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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
♦ Nomination papers are now available for Town officers. 50 signatures for officers and 10 in their
precinct for Town meeting members, are required. Nomination papers are due back in the town
Clerk's office by 5 PM on February 15.
The Washington D.C. Police Department has requested the assistance of the N.E.M.L.E.C.
Regional Response Team (tactical team) for the Presidential Inauguration. Our mission is to assist
with crowd control and additional security measures related to the Presidential Inauguration. The
N.E.M.L.E.C. Regional Response Team will leave on January 18, 2005 and return January 21,
2005. The Washington D.C. Police Department will pay all expenses including overtime,
transportation, hotel accommodations and meals. A memorandum of understanding is in place
that addresses all legal and administrative matters. Patrol Officers Kyle, Edson, Lee and
Fitzgerald are the Reading Police Officers assigned to the N.E.M.L.E.C. R.R.T. Chief Silva is the
Assistant Control Officer for the N.E.M.L.E.C. Unit. If available and requested all of the Reading
Police Officers named above would travel to Washington. We will of course avoid understaffing
and any additional overtime use in Reading.
♦ Esther Surette nee d'Entremont celebrated her 100th biththday in Reading with her family. She
was was born on Jan 1 1905 in Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia. She had four brother one older
and the rest younger. She left Nova Scotia in March of 1928 and lived in East Boston with a
cousin until 1930 when she moved to Reading. She married John Surette (also from Nova Scotia,
they knew each other before she came here) on October 27th 1935. They moved to Libby Ave in
1941 and she has lived there ever since. She has 5 children Gerald. (Richmond, VA), James
(Naples. Me), Bertha Rousseau (Chelsmford, MA), Beatrice Boucher (Georgetown, MA) and
Helen Lefavour (Reading, MA). 'She is Grandmere to 12 Grandchildren and 17 Great
Grandchildren. She enjoys sewing, quilting, knitting, and cooking.
♦ The final Flu Clinic of the year was today. The restrictions for the flu shots were reduced to
age 50 in this latest clinic, per direction of the State Department of Public Health.
♦ The Board of Selectmen will be meeting on the budget on Saturday, January 15, at 9 am at Town
Hall.
♦ 3 members of the Board of Selectmen, and the town Manager will be attending the MMA meeting
in Boston on this Friday and Saturday.
♦ The Board of Selectmen will be seeking public input on the possibility of having Beer and Wine
Package Store licenses available in the community. The input session will be on January 11 at
8:30 PM in the Selectmen's Meeting Room at Town Hall.
♦ I have indicated interest on the part of the Town in participating in a regional application for
funding under FEMA of a "pre-disaster mitigation" grant program. There will be an "in-kind" match
equivalent to $3000.
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FAX: (781) 942-9071
Email: townmanager&l.reading.ma.us
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Alcoholic License Holders
All Convenience Stores ,
FROM: Peter I. Hecheableikner
DATE: January 4, 2005
RE: Public Input - Beer and Wine Package Store Licenses
TOWN MANAGER
(781) 942.9043
As you may be aware, when the Board of Selectmen discussed the issuance of the last All
Alcoholic Package Store License. a few months ago, the Board indicated an interest in having
discussion on whether or not we should request approval to provide for Beer and Wine Package
Store Licenses.
The process for considering this would be as follows:
1. Determination by the Board of Selectmen as to whether or not they want to move forward
to allow Beer and Wine Package Store Licenses in Reading.
2. If the Board decides to move forward on this matter, it would be on the Warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting. The Warrant closes on March 1, 2005 and the Annual Town
Meeting begins on April 25, 2005.
1 If Town Meeting approves Beer and Wine Package Store Licenses, this will require
approval by the State legislature. Immediately following Town Meeting approval, we
would file the Home Rule Petition to move forward with the legislative approval.
4. If the legislature approves the Home Rule legislation, then this-matter would appear on
the ballot for the next Town Election, which would be in April 2006.
A copy of this notice is being sent to all Alcoholic Liquor License holders, as well as all
convenient stores in Reading. Your input either in writing or at the meeting would be valuable.
Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading; MA 01867-2686
This matter is scheduled for Selectmen's discussion on January 11, 2005 at approximately 8:30
p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts.
Additionally, if you want to send written comments, you can send it by letter at the above
address, or to me by email at townmanaizereci.readinii.ma.us .
Thanks for your participation.
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