1998-01-27 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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.; Board of Selectmen Meeting January 27, 1998 The meeting was convened at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Camille Anthony, Vice Chairman Bruce MacDonald, Secretary Sally Hoyt, Selectman George Hines (Selectman Dan Ensminger joined the quorum at approximately 9:30 p.m.), Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and the following list of interested parties: William Brown, Chris Vaccaro, Joan Hoyt, Frank Romeo, Randy Collins, David O'Sullivan, Gladys Montgomery Jones. Reports and Comments Selectmen's Liaison Reports and Comments — George Hines noted that the Board of Selectmen attended the Mass. Municipal Association Annual Meeting over the weekend. He commented on the snow removal after the last storms, and suggested some changes in removal at the Depot. Sally Hoyt attended the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting. DEP had corresponded regarding the well contamination. DEP has given approval to start up Wells 13 and 15 (on 1/15/98 they were started). Staff is meeting with Cumberland Farms. The long-term cost to connect to the MWRA is expensive. Hoyt attended the meeting in Wilmington regarding West Street. She suggested the three communities get together with members of the Planning Board, - Town. Counsel, the Highway Department and legislative representatives. They discussed the Inwood Office Park, and the fact that this is now proposed to be 300 homes with the new developer. We must get the approvals in place for heavy vehicle exclusion on West Street prior to developing this site in Mrs. Hoyt's opinion. Bruce MacDonald suggested a letter to our State Senator and representatives regarding West Street, asking for their help, with a copy to Commissioner Kevin Sullivan. The Board agreed. He is getting a lot of questions regarding the Charter School, and he wrote a letter to the Commissioner recommending that the Charter School not be approved. He noted that the Town would start to lose money over time from State aid. At the MMA meeting, he got in contact with a State Agency who specializes in connecting buyers of commercial property with sites available. Camille Anthony noted that Senator O'Brien spoke with regard to Special Education and support for the current bill. She and Sally Hoyt met with Old Sanborn Lane neighbors two weeks ago. Bill Brown asked if we were doing the icing operations on Old Sanborn Lane, and the Town Manager noted that he would check. Public Comment — Bill Brown noted that he had written a letter to the Board of Selectmen regarding the Open Public Meetings Law, and that it did not get into their first packet and it should have.