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Board of Selectmen Meeting - December 4, 1990
Session One
The Board convened in Executive Session at 7 : 03 p.m. in the
Selectmens' Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA. Present
were Chairman Russell Graham, Vice Chairman Daniel Ensminger,
Secretary George Hines, Selectmen Eugene Nigro and Sally Hoyt,
Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner, Public Works Diretor Anthony
Fletcher, Town Counsel H Theodore Cohen.
The outline of an agreement with GE was reviewed by Town Counsel
and by the Public Works Director. After considerable discussion,
the Board expressed support for pursuing agreement based on the
outline of Mr. Cohen's letter of November 7 to Jeffrey J. David-
son Esquire, attorney for GE. Additional requests made were that
we get some wording outlining potential future liability perhaps
through the definition of "concerned matters" and* that we try to
get a little bit more than the one million dollars proposed for
settlement. Town Counsel was also given authority to go ahead
and serve notice on the potential responsible parties- as to
potential litigation between the Town and these business along
Concord Street in North Reading. On motion by -Ensminger seconded
by Hoyt the Board voted to adjourn to the regular session at 8: 07
p.m. , by voice vote with all members in agreement.
-- Session Two
The Executive Session convened in the Conference Room next to the
Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA at 11: 18
p.m. Present were Chairman Russell Graham, Vice Chairman Daniel
Ensminger, Secret. ry George Hines, Selectmen Eugene Nigro and
Sally Hoyt, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner.
The Town Manager indicated that the preliminary appraisals for
Pearl Street School indicated a value of only $300 , 000 to
$400,000, and that the Board may want to consider not offering
that property for sale.
The Town Manager previewed an outline of the settlement of the
mediation regarding health insurance. The consensus of the Board
was to go ahead with the proposal as outlined.
The Town Manager outlined a proposed settlement with the
Firefighters' Association regarding the arbitration on health in-
surance. The Board of Selectmen recommended that this matter be
pursued.
On motion by Ensminger seconded by Nigro the Board voted to ad-
journ from Executive Session at 11: 55 p.m. All five members
voting in the affirmative the Executive Session was adjourned at
11:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Secret