ARTICLE 1: To choose a Moderator for a term of one year, one member of the Board of Selectmen for a term of three years, one Town Clerk for a term of one year, one member of the Board of Assessors for a term of three years, one Constable for a term of one year, one Public Library Trustee for a term of three years, two members of the School Committee for a term of three years, one member of the Planning Board for a term of five years, one member of the Planning Board for an unexpired term of four years and one member of the Housing Authority for a term of five years and to answer the questions:

"Shall the Town of Nahant vote to amend the Town Charter, Article 3, Section 3-6, by changing the size of the School Committee from seven elected members to five elected members".
YES
NO

ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with approval of the Selectmen, to borrow from time to time in anticipation of revenue in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4 and to issue a note or notes therefore, payable within one year, in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17, and to authorize the Treasurer Collector to enter into a compensating balance agreement or agreements with banking institutions with the approval of the Selectmen, for FY 2004, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 53F of the General Laws.

ARTICLE 3: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or appropriate from available funds in the Treasury and/or transfer a sum of money to the Stabilization Fund, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 4: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or appropriate from available funds in the Treasury and/or transfer $3,734.53 from General Government, $4,935.53 from Police Department, $3,371.32 from Fire Department, $372.28 from Other Public safety, $17,903.91 from School Department, $1,552.58 from Department of Public Works, $1,117.05 from Cultural and Recreation and $10,000 from Transportation, and to place such funds into the Reserve Fund, and $3,785.00 from Free Cash, and to place such funds into the FY 2002 Overlay Account, or to take other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or appropriate from available funds in the Treasury, or raise by borrowing, a sum of money for repairs and reconstruction of public roads and sidewalks, or take any other action relative thereto, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(5).

ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or appropriate from available funds in the Treasury, and/or transfer from available funds, a sum of money for the FY2003 snow and ice account or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise by borrowing, a sum not to exceed $134,000 (One Hundred and Thirty Four Thousand Dollars) from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), to repair and/or replace water distribution lines and appurtenant structures, and in connection therewith, to enter into a loan agreement and/or security agreement with the MWRA relative to such loan, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or appropriate from available funds or by borrowing, a sum not to exceed $125,000 for the purchase of an Ambulance, or to take other actions relative thereto.

ARTICLE 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or appropriate from available funds or by borrowing, a sum not to exceed $27,000 for the purchase of a Police Cruiser, or to take other actions relative thereto.

ARTICLE 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or appropriate from available funds or by borrowing, a reimbursable sum not to exceed $100,000 for the purpose of restoring the Nahant Life Saving Station, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 11: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money to fund professional services to map, preserve and protect public rights of ways, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 12: To see if the Town will vote to authorize that the dollar fee for residential parking stickers be appropriated 25% to Sailing Committee and 75% Recreation Committee, or to take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 13: To see if the Town will vote to continue to allow the Town to have a special revolving account utilizing revenues from burial opening fees, cremation fees and grave-stone-setting fees, and to authorize said funds to be expended in fiscal year 2004 by the Public Works Department for maintenance, operation and capital improvements of the Greenlawn Cemetery, pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 44, section 53E1/2. The total expenditure is not to exceed $12,000, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 14: To see if the Town will vote to accept MGL Chapter 44, Section 53D, thereby establishing parks and recreation revolving accounts for; General Recreation, Gymnastics, Sailing, Tennis, Fourth of July, Tot Lots, and Playground Equipment, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 15: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XIII, Section 5, Subsection B of the by-laws for the fiscal year beginning July1, 2003, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 16: To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town, as provided by Chapter 41, Section 108, as amended and raise the money therefore, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 17: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and or appropriate from available funds in the Treasury such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 18: To see if the Town will vote to raise by borrowing, subject to a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion override referendum, and to appropriate a sum of money relative to the repair and renovation of the Johnson School, and to authorize the School Committee to apply for reimbursement from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as may be applicable under the School Building Assistance Program or take any other action with respect thereto.

ARTICLE 19: To see if the Town will vote to abandon, transfer or sell to James Connolly a parcel of town owned land abutting his property at 2 Wendell Road Extension located on Assessor Map 23, Lot 29 containing 0.147 acre or take any other action with respect thereto.

ARTICLE 20: To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5, Table of Dimensional Requirements of the Town of Nahant's Zoning By-Laws by inserting an additional line for R1 District lots created after 12/24/2002. (See attached By-Law submitted by Planning Board). Petitioned by Planning Board

ARTICLE 21: To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5, Table of Dimensional Requirements of the Town of Nahant's Zoning By-Laws by inserting an additional line for R2 District lots created after 12/24/2002. (See attached By-Law submitted by Planning Board). Petitioned by Planning Board.

ARTICLE 22: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Nahant Zoning By-Laws, Section 7 Nonconforming Uses; by adding Section E in Section 7.03 Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots as follows: "Notwithstanding any other requirements of Section 7.03, no structure, constituting the principle use, located on a non-conforming lot, whether such structure is conforming or non-conforming, may be removed and reconstructed, or removed and replaced elsewhere on such lot, without a special permit". Or take any other action relative thereto. Petitioned by Planning Board.

ARTICLE 23: To see if the Town will vote to accept the following provisions of the property tax exemption, MGL Chapter 59, Section 5 Clause 41C to take effect for fiscal year 2004, to adjust (1) the age, income and asset requirements seniors must meet to qualify for the exemption and (2) the amount of the exemption granted to an eligible senior. (Petitioned by the Board of Assessors)

ARTICLE 24: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Nahant Board of Selectmen to enter into a long-term lease of the Nahant Life Saving Station with a non-profit entity, such lease not to exceed a term of twenty five (25) years, with a maximum of two renewal options, not to exceed ten (10) years each, these two options to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Town, as exercised at its Annual Town Meeting, subject to such entity's agreement to complete the restoration of the Nahant Life Saving Station, and to use the Nahant Life Saving Station only for educational and recreational purposes serving the needs of all Nahant residents, as delineated by the Nahant Life Saving Station Management Advisory Committee and approved by the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 25: To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the existing Coast Guard Study Committee and to establish a new committee to be known as the Nahant Life Saving Station Management Advisory Committee and shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Town Administrator and approved by the Board of Selectmen, said committee to establish policies and procedures governing the operation and management of the Nahant Life Saving Station, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 26: To see if the Town will vote to have the Town Administrator appoint a Wind Power Study Committee to evaluate the feasibility of a wind power project in Nahant. The Committee shall consist of not more than seven citizens, one member representing the Advisory and Finance Committee, one member of the Open Space Committee, one member representing the Planning Board and four at-large members. The Committee may apply for study grants to assist in the study and would make reports to the Town on a periodic basis and present recommendations for April 2004 Annual Meeting, as petitioned by Dorothy Allen, 12 Fenno Way, and twenty six other residents.

ARTICLE 27: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and or appropriate from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $1,500.00, under provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 40, Section 9 and any acts and amendments therof, for the purpose of leasing for Veterans, the headquarters of the Mortimer G. Robbins Post 215, Inc, the American Legion, as petitioned by Commander Joseph Fiore and nineteen other residents.

ARTICLE 28: To see if the Town will vote to hear a report from the Cemetery Advisory Committee, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 29: To see if the Town will vote to accept this year's Perambulation along with previous year's as proof of on-going Town commitment to preserve the Town's right of access and public ways.

ARTICLE 30: To see if the Town will vote to accept gift(s) of money for the Nahant Life Saving Station, Greenlawn Cemetery, Fourth of July Committee and Fireworks, Recreation Commission, Johnson School After School Program, 150th Anniversary Committee, Beautification Program, Charles Kelley Scholarship Program, Veterans Memorial Committee, or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 31: To see if the Town will vote to continue the standing committees to June 30, 2003; Golf Course Management Committee, Cable TV Advisory Committee, Veterans Memorial Committee, Sailing Committee, Johnson School Renovation Committee or take any other action relative thereto.

You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies of the same in at least four public places in the Town, not less than fourteen (14) days before the day upon which the meeting is held

WHEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of the Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as foresaid.

Given under our hands this ______ day of April in the year of our lord Two Thousand and Three.

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

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Robert A. Frary

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Michel P. Manning

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Richard J. Lombard

A true copy attest:

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Paul S. English, Sr. Constable

Pursuant to the foregoing notice, the subscriber, the Constable of Nahant, has notified the inhabitants of said Town by posting attested copies of this notice in the Nahant Town Hall, Fire Station, Police Station and Public Library.

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Paul S. English, Sr. Constable

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