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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-05-29 Board of Selectmen MinutesMAY 29, 198~ 53.~ The Board of Selectmen held their regular meeting on this date with all members present except Chairman Graham who is on vacation. Present were Ac~ing Chairman, Charles A. Salisbury, Christine M. Smith, Kenneth C. Crouch and Francis X. Dugan. The minutes and warrant were approved as submitted. 4th of JULY CELEBRATION: Invitation received from Frank Dushame, General Chairman of the annual 4th of July celebration. The Board voted to ride in Selectman Christine Smlth~s convertible. Mr, Dushame will be so notified. MOTORCYCLE COMPLAINT-: Letter received fror~ a*'group of concerned mothers living in the area of Pleasant, Elm, Church and Davis Streets. They complained of several persons riding at high speed on Pleasant Street especially on weekends and they feared for the safety of their children playing on the sidewalks. They also said the noise was continuous. Selectman Crouch stated that the~ letter'should not be acknowledged because it was unsigned. The writers stated that they feared repercussions from the cyclists if they revealed who they were. It was voted to request the police department to conduct a surveillance for two days this coming weekend in the above-named area which could solve the complaint. HOLT ROAD. REPAIRS: The Selectmen discussed the status of Holt Rd., Clark Street and Rt. 125 and the funding fo~¥epairs,to the roads. Bud Cyr stated that he would do the necessary work on Holt Road through a force account providing the state lived up to their promise to fund the 'work;? It::~vas understood the state would provide $30~,, 000 for the construction of Holt Rd. T,h~ ,repair of Cl~irk Rd. and upgrading 'is the responsibility of the contractor, Cyr said. -Selectman Salisbury stated that the Secretary of State had promised to fund the access road. ";Johr{ Bohenko stated that a letter had been sent on the matter and had not receivea any ,'reply~.as yet. Selectmen stated that a strong letter should be sent if there is no response t0Lthe: first letter, that the Selectmen should contact leaislators individuaF,; nn tho and t. he .S.ecretary of ,Transportation should be contacted. After further discussion it nammously voted to authorize the Chairman to send a letter to Joan Gardlner to insure the payment, of $30q, 000 for th.e. repair of Holt Road and to make sure-;~,'th~"~lo~_.,.not relieve themse ves.of the ~eponsibflity of Holt Road~' COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES GROUP, INC.: Rusty ~Rhodes, representing the above-named company, add~'essed the Board stating his c0~pa~ly would like to be retained on a short, term basis, soecificallv the month of June. to review projects and future projects of the Community Development Office to carry on the work.of the C.D. Directoi-, Rick Domas, who is resigning on June 6th. ,'lhe company r~;,ieW past projects, present activity and future pr.,o, jects... Rhodes said it would take at least two,~weeks to eva uate all projects but thel~resence~ of his company would insur& the cOntinuity-of the Town programs.to EOCD. It was unanimously voted to contract the COA, ;'Inc. to work for the Town' for one month and to forward the contract to Town Counsel for ;-~Pproval as to form. SELECTMEN'OFFICE - AIR CONDITIONER: The Selectmen approved the purchase of an air conditioner.for ,the Selectme'n's Secretarial office to replace the 20 yr. old air conditioner that finally gave up the ghost. VANERSE/HANGEN CONTRACT AMENDMENT.: ';N~;;action,~iwas,~.: taken ~on' the contract amendment for the~Urban. 'Systems Project. MASS. SMALL CITIES GRANT APPLICATION. The Board unanimously approved the application Rick Domas proposed to submit on May 31st. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOC ATION BICYCLE TOUR: :'The Board voted unanimously to grant permission to the American Lung Association to conduct a bicycle tour;on Sunday, June 17th; startin~ at 9:00 a.m. They will be instructed to contact the police department for instructions andi:,safety precautions on their proposed route. The tour is both a fitness and fund raising event. APPRECIATION LETTERS: The Board voted to send a letter to Santo Messina for allowing the town employees to park in the Messina parking lot this winter while the Town Bldg. parking lot was being renovated Notes of appreciation will also be sent to Amanda Crouch and Ry.a.n Patric. k D. ugan for_ makin, g and holding a sign for the Board of Selectmen while rnarcnlng in the ~emorial [Jay paraae. RICK DOMAS, C.D. DIRECTOR: for Acting Chairman, Charles Salisbury, highly commended Rick Doma~ t~is diligent and consc- ient,ous efforts to place the Community. Deve,opmen Office programs on the right track He stated that they had been through a lot together and wished him the best of luck in his new job.