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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Select Board
Date: 2024-10-15 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session
Purpose: General Business Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Carlo Bacci, Karen Herrick, Mark Dockser, Chris Haley, Melissa Murphy
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Town Manager Matt Kraunelis, Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella, John
Lippitt, Rachel O'Neil, Amy Collins, Lori Haverty, Julie Centrella, Eilish
Havey, Alice White, Nick Face, Joe Bean, Bob Lel-acheur, Town Assessor
Victor Santaniello, Superintendent Tom Milaschewski, Facilities Director Joe
Huggins
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Caitlin Nocella
Topics of Discussion:
Chair Bacci called the meeting to order at 7 PM.
Public Comment
John Lippitt would like to see the split tax rate shift to 1.2.
Rachel O'Neil, Amy Collins, Lori Haverty, Julie Centrella, Eilish Havey, Alice White, Nick Face
and Joe Bean all commented their dissatisfaction with the parking kiosks.
Presentation on Tax Classification
Victor Santaniello, Town Assessor, gave the board a presentation on this year's tax
classification with some prior history.
Presentation of Town Meeting Warrant Article 15
Superintendent Tom Milaschewski and Facilities Director Joe Huggins gave the board some
background and explanation on their ask for $3 Million for a new Field House floor at the high
school.
Haley motioned to support Article 15 of the subsequent Town Meeting. The motion was
seconded by Dockser and approved with a 5-0 vote.
Discuss and Vote on Parking Kiosks
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The board discussed all the feedback they have been hearing from the businesses over the
past 2 weeks surrounding the kiosks.
Haley did not participate in the discussion on Brande Court.
Dockser moved to direct the Town Manager to refrain from collecting parking fees
pursuant to Article 5.19 of the Traffic and Parking Regulations in the Upper Haven
Street Municipal parking lot from October 16, 2024 to January 15, 2025. The motion
was seconded by Murphy and approved with a 5-0 vote.
Dockser moved to direct the Town Manager refrain from collecting parking fees
pursuant to Article 5.19 of the Traffic and Parking Regulations in the Brande Court
Street Municipal parking lot from October 16, 2024 to January 15, 2025. The motion
was seconded by Murphy and approved with a 4-0 vote. Haley refrained from
participating in this vote.
Discuss VASC Policies
The board discussed their VASC policies and procedures and things they would like to
amend in the policy.
Future Agendas
The board discussed future agenda items.
The board motioned to adjourned at 10:33 PM and passed with a 5-0 vote.
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