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FAX: (781) 942-9071
Email: townmanager@ci.reading.ma.us
Website: www.readingma.gov
MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Selectmen
FROM: Peter I. Hechenbleikner
DATE: December 11, 2009
RE: Agenda - December 15, 2009
TOWN MANAGER
(781) 942-9043
3a) There is a vacancy on the Board of Assessors. The process to be used will be for the
remaining two members of the Board of Assessors, plus members of the Board of
Selectmen, to interview the candidate(s) for the position. The group of the whole
(seven individuals) will then vote on the appointment, with four votes being needed
to appoint. The appointment will be for a term expiring with the April 2010
Election. In your packet is an application and information for one candidate for the
Board of Assessors.
4a) The Board of Selectmen continued the hearing on the O'Yes Restaurant Liquor
License for the former Bear Rock Cafe site. Attached is a copy of the material
prepared by the applicant in response to the Board's previous questions.
4b) Town Counsel has been asking Cedar Glen for proposed language of an agreement.
To-date we have received nothing. The applicant is aware that December 15 is the
last scheduled Selectmen's meeting for this year. If we receive anything prior to
the Board of Selectmen meeting I will email it to you.
4c) Selectmen Goldy and Bonazoli have been receiving your comments for the Town
Manager's evaluation and will be compiling these. I would assume these will be sent
directly to you by email.
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Hechenbleikner, Peter
From: Reading - Selectmen
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 12:11 PM
To: paul.Iannon@hklaw.com; Reading - Selectmen
Cc: Chris Brungardt; Cbrungar@ Systems.Textron.Com; amylannon@comcast.net; Schena, Paula
Subject: RE: Reading Cub Scouts
Selectman Steve Goldy will be happy to meet with you on 12-15-09 at 6:30 in the Town Hall Conference Room -
main floor at Town Hall. The Board of Selectmen meeting then starts at 7 and you are of course welcome to
attend any portion of that meeting.
Peter I. Hechenbleikner
Town Manager
Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading MA 01867
phone: 781-942-9043 fax 781-942-9071
web www,readif)(ama.org,
email townmanager.@ci..read ing.ma:us
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From: paul.lannon@hklaw.com [mailto:paul.lannon@hklaw.com]
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:39 AM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Cc: Chris Brungardt; Cbrungar@Systems.Textron.Com; amylannon@comcast.net
Subject: Reading Cub Scouts
Dear Board of Selectmen,
We lead a den of Junior Webelo Cub Scouts here in Reading (Pack 728), and one of our civics goals is to see
how local government works in our town. We were thinking of bringing our den (2-3 adults, 8-10 boys) to view the
Selectmen meeting on Tuesday, December 15, maybe coming at 6:30 to ask questions and meet the Selectmen
and then staying for a few minutes of the official meeting to see the procedure by which the Board addresses
different issues. Would that work for you? Please let us know at your earliest convenience.
Thank you very much for your attention to this request, and for your service to the town.
Best regards.
Paul Lannon
Paul Lannon I Holland & Knight
Partner
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor ( Boston MA 02116
Phone 617.573.5842 1 Fax 617.523.6850
paul.lannon@hl<law.com I www.hklaw.com
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12/8/2009
APPOINTMENTS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2009
Board of Assessors
1 Vacancy
Appointing Authority: Board of Selectmen & Board of Assessors
Orig. Term
Present Member(s) and Term(s) Date Expires
Robert I. Nordstrand, Chr. 384 Franklin Street (69) April '12
Ralph Colorusso, V. Chr. 31 Enos Circle (00) April `10
Vacancy April `11
Candidates:
Fred A McGrane
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FAX: (781) 942-9071
Email: townmanager@ci.reading.ma.us
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VOLUNTEER VACANCY
TOWN OF READING
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
TOWN MANAGER
(781) 942-9043
A vacaiicy with a term expiring April 6, 2011 exists on the Board of Assessors. The
Board of Assessors is responsible for assessing taxes and estimates the value of real and
personal. property in the Town of Reading. The Board of Assessors may appoint
appraisal staff and shall have all the powers and duties given to Boards of Assessors by
the Laws of the Commonwealth not inconsistent. with the Charter.
Interested parties may apply at the Town Clerk's Office, 16 Lowell Street, Reading,
Massachusetts by 5;00 p.m. on December 8, 2009.
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Dear Board Assessors,
I regret to inform you that I am no longer an active member of the Reading Board
of Assessors. I have exhausted myself in too many different areas this fall and I need to
focus my attention on my family and the City of Beverly. I have enjoyed serving on. the
Board of Assessors with both.of you and look forward to applying for the vacated
Appraiser position.
Sincerely Yours,
Franci lden, MAA
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APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO BOARDS/COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS
Name: e G-0- r le_ Q Date: 0
(Last) (First)' (Middle)
Address: A Tel. (Home) C! 73 j -9 qL/- 6S0 ?
Tel. (Work) X11-,' 61- V$ tc{
(Is this number listed?)
Occupation:. # of years in Reading: Z 2
Are you a registered voter in Reading?-L,%, r e-mail address: 1~'1G ~t ~Q.n 2 1~~(G~~Le
OS-6 . cc;>r
Place a number next to your preferred position(s) (up to four choices) with #1 being your first priority.
(Attach a resume if available)
.Animal Control Appeals Committee
-Aquatics Advisory Board
Audit Committee
-Board of Appeals
-Board of Cemetery Trustees
-Board of Health
-Board of Registrars
-Bylaw Committee
Celebration Committee
-Cities for Climate Protection
Commissioner of Trust Funds
-Community Planning & Development Comm.
-Conservation Commission
-Constable
-Contributory Retirement Board
-Council on Aging
-Cultural Council
Custodian of Soldiers' & Sailors' Graves
-Economic Development Committee
-Finance Committee
-Historical Commission
-Housing Authority
-Human Relations Advisory Committee
-Land Bank Committee
_MBTA Advisory Committee
_Metropolitan Area Planning Council
-Mystic Valley Elder Services
RCTV Board of Directors
-Recreation Committee
RMLD Citizens Advisory Board
Telecommunications and Technology
Advisory Committee
-Town Forest Committee
Trails Committee
-West Street Historic District Commission
Other 13 d c-, I ck ASS t ss a r s
Please outline relevant experience for the position(s) sought:
Fred A. McGrane
16 Catherine Avenue
Reading, MA 01867-2211
781-944-6307
Education:
1975 Salem State College, Salem, MA
Bachelor of Science Business Administration
Concentrations: Accounting and Economics
1988 Suffolk University, Boston, MA
Masters in Business Administration
Concentration: Corporate Finance
Professional Experience:
1994 to Mercantile Bank & Trust Company
Present Boston, MA
Was hired directly from the FDIC to assist the Bank's management in working out a
very troubled loan portfolio. As a result of those efforts, the Bank was successfully
recapitalized and in 1998 I was promoted to Senior Vice President and Senior
Lending Officer where I am responsible for all of the Bank's lending activities.
When I assumed this position, the Bank had total assets of $63 million and a loan
portfolio of $35 million. At year-end 2009, the Bank's total assets were $165 million
and the loan portfolio was $141 million. Despite the strong growth, the quality of the
loan underwriting was never compromised as evidenced by loan delinquencies never
having exceeded 0.5% of total loans.
Supervised a staff of five professionals including three commercial lending officers
and two credit analysts.
In addition to my administrative responsibilities, I serve as the Chairman of the
Bank's Credit Committee, and am a member of the Bank's Asset Liability
Committee (ALCO), Risk Committee and Social Responsibility Cormnittee.
1991 to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
1994 Franklin, MA
Primary responsibilities included the management of a $75 million loan portfolio
with the distinct purpose of liquidation through workout / restructure, foreclosure
and / or litigation. Most noteworthy accomplishments included the following:
Appointed as Team Leader with management responsibility for six account
officers and three support staff.
In an organization of 250 professionals, was named as "one of the top five
account officers" due to "outstanding ability to analyze complex credits"
through the use of "clear, concise and well written cases."
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Fred A. McGrane
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• Successfully garnered the necessary approvals for a $7.2 million multi-loan
debt workout which involved twenty (20) loans among eight (8) separate
obligors and six (6) failed banks.
Successfully worked-out / restructured a nine loan, $10 million relationship
winning special praise from the FDIC's New York Regional Office for the
professional quality of the case presentation.
1989 to Capitol Bank & Trust Company
1990 Boston, MA
Primary responsibilities included the management of a $20 million loan
portfolio consisting of approximately forty (40) relationships. Subsequently
assigned responsibility for an additional thirty relationships, the majority of
which were troubled loans. In this regard, responsibilities included assessing
the collateral liquidation values and formulating an appropriate course of
action which could include workout, restructuring or liquidation.
1988 to Indian Head National Bank
1989 Nashua, NH
Most significant accomplishment included being involved in all phases -
from initial analysis through the negotiation of terns - of an $11.6 million
Direct Pay Letter of Credit which facilitated a $10.5 million public bond
offering. The proceeds were utilized for the two-phased, 18 -month
expansion and debt restructuring of a New Hampshire-based Continuing Care
Retirement Community (CRCC).
1982 to Bank Hapoalim, BM
1988 Boston, MA
Joined the bank in 1982 as a Credit Analyst responsible for spreading
financial statements. Assumed the role of Credit Manager in 1985 where
duties were expanded to include account profitability analysis and review of
the bank's then existing $80 million loan portfolio. Subsequently promoted to
Commercial Lending Officer where duties included the assumption of a $17
million loan portfolio which increased to $31 million in 18 months.
1978 to East Boston Community Development Corporation
1982 East Boston, MA
Managed all phases of the $600,000 Revolving Loan Guarantee Fund
("RLGF") a program which was designed to facilitate the availability of
credit to local inner-city businesses by working with local community banks.
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ALCOHOL MANAGEMENT AND SERVER TRAINING PLAN
1. Type of Establishment
O'Yes is a full-service restaurant offering fine Asian food dining experience. The menu
features Japanese-Chinese fusion style food with service provided at tables and booths, as
well as sushi, oyster and liquor bars, as well as liquor bar. Savvy Japanese fusion food
lovers know that the dining experience in sushi cuisine is not complete without alcoholic
beverages, including Japanese sake or a good beer.
II. Licensed Premise
The premises to be licensed for all alcoholic beverages is located and known as 26
Walkers Brook Drive, Reading, Massachusetts. It contains approximately 4,517 square
feet on a single floor, with entrance in the front and two exits at the rear. With a total of
115 seats, the dining area consists of tables, booths, and seats in the bar area.
III. Management Experience
The management of the Establishment has a combined 20 years experience in the
industry. The controlling shareholder of the Establishment, Mr. Wan Feng Ye a/k/a
Kevin Ye, has been in the family restaurant business for over ten years, including the
restaurants in Stoneham and Methuen, Massachusetts, both of which are licensed for
alcoholic beverages. The restaurant in Methuen, Fusion House, where similar menu is
offered, has been very successful since its opening about a year ago.
The proposed Manager Mr. Yau H. Tang has been working as an alcohol server for the
past nine years for three restaurants, Chef Oriental in Worcester, Chung King in Billerica,
and Beijing Palace in Swampscott.
Both Ye and Tang are TIPS certified.
IV. Staffing
The Establishment plans to hire a total of 25 to 30 employees, including cooks,
bartenders, wait staff, bus people, manager, and assistant manager(s). Of these 25-30
employees, 12 to 18 are alcohol servers, including bartenders.
V. Alcohol Management
The Establishment recognizes that the main causes of problems when serving alcohol are
serving someone under the legal drinking age, or serving a visibly intoxicated person,
whether just arrived or otherwise, or failure to maintain control of the event or the
premises.
Therefore, the implementation of a comprehensive liquor policy rules and regulations,
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ensured by a system of effective alcohol server training program and an efficient control
of the premises is indispensable for the Establishment to identify, and take steps to
prevent a potential problem, reduce the establishment's liquor liability exposure, and
promote a safe and happy dining experience with responsible drinking behavior.
A. Liquor Policy
To ensure that all the employees of the Establishment, especially the alcohol servers,
understand the Establishment's Liquor Policy Rules and Regulations, the Establishment
will provide a copy of the policy to each alcohol server at the time when a hiring decision
is made and so inform the prospective employee, and make it a requirement for each
alcohol server to review and understand the policy, and make a statement by signing the
policy that he or she agrees to comply with the rules and regulations contained in the
Liquor Policy. No alcohol servers or any other employees of the Establishment who are
required to handle alcoholic beverages shall be under the age of 18. (A copy of the Policy
is attached herewith as Exhibit "A".)
B. Alcohol Course Training Requirement
Pursuant to the Liquor Policy, all alcohol servers of this Establishment must complete a
state-approved course on responsible alcohol service within three months after the
employment with the Establislunent commences. The Establishment will maintain and
update a Server Training Roster on file for all its alcohol servers at any given time. (A
copy of the sample Roster is attached herewith as Exhibit `B".) The Roster file shall also
contain a copy of the course completion certificate or equivalent for each alcohol server.
Manager and assistant manager(s), if any, must be TIPS certified.
The Establishment will set up a weekly meeting system of alcohol servers. The purpose
of this weekly meeting is to review alcohol service related issues encountered during the
week, identify areas where problems must be addressed and improvements made, and
formulate and implement measures necessary to address the problems identified. Meeting
minutes shall be maintained on file by the Establishment. In cases where any individual
alcohol server demonstrates lack of sufficient knowledge in serving alcohol beverages,
such servers shall be required to re-take the alcohol service course approved by the state
before he or she is re-assigned for work.
C. Control of the Premises
1. At all times during the Establishment's hours of operation, there must be a
manager or assistant manager on the premises supervising alcohol service and
assisting alcohol servers and other employees to handle alcohol service related
issues, including
- identify intoxicated individuals.
- identify unacceptable forms of ID.
- intervene if or when an individual is showing signs of intoxication.
- prevent drinking and driving.
- document incidents for future records/legal purpose.
- and, if necessary, report incidents to Reading Police Department.
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2. At all times the Establishment shall maintain an updated list of taxi services so
that alternative transportation is available to patrons. Such list shall be posted for
patrons in a conspicuous place in the premises visible to the public.
3. At all times the Establishment shall make sure that instances of attempts to
purchase alcohol beverages by or for underage, patrons' using of fake or altered
identification documents to purchase and consume alcohol beverages, and intoxicated
patrons' attempts to drive be reported to Reading Police Department immediately. In
order to make sure all patrons are adequately monitored while consuming alcoholic
beverages in the premises, sufficient numbers of alcohol servers will be assigned for
each shift for each section of the dining area in the premises.
4. The Liquor Policy will be posted and remain posted in the premises in a
conspicuous place visible to the employees as well as the patrons of the
Establishment.
5. Special attention will be give to making sure that no patrons bring in alcoholic
beverage to the premises for consumption, and no alcoholic beverages are taken out
of the premises of the Establishment by any patron.
VI. Days and Hours of Operation
The establishment opens for business Monday through Sunday. Its hours of operation will be
as follows:
Monday through Saturday
Sundays
VII. Liquor Insurance
11:00 a.m.-12:00 midnight
12:00 noon-12:00 midnight
The establishment will purchase, upon the Effective Date of the commercial lease it has with
the landlord of the premises, a policy of general liability insurance with an insurance
company legally authorized to do business in Massachusetts. The limit of liability, including
general liability and liquor liability, will be at least five million dollars combined single limit
for bodily injury and property damage liability. A current insurance binder will be on file in
the Establishment at all tunes for inspection,
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Exhibit "A"
OYES
LIQUOR POLICY RULES AND REGULATIONS
The purpose of this policy is to set forth the position of this Establishment with regard to the
service of alcoholic beverages for its patrons in the premises of the Establishment.
The management of the Establishment requires designated alcoholic beverages servers including
bartenders and wait staff to follow the rules and regulations below to safeguard against improper
and illegal service of alcohol:
1. All alcohol servers of this Establishment must complete a state-approved course on
responsible alcohol service, be familiar and comply with this Liquor Policy and the laws of the
state regarding the serving/selling of alcoholic beverages, and attend regularly scheduled staff
meetings related to the alcohol service.
2. No individual under the age of 21 is permitted to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages on
these premises. Any individual under the age of 21 seen purchasing or consuming alcoholic
beverages will be removed from the premises with the Reading Police Department authorities
notified immediately. (Reading Police Department phone number: 781-944-1212)
3. Proof of age will be required of any guest consuming alcoholic beverages on the premises of
the Establishment. All youthful patrons shall be required to show his or her photo identification.
When in doubt, no alcohol shall be served. In situations where an individual attempts to purchase
or consume alcohol on the premises while being underage, or where an attempt was made to use
an altered or forged identification for the purpose of purchasing alcohol, or where an adult is
suspected to purchase alcohol for a minor, the alcohol server must report the incident to the
manager or assistant manager on duty immediately to ensure that proper reports are filed with
Reading Police Department.
4. Alcohol servers shall provide responsible beverage service to all patrons. Alcohol servers shall
immediately discontinue serving alcoholic beverages if it is believed that patron or patrons are
becoming intoxicated or unruly. Do not serve any alcoholic beverages to any patrons who show
signs of intoxication upon arrival.
5. Alcohol servers shall encourage and persuade any patron who chooses to consume alcohol to
refrain from driving and to designate a driver who has not been drinking as his or her only source
of transportation. It is the duty of the alcohol servers to recognize behavioral cues which indicate
progressive levels of intoxications i.e. lowered inhibitions, judgment, reactions and coordination.
These cues or signs of intoxication may include patrons loud or boisterous behavior, make off
color jokes, exhibit blood shot eyes or dazed expression, or slurring speech, or show poor
coordination such as nodding off or slumping in chair, weaving when walking, spilling drinks,
dropping money or other objects, or acting in any way odd or unusual. Appropriate measures
must be taken by the alcohol servers to ensure impaired patrons get home safely, including
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contacting Reading Police Department and arrange for alternate transportation. In the event any
intoxicated patron gets in the car and drives away despite efforts made, Reading Police
Department must be notified immediately.
6. This Establishment supports the right of the alcohol servers to deny service to patrons unable
to prove they are above the legal drinking age and/or exhibiting signs of intoxication. Contact the
management of the Establishment immediately whenever assistance is needed to handle a
situation. An Incident Report for any alcohol-related occurrence must be completed by the
alcohol server(s) and submitted to the management for file which shall include any actions taken
correcting a problem or assisting an intoxicated patron.
7. No employees of this Establishment including individuals with managerial or supervisory
duties shall drink any alcoholic beverages on the premises while on duty or after the official
closing hours.
8. Alcohol servers shall not sell or deliver any alcoholic beverages to the patrons before the food
service is started or after the food service is suspended. In no event shall such sale or delivery of
the alcoholic beverages be made after the closing hour of this Establishment. The alcohol servers
shall clear all alcoholic beverages within i/2 hour after said closing hour from all tables and other
service locations. "Last call" shall be made at least one hour prior to the closing hour.
9. All employees of this Establishment shall cooperate with the inspections by Reading Police
Department and/or investigators from the local or state liquor licensing authority. The
Establishment reserves its right to seek monetary damages for indemnification from any
employee who has caused any hindrance or delay of such inspection, which resulted in the
authority's action against the Establishment.
10. Any employee in violation of the policy rules and regulations contained herein shall be
subject to disciplinary actions by the Establishment including termination of the employment, in
addition to any legal remedies available to the Establishment.
The Management
O'Yes
December 2009
I have carefully reviewed the above Liquor Policy Rules and Regulations provided to me by the
Management. I understand and agree to comply with the rules and regulations contained in this
policy.
John Smith
January 1, 2010
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Exhibit "B"
Sample Server Training Roster
Name Position DOB Date of Hire Type of Training Training Date
John Smith Bartender 12/25/1980 01/01/2010 TIPS 02/01/2010
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This is to certify that DANA'S CAFE & CATERING, 300 TRADE CENTER DRIVE,
WOBURN, MASS.
THE ABOVE NAMED CORPORATION
IS HEREBY GRANTED
A SPECIAL ONE-DAY LICENSE
TO SERVE BEER AND WINE
AT A FUNCTION AT THE READING CO-OPERATIVE BANK
180 HAVEN STREET, READING, MASS.
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M.
Under Chapter 138, Section 14, of the Liquor Control Act.
Holders of the license must purchase all liquor from a licensed wholesaler.
Holders of one day licenses shall provide a bartender and/or servers who are trained
and authorized to make decisions regarding continued service of alcoholic beverages
to attendees. There shall be no self service of any alcoholic beverage at any event
approved as a one day license.
This permission is granted in conformity with the Statutes and Ordinances relating
theret texeKs at 900 p.m., December 9, 2009, unless luspendgd r re 9ke.d.
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Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner
December 1, 2009
Michael T. Wall, Chairman
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School Committee
100 Hemlock Road
Wakefield, MA 01880
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I have been informed that the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School District does
not have a final approved budget for fiscal year 2010 as of this date. It is my obligation under G.L. c.71,
s. 16B, 603 CMR 41.05(4), and 603 CMR 41.07 to establish a budget and to assume fiscal control of the
district.
Accordingly, I am establishing the district's FY10 general fund operating budget at $19,074,606, and I am
authorizing assessments to the member communities totaling $11,246,176. Your district treasurer is hereby
authorized and directed to calculate and certify the individual assessments in accordance with state law and
your regional agreement. The member communities are obligated to appropriate their respective
assessments based on this approved budget.
Effective immediately, the following actions taken by the regional school committee, the superintendent of
schools, or any other official of the school district shall be effective only with the written approval of the
Commissioner:
(a) Adoption or reconsideration of the district budget.
(b) Transfer of budgetary authority between line items.
(c) Encumbrance or expenditure of funds not included in the general fund budget.
(d) Borrowing.
(e) Execution of new or amended collective bargaining agreements.
(f) Execution of new contracts or amendments to existing contracts with a value of $25,000 or
more.
(g) Establishment, increase, or decrease of user fees.
In addition, during the period of fiscal control the Commissioner may impound any unencumbered funds
for such period of time as he determines and undertake any initiatives that he deems necessary to secure the
financial stability of the district.
I am appointing Christine Lynch to serve as my designee. All requests for approval of financial actions by
the district should be directed to her attention. The department's fiscal oversight will remain in place until
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Michael Wall
December 1, 2009
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the end of the fiscal year or until the member communities have approved a budget for FY 11, whichever is
later.
I would encourage the district administration and representatives of the member cities and towns to initiate
early discussions on next year's budget so that local resolution can be achieved. Please keep Ms. Lynch
informed of all fiscal activities and contact her at 781-338-6520 if you need any additional information.
Sincerely,
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed-D.
Commissioner of Elementary and
Secondary Education
cc: Superintendent John X. Crowley
Boards of Selectmen, Towns of North Reading, Rea ' g, Saugus, Stoneham,
Wakefield, Winchester, Winthrop
Mayor Richard Howard, City of Malden
Mayor Robert Dolan, City of Melrose
Mayor Thomas Ambrosino, City of Revere
Mayor Thomas McLaughlin, City of Woburn
Jay Ash, City Manager, City of Chelsea
Gerard Perry, Director of Accounts, DOR
Jeff Wulfson, Associate Commissioner, ESE
Christine Lynch, ESE
Jeff Wheeler, ESE
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year, during a time of widespread national economic upheaval and volatility, we have provided
updates to keep you informed of MIIA's financial strength and stability, and have detailed how
we are using MIIA's strength to help our member cities and towns during this time of great fiscal
challenge.
In April and again in July, our updates have focused on our mission to provide you with low-
cost, highly competitive pricing along with high-quality loss prevention and management
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demonstrated premium savings along with a myriad of loss control and cost saving tools. In
April we projected that, in spite of a national economic downturn that impacted institutional
investors at every level, MIIA's contingency reserves, which are used to supportour strategy to
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unforeseen events, would. stand at $90 million. We are pleased to report , at.we ended our fiscal
year (June 30, 2009) with a contingency,reserve of $89:1 million, a position that is consistent
with our earlier pxo~ection..
The MIIA Board of Directors and staff are committed to accomplishing two key goals that are
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our members, and maintaining the high level of financial stability and strength that is so
important to MIIA's long-term success and effectiveness.
As we announced at our Annual Meeting last winter, and discussed in our April update, the
Board and management, working with two of the country's foremost actuarial firms, Towers
Perrin and Milliman, developed a plan to balance the need for long-term stability with the need
to provide financial rate relief to our members. This plan calls for a lowering of the contingency
reserve over the next two years while still maintaining our best-in-class position of beim in the
top 25 percent of insurance firms in the nation in our ability to respond to unanticipated
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The MIIA Board is implementing a plan, adopted in January 2009, to return $20 million over the
next two years through credits, lower premiums, price guarantees, and expanded loss
management programs. Our July update discussed just one aspect of that plan, when we
announced a retroactive participation credit of $2 million, action that MIIA implemented in
consideration of the severity of the budget shortfalls that our members were experiencing. One
of the many ways we offer savings each year is through MIA's Participation Credit program.
These, credits recognize those members who have remained committed to NIIIA and are awarded
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based on continuous membership in MIIA and the amount of premium paid. The total amount of
Participation Credits provided to members for the 2009 year was $5.3 million.
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guarantees, and additional underwriting credits. As we continue to implement our plan, the
Board and staff will review each these rate savings features and report to the membership at the
Annual Meeting in January 2010.
To help maintain long-term pricing stability, MIIA has negotiated a multi-year price
commitment from Lexington Reinsurance Company, one of MIA's several reinsurers. As we
have outlined to you previously, MIIA is committed to retaining only reinsurers rated A- or
better. For that reason, we are continuing to monitor the financial rating;of Lexington and its
parent company Chartis, formerly AIG, and if necessary, we have a plan in place that would
allow us to immediately transition to other carriers if the Lexington/Chartis rating falls below our
high-quality standards. At this time, there is no indication of a downgrade, and Chartis continues
to maintain it's A rating.
We will continue to keep you up to date on any significant developments on these issues and all
matters related to the strength of the MIIA program and the benefits you are receiving. Please do
not hesitate to contact your MIIA representative if you have any questions or concerns regarding
this update or any other issue. We would be glad to speak with you. Thank you very much.
Sincerely, 4Crcoran
Geoff Beckwith Ira S. Singer StanlPresident, MIIA Chairman, MIIA Executive Vice President, MIIA
Executive Director, MMA
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Schena, Paula
From:
Hechenbleikner, Peter
Sent:
Tuesday, November 10, 200910:26 AM
To:
Reading - Selectmen
Cc:
Schena, Paula
Subject: FW: Limited H1 N1 Available for High-Risk Reading Residents
Attachments: ATT371558.txt
FYI
I/c Board of Selectmen
From: readingma_notes-bounces@mm.windigicert.com [mailto:read ingma_notes-
bounces@mm.windigicert.com] On Behalf Of Reading Notes
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 5:39 PM
To: readingma-notes@mm.windigicert.com
Subject: Fwd: Limited HiNlAvailable for High-Risk Reading Residents
H1N1 FLU SHOTS- Residents Only
The Reading Health Division would like to announce that it has received its first shipment of the
H1N1 Influenza Vaccine.
Due to the limited supply and adhering to strict CDC and DPH guidelines, the vaccine will be
administered to PREGNANT WOMEN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN UNDER 6
MONTHS OF AGE ONLY at this time.
If you are a pregnant woman or a parent of a child under 6 months of age and a valid resident of
Reading, please contact Dina McCarron, Public Health Nurse, at 781-942-6656 for an appointment.
Sc'
11/27/2009
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Schena, Paula
From: Reading - Selectmen
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:41 AM
To: rpsrweston@comcast.net
Cc: Schena, Paula; Marino, Lillian
Subject: RE: Interim Fix for 6.3.17 Ambushed at Town Meeting!
Dear Ron:
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. The Board of Selectmen meeting schedule is posted on the web site at
www.readingrn .~ov, and the next office time scheduled is December 1 at 6:30 PM.
The Town Manager is working to determine whether we have the required funding resources within the
existing budget to have counsel put together a re-write of the entirety of section 6.3 of the zoning bylaw
as Town Counsel suggested is.needed.
Additionally, each of the members of the Board of Selectmen has a listed home phone number:
Ben Tafoya 781-944-3178
James Bonazoli 781-944-5116
Camille Anthony 781-944-3506
Rick Schubert 781-942-1617
Steve Goldy 781-779-1773
Thank you again for contacting the Board of Selectmen.
Camille Anthony
Secretary
Reading Board of Selectmen
1/c Board of Selectmen
From: rpsrweston@comcast.net [mailto:rpsrweston@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:45 PM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Cc: Town Manager
Subject: Interim Fix for 6.3.17 Ambushed at Town Meeting!
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11/27/2009
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Reading Board of Selectmen,
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to Article 15, to explain the background and
rationale for "fixing" Section 6.3.17, at the November 9th Town Meeting.
It was an interesting experience that quickly turned into a murky discussion. I frankly attribute
the failure to obtain progress toward a favorable vote to:
David Tuttle, who, after his committee , the CPDC, voted to endorse Article 15 (4-0-0), decided
to amend and "word-smith", what would be a prudent "interim fix". (David, while good
intentioned, exercised poor judgement in this case. Shame on him.)
Paul Dustin, who, as a long standing ZBA member, has had to deal with nearly identical
language as that proposed for fixing 6.3.17. This language is already embedded in Article
6.3.11.1. Paul's comments essentially sabotaged our good intentions.
Paul's accusations of ambiguity regarding "abutters" was ridiculous. The Town definitions and
application of that term are consistent and well known! Terminology such as "reasonable",
"appropriate", "scale and mass" can certainly be applied by the ZBA, if they are, in fact,
reasonable people. Of course, they must have common sense, as well as the ability to apply
it, in order to make logical decisions. Shame on Paul Dustin!
Ellen Callahan Doucette, who was charged (and paid) by the Board of Selectmen and the
Town Manager, to provide wording for 6.3.17, that would be legally correct, effective to apply,
and be consistent with our mutual objectives, refused to take responsibility. She, in fact, said
that this was an Article written by a citizen group, inferring that it was shabbily written and
needed work. Ellen wrote the article! Shame on her!
I also need to say, that in this, my third visit to a Town Meeting, I was disappointed that Town
Meeting Members were not better prepared. Some had not read or had misunderstood the
phraseology in the Warrant package. Others were bent on indicting the proposed changes,
giving examples that would not even be included in, or decided by, Section 6.3.17.
Regardless, we lost control, and the ground swell of resistance, from a vocal minority of pro-
development Town Meeting members, put all the well intentioned efforts of our neighborhood
group, and the Board of Selectmen, in a tail spin.
am obviously disappointed with Mr. Tuttle's naivete, but even more disappointed with the
counter-productive shenanigans of our Town Counsel and Mr. Dustin.
So, where do we go from here? What do you all suggest? Please be specific.
The text of my comments to Town Meeting are attached. I've also attached the notes used
and distributed at our June 17th meeting at Town Hall. Please remember also, that Article
6.3.11.1 needs "fixing".
Regards,
Ron Weston
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Schena, Paula
From: Hechenbleikner, Peter
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:20 PM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Cc: Schena, Paula
Subject: FW: FINCOM meeting on 11/18
I/c Board of Selectmen
From: LeLacheur, Bob
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 200912:00 PM
To: Ben Tofoya; Charles Robinson; George Hines (gvhines@verizon.net)
Cc: Hechenbleikner, Peter; Doherty, John; DeLai, Mary; LaPointe, Gail
Subject: FINCOM meeting on 11/18
George Hines asked me to send this out to the Chairs of the School Committee & the Board of Selectmen.
On the 181h, FINCOM's main business.will be to discuss the upcoming 11/30 Special Town Meeting.
However, an unrelated item on the 11/18 agenda that I will put on for discussion at 7:30pm is for FINCOM to
review their reserves policy, and specifically how much free cash they are willing to consider using in the FY11
budget. This discussion will help school & town staff in crafting their FY11 budgets. As of this moment, it appears
we have well over a million dollar shortfall even using the so-called zero% operating budget approach as per
FINCOM's instructions.
Any/all members of the School Committee and Board of Selectmen are welcome - please advise us so that we
may post you if a quorum might exist.
Thanks,
Bob
Bob LeLacheur
Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director
Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867
(P) 781-942-6636
(F) 781-942-9037
(E) finance@ci.reading.ma.us
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Schena, Paula
From:
Hechenbleikner, Peter
Sent:
Friday, November 13, 2009 3:22 PM
To:
Reading - Selectmen
Cc: Schena, Paula
Subject: FW: Wine Nation - ABCC Hearing Continuance
1/c Board of Selectmen
From: Gary S. Brackett, Esquire [mailto:gsbrackett@brackettlucas.com]
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 3:14 PM
To: Town Manager
Subject: Wine Nation - ABCC Hearing Continuance
Peter:
I requested a continuance of next week's hearing to January 13, 2010
due to a conflict I had. Counsel for Wine Nation agreed and advised
me that a meeting had taken place with a couple of Selectmen to
discuss a different proposal. Please let me know if I can be of any
assistance.
Regards,
Gary
Gary S. Brackett, Esquire
Brackett & Lucas
1.9 Cedar Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(t) 508-799-9739
(f) 508-799-9799
GSBrackett@BrackettLucas.com
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Hechenbleikner, Peter
From: Greg Balukonis [GBalukonis@northreadingma.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:51 PM
To: Hechenbleikner, Peter
Subject: RE: Dogs
Peter,
No. The dog park was closed by the Board of Selectmen after receiving numerous complaints from neighbors.
North Reading parks allow dogs, which must be leashed and under the owners control at all times. The town
requires dog owners to clean-up after their dogs and provides bags in encourage compliance.
Greg Balukonis
Town Administrator
Town of North Reading
From: Hechenbleikner, Peter [mailto:phechenbleikner@ci.reading. ma.us]
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:36 PM
To: Greg Balukonis
Subject: Dogs
Does North Reading have a dog park still? What regulations apply to dogs in public parks?
Thanks for your help.
Pete
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December 4, 2009
Ben Tafoya
Chairperson, Board of Selectmen
Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, Massachusetts 01867
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Map Panels Affected: See FIRM Index
This is to formally notify you of the final flood elevation determination for the Town of Reading,
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in compliance with Title 44, Chapter I, Part 67, Section 67.11, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFFR). This section requires that notice of final flood elevations shall be sent to the
Chief Executive Officer of the community, all individual appellants, and the State Coordinating Agency,
and shall be published in the Federal Register.
On July 2, 1981, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) issued a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that identified the Special Flood Hazard Areas
(SFHAs), the areas subject to inundation by the base (1-percent-annual-chance) flood, in your community.
Recently, FEMA completed a re-evaluation of flood hazards in your community. On September 28, 2007,
FEMA provided you with Preliminary copies of the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and FIRM that
identify existing flood hazards in your community, including Base Flood Elevations (BFEs). The proposed
BFEs for your community were published in The Reading Chronicle on June 5, 2008, and June 12, 2008,
and in the Federal Register, at Part 67, Volume 73, Pages 28394-28399, on May 16, 2008.
The statutory 90-day appeal period, which was initiated on the second newspaper publication date cited
above, has ended.. FEMA.did not receive any appeals of the proposed BFEs during that time.
Accordingly, the BFEs for your community are considered final: The final rule for BFEs will be published
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June 4, 2010. Before the effective date, FEMA will send you final printed copies of the FIS report and
FIRM.
Because the FIS report establishing the BFEs for your community has been completed, certain additional
requirements must be met under Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
within 6 months from the date of this letter. Prior to June 4, 2010, your community is required, as a
condition of continued eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), to adopt or show
evidence of adoption of floodplain management regulations that meet the standards of Paragraph 603(d)
of the enclosed NFIP regulations (44 CFR 59, etc.) by the effective date of the FIRM. These standards are
the minimum requirements and do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent
nature.
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It must be emphasized that all the standards specified in Paragraph 603(d) of the NFIP regulations must be
enacted in a legally enforceable document. This includes adoption of the current effective FIS report and
FIRM to which the regulations apply and other modifications made by this map revision. Some of the
standards should already have been enacted by your community in order to establish initial eligibility in the
NFIP. Your community can meet any additional requirements by taking one of the following actions:
1. Amending existing regulations to incorporate any additional requirements of Paragraph 60.3(d);
2. Adopting all the standards of Paragraph 60.3(d) into one new, comprehensive set of regulations; or
3. Showing evidence that regulations have previously been adopted that meet or exceed the minimum
requirements of Paragraph 60.3(d).
Communities that fail to enact the necessary floodplain management regulations will be suspended from
participation in the NFLP and subject to the prohibitions contained in Section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234) as amended.
In addition to your community using the FIS report and FIRM to manage development in the floodplain,
FEMA will use the FIS report and FIRM to establish appropriate flood insurance rates. On the effective
date of the revised FIRM, actuarial rates for flood insurance will be charged for all new structures and
substantial improvements to existing structures located in the identified SFHAs. These rates may be higher
if structures are not built in compliance with the floodplain management standards of the NFIP,. The
actuarial flood insurance rates increase as the lowest elevations (including basement) of new structures
decrease in relation to the BFEs established for your community. This is an important consideration for
new construction because building at a higher elevation can greatly reduce the cost of flood insurance.
To assist your community in maintaining the FIRM, we have enclosed a Summary of Map Actions
(SOMA) to document previous Letter of Map Change (LOMC) actions (i.e., Letters of Map Amendment
(LOMAs), Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs)) that will be superseded when the revised FIRM panels
referenced above become effective. Information on LOMCs is presented in the following
four categories: (1) LOMCs for which results have been included on the revised FIRM panels;
(2) LOMCs for which results could not be shown on the revised FIRM panels because of scale limitations
or because the LOMC issued had determined that the lots or structures involved were outside the SFHA as
shown on the FIRM; (3) LOMCs for which results have not been included on the revised FIRM panels
because the flood hazard information on which the original determinations were based are being
superseded by new flood hazard information; and (4) LOMCs issued for multiple lots or structures where
the determination for one or more of the lots or structures cannot be revalidated through an administrative
process like the LOMCs in Category 2 above. LOMCs in Category 2 will be revalidated through a single
letter that reaffirms the validity of a previously issued LOMC; the letter will be sent to your community
shortly before the effective date of the revised FIRM and will become effective 1 day after the revised
FIRM becomes effective. For the LOMCs listed in Category 4, we will review the data previously
submitted for the LOMA or LOMR request and issue a new determination for the affected properties after
the revised FIRM becomes effective.
The FIS report and FIRM for your community have been prepared in our countywide format, which means
that flood hazard information for all jurisdictions has been combined into one FIS report and FIRM. When
the FIS report and FIRM are printed and distributed, your community will receive only those panels that
present flood hazard information for your community. We will provide complete sets of the FIRM panels
to county officials, where they will be available for review by your community.
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The FIRM panels have been computer-generated. Once the FIS report and FIRM are printed and
distributed, the digital files containing the flood hazard data for the entire county can be provided to your
community for use in a computer mapping system. These files can be used in conjunction with other
thematic data for floodplain management purposes, insurance purchase and rating requirements, and many
other planning applications. Copies of the digital files or paper copies of the FIRM panels may be
obtained by calling our Map Service Center, toll free, at 1-800-358-9616. In addition, your community
may be eligible for additional credits under our Community Rating System if you implement your activities
using digital mapping files.
If your community is encountering difficulties in enacting the necessary floodplain management measures
required to continue participation in the NFIP, we urge you to call the Director, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Division of FEMA, Region I, in Boson, Massachusetts, at (617) 956-7573 for assistance. If you
have any questions concerning mapping issues in general or the enclosed Summary of Map Actions,
please call our Map Assistance Center, toll free, at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). In addition, the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Flood Hazard Management Program is
available to assist your community. For questions regarding the FIRM for your community or the NFIP,
you may contact Richard Zingarelli, the NFIP State Coordinator, by telephone at (617) 626-1406, by mail
at 251 Causeway Street, Suite 700, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, or by e-mail at
richard.zingarelli@state.ma.us.
Additional information and resources your community may find helpful regarding the NFIP and floodplain
management, such as The National Flood Insurance Program Code of Federal Regulations, Answers to
Questions About the National Flood Insurance Program, Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the
Effects that Revised Flood Hazards have on Existing Structure, Use of Flood Insurance Study (FIS) Data
as Available Data, and National Flood Insurance Program Elevation Certificate and Instructions, can be
found on our website at http://www.floodmaps.fema. og v/lfd. Paper copies of these documents may also be
obtained by calling our Map Assistance Center.
Sincerely,
Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief
Engineering Management Branch
Mitigation Directorate
Enclosure:
Final Summary of Map Actions
cc: Community Map Repository
Glen Redmond, Buildings Commissioner, Town of Reading
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FINAL SUMMARY OF MAP ACTIONS
Community: READING, TOWN OF
Community No: 250211
To assist your community in maintaining the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), we have
summarized below the previously issued Letter of Map Change (LOMC) actions (i.e., Letters of Map
Revision (LOMRs) and Letters of Map Amendment (LOMAs)) that will be affected when the revised
FIRM becomes effective on June 4, 2010.
1. LOMCs Incorporated
The modifications effected by the LOMCs listed below will be reflected on the revised FIRM. In
addition, these LOMCs will remain in effect until the revised FIRM becomes effective. Date LOMC Case No. Issued Project Identifier Panel ld New
Panel
NO CASES RECORDED
2. LOMCs Not Incorporated
The modifications effected by the LOMCs listed below will not be reflected on the revised FIRM
panels because of scale limitations or because the LOMC issued had determined that the lot(s) or
structure(s) involved were outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, as shown on the FIRM. These
LOMCs will remain in effect until the revised FIRM becomes effective. These LOMCs will be
revalidated free of charge 1 day after the revised FIRM becomes effective through a single
revalidation letter that reaffirms the validity of the previous LOMCs. New
LOMC
Case No.
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Project Identifier
panel
Panel
456 GROVE STREET
LOMA
01-01-0868A
06/22/2001
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25017CO292E
3. LOMCs Superseded
The modifications effected by the LOMCs listed below have not been reflected on the Final revised
FIRM panels because they are being superseded by new detailed flood hazard information or the
information available was not sufficient to make a determination. The reason each is being
superseded is noted below. These LOMCs will no longer be in effect when the revised FIRM
becomes effective.
Date
Reason Determination
LOMC
Case No.
Issued
Project Identifier
Will be Superseded
NO CASES RECORDED
1. Insufficient information available to make a determination.
2. Lowest Adjacent Grade and Lowest Finished Floor are below the proposed Base Flood Elevation.
3. Lowest Ground Elevation is below the proposed Base Flood Elevation.
4. Revised hydrologic and hydraulic analyses.
5. Revised topographic information. U k y
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FINAL SUMMARY OF MAP ACTIONS
Community: READING, TOWN OF Community No: 250211
4. LOMCs To Be Redetermined
The LOMCs in Category 2 above will be revalidated through a single revalidation letter that
reaffirms the validity of the determination in the previously issued LOMC. For LOMCs issued for
multiple lots or structures where the determination for one or more of the lots or structures has
changed, the LOMC cannot be revalidated through this administrative process. Therefore, we will
review the data previously submitted for the LOMC requests listed below and issue a new
determination for the affected properties after the effective date of the revised FIRM. ate LOW Case No. Issued Project Identifier p Old
New
Pa
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NO CASES RECORDED
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Incorporated Areas
Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-7781 and B-7798
*Elevation in feet
(NGVD)
+Elevation in feet
(NAVD)
# Depth in feet
above ground
Communities
Flooding Sources
Location of Referenced Elevation
Modified
Affected
Aberjona River
At outlet to Lower Mystic Lake
+7
Town of
At divergence of Aberjona River -
+83
Arlington, City of
North Spur
Medford, City of
Woburn, Town of
Reading, Town of
Winchester
Abed ona River -
At confluence with Aberjona River
+64
Town of Reading,
North Spur
Approximately 300 feet upstream of
+83
City of Woburn,
Willow Street
Town of
Wilmington
Alewife Brook (Little
At confluence with Mystic River
+7
Town of
River)
Approximately 320 feet
+7
Arlington, City of
downstream of Henderson Street
Somerville
Assabet River
Entire reach within Town of
+181
Town of Hudson
Hudson
Assabet River
At upstream side of Interstate 495
+213
City of
Approximately 800 feet upstream of
+214
Marlborough
Interstate 495
Beaver Brook 1
Approximately' 4,040 feet upstream
+54
Town of Belmont
of Beaver Street
Approximately 5,765 feet upstream
+75
of Beaver Street
Beaver Brook 3
Approximately 1,000 feet
+71
Town of Dracut
downstream of Pleasant Street
At Pleasant Street
+71
Butter Brook
Approximately 1,600 feet upstream
+176
Town of Westford
of Main Street
Approximately 2,100 feet
+176
downstream of Old Road
Concord River
Approximately 450 feet upstream of
+104
Town of Billerica,
Interstate 495 East
Town of
Approximately 2,280 feet upstream
+105
Chelmsford, Town
of Interstate 495 East
of Tewksbury
Cummings Brook
At confluence with' Shakers Glen
+47
City of Woburn
Brook
Approximately 130 feet upstream of
+102
Winn Street
Fort Meadow Brook
Approximately 100 feet
+181
Town of Hudson
downstream of Main Street
At confluence with Assabet River
+181
Fort Meadow
Entire reach within City of
+262
City of
Reservoir
Marlborough
Marlborough
Guggins Brook
Approximately 1,000 feet upstream
+207
Town of
of confluence with Inch Brook
Boxborough
X66
Hales Brook
Approximately 1,350 feet east of
+102
City of Lowell
Industrial Avenue East and
Lowell Connector intersection -
backwater area
Hales Brook
At confluence with River Meadow
+102
City of Lowell
Brook
Approximately 1,500 feet upstream
+102
of Industrial Avenue East
Hales Brook
Approximately 1,350 feet east of
+102
Town of
Industrial Avenue East and
Chelmsford
Lowell Connector intersection -
backwater area
Hales Brook
Approximately 2,200 feet
+102
Town of
downstream of Interstate 495
Chelmsford
Approximately 200 feet
+102
downstream of Interstate 495
Halls Brook
At confluence with Aberjona River
+54
City of Woburn
Approximately 220 feet upstream of
+95
Merrimac Street
Horn Pond Brook /
At confluence with Aberjona River
+23
City of Woburn,
Fowle Brook
At confluence with Shakers Glen
+47
Town of
Brook
Winchester
Little Brook
At confluence with Cummings
+67
City of Woburn
Brook
Approximately 400 feet upstream of
+95
Bedford Road
Lubbers Brook
Approximately 1,800 feet
+102
Town of
downstream of Cook Street
Wilmington
Approximately 3,090 feet upstream
+103
of Cook Street
Marginal Brook
Entire reach within Town of
+126
Town of
Tewksbury
Tewksbury
Merrimack River
Approximately 6,000 feet upstream
+57
Town of
of County boundary
Chelmsford, Town
Approximately 10,730 feet
+104
of Dracut, Town
downstream of Tyngsborough
of Tewksbury,
Bridge
Town of
Tyngsborough
Mill Brook
Approximately 315 feet
+119
Town of Bedford
downstream of confluence with
Tributary to Mill Brook
Approximately 315 feet upstream of
+119
confluence with Tributary to Mill
Brook
Mill Brook 3
Upstream side of Mystic Valley
+7
Town of
Parkway
Arlington, Town
Approximately 70 feet upstream of
+168
of Lexington
Boston and Maine Railroad
Mystic River
Upstream side of Mystic Valley
+5
Town of
Parkway -State Route 16
Arlington, City of
At outlet to Lower Mystic Lake
+7
Medford
Nonesuch Pond
Entire reach within Town of Natick
+174
Town of Natick
North Lexington
Approximately 400 feet upstream of
+116
Town of
Brook
confluence with Shawsheen River
Lexington
At Boston and Maine Railroad
+117
8%"7
Pages Brook
Approximately 250 feet northwest
+119
Town of Billerica
of Larsen Lane and Outlook Road
intersection - backwater area
Peppermint Brook
At confluence with Beaver Brook 3
+71
Town of Dracut
Approximately 50 feet downstream
+74
of State Route 113
Richardson Brook
At confluence with Merrimack
+57
Town of Dracut
River
Downstream side of State Route 10
+58
Dam
Schneider Brook
At confluence with Aberjona River
+45
City of Woburn
Approximately 880 feet upstream of
+84
Forbes Street
Shakers Glen Brook
At confluence with Fowle Brook
+47
City of Woburn
At Russell Street
+62
Shawsheen River
At upstream side of Boston and
+91
Town of
Maine Railroad
Wilmington
Approximately 1.9 miles
+97
downstream of Boston Road
(State Road 3A)
Shawsheen River
Approximately 2,125 feet upstream
+113
Town of
of Bridge Street
Lexington
Approximately 300 feet upstream of
+116
Summer Street
Snake Brook
Approximately 2,420 feet
+138
Town of Natick
downstream of Main Street
Approximately 2,760 feet
+147
downstream of Commonwealth
Avenue
Sweetwater Brook
At confluence with Aberjona River
+36
City of Woburn,
Approximately 120 feet upstream of
+63
Town of
Lindenwood Road
Stoneham
Town Line Brook
Approximately 370 feet upstream of
+8
City of Everett
Lynn Street
Approximately 1,650 feet upstream
+8
of Lynn Street
Town Line Brook
Approximately 1,850 feet
+8
City of Everett
downstream of County boundary
Trull Brook
At confluence with Merrimack
+57
Town of
River
Tewksbury
Approximately 100 feet upstream of
+57
Golf Course Bridge
Valley Pond
Entire shoreline within community
+175
Town of Weston
Wellington Brook
Approximately 600 feet upstream of
+7
City of Cambridge
confluence with Alewife Brook
Town of Behnont
(Little River)
Approximately 1,700 feet upstream
+20
of Concord Avenue
# Depth in feet above gr
ound
*National Geodetic Vert
ical Datum
+North American Vertic
al Datum
ADDRESSES:
City of Cambridge:
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Cambridge Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire
Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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City of Everett:
Maps are available for inspection at the Everett City Hall, Office of the City Engineer, 484 Broadway
Street, Room 26, Everett, Massachusetts.
City of Lowell:
Maps are available for inspection at the Lowell City Hall, 375 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
City of Marlborough:
Maps are available for inspection at the Marlborough City Hall, Office of Inspectional Services, 140
Main Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts.
City of Medford:
Maps are available for inspection at the Medford City Hall, Engineering Division, 85 George P. Hassett
Drive, Room 300, Medford, Massachusetts.
City of Somerville:
Maps are available for inspection at the Somerville City Hall, Public Works Department, 93 Highland
Avenue, Somerville, Massachusetts.
City of Woburn:
Maps are available for inspection at the Woburn City Hall, Engineering Department, 10 Common Street,
Woburn, Massachusetts.
Town of Arlington:
Maps are available for inspection at the Arlington Town Hall, 73.0 Massachusetts Avenue,
Arlington, Massachusetts.
Town of Bedford:
Maps are available for inspection at the Bedford Town Hall, 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, Massachusetts.
Town of Belmont:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Belmont Community Development Office, 19 Moore
Street, Belmont, Massachusetts.
Town of Billerica:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Billerica Building Department, 365 Boston Road,
Billerica, Massachusetts.
Town of Boxborough:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Boxborough, 29 Middle Road, Boxborough,
Massachusetts.
Town of Chelmsford:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Chelmsford Public Works Department, 50 Billerica
Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Town of Dracut:
Maps are available for inspection at the Dracut Town . Hall, I1 Springpark Avenue,
Dracut, Massachusetts.
Town of Hudson:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Hudson Inspections Department, 78 Main Street,
Hudson, Massachusetts.
Town of Lexington:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Lexington Engineering Department, 1625
Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts.
Town of Natick:
Maps are available for inspection at the Natick Town Hall, 13 East Central Street, Natick, Massachusetts.
Town of Reading:
Maps are available for inspection at the Reading Town Hall, Building Department, 16 Lowell Street,
Reading, Massachusetts.
Town of Stoneham:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Stoneham Department of Public Works, 16 Pine Street,
Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Town of Tewksbury:
Maps are available for inspection at the Tewksbury Town Hall, Building Department, 1009 Main Street,
Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
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Town of Tyngsborough:
Maps are available for inspection at the Tyngsborough Town Hall, Building Department, 25 Bryants
Lane, Tyngsborough, Massachusetts.
Town of Westford:
Maps are available for inspection at the Westford Town Hall, Building Department, 55 Main Street,
Westford, Massachusetts.
Town of Weston:
Maps are available for inspection at the Weston Town Hall, 11 Town House Road,
Weston, Massachusetts.
Town of Wilmington:
Maps are available for inspection at the Wilmington Town Hall, 121 Glen Road,
Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Town of Winchester:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Winchester Engineer's Office, 71 Mt. Vernon Street,
Winchester. Massachusetts.
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