Spring 2006 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

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Spring 2006SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

• Bernard Lynch
• Town Manager
• April 27, 2006

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ARTICLE 1
Budget Amendment

• I move that the Town amend the Fiscal Year 2006
  operating budget under Article 8 of the Annual
  Spring Town Meeting held on April 25, 2005 as
  amended by Article 7 of the Annual Fall Town
  Meeting held on October 17, 2005 and Article 4 of
  the Annual Spring Town Meeting held on April 24,
  2006 as follows

Continued
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ARTICLE 1
Budget Amendment

• Decrease Line Item 6, Public Safety Expenses, by
  38,204.40 and Increase Line Item 5, Public
  Safety Personnel Services, by 38,204.40
• Decrease Line Item 1, Municipal Administration
  Personnel Services by 10,000 and Increase Line
  Item 2, Municipal Administration Expenses, by
  10,000

Continued
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ARTICLE 1
Budget Amendment

• Decrease Line Item 1, Municipal Administration
  Personnel Services, by 15,000 and Increase Line
  Item 17, Undistributed, by 15,000

Town Manager
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ARTICLE 2
Shore Drive

• I move that the Town transfer to the Board of
  Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and to
  authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, in
  accordance with Massachusetts General Laws
  Chapter 30B, for consideration to be determined,
  all right, title, and interest, if any held by
  the Town in all or a portion of a certain parcel
  of land on Shore Drive

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ARTICLE 2
Shore Drive

• and shown on Assessors Map 24, Block 48, Lot
  28. The property contains 6,709 square feet,
  more or less, and is more fully described in a
  deed dated October 6, 2005 and recorded in the
  Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book 19366,
  Page 159 provided that the conveyance
  contemplated hereunder shall be subject to an
  express restriction limiting development on the
  parcel to a single residential dwelling unit.
  
• Board of Selectmen

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ARTICLE 2
Shore Drive

• Recent foreclosure
• 6,709 sq. feet
• Assessed value 47,700
• No wetlands
• May be of value to abutters

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ARTICLE 2
Shore Drive
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ARTICLE 2
Shore Drive
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ARTICLE 3
Land Disposition

• I move that the Town transfer to the Board of
  Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and to
  authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, in
  accordance with Massachusetts General Laws
  Chapter 30B, for consideration to be determined,
  all right, title, and interest, if any held by
  the Town in all or a portion of a certain parcels
  of land as located and identified as follows,

Continued
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ARTICLE 3
Land Disposition

• provided that the conveyance contemplated
  hereunder shall be subject to an express
  restriction limiting development on the parcel to
  a single residential dwelling unit

Continued
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ARTICLE 3A
Off Main Street

• Off Main Street, shown as Lot 23 on Assessors
  Map 17, Block 82 containing 0.30 acres, more or
  less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
  in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  2153, Page 302

Continued
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ARTICLE 3A
Off Main Street

• 0.30 acres - Assessed at 1,700
• Small wooded dry parcel behind Main Street
  Groton Road
• No legal frontage
• Not buildable by itself
• Less than required lot area per zoning
• Appears to be part of larger lot taken for Route
  3
• Possible abutter interest

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ARTICLE 3A
Off Main Street
Route 3
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ARTICLE 3A
Off Main Street
Route 3
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ARTICLE 3B
Off Groton Road

• Withdrawn.
• Town Manager

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ARTICLE 3C
Off School Street

• Off School Street, shown as Lot 4 on Assessors
  Map 46, Block 199 containing 0.29 acres, more or
  less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
  in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  2457, Page 347/348

Continued
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ARTICLE 3C
Off School Street

• 0.29 acres Assessed at 1,600
• Small wooded dry lot between Schofield St.,
  Footpath Graniteville Rd
• No legal frontage - Not buildable by itself
• Less than required lot area under zoning
• Fairly steep slope over short distance
• Possible abutter interest to supplement existing
  lots

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ARTICLE 3C
Off School Street
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ARTICLE 3C
Off School Street
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ARTICLE 3D
Off Diane Lane

• Off Diane Lane, shown as Lot 34 on Assessors Map
  62, Block 230 containing 0.24 acres, more or
  less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
  in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  8306, Page 172

Continued
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ARTICLE 3D
Off Diane Lane

• 0.24 acres - Assessed at 14,100
• Located between Diane Lane 495-S
• Narrow parcel appears to be remnant of a larger
  lot - Likely taken for the original construction
  of Route 495
• Wetlands on east end of lot -- Not buildable by
  itself
• Legal frontage, but less area than required for
  zoning
• Possible abutter interest

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ARTICLE 3D
Off Diane Lane
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ARTICLE 3D
Off Diane Lane
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ARTICLE 3E
Off Cliff Road

• Off Cliff Road, shown as Lot 14 on Assessors Map
  69, Block 309 containing 0.12 acres, more or
  less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
  in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  4591, Page 1

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ARTICLE 3E
Off Cliff Road

• 0.12 acres - Assessed at 76,800
• Small triangular parcel mostly dry with some
  wetlands in the rear of the lot
• Not adjacent to public land
• Not buildable by itself
• Less than required frontage lot area under
  zoning
• Abutter at 8 Cliff Rd appears to be using a
  portion
• Possible abutter interest to supplement their
  existing lots

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ARTICLE 3E
Off Cliff Road
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ARTICLE 3E
Off Cliff Road
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ARTICLE 3F
15 Bentley Lane

• At 15 Bentley Lane, shown as Lot 17 on Assessors
  Map 71, Block 306 containing 0.69 acres, more or
  less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
  in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  2153, Page 301

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ARTICLE 3F
15 Bentley Lane

• 0.69 acres - Assessed at 18,600
• North side of Bentley Lane
• A stream bisects the lot
• Parcel possibly created by subdivison developer
  may have left the land undeveloped due to septic
  issues
• Stream wetlands render the lot unbuildable
• Not adjacent to public land
• Possible abutter interest

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ARTICLE 3F
15 Bentley Lane
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ARTICLE 3F
15 Bentley Lane
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ARTICLE 3G
Off Summer Street

• Off Summer Street, shown as Lot 3 on Assessors
  Map 84, Block 334 containing 0.73 acres, more or
  less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
  in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  6608, Page 120

Continued
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ARTICLE 3G
Off Summer Street

• 0.73 acres - Assessed at 147,300
• Assessed value appears very high
• 50 Wetlands Development impossible
• Opposite the intersection of Grove Summer
  Streets
• Not adjacent to any public land
• Only 100 feet of frontage (125 required)
• Satisfies minimum lot area in RC District
• Possible abutter interest to supplement existing
  lots

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ARTICLE 3G
Off Summer Street
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ARTICLE 3G
Off Summer Street
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ARTICLE 3H
Off Park Road

• Off Park Road, shown as Lot 45 on Assessors Map
  133, Block 475 containing 2.00 acres, more or
  less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
  in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  11120, Page 237.

Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 3H
Off Park Road

• 2.00 acres - Assessed at 25,300
• Landlocked - Dry mostly wooded
• Parcel is not buildable on its own
• Not adjacent to any other public land
• Abutters on Braeburn Road appear to be
  encroaching on the property with lawns, play
  structures and/or accessory uses
• Possible abutter interest

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ARTICLE 3H
Off Park Road
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ARTICLE 3H
Off Park Road
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ARTICLE 4
12 Bentley Lane

• I move that the Town transfer to the Board of
  Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and to
  authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, in
  accordance with Massachusetts General Laws
  Chapter 30B, for consideration to be determined,
  all right, title, and interest, if any

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ARTICLE 4
12 Bentley Lane

• held by the Town in all or a portion of a
  certain parcels of land located and identified at
  12 Bentley Lane, shown as Lot 6 on Assessors Map
  71, Block 311 containing 0.90 acres, more or
  less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
  in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  2153, Page 301,

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ARTICLE 4
12 Bentley Lane

• provided that the conveyance contemplated
  hereunder shall be subject to an express
  restriction limiting development on the parcel to
  a single residential dwelling unit.
• Board of Selectmen

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ARTICLE 4
12 Bentley Lane

• 0.90 acres - Assessed at 19,500
• Assessed value could be much higher if lot is
  deemed buildable
• Southside of Bentley Lane created by
  subdivision
• Stream cuts across a corner of the lot 10 foot
  elevation
• Parcel has sufficient frontage but lacks 1,000
  s.f. of required total lot area
• Needs approval from Board of Appeals
  Conservation Commission for conventional
  development

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ARTICLE 4
12 Bentley Lane
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ARTICLE 4
12 Bentley Lane
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ARTICLE 5
3A Stillwater Drive

• I move that the Town transfer to the Board of
  Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and to
  authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, in
  accordance with Massachusetts General Laws
  Chapter 30B, for consideration to be determined,
  all right, title, and interest, if any held by
  the Town in all or a portion of a certain parcels
  of land

Continued
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ARTICLE 5
3A Stillwater Drive

• located and identified at 3A Stillwater Drive,
  shown as Lot 11 on Assessors Map 119, Block 448
  containing 0.56 acres, more or less, and more
  fully described in a deed recorded in the
  Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book 17554,
  Page 53,

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ARTICLE 5
3A Stillwater Drive

• provided that the conveyance contemplated
  hereunder shall be subject to an express
  restriction limiting development on the parcel to
  a single residential dwelling unit.
• Board of Selectmen

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ARTICLE 5
3A Stillwater Drive

• 0.56 acres - Assessed at 90,200
• Insufficient lot area under zoning
• Steep slope in the rear to Marina Road
• Subject of a variance petition in May 2005 -
  Abutters opposed development
• Lot may be of interest to abutters who wish to
  use the land to supplement their existing lots

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ARTICLE 5
3A Stillwater Drive
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ARTICLE 5
3A Stillwater Drive
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ARTICLE 6
Mill Road Parcels

• I move that the Town transfer to the Board of
  Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and to
  authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, in
  accordance with Massachusetts General Laws
  Chapter 30B, for consideration to be determined,
  all right, title, and interest, if any held by
  the Town in all or a portion of a certain parcels
  of land located and identified as follows,

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ARTICLE 6
Mill Road

• provided that the conveyance contemplated
  hereunder shall be subject to an express
  restriction limiting the number of residential
  dwelling units that can be built on the property
  to the number of units that are allowed under
  Chelmsfords existing zoning by-laws

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ARTICLE 6A
Off Mill Road
Off Mill Road, shown as Lot 25 on Assessors Map
105, Block 397 containing 6.70 acres, more or
less, and more fully described in a deed recorded
in the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
3732, Page 12
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ARTICLE 6B
Mill Road
Mill Road, shown as Lot 4 on Assessors Map 113,
Block 397 containing 3.4 acres, more or less, and
more fully described in a deed recorded in the
Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book 2906,
Page 246.
Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 6
Mill Road Parcels

• Two adjacent Town-owned parcels
• Total of 10.1 acres
• Total combined assessment of 396,100
• Parcel A is 6.70 acres - no legal frontage
• If the lots are combined, the land could yield
  significant development potential and value

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ARTICLE 6
Mill Road Parcels

• Both are wooded dry lots
• Uneven terrain and steep slopes
• Currently zoned as Public
• Swim Tennis Club located to the west
• Deeded access easement across lot for neighboring
  condos (no significant impact potential
  development)

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ARTICLE 6A
Mill Road
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ARTICLE 6A
Mill Road
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ARTICLE 7
Russell Road

• I move that the Town transfer to the Board of
  Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and to
  authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, in
  accordance with Massachusetts General Laws
  Chapter 30B, for consideration to be determined,
  all right, title, and interest, if any held by
  the Town in all or a portion of certain parcels
  of land located and identified on Russell Road,

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ARTICLE 7
Russell Road

• as shown as Lots A, C, D and E on a plan
  entitled Approval Not Required Under Subdivision
  Control Law as surveyed by Richard L.
  Monahan-Registered Land Surveyor and recorded in
  the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book
  112, Page 9 and further identified as

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ARTICLE 7
Russell Road

• Lot A on a plan recorded in the Middlesex North
  Registry of Deeds in Book 112, Page 9 and
  further identified as Lot 1 on Assessors Map 12,
  Block 38 containing 2,100 square feet, more or
  less
• Lot C on a plan recorded in the Middlesex North
  Registry of Deeds in Book 112, Page 9 and
  further identified as Lot 3 on Assessors Map 12,
  Block 38 containing 1,315 square feet, more or
  less

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ARTICLE 7
Russell Road

• Lot D on a plan recorded in the Middlesex North
  Registry of Deeds in Book 112, Page 9 and
  further identified as Lot 3 on Assessors Map 12,
  Block 38 containing 1,315 square feet, more or
  less
• Lot E on a plan recorded in the Middlesex North
  Registry of Deeds in Book 112, Page 9 and
  further identified as 5 on Assessors Map 12,
  Block 38 containing 1,080 square feet, more or
  less.

Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 7
Russell Road
Lot A
Lot B Approved Fall 05
Lot C
Lot D
Lot E
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ARTICLE 7
Russell Road
Lot B Approved Fall 05
Lot A
Lot C
Lot D
Lot E
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ARTICLE 8
27 Freeman Road

• I move that the Town authorize the Board of
  Selectmen to acquire any and all temporary and/or
  permanent easements, and any property in fee
  simple with the buildings and trees thereon by
  purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise, for the
  property located and identified at 27 Freeman
  Road,

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ARTICLE 8
27 Freeman Road

• shown as Lot 21 on Assessors Map 113, Block 431
  containing 1.04 acres, more or less, and more
  fully described in a deed recorded in the
  Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Book 2655,
  Page 92 and further described and shown on a set
  of plans, a copy of which is on file in the
  office of the Town Engineer and

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ARTICLE 8
27 Freeman Road

• ...is incorporated herein by reference and to
  see if the Town will vote to raise and
  appropriate 10,000 to defray all necessary
  costs, fees, and expenses in connection with the
  acquisition of said land and for paying any
  damages which may be awarded as the result of any
  such taking.

Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 8
27 Freeman Road

• Town needs to acquire a wider easement or fee
  interest over 27 Freeman Road either by
  negotiation or eminent domain
• 27A Freeman authorized at Fall Town Meeting
• At present, there is no access to the 27A parcel
  -- With sufficient right to access the property
  the lot has substantial value to the Town

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ARTICLE 8
27A Freeman Road
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ARTICLE 8
27 Freeman Road
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ARTICLE 8
27 Freeman Road
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ARTICLE 8
27 Freeman Road
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Spring 2006SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

• Bernard Lynch
• Town Manager
• April 27, 2006