SPECIAL TOWN MEETING DECEMBER 16, 1998 Pursuant to the provisions of the warrant of November 24, 1998, the inhabitants of the Town of Sharon qualified to vote in town affairs met at the Arthur ™E . Collins Auditorium at 8:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mederator George E. Donovan. Town Clerk, Shirley S. Davenport, read the call and return of the warrant. The Moderator asked for consent to allow the foilowin nonvoters to address the meeting: Larry Korfr and Steve Winnick. There was no dissent to this request. ARTICLE I. MOVED: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase in the name of the Town for parxing and/or other general municipal purposes, that property located at 18 Billings Street, more particularly described in the deed from Richard Jacobs and Frances Jacobs, Trustees of Adcour Realty Trust, to Robert S. Porter dated October 2, 1998 and recorded with the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds at Book 12861, Page 54, and that the Town transfer from available funds the sum of Thirty-Three Thousand ($33,000) Dollars to defray the costs associated therewith, and to authorize the Selectmen to enter into such agreements and execute such documents as may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. VOTED TO MOVE PREVIOUS QUESTION. Votes in the affirmative in excess of 20. Votes in the negative 5. A standing vote. VOTED: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase in the name of the Town for parking and/or other general municipal purposes, that propert y located at 18 Billings Street, more paticularly described in the deed from Richard Jacobs and Frances Jacobs, Trustees of Adcour Realty Trust, to Robert S. Porter dated October 2, 1998 and recorded with the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds at Book 12861, Page 54, and that the Town transfer from available funds the sum of Thirty-Three Thousand ($33,000) Dollars to defray the costs associated therewith, and to authorize the Selectmen to enter into such agreements and execute such documents as may be necessary to accomplisthhe foregoing. Votes in the aa ffirmative in excess of 35. Votes in the negative i0. A standing vote. ARTICLE 2. VOTED: That action under Article 2 be indefinitely postponed. (This article called for a transfer of funds expended by the Board of Selectmen to study the feasibility of renovating, expanding, and/or relocating the municipal offices to the Sacred Heart property.) ARTICLE 3. VOTED: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or the School Committee to Sat an easement for the purposes af passage, vdarking of automob: les, and maintenance, repair and replacement of a septic system to Philip Finer, a Trustee of Miste Realty Trust. Such easement snall be located adjacent to the property located at 175 Pond Street owned by Philip Finer, as Trustee of Miste Bind Trust under Declaration of Trust date October 16, 1973 and recorded with the Norfolk Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 338612, and said easement shall be located on Town land located at 181 Pond Street, adjacent to the area currently being used as a parking area for the Sharon High School, said easement area as more particularily shown on plan of land on file with the Town Clerk, and to authorize the Selectmen and/or the School Committee to enter into such agreements and execute such documents as may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. Votes in the affirmative 53. Votes in the negative 50. A standing vote. ARTICLE 4. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant an easement for the construction and maintenance of a gravel access road to Boston Edison Company and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Such easement shall be located on property owned by the Town, and as more particularly shown on a plan of land entitled “Easement Plan of Land in Sharon, Massachusetts, Scale 1" = 40' dated April 23, 1998, Boston Edison Company,” prepared by Carlson Survey Company, as Easement A and Easement B totaling 9,635 square feet, mare or less, and to authorize the Selectmen to enter into such agreements and execute such documents as may be necessary ta accomplish the foregoing. rcaure Lt SVat SD A goer Yr Pic, Stes OS Taee atg.he e |—e pt pnblo es Peeelrusd es : rae= 3 Vc pe is a jag ig) ee Qe yr us Eada Lae 7° £3 patsagvenss fe Yst sen 2st toe cane bles sohons .olpiegse > Pe ais 3 «sollte +4 | ane (.Ytseqbud_ 52808) > Zz . .— ZIDITHA sisacdinA righa oe sant raitov ns ins30 cf ssiemoo Loos aa 234 100O 7 Rh "*e OnLA 184 a pac:a ?S‘ €at¢re y eape r.t eepdoude ps iyliyesteaherhas ytJa ?rd ooefmS ma eaeadesc teae <uv3ee:B +t u p?JLiaF d6e eR:ke j hspORa0e 1ea} 9 =sea4ate%td n etn| o ngsZi o.t $ Bb psp ihicbtea a si a - : bis ©, i os , ; 7 7 4 : i ~s a) ' as 2 :? ARTICLE 5. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept easements for a sidewalk from Life Works, . Inc. and from Bell Atlantic Company. Such easements shall be located on property owned by Life Works, Inc. Located at 13 High Street, opposite the Historical Society Building, the precise location of the easement area on the property owned by Life Works, Inc. is as follows: Beginning at a point on the Southwesterly corner of 13 High Street, which is bounded by Stephen & Lillian Sacks on the Southwesterly side of said property, also referred to as the Post Office Square parking lot, and bounded on the Northwesterly side by New England Telephone Co., address being 11 High Street. Beginning at this point, Bearing N 49 57' OO"E a distance o eA Nags ye Myopia i & Pol'-R og 9 6 a Ma Thence, S 40 03' OO"E a distance o TU; ie. Loe GOEL LHenGe, © 499), U0 Wa Giscauce OL if) 1.L, CO a pont, Thence, N 40 30' O00O"W a distance of 10 1.f£. to a point, said rFPthhhh point being the point of beginning (P.0.B.) The proposed sidewalk easement area on the property owned by Life Works, Inc. is 1,250.00 s.f. and on property owned by Bell Atlantic Company located at 11 High Street, opvosite the High Street Parking Lot, and the precise location of the easement area on the property owned by Bell Atlantic Company is as follows: Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly corner of 11 High Street, bounded on the Northeasterly side by the High Street right of way property line as well as bounded on the Southeasterly side by Life Works, Inc. address being 13 High Street. Beginning at this point, Bearing Stse oy OO Wi dro. stance OF c49°95 .1.£:° toa SAS Thence, Nvi9 OF 00"E a distance of 142.35 1.£. to a. point, Thence, S 53 48'00"E a distance of 21.80 1.f. to a point, said point being the point of beginning (P.0O.B.) The proposed sidewalk easement are on the property owned by Bell Atlantic Company is 443.43 s.f. and to authorize the Selectmen to enter into such agreements and execute such documents as may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. MOTION TO RECONSIDER ARTICLE 3, NOT CARRIED. ARTICLE 6. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY: That action under Articl postponed. (This article calied for an approp School Department.) ARTICLE 7. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen acting as Road Commissioners to grant an er ae upon such terms as the Selectmen deem appropriate, constructing and using a sewer line to be loc property presently owned and/or occupied J individually and/or as Trustee of the IRE which trust is recorded at the Norfolk Re North Main Street, and said easement is t: public way adjacent to 450 North Main Stree and to authorize the Selectmen to enter into such agreements gant execute such documents as may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The easement area to be granted by the Town is more particularly Shown on a plan of land entitled “IREJ GREBNIEH Realty Trust, 450 North Main Street” a copy of which is on file with the Town Clerk. VOTED TO DISSOLVE THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING OF DECEMBER 16, 1998 AT 9:15 B.M. Attendance: 153 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Boston Public Library https://archive.org/details/townofsharonspec1998shar SPECIAL TOWN MEETING DECEMBER 16, 1998 FREE ARTICLE APPROPRIATION CASH l Property 18 Billings Street $33.000.00 $33,000.00 ' _ x 1 I . i WiLL) H .) OMIT Lr cares 808) pi AIUD ay AMTR LI ON TTA