HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-14 Board of Selectmen HandoutTOWN MANAGER'S REPORT
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
♦ Former DPW Director Tony Fletcher passed away last Saturday after a bout with
cancer. Tony retired from Reading in 1992, and accomplished much in his tenure
here, including the renovation of Town Hall, the construction of the new DPW
garage, and the construction of the new Fire Station.
o The Town has received approval for an Interbasin Transfer from the Water
Resources Commission (WRC). This approval is required in order for the Town to
purchase water form the MWRA, as approved by Town Meeting in November 2003.
1 have asked Representative Jones, Representative Natale, and Senator Tesei to
immediately file a home rule petition to complete this approval. Once legislative
approval is granted, approval from the MWRA Board will be required.
This has been a long process - The Town was before the Water Resources
Commission for over a year. The negotiations were arduous, and the Board of
Selectmen became directly involved in much of the later negotiation.
The WRC approval:
♦ The application on the part of the Town was strictly voluntary, primarily
reflecting a concern of the Town about the condition of the Ipswich River;
♦ The approval does not increase the amount of water available to the Town
during summertime use - it only changes the source of the water;
♦ The Interbasin transfer allows the Town to draw up to 219 million gallons of
water per year from the MWRA during the months of May though October
when the Ipswich River is most stressed;
♦ It will limit the withdrawals from the Town's wells in the Ipswich basin during
those months to 1 million gallons per day, or about 40% of current
withdrawals;
♦ Based on a combination of monitoring use from the MWRA and the status of
the Ipswich River flows, the Town agrees to institute additional progressively
stringent water conservation measures involving outdoor water use;
Portions of the cost of the MWRA buy-in are to be funded by developers
contributions, and the remainder are funded from the Town's water rates.
Developer contributions have and will be received from Walkers Brook Crossing,
Archstone development, and Johnson Woods.
♦ The Board of Selectmen is holding a meeting re Walkers Brook Crossing lighting
and site issues, as follow-up to the winter meeting the Board had held. The date is
June 23 at 7:30 at the Senior Center
♦ The "Safe Routes to School" program is not likely to be funded. We had hoped to
use this source of funding along with Town funds for the Franklin Street area
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sidewalks. This program was part of the most recent bond bill, but requires funding.
Representative Jones is looking into alternative funding for sidewalks in the Franklin
Street area.
♦ Selectmen Forums 6/21/05.
♦ Reading Friends and Family Day will take place on Saturday, June 25 right outside
of Town Hall and the Upper Common. If you or your department would like to
participate with an information table or program, please contact John Feudo at ext.
074 or email him at jfeudo@ci.reading.ma.us. There is currently over 30 different
groups and organizations involved. Should be a fun day for all involved!
♦ The Town has been approved for 80% of the cost of a new lift-equipped Senior Van.
The remaining 20% will be paid from the Burbank Trust.
♦ Rumor is that the MF Charles building has been sold. This building is on the
National Register of Historic Places, and we look forward to working with the buyers
on any plans that they may have.
♦ First opening of WBC Phase 2 is scheduled for June 18.
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Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867-2685
FAX: (781) 942-9071
Email: townmanager&l.reading.ma.us
MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Selectmen
FROM: Peter I. Hechenbleikner
DATE: June 14, 2005
TOWN MANAGER
(781) 942-9043
RE: Department of Revenue Response
The Department of Revenue has apparently asked for comment by the Town Accountant and the
Board of Selectmen as well as the School Committee regarding what their understanding of the
intent of the action by Town Meeting in May 2005 was in regard to transferring $850,000 from
the School Department's budget to the. Barrows Elementary School project and the Reading
Memorial School project.
Attached is a copy of the letter written by the Town Accountant. The Town Accountant's letter
reflects my understanding of the facts with regard to this matter. If the Board agrees, I'd like to
draft a letter on behalf of the Board indicating that.
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James R. Johnson
Director of Accounts
Division of Local Services
P.O. Box 9569
Boston, MA 02114-9569
Dear Mr. Johnson:
May 27, 2005
Based upon the opinion you issued on September 21, 2004 stating that the School Committee
did not have the authority to charge certain capital outlay expenditures to its budget without Town
Meeting's approval, the Town of Reading's Fiscal Year 2004 financial statements were revised to
comply with the directive. In effect, payments that were originally charged to the operating
budget were subsequently charged to the capital projects. In addition, the School Department's
unencumbered funds at year-end increased from $33,713 to $683,713, which was closed to
unreserved fund balance at the end of Fiscal Year 2004.
On November 8, 2004, to accomplish what was originally intended, Town Meeting
appropriated $650,000 from unreserved fund balance ("certified free cash") to provide additional
funding of $100,000 for the Wood End Elementary School project, $200,000 for the Barrows
Elementary School project and $350,000 for the Reading Memorial High School project
(Attachment A).
On March 14, 2005 the School Committee voted to request that Town Meeting approve the
transfer of $850,000 from the School Department's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget to provide additional
funding of $350,000 for the Barrows Elementary School project and $500,000 for the Reading
Memorial High School project (Attachment B). On April 28, 2005 Town Meeting voted to approve
the transfer under Article 6 (Attachment C).
The School Committee's March 14, 2005 action was based upon a projected surplus identified
in the Regular Day segment of the School Committee's Budget. However, as the minutes of the
School Committee's March 14, 2005 vote did not indicate the specific segment of the School
Department's Budget, I sent a letter to the Superintendent of Schools for clarification dated May
20, 2005 (Attachment D). At its meeting on Monday May 23, 2005, the School Committee voted
to transfer the funds for the school building projects from the Regular Day segment of the School
Committee's Budget (Attachment E).
If I can be of any additional assistance in this matter, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Cc
Reading Board of Selectmen
Reading School Committee
Maura O'Neil, Department of Revenue
Richard P. Foley
Town Accountant
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS: Elizabeth (Beth) W. Klepeis has announced her retirement as Reading's Finance
Director (and Treasurer/Collector) effective June 24, 2005; and
WHEREAS: Beth has a long history of service to the Town of Reading including the
following:
♦ Member of the Finance Committee 1972-1977
♦ Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee 1973-1974
♦ Chairman of the Finance Committee 1975-1977
♦ Employed as a Senior Clerk in the Treasurer's Office June 13, 1978
♦ Elected Treasurer 1979
e Appointed Treasurer/Collector July 1, 1987
♦ Appointed Finance Director July 1, 1987
♦ Member of the Reading Retirement Board
♦ Member of the Commissioner of Trust Funds since 1979; and
WHEREAS: Beth has served the municipal finance profession on a statewide basis with
distinction, including membership and chairmanship of the Massachusetts
Treasurer-Collector's Association. She has not only served the community for a
long time but has developed a reputation for being one of the premier Finance
Directors in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS: Beth has provided financial advice to the Reading community which has saved
the Town countless thousands of dollars, including improvements in technology,
innovative proposals for employee benefits, debt structuring and municipal
budgeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading, Massachusetts on this
13a' day of June 2005 express a deep appreciation to Beth Klepeis for her many
years of extraordinary service to the community; the Board wishes her well in her
retirement; and the Board encourages the entire community of Reading to
express their appreciation to Beth in an appropriate manner.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Richard W. Schubert, Chairman
Camille W. Anthony, Vice Chairman
Joseph G. Duffy, Secretary
James E. Bonazoli
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Fiore, Jane
From: William CARRICK [wmpcarrick@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 9:32 PM
To: Fiore, Jane
Subject: Written Statement
IN IN
Written Statement CV SAPAC.doc (51
for SAPAC 06... KB)
Jane,
I was unable to access the town of Reading home page, therefore I was unable to send this
email to Peter and others. Can you please forward this written statement and my CV if
applicable. I will try to make the Tuesday meeting.
Thanks, Bill
Peter Hechenbleikner June 10, 2005
Town Manager
Board of Selectmen
Town of Reading
Dear Mr. Hechenbleikner and Selectpersons,
Please accept this written statement as evidence of my desire to continue to serve on the
Substance Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee (SAPAC).
I have been a member of this important committee since 1996, chaired the committee 2001
through 2003, and have served as the vice chair 2004 to present. I feel well qualified to
assist the committee in its purpose of advisement and education. I am the program manager
of a fifty bed inpatient residential detox with a focus on alcohol and opiate addiction. I
also serve as the chairperson for the Acute Treatment Service committee of the Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Corporation of Massachusetts. I have twenty two years
experience in mental health and substance abuse services as a Registered Nurse, and have
recently received a Master's degree in Nursing Administration.
I have enjoyed providing service to the community of Reading and hope to continue with
SAPAC as an active member.
Sincerely,
William P. Carrick
239 West Street
Reading, Ma
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Hechenbleikner, Peter
From: Colleen781 S@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:49 AM
To: Town Manager
Subject: Reappointment to BOH
Board of Selectman
Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867-2685
Dear Board of Selectman
I have been a Board of Health member for 6 years. It has been an interesting experience that I would like to
pursue for another term.
Reading is fortunate to have a Health Administrator that is very knowledgeable about public health issues and
connected in the public health community. The State Department of Public Health and CDC work closely with the
local BOH providing information and assistance when needed. This provides the members of the BOH many
resources to make decisions in an educated and informative manner.
I would appreciate an opportunity to be reappointed to the BOH and feel confident in my ability to serve as a
member to formulate and enforce the rules and regulations affecting the public health.
I appreciate your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Colleen Hennessy Seferian
6/14/2005
APPOINTMENTS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005
Reading Telecommunications and
Technology Advisory Committee
Term: 3 years
Appointing Authority: Board of Selectmen
Present Member(s) and Term(s)
*Douglas Cowell
*Domenic J. LaCava
James Keigley
Tom Mottl
John Griechen
*Benjamin T. Ream (Assoc.)
958 Main Street
38 Francis Drive
3 Pilgrim Road
93 Oak St.
22 Dudley St.
972 Main Street
Orig.
Date
(99)
(02)
(02)
(03)
(03)
(04)
3 Vacancies
Term
Exp.
2005
2005
2007
2006
2007
2005
Candidates:
Erick Carpenter
Bill Cowie
Ronald Powell
Elizabeth Whitelam
David Tuttle
*Indicates incumbents seeking reappointment
6)
Schena, Paula
From: Domenic J. LaCava [diacava@vxmg.com]
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 2:01 PM
To: Schena, Paula
Subject: FW: TTAC - Associate
Paula, I noticed that Ben did not cc you on this mail and will probably send to you
directly
Thanks
Dom
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Ream [mailto:benream@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:14 PM
To: Domenic J. LaCava
Subject: Re: TTAC - Associate
Dom,
I will take care of this immediately. I definitely
want to re-up. Getting laid off by IBM has, well,
occupied alot of my time and attention of late.
Thanks for the heads up.
"Domenic J. LaCava" <dlacava@vxmg.com> wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
> Your re-appointment to be a TTAC associate has come
> up, and as I understand it,
>
> you have not returned your paperwork.
> The Board of Selectmen re-appoints based on the
> paperwork that they receive and
> sets up time
> to speak with the person at the Selectmen meeting,
> which in this case is Tuesday
> thel4th.
> If you want to continue, please let Paula Schena
> know, whom I have copied on
> this email.
> Regards,
> Dom
>
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APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION
Name: y~-~,,v~^ct~ Date: -2nQS
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Are you a registered voter in Reading?_Xe e-mail address: J-4,44 le- ® aG m. o rq
Place a number next to your preferred position(s) (up.to four choices) with #1 being your first priority.
(Attach a resume if available.)
Advisory Council Against the Misuse
and Abuse of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Aquatics Advisory Board
-Audit Committee
-Board of Appeals
-Board of Cemetery Trustees
-Board of Health
-Board of Registrars
-Bylaw Committee
-Celebration Committee
_Co mnissioner of Trust Funds
Community Planning & Development Comm.
-Conservation Commission
-Constable
-Contributory Retirement Board
-Council on Aging
-Cultural Council
Custodian of Soldier's & Sailor's Graves
-Finance Committee
Historical Commission
Housing Authority
-Human Relations Advisory Committee
-Land Bank Committee
_MBTA Advisory Committee
-Metropolitan Area Planning Council
_Mystic Valley Elder Services
-Recreation Committee
-Solid Waste Advisory Committee
2 Telecommunications and Technology
Advisory Committee
-Town Forest Committee
Water, Sewer and Storm Water
Management Advisory Committee
West Street Historic District Commission
Other
Please outline relevant experience for the position(s) sought:
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David B. Tuttle
27 Heather Drive
Reading, MA 01867
Tel: (781) 944-5788
dtuttle@acm.orZ
http: / /home.comcast.net/ -Viewpt
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Principal / Consulting Engineer with over thirty years of product development experience
creating state of the art technology in operating system software, I/O device interfaces, data
communications, and hardware/ software combined systems. Extensive experience with all
aspects of system product conception, software and hardware architecture, planning, design,
implementation, delivery, and support in a wide range of company environments. Proven
ability to quickly understand and effectively exploit new and emerging technologies in both
hardware and software.
EXPERIENCE
Independent Contractor, Principal S/W Engineer Sept. 2004 - Present
Crossbeam Systems Inc.
Concord, Mass.
www.crossbeamsystems.com
Experimental Linux kernel development for Intel-compliant x86 SMP platforms, supporting
Crossbeam Systems' network security products for safer, simpler networking.
Principal Engineer Jun. 2003 - May 2004
Virtual Iron Software Inc. (formerly Katana Technology)
Acton, Mass.
www.virtualiron.com
Extensive kernel-level design and development for x86 SMP platforms, including kernel
interfaces for Infiniband, RDMA, IPMI and DMI.
Principal Engineer
StarBak Communications Inc.
Waltham, Mass.
www.starbak.net
Feb. 2003 - Jun. 2003
[StarBak merged with Vividon in February 2003] Integrated Vividon WCCP Linux demon
with StarBak Origin Server Appliance (OSATM), then worked on OSA implementation of
Windows Media Server 9 server-side playlists.
O/S Software Engineer
Vividon Inc. (originally Exotec)
Sudbury, Mass.
David B. Tuttle
Jun. 2000 - Jan. 2003
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Operating system kernel and file system development supporting a very high performance
streaming media Internet appliance. Proprietary ExOS kernel, based on the MIT Exokernel
research projects. Extensive work in 1686 architecture dependent layer, PCI device discovery
and drivers, VMM, system call interfaces, process management, SCSI block I/O, network I/O.
Major revision of ExOS virtual address space, block cache, memory allocators (malloc/free),
file system space allocation and file system performance. Application-specific asynchronous
file system I/O for RedHat Linux; Linux demon for Cisco Web Cache Control Protocol
(WCCP) version 2, operating with'iptables' and'squid'.
Project Engineer Feb. 2000 - Jun. 2000
Hammer Technologies Inc.
Wilmington, Mass.
Project lead for PacketSphereTM network analyzer and network behavior simulator for Gigabit
Next Generation Networking (VOIP), based on C-Port C-5 Programmable Network Processor.
Compact PCI appliance with PowerPC processor running VRTXsa. Hardware and software
design work on platform, plus technical oversight of internal microcode/firmware team, on-
site consultants and external consulting firm on applications and GUI.
Chief Engineer
Northstar Internetworking Inc.
Waltham, Mass.
Sep. 1999 - Feb. 2000
Took over the NetFlare IDU (Internet Diagnostic Unit) project with 6 weeks to a Beta target.
Completed Beta trials, continued development and additional customer qualification testing of
Compact PCI appliance with dual Ariel T1/E1 adapters and multiple Ethernet ports. Technical
lead on hardware component selection and integration with customized RedHat 6.1 Linux
kernel. Co-inventor on two patent applications, U.S. and international.
Consulting Engineer
VideoServer Connections Inc.
Marlborough, Mass.
Oct. 1997 - Feb. 1999
Individual contributor in New Products Engineering. Responsible for multi-platform driver
software support of the new BrickTM family of ISDN interface components. Developed initial
functional and preliminary design specifications for the BrickTM PCI Carrier Card and some
alternative products based on BrickTM modules. Sole engineer on speculative project to utilize
a BrickTM module and an unusual multi-processor ASIC to build standalone ISDN videophone
reference design for 8x8 Inc. and TeleTek (TeleEye-384).
Chief Technology Officer
Augment Systems, Inc.
Westford, Mass.
Nov. 1993 - Aug. 1997
Lead technical role in successful reorganization, refinancing, and revival of the company.
Designed and developed the AFX-210 and AFX-410 SuperServer for MacOS 7.6/8.x and
WindowsNT, via multiple-initiator, multiple-target FC-AL Storage Area Network (SAN).
David B. Tuttle
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Chief Engineer Mar. 1990 - Jul. 1993
Ungermann-Bass Inc., Product Operations Group
Andover, Mass.
• Chairman of the Product Operations Technical Review Board
Instigator, architect, Project Engineer for Access/ Open rack-mount servers
• Instigator, architect for Peregrine Fibre Channel project (UB, Siemens, Emulex)
• Principal contributor to UB Virtual Network Architecture (VNA) definition
Principal Technical Consultant Jun. 1985 - Oct. 1989
Prime Computer Inc., Technical Consulting Group
Framingham, Mass.
• Delegate to the Corporation for Open Systems (COS) Strategy Forum, member of COS
Strategy Forum Architecture Committee
• Assisted architecture and design of NetWare for UNIX joint project with Novell Inc.
• Participated in X/Open XNET, UND( International Comms SIG
Chief Scientist, PAD Architecture
Oct. 1981- May 1985
GTE Telenet Communications Corp.
Burlington, Mass.
• Packet Assembler/Disassembler products and protocols for CCITT X.25, X.3/X.29, IBM
3270, BSC, and SNA networks
• Telenet representative to GTE corporate task forces on integrated voice/ data networks,
digital switching architecture, carrier network services (ATM precursors)
• Co-author and editor, 3270 Display System Protocol, jointly issued by Telenet, Tymnet,
and Datapac (Bell Canada), 1981 and 1983
Manager, Front End Software Oct. 1978 - Sep. 1981
Cambridge Telecommunications Inc. (purchased 10/79 by GTE Telenet)
Burlington, Mass.
Managed a group of 5 to 8 programmers responsible for development and field support of
X.25 network software for the IBM 3704/3705 communications front-end processors (FEP).
Rescued 6 troubled customer installations while developing new features and stable code.
Principal Software Engineer Sep. 1976 - Sep. 1978
Digital Equipment Corp., Distributed Systems Group
Maynard, Mass.
• Project leader and primary developer for the RSX-11M/3790 SNA Protocol Emulator
• Member of DECnet Stage II design task force and the DECnet Review Group (DRG)
Staff Programmer
IBM Corp., VM/370 Development Group
David B. Tuttle
Aug. 1971- Aug. 1976
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Burlington, Mass.
• Control Program (CP) developer for IBM Virtual Machine Facility/370 (VM/370). Primary
developer for many CP virtual machine services and communications I/O support.
• VM/370 representative to SNA Architectural Maintenance Board (AMB). Technical
reviewer of IBM SNA Formats and Protocols (FAP) manual, rev. 1.0
• Project leader of 5-person team to design and develop "native" SNA support in VM/370
Control Program. CP Architect responsibility for VM/370 Release 3.
Senior Associate Programmer
IBM Corp., Cambridge Scientific Center
Cambridge, Mass.
Oct. 1968 - Jun. 1971
Program design and development based on CP-67/CMS and OS/360, including an advanced
online editor, BSC protocol design, subsystems for client-server interactive graphics system
and graphical object database.
System Programmer/ User Consultant
MIT Computation Center
Cambridge, Mass.
Feb. 1967 - May 1968
Part-time user technical support for IBM 7094, CTSS and IBSYS; IBM S/360, OS/360 and ASP
1.0; Fortran 1V, OS/360 Job Control Language and Utilities; SHARE software 'librarian'.
Extensive S/360 system programming in assembler; scientific programming in Fortran.
SKILLS SUMMARY
"Been there, done that, enjoyed it." Data Communications, Networking, Kernel and I/O
Wizard, from mainframes, minis, and PCs to embedded systems and 8-bit microcontrollers.
Intel/PC, Motorola/ Macintosh, IBM mainframe, DEC PDP series, Prime 50 Series, embedded
processors from 8-bit to multi-engine 32-bit custom. Fortran, Algol, PL/1, Pascal, C, many
assemblers; familiar with C++ but more experienced in critical-path software development.
AFFILIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS / RECOGNITION
Voting Member, Association for Computing Machinery
Associate Member, IEEE and IEEE Computer Society
Charter Life Member, National Space Society
Life Master, American Contract Bridge League
Who's Who in the East 23rd and subsequent editions
Who's Who in America 51s' and subsequent editions
Who's Who in the World 11th and subsequent editions
Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2nd and subsequent editions
Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 29th and subsequent editions
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, 41h edition
Who's Who in the Media and Communicati ons,1st edition
David B. Tuttle Page 4 of 4
APPOINTMENTS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005
Cultural Council
Term: 3 years (6 years maximum)
AppointinE Authority: Board of Selectmen
3 Vacancies
+ 2 Associates
Orig. Term
Present Member(s) and Term(s)
Date
Exp.
Alison Sloan DaSilva, Chr.
40 Putnam Road
(00)
2007
*Anne W. Hooker
87 Village Street
(02)
2005
Harold E. Bond
33 Hartshorn St.
(01)
2007
Nicole Cain
7 Melendy Drive
(03)
2006
*Karyn S. Storti
31 Green Street, #8
(02)
2005
*Valerie J. Alagero
28 Smith Ave.
(02)
2005
Kathleen Kelly
36 Grove Street
(03)
2006
*Janet Grace Hatherly (Associate)
9 Smith Ave.
(04)
2005
Amelia Louise Golini (Associate)
62 Martin Road
(05)
2005
Candidates:
Elizabeth Whitelarn
*Indicates incumbents seeking reappointment
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Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading; MA 01867-2685
FAX: (781) 942-9071
Email: townmanager&i.reading.ma.us
MEMORANDUM
TOWN MANAGER
(781) 942-9043
TO: Janet Grace Hatherly
9 Smith Avenue
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Reading, MA 01867
FROM: Peter L Hechenbleilcner
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DATE: April 11, 2005
RE: Reappointment to Cultural Council (Associate) . _
..Our records indicate that your term of office on the above Board, Committee or Conu-nission will expire
on June 30, 2005.
The Board of Selectmen's policy provides that:
1. All incumbents for terns that are expiring will be sent this questionnaire regarding their. desire
for reappointment. This form must be returned to the Town Cleric's Office by May 9, 2005.
2. All positions which are vacant or with terms expiring will be posted, including those where the
incumbent desires reappointment.
will not be required to fail out new citizen volunteer forms. The Board requests that
all incumbents be available for an interview, or if you are not available, that you submit a written
statement outlining your experience and your interest in being re-appointed.
Please indicate below whether or not you desire reappointment to this position, and return this signed for
to the Town Clerk's Office by May 9, 2005. If we do not hear from you by this date, we will, assume
that you d o not wish to be re-appointed.
I wish to "be considered for reappointment.
I do not wish to be considered for reap ointment.
Signature Date
cc: Committee Chairman 9
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO BOARD/COA MIITTEE/COMMISSION
Name: We-5A-C>A Date: (0 0`57
(Last) (First) (Middle)
Address: 1 Cy Tel. (Home) .94Z-2510
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Occupation: C 1p,,~~e✓s- # of years in Reading: WS-
Are you a registered voter in Reading? es e-mail address: t:00-491\ G oc~~ < <a.nn
Place a number next to your preferred position(s) (up to four choices) with #1 being your first priority.
(Attach a resume if available.)
Advisory Council Against the Misuse
____:Advisory
Abuse of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
_Aquatics Advisory Board
Audit Committee
-Board of Appeals
-Board of Cemetery Trustees
Board of Health
Board of Registrars
Bylaw Committee
Celebration Committee
-Commissioner of Trust Funds
-Community Planning & Development Comm.
-Conservation Commission
Constable
Contributory Retirement Board
Council on Aging
Cultural Council
Custodian of Soldier's & Sailor's Graves
Please outline relevant experience for the position(s) sought.
Finance Committee
_Historical Commission
Housing Authority
-Human Relations Advisory Committee
-Land Bank Committee
_MBTA Advisory Committee
'Metropolitan Area Planning Council
_Mystic Valley Elder Services
-Recreation Committee
-Solid Waste Advisory Committee
-Telecommunications and Technology
Advisory Committee
-Town Forest Committee
-Water, Sewer and Storm Water tal
Management Advisory Committ&
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SIGN-IN SHEET FOR THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
DATE:
NAME ADDRESS
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January 27, 2005
Mr. Glen Redmond
Building Inspector's Office
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867
Dear Mr. Redmond:
This past Monday, January 20 I dropped off two photos that show that the shed on my
property at 14 Cross Street has been existing since 1994. The Dowling Family, past
owners, were kind enough to give them to me. I also delivered three letters from two
abutters and the Dowlings testifying that the shed has been here since 1994 or earlier.
Since I have provided you with this proof of age, I would like to know if this is sufficient
for you to override the violation of the shed?
I have tried you on the phone this week, but we can't seem to connect, so I did leave two
messages with Maureen.
Sincerely yours,
Debbie Hartman McCulley
14 Cross Street
Reading, MA 01867
February 2, 2005
Mr. Olen Redmond
Building Inspector's Office
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867
Dear Mr. Redmond:
Per our telephone conversation of January 31, 2005 re shed at 14 Cross St.
I have provided you with photos with dates and testimonies from past owners and
abutters proving the shed on my property has existed since 1994. I believe you suggested
that this was proof enough to not require an appeal before the Zoning Board of Appeals
(January 3, 2005 and again on January 18, 2005). Peter Hechenbleikner assured me of
the same requirements in a personal meeting on January 21, 2005.
Now you have requested that I indeed, make that application to the Board of Appeals for
a hearing to look at the same photos and letters to determine that the shed has, in fact,
been on that same spot at 14 Cross Street since 1994. This is a step that will cost me
hundreds of dollars (filing fee, newspaper ads, survey, 10 sets of copies, abutters postage,
assessor map copies).
I can understand charging fees for new building, but this is technically a grandfathered
structure that has existed for the last three owners. The only reason this violation came to
your. attention was because of personal harassment by John Appolos, aka Apostolou who
is still constructing his property next door to me at 211 Main Street since 2001.
I have written a formal request for documentation from my mortgage attorneys, and they
are currently researching a copy of the plot plan. I hope to have a copy in the next week.
In the meantime, would you like the incomplete application re-submitted to you again? I
am still awaiting the survey, and it may take some time since it is being handled by an
outside entity.
I am writing to make a written record that I have acknowledged your letter of violation as
well as the fine you issued to me on January 274", 2005.
Sincerely yours,
Debbie Hartman McCulley
14 Cross Street
Reading, MA 01867
cc: Zoning Board of Appeals Members
Selectmen & Town Manager
Timeline of Notice of Shed Violation, 14 Cross Street, Reading, MA 01867
Friday, December 10, 2004 Received notice of certified mail from Town of Reading
Saturday, December 11 Picked up letter stating the violation at Post Office
Monday, December 13 Called Building Inspector 3 times, not available
Tuesday, December 14 Called Building Inspector twice, returned call at 9:30 AM
Told me I had three weeks to respond to violation without
fines. Pick up application # 17 and fill it out.
Monday, January 3, 2005 Dropped off package # 17 with 10 of each items requested.
Friday, January 14 Received abutter's list signed by G. Redmond
Wednesday, January 19 Stopped in at Town Hall to inquire about hearing and found
application package had not been acted upon. Received my
envelope with scribbled notes on the back that the
application was incomplete. First I had heard of this - no
letter, no calls.
Called Paul Dustin, ZBA requesting a clarification need for
a ZBA review. He suggested I talk with Town Manager for
clarification.
Friday, January 21 Meeting with Peter Hechenbleikner to clarify need for an
appeal due to the grandfathering issue. P. H. stated that
dated photos would be excellent proof of ten year
grandfathering clause.
Friday, January 24 Dropped off Dowling letter and photos dated 1993, 1995 to
Building Inspector from the Dowlings.
Abutter Crowley letter delivered to Building Inspector's
office and M. Knight verifying age of shed.
Monday, January 27 Received $25 violation certified mail.
Letter from Abutter, Mike Bertone delivered to Building
Inspector's Office verifying age of shed.
February 8 Letter received from Town Manager to DHM demanding I
submit an application to go before Zoning Board of
Appeals.
February 9 Brought application to M. Knight with question about
abutters list. Ms. Knight threatened that "we'll fine you
again" if I did not file the application that day. She could
not answer question about process regarding the 76 abutters
on the list. I asked her to take the completed application
without the envelopes, she refused. Town Manager's
secretary could not answer question regarding abutters.
Sent to Assessor's Office for clarification at 4:45 PM.
Received answer about abutter's distance (300 feet, 76
abutters).
Feb 10 2005 Filed complete application with fee of $90.00 and 76
abutters envelopes with postage of $56.24 and $9.56 in
copies and maps.
Feb 11 Received second violation notice dated February 10 for
$50.
February 17 First call from M. Knight stating I must provide three more
maps # 20, #35, #19 and one stamp.
February 18 Purchased additional three maps from Engineering Dept for
copying $4.50
February 19 Maps #20, #35, #19 and 10 copies of each plus one
stamped envelope was provided to Building inspector's
Office at cost of $13.87.
February 12 Letter from Town Clerk regarding violation will become a
criminal complaint if not paid in three weeks.
March 15 Served with violation fine by Town Constable.
March 17, 2005 Meeting before the Zoning Board of Appeals who
determined there was no violation per bylaw 6.3.2.4
Abutters McCulleys, Crowleys, Durans, Griffins present at
meeting in support of existing shed. Sworn affidavit
received from Dowlings who could not be present. Letters
of support received from Bertones, Patels.
Apollos, complaintant present at meeting without
supporters.
Costs of filing for Zoning Board of Appeal: $ 169.30
Advertisement for Newspapers 99.00
Fines due to violation 75.00
Total without attorney fees $343.30
Attorney's fees for Appearance + $380.00
Total for Non-violation $723.30
Timeline of Notice of Shed Violation, 14 Cross Street, Leading, MA 01867
Friday, December 10, 2004 Received notice of certified mail from Town of Reading
Saturday, December 11 Picked up letter stating the violation at Post Office
Monday, December 13 Called Building Inspector 3 times, not available
Tuesday, December 14 Called Building Inspector twice, returned call at 9:30 AM
Told me I had three weeks to respond to violation without
fines. Pick up application # 17 and fill it out.
Monday, January 3, 2005 Dropped off package # 17 with 10 of each items requested.
Friday, January 14 Received abutter's list signed by G. Redmond
Wednesday, January 19 Stopped in at Town Hall to inquire about hearing and found
application package had not been acted upon. Received my
envelope with scribbled notes on the back that the
application was incomplete. First I had heard of this - no
letter, no calls.
Called Paul Dustin, ZBA requesting a clarification need for
a ZBA review. He suggested I talk with Town Manager for
clarification.
Friday, January 21 Meeting with Peter Hechenbleikner to clarify need for an
appeal due to the grandfathering issue. P. H. stated that
dated photos would be excellent proof of ten year
grandfathering clause.
Friday, January 24 Dropped off Dowling letter and photos dated 1993, 1995 to
Building Inspector from the Dowlings.
Abutter Crowley letter delivered to Building Inspector's
office and M. Knight verifying age of shed.
Monday, January 27 Received $25 violation certified mail.
Letter from Abutter, Mike Bertone delivered to Building
Inspector's Office verifying age of shed.
February 8 Letter received from Town Manager to DIM demanding I
submit an application to go before Zoning Board of
Appeals.
February 9 Brought application to M. Knight with question about
abutters list. Ms. Knight threatened that "we'll fine you
again" if I did not file the application that day. She could
not answer question about process regarding the 76 abutters
on the list. I asked her to take the completed application
without the envelopes, she refused. Town Manager's
secretary could not answer question regarding abutters.
Sent to Assessor's Office for clarification at 4:45 PM.
Received answer about abutter's distance (300 feet, 76
abutters).
Feb 10 2005 Filed complete application with fee of $90.00 and 76
abutters envelopes with postage of $56.24 and $9.56 in
copies and maps.
Feb 11 Received second violation notice dated February 10 for
$50.
February 17 First call from M. Knight stating I must provide three more
maps # 20, #35, #19 and one stamp.
February 18 Purchased additional three maps from Engineering Dept for
copying $4.50
February 19 Maps #20, #35, #19 and 10 copies of each plus one
stamped envelope was provided to Building inspector's
Office at cost of $13.87.
February 12 Letter from Town Clerk regarding violation will become a
criminal complaint if not paid in three weeks.
March 15 Served with violation fine by Town Constable.
March 17, 2005 Meeting before the Zoning Board of Appeals who
determined there was no violation per bylaw 6.3.2.4
Abutters McCulleys, Crowleys, Durans, Griffins present at
meeting in support of existing shed. Sworn affidavit
received from Dowlings who could not be present. Letters
of support received from Bertones, Patels.
Apollos, complaintant present at meeting without
supporters.
Costs of filing for Zoning Board of Appeal: $ 169.30
Advertisement for Newspapers 99.00
Fines due to violation 75.00
Total without attorney fees $343.30
Attorney's fees for Appearance + $380.00
Total for Non-violation $723.30
Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Development
.Reeding, MA 01867-2683 Community (7881) 1) 94 942-9010
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ZONING VIOLATION
Town of Reading Zoning By-Laws
Certified mail # 7003 0500 0000 6864 7392
Date: 12/03/04
Address: 14 Cross St map 0027 par 0002
Time: 9:00am
Nature of Violation: Zoning By-law Town of Reading section 5.2.3.4
No building shall be located within a required front yard.
You are hereby Notified:
To contact this office within 48 hours of this notice
Notice served to:
Richard J. Mcculley
14 Cross St
Reading, Ma, 01867
Failure to comply with this notice will result in further legal action.
A second notice will result in a fine being issued.
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FAVALORO & ASSOCIATES
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
MARK J. FAVALORO
STEVEN G. MANGHINI
MATTHEW M. MAcKOUL, OF GOUNSELt
WILLIAM F. GROWLEY, OF COUNSEL
tALSO ADMITTED IN GALIFORNTA
PARK PLACE EAST
348 PARK STREET, SUITE 202
NORTH READING, MA 01864
WWW.FAVLAW.GOM
March 23, 2005
Debbie Hartman McCulley
14 Cross Street
Reading MA 01867
TELEPHONES: (978) 884-1000
(781) 944-2729
FAGSIMILE: (978) 884-3953
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
In Reference To: (05-180) Zoning Board of Appeals Matter
Invoice #8844
Professional Services
3/17/05 SGM Preparation for and representation at Reading Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing,
Reading, Massachusetts.
For professional services rendered
Amount
$380.00
TERMS:. Net 10 days. A finance charge of 1% per month will accrue on all overdue balances. Please
include File Reference Number on your check and make payable to FAVALORO & ASSOCIATES.
THANK You FOR YOIIR BUSINESS. IT IS GREATLY APPREOI.A.TED.
Town of Leading
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Application for Public Hearing
Name of Applicant Phone#
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Applicant's Address:--
Location of Property:''
Applicant is (circle one i-Ow•ner) Agent . Tenant Prospective Owner
Owner (If not applicant): Phone#
Address:
Application is for (check one):
Variance from Section
Special Permit in accordance with Section
Appeal from Decision/Order of Building Inspector
(Attach Building Inspector's Letter)
Accessory Apartment Special Permit, Section 4.3.2.8
Other: Please specify:
Nature and justification for request (attach extra sh/et(s) if necessary):
11eference to the alb ve
I hereby request a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals wi
application (Application requires signatures of both owner(s) and agent):
Signature of Owner(s)
Signature of 1`Agent ( ~ s f-
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This application certified complete and authorized for filing with the--T-,-o w-n^1 rk. t )
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FAX: (781) 942-9070
Website: www.ci.reading.ma.us
TOWN CLERK
(781) 942-9050
REMINDER OF ISSUANCE OF CITATION
February 11, 2005
Debbie H. McCulley
14 Cross Street
Reading, MA 01867
Please be advised that on February 10th, you were issued a citation (#3827) by C. Glen
Redmond, Building Inspector for the Town of Reading, for violation of Reading Zoning Bylaws,
section 5.2.3.4. The citation issued to you stated, in part, that the matter would be finally
disposed of provided the fine for each offense of $50.00 was paid to the Town Clerk within
twenty-one days of the aforesaid citation.
While that period has not yet expired, this office wanted to remind you that you may still
elect to pay the fine for such offense to the Town Cleric. Such payment will operate as a final
disposition of this matter, with no resulting criminal complaint being brought against you.
However, payment of -the fine does not excuse the underlying violation, and in the event the
violation continues or occurs again, further citations may be issued or the Town may take such
other enforcement action as authorized by law.
Please be advised that if the fine described above is not paid within twenty-one days of
the date of the original citation, a criminal complaint may be issued against you.
cc: C. Glen Redmond
Location of Violation: 14 Cross St. - Reading, MA
Description of Violation: Accessory building in front yard
Please bring or mail this notice with your pa i
FAX: (781) 942-9071
Email: townmanager@ci.reading.ma.us
February 4, 2005
Debbie McCulley
14 Cross Street
Reading, MA 01867
Dear Debbie:
TOWN MANAGER
(781) 942-9043
You have thoroughly confitsed our staff with the letter that you dropped off yesterday. It is not
clear whether I was supposed to respond to it or not, so in the event that you are expecting a
response here it is.
When you and I talked, I indicated to you that if you had a survey plan, or if you had dated
photographs.tbat clearly showed the existing shed in it's location on the property, that the
Building Inspector could use that as evidence that the existing shed existed on that property prior
to 1994. I indicated to you, that if the evidence submitted was not conclusive the Building
Inspector would not agree to the "grandfathering" of the shed, but that you could present that
evidence to the Zoning Board of Appeals as part of your application. I did see the photographs
you presented to the Building Inspector and I personally did not find them adequate to establish
the "grandfathering" of the shed. Therefore, until you have a completed application before the
Zoning Board of Appeals, you are deemed to be in violation of the Zoning Bylaw, and the Town
will continue to enforce.
My understanding is that you've received plenty of notice about the violation, and have had more
than enough time to secure the necessary surveys and other things needed in order to proceed
with this application. I Imow that, you are an intelligent individual and understand this process
and what is being asked of you.
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