HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-10-27 Board of Selectmen Minutes~BER 27, 1980 (continued)
NORWOOD-ICE CREAM STAND:
Letter received from Chief Donnelly on Mal Norwood's request to have an
ice cream stand on the alley side of his building. Chief recommended
that No~wood's request he held up for the present time. He pointed out
that the area in question was the most congested area in the downtown
business section and an ice cream stand would Just add tO the traffic
problem. He also recommended that the Town Planner and the DownTown
revitalization tom. tree be contacted. The Selectmen voted to send a
letter to the Town Planner and the Board of Health for their recommen-
dations.
RECEIVED:
Invitation from the VFW and American Legion to participate in the,
Veteran's Day Observances.
Letter of resignation from Anna P. O'Connor as a member of the Council
On Aging. Mrs. O'Connor has accepted a Job as Secretary for the Council
and could not remain a voting member. A letter will be sent to her in
appreciation of her past services on the Council.
POLE LOCATIONS & BURIED C~%BLE:
:~Hearin§s were set up for November 10s 1980, at 7:30 P.M. on petitions
to install poles and buried cable fromM ass. Electric Co. and New England
Tel. &Tel. Co.
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Mr. Keo,~:a representative from the R~SCO plant in Sau~u~, appeared before
the Board to tell the Board how his plants privately owned and manageds:.
was operated. His plant services 18 towns and cities including one:~town
in Maine and New Hampshire. The plant can handle 450s000 tons a day'and s
currentlys is processing 12~000-tons per day, five days a week at $15.40
per ton, plus transportation (25¢ per.mile) Trash is delivered by drivers
hired bT towns and cities. Plant owners will. not accept any hazarddus,or
demolition wastes. They also sell.energy to the General Electric, piant
in Lynn. Contracts are for 16 years. When.asked. Mr. Keo stated that,:.
they built their plant in 28 months but any plant would take three:(to~four
years to build. Transfer stationscost about $500,000 to build although
he said'they built a'transfer station.in Seabrook for less than $20s000..
Mr. Keo was thanked for histime and p~esentation. -- ,~
COMMUNITY CENTE~ RENOVATION BIDS: . ;';"': "'"'
T he. Board reviewed bids Submitted for the renovation of the Con=nunity, .,~
Center and took them under advisement. Decision will be made at next.
Monday's meeting, November 3, 1980 ......
MEBRIMACK ~OLLEGE ~ICENSE:
Father Gillin appeared before the Licensing Commissioners to discusS' ~he
pbssibility of changing' their license_ from Wine and Malt beverages 'c~, an
'All Alc0holic license. This was a result of the many applications ifrom
the, Junior, and Senior classes, plus faculty, for 1-day liquor licenses
for social hours and events. An All Alcoholic license would eliminate ·
multiple paper work and the happy hours would be controlled by the '~facul.~y
of Merrimack College. Fr. Gillin'. stated that all happy hours were from
7 P.M. to 10 P.M. and chaperoned by faculty m~mbers. After.. further dis-
cussion, 'it was voted to continue the present Wine and Malt bevera~'e:'' ' '
license at two designated halls in the college and to allow 1-day liqUOr
licenses, 20 times a year
The Board voted to go into executive session briefly on another martell,
APPROVED:
1-day liquor license at B.U. Conference Center, November 8, .for 1944
Searles Class Reunion of 100 people. Police Officer required. (For
Old people?) ·
1-day liquor licenses Nov. 5th', for-StUdent Goverr~ent Association Sot}al., ,
at. Last- Class Pub, Merrimack College. ...,
TABLED:
Two 1=day liquor licenses, Nov. 6th, Dec. 4th, for Senior Happy HOdrs,';;
Merrimack College.
Common Victualer license for Ma1 Norwood for ice cream stand._~
Alice M. Leta~te, Secretary * 1er