Harwich Town Meeting Results
First Night May 6, 2002

Article 1, Accepted and Adopted
Article 2, Finance Committee Reported
Article 3, Elected Officials Salaries approved unanimously
Article 4, Budget passed $36,910,102
Article 5, $156,410 from available funds approved for police superior officers contract
Article 6, $32,507 from available funds approved for highways and maintenance contract
Article 7, $13,221 from available funds approved for water department contract
Article 8, $51,346 from available funds approved for personnel by-law plan
Article 9, compensating balance agreement approved
Article 10, liability tidal/non-tidal rivers approved
Article 11, capital plan adopted  with amendment of '03 tanks and mains to $150,000
Article 12, $72,807 approved for human service agencies
Article 13, $8000 approved for project Contemporary Competitiveness
Article 14,$99,990 from available funds approved for new equipment
Article 15, $322,797.94 approved for road maintenance from stabilization fund
Article 16, update of valuations approved
Article 17, cemetery rules rejected
Article 18, administrative fees approved
Article 19, $22,630 for Chase and Harwich Port Libraries approved from available funds
Article 20, Road layouts accepted
Article 21, Parking by-law approved
Article 22,  Parking by-law amendment approved
Article 23, Allen's Harbor float  replacement; $8000 from available funds
Article 24, $170,000 for new well exploration approved contingent upon Prop 2 1/2 vote
Article 25, $6918.76 approved for repairs at South Harwich Meeting House
Article 26, Indefinitely Postponed
Article 27, Indefinitely Postponed

Second Night May 7, 2002

Article 28, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 29, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 30, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 31, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 32, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 33, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 34, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 35, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 36, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 37, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 38, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 39, Amendment to Zoning by-law approved

Article 40, Sign Regulation by-law rejected

Article 41, $15,000 for High School Facilities Study

Article 42, Police incentive plan rejected, Quinn Bill

Article 43, $68,000 from available funds approved for repairs at Police Station

Article 44, Medicare services for School Dept. approved

Article 45, Design for new water tower approved

Article 46, Promote town of Harwich $12,000, approved

Article 47, Defrey expenses of Harwich Athletic Association $3,000, approved

Article 48, Allow non-resident tax payers to vote, not approved

Article 49, Cap real estate taxes for age 75 $25,000 not-approved    

Article 50, Set limit on debt service to ten percent of annual opperating                            budget ...not approved

Article 51, Develop program for evaluating town services $10,000, not                              approved

Article 52, Grant easement at Sand Pond, approved

Article 53, Lease of old recreation and youth building, Sisson Road,                                approved

Article 54, Install septic system and services for public restroom in                                                                    Harwichport $95,000, approved

Article 55, Acquire land of copelas-Robbins pond, postponed

Article 56, Acquire land of Welky-North Pond, approved

Article 57, Acquire land of Hall- off depot street, postponed

Article 58, Acquire the land of Krumin-Walker's Pond, postponed

Article 59, Establish land bank, Appraisal/legal/surveying account, motion carried

Article 60, Establish land bank management account, postponed

Article 61, Fund study of bacterial contmination in Allen Harbor, approved

Article 62, Herring fisheries, approved

Article 63, unpaid bills, approved

Article 64, Stabilization fund, postponed

Article 65, Surplus revenue, approved

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