T O W N R E P O R T 2007 L U N E N B U R G - Town of Lunenburg

ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to re-authorize the establishment of an Ambulance Billing revolving fund in accordance withMGL Chapter 44, §53E½. The purpose of this fund will be to cover the cost associated with compensating third party advanced lifesupport companies and third party billing companies that contract and supply services to the town. Five per cent (5%) of the totalrevenue generated by ambulance services rendered and 100% of the revenue generated by Advanced Life Support services renderedshall be deposited into said revolving fund. The proceeds of said Revolving Fund shall be expended by the Fire Department withoutfurther appropriation for the sole purpose of reimbursing the aforementioned companies for services rendered to the town; expendituresfrom the revolving fund may not exceed $50,000 during the fiscal year without the approval of the Board of Selectmen and FinanceCommittee or take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen. Board of Selectmen recommendsapproval. VOTED UNANIMOUS CONSENTARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to re-authorize a MGL Chapter 44, §53E½ Timber Rights revolving fund, such fund to becredited with the proceeds of sale by the Conservation Commission of the rights to harvest timber; funds in the account to be expendedfor the acquisition of land for conservation purposes and associated costs of such acquisitions, including but not limited to appraisals andpayment of accrued taxes; such funds may also be expended for improvements on land already under the custody and control of theConservation Commission; the Conservation Commission may expend such funds without further appropriation; expenditures from therevolving fund may not exceed $5,000 during the fiscal year without the approval of the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee; ortake any other action relative thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen. Board of Selectmen recommends approval. VOTEDUNANIMOUS CONSENTARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to re-authorize in accordance with MGL Chapter 44, §53E½, the Custodial Special DetailRevolving Fund, for the purpose of paying special detail salaries for outside functions. Charges and money received from outsideorganizations in connection with this program are to be deposited in said revolving fund and expended by the Lunenburg SchoolCommittee without further appropriation for the sole purpose of paying personnel for hours worked. Said revolving accountexpenditures shall not exceed $25,000 per year without the approval of the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee; or take anyother action relative thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen. Board of Selectmen recommends approval. VOTEDUNANIMOUS CONSENTARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to re-authorize in accordance with MGL Chapter 44, §53E½, the Greenthumb RevolvingFund, to support the Greenthumb Program at Lunenburg High School. Fees, charges, and money received from sales of items inconnection with this program are to be deposited in this Revolving Fund Account and expended for the operation of this program by theLunenburg School Committee without further appropriation; said revolving account expenditures shall not exceed $10,000 per yearwithout the approval of the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee; or take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by theBoard of Selectmen. Board of Selectmen recommends approval. VOTED UNANIMOUS CONSENTARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to re-authorize in accordance with MGL Chapter 44, §53E½, the Council onAging\Montachusett Area Regional Transit (MART) Elderly Transportation Revolving Fund; the operation of said account shall beconducted by the Council on Aging, and the Senior Center Director; funds in this account shall be spent on the dispatch, operation,maintenance and record keeping of the MART vehicles for the elderly transportation program; all receipts resulting from MARTreimbursements shall be credited to this account; said revolving account expenditures shall not exceed $26,000 per year without theprior approval of the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee; or take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by theBoard of Selectmen. Board of Selectmen recommends approval. VOTED UNANIMOUS CONSENTARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will re-authorize the establishment of a revolving fund in accordance with MGL Chapter 44, §53E½ toreceive funds from library fines and penalties, donations and bequests up to $12,000 said funds to be expended by the Trustees ofLunenburg Public Library for the purchase of library and information materials and document information and electronic data deliverycharges expenditures from the revolving fund may not exceed $12,000 during the fiscal year without the approval of the Board ofSelectmen and Finance Committee; or take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by petition. Board of Selectmenrecommends approval. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw Section 6.4. Driveways and Entrances by changing the words“Highway Superintendent” to “DPW Director” in Sections 6.4.2.1., 6.4.3.1.And by Changing Section 6.4.3.5. by deleting the words “Entrance width, measured from the edge of the road surface to a point fifteen(15) feet into the applicant’s property”.And substituting therefore “Driveway Access Road Width”.And by Changing the Residential Minimum width from 10 feet to 13 feet and the Retail Commercial, Commercial and Office Park andIndustrial Districts Minimum width from 12 feet to 14 feet for one way and from 12 feet to 14 feet each way for Two Way.And by adding a new Section 6.4.3.12. entitled Street Address Numbers to read as follows: