HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-02-11 Board of Selectmen Minutes The Board held their regular meeting on this date with all members present: Chairman Christine
M. Smith, John W. Graham, Charles A. Salisbury, Kenneth C. Crouch, Prancis X. Dugan, and
Executive Secretsry Keith A. Bergman. The warrant of 2-11-85 was approved unanimously and
the minutes of 2-4-85 were approved 4-1 (Selectman Dugan abstaining).
Public Hearinq: Mass. Electric/New England Telephone - Pole on Summer St
The Board voted unan/mously to approve a petition to install one support .Dole on Sumn~_r St.
Police Grievance Hearin9 Continuation
A hearing was continued to this date on the Step 3 grievance filed by the Police Union regarding
the amount of vacation time posted for officers Alosky, Crane, Lynch, Patnaude, Pickard,
Quinlan, and Soucy. After considerable discussion, the Board found that it would be best to
follow past practice in settling this greivance, and that it appears that each officer is
credited in January with the amount ~ vacation time to be accrued in that calen~l~r year as
a result of reaching an anniversary date, and that the contract specifically defines the
vacation y~r as being fr~ Janusry 1 to December 31. The Board voted unanimously,
that officers Patnaude, Pickard, and Qu/nlan are due no further vacation; Alesky Crane and
Soucy should be credited with one a~ditional week; Lynch be credited with two weeks for 1985,
and to direct Chief Sullivan to repost the list accordingly. The Board also noted that under
this system, an officer would pay beck the Town for any vacation time used but not yet accrued.
3rd Fire Station Proposal
John McGuire of the Board of Fire Engineers mat with the Board to discuss the possible purchase
of a parcel of land owned by E. Bcdge. Mr. McGuire asked that this matter will not be sutxaitted
to the anr. ual town meeting warrant as the property is not clearly defined by law, bu~ will be
suhnitted for the 1986 annual town meeting. The Board voted to request Town Counsel to draft a
ltr of intent to 5ir. Bodge.
Leland Property Report
The Board reviewed correspondence frc~ Town'Planner, Earen Nelson relative to the possible
purchase of 45+ acres 6f land owned by Mr. Edmund Leland, wit~aprice~tag of ~$18,'500/acre.
'The c.-.,~.~ttee fommed to study this purchase has suggested a feasibility study be done to assess
how nuch of this property is buil~Ble. Chairman ~hristine Smith noted t_hat funds may be
available through a grant.for the'purchase.: The board~ voted unanimcusly to request that the
Conservation C~,%.~ssion and the Dept. of Public Works be present at the next meeting to further
discuss this issue.
Discussion of Office Space Distribution
The Board reviewed requests by the Personnel Bal., Planning Bd., NESWC and the Charter C~m-
mission (if so elected), for office space on the ground level of town hall. The Board in-
strUcted Executive Secretary Keith Bergman to discuss these matters further with
Bd. and the Planning Bd. and report on the 25th.
NES;~2 - Designation of a Truck Traffic Route to/frcm Signal-Rosco
Discussion ensued relative to a truck traffic route to the signal-Resco~faci%ity-.for the other
21 NESWC msmber'c~munities. Sc~a residents felt t.hat Johnson St. and other town roads would
be used as a cut through if Rte. 114 was designated as a viable traffic route. The Board voted
unanimously that access be by way of the Rte. 125 bypass in Haverhill frcra 1-495 and that all
other roads in North Andover are specifically off limits; but that c~unitiea expressing a
hardship will be reviewed on a case-by-case besis.
Ap~ointin9 a C~.~ttee to Study Financing the Water Treatment Facility
'ihe Board unan/mously appointed a c~.~ttee as follows: E~ec. Secretary I{eith Bergman, James
Gordon, Public Works Director, Advisory Bd. member, Town Treasurer, and Capi~] Budget Cu~.~ttee
to review the financial picture relative to the water treatment facility. ~
LICENSING C~ISSIONERS:
Pro-Rating of Autcmatic Amusement Device License Fees
Executive Secretary Keith Be~9,en reported that under MGL C.140, S.177A, there is no provision
for allowing pro-rating, and that in fact, a sentence which provided for pro-rating was struck
in 1981. Selectman Charles Salisbury moved to insert.an article at town meeting to allow
for pro-rating on a quarterly basis. Motion defeafed-(Dugan, Graham, Crouch opposed). ''
One Day Liquor License R~quest: Merrimack College
The Board unanimously approved a request for a one day all alcoholic license for "Irish Night"
March 1 frcm 8 - 1 a.m. in the 5k~rray Lounge with a police officer.
P~quest for Transfer of Fuel Storage Peri, it of Sea & Wharves
Norman Shack and J.Gulde, Attys representing John Ferr~ra, requested t~ transfer the fuel
storage permit of Sea & Wharves at the corner of Osgood and Clerk Streets. They stated that
Chief Dolan supported this transfer provided that the relining of the tanks be approved by him.
'i~ne Board voted to schedule a hearing on this license application for Febz~ry 25, 1985.
Catherine J. Foley, Secree~ry *****************************~,~ Clerk