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Explanation: This article would change the Disabled discretion of the Commission. Additionally, the pro- Veteran Exemption's residency requirement from five posed wording clarifies the type of request required in years to one year, as many other communities have order to have permits extended. done. Currently,before receiving an exemption,a vet- eran must either have lived in Massachusetts for six The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by months before entering the service or lived in the a vote of 5-0. Commonwealth for five years before being eligible to receive an exemption. Every year, one or two veter- The Finance Committee recommends approval by ans are denied their exemption because of the current a vote of 6-0,1 absent. five-year requirement. Motion made by Selectman Andrew Gottlieb. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 23 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the The Finance Committee recommends approval by phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." a vote of 6-0,1 absent. Motion passes unanimously at 8:20 PM. Motion made by Selectman John Cahalane. Article 24 Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 22 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the To see if the Town will vote to amend the General phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." Bylaws as follows: Motion passes unanimously at 8:19 PM. Amend Section 172-12.B. by deleting the following wording from the second sentence: Article 23 "up to a maximum of two thousand five hundred dol- To see if the Town will vote to amend the General lars ($2,500)" Bylaws as follows: or take any other action relating thereto. Amend Section 172-7.C. by deleting the third sen- tence and replacing it with the following two sen- tences: Explanation: This current wording under 172-12.B. puts a cap on consulting services at $2,500, thus "Any order of conditions may filing extended an addi- restricting the scope of services that the Commission an E three(3)years through the filing of a request for may require from a consultant and/or engineer for the an Extension a r Order of Conditions (WPA Form 7), purpose of property assessing impacts to wetland provided that a request for renewal is received in writ- ing by the Commission prior to the original date of resource areas under a given permit request. expiration. Approval of permit extension requests The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by shall be at the discretion of the Commission" a vote of 5-0. or take any other action relating thereto. The Finance Committee recommends approval by Submitted by the Conservation Commission a vote of 6.0, 1 absent. Explanation: The current wording under 172-7.C. Motion made by Selectman Wayne Taylor. restricts an applicant to just one permit extension Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 24 request for up to one year or more at the Commission's discretion. The proposed wording d as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the allows for multiple permit extension requests at the phrase ted take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 8:21 PM. 64