HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-04-21 Board of Public Works Minutes April 21 , 1975
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7: 30 P. M.
1 in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Board Members Blood, Dustin, Russell , Price
and Botka and Superintendent Louanis.
Mr. Louanis assumed the Chair for reorganization of the
Board. The Board Members voted by secret ballot. John H.
Russell was elected Chairman and Paul C. Dustin was elected
Secretary on the first ballot.
Mr . Russell assumed the Chair and it was voted unanimously
that E. Roger Louanis be appointed Superintendent and Clerk of
the Board of Public Works and the Board of Survey for a period
of one year .
Board Members were appointed to committees for the forth-
coming year, as follows:
School Building Committee Lawrence R. Blood
School Site Committee Lawrence R. Blood
' Recreation Committee Paul C. Dustin
Industrial Committee Alexander T. Botka
M.B.T.A. ad hoc Committee John H. Russell
Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as corrected.
Read letter from Attorney Kenneth C. Latham concerning
water bills for his client, Trancoa Chemical Corporation and re-
viewed the file on this matter . Following a discussion, it was
moved, seconded and voted that the Superintendent write to the
consumer, copy to Attorney Latham, advising them that we see no
reason to abate the bill .
The Board met with the Conservation Commission at 8:00 P. M.
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Chairman Anderson acted as spokesman for the Commission and re-
quested the Board of Public Works ' support to help pass a wet
land protection district amendment to the Zoning By-Laws. Mrs.
Anderson stated that the desire of the Conservation Commission
to amend the Zoning By-Laws was to protect the Town 's water re-
sources and to create a zone that would delineate the wet lands
*spokesperson
that are subject to seasonal and periodic flooding. After con-
siderable discussion it was agreed that the Conservation Commis-
sion would respond in writing to the questions posed by the '
Board and that an amendment would be drafted which would make it I
possible to construct roads and utilities across streams within ufl
the proposed wet land protection district. The Board tabled any
official action on the Conservation Commission 's request pending
receipt of the written answer and the proposed amendment.
The Board met with Attorney Bowdoin, representing Joseph
E. and Janet L. Skinner who had requested that the Board of Public
Works extend the public water services to their land on Linda
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Avenue shown on Assessors Plat 137 as Lot 13• Attorney Bowdoin
stated he felt there was some misunderstanding to his client' s
desire to obtain public water service and believed the Building
Inspector of the Town of Reading would grant a Building Permit
if the Board of Public Works would be willing to grant the
water service to the lot in question similar to what had been
done on Norman Road to provide water and sewer to a lot in '
similar condition. After considerable discussion it was moved,
seconded and voted to table the matter until the owners of the
property in question have explored all possible remedies to the
Building Inspector and/or the Town Counsel .
The Board adjourned temporarily to meet as the Board of
Survey and reconvened at 10:45 P.M.
The Board reviewed the baseball schedule for 1975 submitted
by the Recreation Committee and after a review of the schedule
it was moved, seconded and voted to write to the Superintendent
of the Recreation Committee informing him that future schedules
are requested to be made thirty days in advance of the ball
playing season.
Read communication from R.E.T.U.R.N. that is intended to be
sent to the Town Meeting Members regarding the Board of Public
Works taking over the recycling program. Several corrections ,
Minutes - continued April 21 , 1975
were made in the draft and it was agreed the Chairman would re-
turn it to R.E.T.U.R.N. Copy of the amended letter attached.
It was moved, seconded and voted to table Items 10 and 11 ,
the review of bids, until the meeting of April 28, 1975.
The Board reviewed a report from the Superintendent regard-
ing an anticipated deficit of $12,500 in the Public Works Expense
Accounts. It was moved seconded and voted that a Special Article
be prepared for Town Meeting to transfer $12, 500 from Snow and
Ice Removal Account to the Board of Public Works Operating Ex-
pense Account.
The Chairman assigned Articles for the May Town Meeting to
the Board Members.
The Board signed the Bill Roll dated April 25, 1975.
It was moved, seconded and voted to go into Executive Session
to discuss labor negotiations.
Meeting adjourned at 11 :50 P. M.
Resp tfully submitted,
Secretary