b"C H A P T E R E I G H TStreet School. But even before that elaborate report began to unfold, Mrs. Ecker and Geiger found themselves staring at a curve ball: a warrant article submitted by FCWs opponent, lawyer Riley.Indefatigable as point man for his clients, he had decided to enter a regulationchanging the similar FCW article (on structure coverage) by a few percentage points. On a table greeting voters as they funneled into the gym, stacks of information sheets on various warrant items had been displayed. Among them: a spread sheet prepared by Town Planner Margaret Swanson comparing Bill Rileys article with FCWswithout identifying the advocate of the former.This discovery was a low blow to Debby EckerChatham lawyer Jack Farrell, and Geiger. In retrospect, she labeled it out one of three local specialists in rageous. Quickly, they wrote to Town ManagerZoning Bylaw matters.In the Hinchey to protest, and the advocacy piece wasspring of 01, he agreed to help just as quickly withdrawn. FCWs team take the Bylaw However, that first night of Town Meetingrevisions through Town had one big plus for the FCW people. The MainMeeting.Cape Cod ChronicleStreet School discussion loomed as something so potent and engrossing that its spot on the warrant was shifted forward, while the FCW articles were moved back apiece on the warrant. We all breathed a huge sigh of relief, recalls Mrs. Ecker. It was an angry crowd, all too ready to vote anything down. Result? The FCW items were bumped to the next night, and then, when that second session ran long, the ZB articles wound up on the docket for the third night. Again, a big sigh of relief among FCW partisans. As they looked around that third evening, most everyone there was familiarfriends.When his turn came, lawyer Farrell took to the lectern to present the four ZB articles parented by FCWOn the first, about Conservancy Buffer Zones, opponent Riley spoke at some length. The vote was taken, and the FCW article passed unanimously; Bill Riley chose to shelve his views on most other ZB matters. Meanwhile, as presenter for FCW, Jack Farrell was in top form. He was a local man, someone everybody knew and respected, says Debby Ecker.As he addressed the floor, in Geigers memory, he was very matter-of-fact. 'This article is what it is, and you make the decision. He didnt incite anyone. It was a job well-done.The second article, dealing with Criteria for Increases in Nonconformity, came up, and more than a two-thirds majority favored it. The third issue140"