TOWN OF EAST LONGMEADOW
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
FEBRUARY 4, 2002
In accordance with the warrant of the Selectmen, the Special Town Meeting was held in the Auditorium of the East Longmeadow High School on Monday evening, February 4, 2002. Town Moderator, Richard Brown, called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. there being 754 registered voters present. Mr. Brown offered the opening prayer and led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Construction/Reconstruction of the Library
Voted that the town raise $700,000.00 by borrowing under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 7, for the purpose of funding the additional cost for the construction, reconstruction of the Library and the costs of moving, furnishing and equipping the new Library.
Standing Vote: Yes 498, No 239
Passed by 2/3 Majority
ARTICLE 2
Transfer
of funds – Celebrations (Veterans’ Day/Veterans’ Graves) Account
Voted that the Town appropriate the sum of
$783.00 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to pay bills incurred by the Veterans Department for the
maintenance of graves in Fiscal Year 2001 as follows:
Green Lawn Cemetery Association $396.00
Billings Hill Cemetery Association $159.00
Baptist Village Cemetery Association $228.00
Passed Unanimously
MOTION TO ADJOURN
The Special Town Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 P.M., the business of the Warrant having been completed.
Special Town
Meeting TOWN OF
EAST LONGMEADOW February
4, 2002
CERTIFICATE OF QUORUM
This is to certify that a quorum of more than 100 voters were present at the Special Town Meeting held on February 4, 2002.
Voter attendance was recorded as follows:
Precinct 1 202
Precinct 2 125
Precinct 3 211
Precinct 4 216
754
APPROPRIATIONS VOTED
Article 1 Description Amount
1 Construction/Reconstruction
of the Library $700,000.00
2 Celebration (Veterans’ Day/Veterans’
Graves) transfer from Undesignated
Fund Balance 783.00 ___________
Total Special Town Meeting Articles $700,783.00
A True Record of this Meeting: Attest:
J. Donald Plourde
Town Clerk