HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-06-11 Board of Selectmen Minutes534 MAY 29, 1984' [continuous]
Barry Fitzgibbon appeared before the Board stating the letter sent to him by the Selectmen
was unfair. He stated that he was not the only person in the neighborhood that had a dog,.
that his dog is not a problem. The Board pointed out that the Dog Officer and the police
department had been called about~his dog barking and running loose on several occasions.
Fitzgibbons stated that only one. person was complaining and submitted a list of signatures
from neighbors that his dog did not bother them. He was informed that a I~[ter was also
sent to the complainant.
LICENSING COMMISSIONERS:
HEARING: FARNKOFF GROCERY, INC.
A hearing was held on the application of Farnkoff Grocery, Inc., 701 Salem Street,' for~
a Retail Package Goods Store, Wine and Beer license. Several people were present
who were in favor of the license being granted and Atty..,,Boulanger and Mr. Letournea[
registered disfavor for the granting of the license. 138 citizens signed a petition
urging the granting of the license. Selectman Crouch stated that if the license
was i.,~-d from 12 noon to closing time, II p.m. he had no objection. ,Al-so,. he~,dded,- .
~that no less .than. a six pack be sold, no singles. Selectman Dugan made' that a motion'-
and the Vote '~vas 2-2. A motion was made to continue the hearing on June II, 1984,
at 7:30 p.m. when a full Board would be present. It was so voted.
GAS STORAGE LICENSE:
At the request of the Fire Chief, the Board revoked the ~as storaqe licenses of
Olde Stein Trust - 1060 Osqood Street, Cashman's Tire & Supply Co., Inc.4 Main St.
and Seand and Warver - Osqood .and Clark Streets. A letter will .be sent to Town
Clerk notifyinq him of the revokations re~uestinn him to instruct the owners of the
orooerties, bv letter, to contact the Fire Chief.
Approved: application for a I-day liouor license for a farewell dinner and reception at
St. Theresa's Parish..
June 11 1984
The Board of Selectmen held their regular meeting on this date with the followin'K.-memb'er$~.~,.
present:':.Chairman, John W. Graham, Christine M. Smith, Francis X. Dugan, and Kenneth C.
Crouch. Selectman Charles A. Salisbury was away on business.
The minutes and warrant were approved as submitted, Chairman Graham abstained from voting
on the aforementioned due to his absence at the lest meeting.
Annual Appointments '
It was VOTED to approve the following annual appointments:
TOWN INSPECTORS (I r.)
Inspector of Buildings _
Asst. Building Inspector _
Electrical inspector _
Asst. Electrical Inspector
:Ahimal 16~ector ' ' '
Charles H. Foster
Daniel McConaghy
John' J~ Thompson
TerranCe Joyc.e,
Robert V. At~ood,
SEALER OF .WElCH,TS ~ MEASURE~ ~
Ernest J. Roberts, Jr, - Provisional
S._qLID WASTE STUDY COMMITTEE 6 ~ Y.I~)
Wiliiam A.Cyr
Edward J, Scanlon (Ch,)
John P, Bohenko
DVM.
(appointed in March)i
'RECREATIONAL
William p. McEvoy, Ch.
Lbuis Detora
William C. Lafond
Augustine McDonald
Herbert Toomey
John J.Driscoll
William Boutillier
Richard Sharer
',,,COMMUNITY ACTION ¢OMNIITTEE - {) yr.)
"Joseph Morkeski
,William P. McEvoy
(~ABLE TV COMMITTEE - (1 yr.)
J~hn RobinSon, Ct.
,,G~orge Dague
,'Richard Gacioch
Jbhn E. Bellofatto
~J6seph C. Nahill
' '~H,arles Manzi
June 11 1984 continuec~
.T,O,WN REPORT COMMITTEE - (1 yr.)
· Raymond Maynard
Lois Cushing
ida E. Harwood
M~rgaret P. Lawlor
M~rtha Salisbury
K~ren Robertson
.M.ERRIMACK VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION - (1 yr.)
G~yton Osgood, Alternate
.T,R..E WARDEN ~- SUPERVISOR OF INSECT PEST CONTROL- (3 yrs.)
.L~,o E. Lafond
~OCAL ARTS COUNCIL
Charles J. Carrell
Marilyn A. Stella
John L. MacCannell
Joan Thompson
Susan Rand
Bernard Zelitch
Frank Comparone
CIVIL DEFENSE
John J. Coco, Director
John J. Lyons
Joseph Sullivan, Jr.
Richard P. Slade
R. Dennis Dionne
Leonard Somers
Edward T. Sullivan. Police Services Officer
~'illiam V. Dolan, Warning Services Officer
Evelyn J. Coco, Clerk/Typist, Secretary
DEFENSE - AUXILIARY/SPECIAL POLICF
i.R. Dennis Dionne
Ernest Harvey
.J~ilton P. Cormey
' Joseph Sullivan
C~rl. H. Wagoner
· John J. Zaccari
Michael J. Twomey
Richard C. Boettcher
Eileen Burns
Gregory Phair
EMERGENCY CALL-OUT ONLY
SPECIAl; POLICE
· Po~nenic Bonanno
Edward Johnson
,George MacKenzie
,Raymond Minardi
~ONSERVATION COMMISSION (3 yrs.)
.Cuillermo J. Vicens (19B7)
Felecia S. Elias (1987)
CONSULTANTS - NON VOTING
,~/1' A.'nthon.¥ tally,- ~nd ~'(m~'ultan,t
Donald Samaha
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536
June 117 1984 continued
SURVEYOR OF WOOD, BARK & LUMBER - ( 1 yr.) ,
George A. Leonhard
· GRAVES REGISTRATION OFFICER & VETERANS BURIAL',ACEN'T -',('.~1 yr.)
William Ernmett
CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE (3-yrs.)
'Walter Ensdorf (1987)
John Lyons, Jr. (1987)
James V. McAloon (198'/)
Joseph Willis (Ex. Officio)
Paul A. Hedstrom ( Planning Board)
Grace Lindfors (Advisory Board)
KEEPER OF THE LOCK UP - ( Iyr.)
Edward T. Sullivan, Police Chief
FOREST FIRE WARDEN - (I yr.)
William V. Dolan, Fire Chief
CUSTODIAN & AUCTIONEER OF TAX TITLE PRoPERT'~
James H. Dewhirst, Town TreaSurer, Tax Collector
TOWN BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS -- (1 yr.)
· Charles H. Foster
Andrew Alvino, Jr.
Alfred L. Cardiner
Louis Kmiec
Anthony Galvagna
CUSTODIAN - COMMUNITY CENTER ( 1 yr.)
~William P. McEvoy
DATA PROCESSING COMMITTEE - ( I yr.)
James H. Dewhirst
Joseph Willis
Daniel Long
Beatrice Fink
Thomas J. Hennessy
Mark Henry
ESSEX COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD - (1 yr.)
Francis X. Dugan (appointed)
~,th OF JULY COMMITTEE - ( 1 yr.)
William Emmett, Genral Chairman
Frank H. Dushame, Coordinator
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS - { I ~r.)
William V. Dolan, Fire Chief
John McOuire, Ist Deputy
Vacancy
SPECIAL CIVIL CONSTABLE - [ I yr.)
Eward T. Sullivan, Pollce Chief
LIAISON OFFICER TO LAWRENCE AIRPORT COMMISSION-',{ I yr.]
Francis J. Trombly
June 11, 1984 continued
.FENCE VIEWERS - ( I yr.)
Joseph Cushing'
.SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS - (1 yr.)
Robert B.CelesteJohn J. Lyons
James Nutton
John Dolan
Robert Finn eran
Ernest Cauthier
Guy A. Tabbi
Joseph Welsh
William C. Lafond
Daniel Long
· James McCabe
'William p, McEvoy
;Gene Northern
Carl Pearson
James, M. Sanborn
Richard F. Holmes (Brooks School)
,PUBLIC WEIGHERS - ( I
Gerald Kent
William Kent
Robert Kent
.COUNCIL ON AGING - (I yr.)
D. Thomas Cantone
Arthur Lambert
Jbhn LaFrance
Maria Rosati
Dorothy Sinsheimer
Barbara M. Theberge
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ( 5¥rs;)'
Alfred E. Frizelle, Esq. [1989)
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ( 3 YRS.)
Raymond Vivenzio, Esq. (1987)
BOARD OF REGISTRA OF VOTERS (3
Mary Alice Windle 0987)
HISTORICAL COMMISSION ( 3 yrs.)
btary S. Hart (1987)
Maria Ward (1987)
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Annual Aooointments {continuedt)
'Action was tabled on the appointments of the Personnel Board, the Dog Officer, Board of Fire
Engineers~ and the Assistant Gas Inspector until the June 25, 1984 Selectmen's meeting.
l~Urther, the Board requested the attendance of the Sealer of Weights and Measures, and the
Board of Registrar of Voters at the June 25th meeting for an update of their respective appts.
The Selectmen instructed the Executive Secretary to meet with Bill McEvoy of the Recreation
Council relative to appointments to that Council.
~... The.Board unanimously VOTED to appoint John Bohenko as temporary liaison to the Board of
~·Fffe Engineers until such time as an appointment is made, and to advertise said opening.
Downtown Revitalization Plan - Approval of Walter Reed Contract
Lisa Ruben of the Community Development Department, requested the Board's signature on the
Walter Reed contract which was approved at the May 23rd Selectmen's meeting. Subsequent to
the Selectmen signing the contract documents, they Will go the Town Counsel for his review.
The contract amount is .$437,935 for a 120 contract period, with construction ~o begin in approx.
one week. It was VOTED unanimously to sign the contract subject to review by Town Counsel.
In a related matter, Bud Cyr Highway Syrveyor requested a meeting be held to continue discussion
'on work originally scheduled to be done to Ashland, Belmont, Partial and Sergeant Streets~ under
the Downtown Revitalization Plan.
538 ~1984 (continued)
Change Orders - Senior Center Project
Randy Jones of CityDesign Collaborative introduced change order #5 for the Selectmen's approval in the
amount of $11,211.44, bringing the total amount of change orders to date to $11,907.44. Randy noted
that this represents a 2% increase over the original contract price. He added that change orders usually
amount to about 5% over the contract price.
Holt Rd. Reconstruction/Upgrade of Rte. 125
John Bohenko~ Executive Secretary reported that he ahd met with the Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal,
and the Mass. DPW and was advised to submit a PWED application on behalf of the 22 communities
involved in NESWC, for the upgrade of Rte. 125 and reconstruction of Holt Rd. The Executive Secre-
tary was instructed to request letters of support from the other 21 communities. It was VOTED
authorize John Bohenko lo work out~a strategy with Bud Cyr relative to the work to be done to Holt
Rd. and Rte. 125.
Request of Donald George, GLSD - Ticketing Cars Parked on Charles St.
It was VOTED unanimously to authorize the Executive Secretary, John Bohenko, to request an opinion
from Town Counsel on the Town's position relative to s private way and to table action until the next
meeting.
In a related matter, Walter Ribeck of Century 21 requested that the uarrels be removed from Charles
St. Mr. Ribeck's request will be considered at the meeting on the 25th.
Request for "Handicapped Child" Sign
Sean Fountain, 412 Poster Street, North Andvoer requested that a "Handicapped Child" sign be installed
in front of his~house. The Board VOTED unanimously to request the Highway Surveyor install said sign
as soon as possible.
Acceptance of Gift From Stevens Foundation
The Stevens Foundation has donated $6,000 to the School Committee for the following purposes:
$3,000 for the Drug Program, and $3,000 for Computerization of the School Library. It was VOTED
unanimously to accept the donation and send letter of thanks to the Stevens Foundation.
Scheduling of Interviews for Town Counsel Position
Interviews were scheduled for Thursday, June 14, 1984, commencing at 7:30 P.M. in the Selectmen,s
meeting room.
LICENSING COMMISSIONERS:
· Continuation._ of PubUc. Hearing - F/'ankoff Grocery, Inc.
-,A' hearmg{w'asjcontiofikdifPbm~the May.,29;~l,984:nmeting, to~,this~:date:on Daniel Yarnkoff's application.
Selectman Kenneth Crouch suggested several conditions be placed on the license. Selectman Dugan
motioned to approve the application of Daniel J. Farnkoff for a Wine & Beer License, Retail Package
Goods Store, with the following conditions: 1) that Mr. Yarnkoff p~)liee a 300ft radius of the premises
for litter; 2) that no liquor be sold before 12:00 Noon; and 3) that no six-packs be broken up. It was
VOTED unanimously.
Class II License Hearing - Charles A. Buchanan
Mr. Buehanan's request was originally considered on April 14, 1984 and was not approved at that time
because the location was in an Industrial S zoned district, which prohibits the retail sale of motor
vehicles. Mr. Buchanan submitted his a~)plication for reconsideration, citing that no motor vehicles .
will be displayed, parked or sold at this location. His intent is to dispose of said motor vehicles
through settlements of estates and auctions. !t was VOTED unanimously to table Mr. Buehanan's
application unti the June 25th Selectmen's meeting, and to send a letter requesting his presence at
the meeting on the 25th.
4th of July Committee
It was VOTED unanimously to grant the Fourth of July Committee a Common Victualer License for
July 3 & 4, a Beer License for July 3 & 4 and a parade permit for July 4, and to notify the'Police and
Fire Departments.
One Day Auctioneer,s License - Bob Capr/gno
An applicatio.n was received from Bob Caprigno, 465 North Main St., North Salem NH for ·
yn~toi.o_neer~.s hcense fo.r July, 21 (rain date July 28)to settle an estate at 16 Bacon'Ave., in ~o°rnt~day
.uuver. ~ was unammousiy VOTED to grant to license.
Catherine J. Foley, Secretary ~ ~Clerk
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