HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-06-29 Board of Selectmen Minutes'
June 29, 1988
~he Boar~ held a special meeting on this. dace with all members present: Charles A.
S~lisbury Chairman, Christine~ M. Sm.ith, Kenneth C. Crouch, Robert Ercolini, Franc£s X.
Dugan; Town Manager Paul D. Sharon;. for~ the purposes, of- conducting interviews wi'~h three
applicants for the position of Town Counsel. Alan Altman, present Town Counsel for the
Town of Wilmington; Judith Pickett and associate Raymond Miyares; and Leonard Kopelman
were questioned about their municipal law experience and qualifications. At the 'completion
of the interviews, Board members discussed their sense and agreed that.althOugh all
applicants seemed qualified, the larger firm was the preferred route at this time~. Motion
by Dugan, seconded by Smith, voted unanimously to appoint Leonard' Kopelman of Kopelman
and Paige, P.C. to serve as Town Counsel for the fiscal year l~9~,a~ a~fee of $90/hr.
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Catherine J. Hicks, Adm. Asst. ark
Jul,y 11, 1988
The Board held a regular meeting on this date with all members present:' Charles A~ ':': '
Salisbury, Chairman, Christine M. Smith, ,Kenneth..C. Crouch, , Francis X.
Dugan; Town Manager Paul S~ar6n. The minutes of June 27. were approved with.amendment;
approved June 29 as presented.'
Utility Petitions: Mass. Electric/Mew England Telapho~,.
The board unanimously approved the following petitions: One,pole~on Forest St. ~to~service
new customer at 364 Eorest St..(M~ss. Ele.~tric); One pole~ on Gra~ S~. to~,service~a~ew
subdivision (New England Tel)~ suFJect to Dept. approvals. Voted to continue the"hearing
on the petition'of New England Tel."for conduit and m~nh61es on Osgood. St. an&'Cranberry.,
Lane.
I~terviews: Cable TV Committee
Incumbents Richard Gacioch and George Dague were interviewed concerning their request for
reappointment as members of the Cable TV Committee. Also-interviewed was-applicant James
McCarron, who is an applicant for Historic Commission as well. The Boar6 votedtto re-
appoint the incumbents R. Gacioch and G. Dague as well as applicants James Caldwell and
Joseph Gates who were interviewed at a prior meeting, for a term of 9ne year..Also voted
to schedule interviews with applicants for the Conservation Commission_and Zoning
f0'r July 25th if a majority could attend..
LICENSINGCOMMISSIONERS:
Request for Class II License: A. Tannous
A public hearing was c,o.nducted.on this date on =eh application of Abraham 'Tannous for a
Class II License at the Getty station on Turnpike St. Mr'.. Tannous explained that he
would not-offer'more than two vehicles for sale at one. time and would keep them at the
bank 6f his lot. Selectmen Ercolini suggested.r~questing ~he Planning-Department's
recommendation. Motion by Ercolini, seconded by Smith, to defer action for two weeks:~nd
request comment from thePlanning Division.
Request to Increase Fuel Storage: John Ferreira
A public hearing was conducted on this date to increase the fuel storage capacity at the
Texaco station on Osgood St. ~Fire Chief Dolan reported that Mr. Ferreira will be replacing
the old underground tank~ with more modern ones with the newest safety codes. Motion by
Salisbury, seconded-by'Crouch, voted unanimously to approve. '
8ne Day Liquor License Requests: Boston University
The Board voted to approve the issuance of one day liquor-licenses fo~ Boston U~iversity
Conference Center as follows: beer and wine license for July 17 & ~18; all alcoholic
license for July 16. ,,
Request 'for Vse of Public Proper:y: Do8 Fair ..
A. repz~s~ntative of Riverview PetGrooming d~scussed their .request to use the Old
on OctOber 1st for a Dog Fair. Ms. Morrow reported that the event would not be for
profit and would possibly include a rabies'clinic, a dog licensing booth, exhibitions,
a dog beauty pagentg and some craft and. food'booths. The Board expressed concern
for' liability should a dog;bite someone,'~nd with one private business running a~public
awareness event. The,Board voted to request on opinion from Town Counsel concerning the
dog bite issue, and suggested that Riverview'DogGrooming attempt to include other related~
businesses in Town.
Increase in Ambulance Fees
Chief William Dolan reviewed his recommendation to increase non-resident ambulanc~i'~ees
from $100 to $13.5. He further reported that Comstar Corporation has increased the previous
collection rate to 65Z, while prior ~o hiring them the collection rate was 30Z. The Chief
suggested the Board may wish to. review establishing resident rates. Selectmen Dugan,Crouch
and Smith were apposed to a resident charge.