HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-04-15 Board of Selectmen Minutes The Board of Selec%men held their regular meeting on this date with the full Board present.
HEARING:
A petition to locate one Joint pole on Hewitt Avenue was tabled for one week st the request
of an abutter, Mr. Donnelly who was concerned abou~ the only tree existing near location;
Tree Warden, Leo Lafond, was requested to view the location and report to the Board his
recommendation at the next meeting.
FRED DELISI0 FINANCIAL STAT~NE~T:
The Board was in receipt of the finanacial statement of the con~ractor awarde~ the bid
verificationf°r the new police, station. The Hoard voted mo refer the s~atement to Town Counsel for
PLANNING BOARD:
Notice of a hearing on William. Brennan petition, April 15th, was :received by the Board.
BUS S~VICE: ' ~ ' .
Letters from various bus com~enys offering their services were received for further.~study
a~dl'deeiSions Were tabled until the meeting with. other officials of nearby communities.
· 'Letters from ~BTA on bus end train service was received and tabled for further study..
BUILDING INSPECTOR:
of 'letters e-sign petitions on Rt.12~ and Rt. 114 (not .approved) were received;.
~ from the Building,.Inspector. A sign petition on ~ndover By-Pass was approved., .
CERTIFICATE OF INCOP~ORATIC~: (2) · ~ 3
Oertlficates of incorporation for members of West Boxford ~un Club,. Inc and New England
Hospital Assembly, .Inc. were approved by Chief Lawlor and the Board.
NE~ SHOPPING CE~TER'NAMEr '"
A complaint in th - · ' .....
:. e form of a letter was receive ' ' '~- ~ .."
protesting the name chosen for ~ ....... d .by the Board f~om. the Board of Tra~e,
t located in N th1. dov=.
send a letter to the de ~ ~ + ........ , .... e , __ ~ ~ne ~oard. VOted unanimously;tO::
REP. PAUL CRC~IN:
:~ letter.of acknowledgemenm received by the Board re the Board's request for
measures to prevent surrounding communities the right to take land in North Andover.for
projects. This was brought to light when there was a possibility the Lawr'enCe~t~']
o be~a secondary airport.for Logen Airport. Past e~perience.~
showed that'J.awrence took ~end x'rom North Andover by-eminent domain mhen. airport.~as last
.enlarged. Letters were sen~ to Senator Ruark and all representatives of the ,Board's
-"firm interest iz this legislation.
.~ Chairman Arthur p. Kirk and wife were recipients of, ant invitation to ~e part of
at the. annual Chamber .of Cmmnerce dinner, May ?.
-DN ,DAY: .:,
from ~ Committee advising Board tha~ U N day would be 0 " '~'~;' ~ ·
ctober 24, 196§,and.woul& .
like[, Neat tO beFisher,advised Chsirmsn°f the local. Chairmen appointed. ~e Hoard unanimously reappointed.:. -
~ao~P INSm%ANCE:
'"A: notice received by the ! '
" '6 ......... Board contained information that re Chapter 100 of the A'it~i of
.19;wasS,receivedlocal governmentfor furtherUnitstu~y.ma¥contrib~te the full amoUnm.of Group Insurenc~. The
JUNK E~SPOSAL CC~PANY: ....
A letter from Hugo New Steel Products, Inc. contained information that they,would bu~
cars, old regrigerators, etc and dispose.of it at their disposal, center. The Board .voted.
to have copies of letter sent to the Highway ~urveyor, Building Inspector and 'BOard:,0f
Public Works.
DEPARTMENT HEAD; MEETING:
A meeting called by Chairman Kirk of certain departm~t heads was.held at 8:~O p.m..' ~his
meeting, the first of quarterly meetings, was conducted informally, to.acquaint the dspts.'
of the purpose of these meetings. Problems of unaccepted streets, bond releases, road
repair complaints and any other problems that can be rectified in other departments is the
reason for these meetings.. Several realtors were present, some of whom ,were inclined,to
promote lengthy discussions of the pros and cons of the stzeet problems but ~airman ~
said that these meetings would not be for the purpose of sirinm "ersonal ~'---~ _Kirk.
that people attending thes~e meetings were to discuss all problems impersonnally. Mr. Kirk
also mentioned the builder s lack of cozmmnication with town departments which happened/~e-
quently.
Unaccepted streets, subdivision problems ~.e...sidewalks, :.dr .sins, .e~c. avat$on.s of streets by
developers without permission were a few of the problems ~ma~ must ce sozvea.
April 15, 196B..(continued)
§$1ectman Finneran stated that if llai~ons between the Departments ef the Town
solidified, problems, as stated,-would not :be dumped' into the laps of the Board~of~S
when damage is done and the developer, has been released of his reeponsibilit+o's.
Mr. Chepulis stated:
planning Board Procedure:'. planning Bd. should notify the Highway Surveyor end Public Works
o'~ , ~r s pans an ,epplioation~ Builders, or developers, mast give copies of 'plans to
Highway Surve2or and Public Works. Ail should abide by decisions of Highway Surveyor and
Public ;Works. :~ ..Subdivider mast submit plans-to Town Clerk but ~hey do not have to give
the ~.plens to Oth~tmente at this time. · ·
Fred Oakes stated:
~. Bonds .released prematurely to developers results in home owners being
~i does:not~p~epare streets properly for acceptance by ~own and f~nd that/theY,
the;homeowners,· are 'responsible for~ the. e~pense ~to ~fix street ~and put. inproper condition..
Peo~le~ are ~misled~~, in~ meny~ instances,, b~ the. developer .on this matter.
Mr. ': ~h'epulis: ....-
pla~g.'Board~'wou~d like more control of building projects .. ~,om the start
· S~ps~.. vtsion, rules and'regula%ions_should be listed~.~ Subdividers won,t
,. ',"~what'iS~"~e~uired snd~'wo~d'be:responsibls Xor~ sam~. . ~ . '- .:
'~/'~fv stated that' the planning Board~should make sure plans are submitted,to
Pubic works at. the,,verr begi= : bu d. ng: j ).,:_
Att~;::Wi~iis:..',state~ that., originally, :.original Plan end.Six ,~ep~es were 'su~mm~e~'
:: :a responsibility' of.-,the TOwn asa .whole.. Subdivision. builders should be
s.~on.unaccepted streets have',been paying:taxes f,or/
their i~ Proper/cen~%ion)bF the Tow~'.without' further' Cost te:~themJ:
make "every 'effort .ts.set a..program .to
N did: not
the Public WOrks.
stated.that...the OonsarVation C~mm~ttee...shoul~)also ge~'a set of
~ '~hould be
Conser~a%ion,.Committee ! as well? as to. ~he ~ Planning'
present) i!.:Mr.~ K~rk'.:'aZs°i~steted'
· next' meeting
)ers and..' subcL%vidar S:
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s~eeta/(toI be &rt..October :.insteed: of,.
str'~ete when .snow and'iCe
:t~at, un','cc~pt~d ? Sir ee~Si.:that ::do:. not .: get~ mone~! f°r"r ePsirs
: not",heve'