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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-03-07 The Annual,To~n Meeting Auditorium on Tuesday,.March 7,L1967, at~8:00 P.M. ,/:'The~ meet.tn9 was called to '0~der by lVloderator,':Mr;'~'~Arthur' Desrocher,~hich was followed~by the Benediction given by,Rev. Bradford Johnson~ . ' ., ~ ' ..:, ~' ~'.,~,Committees, Non-voters and high school students were accepted at this~,time;'..-Town Clerk Charles C. Coffin read the report of the election t© the'audience. .. .' , ~: 'Mr. Desrocher add ~' .... tossed the audience and g'~ve instructions- as to the procedure'of~the meeting. The following articles were pulled out for discussion: ' ~ -~. a. 'Avticles'~8 &~62 'My. Blai~. b.' Articles60 Mr. Tyrev1 c. Article ~9 Dr. Schnelle :., The reports of the'Finance Co~tttee~ Planning Board and Zoning Committees were presented. : -~ .., : 0n discuS~ion'~f A~ticle 2~.~"Mr.' A. Craig made: a mot't~n- to accept 'the.~ecommendatton of the Finance Co~tttee on Article 2~. My. Andrew Lowell seconded this motion.~ Mr. C~at9-also addressed the'audtence'on the,need for a zoning by. law. ";'Mr-' Chvist~n'~pvoposed,.an amendmen~ to Apticle~2~_to be as. follows: "To':lay..~his.article.on the Table indefinitely instruct'our vep~esentative~to~the ~ene~al'Couvt to have zoning by-laws placed on the ballot of the 1969~election." i~This was seconded by M~. Arth6c Qutnn.,, ,Mv.'Descochec 'tnfovmed'~the audience that once an a~ticle, ts laid on the.table,~'it ts killed forever. ~ :' ' - ~ ,'_ ~c. :~'o~0vge:~ 31~s'' Commented :that"he: thought 'th'i'S'~'~V~as' .,fast actton":~and~that ~e have been waiting for 'some type of ' zoning for over-thirty years.now." .. .~ : -." ~.. ~ '::' - '~-' - '~ ~:Mc. John Mei lbeye peoposed a subsequent_amendment to be,as ~ollows: ~' ,Postpone 'this article 'and~ ~equest a: special' act by ~ ~he Legislature to~alloW zoning by-la~s pertaining to:Nantucket~ to'be put on the'ballot-or vefecendem at the next' annual~to~n' .~ election." This~amendment was seconded by Mr Arthur Qutnn. - ~At this'tiC-My. Chcistman addressed the Chair anti'requested that~he be allowed:to accept Mv.'Meilbeye~s s~sequent a~ndment. and 'change his if.M~. Met lbeye:would agree to a '1969 ballot ~. election instead~of a~19~ ballot election., - .-'.: " 'Mr:~'KU'rt FVe'n~i~:re~UeSted a~change to be as follows: "Change R-1 from ~0;000 square feet to 20,000 Feet;" , ' -' '~After a lengthy discussion of this~acticle/"a Qote ~as taken on My. Met!beye~s amendment. '-Results as follows: 585 voted' ~ '" ~' 293 Majority needed ,. 279 ~ Yes votes 303 No votes '~,, ,:~, A vote .also was ~taken by, written ballot~for Mr; Chrtstman, s amendment. ~Resul%s as follows:." :. -'" , -. ', .,'":'2~ '. :" Yes votes .... " ' , ',- -:~ 321: '-': .',~No.votes :' "~. ''- :-~ Th S'amendment, not carried '' :-, " ' At this .time'.three ne~ ballot clerks ~ere appointed by .t~e 'Moderator. They 'are as follows: ' .- ~: Mr. 'A.,H01dgate ' -' Mr. D.'. Boyd Mr. A. Silva'. :. ~-Mr.'~.'Kill~n: "I hereby request an amendment 0n' sectton.i~, :fha~Ythis~not be.zoned W;", but R-2 instead unless ~ .someone.from the floor requests this be further zoned~%o R-B~~ ~ .(Regarding Cltffstde Beach Club Area) Mr. Straztnskt seconded' ~ this mot ion. ~ ' ' '., ~ Mr. Albert L. "silva,,,,,Jrt, 'Offered an amendment to be:aS ~ follows: ''I'propose that the area known as Cliffs;de Beach' Club ~and 'described as follows: : Land and buildings bordered 0n ,, the north by the waters of Nantucket Sound, on the 'east'by 'land now or formerly of. Harmon, on the south'by,land of Dyer and'Papks~ on the west by land:now or formerly of Ke~edy be changed from-,-' R-a ,to w." This motion was seconded by Mr. E. Bartlett. Results-- yes; - , "- '- -' .," Mrs. "coffin Proposed an amendment to change the section as.- 'zone B %o R-3 on Fairgrounds Road. Seconded by Mr. Oray. Results~- -" NO. - . '. '- " b' :. "-..".'. '", M~. Coif in'proposed an amendaent that' the area in ~Sconset., zoned as B be changed to R-B, from the west side of the ~Sconset ~ate~'Co~pany and to:the .tSconset Dump Road'a~ea to R-I~ This :,' ,.. ~r-.- Eldredge proposed an amendment'that ~the'west side"'of . Sankaty Avenue which is now. R;2 he'-changed'to R-B. "This motion seconded by Mr. Clark;r -'"' Results--Yes. ' .... . '-'.- ~ . :"'.l] gr.. Christman offered'an ~endment''that from'Co~erctal - . ., Wharf,.to F~ancts Street ' be 'changed to ~;'..[.This mot ion' was secL onded~by. Mr;' ~ray.':.However,_this amendment was withdrawn and . a new one.added; ' ,The R-3 area,, only.the_bull dings on washington Street 'from Commercial Wharf to Francis Street be changed to ~ ~ --. a W area. 'Results--No. - ' , .... " -";.".'i~Mr. FrenzelI'--:"West Ches'~er St.L,R;3--on the way'to my -', prope~en' ~% becomes R-I.:'~*~I request that this R-3 be ~ extended to include my property Change tt from R-1 to R-3. -" This motion ~as seconded by M~. Fee. Results--Yes.' -.'. continued'to West onto'Crooked'Lane.along the Madaket Road~ ' - extended West to,Crooked Lane 'and then, South'to Hu~ock Pond. Road ~d New Mtlk'St.-intersection. , This motion seconded by ' -". At"thi's t'ime;'~a motion was ~de bY. Mr. Parker ~ray to adjourn the meeting and continue.it tomorrow evening; -This motion was not cafried~ and therefore, the ~eting was continued. ..~'.*:1:' On"'dtsou'sston 'of. Article158,~ ' Mr ' Blair.stated' that he .would ltke"}to verbally amend;thts.'art~cle. Th~s motton was seconded by "- '"' Co~tttees. Th:s'motton was seconded and a yes.vote:was.takan..- '".:--~On discussion of A?ttcle :60,~M?.' Tyrer p?oposed an~endm~nt. . . ~.: However," Mr.' :A: : Lowel l : ~ended ~r. :Tyrer's:amendment.to- . . _ as follows: ' "That:"$2,000.00 be appropriated for a:study of'this "' - ..... : ~'~: pyoJect'by a,Co~ittee'to-be.appointed'by'the Board'of Selectmen. This motion was:seconded by Mr. Roche. Results--Yes. : -, , .... A m~:i0n'~as~:'made to adjoUCn the meet:n~"a'id-s'e~O'~ded. - Acceptance of all other articles was accepted by a unamtmous " VO %e. - .. Meeting adjourned at i240~ a.m. ,' : -: -, - ..... : Respectfullx submitted,'-~.::"',,"~-,' . :,. ' 7 March 1967 The organizational'meeting ~f the newly eleCted'Board of ... Selectmen was'held ~t the' o~.fice of. the Town Clerk ' at 9AM_this date, present, were. Allen B.' Norcross, Rrnest 'R. Whelden, Kenneth W. Hold~ate~ ~Andrew R.--Lowell and James K. G.l~dden, and ~own clerk Charles Clark Cofffn. Town Cle~k'Coffi~ administered the.'0at'h~/~f~°fff~ ~0 M~sS'ers Norcross, Whelden, Holdgate, Lowell and Glidden as Selectmen of the'Town-of Nantucket for the year 1967. On motion duly made' by ~r-nest 'E. ~elden and seconded Allen R. Norcross was elected Chairman and assumed the chair. On motion ~du[y made a~d seconded James K.' Glidden, waselected Secy. ,. On motion 'duly made ~nd seconded Roy ~. Sanguinettie ~sq. was appointed Town Counsel for the ensuing year. It w~s Voted that ~ the "regu lar weekly:meeting off'he Board be held on ~ed. evenings at 7.30 PM'at the Selectmens rooms until ' fu~the~ notice. -. ' .... " tdjournei: ~ ~20' ~. .