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There being no other business before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned at 9:50 P.M.
Respe.ctfu-fly submitted,
C. J Keller
Minutes of the Meeting of April 9, 1979.
The meeting was convened in Room 19, Community Center at 7:40 P.M.
with J. Sturm, M. O'Brien, C. Keller, B. Mitchel and G. Paynter
present. Candidate members P. Andrus and J. Zorabedian, Jr.
were also present.
Correspondence
Mail was reviewed.
Minutes
Minutes of April 2, 1979 were reviewed.a.rrd accepted unanimously.
Finances
Transfers of $75 each from Acct.
#267-Dues and Membership to Acct.
unanimously by the Board.
#209-Auto Allowance and Acct.
#249-Advertising approved
Space Study - Incinerator Site
Draft of letter to the B.P.W. approved after two grammatical
corrections.
Zoning - Public Buildings - Public Hearing
The Board adjourned to Room 17 for a Public Hearing on a pro-
posed amendment to Zoning By-laws to delete, in paragraph 4.2.2.,
Table of Uses, the line entitled "Public Building" in its entirety.
The Hearing was recorded on tape.
Two Planning Board candidates, John Zorabedian and Paul Andrus,
and one citizen, Ben Nichols were present at the hearing in
addition to the Planning Board members and the Town Planner,
Robert Mayerson. Gayllis Paynter presented the Planning Board's
position. Some general questions were asked by Ben Nichols and
John Zorabedian. There were no objections to the proposal. The
hearing was concluded at 8:15 P.M.
The Board reconvened in Room 19 at 8:15 P.M.
A motion was made and approved unanimously that the Board recommend
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adoption of Article 40. Mr. Mayerson was requested to prepare
a draft report for review at the next meeting.
Reading Center Plan
Draft of newspaper release, dated April 2, 1979, was edited and
the structure of some sentences revamped. Mr. Mayerson was
requested to prepare and distribute a revised draft for final
review by the Board.
Space Study - Meeting with Board of Selectmen
The Board adjourned to the Town Hall shortly before 9:00 P.M.
for a meeting with the Board.of Selectmen. The Board's
Initial Recommendations Report and related Articles on the
Warrant for the Spring Town Meeting were reviewed and discussed.
At the conclusion of this meeting the Board reconvened in Room
19 in the Community Center.
Annual Town Meeting - Planning Board Issues
Assignments to Board members for_Town Meeting were set and
positions on Articles taken, as follows:
Article 2 - Reading Center Plan - J. Sturm;
Article 9 - Appropriations - Request for revision of salary
account was forwarded to Finance Committee. Mr.
Mayerson was requested to check with them after
their Tuesday meeting to confirm that the change
was made.
Article 16- New Fire Station - draft position,. statement
reviewed and then tabled pending receipt of additional
specifics;
Article 19- Public Transportation Service - The Transit Study
Survey compiled by the Study Committee was reviewed.
The demand for service was not clear from the figures
because of the age category format utilized. Planning
Board concluded it was not in a position at this
meeting to come to any recommendation on the Article
and it was tabled pending receipt of additional
information.
Sports Arena - Status Report
Mr. Mayerson reported the result of his investigations and in-
quiries. The site now under discussion is on Concord Street
off Rt. 93 on the Wilmington-North Reading border. Most of the
information reported in newspaper items could not be confirmed
by the state government, the MBTA or the Towns involved. At
this point it seems the Arena is a figment of someone's imagin-
ation but will bear watching.
There being no other business before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned at 10:18 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
C.
J. Keller