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and the Brownfield Planned Unit Development do not have to qualify for inclusion
on the state Subsidized Housing Inventory administered by the Department
of Housing and Community Development if such inclusion is not
practicable.
F. Dependency Allowance for Children of Employees Injured in the Line
of Duty.
Article 47 submitted by the Retirement Board would permit the dependency
allowance payable to surviving children of retirees who have died as a result of
injuries sustained in the line of duty to be paid under the same provisions and
amount as the dependency allowance payable to children of retirees who are injured
in the line of duty but still surviving. There are currently two different sections
of the Massachusetts General Law pertaining to benefits paid to
dependents of retirees injured in the line of duty. MGL Chapter 32 §7 pertains
to surviving retirees who are injured in the line of duty and MGL Chapter 32
§9 which pertains to retirees who have died as a result of injuries suffered in the
line of duty. Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2006 allows the Town to adopt a provision
that would permit the dependent allowance paid to children of retirees
whether the retiree is alive or deceased under Chapter 32 §7.
G. Withdrawal From Norfolk County Mosquito Control
Article 48 is a citizen’s article requesting that the Town withdraw from the
Norfolk County Mosquito Control program. The Citizens claim that the
$67,000 fee paid by the Town is not justified and better alternatives exist to reduce
the threat of mosquitoes. For the reasons stated in the comment to Article
48, we recommended against this article.
H. Blue Hill Avenue Institutional/Business Overlay District
Article 49 is a citizen’s article submitted to the Planning Board in an attempt
to establish a business overlay zone for a parcel of land that is located in
a residential class C zoning district. If approved the Article would allow the
property on Blue Hill Avenue currently owned by a religious organization to be
included as an overlay business zone under standards established by the Planning
Board. This Article has proven to be quite controversial and the Planning
Board is still in the process of public hearings and has not yet reached a decision
as whether to support the Article. We have deferred consideration of the
article until the Planning Board completes its public hearing.
I. Consolidated Facilities Department
Article 50 would give the Town and the School Committee the Authority
to discuss the prospect of transferring the responsibility for maintenance of
School and Town owned properties to a single department know as the consol-
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