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| Date: | October 1997 |
| Location: | Town of Billerica, Massachusetts |
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1997 ANNUAL FALL TOWN MEETING: The Committee On Rules held a public hearing in the Collins Meeting Room at Billerica Town Hall, 365 Boston Road, on September 17, 1997, and herein submits their recommendations.
To see if the Town will vote to disband the Town Forest Committee.
RECOMMENDED 6-1-1
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 140, Section 147A as amended by Chapter 308 of the Acts of 1985, Dog Licensing starting 1998.
RECOMMENDED 8-0-0
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VII "Animals" of the General By-Laws, as submitted by the Town Clerk.
RECOMMENDED tNEW VERSION) 8-0-0
To amend the General By-Laws, Article II, Section 6, subsection 6.3 Committee of Ombudsman, to change the term of office from one (1) year to three (3) years.
RECOMMENDED 8-0-0
To establish a study committee to examine the provisions of the Sign By-Law with respect to multiple tenant shopping center signage.
RECOMMENDED (WITH AMENDMENT TO CHANGE LANGUAGE TO INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS) 8-0-0
To amend the General By-Laws, Article 1, Section 6, Subsection 6.1, to add the current pay schedule to all collective bargaining contracts.
RECOMMENDED 7-0-1
To rescind the actions taken under Article #7 of the 1997 Spring Town Meeting.
RECOMMEND TO DISMISS 8-0-0
To add a General By-Law to have the Town have a fire hydrant maintenance program.
NOT RECOMMENDED 2-5-1
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1997 ANNUAL FALL TOWN MEETING: The Committee On Rules held a public hearing in the Collins Hearing Room at Billerica Town Hall, 365 Boston Road, on September 24, 1997 and herein submits their recommendations.
To see if the Town will discontinue a portion of Hamstead Avenue.
RECOMMENDED 8-0-0
To see if the Town will discontinue a portion of Hattie Lane.
RECOMMENDED 8-0-0
To see if the Town would Amend the By-Laws on betterments for unaccepted streets.
RECOMMENDED 6-0-2
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1997 ANNUAL FALL TOWN MEETING: The Committee On Rules held a public hearing at the Billerica Town Hall, 365 Boston Road, on September 17, 24, and October 2, 1997 and herein submits their recommendations.
To see if the town will vote to designate the Conservation Commission to manage and care for the Town Forest properties.
RECOMMENDED (As written with substitute main motion) 6-1-1
To see if the Town would disband the Historic District Commission.
NOT RECOMMENDED 0-7-0 (Statement by Committee to Town Meeting)
To see if the Town would remove a parcel of land on Andover Road from the Historic District.
NOT RECOMMENDED 0-7-0
To add an appeals process to the Historic District Commission By-Laws.
NOT RECOMMENDED 0-7-0
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: Chairperson Dorothy Callihan, Vice Chairman Lawrence R Norman, Secretary John D McKenna, Dave Gagliardi, Edward Bunker, Robert Killeen, John J McKenna, Ruthanne Bossi, Rino Moriconi, Roger Nowicki
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