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Town Meeting GUIDE

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A plain-sense voter’s guide to the 2010 annual Town Meeting

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By SUSANNA SHEEHAN and JUSTIN GRAEBER Since not everyone has time to sift through lengthier re-
What: Duxbury Town Meeting ew Town Moderator Friend sources like “Town Meeting Time” or “Roberts Rules of Or-
Where: Performing Arts Center Weiler will have his hands der,” The Clipper staff has prepared this article-by-article guide
When: Saturday, March 12 full as he shepherds Dux- to Duxbury Town Meeting. The guide is an attempt to provide a
9 a.m.
bury voters through the 49 articles at plain-English explanation of each article, how much it will cost
Who: All registered voters
this year’s Annual Town Meeting (and and who supports it. The figures and recommendations are up to
the seven on the special Town Meeting day as of Tuesday. For the most up-to-date information and for
warrant.) Town Meeting is one of the oldest breaking Town Meeting news, visit duxburyclipper.com.
and purest forms of democracy –– but it can still be quite con-
fusing if you aren’t familiar with the terminology, the policies
and the procedures.

Article 1 available funds

APPOINTMENTS state aid
.4% Property
9%
Article 1 is an annual article appointing non-elected of-
ficials. These include various committees appointed by the
town moderator, the selectmen and the town manager. Sup-
taxes
79%
ported by Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee.

Article 2 Receipts
READING OF REPORTS
Article 2 is annual article that allows the reading of re-
12%
ports by town officers and town committees and also lets the
town accept the official annual town report. At press time,
no committees have been listed to give reports. Supported by
Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee.

ARTICLE 3
COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICIALS
Position Salary
Moderator $40
Selectmen - chairman $2,000
Selectmen - member $1,500

Where the money

Assessors - chairman $2,000
Assessors - member $1,500
Town Clerk
Total
$74,000
$84,040 comes from
Article 3 is a routine article that sets the compensation
of the following elected town officials: assessors, selectmen,
town meeting moderator, and town clerk. The total amount
requested is $84,040. This includes $74,000 for the town
clerk’s salary, an additional $5,000, over last year’s figure
of $69,000. Annual salaries for selectmen and assessors are Debt Service
$2,000 for chairmen and $1,500 for board members. The town emp. Benefits Public Works
moderator’s salary is $40. None of these have increased for
many years. While this article includes these dollar figures,
budget. For
4¢
the actual money will be voted as part of Article 5, the town’s Based on FY 2012
art, human
operating budget. Supported by Board of Selectmen. purposes of this ch ¢ 7¢
services budget is
included in
ent category.
1179¢
Article 4 General Governm

HIGHWAY FUNDING
Article 4 is the acceptance of state highway fund-
ing, or Chapter 90 money, for FY2012. This annual
article authorizes selectmen to temporarily borrow
money for road maintenance and then accept the state
e r e t h e m o n e y g oe s
reimbursement. The amount of state aid is expected to
be $408,895, the same as the current fiscal year. Sup- W h
ported by Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee.

Article 5
OPERATING BUDGET nt 2¢
53¢
Meeting warra
Article 5 is the fiscal year 2012 operating budget for Source: Town 11¢
the town and schools totaling just over $54.95 million, which 5¢
represents a 1.7 percent increase over the current FY11 bud-
Figures may
get of $54 million. This amount does not include the Water not add up to
Department budget or the Percy Walker Pool revolving fund. 100 due to
For the first time in the last few years, many town department rounding.

continued on page 12
Education Public Safety General Govt. Library & Rec.
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budgets show increases, although others, such as the Water De-

partment budget, have decreased.
Notable expenses include $2.19 million for general govern-

Special Town Meeting 2011 ment (a 7 percent increase from FY11); $28.9 million for edu-

P
romptly at 9 a.m. on March 12, Duxbury’s newest Moderator Friend Weiler,
Sr. will call the 2011 annual Town Meeting to order and then quickly ad-
journ it for the purposes of beginning the special Town Meeting. Holding a
special Town Meeting allows the town to spend money immediately, before the new
fiscal year begins in July. Once the special Town Meeting business is complete, the
moderator will resume the annual Town Meeting.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ARTI-
CLE 1 seeks to allow specific transfers of
funds to and within different town budgets
during the current fiscal year. It is expected
there will be at least seven transfers total-
ing $336,500. Notable transfers include
$140,000 to the DPW snow and ice bud-
get; $61,000 for legal services principally
related to the North Hill golf course law-
suit; $85,000 for Fire Department salaries
including $7,200 for fire academy training
and $36,800 for overtime for weather relat-
ed emergencies; $41,000 for police salaries
for overtime and unbudgeted holiday pay;
$5,500 for police expenses for additional
lock-up fees for female detainees at the
sheriff’s department; and $4,000 for har-
bormaster boat repairs. Money for these
transfers will come from the town’s free
cash account. Other transfers may also be
included in this article. Supported by Board
of Selectmen and Finance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AR-
TICLE 2 is an annual article for paying
unpaid bills received by town hall after the
close of the fiscal year on June 30. Cur-
rently, town departments have submitted
six bills totaling $13,938, however this
amount could change at the meeting. All
funds will be transferred from free cash.
Voting on this issue within the special
Town Meeting allows the town to pay the
bills immediately. If the vote was taken at
annual Town Meeting, the bills could not
be paid until after the new budget year be-
gins July 1. Passage of this article requires
a nine-tenths majority vote, rather than the
four-fifths majority vote required at An-
nual Town Meeting. Supported by Board
of Selectmen and Finance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AR-
TICLE 3 is an annual article for funding
collective bargaining agreements from
the unions in town. This article will fund
pay raises for two contracts for the second
year of three-year agreements. It includes
$79,675 for the Fire Department union and
$28,272 for the clerical union. These con-
tracts were settled after the FY11 budget
was approved. The third year costs will be
included in the FY12 budget. There may be
other union contracts in this article if any
agreements are reached by Town
Meeting. Supported by Board of
Selectmen and Finance Committee.
– Susanna Sheehan
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AR-
TICLE 4 proposes to add $150,000 from
free cash to the unemployment trust fund
in anticipation of additional unemployment
costs the town must pay. Through January,
the town has paid $91,901 in unemploy-
ment claims, including $81,258 for school
employees who have been laid off or fired,
etc. Supported by Board of Selectmen and
Finance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AR-
TICLE 5 seeks to deposit $150,000 in free
cash to the pension reserve fund to cover
the town’s share of the cost of paying for
pensions for Plymouth County retirees.
Supported by Board of Selectmen and Fi-
nance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AR-
TICLE 6 seeks approval to add $276,425
from the FY2012 health care trust fund ap-
propriation to the salary reserve account to
fund raises for town employees whose po-
sitions were part of the recently completed
town-wide compensation study. These em-
ployees, who were part of two now-defunct
managers and support unions, have not had
a pay raise since 2008. They will receive a
retroactive raise for 2010 and one for the
current year but none for 2009. The aver-
age increase is 2 percent. The town is able
to take this money from its health care trust
fund appropriation because that account is
solvent. Supported by Board of Selectmen
and Finance Committee.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AR-
TICLE 7 requests a transfer of $300,000
from free cash to the stabilization fund to
help the town maintain its triple-A bond rat-
ing. The stabilization fund is a special re-
serve account created for any purpose that
the town might have. Placing money in this
fund helps Duxbury build up its reserves,
which, in turn, helps it receive favorable
interest rates when borrowing money for
larger projects. It takes a majority vote at
Town Meeting to place money into the
stabilization fund and a two-thirds major-
ity take it out. With this addition, the sta-
bilization fund will have balance of nearly
$1.7 million. The town’s goal for this fund
is $2.5-$2.7 million, or five percent of the
total operating budget. This transfer is the
same amount as last year. Supported by
Board of Selectmen and Finance Commit-
tee.
cation, (3.57 percent increase); $6.1 million for public safety,
(6.1 percent increase); $3.7 million for the Department of Public
Works, (.49 percent increase); $1.33 million for library and rec-
reation, (.73 percent increase); $565,597 for health and human
services (11 percent increase); $2.5 million for the Water De-
partment, (3.5 percent decrease); $371,981 for the Percy Walker
Pool enterprise account (1.4 percent decrease) $11.9 million for
town and school employee benefits and insurance and debt ser-
vice (5 percent decrease).
Revenues come from these sources: 79 percent from the
town’s property taxes revenue; 8.59 percent from state aid; 11.69
percent from local receipts; and .37 percent in available funds.
These figures are current as of publication, although they may
change at Town Meeting. Supported by Board of Selectmen and
Finance Committee.
Article 6
CAPITAL BUDGET
Article 6 is the FY2012 capital budget totaling $1.3 million.
This amount includes $434,275 for school capital needs, which
breaks down into $124,075 for new lighting for the Alden El-
ementary School, $83,200 for mobile class computer systems
for all schools, $80,800 for a
system-wide replacement of
computers, $36,000 for new
Capital highlights
printers, $35,200 for smart- GENERAL GOV.
boards, $35,00 to create or New CAD/RMS software .......... $140,895
renovate classrooms, $15,000 GENERAL GOV. TOTAL ....... $140,985
for system-wide network up-
grades, $15,000 for imple- PUBLIC SAFETY
menting the second phase of Refurbish FD dive truck ........... $20,000
wireless technology at DHS Replace Harbormaster truck ... $33,811
PUBLIC SAFETY TOTAL ....... $53,811
and $10,000 for white market
boards.
PUBLIC WORKS
Also in the capital budget: Replace 4WD truck (ACO) ....... $23,000
$140,895 for general govern- Repair/Paint Town Hall ............ $35,000
ment/information technology Replace ‘00 dump truck ........ $161,000
to buy new CAD/RMS soft- PUBLIC WORKS TOTAL ...... $487,500
ware for the police and fire de-
HUMAN SERVICES
partments; $53,811 for public There are no capital expenditures for
safety, including $20,000 to Human Services.
refurbish a 1992 rescue/dive
truck and $33,811 to replace LIBRARY & RECREATION
a 2004 harbormaster’s four- Replace two tennis courts ....... $30,000
wheel drive truck; $487,500 North Hill Golf course work ..... $40,000
for public works, including LIBRARY & REC TOTAL ....... $70,000
$35,000 to repair and repaint SCHOOLS
the exterior of town hall, Network upgrades ................... $15,000
$20,000 to organize town hall Alden lighting upgrade .......... $124,075
archives, $87,500 to replace Mobile computer lab .............. $83,200
lands and natural resources SCHOOLS TOTAL ............. $434,275
mowing equipment, $23,000
for a new pickup truck for the GENERAL FUND TOTAL ... $1,186,481
animal control officer, and Figures are Finance Committee recommendations.
two expenditures of $161,000
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each to buy two new six-wheel dump trucks for be funded through this article, so it will likely
the highway department; $7,000 for the Coun- be indefinitely postponed. Supported by Board
cil on Aging to replace couches and chairs at
the senior center; and $70,000 for library and
of Selectmen and Finance Committee. &2%$3
recreation, including $15,000 to repair the ten- Article 9 $58"529 &)8
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courts, $15,000 to repair or replace the ladies
tees at North Hill and $25,000 to repair the sand
Article 9 seeks to rescind authorized and
unused debt. This is a way for the town to clean
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traps there. Funding for capital expenses will
come out of the town’s free cash account.
The Water Department capital expenses
equal $308,400, including $150,000 for the
ongoing system-wide rehabilitation, $100,000
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ter rates. Supported by Board of Selectmen and
Finance Committee.
Article 7
PERSONNEL PLAN AND
NON-UNION RAISES
Article 7 is the Duxbury Personnel Plan
and Compensation Schedule, a routine article
used to give pay raises to town managers and
non-school and non-union town employees as
well as part-time or temporary workers. Funded
this year at $80,000, this article will also amend
the Personnel Plan to replace it with a revised
bylaw, which is on file at the town clerk’s of-
fice. The 2012 Personnel By Law includes the
following new or updated policies: background
investigations, non-discriminatory and anti-ha-
rassment rules, whistleblower, equal opportuni-
ty and maternity leave policies. Also, the bylaw
has new language regarding benefit eligibility
for intermittent police officers if they regularly
work more than 20 hours per week; clarifying
language regarding vacation carryover and us-
age; updated language regarding performance
evaluations for Schedule A, B and R, part time
and seasonal positions; new salary administra-
tion guidelines; a revised grade scale 1-10; re-
inclusion of positions from decertified profes-
sional units; reclassification of some decertified
professional unit positions and reclassification
of call firefighter positions from schedule A to
schedule R. Supported by Board of Selectmen
and Finance Committee.
Article 8
UNION CONTRACTS
Article 8 is an annual article for funding
collective bargaining agreements from any of
the nine unions in town, including police, fire-

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fighters, teachers, and school and government
employees. Currently, there are no contracts to
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Article 10
REVOLVING FUNDS Matthew T. Boynton D.M.D., P.C.
Article 10 requests reauthorization of three Cosmetic and Family Dentistry
revolving funds and the creation of a new fund.
By the numbers They include accounts for 70 Court Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
the Council on Aging, the
$6.4 mil Assessing Department, the
Conservation Commission
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Finance Committee Come see our modern mercury-free dental office.
recommendation for and the new Fire Department
employee life & health fund for hazardous materials. We specialize in cosmetic dentistry, including crowns,
insurance Revolving funds are accounts bridges, implants, whitening and more. Most dental
set up to receive fees for ser- insurance plans are accepted. Although treatment is
vices that are used to pay for expenses incurred
to offer the services. The Council on Aging never dictated by an insurance policy, our experience
revolving fund can hold up to $70,000 gener- has shown that benefits often can be maximized by
ated from fees for senior center programs. The careful planning. As a courtesy to our patients our
money in this account is used to pay instructors friendly staff will work with you to fully utilize your
or buy supplies. This amount is the same as last
year. benefits.
Big Enough to Serve You…
The Assessing Department’s geographic
information system revolving fund request is Small Enough to Care
$6,000. Duxbury’s GIS is a computer-based sys-
tem contains, manages, and presents maps and
information about town’s geographic features,
infrastructure and other related land-based in-
formation. The GIS revolving fund holds fees
paid by users who request certain electronic
data and/or plans from the town’s GIS sys-
tem. This money provides a dedicated revenue
source to upgrade and maintain the GIS system
and is the same amount as last year.
The Conservation Commission’s revolving
fund request is $20,000. This account contains
money generated from the sale of Christmas
trees on the town-owned Jaycox Christmas tree DR. MATTHEW T. BOYNTON DR. STEPHANIE KIEFER
farm on West Street. A forester is hired to spray Tufts University Dental School Tufts University Dental &
and shear the trees and mow the property. It re- American Dental Association Periodontology School
mains unchanged from last year.
MA Dental Association Board Certified Periodontist
The Fire Department is requesting to estab-
ADA, MDA
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Town Meeting
Child Care
Child care services for
preschool (ages 3 and up/must
be toilet trained) – school age
children will be available at a
reduced cost for Duxbury resi-
dents attending Town Meeting
on Saturday, March 12.
High school students will
provide care in the extended
day program classrooms at
the Alden Elementary School.
The service is available from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the ex-
ception of the Town Meeting
lunch break, when parents are
asked to pick up their children.
The cost is $12 per child per
day, or $6 per child for the
morning session or afternoon
session. Families must register
in advance for the child care
service during Town Meeting.
Please call the community ed-
ucation office at 781-934-7633
by Thursday, March 10.
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pend money for reimbursable incidents involv-
ing hazardous materials releases. This account
will be used to replace, repair or buy equipment
and supplies used during hazardous material in-
cidents and to pay firefighters who responded
to these types of emergencies. Supported by
Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee.
Article 11
BEACH LEASE
Article 11 requests $400,000 for the town’s
annual lease of Duxbury Beach from its owner,
the non-profit, Duxbury Beach Reservation,
Inc. This amount is the same as previous years.
The lease pays most of the Reservation’s costs
of managing the part of the beach the town
rents — the residents’ parking lot beach and the
four-wheel drive-on section. Last year, it cost
the Reservation approximately $434,319 to
maintain this section. Additional funding comes
from concession stand receipts on the public
part of Duxbury Beach as well as from annual
fundraising. From the lease money, the Reser-
vation funds the salaries of the harbormaster’s
endangered species officer and his assistant and
also pays for piping plover monitors — summer
workers who watch and protect these federally
endangered shore birds, which nest annually on
Duxbury beach. The lease also helps pay for
dune repairs, new snow fence and cable fenc-
ing, beach road maintenance, debris clean-up in
the spring and fall, daily trash removal in the
summer, geological studies and Audubon Soci-
ety oversight of migratory birds. The town has
been leasing the beach since 1919. Supported
by Board of Selectmen and Finance Commit-
tee.
Article 12
JULY 4TH PARADE
Article 12 is an annual article asking for a
$10,000 appropriation for the July 4th parade
and celebration. The much-loved town parade
and weekend bonfire and beach party costs over
$40,000 annually with private donations total-
ing almost $25,000, although fundraising has
been down in recent years. The contribution
from Article 12 allows the committee to book
bands and acts early in the season, making for a
fun, festive Fourth. Supported by Board of Se-
lectmen and Finance Committee.
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adoption of the FY2012 Housing Allocation
Plan. This plan outlines how money in the Af-
fordable Housing trust fund can be spent for
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these funds can be used for a first-time home
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Article 15
CEMETERY LAND SWAP
Article 15 proposes a land swap between the
SKATING FOR ALL AGES
town and the cemetery trustees. Two parcels of
cemetery land totaling almost two acres adja-
cent to the fire station on Mayflower Street will
be given to the town so the fire department can
build a new septic system as part of the station
renovation plans. Another parcel of 2.5 acres
abutting the transfer station will be given to the
town to square off this property as the entrances
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Cutler Forest” after the former Clipper publisher. FIRE STATION REHABILITATION
Cutler was a steadfast proponent of open space and Article 16 will ask voters to approve a debt
the Community Preservation Act. exclusion to pay for renovations to the main
(Tremont Street) fire station. If voters approve
Article 13 the article, it will also have to pass at the gen-
eral election.
DAVID CUTLER FOREST Public Safety Buildings Committee Chair-
man Andre Martecchini re-
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ported a few weeks ago that
sion, this is a proposal to name approximately an op/ed on the
Fire Station by the total project cost will be
five acres of open space off Mayflower Street
Chief Kevin Nord $3,697,064, after the bids
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fice to be more accessible to the public, on the first

floor (they’re currently up a flight of stairs, above the
Emergency Operations Center.)
Last year’s Town Meeting voters approved a
two-year debt exclusion for $292,000 to pay for the
design of the station. However, this is only the latest
round of attempt by Duxbury public safety officials
to get a new building. Voters previously rejected bids
to build a brand-new fire station and a more expen-
sive rehab project. Supported by Board of Selectmen
and Fiscal Advisory. Finance Committee recommen-
dation available at Town Meeting.

Article 17
POLICE STATION DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION
Article 17 will ask voters to approve a debt ex-
clusion of $6.27 million to fund the design and
construction of a new police facility on Mayflower
Street. The Board of Selectmen urged the Public
Safety Building Committee to break from the usual
Duxbury tradition of asking for design money and
construction money separately, because of the urgent
need for a new station.
The conceptual plans for a new police station
show a one-story, 15,200 square foot building on 19
acres of town-owned land on Mayflower Street adja-
cent to the transfer station. Police say having every-
thing on one floor is optimal for police work. Also
outlined on the plans is a separate 1,000 square foot
outbuilding for police equipment.
The current building – built with residential con-
struction standards rather than commercial –– has
a number of glaring flaws in addition to decades of
wear and tear. There are constant flooding and septic
problems, victims of crime often have to trudge up to
the second floor to be interviewed, and proper equip-
ment storage is difficult. The size of the police force
has also grown significantly since the original station
was built.
Some Mayflower Street residents have expressed
concerned about increased traffic and speeding ve-
hicles, but police officials pointed out that unlike the
fire station. the majority of police officer responding
to calls come from their patrol areas, not the station
itself.
If Town Meeting voters approve this article, it
will head to the ballot box at the spring election. Sup-
ported by Board of Selectmen and Fiscal Advisory.
Finance Committee recommendation available at
Town Meeting.
Flooding, crowded office spaces, a leaky roof and inad-
equate electrical systems are just some of the list of issues
at the current police station on West Street. Town officials
are seeking design and construction money at this year’s
Town Meeting to build a new facility on Mayflower Street.
Article 18
CO-LOCATED HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
Article 18 is another debt exclusion request, this
one for $2,925,000 to pro-
vide a schematic design for a
new co-located high school/
middle school building.
A co-located school is a
facility that shares some
Read pro and con views common spaces like a
Participating in the model school program means
on this article on page 22 library or gym but is es- the district would base their design off an existing
sentially two separate school (like the Ipswitch middle/high school, above.)
schools in the same building. The building would be The new building would be built in phases behind the
built behind Duxbury Middle School and would be existing middle school (see rendering below.)
completed in phases. The existing high school land
would be turned into parking and athletic fields.
The entire project is projected to cost about $130
million, however, after reimbursement from the
state’s School Building Authority Duxbury taxpay-
ers will be on the hook for about $74 million.
Participating in the model design program means
that Duxbury’s architect will base the design off an
existing facility. Current model school communities
include Whitman-Hanson, Hudson and Ipswich ––
which is a co-located school.
Proponents of the project point to the middle
school roof, which has been leaking in some of this
year’s storms, and other aging systems like HVAC
and heating, as well as classrooms and equipment

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facade, re-pointing of the original granite foundation
that aren’t designed to meet the current educational and a new roof. $130,000 will be spent to remove
needs of students. Those skeptical of the project are 100 plus years of paint, including lead paint, from the
concerned with the lack of maintenance that led to building. The CPC has decided this is a restoration
some of the problems, and the high price tag. project and not building maintenance, for which CPA
Project proponents also say that even if the new money cannot be used. An application is pending to
school is not approved, the school district will be list the Old Town Hall on the National Register of
back before taxpayers with a host of debt exclusions Historic Places. Supported by Board of Selectmen,
to fix the individual systems in the two schools – at a Finance Committee and Fiscal Advisory Committee.
cost that could nearly equal Duxbury’s portion of the
new construction. The MSBA sent a team out to in- ARTICLE 22
spect the buildings and recommend rebuilding rather KEENE MILL FOUNDATION
than renovating or repairing.
If Article 18 passes voters’ muster at Town Meet- Shoring up the crumbling foundation of the former Keene RESTORATION
ing and the election, a special Town Meeting would Mill is one of the proposed Community Preservation Act
have to be called this fall to approve the construction projects on the Town Meeting warrant this year. Article 22 asks voters to spend $30,000 in CPA
funds, in order to meet the Mass. School Building historic preservation funds to restore the foundation
Authority’s deadline for reimbursement. Supported This article seeks to allocate the required 10 of what used to be Keene Mill, located near the in-
by Board of Selectmen and Fiscal Advisory. Finance percent of the Community Preservation Act tax sur- tersection of Temple and Keene Streets. The project
Committee recommendation available at Town Meet- charge to accounts for each of its three purposes: open consists of removing and resetting the granite blocks
ing. space protection, historical preservation and afford- in the foundation. This “up and down” sawmill was
able housing. Duxbury residents pay a three percent used to cut logs into boards for manufacturing cran-
surcharge on their real estate taxes to fund projects berry boxes for the 5C Cranberry Corporation.
ARTICLE 19 It came into the town’s possession when Dux-
recommended by the Community Preservation
CPC ADMINISTRATION Committee and approved by Town Meeting. bury purchased 97 acres from Crossroads
for Kids in 2008. The money will also pay
Article 19 requests $80,500, or This year, voters will be asked to approve to clear brush away from the area and to
five percent of Community Preser- $483,000 to be split three ways into $161,000
By the numbers
install a guardrail. Supported by Board of
vation Act revenues, for the Com- for each account. Last year, the amount was
1697 munity Preservation Committee’s $152,810. With the anticipated 28 percent
Selectmen, Finance Committee and Fiscal
The date of the earliest operating budget. Of this amount, state match of $340,000 and $1,273,00 from
Advisory Committee.
headstone in the Standish $16,000 is for salaries. This is an the tax surcharge, the CPA 2012 revenue be-
Burial Ground
annual article and historically, it fore town meeting expenditures will be
Article 23
only costs less than the full amount just over $1.6 million. For FY12, the GRAVESTONE RESTORATION
to administer the CPA. Last year, the total cost was total of CPC funds will be $3.9 million.
$64,500. These funds pay for the CPC’s administra- Supported by Board of Selectmen and Fi- A plan to restore historic gravestones is
tor, consultants, engineering fees and legal costs. nance Committee. being proposed at a cost of $58,000 in CPA funds.
Any unused money is returned to the CPA general In the Mayflower Cemetery on Tremont Street, 115
account. Supported by Board of Selectmen and Fi- ARTICLE 21 gravestones have been identified for repairs. At this
cemetery, the earliest marker dates to 1787 in a sec-
nance Committee. OLD TOWN HALL RESTORATION tion that is adjacent to the First Parish Church. In
This is a proposal to use $250,000 in CPA funds the Standish Cemetery, 100 gravestones are in need
ARTICLE 20 of repair or restoration. The oldest headstone there
to restore the exterior of Old Town Hall. The original
ALLOCATE CPC FUNDS 1840 building that now houses offices for selectmen dates to 1697. Some of these ancient grave markers
and Town Manager will receive a restoration of its were capped with metal frames, which have done

DINNER RE-ELECT FRIEND S. WEILER, SR.

TO GO! MODERATOR
Friend S. Weiler, Sr. has lived in Duxbury for 33 years and
TAKE OUT & MORE! has been active in Town Government for 23 of those years.
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Personal capital programs along with a $54
Friend and his wife of 43 years, Candy, have two grown million operating budget.
and married sons, Friend, Jr. and Eric. Friend and Candy Please use this opportunity to have
have lived at 7 Trout Farm Road since they moved to your voice heard on the deliberations
Duxbury in 1978 that will have a significant impact
on our community.
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Thank you,
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more harm than good, further deteriorating the stones
underneath. The project will start in May and should
take one to two years. Supported by Board of Select-
men, Finance Committee and Fiscal Advisory Com-
mittee.
ARTICLE 24
PURCHASE BLAIRHAVEN
Article 24 asks voters to use $3.15 million in
Community Preservation Act funds to purchase
Blairhaven, a five-acre waterfront property bordering
Crescent Street and adjacent to Howland’s Landing,
an active public boat launching area and 86-vessel
capacity mooring field. The property is directly on
Kingston Bay and it includes three parcels owned by
the Massachusetts New Church Union. The purchase
price is $3 million. The extra $150,000 is for addi-
tional expenses related to the purchase and for either
repairing or demolishing the three structures on the
property. The CPC has been talking to the New Union
Church about buying Blairhaven since 2003. The
property was assessed at between $3.1 million to $3.5
million. Blairhaven would be used for either passive
recreation or as open space and would create greater
public access to the waterfront. Allowing public or
resident-only parking on the site has been discussed.
A study committee has been named to investigate
and recommend the best way to use Blairhaven. Cur-
Blairhaven brouhaha
The potential
Community Pres-
ervation Act pur-
chase of the fomer
Blairhaven Retreat
Center on Standish
Shore has stirred up
a passionate opposi-
tion from neighbors.
See the letters start-
ing on page 23.
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rently, it is used as a retreat and for functions. It used
to be a children’s camp. CPA money is available to
pay for most of the project although the town would
have to borrow $800,000, which would be paid back
from CPA funds within a year. Short-term borrow-
ing is allowed under the CPA. Supported by Board of
Selectmen, Finance Committee and Fiscal Advisory
Committee.
ARTICLE 25
SUMMER STREET OPEN SPACE
Article 25 proposes to spend $447,097 in Com-
munity Preservation Act funds to buy 29 acres of
open space off Summer Street. The property consists
of three adjacent parcels with 200 feet of frontage
on the east side of Summer Street between Keene
and Franklin Streets. The actual cost of the land is The town clerk’s office is seeking CPA funds to purchase
$427,500. The additional money is for associated some shelving for the vault in which town documents are
purchase costs, such as a survey and bounding the kept. By law, many of these documents have to be kept
land. Owned by Edward Koplovsky, the property on the premises, but inadequate space is making things
contains upland, wetlands and two ponds, which to- difficult.
tal approximately five acres. One of the lots is a 6.54- definitely. The vault measures 7 by 11 feet. The con-
acre buildable lot appraised at $235,000. This land is sultant also recommended that the Massachusetts
adjacent to 155 acres of Duxbury conservation land, Board of Library Commissioners monitor the envi-
has a rare species habitat and is within the Western ronmental conditions in the vault for six months to
Greenbelt, an area targeted for land acquisition. Sup- see if it needs other upgrades. Supported by Board of
ported by Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee Selectmen and Fiscal Advisory Committee.
and Fiscal Advisory Committee.
ARTICLE 27
ARTICLE 26 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROJECT
SHELVING FOR TOWN CLERK’S VAULT Article 27 seeks to deposit $330,000 in CPA
Article 26 requests $9,549 in CPA funds for a funds into the First Time Homeownership Assistance
compact rolling shelving system to better store the Program. This fund, which began with $500,000 in
documents in the town clerk’s vault at town hall. The 2008, has awarded one $100,000 grant to an eligible
vault storage was recently analyzed by a profession- participant. Two more grants will be awarded once
al who recommended the shelving. The town clerk the next two chosen applicants find homes that qual-
keeps the vital records of the town, which include re- ify for the program. $100,000 of the request will be
cords of births, marriages, and deaths, as well as town taken from a house-moving project that wasn’t be-
meeting reports, annual town reports, ZBA maps and ing used. Supported by Board of Selectmen, Finance
cases, voter registration cards and bound street lists. Committee and Fiscal Advisory Committee.
Many of these records must be kept by the clerk in-

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ARTICLE 28
PETITION: RESCIND TOWN’S
ACCEPTANCE OF CPA
Article 28 would ask Duxbury voters to repeal
Duxbury’s acceptance of the
Community Preservation Act.
The Act is a state law that al-
lows towns in Massachusetts
to attach a real estate sur-
charge of up to three percent
(Duxbury’s is the full three
percent). That money is then
CITIZENS’ PETITION matched by state funds, col-
lected from fees at the Regis-
try of Deeds and can be used on projects that fit the
bill of either historic preservation, open space or pas-
sive recreation purchases, or affordable housing. The
match was at 100 percent for the first couple of years
(Duxbury adopted the Act in 2001) but has fallen off
in recent years as more towns joined the program.
This year’s match is estimated at 28 percent. Article
sponsor Paul McCormack, who is also a candidate
for the Planning Board, has said he wants to give vot-
ers a choice and that he isn’t happy with some of the
CPA’s expenditures. (See letter on page 29.) A simi-
lar article on the warrant two years ago was defeated
on Town Meeting floor. If article 28 passes, it would
also have to be approved at the town election. Not
supported by Board of Selectmen. Finance Commit-
tee recommendation is available at Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 29
EASEMENT OFF LINCOLN ST.
Article 29 would authorize the Board of Select-
men to grant access and utility easements to a ho-
meowner on Lincoln Street. Conservation Agent Jo-
eseph Grady told selectmen at a recent meeting that a
resident informed him that her driveway and utilities
have been located on town property for over 30 years.
Her driveway runs over two parcels. One is owned
by the Board of Selectmen and was taken for back
taxes in 2003. The other parcel had been owned by
the Water Department, but was recently transferred
Duxbury Clipper
to the Conservation Commission due to swapping of
land near the Birch Street water tank. Town Meeting
can grant an easement for the selectmen’s land, but it
may require an act of the Legislature for an easement
over the conservation land. Supported by Board of
Selectmen and Finance Committee.
ARTICLE 30
BAY FARM FIELD MANAGEMENT
Article 30 requests voter ap-
By the numbers proval of a management agree-
ment to create hay fields at the Bay
$9 mil
Farm open space area off of Loring
Street on the Kingston border. The
Amount of taxpayer
money used towards CPA Duxbury Agricultural Commission
projects since 2001 recommends the town lease the
field for hay production for up to
ten years because it will help to maintain the fields
by getting rid of the invasive exotic plants. A 10-year
lease is more desirable than a five-year lease because
it will take time and money to convert the land to
usable hay fields. Bay Farm consists of 80 acres
that is jointly owned by Duxbury, Kingston and the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Man-
agement. Duxbury bought its 44 acres in 1973. It is
under the care of the Board of Selectmen and is not
considered conservation land. It is frequented by dog
walkers, bird watchers and fishermen as it ends at the
Kingston Bay shoreline. The walking trails would be
maintained if the hay fields are created. Supported by
Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee.
ARTICLE 31
HISTORIC PROTECTION DISTRICTS
This article is a long-time-coming follow up to
an attempt to create a historic protection district on
High Street in the 90’s (that initiative failed at Town
Meeting.) After two years of studying the issue from
every angle, the Local Historic District Study Com-
mittee is proposing a bylaw that would see Duxbury
create three local historic districts.
The first proposed district, called the Winsor Lo-
cal Historic District, includes the Duxbury Rural and
Historical Society’s headquarters, the 1807 Nathan-
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Article 30 would allow a farmer to produce hay at Bay
Farm Field. The lease would be for 10 years.
iel Winsor Jr. House on Washington Street as well
as two other properties: the 1813 Seth Sprague Jr.
House, which has been divided into condos, and the
1780 Fitzgibbon House at the corner of Mattakeeset
Court. 
The second district, the Bradford historic district,
includes seven buildings at the Tremont end of Har-
rison Street. It consists of the Society’s 1808 Ger-
shom Bradford House at 931 Tremont St. and its sur-
rounding ten acres, the 1847 Captain Freeman Soule
House at 987 Tremont St., the 1831 Rev. Benjamin
Kent House at 992 Tremont Street, also known as the
Parish House, the 1807 Captain Gamaliel Bradford
House at 942 Tremont St., the 1890 House at 907
Tremont St., the 1832 Daniel Loring House at 915
Tremont St., also known as the Parish House and the
1808 Captain Daniel Bradford House at 251 Harri-
son St.
The third district consists of the First Parish
Church at 842 Tremont St. built in 1840.
The three district contain 14 properties total.
Taking a cue from the past failure, the study group
decided not to impose overly burdensome restrictions
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Vice president Abdul Hamadeh, Police Chief Matthew Clancy and

club President Steve Dubuque

Rotary News
At the last meeting held at the Senior Center, the Rotary
Club was privileged to hear from Chief of Police, Matthew
Clancy who gave an update on the proposed police station to
be voted on at the town meeting in March. the chief said the
current station was intended for 12 officers whereas the new
station will accommodate the current staff of officers plus
employees which now numbers 60 people. The pending sta-
tion represents a reduction in cost and size from last years
request. Also, Fred L’Ecuyer made a report of the progress
on the upcoming Chowder Fest.
“From Duxbury to Kabul” was the theme for the gath-
ering at the Senior Center on Sunday, March 6 at 3 p.m.
Former Duxbury resident and former president of the Rotary
Club Razia Jan, founder of a girls school in Afghanistan was
present. The first Annual amazing Women Award was pre-
sented on this occasion.
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HISTORIC DISTRICTS PROPOSED

There are three proposed
historic districts on
the Town Meeting war-
rant. The Local Historic
District Study Committee
decided to only include
voluntary participants in
the districts. An initia-
tive to create such a dis-
trict on High Street in the
‘90s ran into stiff opposi-
tion from residents and
was defeated at Town
Meeting.

on things such as paint color, fencing, landscape materials, the

use of modern materials. They also are not recommending that
work on homes in the district be limited to the use of historically
ISN ’T THIS THE YEAR
appropriate materials. The districts will also only include hom-
eowners who voluntarily participated.
YOU WANTED TO
ARTICLE 32
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(Tired of playing 5+ hour rounds at a crowded public course?)
FIRE HYDRANT BYLAW CHANGE
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change after identifying several fire hydrants around town where
access is blocked. Nord said
he sent letters to the offend-
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or other structure installed The fire chief says his firefighters
prior to March 12, 2011 shall can’t access hydrants when they are
be removed within 10 days of too close to a fence.
receiving written notice from
the Fire Department. Supported by Board of Selectmen and Fi-
nance Committee.

ARTICLE 33
PETITION: CHANGE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
DEFINITION IN ZONING BYLAW
This citizen’s petition article would amend the town’s zon-
ing bylaws, changing the definition of what constitutes an “ac-
cessory structure.”
Much of this debate sprang out of a zoning enforcement ac-
tion on River Lane last year. The Planning Board had taken issue
with a “guest house” that had been built, and when the building
inspector ruled it OK they appealed to the
See page 28 for Zoning Board of Appeals. The ZBA upheld
an letter by this the inspector’s decision, with some cave-
article’s proponent ats.
One of the central issues in the debate
was the idea of a “dwelling” versus a “dwell-
ing unit” when it came to the town’s bylaws. Planning Board
members maintained that any building with “an accumulation of
amenities” (the River Lane building in question had everything
a house would need except a stove) counts as a dwelling and
isn’t allowed under the town’s zoning rules.
Supporters of River Lane maintained a building could have
living spaces and not be considered a dwelling –– and said their
interpretation of the bylaw backed this view.
Petitioner Jessica Williams has framed the discussion as a
homeowners’ rights issue. The proposed article would clarify
that an accessory structure with finished living space is not a
“dwelling unit.” Supported by the Board of Selectmen.

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Article 34
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
DEFINITION CHANGE
Article 34 is the Planning Board’s answer to the
accessory building debate. The article would define
an accessory structure as a building that is not used in
whole or in part as a dwelling. It also ads the words
“may include” to the list of acceptable buildings as
to not limit accessory structures to garages, sheds,
swimming pools, tennis courts, piers or greenhouses.
This article is not supported by the Board of Select-
men.
Article 35
ACCESSORY APARTMENTS
This article cleans up some language in the ac-
cessory apartment bylaw. The article, proposed by
the Local Housing Partnership, adds an item to the
list of reasons the ZBA may approve a special permit
for an accessory apartment. The item gives the ZBA
the ability to require an applicant to record a restric-
tion verifying the apartment won’t be converted to
a condominium. It also reduced the amount of time
required between the last addition on a home and the
special permit application to one year (from five.)
This article is supported by the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 36
PETITION: ENDORSE SINGLE DENSITY
This petition also stems
from issues in the River Lane
case. One of the fears of some
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residents and town officials is he debt exclusion articles for
that guest houses and accessory the fire station renovation,
buildings will turn into rental the police station design and
properties or other permanent
CITIZENS’ PETITION construction, and the school building
housing, thus creating “double
density” on a lot. Duxbury’s zoning rules only allow
design funds –– if passed at Town Meet-
one single family dwelling on each lot. This article ing –– will appear as questions on the
is a citizen’s petition to reaffirm the town’s com- ballot during the annual town election.
mitment to single density, as outlined in Duxbury’s
1999 comprehensive plan. It would have little practi-
cal implications. This article is not supported by the
When: Saturday,
Board of Selectmen. March 26
Article 37 Where: Duxbury
GUEST HOUSE DEFINITION
Middle School
This article, proposed by the Planning Board,
would change the definition of “guest house” to “Bed
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
and Breakfast.” Duxbury’s zoning bylaws currently
use the term “guest house” to refer to what most
people would think of as a bed and breakfast, and
this definition has caused some confusion as people
look into building what most people would consider
a “guest house” – a building where temporary guests
can stay. This article
is supported
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Selectmen.

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Article 38 can’t be used by vehicles for travel or parking. The have to conform to a landscape plan. The Board of
Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to support this article. Selectmen voted 2-1 not to support this article.
LOT COVERAGE
This article has been kicked
Article 40 Article 41
By the numbers
around for several years, and a PARKING USE VARIANCES
<1 % citizen’s petition to change the per-
centage amounts was withdrawn REGULATIONS This article would remove the language “use vari-
The amount of land
from last year’s Town Meeting ance” from the Protective Bylaw so that the Zoning
in town that would be This article would Board of Appeals could not longer grant such vari-
affected by this change warrant at the 11th hour.
completely remove ances. In their recommendations, the Planning Board
Duxbury’s rules currently state the part of the town’s
that 50 percent of the lot must be open space. This pointed out that most communities in Massachusetts
Protective Bylaw that do not allow use variances. The Board of Selectmen
means only 50 percent of a business lot can be “cov- deals with parking
ered” by either a building or impermeable surface and replace it with a
do not support this article.
such as a paved parking lot. Business owners said new section. The new
these numbers were overly restrictive, and town of- information outlines
ARTICLE 42
ficials weren’t fond of the fact that they often led to
parking problems.
how much parking is REZONE LOT
required for each of
The new language in the bylaw would change the
percentage to 70 percent covered, 30 percent open
The landscaping plan included
the following catego- in the new parking bylaw. FROM WETLANDS
ries: residential, insti-
space. However, the amount of the lot covered by a tution and community,
PROTECTION TO
building could be no more than 20 percent. The next
article in the warrant also changes the definition of
commercial, medical and office. RESIDENTIAL
The new bylaw would also require all parking
open space so that it cannot be used for parking. The spaces in NB1 and NB2 business zones to be located
CITIZENS’ PETITION This article is a citizen’s
Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to support this article. on a bituminous concrete or cement concrete surface petition to change the zoning
(although the special permit granting authority can of a portion of a 4-acre lot on Cape Verde Terrace off
Article 39 make some exceptions if a better technology becomes Franklin Street to residential from wetlands protec-
widely available). Spaces would have to be 10 feet tion. Town officials have said the zoning is incorrect
OPEN SPACE DEFINITION wide and 20 feet in length. Regulations on stormwa- and there are no wetlands on the property where the
This article clears up the definition of open space ter management, curb cutting, “stacking” (cars lining zoning map identifies them. Owners Bill and Doreen
as it applies to lot coverage. Under the new rule, up in places like drive-through windows or gas sta- Driver sponsored this petition and they hope to split
open space would be any portion of the lot composed tions), lighting and sight lines are also included in the lot into two properties after it is rezoned. The
of vegetative matter that is open and unobstructed. It the bylaw. Parking lots with 25 or more space would Board of Selectmen support this article.

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Article 43
ACCEPT CUSHING DRIVE AND ICEHOUSE LANE
Article 43 is a citizen’s petition asking voters to accept
Cushing Drive and Ice House Road as public ways. The Plan-
ning Board is against this article, saying
that there are still eleven houses in this
residential subdivision yet to be built
and that taking the roads as public ways
means the town must pay for repairs if the
roads are damaged when new homes are
built. Selectmen have said that the town
has protections in place for road repairs,
CITIZENS’ PETITION
such as permits and performance bonds.
Both roads were built to the town’s speci-
fications for public roads and residents of the roads want them to
be public ways. The Board of Selectmen support this article.
ARTICLE 44
WELL SITE OFF TEAKETTLE LANE
This is a plan to take 15 acres of the conservation land called
the Crowell Bogs off Route 14 for use as a new well site. This ar-
ticle will most likely be indefinitely postponed because there are
issues with the property off Teakettle Lane that can’t be resolved
before Town Meeting. The town needs to evaluate whether the
potential well site is too close to wetlands and surface water.
Also, there are access issues. The town wants to get to the land
via Modoc Street but that may require land takings. Supported
by Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 45
NSTAR EASEMENT PERCY WALKER POOL
Article 45 seeks to grant a utility easement to NSTAR Elec-
tric Company at the Percy Walker Pool, 175 St. George Street.
There is currently a temporary easement in place and this action
will make it permanent. The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to
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ARTICLE 46
NSTAR/VERIZON EASEMENT MILLBROOK WELL
Article 46 requests voters grant another utility easement
to NSTAR Electric Company and Verizon New England at the
Millbrook well pumping station. This location also has a tempo-
rary easement and Town Meeting approval will make it perma-
nent. Supported by Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 47
PILGRIM NUCLEAR PLANT RELICENSING
Article 47 is sponsored by
the Duxbury Nuclear Advisory
Committee, which carefully
watches conditions at the Pil-
grim Nuclear Power Station in
Plymouth. This article wants
voter agreement that Pilgrim’s
owner, Entergy, must complete
the following four actions before
it can be relicensed to operate Pilgrim for another 20 years. 1)
The company must show that a third-party will assume responsi-
bility for a clean up after a severe nuclear reactor accident. 2) It
Blairhaven information meeting
The Blairhaven Committee invites the residents of Dux-
bury to attend its meeting on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m.
in the Ellison Room of the Duxbury Senior Center to discuss
the proposed purchase of the Blairhaven Retreat Center (Ar-
ticle 24 of the Annual Town Meeting) and the possible futures
uses that may be made to this property if it is acquired by the
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must make sure that all control rods have been will be indefinitely postponed because a trans-
inspected for cracking or other deterioration. 3) fer of $300,000 from free cash to the Stabili-
Entergy must also replace all submerged elec- zation is requested in special Town Meeting
tric cables and connectors that are not designed Article 7.
for wet environments and (4) it must develop a
more comprehensive inspection system for its ARTICLE 49
buried pipes, tanks and monitoring wells. The
chemical tritium has been detected in the three FREE CASH
monitoring wells near Pilgrim. Tritium is a ra-
Article 50 is a routine article that seeks to
dioactive isotope of hydrogen and is a byprod- use certified free cash to reduce the tax amount.
uct in nuclear reactors producing electricity.
The free cash account balance stands at $3.6
Tritium is dangerous if inhaled or ingested in million and the town is expecting to use $2.19
drinking water and exposure to tritium can in-
million to fund various article at town meeting.
crease the risk of developing cancer. Supported Since the town is no longer using its free cash
by Board of Selectmen and Finance Commit-
to balance the operating budget, but uses it to
tee. pay for one-time expenses such as capital items,
this article will be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 48
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New moderator ready for
his first Town Meeting
continued from page one
But don’t let Weiler’s
pleasant-sounding moniker
fool you –– he’s a savvy vet-
eran of Duxbury politics, hav-
ing served on boards including
the Board of Selectmen and
Finance Committee, and he’s
well prepared to shepherd vot-
ers through the 49 articles on
the warrant.
“I feel it’s important to be
prepared,” Weiler said.
He’s been going over the
warrant articles and motions,
and has read “Town Meeting
Time” –– sort of a town mod-
erator’s Bible. He’s also par-
ticipated in Mass. Moderators
Association meetings.
“I think I know what au-
New Moderator Friend Weiler,
pictured here at last year’s
Clipper candidates’ forum, feels
he is prepared to tackle his first
Town Meeting.
may spark some debate. One
thing that probably won’t get a
lot of discussion is the budget.
“There’s so little room in
that, and it’s been so well vet-
ted,” he said.
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process.”
Weiler said he’ll stick to
past rules limiting speakers to
five minutes, although he’ll al-
low presenters a little leeway.
It’s also part of the moderator’s
job, he said, to keep things
moving along when speakers
start saying the same things
over and over again.
“It’s going to be up to me
to say ... let’s move on with the
vote,” he said.
One thing that can be
tricky for moderators is when
voters propose amendments
to articles on the Town Meet-
ing floor. Weiler said he’ll Rattan Normandy
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try to examine whether the
amendment goes beyond the Garden Installation & Home Staging Services
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sponsibilities I have,” he said.
He said he’s used to ad-
dressing large crowds and
working with groups of people
at his job, so he’s not worried
about running the meeting.
“I’m going to try to keep it
moving. Keep it light,” he said.
“Civility is going to be some-
thing I’m going to stress.”
Weiler expects heated dis-
cussion revolving around the
three big projects –– the fire
station renovation, the new
police station and the schemat-
ic design for a new co-located
high school/middle school. He
also thinks some of the land
use issues and Community
Preservation Act purchases
Duxbury Legion
Auxiliary Girl’s State
The Legion Auxiliary
will hold the annual Girl’s
State program at Stone-
hill College in Easton from
June 12-17, 2011. Duxbury
girls who are juniors in high
school (not necessarily Dux-
bury High School) may ap-
ply. Juniors who are interest-
ed in government, politics,
current events, more under-
standing of American tradi-
tions, etc. are encouraged to
look into this program. The
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years under Allen Bornheim- amendment to an article that’s
er’s watch, there’s a lot to like more restrictive than what was
about the way Duxbury does
advertised wouldn’t be fair to
it.
voters, he said.
“The more I learn, the
For the most part, howev-
more I’m impressed with the
tradition in Duxbury,” he said. er, Weiler just wants Duxbury
voters to come and participate
He said that if he does his
job correctly, voters won’t in what is one of the purest
forms of democracy –– Town
know he’s there at all. He talk-
ed about being “invisible.” Meeting.
“I don’t want to be the fo- “I hope we get a good
cus of the meeting. I just want turnout,” he said. “Come, pay
to be the boatman,” he said. attention, get involved and fill
“My job is just to manage the out the talent bank form.”
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