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Town of Reading KECEIVc0OWN CLERKMeeting Minutes ADiNG. M <br />2023 OCT 25 P <br />Board- Committee - Commission - Council: fi 3' 3� <br />Select Board <br />Date: 2023-10-10 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session <br />Purpose: General Business Version: Final <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Jackie McCarthy, Mark Dockser, Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley, Karen Herrick <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Town Manager Fidel Mail Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella, Dave Talbot, <br />Angela Binda, Chris Larsen <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />This meeting was held in person and remote via Zoom. <br />Chair McCarthy called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. <br />Public Comment <br />Dave Talbot noted McDonalds is currently before the planning boards for a remodel and he <br />doesn't think the design is right for Reading. He would like the Select Board to step in if they <br />can. <br />Angela Binda expressed her wishes for the board to vote for a 1.35 tax shift at their next <br />meeting. <br />Liaison Reports <br />Bacci noted SWEC couldn't meet last week due to quorum issues, but they have rescheduled <br />to next week. He also noted a new restaurant will be going into where the Common District <br />Meeting House was supposed to be. <br />Haley noted the new resident open house was a great success. The Charter Review <br />committee will meet next Monday. <br />Herrick noted she attended the RMLD meeting where they discussed green power. She <br />attended a MMA conference for women elected municipal officers. <br />Dockser noted Council on Aging met last week. He noted they made a video of the issues at <br />the Pleasant Street center. They have reported an odor from the heating system. They also <br />discussed programming for the younger senior citizens. <br />Page i 1 <br />