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Minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting
March 14, 1989
The meeting convened at 7 : 15 p.m. in the Lecture Hall at the
Reading Memorial High School, 82 Oakland Road, Reading, MA.
Present were Chairman Nigro, Vice-Chairman Graham, Secretary
Ziegler, Selectmen Landers and Russell and Town Manager Peter I.
Hechenbleikner. Residents present were Ed Palmer, Bill Brown,
Richard Coco, Richard Fotino, Jean Galvin, Rita Shaw, David
Boghosian, Gary Demopolus, Bill Hughes, Alan Foulds, Mike Bal-
tier, Rick Cefalo, Anthony Toro, Mary Torra, Daniel A. Ensminger,
Wilson Herrmann, Margaret A. Herrmann, Ruth I. Murray, Gertrude
Searle, Marion Adams, Phyllis G. Webb, Walter C. Webb, Nancy
Balkus, William S. Balkus, Frank Day, Michael Gazarian, Carol Ed-
wards, Paul Dustin, William V. Driscoll , Frederick E. Perry,
Francis Antonnuci, Marilyn Cortese, Everett J. Roscoe, Margaret
Roscoe, Gorden Rajersan, James Carter, Bertha Carter, Lorna
Knapp, Betty Cronin, Gerry Varney, Frank Driscoll, Thomas J.
McGrath, Jean E. Granjner, Christine McGrath, Stephine McNulty,
Roberta McNulty, Marguerite McNulty, Doris Landers, Diane P.
Landers, Stacey E. Landers, Linda Goodemote, Peter Pruddon, Ken-
neth Harkins, Kathy Harkins, Jim Melescous, Ruth P. Boyd, Janice
A. Landry, Bill Coldeway, Betsy Coldeway, Carol Rattigan, Ben-
jamin Nichols, Madeline Ellis, Tom Ellis, Tom Schamp, Mr.
MacLeod, Rick Carter, Chris Coleman, Nancy Eaton, Chris Copeland,
Debra O'Connor, Thomas F. O'Connor Jr. , Jean M. Hailey, Jim
Roscoe, B. Cartwright, Fran Bodenlender, Mr. Bodenlender, Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie York, Elaine Leach, Kathy Whittaker, Karen DeAngelio,
Kate Kaminer, Carl Amon, Susan Hennessy, Sharon Gentile, and
Henry Vik.
Minutes
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Russell the Board approved the
February 28, 1989 minutes by vote of 4-0-1.
On motion by Landers seconded by Zeigler the Board approved the
March 7, 1989 minutes by voted of 4-0-1.
Selectmen Paul Landers was feted a surprise reception honoring
his retirement from 12 years of volunteer government service.
Chairman Nigro led the board in expressions of thanks to Paul
with ballons, a cake, and an engraved plaque. A number of Paul's
family members were present.
Liaison reports
John Russell, Tony Fletcher, Peter I. Hechenbleikner, and Jack
Rivers met to formalize the I&I Policy.
Eugene Nigro attended a meeting of the Employee Awards Committee.
Russell Graham, Eugene Nigro, Jack Russell, and Mollie Ziegler
attended a reception for Major General Wayne F. Wagner the Ad-
jutant General of Massachusetts.
Mollie Ziegler met with the Municipal Space Building Committee.
Mrs. Ziegler informed the Board of Selectmen that the committee
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decided if the article for the renovation of Town Hall passes the
space committee would give a final report. If it does not pass
the committee will give a report of progress.
The Board viewed a 6 minute video from Mayor Ray Flynn's Office
on Local Aid.
Russell Graham met with the Finance Committee, Richard Foley,
Beth Klepeis, and the Town Manager to discuss budget issues. The
Board of Selectmen is not favor of a trash collection user fee
for trash pickup or overriding proposition 2 1/2.
Appointments
On motion by Graham seconded by Ziegler the board appointed Brian
Corbett, Barbara McAllister and Carol Edwards to the Ad Hoc Solid
Waste Committee by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board appointed
Richard Fotino, William Hughes and Robert Salter to the Ad Hoc
Wading Pool Committee by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Graham seconded by Ziegler the board appointed Susan
Flannery, Alan Foulds, and Susan Theophanis to the 350th Anniver-
sary Committee for a term to expire on December 31, 1994 .
Everett Blodgett was appointed by the Antiquarium Society. Susan
Horn and Paul Sweeney were appointed by the Moderator. On motion
by Nigro seconded by Graham the board appointed Ed Palmer Pro-tem
Chairman to the 350th Anniversary Committee by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Nigro seconded by Graham the board appointed David
Boghossian to the Bear Hill Evaluation Committee by vote of
5-0-0.
On motion by Nigro seconded by Russell the board appointed Mollie
Ziegler as the Selectmen liaison to the Senior Center Location
Evaluation Committee by vote of 4-0-1.
On motion by Graham seconded by Nigro the board appointed William
Driscoll, Fred Perry, Lorna Knapp, Dorothy Foxon, Irving Stack-
pole, Linda Nordberg, and Lois Bond to the Ad Hoc Senior Center
Location Committee by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Russell seconded by Nigro the board appointed Frank
X. Day to the Council on Aging with a term expiring 6-30-91 by
vote of 5-0-0.
The board will make appointments to the Fair Housing and Mass
Housing Partnership Committee on their March 28th meeting.
Playground
The Board of Selectmen met with the Recreation Committee and over
100 citizens and several members of the Ad Hoc Friends of the
Playground. Linda Goodemote spokesperson for the group showed a
six minute video showing the building of a similar Kidsplace
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playground in Andover. This project will not cost the Town a
cent. There is great deal of controvesy to the location of this
facility. The two sites that have been earmark are the Higgins
property on Birch Meadow Drive, which is the Recreation
Committee's recommended site for the playground and Memorial Park
on Charles Street which is the Kidplace Committee's recommenda-
tion. It is the Selectmen's duty as park commissioners to ap-
prove or dissaprove this proposal. Director Christina Copeland
brought a premature ending to the session by telling the
Selectmen that the Higgins property on Birch Meadow Drive ac-
tually contains up to three times as much available land as
originally thought, and that according to the Conservation ad-
ministrator, up to 80,000 sqaure feet of property outside of wet-
land territory is available at the site. With this new informa-
tion and the Conservation administrator not available for comment
the Selectmen concurred that there was no reason to continue the
session any further. Jack Russell suggested that the Friends and
the Conservation Commission and the Recreation Committee meet to
resolve these unclear issues.
The Board met with members of the Cemetery Board of Trustees
regarding the use of "surplus" lands - cemtery and parks. Con-
siderable discussion was made regarding a cemetery on the Nike
site off of Haverhill Street. Carl Amon was present and very
much against a cemetery at Nike Base. Mr. Amon commented that
the land at the Nike Site is too wet. Other possibilities of
sites are Batchelder Field and Dividence Road.
-- Budget
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Accounting FY 90 Budget of $82,820 by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Community Development FY 90 Budget of $190, 022 by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Zeigler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Finance, General Service Department FY 90 Budget of $332, 505 by
vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Data Processing FY 90 Budget of $89, 000 by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
General Services FY90 Budget of $835,515 by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Human Services FY90 Budget of $380,808 by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the Board approved the
Library FY90 Budget of $494,775 by vote of 5-0-0.
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On motion by Graham seconded by Zeigler the board approved the
FY90 Public Safety Budget of $4,217, 000 by vote of 5-0-0.
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On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Public Works FY90 Budget of $159,005 Snow and Ice level funded by
vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Water FY90 Budget of $1,769,716 by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Sewer FY90 Budget of $2, 043,938 by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
FY90 Cemetery Budget of $199, 39 by vote of 5-0-0.
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On motion by Ziegler seconded by Nigro the Board approved the
Debt Service of $1,527, 045 by vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler seconded by Graham the board approved the
Employee Benefits of $4, 057, 187 by vote of 5-0-0.
On unanimous vote the Board voted to adjourn at 12:45 a.m.
Adjourned: Respectfully submitted
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