HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-02-10 Board of Selectmen MinutesFEBRUARY 10 1969 c~..tinued)
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STREET LIGHTS:
The Board received notice of street light installation on Narbleridge ~d, corner of Dale St.
A street light survey received on Turnpike Street at new road into missile site was tabled
until March 1st for further study.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
A letter of acknowledgemant, received from Mass. Selectmen's Association, re the Boards'
new member, William B. Duffy, Jr.
INVITATIONS ~ECEI¥~:
Governor's Reception, February 17.
State Legislative Reception, February 20.
Scout special Unity Service, February 16.
33 Annual RetAil Trade Board Dinner Meeting,Feb. 10.
T~e Board voted to make every effort to attend the above-named meetings.
NOTICES RECEIVED:
Filing of certificate of insurance from Aetna Life & Casualty Ins. Co.
Local aid fund distributions from Mass. Taxpayers Foundation, Inc. Referred to Assessors' Bd.
Hearing on Trombly Bus petition, Feb. 18, 2:00 P.M. DPU Office. Mr. Duffy will attend.
Chapter 579 re scope of power of civil authority under emergency conditions arising from
or other civil disturbances. Referred to Chief Police Lawlor.
Communication from Mass. Civil Defense Agency re emergency communications. Referred to John
Farrell, Civil Defense Director.
~The Board voted to send a letter to Mayor White urging favorable consideration of the Trombly
Bus Lines petition to have their busses allowed to go into Boston to Park Square.
HOOPER BUS COMPLAINT:
A letter received from the Building Inspector, Charles Foster, Jr., advised the Board that
he could see no way' that the Selectmen comld grant an extension of time to the Hoopers for
storage of the unregistered bus on their property at 1500 Salem Street. Gh December 30,
1~68, the Building Inspector sent a letter to the Hoopers informing them that the bus was
illegally stored on their property. After 40 days, the matter has not been resolved, the
Hoopers have not removed the bus. Any fence that would be high enough to screen the bus
would exceed the legal limit of 6 ft. imposed by the Massachusetts Commissioners. Repairs
· made on the bus woul violate the town Zoning law which prohibit automobile repairing in
residential areas. Mr. Foster concluded that he was strongly opposed to any action by the
Selectmen that would allow this bus to remain on the property of Nr. Hooper or upon any other
~esidentially zoned land in the town.
The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to send a copy of the Building Inspector's letter to
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Hooper enclosed with a letter of their own which would notify them that said
bus must he removed immediately from their property in compliance with the Town's Junk car
By-Law, Art~ III, Sec. 9, (a copy had been sent previously to the Hooper's of the By-Law)
Missile Site:
Several residents from the missile site area conVened in the Selectmen's Office during the
meeting with several protests and complaints. Chiefly among the complaints was the uncer-
rainy about the Federal government's plans for the site. The people present wanted to
know about the water and sewerage installations planned for the site. Superintendent
Duffy, Sr. stated that the Army Engineers had called of the meeting with the town's Public
Works Dept. to discuss this matter, as a result, no agreement had been made to date. The
citizens requested a hearing with the Army Personnel responsible for the missile site
development in order to have their many questions answered. They stated that when they
questioned the personnel working on the site, their questions were either sidestepped or
totally ignored. One person remarked that the Board should have more knowledge of the
government's plans. Atty. Duffy replied that the Federal government had Jurisdiction over
any town government officials; that the government had not informed them on any future
plans for the site; that the Board could mot take a stand until they knew what the federal
government had in mind for the site. Chairman Kirk, when asked what his stand was~he
replied that he had not determined whether he was for the missile site or not because of the
lack of information given the Selectmen. Most information was filtered through articles
in the newspaper; articles which were released by the government without bothering to send
notification to the Board. Mr. Duffy szat~cUthat all petitions received from town citizens
were forwarded to Congressman Bates and Congress. He further added that the Board would
make every effort to clarify the 'situation as they have been endeavoring to do eve~.~ since
the missile site matter began.
NEW FIRE STATION:
The Board voted to send a letter for the town fire engineers to submit an Article for the
Annual Town Meeting re the new fire station proposed.
AD HOC COMNITTEE:
The Board also voted to send a letter to the Ad Hoc Committee requesting a meeting with
them on Thursday, February~ at 8:00 P.M.
Alice N. Letarte, Secretary - - ~- : -
Clerk