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Minutes
November 01, 1995
Present: Bob Silva, Wilbar Hoxie, Mike DeBrigard, Paul Peoples,
Bruce MacDonald, William Lavoie, L. Raffi.
Absent: Stephen Blewitt, Karol McLaughlin
The committee met at the R. M. H. S. Lecture Hall at 7 P. M. .
The purpose of this meeting was to
make
a presentation to
the
R. M. H. S. Advisory Council regarding
the
Oakland Rd. site.
Mr.
Dennis Laabs was the moderator.
Mr. Laabs outlined the rules and then introduced Lt.
Silva for an overview of the Building Committee's research of
available sites. Lt. Silva also described the major functions of
a police station. Mr. Max Ferro, the architect hired by the town
to conduct a feasibility study, presented a few slides of the
proposed site, and what the preliminary building plans looked like.
Lt. Silva, Mr. Ferro, and the Town Manager responded to
a number of questions and concerns presented by the app. fifty
people in attendance. It should be noted that Several members of
the School Committee, Ms Rene Mirkin, Dr. Dennis Richards, Police
Chief Marchand, and several members of the Board of selectmen were
in attendance.
Mr. Laabs advised us that a list of the questions asked
and the responses made would be available and made part of these
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Lieut. Robert J. Silva
The meeting concluded with the Board of Selectmen deciding to take certain actions.
They decided that they would instruct the Town Manager to formally approach the abutter to the existing
facility and determine his intentions with regard the selling his property, the board would also meet with
Beth Klepeis regarding the bonding issue and how much the town can afford to bond out, they also
requested from the committee, site data so that they could do a comparison. The final two actions were
that they would begin to plan formal hearings for the neighbors in the Oakland Rd. area after they got a
response from the current site abutter if his intention was not to sell. The Board also requested the
development of a cost proposal.
After that there was a motion for adjournment.