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MINUTES
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FEBRUARY 22, 2011
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MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. h
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IN ATTENDANCE
MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND, MR
FRED A. MCGRANE, MR WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT & MS PATRICIA
SULLIVAN.
1. APPOINTMENTS WERE NONE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S
FEBRUARY 15,2011- APPROVED 3-0 AS AMENDED
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT - NONE NOTED.
4. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED
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MINUTES CONT.
5. NEW BUSINESS
THE BOARD WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:45PM
SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION ENSUED REGARDING THE
MERITS OF THE OWNER OF 59 FOREST STREET WHO DID
NOT FILE AN APPLICATION FOR ABATEMENT DUE TO THE
DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE THE
OWNER FILE FOR AN ABATEMENT -r ;ARIM-014 -ALBEIT
A TARDY APPLICATION. MR COLORUSSO MADE A MOTION
TO FILE AN 8 OF 58 OF MGL TO ASSIST THE TAXPAYER IN
HAVING THE PROPERTY ABATED.
APPROVED 3-0 BY VOICE VOTE FOR APPLICANTS #167,
#162, #156.
APPROVED 3-0 BY VOICE VOTE FOR DENIAL ON
APPLICANTS #190, #147, #128, #59., #41, #17, #9.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJORNED AT 8:50 PM AT WHICH
TIME THE CHAIRMAN RECONVENED THE REGULAR
MEETING OF THE BOARD.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS
MR NORDSTRAND READ A MEMO FROM MR LELACHEUR
REGARDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE SELECTION
COMMITTEE FOR CHOOSING THE VENDOR OF THE NEW
CAMA SYSTEM. SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION ENSUED.
MR NORDSTRAND REVIEWED THE FINAL J(f
REVISIONS/COMMENTS OF THE RFP/RFQ I6 THE NEW
CAMA SYSTEM WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE MAILED.
MR NORDSTRAND MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
REVISED RFQ. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR
MCGRANE AND APROVED 2-1.
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MINUTES CONT.
7. CORRESPONDENCE NONE NOTED.
8. NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011 @7:00 PM
THURSDAY, MARCH 6:30 M
ADJOURNED: 9:OOPM ATTEST:
R. A MCGRANE