HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-04-12 Planning Board MinutesMinutes of the Meeting of April 12, 1984.
Chairman Rich called the meeting to.order at
Room 122, Reading Memorial High School with
J. Wood, B. Mitchel and. C. Arthur present.
Board Membershi
6:05 P.M. in
Board members J. Shaw,
Mr. Arthur spoke to the Board about a law case in which he will
be representing a client against the Town of Reading. In order
to avoid any conflict or appearance of conflict of interest,
Mr. Arthur tendered his resignation to the Board. A formal
letter of resignation will be sent by Mr. Arthur to the Town
Clerk and the Board tomorrow, but.he effectively is resigned
from the Board as of the moment. Chairman Rich accepted Mr.
----Arthur-' s resignation-with deep regret and each Board member thanked
him for his work and interest while serving on the Board. It was
hoped and expressed that at some future time Mr. Arthur would be
able to serve as a Board member.
Personnel
Chairman Rich reviewed the action to date on consolidation of office
space and personnel. She has spoken with Town Counsel as to what
"rights" the selectmen have in moving Planning Board personnel at
will. Town Counsel states that under our current charter, the ulti-
mate authority is the Board of Selectmen andall other Boards and
agencies fall,.:uiider their umbrella of authority. Ms. Rich then
spoke with Chairman O'Brien about what plans are for consolidation.
Mrs. O'Brien stated that the current plan-- is to have the Conserva-
tion Commission's secretary as a full-time employee, working 1/2
time for ConsCom and half for Building Inspector. The only thing
that will have to be worked out is the answering of the phones.
It was hoped that both assistants would handle and direct calls.
Ms. Rich said that the Board expects to use their assistant for
the 900 allotted hours and other plans will have to.be made to
increase her hours for use in any other capacity. Mrs. O'Brien
said that this would have to be worked.out to both boards3best
interest.
The Board then discussed going ahead with the motion as requested
from FinCom for 13Q0 hours.@,$10,230 or to consider asking for
current allotment.of 900 hours at $7,110. Upon a motion duly
made and seconded, the Board voted (3-1-0) to submit the budget
request for 900 hours.
Correspondence
Board reviewed mail. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the
Board voted (4-0-0) to reply.to Senator Brennan's letter of 3/30/84
regarding House Bill #2744- an act defining family day-care homes
as a home occupation for the purposes of local zoning ordinances;
a copy of the Board's reply is herewith attached to these minutes.
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128 Sales, Inc - McManus/Dump land proposal
Attorney Connolly, representing the McManus interests for sale
of land adjacent to their current business next to the Dump
site, which appears as Article 43 on the 1984 Annual Town Meeting
Warrant, has requested time to appear before the Board again to
review and discuss the reduction in the amount of land that the
McManuses.are asking for in their proposal. The Board agreed to
meet with them on April 23rd at.6:30 P.M. in Room 122 at the
High School.
nutes
Copies.of the :minutes of April 5, 1984 were reviewed. Upon a
motion duly made.and seconded,the Board unanimously approved the
minutes as corrected.
Board Officers
Because of the resignation of Mr. Arthur.from the Board, the name
of John Wood was placed in nomination as Clerk, pro-tem. Upon a
motion duly made and seconded,..the Board voted (3-0-1) to have
Mr.. Wood serve as Clerk until.appointment of another member has
been made.
Town Meeting - Special Articles
Board reviewed and discussed their position on relocation of the
DPW site. The comparison of surrounding DPW town sites and that
of the available land sites for location of such.a DPW facility
within Town boundaries was reviewed`: The Board deferred further
discussion on this matter until next meeting on April 23rd.
Board Meetings
The Board will not meet next week, but will schedule a meeting to
be held on Monday, April 23, 1984 in Room 122 at the High School
beginning at 6 P.M.
There being.no further business before.the Board,.it was unanimously
.,voted to adjourn to Town Meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
John D.-Wood, Clerk