Personnel Bylaw Amendment – Sick Leave Use




Passed Under Article 2 Consent Calendar




9




4/22




Town Budget ($20,804,819, with $289,000 of this amount contingent on Proposition 2½ override approval at May 14 special election)




Passed




10




4/22




Public School Budget ($21,326,547, with $1,066,419 of this amount contingent on Proposition 2½ override approval at May 14 special election)




Passed (396 in favor; 215 opposed)




11




4/22




Regional School Budgets:


       Concord-Carlisle Regional High School Budget ($9,283,792, with 396,586 of this amount contingent on Proposition 2½ override approval at May 14 special election)
       Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District Assessment ($269,249)



Both Passed




12




4/22




Free Cash (authorization to take $1,000,000 from free cash to reduce the tax levy)




Passed




13




4/22




Unpaid Bills




No Motion




14




4/22




Town Meeting Preference for Weekend Town Meeting




Did not Pass




15




4/22




Property Tax Exemption




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




16






4/23




Property Tax Deferral Gross Receipts Increase




Passed




17




4/23




Fair and Equitable Assessments (By Petition, as amended)




Passed




18




4/23




Revaluation Advisory Committee (By Petition, as amended)




Passed




19




4/22




Light Plant Payment in Lieu of Taxes -- $340,000




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




20




4/22




Light Plant Expenditures




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




21




4/22




Road Repair Revolving Fund Expenditures (not to exceed $41,000)




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




22




4/22




Solid Waste Disposal Fund Expenditures




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




23




4/22




Sewer System Expenditures




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




ARTICLE




DATE




SUBJECT




RESULT




24




4/22




Sewer Improvement Fund Expenditures




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




25




4/22




Water System Expenditures




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




26




4/23




2002 Road Program




Passed




27




4/23




Zoning Bylaw Amendment—Above Ground Utility




No Motion




28




4/23




Zoning Bylaw Amendment—Two-Family or Additional Dwelling Unit




Passed




29




4/23




Zoning Bylaw Amendment—Common Driveways by Special Permit




Passed




30




4/23




Zoning Bylaw Amendment—Adopt GIS-Based Zoning Map




No Motion




31




4/23




Zoning Bylaw Amendment—Limitation of Certain Storage Units




Passed




32




4/23




Committee to Study Mansionization and Related Issues




Passed




33




4/23




Appropriation of Funds to Further Study the Wireless Communications Facility Bylaw and District ($15,000 from free cash)




Passed




34




4/23




Use of Revenue from Landfill Telecommunications Facility for Landfill Site Improvements




Passed




35




4/24




Long-term Lease Agreement – Wireless Facilities (as amended)




Passed




36




4/22




Grant of Easement to Our Lady’s Church for Driveway and Parking at Harvey Wheeler Community Center




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




37




4/22




Rescind Debt Authorization made under Article 45 of the 2001 Annual Town Meeting




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




38




4/24




Funding for Harvey Wheeler Community Center Project ($1,250,000 appropriated, subject to Proposition 2-1/2 override at May 14 election)




Passed




39




4/22




Funding for Heywood Street Culvert ($100,000)




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




40




4/29




Funding for Police/Fire Station 1 Design (as amended by Green Team) – ($230,000)




Amendment Passed (109 in favor; 88 opposed). Main motion passed as amended.




41




4/29




Funding for Housing Authority Land Acquisition Fund




No Motion




42




4/29




Authorize Borrowing for Light Plant Improvements ($600,000)




Passed




43




4/29




Funding for Facilities Plan Committee ($50,000 from free cash)




Passed




44




4/29




Advisory Opinion on Telecommunications Study




Passed




45




4/29




Consultant Fees for 2229 Main Street ($10,000 from free cash)




Passed




46




4/29




Nagog Pond Watershed – Land Acquisition




No Motion




47




4/29




Bylaw Amendment—In-Ground Irrigation System Restrictions




Passed




48




4/29




Land Acquisition – 1100 Concord Turnpike




No Motion




49




4/29




Funds for Legal Representation




No Motion




50




4/29




Fiscal Year 2002 Supplemental Appropriation ($350,000 from free cash)




Passed




51




4/22




Flooring Replacement Alcott and Thoreau Schools ($160,000)




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




ARTICLE




DATE




SUBJECT




RESULT




52




4/22




Roof Repairs Willard School ($50,000)




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




53




4/29




Roof Repairs – Peabody Middle School ($285,000)




Passed




54




4/29




Roof Repairs—Ripley Building ($209,424.10)




Passed




55




4/22




Modular Classrooms Sanborn Middle School ($180,000)




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




56




4/22




Gym Floor Replacement Sanborn Middle School ($120,000)




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




57




4/29




Renovations at Sanborn and Peabody Schools ($480,000)




Passed




58




4/29




School & Town Maintenance Under Direction of One Department (By Petition)




Passed




59




4/29




Funding for Staging School Evaluation ($40,000 from free cash)




Passed




60




4/24




Alcott School Building Project ($16,695,000 appropriated, subject to Proposition 2-1/2 override at June 19 election)




Passed, with 712 voting in favor and 165 opposed




61




4/24




New Alcott School (alternative proposal, by petition)




No Motion




63




4/29




Proposed Legislation—Information for Voters on Ballot Questions




Passed




64




4/22




Rescind Debt Authorization made under Article 53 of the 2001 Annual Town Meeting




Passed under Article 2 Consent Calendar




65




4/29




Ban the Sale of Tobacco in Concord (By Petition)




Defeated (65 voting in favor; 106 opposed)




66




4/29




Bylaw Amendment – Sale of Tobacco to Minors




Passed




67




4/29




Amendment to Non-Criminal Disposition Bylaw—Appendix A—Sale of Tobacco to Minors (as amended)




Passed




68




4/29




Dissolution of Bus Transportation Committee




Passed






There were 690 registered voters in attendance on 4/22; 441 in attendance on 4/23; 930 in attendance on 4/24; and 260 in attendance on the fourth and final night 4/29.



 
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