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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-09-26 Board of Selectmen Minutes SEPteMBER 19_ 1977 (continued) ~ RECEIVED: Proclamation for "Respect Life Week" to be signed by Board and cent back to Ben Secours H. Notice of a series of public hearings on National Health Insurance, Sept. and Oct. News P~lease from Lawrence Ceta Program re Youth Jobs, Training. SPECIAL TOWN COUNSEL: Letter received from Town Counsel requesting the Selectmen appoint Atty. Donald F. Smith to represent the town cf the District Court of Lawrence case, ~ichard M. Boherty and A. Doherty v. Town of North Andover. Brian was asked why To~en Counsel could not represent the town and Brian~ stated that Town Counsel's health prevented him f~om the duty. Ko.ted.to a?oi~nt Atty. Smith.and will send hAme a letter adviying him 6f bAse, appointment. e-ecmman ~oauy requested Brman to set up a meeting with To~councel to ~fsCuss his health and the possibility of hiring an assistant to do work he wa~tt^able t~)/~ Alice M. Letarte, Secretary ~-~-~,~S~-~.~-~.~-~ ~~~lerk ~ The Board of Selectmen held their regular meeting on te wroth all memb mt, Selectmen Joseph A. Guthrie, John F. Coady with Chairma~ Thomas J. McEvoy presiding. The minutes and warrant were approved as submitted. E~ecutive session was c~l~ed at 7:32 p.m. to hear complaint of a citizen~ involving a member of the police department. POLE LOCATIONS: Approved at hearings: Petition to install 5 poles on Lacy St., and 1 pole on Boston and Sullivan Streets. AD HOC COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT: The following persons were appointed to the Campion H~11 Ad Hoc Co~m.~ttee: Board of Assessors...... ..... .. ..........Ted Phelan. Conservation Commission ........ . ... ·. ·...Patricia Trembly. Board of Public Works............ .... ...John Thompson, Jr. Selectmen................... ..... ........John F. Coady Planning Board...........................Paul Lamprey Recreation Council.......................Wflliam McEvoy Historic Commission.................. .... Anna C. Howes Citizen's Committee......................Connie Bernal The above-named wi~_l he so notified and notices sent to them of the first meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 4, 1977, at 7:30 p.m. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING: The Selectmen, upon receipt of a petition signed by 330 citizens, called a Special Town Meeting to be held on Nove~mber 7, 1977, at 7:00 P.M. in the Middle School Auditorium. The warrant ~11 be opened at the .Selectmen's Meeting on October 3, 1977 for inolueion of the proper Articles. Articles must be posted 14 days before a Special Town Meeting so the Town Clerk must receive them by October 22, 1977. Selectman Coady advised Bernal and others that any Article containing price of land must be approved by the Board of Selectmen and the Advisory Board. If approval cf both parties is not secured, the Article will be scrat~ched. Letter received from Town Counsel re the petition or Article as presented by the petitioners. Article only ¢,11.~ for an opinion of the voters as to whether or net the Town shoud purchase the su-c-l~ed Campion Hall preparty. There is ne mention of any amount and nothing to indi.- cate to the voters that an eminent domain taking may be authorized. Article not conclusive enough. He advised that, if any definitive action is to be taken by the meeting upon the k~ad subject matter of the proposed article,~ additional aritcles, submitted by the tion Commission, the Selectmen or by some other Town Board of Officer, should be prepared for insertion in the Warrant for the proposed Special Town ~eeting, giving the voters a choice as to what definitive action should be taken. TOwn Counsel ~1 meet with Atty. Sullivan representing the present owner, to confer with him as to what concessions the present owner is ~ling to make in connection with the town's acquisition of title to part or -~ of the area in question. NORTH ANDOVER IAN~ILL: Copy of letter received addressed to the Highway Surveyor from the Dept. of the Attorney General re North Andcver's landiMll located off Holt Road. Letter stated the the Dept. of Enviror~ental Quality Engineering has infomed this office that the .town's landfill is in violation of the Solid'Waste Disposal Act and the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act. Their office, therefore, intends to take appropriate action. The Selectmen voted to accept the letter and w~11 discuss it further with Bud Cyr and Brian Su2.livan. GAS ~CAVATION: Approved: ~etition to excavate on Chickering Rd. and Highland Terrace and 6~ Water St. to make repairs. MEETINGS: Merrimack R Aver Watershed Council, Wednesday, Sept. 28, Speare House. Selectmens meeting with Advisory Board, 8:30 p.m., Sept. 27, 1977.(Request from Reserve Cet.a Manpower Program .Meeting - W. ednesday, Sept. 28~ 4 to % p.m~ Chairman McEvoy will attend Civil De_~ense annfu~ dinner meetmng, Friday, Oct. 2§, Camelot, 5:30 p.m. Selectmen will make every effort to attend.