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the mars and as directed thereen 2/11/21. Constable Ethan Alucard Jr. The annual Town Meeting was called to order at 30 AM by the Selectiman Philip O. Moodard who explained due to the Moderator. Arthur C. Halliday who readings is not Alone. I. H, the Town Dich would conduct the meeting antil
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Controle 1- Frommations were good for town Moderator tofelt the unexpired term ending 1972. Nomination, arcade + accorded for Idiom a. Shee f. To other nomination, Voted Domination, featured + eating of one bullet for dring & She Fo. Focusing on lok place im- mediately. Die You appointed Klingel & Hanchinese. assistant moderations Jelles mere lacal f Stimex. David Grans ..
nominations smile x seconded- HarEt I PhEry a.
Domination, madie seconda for sinne l'/misters and. Robert Fostul for Jan Collectorzy. Lablat Taken- Jehoti-lass Maisner-22- Fishel 52 2 Blunks. Total Fisted dictated the Collection. Diminution. Mare wateronde for Philip Q. Trichard as Chairman - 3 year them. Votes Unanimous. Nomination, sondex seconde dor Chester of Thecard for a gias terme as Indessau. VOTEN Linguismo
Pensoation, made + secondact for. Bouilla Queles De super terme as School Committee Member: Vitel Cinemanous. nominations made and recorded for Elizabeth time and finished Strette as Library Future - 3 gut teron. Nomination, made and secondid für Richard lances and Robert Ruslerts as Constables for 3 years term fallit. vole taken. Richard larry - 27 Robert Restent, 52 -titul Butlite cand . 79 Richest Burkert, dieties Contable Domination, onde and aconduce for " Muerte pozice as the Martin for one year Potet Conamemorias. Teraction, made and accorded for Surveyors. Il. V Neten - Ethan V Howard. S. and Buhard Rocket. Voted maximores. Nomination for Feld drivers - Eller Bacher. John Ston. and anne Maismer were made v seconded. Voted Univers Dominations mache und recorded for Herschel. M. attelt as Found Keeper. voted linanimous.
article 2 VETER to accept. Reports on the Annual town Report
with mira corrections rote ?- (Habedization of which 2039 " eas ... Marked in 19% for Fire Truck, - and Ichsal atom *300111 Teaching
Advance for 1970. 58336.4 = Me (conservation Report) ADOPTED
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article 3, VOTED Unanimous to authorize the Town Treasurer. with the approval of the Selection, to lavor from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning Comwary 1, 1971, and toussue at fore, payable within one year, and te recu any notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 4. Chapter up of the Ihrerat Kins. Chetale of. VOTED Inumerous to accept the bestof juros. in the Town Report.
article 5. Piction made and recorded to raise amit appropri. ate the sum of ere, ve " for vicinathe highinmy heartge, railmgp, snow removal, samling etc.
Amendment teredeux byinserting the fryare.
$8000 where the 10,000 Affitto. Advertiment Lost Original motion VOTED Unanimous. Discussed the weage of salt, atrightroundlite. Eratur quise este. Because for Lunch.
Meeting commenced at 15 P.M.
Actuale 6. VOTED Unanimous te raise and appropriate the Timenature of Chapter 81- 1,360-
article of Voted Comunimarca a raise auch spexporcate the Journ share of Chapter go Highway Maintenance of 30 - Codice & Votre limanimes to raise and appropriate the cure. of 4300" as the townzakres of Chapter 90 Highway Con truction article q. VOTED Linanimatie to raise and appropriate the aum. of 220 to to pay overdraft in Four high budget for the spine ending Que. 31, 1970. Article 10. Voted linammonia to transfere to Finalmente out- the own of 4335 from MA Federal.
article 1. voted Linanimous to transfer the sum of 100000 firm. Workmen's Compensation Fund to Compensation aoch.
article 12 VOTES Limanimais to raise d' appropriate the sun. of 8637 as the trons share of the cost of maintaining the Veterans Service Center.
article 1.3. Aktion muchie und aunted to Amend The Article amund for the sake of clarity in the following 2 soup- " to add to Sections, Definitions, paragraph definem frontage. the followmy phrase: (along the the street. line. pero changed to comme> " and shall mean an unbroken.
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distance along a way currently maintained by the town, county os stato." Inposal #5 challreach as follows. "l' commercialepengene"
Mation to sticheoul Proposal 5- Favor 22 Opposed 34- Milion Losti
votid in favor of article 13 adopting proposed a changes -
aprovech buy more Hard. 66 VEAS 3 Opposed. To appropriate the time of 330tys article 14. Motion made and seconded to transfer from available fond inducting but not limitedto 10,000 appropriated at the 1970 Annual Jour Mectory for a weed fire truck, and from the Habeliga tron Find a sum mat trexecède 23.000 to purchase and equipa ren fire truck similar to the one at the forte. Station. of Saçcant _ 15.000 from fundo 1970 Annual amendment. Patienty deliceinen efectos, anche 42621 iftaxation. Bei of 3000 ,00.00
Amenadiel Ducting, out the word .- and of sand appropriation the (in some of ,vou he appropriated fromthe fond. appropre- alici of the igo ahorael Jour Hating under Artule se and thatthe Entrance of 10,000 le borul de andi. the pelovision of Son Kowo Chaple HL and the balance. of 3,000 be reused by taxation.
Voted on Amendment only - 46.21 Opposed Vote on original article with amendment - To to of affored
article a Amended not to exceed VETEN Of said Appropriatees" the sum of save the appropriation porn 33000 the fund appropriated from the fund, appropriated meter artect 20 of the 19% Annual Town Meeting the i of 10,00000 de therewed under the provisions of Hon Kaws "Clipte. 44 and the balance of 3000 be raised by taxation 70 - 4 affirmed to your chance & equip as for French siminties to the areal the Center Huton.
article 15 VOTED DOWN FAVOR 22 NAYS 46 Mass. Gen Laws Omolated Lost articule VOTED to raise and appropriate the aim of 2500℃ for a well for the Town Hall. Recebi commenced àl 4,5 - alling VOTED 115000 for Franklin County Police Radio Syet in. 60% Reimbursement. Ayes carried
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Artar. Voted binancenawas to raise & appropriate the sum of 125000 for the town skinny
Cartão Voted Conanimace de transfer 2000 00 te Reserve Fund
art 23- Motionto move to take up Contacli 23 after article 28. Voted limunimanes
Aut 21- Motion made & sevended to transfer 20 from Free lunch in the Another Avenue lead to the Stabilization fund. DOTED DOWN NOS
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article 25 VOTED linuximmer to raise x appropriate the arm of 163, 5470 an tran schwend reperatur of linked. album Regional Schort.
article 26. Motion made & seconded to raise & afrape- ato the sum of 6,090-
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Visitors from Holland. Finya & Republic of the longo were. introduced art. 18. Voted Unanimous to raise x appropriate the sum. of 100000 for Journ Blely Fund art. 19. Voted domaniminas to raise x appropriate the aum of 11000 for time terce, & of servance of Memorial Klay DE 120 VETER Inarumour. to raise and appropriate the sum of ACCESS to prechiuse a anders for the Highway
Grindwant to the motionby a belothatis the wine of 16000 be the enlang of the form Elish+ Jen and the de. listing the enlace of the Chairman of the Planning Board, The toweration fimmustern and The Finance Comm DE Atal the tome full time Office Alaric, shall then he mite (reduced by $50) - . Clichy we from you 000 3ch (0.50 ans) Motion to divide the questions- Limonimene. Questions- ist amendment to delete the ? tilavet the 3 (6mm, Heces of 50 - No's host - the 50 Remains In 2nd amendment to change Form Clich & Teas Salary from 1900 to 1600 - FAVORED NO's LOST - Salary stays at 1900 VOTED ON Original article in its 6090 form-Unanimous art 27- Motion to dismiss the article as no appropri- ations con be made more than 2 years Sifor Annivers sur, year.
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voted to pass over article Cortile 28. Protion made and accorded fornice and appropriate the sum of 169, 184 90 to meet Town Expenses. amendment- motion to substitute the sum of 1500 for Police Aligha Instables ; the sum of 2500 for Your Blog; and the svine of 800 for For Employees so that the total af exponilitures in the motion he reduced.bu 1000 Codice les 300. + Imp les 200 T. Alda less 500 = 1000) Vated .. . 14 Favor No's 30
medrent LOST 2nd Amina peut se delithe Juice Noch der, x Ditel. Eine . 500- LOST Viteder mais article Unanimous Expressed a discre te au maintenance of mayle décès for fot un generation to view as me in the past have viewed
Article's Protion to direct the Rosessous to use 2,000 from the tree which in the surplus Revenue Account Toward the reduction of the 199, tax Rate Free Push figure 2724200)
Coronaboreal - to nie the one of raty 20,00000 tant, reducing the 1971 Tex tele. Amendment Lost.
Orginal Notion Intretch at ag votill linAmar to transfer the sum of 3/813 from Roast Machinery Final to Road Machinery good.
art.30 Move Hurt the tour Plactivator appoint reelection, , member of the Stunning Board marker of the School Comm See and, members of the Finance Board de Town representatives on the natural Resources Sventare tem as requiredle, Hate Regulation.
Bolest ishal woke chard crushing news to lassen. the space. usedin our local dump. voted to adjourn 5:49 D. M.
Soming by law amendment Harriet I. Perry, Click
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Everett tron Durant Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Franklin, As. To one of the Constables of the town of Leverett, Greeting.
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warm the inhabitants of the Town of generelt, qualified to vote in town affaccio. to meet in the Leverett Town Hall ats and"Leverte, on Monday the twenty ninth day of March nix, al. eight o clock in the evening, "then and there to ad on the following articles namely:
Articles. Faces of the town with luck an officer to fill the unexpired term of Selectinan.
Celule 2 Tosee if the town withnote to tran add Any other burrices that way, legally come before the meeting, ar auch anything thereon. and you are directed to serve the n'auront by posting wy attested copies thereof on the How and the Congregational Church at Leverett, also the Storeand. the Baptist Church of Theth Leverett and the store. at Proces lower, seven days at tranh before the day of said meeting.
Seven under our hands this sixteenth day of March Q. LI. 1971.
Selection of Leverett 5/5 Antren . LAzier Ihave served this warrant as directed therem Dated Mar 18, 1971 Constable Ethan Howard &.
Special Town Meeting called to order From Clerk read the Marrant. The following Reachation isa read by thely 1. Todard.
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a lasolution by the Town Meeting of Leverett, Massachusetts whereas, Carighty Stoel in the year 1971 has taken De Cart & Toys from our millet, and wheres during his many you're of residency on the Tour of fireett, De lail I'hora que unselfishly of Himself tokon town, his community, and his filha atizero, and Where the tail I kry expressed his love and devotion for his community, among other ways, by serving on the School Committee from 1953 to 1960, a portion of the time as it chairman; as Moderator from 1963 to 1464, and on the Board of Selection how (70) Til his passing, a portion of this time is to chairman; and
Thermo, De lait I days performed his momorous official and un official acts of cine interest and concess with modisty, integrity, and a feeling for the rights of all, now therefore, Be rendered that the citizens of the form of brett, at this special town meeting convened Io choos has anscision on the board of Select use od house dresses their dup partitiale and ifprovocation for the Boys untiring time and ontofunding service to this.
De My Father forberedt, that this resolution to made a part of the permanent records of the flow and that a copy theroof be anewted to the family with deepest ix- pressions of sympotty.
datos the fuerte, south day of March in the year a.R. 1971 5/5 Herrich I'Perry s/s Philip O- Hoodard Town Click 5/3 Denzel J Hankinson
s/s Edwin a Sere fr s/5 Tharron B. Ilagier
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Ponotation adopted unanimously the attendance stood for w. 1.12 ...
Cartade, Domination made x seconded for Changes of then Kom so. Then Click instructed to restore batt! ! Denzel Q-Shakenson. Elected Feller exported - David Gra- art 2. Mr Fishel, Announced 12 on Tuesday Earnings he would be in attendance of Town Hall for collection of this
Thely Woodand stroke of the continued nos of from Hall such as the previous Set for Thex Thomas Simons who hopes to visit town vace 1 - month.
Itwas announced that this Brachte Ter vitus Steve and the derartig bad hon.
There were between 60 to 10 in attendance and a good showmy fora Decual For Muting Berielection quen by to. Raymond lowsiteon med to adjourn ald 13 Dr.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
May 10, 1971 Franklin, Is To one of the Constables of the Town of Leveret, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and were the whaletantes of the town of forth, qualified. to vote in Town affairs, to meet in the elementary school audi- forum at said Leverett, on Monday, the tenth day of Muy next, at eight and one half a clock in the evening, then and thus to act on the following articles namely.
article 1. to see if the Tour will vote to amend the amherst. Fikam Regional School District agreement as proposed by the Regional District School Committee boy amendment on titled Sixth amendment to Amherst- Pelham Regional School District agreement" a complete copy of the text of which proposed
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amendment is appended to and herbig made a part of the Warrank.
TOWN OF LEVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS
OFFICE OF THE SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Franklin, ss. To one of the Constables of the Town of Leverett, Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet in the elementary school auditorium at said Leverett, on Monday, the tenth day of May next, at eight and one half of clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles namely:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Agreement as proposed by the Regional District School Committee by amendment entitled "Sixth Amendment to Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Agreement", a complete copy of the text of which proposed Amend- ment is appended to and hereby made a part of this Warrant.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to create a special unpaid committee to be known as the Regional School District Planning Committee, to consist of three members, including one member of the School Committee, to be appointed by the moderator in accordance with the provisions of Section 14 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as amended.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $1301.00 from Road Machinery Fund to the Road Machinery Account, or act anything thereon.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following by-law:
A finance committee of five members shall be appointed by the moder- ator for three year overlapping terms. Members shall serve without compensation and no member may hold any other elective or appointive town position during his term of office. The finance committee shall consider all financial articles in warrants for all town meetings and shall report its recommendations in print before each meeting or vote.
The selectmen shall file a proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year with a summary budget message and supporting documents. The summary budget message shall explain the budget both in fiscal terms and in terms of work programs. It shall outline the proposed financial policies of the town for the ensuing year and shall indicate any major changes from the current year in financial policies, expenditures and revenues. The budget shall indicate proposed expenditures for both current opera- tions and capital projects during the succeeding fiscal year, detailed by purposes, offices, department, commissions and committees.
The moderator may rescind an appointment to the committee if the appointee has failed to attend one-half of its regular meetings and may fill any vacancy for the unexpired term. The committee shall annually choose a chairman, a secretary and any other officers it chooses.
and further to rescind any previous by-law heretofore adopted to the ex- tent that it is inconsistent with the foregoing, or act otherwise thereon.
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Article 5: To see if the Town will vote
1) To add to Section V. USE REGULATIONS, under A. Residence Districts, 1. Permitted Uses, paragraph a, the following phrase: "not classi- fied as a trailer or mobile home," so that the amended paragraph will read as follows: "a. Single, detached one-family dwelling not classi- fied as a trailer or mobile home."
2) To delete from Section V. USE REGULATIONS, under A. Residence Districts, 1. Permitted Uses, paragraph c, which reads as follows: "Single, de- tached trailer, mobile home or similar dwelling unit for one-family occupancy provided that adequate provision is made for water supply, sewage disposal and electric power."
3) To change the numbering system of Section V.A. 1 to follow sequentially.
Article 6: To see if the Town will vote to rescind all action taken on Article 14 at the Annual Town Meeting, or act anything thereon.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $23,000.00 to buy a fire truck and to provide set amount by taxation, available funds in treasury or by borrowing, or act anything thereon.
Article 8. To see if the Town widl vote to transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting, or act anything thereon.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof on the Store and the Congregational Church at Leverett, also the Store and the Baptist Church at North Leverett, and the Store at Moores Corner, seven days at least before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-sixth day of April, A.D. 1971.
SELECTMEN OF LEVERETT Philip & Woodand Philip O. Woodard 6 Warren B Glazer Warren B. Glazier
D.J. Hankinson
PON /WBG/DJH/hip
I have served this warrant as directed therein
Dated april 29197 Constable Ethan Hawardh
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April 13, 1971
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AMHERST-PELHAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREEMENT
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School District agreement, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
(1) By striking out Section II and inserting in place thereof the following section:
Section II - The Regional District School Committee
a. Until April 1, 1972, the regional district school committee, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the Committee, shall consist of nine members, five from the town of Amherst, two from the town of Pelham, one from the town of Leverett and one from the town of Shutesbury. On and after April 1, 1972, membership on the Committee shall be increased to thirteen, seven from the town of Amherst, two from the town of Pelham, two from the town of Leverett and two from the town of Shutesbury.
b. The members holding office on the regional district school committee on April 1, 1971 shall continue to hold office on the said Committee until their terms on their respective local school committees would normally expire or until their successors have been elected and qualified as herein provided. Commencing in 1972 members shall be annually elected directly to the regional district school committee for a term of three years by all the voters of the District at a district election to be held on an annual date agreed upon by the selectmen of the four member towns or, if such agreement is not reached on or before January Ist of each year, on a date prior to June Ist of each year set by vote of the regional district school committee. In 1972, at such a district election, three members shall be elected from the town of Amherst, one member shall be elected from the town of Pelham, one member shall be elected from the town of Leverett and one member shall be elected from the town of Shutesbury; in 1973, two members shall be clected from the town of Amherst and one member shall be elected from the town of Pelham; and in 1974, two members shall be elected from the town of Amherst, one member shall be elected from the town of Shutesbury, and one member shall be elected from the town of Leverett. Thereafter, only that number of members shall be clected annually as shall be necessary to maintain each town's membership on the regional district school committee as provided in subsection Ia. Elected members shall take office ten (10) days after the annual district election beginning in 1973.
Nominations for membership on the Committee shall be made in each member town in accordance with the procedures prescribed by law for nominations for town offices to be voted upon at the annual town meeting or election in such town. In those towns where nomination petitions are used, each nomination petition shall be presented to the registrar of voters of the town from which the candidate resides for certification of signatures within the time prescribed by law for such presentation in connection with a town election. Forthwith upon completion of nominations, and in no event no less than twenty-five (25) days prior to the date fixed for the annual district election, the town clerk of each town from which the term of one or more members of the Committee expires shall certify to the District secretary the names of all persons nominated from that town for election to the Committee.
Not later than thirty days prior to each annual district election, the district secretary shall consult with the selectmen and clerk of each town with respect to the number and location of polling places and the hours during which the polls will be open, which hours shall be the same through the district. The annual district election shall be called pursuant to a warrant issued by order of the Committee which shall set forth the date of the election, the polling place or places in each town, the hours during which the polls shall be open and the office or offices to be filled thereat. Notice of the election shall be given by posting a copy of the warrant therefor in at least one public place in each member town and by publishing a copy thereof at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, such posting and publishing to occur at least seven days before the date of the election. A certificate of the secretary shall be conclusive evidence that the warrant was duly posted and published.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this subsection I b to the contrary, in the event that the annual town election in any one or more of the member towns shall be held on the same day and during the same hours as the annual District election, the following additional provisions shall apply:
(1) The District secretary shall promptly upon receipt thereof certify to the town clerk of any such town the name and address of each candidate nominated for election to the Committee.
(ii) The warrant for the annual district election shall state that said election will be held at the same time and place as the annual town election in such town.
(iii) The ballot, whether printed or by voting machine, may be prepared separately or, with the consent of the selectmen, may be included in and prepared as a part of the ballot for the annual town election.
The clerk of each member town shall within 24 hours after each election certify to the District secretary the result of the voting in that town. The District secretary shall thereupon tabulate, certify and announce the final results of the voting and shall send by registered mail, postage prepaid, his final certification to the town clerk of each Participating Town. Newly elected or appointed members of the Committee shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the District secretary or by the clerk of the town in which he resides, who shall file a record of such oath with the District secretary. Any recount petitions shall be filed with the District secretary and recounts shall be conducted in each member town in accordance with the laws applicable thereto.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the annual District election shall be conducted and apparatus therefor provided in and by each participating town to the same manner as prescribed by law for annual town elections at which official ballots are used. The town clerk and other election officials in each town shall perform the same duties in connection with the annual district election as provided by law for such annual town elections. All expenses of that part of the annual District election which is held in a participating town shall be paid by such town.
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