Legal Notice
TOWN OF MANSFIELD
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING -- OCTOBER 26, 2009
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM – NOVEMBER 3, 2009
A special town meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Mansfield, Connecticut, will be held in the Council Chambers of the Audrey P. Beck Building, 4 South Eagleville Road in Storrs, Connecticut, on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. for the following purposes:
1. To consider a resolution adopted by the Town Council at meeting held August 24, 2009,
(a) to appropriate $105,250 for costs related to the construction of the Hunting Lodge Road Bikeway/Walkway, contemplated to be completed substantially in accordance with the plans entitled “Hunting Lodge Road Pedestrian/Bikeway” prepared by the Town of Mansfield Department of Public Works dated revised October, 2008. The appropriation may be spent for construction and inspection of construction costs, materials, construction management costs, permits, legal fees, net temporary interest and other financing costs, and other expenses related to the project. The Town Council shall be authorized to determine the scope and particulars of the project and may reduce or modify the scope of the project; and the entire appropriation may be spent on the project as so reduced or modified;
(b) to authorize the issue of bonds or notes of the Town in an amount not to exceed $105,250 to finance the appropriation; to authorize the issue of temporary notes of the Town in amount not to exceed $105,250 in anticipation of such bonds or notes; and to authorize the Town Manager, the Director of Finance and the Treasurer of the Town, or any two of them, to determine the amounts, dates, interest rates, maturities, redemption provisions, form and other details of the bonds or notes; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate to issue the bonds or notes;
(c) to take such action to allow temporary advances of available funds which the Town reasonably expects will be reimbursed from the proceeds of borrowings; and to authorize the Town Manager, the Director of Finance and the Treasurer of the Town, or any two of them, to bind the Town pursuant to such representations and covenants as they deem necessary or advisable in order to maintain the continued exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the bonds or notes authorized by the resolution if issued on a tax-exempt basis, including covenants to pay rebates of investment earnings to the United States in future years;
(d) to authorize the Town Manager, the Director of Finance and the Treasurer of the Town, or any two of them, to make representations and enter into written agreements for the benefit of holders of the bonds or notes to provide secondary market disclosure information, which agreements may include such terms as they deem advisable or appropriate in order to comply with applicable laws or rules pertaining to the sale or purchase of such bonds or notes; and
(e) to authorize the Town Manager, the Director of Finance, the Treasurer and other proper officers and officials of the Town to take all other action which is necessary or desirable to complete the project and to issue bonds or notes to finance the aforesaid appropriation.
A copy of the full text of the resolution is on file in the office of the Town Clerk and available for public inspection.
2. To consider a resolution adopted by the Town Council at meeting held August 24, 2009,
(a) to appropriate $263,130 for costs related to the construction of a salt storage shed to be located at the Mansfield Public Works Department complex, 230 Clover Mill Road in Mansfield, contemplated include a salt storage area capable of storing approximately 2,000 tons of deicing materials and sand/aggregate mixtures. The appropriation may be spent for design, construction of concrete floors, walls, electrical, lighting, doors and other appurtenances as well as site work consisting of demolition, excavation, grading, forming, paving, drainage, retaining walls, knee walls, foundations, footings and sealing as well as inspection of construction costs, materials testing, construction management costs, permits, legal fees, net temporary interest and other financing costs, and other expenses related to the project. The Town Council shall be authorized to determine the scope and particulars of the project and may reduce or modify the scope of the project; and the entire appropriation may be spent on the project as so reduced or modified;
(b) to authorize the issue of bonds or notes of the Town in an amount not to exceed $263,130 to finance the appropriation; to authorize the issue of temporary notes of the Town in amount not to exceed $263,130 in anticipation of such bonds or notes; and to authorize the Town Manager, the Director of Finance and the Treasurer of the Town, or any two of them, to determine the amounts, dates, interest rates, maturities, redemption provisions, form and other details of the bonds or notes; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate to issue the bonds or notes;
(c) to take such action to allow temporary advances of available funds which the Town reasonably expects will be reimbursed from the proceeds of borrowings; and to authorize the Town Manager, the Director of Finance and the Treasurer of the Town, or any two of them, to bind the Town pursuant to such representations and covenants as they deem necessary or advisable in order to maintain the continued exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the bonds or notes authorized by the resolution if issued on a tax-exempt basis, including covenants to pay rebates of investment earnings to the United States in future years;
(d) to authorize the Town Manager, the Director of Finance and the Treasurer of the Town, or any two of them, to make representations and enter into written agreements for the benefit of holders of the bonds or notes to provide secondary market disclosure information, which agreements may include such terms as they deem advisable or appropriate in order to comply with applicable laws or rules pertaining to the sale or purchase of such bonds or notes; and
(e) to authorize the Town Manager, the Director of Finance, the Treasurer and other proper officers and officials of the Town to take all other action which is necessary or desirable to complete the project and to issue bonds or notes to finance the aforesaid appropriation.
A copy of the full text of the resolution is on file in the office of the Town Clerk and available for public inspection.
3. Pursuant to Section 7-7 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1958, as amended, and Sections 406 and 407 of the Town Charter, to adjourn said town meeting at its conclusion and to submit the resolution to be presented under items 1 and 2 of this Notice to vote upon voting machines, which vote shall be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. in conjunction with the election to be held on that date. Electors will vote at their respective polling places, as follows:
District 1 – Mansfield Community Center, 10 South Eagleville Road
District 2 – Mansfield Fire Department Station 107 @ Eagleville, 889 Stafford Road
District 3 – Buchanan Auditorium at the Buchanan Center, Mansfield Library, 54 Warrenville Road
Persons qualified to vote in town meetings who are not electors will vote at the following polling place: Registrar of Voters Office, Audrey P. Beck Building, 4 South Eagleville Road in Mansfield, Connecticut.
The aforesaid resolutions will be placed on the voting machines under the following headings, respectively
“SHALL THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD APPROPRIATE $105,250 FOR COSTS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HUNTING LODGE ROAD BIKEWAY/WALKWAY, AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO DEFRAY SAID APPROPRIATION?”
“SHALL THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD APPROPRIATE $263,130 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SALT STORAGE SHED TO BE LOCATED AT THE MANSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT COMPLEX AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO DEFRAY SAID APPROPRIATION?”
Voters approving a resolution will vote “Yes” and those opposing the resolution will vote “No.” Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk’s office. Absentee ballots will be counted at the following central location: Audrey P. Beck Building, 4 South Eagleville Road in Mansfield, Connecticut.
Dated at Mansfield, Connecticut, this 14th day of October 2009.
Elizabeth C. Paterson, Mayor
Mary L. Stanton, Town Clerk