TOWN OF EAST LONGMEADOW

                                         SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

                                                     May 3, 2004

 

In accordance with the warrant of the Selectman, a Special Town Meeting was held in the Auditorium of the East Longmeadow High School on Monday evening, May 3, 2004.  New Town Moderator, Mr. James Sheils called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM there being 340 registered voters present.  Mr. Sheils offered the opening prayer and led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.  He then graciously thanked the various town officials who helped him prepare for his initial town meeting, especially Mr. Richard Brown, retired Town Moderator for the past 21 years.

 

Mr. Gary DeLisle, Chairman for the Board of Selectman, requested the Assembly to recognize those town employees who had anniversaries celebrated in 2004.  Gary also recognized the various department heads and their staffs for their hard work and dedication through the past year.

 

Mr. Carl Ohlin, Chairman of the East Longmeadow Independence Day Parade Committee, presented a plaque to Mr. James P. Connor in honor of Mr. Connor being named Honorary Grand Marshall of the 2004 East Longmeadow Independence Day Parade.  A very surprised Jim Connor was honored for his many past and present contributions to the Town of East Longmeadow. 

 

 

                                                            Article 1

 

Town to Provide $8,000 for Proposed Senior Center Test Study at Heritage Park

Voted that the town raise and appropriate, transfer or otherwise provide the sum of eight thousand dollars in the current fiscal year or subsequent year to pay for the cost of testing of the Heritage Park site under consideration for a new senior center.

 

Standing vote:      Yes 185, No 123

 

Passed Majority.        

 

                                                            Article 2    

 

Town to Borrow $1,400,000 to Reimburse General Fund for School Modulars

Voted to authorize the Board of Selectman to petition the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to enact a special act enabling the Town of East Longmeadow to borrow $1,400,000 to reimburse the general fund of the Town for an advance made from the general fund to purchase eight (8) modular classrooms.

           

            Passed Unanimously.

                                   

                                                           

 

 

            Motion to Adjourn

 

The Special Town Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m., the business of the Warrant having been completed.  The Annual Town Meeting immediately followed.

 

 

                                                Certificate of Quorum

 

This is to certify that more than 100 Registered Voters were present at the Special Town Meeting held on May 3, 2004.

 

 

Voter attendance was recorded as follows:

 

                                                Precinct 1        101     

 

                                                Precinct 2        91

 

                                                Precinct 3        73

 

                                                Precinct 4        75

           

                                                                        340

 

           

A True Record:  Attest:

 

 

 

Thomas P. Florence

Town Clerk