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Home My WebLink About2008-01-08 Board of Selectmen HandoutTown Manager's Report - Januarv 8, 2008 - Your Community Connection - Winter 2008 edition on town's home page - Town election update from the Town Clerk tonight - FY09 budget meetings calendar on town's home page (in packet) - Reminder to Town Meeting members to add contact info (in packet) - Rope on the flagpole in the common has broken (again). We may move it up to April as an FY08 capital item instead of waiting until next summer. It is in the CIP as a $40,000 item. - Erica McNamara has started work as our Substance Abuse Project Director, located at the Police Station. - Leslie Carabello joined as our new Public Health Nurse. Thanks to Dianne Luther (Nurse Advocate) for helping out until Leslie joined. - Lt. Mike Cloonan has submitted his letter of intent to retire next June after 33 years with the Department. - Congratulations to Patrol Officer Pat Iapicca, Sergeant Mark O'Brien and Chief James Cormier on recently passing their 25 year mark with the department. - Review process for considering sidewalk-plowing issue o RNR Chamber of Commerce o Downtown merchants o Residents - Review process for considering all alcoholic restaurant liquor licenses for establishments with fewer than 100 seats o RNR. Chamber of Commerce o Economic Development Committee (9 LeLacheur, Bob To: LeLacheur, Bob Subject: RE: Upcoming FY09 Budget meetings Board of Selectmen - FY09 Budget Meetings Saturday. January 19.20088:30am 8:30am 8:45am 9:00am 9:45am 11:00an Town Hall conference room 8:30am FY09 Budget Overview - Changes since October FF Accounting Finance Police & Dispatch i Fire Saturday. Januar 26.20088:30am Town Hall conference room 8:30am 8:30am Library 9:158m Public Works (includes Ent, Funds) 10:30am Community Services 11:15am Town Manager's Office Sundav. Februanr 03.20088:30am Town Hall conference room 8:30am Hold date if needed LeLacheur LaPointe LeLacheur/Bd of Assessors Cormier Burns Urell/Library Trustees McIntire Hechenbleikner Hechenbiefkner 02? 1/8/2008 &j t~ ri 1 F l ~ 1+ t ''b r ~ a as i~ ~~v x 1~4 1 ld {L } _ ~yA t: J Businesses ®q Budget Developments Printer-Friendiv Version Please check this space during the months of January through March 2008 for developments on the FY09 budgets. Upcoming budget meetings: 02-Jan-08 7:30pm School Committee 07-Jan-08 7:30pm School Committee 09-Jan-08 7:00pm Finance Committee 10-Jan-08 7:30pm School Committee 14-Jan-08 7:30pm School Committee 17-Jan-08 7:30pm School Committee - Public Hearing 19-Jan-08 8:30am Board of Selectmen 23-Jan-08 7:00pm Financial Forum 26-Jan-08 8:30am Board of Selectmen 02-Feb-08 8:30am Board of Selectmen (if necessary) 13-Feb-08 7:00pm Finance Committee (Overview & Capital) 20-Feb-08 7:00pm Finance Committee (Municipal Gov't) 28-Feb-08 7:00pm Finance Committee (Municipal Gov't) I 05-Mar-08 7:00pm Finance Committee (Municipal Gov't) Google Search 12-Mar-08 7:00pm Finance Committee (Schools & Buildings) 19-Mar-08 7:00pm Finance Committee (Town Meeting votes) 26-Mar-08 7:00pm Finance Committee (if necessary) School Committee meetings are held at the Reading Memorial High School (Superintendent's conference room). Finance Committee meetings are held at the Town Hall conference room. 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Global Society " . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . For Review Fax: Data: i „_,-c:A Pages: PAGE 01/02 © please Comment © Please Reply 0 Please Recycle 01/08/2008 11:47 7819429149 READING PUB SCHOOLS MDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS Preparing Reading's Vouth'To Be Froductive, ln,forn ed, Bxdcpendent Citizens In A Global Society Patrick A. Scliettkni, Jt: Superintendent TO: FROM: DATE: TOPIC: 82 U:ridand Road Rcadit,g, Massachuserrs 01.867 Telcplsonc 781-944-5800 Tax 781-942.9149 James Bonazoli, Chair, Reading Board of Selectmen Andrew Grimes Chair, Reading Finance Cotnmtttee Patrick A. Schettini., Jr., J.D. Superintendent of Schools January 8, 2008 Meeting PAGE 02/02 John F. Dolletty .Assistant Sr4perintendr7a MAty C. DeI. d .Director ofHxpnan llesources and Finmce The Reading School Coo nittee would like to extend an invitation to your con.. r ittees to attend the school committee meeting on Monday evening January 14, 2008, The agenda will be the heading Public Schools District Improvement Process we are using to guide our journey toward excellence. We will behaving discussion regarding the Blue Ribbon process as well as NPA.SC and NAEYC. I hope your committees will be able to join the School Committee for this informative meeting. 6 'Me Reading TImbllc Schools does not discriminate Ott the basis of MOP, Color, Sex, religion, national Origin, Sexaal Oticntntion, age or disability. B .~01 . d DA, ti e pleas I 8 0 0 z X1,j y j , Via; is st4 . ' /A 'o --Alt jO Uj, GOF U SIO Its, 1Tir ~i jjudu.i ~ - p ".Ulf t AU - 0 i 1 1 } I T-Tj I-, 2 class ~ w lre country ily other Parts of the _ Failure5 Station -Gillis ~g -Bear IIIA'6MCI . 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Alt 7B Alt 7C Alt 7D MWRA Sewer Alternative 7 Heavy traffic inlr*+.-,L-e 28 Some cost savings for go=f course route - Does not include easement costs - Timing of work will require coordination 18 r Short T erM Approach fo Improvements of water that would be . Determined cuantity- uired for each fai- e scenarioe scenario ur req 5 for each fai` • Identified so`-utionO on.~jeneits Prioritize solutions based up 19 6 » lnterconnc~"~.,-- _ Existing Reading of 6» with 3C wires PRV _ Replace 22 0 if req to Reading (301) wire stoneham (33p) ection will req thening ~terconn 12g overpass . S~eng e under RO-11te rovement for replacing plp for Long Tee' ImP .,t136" Pipe to the shod term 20 sttr ~ f ts - - rm Imp Sh~~ Te ot'VieT ~ S lon ect corn en then eX15ting & we ~ngton ~PRV) str B~lin~on to s neAZIm ~pumPing) _ Wakefield toiTorcoDIve V Create ne Woburn on to v le5 _ LeXin~ Woburn ~pR Alm- chesteT to e5 for comm win Shang ional wake~ield) . O-PeTd pRVs ~w~~hester , Winchester) _ Bypass Settings Woburn) Wakefield, Change e Rv PPIy tom outside Ne tS ly MGD InCreas rove111 S to supp 21 . pump station wmpBeta' s Li--ftaen Sheet i' . _ -sew pum~'D G111is V To. _ FDS atMw~' .L-J1 ll~- jr Qth to MEPA Submlt Expanded ENF Meeting ~ on(public) C Mw comments due ENF E~ Decision a~~h 1 by Ap~il early rll 25t1 A1~ 22 project Schedule on T • x~e ~ eslg~. ak D eslg Storage axll~ CQls 1 2009 e~age ~ t~~~,l~Yl ' ~.s 3 alua~ 13 g eg ber 20 1 to ~eeem a ~Ql Saner 2009 Begs 2011 Be Oys j aT alcy 009 ve eu r ,~m ra ~G-~ober t r v erm -Beols suqr -Design. 23 Thank you Foy further information please contact: Tom Lindberg MWRA Public Affairs (617) 660-7974 24