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Home My WebLink About2009-06-09 Board of Selectmen HandoutTOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Tuesday, June 09, 2009 • Tennis Courts - painting will be done the week of June 22 weather permitting, and they should be open for play a couple of weeks later. • Collins Field re-dedication June 18 at Parker Middle School - 5:30 PM • FYI, the attorney for the property owner at 855 Main Street has requested a copy of the petition that was submitted to the Board of Selectmen at their May 19 meeting. • The Town has received a notice from the Architectural Access Board that the new cross walk at Birch Meadow Drive and the fire access lane at Birch Meadow School is not HC compliant. A ramp on the southerly (field) side of the crosswalk will cost about $3000. How do you want to proceed? Install the ramp or remove the crosswalk. • At the PTTF meeting we talked about installing a stop sign on Pine Ridge Road at Oak, and the Safety Officer prepared the paperwork for the Board of Selectmen consideration at a hearing in June. That paperwork also went to the DPW, who assumed it was a work order and installed the sign. Some neighbor(s) are unhappy and we have explained the situation to them. They will get a notice of the hearing. • As part of the valuation of Real Estate and Personal Property in the Town of Reading we would like to remind you that the Assessor's office has our Appraisers Scott Morrison, Patricia Sullivan and Deborah Jackson out inspecting the current building permits and completing our annual cyclical re-inspection program. A systematic re- inspection of all properties in the town on a nine year cycle is a minimum state requirement. These inspections have started and will continue throughout the next four to six months. Any of these individuals who are part of our inspection team will be able to provide photo identification. Any home owner may verbally confirm the identity of any individual representing themselves as working for the Reading Assessor's. Office by calling 781-942-9027. Office hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM 5 PM. • I received a question about the right turn only restriction on Hopkins at Main. The restrictions, are permanent, or until/unless we get a traffic signal at that location. The regulation was requested by staff, and approved by the Board of Selectmen and the Massachusetts highway Department. • CPDC last night granted a waiver of Site Plan Review, with conditions, for the proposed Olde Redding Butcher Shop at 169 Haven Street last night. They also approved the sign design and granted Certificate of Appropriateness to accompany the sign permit application. Dates and Events: RFFD09FIyer Dine macgrillfundflyer0 • June 20 - Friends and Family Day Idonate.doc 9.doc • September 13 - Fall Faire Page 1 of 1 Schena, Paula From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 3:47 PM To: Schena, Paula Subject: FW: 19th Annual Reading Tennis Open Announced Attachments: ATT28221.txt Cc Board of Selectmen - - - From: readingma_recreationnews-bounces@mm.windigicert.com [mailto:readingma_recreationnews- bounces@mm.windigicert.com] On Behalf Of Recreation News Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 3:31 PM To: readingma_recreationnews@mm.windigicert.com Subject: Fwd: 19th Annual Reading Tennis Open Announced 19th Annual Reading Tennis Open Sponsored by Orthopaedics Plus of Beverly-Burlington The 19th Annual Reading Tennis Open is being held at the NEW Reading Community Tennis Courts on July 17th, 18th and 19th, 2009. A registration form can be found online at www.readinama.aov/Paaes/ReadinaMA--Recreation/forms/index. For more information or to register online visit www.readinatennisoDen.com. Players are encouraged to register online. 6/9/2009 Page 1 of 1 Schena, Paula From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 200910:23 AM To: Schena, Paula Subject: FW: Community Update from the Board of Assessors Attachments: ATT25968.txt C Board of Selectmen 6-9-09 From: readingma_notes-bounces@mm.windigicert.com [mailto:readingma_notes- bounces@mm.windigicert.com] On Behalf Of Reading Notes Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:21 AM To: readingma-notes@mm.windigicert.com Subject: Fwd: Community Update from the Board of Assessors SUMMERTIME PROPERTY INSPECTIONS As part of the valuation of Real Estate and Personal Property in the Town of Reading we would like to remind you that the Assessor's office has our Appraisers Scott Morrison, Patricia Sullivan and Deborah Jackson out inspecting the current building permits and completing our annual cyclical re-inspection program. A systematic re-inspection of all properties in the town on a nine year cycle is a minimum state requirement. These inspections have started and will continue throughout the next four to six months. Any of these individuals who are part of our inspection team will be able to provide photo identification. Any home owner may verbally confirm the identity of any individual representing themselves as working for the Reading Assessor's Office by calling 781-942-9027. Office hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM - 5 PM. . The Reading Board of Assessors would like to thank the home owners for their cooperation. l% 6/9/2009 Page 1 of 2 Schena, Paula From: Reading - Selectmen Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:49 AM To: GregorAtl; Reading - Selectmen; Town Manager Cc: Andrea; Schena, Paula Subject: RE: Traffic Control Main Street & Hopkins Street Reading Dear George: Thank you for sending an email to the Board of Selectmen. The Board has adopted a policy of not sending substantive responses to emails in order to try to stay in compliance with the Commonwealth's open meeting law which prohibits policy discussions by the Board outside of an open public meeting. Please understand that the Board values your input on issues and your correspondence will be included in the materials circulated to the Board prior to its next meeting and it is available as part of the public record. The Board members will have a chance to comment during an upcoming public meeting. If you want to have a personal discussion of the issue with a member of the Board, we hold "office" hours in Reading Town Hall before the first regularly scheduled meeting of each month at 6:30 PM in the first floor conference room. Selectman Rick Schubert will be available this evening at 6:30. Additionally, please be aware that the Board of Selectmen has asked the Massachusetts Highway Department to review this location and determine whether a signal is warranted, and they have begun this process. Please be advised, however, that this process is a long one - it generally takes in the order of magnitude of 5 years to get a traffic signal approved, funded, and installed. In considering this safety improvement, the Board of Selectmen took into consideration that residents on the east side of Main Street have the option of using the existing signal at South and Main Street to safely enter the Main Street corridor. Thank you again for contacting the Board of Selectmen. James Bonazoli Secretary Reading Board of Selectmen 1/c Board of Selectmen From: GregorAtl [mailto:gregoratl@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 7:07 PM To: Reading - Selectmen; Town Manager Cc: Andrea Subject: Traffic Control Main Street & Hopkins Street Reading Town of Reading, Board of Selectmen: Recently, the town has installed a "Right Turn Only" sign at the intersection of Hopkins Street and Main Street. This new sign is on the east side of Main Street, across from Calaresso's. 6/9/2009 Page 2 of 2 Please be advised that this change has made it very difficult and inconvenient for residents in this area, including residents of Summit Village Condominium, to access route 128. There is simply no alternative except to turn right then turn around somewhere on Main Street. I am asking the town to re-evaluate this sign. Because this is a high-volume intersection, perhaps a traffic signal could be installed. In the meantime, can the "Right Turn Only" sign be suspended and place a police officer at the intersection during rush hour? Thank you for your attention and consideration. Greg Holtz 408 Gazebo Circle Reading, MA 01867 781-439-7374 cc: Summit Village Condominium Board of Trustees Great North Property Management (Andrea please forward to the Board) 6/9/2009 Page 1 of 1 Schena, Paula From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:55 AM To: Schena, Paula Subject: FW: Help us get the word out on Reading Friends and Family Day Attachments: RFFD09FIyer Dine to donate.doc; macgrillfundflyer09.doc Please copy email and flyers for Board of Selectmen tonight. From: Ijbarry [mailto:ljbarry@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 7:13 AM To: 'Academy of Traditional Karate'; 'Alive and Well'; 'Antique Cars'; 'Arbonne International'; 'ARC'; 'Boy Scoutsv#704'; 'Brad Jones2'; 'BradJones'; 'Century 21 Northshore'; 'Chamber of Commerce'; 'Christan Coop School'; 'Cities for Climate Protection'; 'Comcast'; 'Covanta Energy'; 'Creative Arts'; 'Danvers Bank'; 'Discovery Toys'; 'Dynamik Sports'; 'Eastern Bank'; 'Eastern Freestyle'; 'Extra Innings'; 'First Baptist Church.of Reading'; TORR'; 'Friends of Reading Rec'; 'Habitat for Humanity'; 'Hallmark Health'; 'In Touch 'Independent Day Care'; 'Independent Day Care'; 'Longwood Place'; 'Mark, Anne'; 'Michael Williams'; 'Mike FM'; 'My Healthy Fit'; 'New York Life'; Michelle Ferullo; 'North Reading Chiropractic'; 'Paws'; 'Pediatric Dental'; 'People Fit'; 'Quanapowitt Players'; 'Radonna Crandlemire'; 'RCN'; 'Readign Ys men'; 'Reading Advocate'; 'Reading Boosters'; 'Reading Cares'; Feeley, Paul; 'Reading Civic Concert band'; McNamara, Erica; 'Reading Cooperative Bank'; 'Reading Cultural Council'; 'Reading Democratic Cmte'; Folopoulos, Dawn; Burns, Greg; Dina McCarron; Karen G. Herrick; Reading Lions; Reading Lions; Reading Lions; Reading Lions; Reading Lions; 'Reading Lions'; 'Reading Lions'; 'Reading Orthodontics'; Collins, James; Fisher, Corinne; Keating, Bob; Feudo, John; 'Reading Recycles'; 'Reading Rotary'; 'Reading School Comm'; Town Manager; 'Reading Symphony'; 'Reading Trail Committee'; REI; O'Donnell, Patty; 'RMLD'; Barry, Lorraine; 'rpl'; 'Sand Free Massachusetts'; 'Sidmore Chiro'; 'Sun Tae Kwon Do'; Tierney Chiro'; TOPS'; 'UnderstandingDisabilities'; 'Osborn Books'; 'Walkable reading'; 'Winchester Hospital'; 'Wingate'; 'Women on Wheels'; 'YMCA'; 'Yoga East'; Knight, Maureen Subject: Help us get the word out on Reading Friends and Family Day Hi all, Please see attached two flyers to help promote Reading Friends and Family Day and a fireworks fundraising event. First, I've attached an updated general RFFD flyer. The second flyer announces that Romano's Macaroni Grill will donate 10% of the proceeds on June 9th (Tonight!) and June 16th to the Fireworks Fund. This fundraiser along with last Friday's Texas Hold 'em event have been organized by Friends of Reading Recreation. Thanks to many of you for donating to the special fireworks fund! If you would like to add to the fireworks donations please respond to this email and I'll be happy to follow up. We'll see many of you at Wednesday night's meeting. If you can not make it I'll follow up with a email of RFFD set logistics. Lorraine Barry Reading Lions 6/9/2009 erds aill Y Don't MISS a th The 6 ~M Y ~ An n ua ahg Lions LU Saturday, June 20, 2009 Birch Meadow Area Booths Open 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Live Music 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Fireworks 9:00 p.m. Activities Include: = ➢ Kids Fun. Run- register at www.forr01867.ora ➢ Pony Rides and Jumpy House ➢ Hot Air Balloon - come look out over Reading in the Re-Max Balloon = ➢ Live entertainment: music, magic and more throughout the day. Plus a pre-fireworks concert. Free give-aways, crafts and demonstrations from local businesses and organizations For more information and a complete schedule of events and participants, please visit our website http://rffd09.wordpress.com A special thank you to our organizers and sponsors of the day and evening events: Reading Lions Club, Friends of Reading Recreation, Covanta, Macaroni Grill, Newcomers & Neighbors Club of Reading, RE/MAX Heritage, LLC, Reading Civic Concert Band, Alive and Well Chiropractic & Vitality Wellness Spa, Reading United 5occer Association, Reading Chamber of Commerce We will continue to accept donations to fund Reading's Fireworks. Please visit our website for ways to contribute. http://rffd09.wordpress.com Romano 's Macaroni Grill on Walkers Brook Dr. in Reading is hosting two dine-' in,or ' urbside donations nights, June .9t" and June 16t". Event hours are from 5-8 y pm. Must present or mention this flyer when you order and a percentage of the profits from your meal will go to the Fireworks Fund. RO ANOS MACARONI GRILL FORR FIREWORKS - FUNDRAISING NIGHTS! JUNE 9 & JUNE 160` -~i xtir fiat q`,j~, ~117 \ ti iI k t i ~ 1 Friends of Reading Recreation is sponsoring the Town Day Fireworks at Friends and Family Day on Saturday, June 20. JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF DINING AND SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE! o Macaroni ritt 41 eb G Walker's Brook Drive Reading OT. 781-944-0575 FOR TWO TUESDAY NIGHTS - JUNE 9 & 16 FROM 5-8PM EACH NIGHT CURBSIDE TO GO ALSO A VAILABLB'i Romano's Macaroni Grill will donate 10% of the proceeds each night to the Fireworks Fund. (Please be sure to present this flyer to your server or mention FORR Fireworks) thanks to the support of Roman's Macaroni Griffand you, we can raise enough funds toget our fireworks shooting into the night sky on7une 201h For more information about Friends and Family Day, please visit our website at: www.forr01867.org 1~1 5" I ° o yw ep" C/ LATHAM LATHAM & LAMOND~ P.C. 643 MAIN STREET READING, MASSACHUSETTS 01867-3096 WWW.LLLLAW.COM KENNETH C. LATHAM (1939-1996) 0. BRADLEY LATHAM* JOHN T. LAMOND JOSHUA E. LATHAM* CHRISTOPHER M. O. LATHAM *ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN MASSACHUSETTS & NEW HAMPSHIRE TELEPHONE: (781) 944-0505 FAX: (781) 944-7079 June 9, 2009 Board of Selectmen Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Manager Reading Town Hall 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 RE: Atlantic Food Mart Inc., Alcoholic Beverage License On behalf of Atlantic Food Mart Inc., the licensee hereby surrenders to the Town its liquor license for 30 Haven Street, Reading, MA. fV E3 ~o a ~.y 1 -v wl a Arnold Rubin and Mark Dickinson sincerely thank the Board of Selectmen for having given them the opportunity to develop a business plan for the transfer of the Atlantic liquor license to Walkers Brook Crossing. Unfortunately, in the current economic environment it does not appear that such an arrangement is feasible. Sincerely, Latham, Latham & Lamond, P.C. O dl~tham 0 Schena, Paula From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 10:30 AM To: Schena, Paula Subject: FW: Atlantic Liquor License Attachments: Proposed Liquor License Transfer.doc IE Proposed Liquor License Transf... -----Original Message----- From: John and Mary Ellen O'Neill (mailto:mjconeill@comcast.net) Sent: Sun 6/7/2009 10:42 PM To: Reading - Selectmen Cc: Hechenbleikner, Peter Subject: Atlantic Liquor License Dear Camille, Rick,. Ben, James, and Steve, Attached is a letter that John and I sent to the editor of the Reading Chronicle. I wanted to send that to you also as part of the public comment process on the proposed transfer of the liquor license now held by Arnold Rubin. Thank you, Mary Elle I i3 125 Summer Ave. Reading, MA 01867 June 7, 2009 Paul Feely, Editor Reading Chronicle Main St. Reading, MA 01867 Dear Paul, We would like to express our strong opposition to the proposed transfer of the liquor license granted by the Reading Board of Selectmen to the now defunct Atlantic Food Mart and its former owner Arnold Rubin. Mr. Rubin would like the Board of Selectmen to approve a transfer of that license to Mark Dickinson, owner of the former landfill property on Walker's Brook Drive, so that Mr. Dickinson can site a liquor store in part of the empty Linens `n Things store. This site does not "cry out" for a liquor store, as Mr. Dickinson has stated, This site is in a very busy area with immediate access to a major highway. It would seem unwise to further burden our public safety resources by putting this type of store in an already congested area. Allowing a liquor store at such a public spot also raises the question of how such a decision would fit with our ongoing efforts to address the serious substance abuse issues we are struggling with in our town. We were disappointed that the Board did not take the liquor license back from Mr. Rubin upon the closure of his supermarket. While it may be permissible, according to state regulations, for Mr. Rubin to "market" this liquor license to another developer, it is ethically questionable. The elected representatives of this town, the Board of Selectmen, should decide where and to whom this liquor license ought to go. This decision would then have a better chance of being based on community-oriented. factors, not on factors that serve owners who do not live and raise children in this town. Surely Mr. Dickinson, with or without the help of Mr. Rubin, could come up with a more creative proposal for that site, a store that would complement the existing array of retail establishments. An alternative grocery store such as a Traders Joe or an interesting upscale women's or family clothing store are a couple of possibilities worth considering. We ask the Board of Selectmen to deny a transfer of the liquor license now held by Mr. Rubin and regain its control over where this unused liquor license should be sited. Sincerely, John and Mary Ellen O'Neill rl LV Page 1 of 2 Schena, Paula From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 3:50 PM To: Reading - Selectmen Cc: Schena, Paula Subject: FW: Atlantic site development C to Board of Selectmen on 6-9-09 From: Kowalski, Carol Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 2:38 PM To: Gwendolen Noyes Cc: Hechenbleikner, Peter Subject: RE: Atlantic site development Hello Gwen, I am copying this to the Town Manager, so he knows your intentions. My advice is to send a letter to the Board of Selectmen. They are expected to vote on the license transfer next week. I understand that Town Counsel is looking into the Town's options for possibly expanding the number of liquor retail licenses. The number of such licenses is usually based on population, I believe. I agree that it is beneficial to your plans, and to downtown, to have a retail liquor license available in downtown. I look forward to speaking with you more on Monday morning about your project. Carol Carol Kowalski AICP Community Services Director/Town Planner Town Hall 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2683 (781) 942 - 6612 From: Gwendolen Noyes [mailto:gnoyes@oakdev.com] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 2:22 PM To: Kowalski, Carol Subject: Atlantic site development Dear Carol, As you know, Jerry Pucillo has been away this week, and will be back on Monday. I'm hoping we can pick up then on.the conversation we started some days ago about our desire to move expeditiously along in the permitting and construction process, hopefully Monday am between 9:30 and 11:00. I've been aware that there is some talk about moving the package store license to the Jordan's Furniture area. As part of our 'mobilizing' to get our project moving forward more quickly, we have talked to a retail leasing colleague (who has done some preliminary information gathering for us) about the license; he says it will definitely help us attract a quality food store to the spot. So I'm herewith requesting that you advise us on the best way to convey that information, and our willingness to enter into a conversation with Mr Rubin as to what an appropriate 'consulting fee' would be. 4 6/5/2009 Page 2 of 2 From a bigger picture standpoint, I do believe that bringing people to the town center with as many retail attractors as possible (wine and liquor package store included) is going to enhance the success of all the Smart Growth planning the town has been working so hard to accomplish. Especially if the Town is limiting so stringently the number of licenses, the center is where a package store component to a food store rightly belongs. Have a good weekend. Looking forward to talking with you, G Gwendolen G. Noyes Oaktree Development 129 Mt Auburn St 3rd fl Cambridge, MA 02138 617 491 9100 x 2 6/5/2009 Ib June 7, 2009 Re-appointment to the Board of Cemetery Trustees 3 Year Term I am sorry I am not able to be there for my interview, but I would like to be re-appointed to the Cemetery Board. I have been a Reading resident since 1964-a member of the Board since June 1994 and would like to continue. I feel very strongly that our Reading cemeteries are beautiful, well taken care of areas and we must be vigilant in making sure they stay that way. I feel that we have a strong moral obligation to all who have chosen to be buried here- that this level of care to all our four cemeteries is maintained Thank you for your consideration to my re-appointment Y~O mn Mary R Vice'ht r., E3 c a cry ~o N 00 Page 1 l1 Schena, Paula From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 8:19 PM To: Schena, Paula Subject: FW: Reappointment to Recreation Committee -----Original Message----- From: nancy-linn swain [mailto:nswain@verizon.net] Sent: Sat 6/6/2009 9:33 AM To: Reading - Selectmen Cc: Hechenbleikner, Peter Subject: Reappointment to Recreation Committee Dear Selectmen, I apologize for not being able to make your meeting on June 9th for a reappointment interview. I am very interested in continuing as an active member of the Recreation Committee. If appointed this will be my 3rd term on the committee. Over the past 6 years I have been an active member of the committee, acting as chair 2 times and for the past 3 years being the Recreation Committee's representative to RCASA. In the past year I have chaired the Washington Park Master Plan Task Group and also been the President of RCASA. All of these opportunities have allowed me to spend time working with others to make Reading a wonderful town. I feel a deep commitment to the residents of Reading and providing healthy opportunities for our residents to engage in a variety of recreational pursuits. Please consider me for reappointment to the Recreation Committee for another 3 years. Regards, Nancy-Linn Swain 1 0 Schena, Paula From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 8:23 PM To: Schena, Paula Subject: FW: Support for bottle bill -----Original Message----- From: Bo or Gina (mailto:bogina03@earthlink.rietI Sent: Sun 6/7/2009 6:46 PM To: Town Manager Cc: Reading - Selectmen Subject: Support for bottle bill Dear Mr. Hechenbleikner (and the Selectmen of Reading), I wanted to follow up on the selectman's agenda item for June 9 at 10:35 PM on support for a bottle bill that would require a deposit on water and non-carbonated beverage containers. I am writing to express my support, there are many reasons this makes a lot of sense, not the least of which is that studies have shown it cuts down on litter. As a participant in the recent clean up in the BirchMeadow area, I can attest to the fact that I found no deposit containers but plenty of water bottles and other non-deposit containers. (From that experience, and other clean ups, I would almost go so far as to suggest that dunkin donuts and mc-donald's containers need to have a deposit as well!) Thank you, Gina Snyder 1 VAI 4;cku 1.-.61 N-IN SHEET FOR.THE BQAItD ° F ELECTMEN MEETING DATE: ~90 9 NAME ADDRESS (Please print) t4 64 '.ION-IN SHEET FOR..THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING DATE: .;rP a . I NAME ADDRESS (Please print) (-cum mc~mo,. C, nci M&I n* q. va a~- PS-A e)t 30 : 9ION I STET FOR..'THE Q OF SELECTMEN MEETING DATE: /6 NAME ADDRESS (Please % riot) 1-7 A-el ~I 9 0 .1 1. f (_LJ_ ol; ve, M d-,S i a. n O L. Z~ Cy 1 aS yi