COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Town of Huntington
WARRANT
HAMPSHIRE COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS, ss:
TO EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF HUNTINGTON IN, SAID COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, GREETING:
IN
THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, you are hereby directed to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in elections and
in Town affairs, to meet at Stanton Hall in said Huntington on Wednesday; July
12, 2006 at 7:00 p.m., then and there to act on the following articles:
ARTICLE 1: To see if the Town
will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Stabilization Fund the sum of
$200,000.00 for the demolition, debris removal and site restoration of the
Murrayfield Elementary School, including repaving the library parking lot and
driveway; or take any other action
relative thereto.
ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town
will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Stabilization Fund the sum of
$25,000.00 for the restoration of the Stanton Hall steeple; or take any other
action relative thereto.
Explanation: The scope of work includes the repair of the
steeple base, spire, finial and weathervane; two coats of paint, a primer and
latex. The total cost is estimated at
$50,000.00 An existing account
(245534-000) of $27,386.23 reserved for Stanton Hall use will be applied.
ARTICLE 3: To see if the Town
will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Stabilization Fund to the
Building and Property Maintenance Account (015192-006) the sum of (To Be Determined) to
re-roof the Town Hall,
cupola and four (4) porticos; or take any other action relative thereto.
Explanation: The current roof is 27 years old and
in need of replacement.
ARTICLE 4: To see if the Town
will raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated funds in the
Treasury the sum of $3,161.00 for Firefighter Training Wages (015220-003); or
take any other action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will vote to
appropriate and transfer from available funds the sum of $41,900.00 for the
following Operational Accounts; or take any other action relative thereto:
015138-002 Treasurer’s Expenses $ 500.00
015138-004 Treasurer Tax Title Expenses $ 7,000.00
015139-002 Town Collector’s Expenses $ 500.00
015139-003 Town Collector Tax Taking Exps. $
700.00
015151-000 Legal Expenses $10,000.00
015192-002 Town Hall Utilities/Phone $ 3,000.00
015192-004 Stanton Hall Utilities $ 1,000.00
015196-000 Town Reports $ 1,000.00
015220-008 Fire Truck Maintenance $ 1,700.00
015422-003 Highway Utilities $
5,000.00
015422-004 Highway Building/Equip. Maint. $
1,000.00
015422-006 Highway Gas & Diesel $
6,000.00
015610-002 Library Maint/Rep/Supplies $ 4,000.00
015610-007 Library Software Tech. Support $ 500.00
ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to
appropriate and transfer from Water/Sewer Reserves the sum of $5,000.00 for the
following Salary Accounts; or take any other action relative thereto:
015440-001 Sewer Wages $ 4,000.00
015450-001 Water Wages $ 1,000.00
ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town
will vote to appropriate and transfer from Water/Sewer Reserves the sum of
$24,000.00 for the following Operational Accounts; or take any other action relative
thereto:
015440-009 Sewer Building/Equipment Maint. $
8,000.00
015440-016 Sewer Improvements $
9,000.00
015450-006 Water Utilities $ 3,500.00
015450-008 Water Analysis Tests $
500.00
015450-015 Water Materials/Equipment $ 3,000.00
ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town
will vote to establish an Agricultural Commission to represent the Huntington
farming and agricultural community, as well as other farming and forestry
activities; or take any other action relative thereto.
“ The purpose of the
Agricultural Commission will be to support commercial agriculture and other
farming activities in the Town of Huntington.
The Commission’s duties shall include but will not be limited to the
following: serve as facilitators for
encouraging the pursuits of agriculture in Huntington; promote
agricultural-based economic opportunities in Town; act as mediators, advocates,
educators, and/or negotiators on farming issues; work for the preservation of
agricultural lands; advise the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Zoning Board
of Appeals, Conservation Commission, Board of Health, Historical Commission,
Board of Assessors, and the Open Space Committee, or any other appropriate Town
Boards, on issues involving agriculture; and shall pursue all initiatives
appropriate to creating a sustainable agricultural community.
The Commission shall
consist of five members appointed by the Board of Selectmen, of which the
majority of the membership shall be substantially engaged in the pursuit of
agriculture. All members of the
Commission must either be residents of the Town, or owners and farmers of
agricultural property within the Town.
There may be one or two
alternates appointed to the Commission by the Selectmen and will fill any
vacancies at a meeting of the Commission.
In making its
appointments, the Board of Selectmen is asked specifically to consider the
intent of the Commission to represent the agricultural interests of the Town.
The terms will be as
follows: Two members for a term of
three years; two members for a term of two years and three thereafter; and one
member for a term of one year and three years thereafter.
The Board of Selectmen
shall fill a vacancy based on the unexpired term of the vacancy in order to
maintain the cycle of appointments, based upon the recommendations of the
Commission.”
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at the Post Office, Moltenbrey’s Market, Knightville Package Store, Norwich Fire Station and Town Hall, in said Town, fourteen (14) days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
HEREOF, fail not, and make due return of this
Warrant, with your doing thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of
meeting aforesaid.
Given unto our hands this 23rd day of June, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand Six.
Huntington Selectboard: Posted as within directed:
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Albert LaFrance, Chair Earl G. Heath, Jr.
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Robert Heath, Member Date
Aimee Burnham, Member