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August 8, 1977
Meeting convened at 8:50 P.M.
Present: M. O'Brien
J. Sturm
G. Hines
R. Mayerson
1.) Met with Selectmen at 8:15 to introduce new Town Planner.
2.) Discussed general aspects of town planning with Selectmen
re: what's the planner going to do.
3.) Brief update to Selectmen on status of zoning By-law changes.
4.) Discussed Position Description and contract with Town Planner
need for draftsman and CETA funding.
Expenses - J. Sturn moved to G. Hines second - office supplies
up to $225.00 account #241 passed
G. Hines moved J. Sturn second, drafting supplies up to $325.00
account #309 - passed.
Draft Expense Budget - Discussion
#245 - additional printing funds under Zoning By-law
rewrite article
#249 - may be low
#255 - status update
Motions
#209 - motion authorized expenditures up to $100.00, fully
itemized statement: passed.
#303 - motion authorized expenditures up to $50.00 passed
Report by Town I Planner on progress
Report by Chairperson re: Zoning By-laws carry on work for zoning
(List) apartment zoning
parking
earth removal
Discussion on zoning enforcement, accessary use follow up by Chair-person
with Selectmen
Discussion of Pinevale - report by Town Planner
Letter to conservation Comm. re: our desire to work with them on de-
velopment plans and list our (Bob's) ideas on the acquisition.
Meeting adjourned 10:25 P.M.
Respectively submitted
Joseph C. Sturm
Present: M. O'Brien
G.
Hines
R.
Mayerson
C.
Keller
G.
Paynter
August 22, 1977
Meeting Convened at 7:35 P.M.
Omission in Minutes of August 8th meeting of Board allocation of $40.00 to
account 4267, dues and memberships, in Expense Budget noted. The $40.00 had been
previously expended for Mass. Fed. Pl. Bd. Annual Membership.
I Town Planner Contract
Agreed to substitute Article 3 new Article 3A and to eliminate the word-
ing in Article 8 after the word "status". The remainder of contract to
remain as written, except for renumbering Articles to adjust for insertion
of New Article 3A.
II Chairperson reported on discussion with DickOgden of Bd. Selectmen re-
garding accessory use, By-Law clarity and he agreed it needed further
definitive treatment, especially regarding permits for Yard Sales.
Question of who should issue such permits, or Town Clerk or Building In-
spector briefly discussed.
III Letter to the Bd. of Selectmen regarding interpretation of accessory
uses, most especially "Beauty Parlors" to help settle the problem between
Planning Board interpretation and that of the Building Inspector, discussed,
amended, and approved.
IV Board voted to send letter to our Senators, requesting that they not vote
for House Bill 46313 and Senate Bill #439 which would exempt pre-existing
non-conforming signs from conformance with local sign by-laws and ordi-
nances.
V Discussed in depth with Town Planner the general attributes faults of.
Reading to obtain an overall Town view.
Meeting adjournd at 10:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
%mum
C. Kell r