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MINUTES
NOVEMBER 30, 2010
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE
MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND, MR
FRED A. MCGRANE, MR WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT, MS PATRICIA
SULLIVAN & MR ROBERT LELACHEUR.
1. APPOINTMENTS - 7:25 PM THE MEETING WAS MOVED TO THE
SELECTMEN'S ROOM.
7:40 PM THE MEETING WAS RECONVENED IN THE
ASSESSORS OFFICE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S
NOVEMBER 23, 2010 APPROVED 3-0 AS AMENDED.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT
MR BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED
POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM JOANNE GRAZIANO OF THE
DOR AND PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATION OF THE TOWN'S
APPLICATION WILL MOST LIKELY BE RECEIVED
TOMORROW, DECEMBER 1, 2010.
MR BOATWRIGHT SUBSEQUENTLY DISTRIBUTED A DRAFT
OF A LEGAL NOTICE WHICH (ASSUMING THAT THE
RECERTIFICATION IS APPROVED AS BELIEVED) WILL BE
PUBLISHED IN WEDNESDAY'S READING TIMES CHRONICLE.
r _ a THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE LOGISTICS OF HOLDING
PUBLIC HEARINGS.
MINUTES CONT.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT CONT.
MR COLORUSSO DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF
INITIATING A REVERSE 911 TELEPHONE NOTIFICATION IN
LIEU OF ACTUAL MAILINGS VIA U.S. MAIL.
MOST OF THE DISCUSSION WAS CENTERED ON THE
LOGISTICS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AND THE
PUBLICATION OF THE NOTIFICATION OF THE HEARINGS.
MR BOATWRIGHT DISTRIBUTED A LIST OF PROPOSAL
CLASSES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - THIS IN
RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM MR LELACHEUR.
4. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED.
5. NEW BUSINESS NONE NOTED.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS NONE NOTED.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
THE BOARD REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED
PUBLIC NOTICE.
8. NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 20P,~ )7:00 PM
ADJOURNED: 8:40 PM ATTEST:
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