HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-12-13 Board of Selectmen MinutesRISSILE CITE:
A letter f~m ~be~ A. G~i, Jr. of Gener~ Se~ces A~stration, Boston, ~ss. s~ted
t~t the access road ~ the ~w def~t ~ Sentinel Site ~s been dete~ned to he s~l~
Gov~ent property a~ a~ilable for ~sposal. If a~ public age~y desires to ~q~re the
property, ~tten notece shoed be filed ~th t~s A~stration before 9 A.M. ~cember 28,
1971. The Board voted to send a letter i~icati~ their interest inacq~ng a se~eht of
the su~l~ access roa~ ~ the foyer Sentinel Site for '~ as a public street co~ecti~ Rt.
1~ ~and S~em Street. ~~~C~
~ice M. ~rte, Secreta~ lerk.
D~ER 13 ~ 1971
The B~rd of Selectmen held their re,ar meeting on this date ~th all m~bers present;
Selectmen Joseph A. Gut~e, W. B. ~, Jr., ~th C~i~n A~h~ P. Kirk presiding. The
warrant ~s approved as sub~tted.
JUROR:
Phyllis Guptill, 93 Johnson Street, was drawn for jury duty at Superior Court, in Salem, for
the January 10 Sitting.
BURIED CABLE: POLE LOCATIONS:
The Board approved the petition, tabled from last week, to install buried cable on Summer and
Rea Streets. Also approved was a petition for Joint pole locations' on Gr. Pond Rd.and OSgood St.
OLD WELFARE BILLS:
Chairman Arthur Kirk requested Atty. James Glynn to sign approval to payment of old welfare
bills that had accumulated prior to state take over of the Welfare Dept and .which were submitted
after the take over. Former balance to pay these bills had been turned back into the Towu's
General Funds. An Article will be submitted for Towm Meeting action to appropriate the necessary
funds to pay these bills. Atty. Glynn promised he would sign the bills.
TERMINAL LEAVE DISCUSSION:
John Coady, representing the Personnel Board, John Lanni, representing the Town Employees met
with the Board of Selectmen with David Roche, Town Accountant, to discuss Mr. Reche's refusal
to pay Temminal Leave pay allegedly coming to W.B. Buffy, Sr., retired Supt. of P~blic Works
Dept, together with two other retired employees. Others present were Town Treasurer, James
Naker and other interested employees. >
Patrolman Lanni: To Dave Roche: Town Meeting passed an Article to pay Terminal Leave pays
due retiring employees, why are they not being paid? Mr. Roche replied that he had denied
terminal leave payments, that he would limit his remarks because he was told that he would he
sued for his actions. When Lanai asked upon what advice did he~rafuse to pay Mr. Roche replied
that~ it was his own decision, that he had stated his reasons in a letter to Town Treasurer.
Jack Coady stated that Terminal Leave pay was Jast, that it did not cost the Town anything,
that itwas money earned by the employee. He asked if basically is there an obligation or isn,t
there an obligation to pay terminal leave pay. He also asked if the Board of Selectmen had the
authority to order the Town Accountant to mak~th~e payments and the answer was, "No."
Selectman Guthrie stated that as Town Fathersl%~mitted to protect interests of town employees,
that he did not think if was fair that town employees had to sue the town to get Terminal Leave
pay that they had earned. The passing of .the Article sets a precedent; F~r.~ Roche's reason to
deny payments does not,set a precedent. ~'Town Counsel stated in a letter to the Board that the
By-Law is legal, terminal leave should be paid. Chain~an Kirk stated that the Board'accepts Town
Counsel's decision that terminal pay should be paid. The Personnel Board and the Selectmen dc
not agree with Town Account's decision not to pay Terminal Leave. That the Board and Town Counsel
that the By-Law and the Article, passed by Town Meeting to pay Terminal Leave, were valid. The
Town Accountant disagreed. A motion was made by Fr. Guthrie, ..Being in the position that the
Board is sympathetic with these people that are retiring and who have earned Terminal ~Leave pay~."
The Board also voted to send a letter to Town Counsel asking if the Board could take any other
means, other then normal procedures, to pay Terminal Leave benefits. ~
STREET LIGH~ SURVEYS:
Surveys were received for the following locations: 42 Buckingham Rd., 46 Nain St., 222 Bradford
Street, 851 Forest Street. The surveys were tabled until budget determined for 1972.
NISSILE SITE ROAD:
The Board received a notice that the access road of the Missile Site had been determined to be
surplus Government property and available for disposal. If the town was interested, a written
notice would be required by December 28, 1971. The Board voted to send the required letter.
COUNTY ENGINEER:
Kevin P. Burke, Administrative Assistant sent a letter advising the Board that the County
Commmissioners had filed legislation requesting authorization for the County of Essex to take
steps in the field of Solid Waste Disposal. As a Committee was about to be formed, they asked
the Board if they would like a representative from their town. The Boar~ voted to send a
letter advising that they already had a Solid Waste Disposal Committee.
YOUTH CONNISSION ARTICLE:
Selectman Guthrie received a copy of an Article on Methuen's Youth Co~,,~ission submitted at their
Town Meeting. The Board voted to submit a similiar article for North Andover's Youth Commission.
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APPOINTM~T:
The Board was advised of the appointment of Lt. LLoyd Buchman, Jr., 155 Water Street
in the N. A. Civil Defense Auxiliary Police.. The Board voted to send him a letter of
congratu2ations and best wishes.
RESIGNATION:
The Board was advised of the resignation of Attorney Clifford E. Elias from the Advisory
Board effective Dec. 31, 1971. The Board voted to send a letter of thanks and appreciatio:
for his participation in town affairs.
BLIND DKIVE SIGN:
Chief Lawlor advised the Board by letter that a Blind Drive sign had been installed on
Dale Street , vicinity of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Bryant, 300 I~le St.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING:
The Board voted to send letters to the employees of the E.E.A. consortium pointing out
the importance of their attendance, their relatives and friends, at the December 20
Special Town Meeting to vote on the article that will authorize the Board to sign the
necessary contract between the town and the state which will ensure their Jobs.
SKATING RINKS:
The Board voted to send a letter to Bill McEvoy and Jack Erle stating that it was the wish
of the Board for them to pursue the matter of skating rinks in the school areas, that the
school department had indicated their permission to use the school grounds for skating
rinks. They were requested to submit a report on the cost of accomplishing this type of
program and that because of the time of the year, there was some urgency in this matter.
Article III:
LICENSING COMMISSIONERS:
The Board approved the renewal of a Common Victualer license for Val's Restaurant, 91~
Alide M. Letarte, Secretary -~,~'-'~~.. Clerk
D~D~21BER 20~ 1971 -_S~P_ECIAL TOWN MEETING:
A Special Town Meeting was held in the high school auditorium at 8:00 P.M. The Board
did not have their regular meeting on this date. Approximately 515 townspeople assembled
to vote on three articles; all were given an affirmative vote. They were as follows;
Article I: "In R~ral Residence Districts, only single family dwellings may be constructed
except as this By-Law may otherwise provide."
Article II: "To authorized the Selectmen to execute, in the name and on behalf of the
Town, A "Memorandum of Agreement" between the Town and the Northern Essex
County Emergency Employment Act Consortium, to implement the EEA of 1971.
(Seven unemployed persons were appointed by the Board to Town jobs)
To authorized the Selectmen, in the name and on behalf of the Town, to
a gift, from Fanny G. Reynolds of all her right, title and interest in and
to approximately 57 acres of land on the easterly side of Johnson Street,
and south of Rea Street, subject to such conditions as her deed to the Town
may impose.
Alice M. Letarte, Secretary ~~~~'/J Clerk.
D_EOI~IBER 27 ~ 1971
The Board held their regular meeting on this date with all members present; Selectman
Joseph A. Guthrie, W. B. Duffy, Jr., Esq. with Chairman Arthur P; Kirk presiding. The
warrant was approved as submitted.
A.P.KIRKANNOUNC~2~ENT:
Chairman Kirk surprised and pleased everyone by announcing that he had reconsidered,due
to requests of townspeople and friends, his previous decision not to run for re-election
for the office of Selectman. He will run for office this year and have his name entered
on the town ballot in March. Selectman Guthrie voiced the approval of all and stated he
was especially glad Mr. Kirk had reconsidered for the Board needed his experience in
administration.
T~N CHARTER STUDY COMMITTEE:
The Board voted to appoint Jack Erle, Administrative-Assistant, a member of the above-
named committee.
FAMILY "Y":
The Board voted unamimously to go on record endorsing the Andover-North Andover Family
and authorized Chairman Kirk to send a letter to Mr. Robert M. Henderson, Campaign Chair-
man, Andover, Mass. to state that the Board believed that this type of facility is needed
and will greatly benefit both communities. :
WEIR HILL RESERVATION:
The Board received a letter from Garret F. VanW~rt, Deputy Director of the Trustees of
Reservations which listed complaints of parked cars and littering problems and poor light-
ing which they would liked resolved before the formal opening of Weir Hill Reservati~D to
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the public. The Board voted to send a copy of.the letter to Chief Lawlor for ~c~lon..1,,