1997-04-08 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Meeting April 8, 1997 The meeting was convened at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman George Hines, Vice Chairman Camille Anthony, Secretary Bruce MacDonald, Selectmen Dan Ensminger and Sally Hoyt, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and the following list of interested parties: Joan Vitale, Katie Vitale, Jane Fiore, Nancy Eaton, Kim Honetschlager, Betty Cronin, M.J. Andreola, Bill Brown, Virginia Adams, Gladys Jones, Beth Klepeis, Bob Brown. Approval of Minutes On motion by MacDonald seconded by Hoyt, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the meeting of March 20, 1997, as amended, by a vote of 4-0-1 with Hines abstaining. On motion by Hoyt seconded by Ensminger, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the meeting of March 26, 1997 by a vote of 4-0-1 with Anthony abstaining. Reports and Comments Selectmen's Liaison Reports and Comments - Dan Ensminger noted that he had reviewed material on Police Station site costing, and will review that with the Board later this evening. He also met with the Reading Business Park Task Force, Camille Anthony noted that Community Day is June 1, 1997. There will be two clean-ups - Imagination Station and the football field. They need people to help. There will also be a picnic, a band concert and square dancing. Sally Hoyt attended a meeting of the Board of Library Trustees. She also attended a session at the State House regarding County Government. She noted the sale of the County Hospital has been reversed. Bruce MacDonald also attended the meeting of the State Library Commissioners. He attended the Police Station Open House and noted that it was sparsely attended. He hopes that Town Meeting Members will pick up their Warrant quickly. Lt. Silva and Officer Peoples conducted the tour. He checked with Burlington - Town Manager David Owen, and Tewksbury - Town Manager David Cressman with regard to building construction costs and how close their architect was to the target. It was noted that the Preservation Partnership has been very close to the estimated cost on the Burlington station site. George Hines extended acknowledgment to the Public Works employees regarding their response to the April 1, 1997 blizzard. Public Comments - Bill Brown noted that he had discussed with Town Counsel the history of the Oakland Road site as to ownership. He also noted that 54 people previewed the Police Station, only 14 of them Town Meeting Members.