DOINGS AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
The
Annual Town Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, James Putnam at 7:01
PM on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Southwick Tolland Regional High School, Feedings
Hills Road, in the Auditorium, with approximately 274 registered voters in
attendance.
The
following registered voters were appointed as tellers for the meeting:
Jack Sinico
John Westcott Bruce Hildreth
A
Pledge to Allegiance to the Flag was initiated by Boy Scout Troop #114.
A
moment of silence was observed for:
(reflects those who have passed away
since March 15, 2008)
Vivian
Brown – Passed away on April 19, 2008. First women to be elected to the Board
of Selectmen.
Advancement
Placement
(Assistance with microphones and
lighting)
Sarah
Allan Marie
Boyd Stephen
Baker
Shannon
Day Michelle Faust Christopher Burnham
Johanna
Jackson Jessica Reardon Okella Carter
Nate
Trench
A
motion was made and seconded to allow the following non-voters on to the town
meeting floor:
Michelle
L. Hill, Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector Jeff
Neece, DPW Director
Carol
DellaGiustina, Assistant Accountant Bill
Towsley, Engineer
Ben
Coyle, Town Counsel Attorney Linda
Carr, Town Accountant
Rob
Levesque, R. Levesque Associates, Inc.
Alan
Ferrigno, Attorney for Crestview
UNANIMOUS
ARTICLE 1. In the name of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of
said town qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet and assemble
at the TOWN
PASSED MAJORITY
A motion was made and seconded to dispense with the reading of the warrant in its entirety and to act upon each Article separately
A motion was made and seconded to move articles 19 and 23 to the front of the warrant.
After articles 19 and 23 were read, a motion was made and seconded to move article 14 up.
ARTICLE 2. The Town
of
PASSED MAJORITY
ARTICLE 3. The Town
of
PASSED MAJORITY
ARTICLE 4. The Town
of
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 5. The Town of Southwick voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for and accept any and all grants from private entities, the Federal Government or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the purposes for which said grants are authorized, or to take any other action relative thereon.
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 6. The Town
of
PASSED
DECLARED TWO-THIRDS
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 7. The Town
of Southwick voted to fix the compensation of elected officers and town
employee salaries where stipulated, provide for a reserve fund, provide a sum
of money for Capital Outlay for the following Town Departments; Town Clerk, Computer, Town Hall, Police,
Fire, Public Safety Building, Animal Control, Lake Management,
A motion was made and seconded to move item 01141, Assessors Operations “Reval Consultant” of the FY 2009 Budget request be amended from $1,000.00 to $7,500.00.
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 8. The Town
of
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 9. The Town of Southwick voted to adopt the following vote or to take any other action thereon: Voted to re-authorize the Revolving Funds under M.G.L. Chapter 44 Section 53E ½ entitled “Inspector’s Revolving Fund”, the establishment of which is for the purpose of compensating various inspectors employed by the Town for services rendered and said fund shall not exceed $40,000.00 limit on the funds on deposit, or take any other action relative thereto.
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 10. The Town
of Southwick voted to adopt the following vote or to take any other action
thereon: Voted to re-establish a
revolving fund pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53E ½ entitled “Public
Safety Departments Revolving Account” the use of which is for the Fire and
Police Departments in the Town of Southwick to offset costs of training
personnel; purchasing supplies and equipment; costs of maintenance and repairs
of equipment and vehicles; and salaries paid to details, all related to HAZ-MAT
response, and said fund shall not exceed $40,000.00 limit on the funds on deposit, or take any
other action relative thereto.
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 11. The Town
of Southwick voted to adopt the following vote or to take any other action
thereon: Voted to reauthorize a
revolving fund under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2 that may be spent by the
Lake Management Committee without further appropriation, during fiscal year
2009 to pay for salaries, expenses, operations, contractual service, and ramp
repairs and improvements regarding the management of the lakes. The revolving fund entitled Revolving Boat
Ramp Account is to be credited with all fees and charges received during fiscal
year 2009 from persons using the boat ramps.
The Lake Management Committee may spend $32,000.00 for
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 12. The Town
of
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 13. The Town
of Southwick voted to not to disapprove certain additional debt authorized by
the Southwick-Tolland Regional
Voted: approve authorization to incur debt by the issuance and sale of bonds or notes for the amount of 600,000.00 for the purchase of all items specified in the attached School District’s Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Plan”, or take any other action relative thereon.
PASSED
DECLARED TWO-THIRDS
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 14. The Town
of
A motion was made and seconded to decrease the sum to $144,975.00.
AMENDED ARTICLE 14. The Town
of
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 15. The Town
of Southwick voted to act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee
on the Fiscal Year 2009 Community Preservation Budget and to set up a budgeted
reserve for later appropriation monies from the Community Preservation Fund
annual revenues or available funds for the undertaking of Community
Preservation Projects and all other necessary and proper expenses for the year,
or take any other action relative thereto.
MOTION: To see if the town will vote to set up a budgeted reserve from Community Preservation Fund annual revenues the amounts recommended by the Community Preservation Committee in Fiscal Year 2009, with each item to be considered a separate reserve.
Proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Community Preservation Reserves
The Community Preservation Committee recommends that the following amounts be reserved from fiscal year 2009 Community Preservation Fund Revenues, unless otherwise specified, for Fiscal Year 2009 Community Preservation purposes.
Reserves
Open Space..................................................... $50,000.00
Historic Resources.......................................... $50,000.00
Community Housing ....................................... $50,000.00
General
Unreserved...................................... $350,000.00
Total................................................................ $500,000.00
Estimated FY2009 revenues = State
match to be received on
+
estimated new surcharge collections for FY2009 $250,000.00
Total $500,000.00
State match = FY2008 CPA commitments minus abatements
New surcharge collections for FY2009
10% of actual FY2009 revenues equal the amount reserved for each CPA purpose, Historical, Open Space and Community Housing, as required by law.
70% equals the amount reserved to Community Preservation Fund Budgeted Reserve.
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 16. The Town of
Motion: To see if the town will vote to appropriate from Community Preservation General Unreserved Fund $14,000.00 as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee.
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE
17. The Town of Southwick
voted to appropriate $75,000.00, or
some lesser amount, to pay additional costs of purchasing a fire tanker/pumper
truck, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto,
which sum shall be expended in addition to the $400,000.00 previously
appropriated for this purpose under Article 21 of the Warrant at the 2007
Annual Town meeting; to determine whether this amount should be raised by
borrowing or otherwise, or to take any other action relative thereto.
PASSED
DECLARED TWO-THIRDS
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 18. The Town of Southwick voted to accept the provisions of M.G.L. c. 59, §5(54) to increase the minimum value of personal property subject to taxation from $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 effective Fiscal Year 2009; or take any other action relative thereto.
PASSED
MAJORITY
ARTICLE 19. The Town of Southwick voted to amend the Town of Southwick Zoning By-law map referenced in Section 185-5 of the code of the Town of Southwick by redesignating a certain parcel of land from the current zoning of BR and R-40 to a zone of BR for a depth of 1,400 feet west of College Highway and a zone of R-20-B for the remainder of said parcel identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 787 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as shown on the Assessors Map B, Parcel 27 containing 64.64 acres of land as described in a Deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 7660, Page 511. Said land is currently assessed to Mr. Paul Silan, c/o Mr. David Grimaldi and Mr. Robert Grimaldi, or take any other action relative thereto.
FAILED
NO
– 190
YES-
23
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 20. The Town
of Southwick voted to amend the Town of Southwick Zoning By-law map referenced
in Section 185-5 of the code of the Town of Southwick by redesignating a
portion of a certain parcel of land from the current zoning of R-40 to a zone
of R-20-B, identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located on
76 Sunnyside Road in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
as shown on the Assessors Map B, Parcel 9.
The subject property consists of 37.66 acres of land in Southwick and
FAILED
NO- 44
YES- 58
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 21. The Town
of
1. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Industrial Restricted (IR) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 662A College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 65 as Parcel 26, containing approximately 3.17 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 9574, Page 82. Said land is currently assessed to Paula Bruno;
2. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Industrial Restricted (IR) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 664 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 51 as Parcel 11, containing approximately 4.06 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 14459, Page 566. Said land is currently assessed to Alliance Bank;
3. a certain parcel of land from current
zoning of Industrial Restricted (IR) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR),
identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 686 College
Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown
on Assessors Map 51 as Parcel 10, containing approximately 101.00 acres of land
and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds
Book 9786, Page 565. Said land is currently
assessed to
4. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Industrial Restricted (IR) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 688 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 51 as Parcel 9, containing approximately 1.20 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 14620, Page 117. Said land is currently assessed to Whalley Properties, Inc.;
5. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Industrial Restricted (IR) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 700 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 40 as Parcel 11, containing approximately 57.17 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 14620, Page 117. Said land is currently assessed to Whalley Properties, Inc.;
6. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Industrial Restricted (IR) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 726 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 40 as Parcel 10, containing approximately 3.20 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 14620, Page 110. Said land is currently assessed to JAYDUB, LLC; and
7. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Industrial Restricted (IR) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 70 Tannery Road in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 40 as Parcel 12, containing approximately 31.10 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 14620, Page 117. Said land is currently assessed to Whalley Properties, Inc.,
A copy of the proposed revised zoning map is on file with the Town Clerk for inspection and review;
or take any other action thereto.
FAILED
NO- 63
YES- 28
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 22. The Town
of
1. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Residential (R-40) to a split zoning of Business Restricted (BR) for the depth of 1,000 feet and the remainder of the parcel as Residential (R-40), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 709 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 40 as Parcel 2, containing approximately 73.00 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 14620, Page 110. Said land is currently assessed to JAYDUB, LLC;
2. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Residential (R-40) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 711 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 40 as Parcel 3, containing approximately 3.00 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 14620, Page 110. Said land is currently assessed to JAYDUB, LLC;
3. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Residential (R-40) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 717 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 40 as Parcel 4, containing approximately 4.00 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 10855, Page 571. Said land is currently assessed to Robert and Joanne Cagliostro;
4. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Residential (R-40) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 719 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 40 as Parcel 5, containing approximately 1.10 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 17031, Page 173. Said land is currently assessed to Martin and Andreana Lee; and
5. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Residential (R-40) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 723 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 40 as Parcel 6, containing approximately 5.09 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 3774, Page 60. Said land is currently assessed to Raymond Brzoska,
A copy of the proposed revised zoning map is on file with the Town Clerk for inspection and review;
or take any other action thereto.
FAILED
NO- 57
YES- 36
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 23. The Town
of
1. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Residential (R-20) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 772 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 27 as Parcel 10, containing approximately 4.84 acres of land and described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 5635, Page 402. Said land is currently assessed to Paul and Virginia Lagac;
2. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Residential (R-20) to a zone of Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 774 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 27 as Parcel 9, containing approximately 2.30 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 5531, Page 336. Said land is currently assessed to Paul and Virginia Lagac;
3. a certain parcel of land from current zoning of Residential (R-40) to a split zoning of Business Restricted (BR) for the depth of 1,500 feet and the remainder of the parcel as Residential (R-40), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 767 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 27 as Parcel 4, containing approximately 31.00 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 5253, Page 295. Said land is currently assessed to Henry Kaczman;
4. a certain parcel of land from current split zoning of Business Restricted (BR) zone for the depth of 500 feet and the remainder of the parcel of Residential (R-40) zone to having the entire parcel zoned Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 771 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 27 as Parcel 5, containing approximately 2.40 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 2211, Page 321. Said land is currently assessed to Stanley and Irene Yucha;
5. certain parcel of land from current split zoning of Business Restricted (BR) zone for the depth of 500 feet and the remainder of the parcel of Residential (R-40) zone to having the entire parcel zoned Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 797 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 19 as Parcel 5, containing approximately 1.40 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 16502, Page 595. Said land is currently assessed to Werman Enterprises;
6. a certain parcel of land from current split zoning of Business Restricted (BR) zone for the depth of 500 feet and the remainder of the parcel of Residential (R-40) zone to having the entire parcel zoned Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 805A College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 19 as Parcel 8, containing approximately 1.56 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 5904, Page 120. Said land currently assessed to Osborne and Christine Gaugh; and
7. a certain parcel of land from current split zoning of Business Restricted (BR) zone for the depth of 500 feet and the remainder of the parcel of Residential (R-40) zone to having the entire parcel zoned Business Restricted (BR), identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 805 College Highway in the County of Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as shown on Assessors Map 19 as Parcel 9, containing approximately 3.40 acres of land and as described in a deed recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 8523, Page 322. Said land currently assessed to Osborne Gaugh,
A copy of the proposed revised zoning map is on file with the Town Clerk for inspection and review;
or take any other action thereto.
FAILED
DECLARED NOT TWO- THIRDS
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 24. The Town of Southwick voted to amend the Town of Southwick Zoning By-Law Map by redesignating a certain parcel of land from current zoning of AC to a zone of I, identified as said real estate in the Town of Southwick located at 25 Industrial Rd. and shown on assessors map 112, parcel 3 and more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the south side of Industrial Road and at the Northeast corner of Lot 8; thence S 14-51-16 W 415.59’ to a point; thence S 73-46-52 E 580’+-to a point in the center of brook; thence Northerly along the center of brook 595’+-to a point on the south side of Industrial Road; thence Along the southerly side of Industrial Road an arc distance of 305’+-having a radius of 875’ to the point of beginning. Containing 253,536 s.f. (5.82 Ac.) of land, or take any other action relative thereto.
PASSED
DECLARED TWO- THIRDS
TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED
ARTICLE 25. The
Town of Southwick voted to accept as a
town way, Jered Lane as shown on the street layout plan entitled “Definitive
Subdivision of Property Southwick, Massachusetts for: owner David & Janice
LaFrance, 71 Duclos Drive, Feeding Hills, MA, Date: August 23, 2996 Rev.
11-06-1996 Scale 1” = 100’…” recorded in the Registry of Deeds for the County
of Hampden in Book of Plans 304, Page 6; and see if the Town will further vote
to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift certain utility and
access and Conservation easements including an easement to use said street for
all purposes for which public ways are used in the Town of Southwick, or take
any other action relative thereto.
PASSED
MAJORITY
Selectmen handed out awards to those leaving office per the Town Elections which were held May 13, 2008.
A
Motion was made and seconded to dissolve the Annual Town Meeting at 10:54PM.
UNANIMOUS
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