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Home My WebLink About1981-01-12 Board of Selectmen MinutesJANUARY 12, 1981 241- The Board of Selectmen held their regular meeting on this date withl;all members present; Selectmen Charles A. Salisbury, Thomas J.. McEvoy, Ralph R. Joyce, R. Louis DiFruscio with Chairman John W. Graham presiding. The minutes and warrant were approved as submitted. PUBLIC SAFETY-MOTORCYCLE: Letter received from the Commissioner of Public Safety ~nforl~ing the Board that Governor King had approved the Town's request for funding.assistance to acquire a motorcycle. Town is authorized to expend up to $6,500.00 subjec to reimbursement for a motorcycle in accordance with the Town's application dated, January 10, 1980. Town bidding procedures must be adhered to prior to purchase of the vehi~lQ. Board commented that OfficersqStanley~,and:~A~u~Son highly commended ontbe~re~forts to secure t~e ~otorcycle. Selectmen the matter to the Police uept. for imp~ementat~on. TAX RELIEF ACTION COMMITTEE: ' Membership on the TRAC was discussed. It was brought ~p that David Scott, pl, evious member of TRAC had not been reappointed. It was the unanimous vote of the Board to reappoint him. An eighth member was also appointed; Richard Kulpinski, former Chairman of the Advisory Board. The appointment of Michael Leafy was discussed as he already was a member of the Personnel Board. He was present and stated he was willing to serve on both.the Personnel Board and the TRAC. But as it was the consensus of opinion, that members serving on the TRAC should not be affiliated with any other Town Board or Committee, Mr. Leary stated that he would remain on the Personnel Board. With his with- drawal, this left seven members on the TRAC..Ostherr, Winning, Harrington, Lindon, Cavanaugh, Scott and Kulpinski. A letter from Robert Mascola was referred to the LOCAL ARTS COUNCT~c' A news release was received from the Local Arts Council. It noted the passage of Bill 6861 in the Mass House and Senate which established the f.irst Arts Lottery. Revenue from the sale of Arts Lottery tickets will be disburse( to the cities and towns on a per capita basis,who have established an Arts Council. Jack Virr, Chairman of the North Andover Arts Council, stated that that the Town could have $25,000 to invest in the arts in North Andover in 1981 if projections for the outcome of the Arts Lottery are anywhere near what has been indicated. Their prinicple objective is to promote the vitalit of the arts. The release also announced the formation of an "Arts Logo" contest and set out the ground rules for it. All entries must be submitted by January 23, 1981 and will be exhibited at the Stevens Memorial Library the weeks of January 26-February 6, 1981. They hope to receive numerous design~ from residents that will help to define what the arts are in North Andover. The Selectmen highly commended the work of the Local Arts Council and their leader, Jack Virr. CIVIL DEFENSE APPOINTMENT: At the request of John Coco, Civil appointed Michael J. Twomey, Jr. an the Civil Defense unit. Defense Director, the Board unanimously Auxiliary Policeman/Special Officer for MARCH OF DIMES: The Board voted unanimou§~y to for the March of Dimes.. authorize the Chairman to sign a proclamation DOG COMPLAItlT: A complaint was submitted by Mrs. Stephen Phelan re two ~ogs, owned by Agnes O'Brien, who viciously attacked her dog which required surgery. After read- ing the law pertaining to dog violations, the Board voted to hold a hearing, January 26, at 8:30 P.M. The Police Dept. and the Dog Officer will be re- quested to attend with a full report on the complaint. CONSERVATION TAPES: Henry Fink was present at the meeting and belonging to the Conservation Commission. had them and that he could get them at his requested the return of three tapes He was advised that the Town Clerk office. PROP 2½: Brian advised and Education of the school the Selectmen that a letter received from stated that Town Meeting has the right to budget but not line items. the office of Revenue cut the bottom line JANUARY 12, 1981 (continued) STREET LIGHT PAPA: Brian reported that he had checked with the Town Accountant and Town Treas- urer re the installation of a stKeet light at the request of an individual and the cost thereof. As far as bettermen'ts are. concerned, they are only placed on permanent installations such as sewers, sidewalks, streets, etc. A street light could be moved the next day. A Mass. Electric official had told him that a street light (5800) lumen could.be installed for an individ- ual and would be bi, lled by the Mass. Electric Co. Cost: $100 for installa- tion, $53.76 per year plus fuel charge. At th~ request of the ~electmen, Brian will contact Mr. Papa and give him this ~nformation. CHADWICK ST.-RT. 125: Selectman ~DiFrus'cio told the Board that something should be done about the dangererous intersection.of Chadwick St. and. Rt. 125..that the accidents are quite frequent. He suggested closing off the street at the exit on Rt. 125. Selectman McEvoy stated that was a public safety department problem. He said if the residents wrote a 1.etter requesting the closing off of the street, it would be referred to Chief Donnelly for investigation and reco~ mmendation. SOLID WASTE: Brian advised the Board that the NESWC project had been completed on two ~.key elements: l) Service Agreement was taken care of and 2} Agreement ~between the companies~'UOP and New England Power Company for the sale of power. This is a result of many sessions..during the past months, and this was.a big step forward for the project. Now they had a very good package to sell to the communities. Town will get back .90% of the revenues that comes from the energy that tn.~ facillty generates. ?he revenue will.be~ substantial and will be tied to t.he price of oil. If the cost of fbel goes up,energy revenue will go up. Chairman Graham asked wh~t will be done when the present landf'ill is closed. Brian stated that he, Bud Cyr and Ed Scanlon will be meeting with a nearby community re: th~ use o~f their landfill for an interim solution. Brian told the Board that th'e Holt Road landfill would probably close one year from this coming July. ~Selectman McEvoy expressed discouragement at the lengthy time it was taking to get the Resource Recovery Project going and that it would take another five years. Ke knows how hard Brian has worked and the time he has put into'~ the project, but he had a "scary" feeling about it. Brian state~ that the only realistic way to go is the Resource Recovery Project even if it ~does take'~B additional years. It will take 3 years to build, several months to..get communities signed up and several months to get' financing. There are approximately 25 communities to be signed up, deadline to sign is December 31, 1981. Selectman Salisbury said that the project was a better deal than Resco, a private profit making venture...this project is for the benefit of the communities..bit it will take a while for the communities to realize this fact. Deadline'should be made a "hard" deadline and it maybe'an incentive to give charter members a lower rate. Every community is facing the~ame solid waste problem and situation and shoul'd sign up. Ch. Graham asked about the Landfill Committee. Brian said that Buddy wants to arrange a meeting with all parties concerned.. LICENSING COMMISSIONERS: Approved: Renewal of Class II license from Anthony C.' Crudale, Jr. d/b/a Crudale Auto Body, ll B Riverview St. North An~ass.~ Alice M. Letarte, Secretary ****************~__~-~/~ //~_.~_ ~