Annual Town Meeting Warrant 4/3/2006 Article 11

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Article 11:
To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift, a certain parcel of vacant land at the end
of the Broadmeadow Lane Cull-de-sac and identified as Lot 19 on a plan entitled “Plan
of Land in Abington, Mass., showing proposed sewer easement” dated March 12, 1998,
drawn by the Russell A. Wheatley Co., Inc., Land Surveyors & Engineers, which plan is
recorded herewith. Reference is hereby made to said plan for a more particular
description of said Lot 19. Said Lot 19 contains, according to said plan, 51, 548 square
feet, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Finance Committee recommends approval of this article.

Article 12:
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Planning Board to set up a revolving account
not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) pursuant to M.G.L. Ch. 44 section 53
E ½ which is funded by review fees paid to the Abington Planning Board for the purpose
of paying costs related to engineering and supervision of proposed subdivisions and site
plans within the town of Abington. Said fund is to be under the direction and control of
the Planning Board of the Town of Abington, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY PLANNING BOARD

Article 12A: To see if the town will vote to authorize a revolving account to be used for
the disposal of cathode ray tubes funded by receipts from the Cathode Ray Tube
permits and for the sale of compost bins and/or compost; to be expended by the Board
of Health, not to exceed Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) for the ensuing year, or
take any other action relative thereto.

BY BOARD OF HEALTH

Article 12B: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Library Trustees to
establish a revolving account in accordance with MGL Ch. 44 Section 53 E ½. Said
revolving account shall be for the purpose of maintaining public meeting rooms beyond
regular hours of library operation funded by receipts from private groups using the
meeting facilities after regular hours of operation to be expended by the Board of Library
Trustees, not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), for the ensuing fiscal year,
or take any other action relative thereto.

BY BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

Article 12C: To see if the Town will vote to continue a revolving account in
accordance with MGL c 44 S 53 E ½. Said account to be funded by the fines levied
against Abington businesses, which violate state or local tobacco control laws, bylaws
and regulations, to be expended by the Abington School Department, to fund the
smoking prevention program, not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for the
ensuing fiscal year, or take any other action relative thereto.

BY SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Article 12D: To see if the Town will vote pursuant to the authority granted under MGL
Chapter 44, Section 53 E ½ to continue a revolving fund the purpose of providing pre-
school and full-day kindergarten to be funded by tuition collection. No more than
$100,000 shall be expended from this fund during the fiscal year 2007. The School
Committee or their designees shall be authorized to expend from this fund, or take any
other action relative thereto.

BY SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Finance Committee recommends approval of these articles. These articles are the
town departments revolving fund accounts. By having funds available to them each of
these departments is able to collect and receive sums of money up to the limit they have
requested and we have recommended for the purpose of carrying on transactions
customary to the work that they do. Therefore, we recommend approval of the sum of $
60,000 for the Abington Planning Board; the sum of $ 7,000 for the Board of Health; the
sum of $ 1,000 for the Board of Library Trustees; the sum of $ 3,000 for the Abington
School Department and the sum of $ 100,000 for the Abington School Department