1995-04-04 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Meeting April 4, 1995 The meeting convened at 7:34 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Dan Ensminger, Vice Chairman Sally Hoyt, Selectmen George Hines and Bruce MacDonald, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and the following list of interested parties: Ellen Mounteer, Gerry MacDonald, Nathan White, Paul Feely, Lorraine Horn, Laura Wilson, Robert Spadafora, Tim Twomey, Susan Cavicchi, Tom Stohlman, Dennis Richards, Virginia Schamp, Tom Schamp, Carol Grimm. Camille Anthony joined the meeting at 10:45 p.m. Approval of Minutes On motion by Hoyt seconded by Hines the Board voted to approve the minutes of the Board of Selectmen meeting of March 20, 1995, as amended by a vote of 3-0-1 with MacDonald abstaining. On motion by Hines seconded by Hoyt the Board voted to approve the minutes of the Board of Selectmen's meeting of March 22, 1995, as amended by a vote of 4-0-0. Liaison Reports/Selectmen's Comments George Hines noted that he had attended the joint RMLD and FinCom meeting and one of the concerns expressed was that there be more extensive marketing. He also attended the Spelling Bee and the Selectmen team won the Spelling Bee. Sally Hoyt noted that she attended the public hearing on several Middlesex County sponsored bills at the State House. She noted that she has attended 25 meetings on behalf of the Middlesex County Advisory Board. She met with Ruth Clay regarding several bilis affecting health issues, and testified on her own behalf at a legislative hearing. The Legislator has granted authority to the Board of Health and only legislation could act to make changes. The concern was the Board of Health decisions should remain with the local government (there were issues as to whether or not the Board of Selectmen should have final authority on issues like smoking). She attended an MMA regional meeting in Chelmsford and received the FY96 State Budget. She attended the RMLD joint meeting. She expressed congratulations to the Spelling Bee winners. She attended Saturday's "walk about" with members of the CPDC, Sign Review Board, etc. She attended the Girl Scouts International Festival on Sunday. Bruce MacDonald attended the Spelling Bee and noted that the Board members had indicated and intend to donate the Book Certificates that they received for winning to the Public Library. He reviewed proposed legislation that he would suggest the Board of Selectmen sponsor in revised format, dealing with the issue of Prop 2 1/2 and the growth in school enrollment. He would like to see the state come up with some of the costs of increasing budget related to increased ~- enrollment if the local government would come up with some of that. He would like to see the issue of South Street placed on the agenda for April and would like to look at it again. It was