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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-07-06 Board of Selectmen Minutes f .. Board of Selectmen Meeting July 6, 1987 The Board of Selectmen convened in the Executive Offices , 6 Lowell St. , Reading, MA AT 7: 30 P.M. Present were Chairman Rus- sell, Vice Chairman Nigro, Secretary Graham, Board Member Ziegler, Town Manager, Peter I . Hechenbleikner, and Board Member Paul Landers arriving at 8 :05. On motion by Nigro and seconded by Ziegler the Board approved the April 6, 1987 minutes 4-0-0. On motion by Nigro and seconded by Ziegler the Board approved the May 11, 1987 minutes 4-0-0 . On motion by Nigro and seconded by Graham the Board approved the June 8 , 1987 minutes 3-1-0 with Ziegler abstaining. On motion by Nigro and seconded by Ziegler the Board approved the - June 22, 1987 minutes 4-0-0. Personnel and Appointments: On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Graham the Selectmen voted 3-0-1; the Housing Authority voted 1-0-0, to appoint Arthur Reynolds to the Housing Authority until March 31, 1988 if the determination is made that the Housing Authority must be elected or until June 30, 1990 if the Charter is upheld with regard to appointment of Housing Authority members by the Board of Selectmen. On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board appointed Mark Favalaro 3-2-0 to the Community Planning Development Commission for a term to expire on June 30, 1990 . On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board voted 3-2-0 to appoint Dr. John F. Killilea to the Board of Health for a term to expire on June 30, 1988. On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board voted 4-1-0 to appoint. Mary Ellen LaCroix to the Arts Council for a term to expire June 30, 1989 On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board voted to appoint Beverly Cook to the Arts Council for a term to expire June 30, 1989 5-0-0 . 1 f On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board voted 5-0-0 to appoint Ann Hutchinson to the Arts Council for a term to expire June 30, 1989. On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Paul Landers the Board voted 5-0-0 to appoint James Liston to the Cable TV Com- mitte for a term to expire June 30, 1990. On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board voted 5-0-0 to appoint Edward Smethurst to the Land Bank Committee for a term to expire June 30, 1988. On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board voted 5-0-0 to appoint Robert W. Foley to a term on the Board of Registrars to expire on March 31, 1990. On a motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board appointed the following 14 candidates on the recommendation of the CPDC to a Ad Hoc Master Plan Advisory Committee, 5-0-0; Kevin Fulgoni, Beverly Gerade, Janet Franklin, Linda Goodemote, Bill Hughes, Gretchen Latowsky, Wendy Liston, Nancy Meehan, Lenny Pienta, John Pienta III , ---- John Stempeck. On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Nigro the Board appointed John Silvaggi to the Ad Hoc Budget Format Review Committee 5-0-0. Martin Kretsch from DiNisco and Kretsch was present to give a progress report on the proposed renovations to the Town Hall. The cost of this renovation would be .$3 . 6 million dollars. Nils Nordberg Chairman of the Municipal Building Space Committee also made a presentation. Refuse Collection Condominiums- Woodrow Baldwin was present rep- resenting 1 Charles Street. Mr. Baldwin wanted to know why there could not be an abatement in his taxes, stating that the Town does not pick up trash at condominium complexes. and they pay the same amount Of taxes as the homeowners, and should be treated the same. Tony Fletcher was present to give the cost of the trash removal. The Board of Selectmen asked Tony Fletcher to get a price on the removal of trash for condominium complexes. Mr. Russell requested this information by the August 10th Board of � - Selectmen meeting. Smith Avenue - No residents were present. Anthony Fletcher dis- cussed the thirty year old problem of the surcharging. The lowest elevation of Town is Smith Avenue. During the month of 2 March there was an excessive amount of rain causing surcharing in the Smith Avenue area. Mr. Russell asked if the new pumping sta- tion would help this problem. Mr. Fletcher stated that there have been no blockages in the past two years and nothing proposed would create more problems in the area in question currently. On motion by Ziegler and seconded by Landers the Board voted 5-0-0 to sign the Lease-Continental T.V. On motion by Nigro and seconded by Ziegler the Board voted 5-0-0 to sign the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Community Center. Adjourned: 11: 30 P.M. R spectfully submitted: SecreVary t 3