HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-04-04 Board of Selectmen Minutes Meeting Notes
April 4, 1983
Members Present : J. Russell , M. O' Brien, P. Dustin ,
M. Rosenthal and. P . Landers .
The meeting opened with a public informal Forum held on the
proposed application under the Small Cities Program for a
grant to correct existing housing into apartments and to
rehabitate older housing where it is allowed by zoning.
Members of the Planning Board , League of Women Voters and
interested citizens were present . All persons expressed
the need for more dwelling units and questions centered
around the technical aspects of the program as well as its
effect on the accessory apartment articles at the forthcoming
Annual Town Meeting .
The Board then met with James Jackowski and David Virorose of
the Micro Film Co . , who had expressed an interest in buying or
leasing the underground silos at the Nike site off Haverhill
Street . They stated they wanted this to establish a micro film
and records storage area. After a brief discussion it was
decided to send plot plans and other relevant data to the Micro
Film Co . , so they could make a proposal. The Board also asked
the Executive Secretary to contact other departments to get their
input and to check with Conservation to determine if the area was
too close to the Flood Plain to be used.
The Board met with Fire Chief Redfern to discuss his budget and
his request for a transfer . After a lengthy discussion the
Board voted as follows :
1 . Approval of a transfer for
Fire Department expenses in
the amount of $6 , 270 .
2 . To increase the 1984 expense
budget of the Fire Department
by $8 ,500 . The vote was 4-1
with Mrs . O' Brien dissenting.
3 . To indefinitely postpone
Article 53 . The vote was 4-1
with Mrs . O ' Brien dissenting.
The Board approved a request from Boy Scout Troop 702 to use the
Town Hall Parking lot for a paper drive on April 23 , 1983 with the
stipulation the area be cleaned up after the drive .
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The Board acknowledged a letter from the School Department in
which they stated they did not wish to have the lots under Tax
Title 139 (Lots 41 , 47 , 54, 55 , 122 , 123, 126 , 136 through 199
and lots 108 through 110) be auctioned . After a brief discussion
the Board decided to postpone the land auction to meet on
Wednesday, April 13 , 1983 to discuss the matter in more detail .
The Board read a letter from the North Shore Health Planning
Council in which the Council asked for nominations to its Board
of Trustees . The Board voted to place Mrs . O' Brien' s name in
nomination.
The Board acknowledged a letter from Ward Insurance in which Ward
denied the Town' s claim in the Litzenburg case. The Executive
Secretary stated this had been referred to Town Counsel and the
Insurance Committee and an answer would be forthcoming .
The Board voted to approve a request from the Building Inspector
for a transfer in the amount of $500 . The money to be used for
the Plumbing and Gas Inspectors fees .
Mr . Russell then proceded to go over the assignment of Town Meeting
articles to the Board members as well as the position the Board
might wish to take on these articles .
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