HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-08-17 Board of Selectmen Minutes Board of Selectmen Meeting
August 17,2009
The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. at Birch Meadow Park — Morton Field, Bancroft
Avenue, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Ben Tafoya, Secretary
Camille Anthony, Selectmen Stephen Goldy and Richard Schubert. Also present
were Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner, Recreation Administrator John Feudo,
Reading Baseball Club Representatives Peter Moscariello and Rick Carter.
Discussion/Action Items
Site Visit— Morton Field — The Board reviewed a mock up of a proposed scoreboard at
Morton Field which would be 36 ft. in width, 16' 8" in height, and the maximum height
would be 25' 8" above the ground.
The Reading Baseball Club made a presentation for the need for the scoreboard and why
they wanted to have it designed the way it is. The Board discussed the location, the size
and whether or not it should have advertising on it.
Following much discussion, the Board agreed that this would be on their Agenda for
August 18, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. (giving Selectman Camille Anthony time to get to the
meeting). The Board indicated its inclination to move the Board into the centerfield,
make the face of the scoreboard flush with the face of the fence, reduce the space
between the top of the fence and the bottom of the scoreboard to between one and two
feet.
A catalog of scoreboards from the vendor being used is available on Eversan.com.
There being no further business, on motion by Schubert seconded by Goldy,the Board
voted to adiourn their meeting of August 17, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. by a vote of 3-0-0.
(Selectman Camille Anthony had left before the end of the meeting.)
Respectfully submitted,
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