HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-06-25 Board of Selectmen Minutes TRAFFIC SIGNAL-INTERSECTiON OF WAVERLY RD & RT. 114:
Js.ames and Roberts McGowan,19?,=ield'stone Court, N.A. appeared before the Board with 700
~gnatures to petition the Board of Selectmen to request that the State Dept. of Public Works
install a set of traffic signals at the intersection of Waverly Road and W'
mthrop Ave. (Rt. 114)
to elimi.n, ate the potent al.y dangerous situation that now ex · ·
would hke to (~et the a ~..~ ~,,.~ ........ ets at sa,d intersect,on.
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.C. aruso and Dick Harrinnton also s.-ok- =~_~,~_,.nD _[%aw.,rence to s.p. onsor their petit on. Dor~y
it was unanimously vote~ to autho;-~ze~;~n'aBTl~e,°~,~n~ t_r_a_f.f_ic?lghts. After f.u. rther discussion
.... v ,v ,.un[ac[ the representatives of State
and local officials of Andover and Lawrence for support of the traffic light with copies.of the
signatures and letters to the State. John B. is also ~to_ c.o.ntact, the Dis.trict Highway Enqineer.
Sherman Eidleman.to discuss what procedures should De taken to exped,te the traffic signals.
VANASSE/HANGAN CONTRACT AMENDMENTS-URBAN SYSTEMS:
James D'Angelo appeared bqfore the Board to request extra compensation for the'exter
~f the.original project and c'o.s,~ increasesover th'e original'estimate of.t ..-' ~ ·
Joe extra compensation was d~fe to 3,} years of referral service numk~:he~?_°.r.'.k.;~D Angelo sa,d
fb'r the Town and redefining the Right of Way twice ' ' ·
,n' connectmn with Dr. Mukerjee land.
John Bohenko advised that Vanasse/.Hangen was entitled to the extra.remuneration j. It was
voted to take the request under adv,sement until John Bohenko verified the data 'as presented.
John.will then seek a telephone vote from the individual Selectmen.
CAHILL COMPLAINT:
Letter received from Chief Sullivan in reference to the complaint of Eleanor.Cahill~ II'Woadbridc
Road of the actions of Police officer, Thomas J. McEvoy, Jr. at 'the annual' Town Mee~
Chief Sullivan informed Officer McEvo,. the' ~'; ...... ·
· x ~ -~ ac[ions an~ remarKs
and being at Mrs. CahdPs home w e uncRll -- . about..the Advisor
er ....... ed for and he cons,oared his conduct Unb~c~Yming a
Police Officer. The Board voted to have a copy-of the Chief,s letter sent to Mrs..,Cahill and
to place a copy in Officer McEvoy,s file.
'APPOINTMENTS:
The Board appointed Ernest J. Roberts, Jr,, Sealer of Weights S Measures, R01~;;;t;Salemme of
JS0 Boxford Street, Assistant Gas Inspector. Ruth lannazzo requested additional.',time to seek
individuals that are interested in serving on the Personnel Board,
A letter received from Vincent Turano stated that he was not interested in serving as a con-
sSItant to the Conservasion Commission due to his present responsibilities.
RESIDENT INSPECTOR: (DOWNTOWN PROJECT)
.T..h.e.B.o.ard voted_un.a..nimously to hire Frank A. Capone, P.E. 4 tOall~aTowne Rd.;i;Lynn~
~,e,(~, ~ass. as Kesment Inspector for the Town,s Downtown I~evition Plan":at'a
salary of S500/wk (with no benefits or deductions) for the duration of 17 weeks (120..days)
'.:and to Offer a Letter of Agreement to Mr. Capone. If contract is given an. extension.
there is enough' money to pay the Inspector an additional three weeks salary~!.($1,500).
JOHN'WILLIS - SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL BILLS:
'John Willis submitted two bills for services rendered regarding two special legal cases:
E.Z Street Construction, Inc. v. John James, et a1..$275, and Buildin9 Inspector v.-
Ibrahim El Hefni.;..$1,16$. The Board voted to authorize John B. to request additt6nal
funds from the Advisory Board to pay Willis subject to John yet,floating the amounts;
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES CONTRACT EXTENSION: ''
At the Executive Secretary,s request, the Board unanimously voted to extend'C.O.G~s
co.nt?ct until July 20, 198q, subject to the same terms an.cl, conditions as outlined in.the
or,gmal agreement dated, June I, 1984. This extension wdl/~)~e~ time to determine the
long range management plan for the Community Development office. The C.O.G submitted
a well written status report on the Town,s Small Cities program. A working' session will
be set up with the Board and the C.O.C.
COMPLAINTS:
The Board received two complaints: I. From David Swanson complaining about cars on
Moody Street parking on the street obstructing traffic. Board voted to refer theLmatter
to the Police Chief for a report. 2. Voted to place on file...letter from Police Chief
re excessive noise complaint on Pleasant Street. .,.:
SPECIAL TOWN COUNSEL REQUEST:
Letter received from Frank Set,o, Chairman of the Board of Appeals, requesting that
Atty. Joseph Boulanger be appointed a Special Town Counsel to represent them against
suit filed by Ralph and Maureen Joyce . As Attorney Joyce was just appointed Town
Counsel, the ma~jority of the Selectmen were upset and concerned that they had not" been
informed of the suit, filed in Town Clerk,s office on June ISth, before the 10'man committee
met and appointed Town Counsel,. June 21st. The June 15th letter was given .to the
Board June 22nd, the day after Town Counsel appointment. Selectman Crouch stated that
.~lt~esh(Sd~d be treated like any other suit, :R, Joyce was elected on his own merits. After
further discussion, the Board voted 3-2..Graham, Smith and Salisbury affirmative and
Crouch, Dugan against, to send a letter to the 10 member Town Counsel appoint,n9
Committee to advise them of the situation and to have them check one of two options:
Al~point~lent' ',of Town Counsel be reconsidered. 2. does
the appointment of Town Counsel. Responses were ben.~sen~i[ho to reconsider
Office. by 12 June 29, 1984. the s
JUN;= 25, 1984 (continued]
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SPECIAl. TOWN COUNSEL (continued]
It was voted unanimously to send a memo to Daniel Long, Town Clerk, for a report on the
June 15th notice regarding Ralph and Maureen Joyce's action against the Board of Appeals
specifically, why he did not forward to the Selectmen's office the notice of Joyce's appeal.
A written response was requested by June 29th.from the Town Clerk..
ELIZABETH ELLIOT:
Louis Detora, Jr. approached the Board of Selectmen to comment on the passing of a wonder-
ful citizen, Elizabeth Elliot, in her 79th year. Among many other activities, she was one of
the founders of the Community Center for youth activities. He asked the Board if the Center
cou d be named after Mrs. Elliot in recognition of her'~lifetime,activities for the benefit of the
Town and its youth. The Board fully supported his suggestion but advised him to approach
the Trustees of the Community Center as they had the authority on anything concerning the
Center.. He said h& would do so.
LICENSING COMMISSIONERS:
APPROVED:' Class II license for Charles Buchanan who appeared before the Board and stated
that he needed the Class Il license to go to auctions to buy second hand cars. No cars
will be parked at 201) Sutton Street, that only I registered car wauld be parked
at his home in Georgetown.
Approved: Two day al la coholic Iicense, August I 6ri 7, at B.U. Conference center
for'a,,.two day conference.
One day all alcohol i c license, June 29, 198~,, for a farewell party
for~ Professor Zaichkowsky, Boston University, B.U. Conference Center.
THE ,:GENERAL STORE:
John~f,E, nri,ght, Proprietor of The General Store, 5 Johnson Street, requested t. hat
he b'~"~accorded the same hours on his Wine S Beer license as other Retail Pkg.
Co0ds;iCSt'ores. The hours are 8 a.m. to II p.m. After discussion, it was ~oted
unani:meusly to extend the hours, 8 a.m~.',to Il.p.m. At' renewal time in November
the ~'i;~uat,i on would be reviewed.
1984
erk
A meeting was held on 'this date by the Town Counsel Appointment Committee. All members
present except the Board of Public Works. The meeting was,l'~,ld to determine a reconsideration
vote:.oh the position of Town Counsel. The vote wasas follows':
Assessors No
Town Moderator Yes
Boa~d'of Health No
Plar~ningl Board No
~S'el ~t~men Yes
· To~I~" ~lerk No
School Committee No
Highwa. y Surveyor Yes
TreasiJrer ~'Yes Vote: 5 votes not to reconsider...u, votes to consider.
Joh~i-Graha-m'called meeting due to controversy in Town over Town Counsel appointment.
Necesea ,fy votes for reconsideration. Mark DiSalvo called for signing of contract. E~ Scanlon
called.fora p6int of order fo'r appointing. John Graham stated that the Chairman of the Board
of Selectmen is also Chairman for the appointing committee. ' .... "'
No' reconsideration granted... 5-u, vote... 5 not to reconsider., u, to reconsider. '
Ralph Joyce discussed the Memorandum of Agreement, Executive Secretary and Town Counsel
meetings and stated the amount of time needs to be defined. He stated he spoke to Charles
Salisbury about letter submitted to Town Clerk about pending law suit. He stated he will
continue appeal to Town about law suit.
John Gi'aham signed Agreement at 7:u,0 p.m.
Board of Selectmen at next Monday night's meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 7:u, 5 p.m.
Christine M. Smith, Acting Secretary ****************
Ralph requested a voted of confidence from the