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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-10-10 Planning Board MinutesMeeting Schedule The next Board meeting is scheduled for October 1, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. October 11, 1979 is a scheduled meeting with the Finance Committee in,Room 2, Town Hall. October 18, 1979 is an all Board meeting scheduled to be held at 7:30 P.M. in the Community Center Auditorium. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Minutes of the Meetinq of hn Zo abed. 'n Jr. Octo 1979. Mr. Joseph Sturm and Mr. Barry Mitchel convened in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street ( the Community Center) at 7:30 P.M. Due to a lack of quorum no official business transpired. Mr. Sturm interviewed Ms. Margaret Plansky for Planning Board Aide. Respectfully submitted, J21 1 Zor,abedi~n, Jr. Minutes of the Meeting of Oc ber 10, 197!.,J Chairman Sturm called the meetin o'order at 7:30 P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with G. Payntex, J. Zorabedian and B. Mitchel present. Finances Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to appropriate an expenditure in the amount of $21.34 to Xerox Corp. for an operating key to the Town's Xerox machine. PPrgnnnP1 The Board unanimously voted to have the Board aide, Margaret Plansky, sign all necessary payroll forms. Periodic review of the salary account will be done by the Board. Personnel form and Position Guide were approved and signed for distribution to the Town Treasurer and the Personnel Board. Board Membership At 8:00 P.M. the Board interviewed Ms. Ellen Childress of 105 Green Street for the vacancy created by the, resignation of Mr. Paul Andrus. The Planning Board will make its recommendation to the Board of Selectmen next Monday at 8:00 P.M. after inter- viewing any other prospective candidates. 9 Correspondence Mail was reviewed. It was noted that the Town's policy now requires the Law Committee to approve payment for Town Counsel services. Finances The Planning Board's unexpended balance of $1221.26 for Fiscal '79 was returned to the Town treasury. The budget for fiscal '80 appropriated to the Planning Board is $4517.00-Salary; $6302.00- Total Allocation. Zoning Maps The Board has received a request from the Board of Assessors for a copy of the reduced size Zoning Maps. The files contain one reduced size master copy. John Zorabedian was requested to further investigate the costs of reproduction for the same. Lot 38 Timberneck Drive - Repetitive Petition On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to deny consent of Repetitive Petition of'Daniel F. and Helen D. Doherty to build for human occupancy on Lot 38, Plat 145 Timber- neck Drive, pursuant to. Section 16, Chapter 40A, General Laws. PPrsnnnel The Board unanimously voted to engage the services of a Planning Board Aide" for a.-probationary.period of six (6) months. Duties, rate of pay and workload'to be negotiated. Atlantic Food Mart Parking Request The Board is in recent receipt,of a li the. Atlantic Food Mart which requests repair the parking lot located at the store. Gayllis Paynter was requested Reuben, citing portion of the Reading this location and noting Mr. Reuben's aggravated this situation. stter from Mr. Sid Reuben of that the Town improve and rear of the Haven Street to compose a letter to Mr. Center Plan pertaining to own actions which have Reading Square Liquors_- Land Swap Proposal A request from the owner of Reading Square Liquors, Mr. Icek L. Buks, to trade the land and building at the corner of Main and Haven Street (containing 14,000 Sq. Ft) for the Depot property was received by the Board. Barry Mitchel was requested to further investigate this matter. Roue 128 Auto Sales The law firm of Hale and Dorr, on behalf of 128 Auto Sales, has made a request to purchase Town-owned land abutting property 6 presently owned by Route 128 Auto Sales. Mr. Sturm will invite Mr. Amon of Hale and Dorr to meet with the Board on Monday, October 29, 1979 at 8:00 P.M. in the Planning Board office to further discuss this matter. Board Membershi Mr. Paul Andrus has submitted his resignation as of September 1, 1979. Interested candidates for this vacancy will be interviewed on Monday, September 24, 1979 at 8:00 P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center). Town Warrant - Fall Town Meeting The Fall Town Meeting Warrant closes on Monday, September 24, 1979. The Planning Board does not plan to submit any articles for con- sideration on this warrant. Historical Commission A request has been received by the Board from Ms. Virginia Adams of the Reading Historical Commission for their consultant to share the Board's office space in Room 19 of the Community Center. After some discussion on this matter, Mr. Mitchel was requested to draft a letter establishing the rules and procedures for this office sharing for a 6 month probationary period. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. Respegtfu~-1y,submitted, Zotabed~anl--Jr. Minutes of the Meeting of Sept\-,m4r 29 , 19' 9. Chairman Sturm called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with B. Mitchel, G. Paynter and J. Zorabedian present. Correspondence Mail was reviewed. It was noted that an all Board meeting will be held on October 18, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. in the Community Center Auditorium. Solid Waste Hearings will be held by the Board of Public Works on October 2, 9 and 15, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. in the Community Center Auditorium. Mr. Mitchel will attend the Solid Waste hearings and report to the Board. A list of Tax Possession Land held by the Town was received. Mr. Zorabedian will review this list and make a determination as to which, if any, of these parcels of land the Board feels should be retained by the Townand the reasons for each.