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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-07-30 Board of Selectmen MinutesJUNE 25, 1979 (continued The Selectmen met in executive to discuss veteran's graves. come up with a suggested policy on who is eligible'to be grave. Alice M. Letarte, Secretary ****************** Clerk July 30, !979 The Board of Selectmen held their regular, meeting on this date with all members present. The warrant and minutes mere approved as submitted. i17 session with Bill Emmett, the Veteran's Agent, It was voted to have Bill and the Administrator buried in a veteran's REORGANIZATIONOF THE BOARD 0hairmanJoseph Gu~thrie resigned as Chairman. resignation reluctantly and with deep regret. appoint Thomas McEvoy as Chairman. The Board accepted the It was unanimously voted HUD PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY GuIDELINES-PUBLIC HEARING Gayton Osgood presented the proposed eligibility guidlines for participation in the Town's rehab program. Voted to take the proposal under advisement and will vote on it at the next meeting. ' Bill Bolan, appeared to make reco~endation on street light requests on the following streets: \ Rusett Lane: Voted to~ have Bill survey the entire area. Chadwick St..____.____~: Voted to install one light. ~: Voted to install .two lights. , ~: Voted to deny request but will look at the whole area ,' .~'' when the }{ousing Development is occupied. ~-~ce~F~.d~letter from CETA concerning Public Service Employment Pro_%ects. The.Admfnistrator reported that with the new salary limit for PSE positions it would'be difficult to run a Bood project. Voted to have hhe Administrator .investigate further and report back to the Board. T~IRD FIRE STATION COMMITTEE Received letter from the Fire Engineers designating DeputyFisher to serve as an'ex=officer member of tho committee. POLICE APPOINTMENT..,_.__.________~S Received letter from Paul Gallagheraccepting the.position ofprovistonal patrolman,'effective August 1, 1979. Voted to appoint Mr. Gallagher. STONEWALL ON OSGOOD STREET Received letter from Highway Surveyor callin~ to the Board's attention a hazardous icondition involving a private citizen's stone wall abutting the sidewalk on Osgood Street. Voted to send a letter to the owner calling hisattention to this hazard. Received resignation letter from Frank Elander, Ballot Clerk at Precinct 3. Voted~toaaccept the resignation ,with regret .and to'set up a meeting with. the precinct officers sometime in September. mHEFNI COMPLAINT Received letter from'I. Refni of 1665 Great Pond Road complaining a letter and parking problems in front of his property.. Voted'to have Police Chief investigate. PUBLIC UTILITIES-EXCAVATIONS Received letter from the Department of Public Utilities reminding communities that they must comply with the notice requirements when excavating in road- ways. Voted to send copies to the departments at the Town 9ara§e. SOLID WASTE Received letter from NESWC re phased construction of the facility. Voted ~1~ JULY 30, 1919._(Continue) SOLID WASTE continue To support this concept. Also, voted to authorize the'Administrator to arrange a meeting with the Governor to ascertain .the status of the acquisition of our landfill. POLICE CHIEF'S EXAM ~m Civil Service that the Police Chief's Exam'is cancelled because there were not enough ~ergeants taking the exam. It will now be rescheduled and opened to all ~olice officers in the department. FIREFIGHTER'S ARBITRATION ~ '~oun'sel to select an arSitrator for the Town.~ OFF-STREET PARKING Concerning the pro-----------blem of off-street parking in the winter season, part- icularly in the area of Beverly Street, it.was voted to .hold a~_pub!i.~ hearing on August 27, 1979 at 8:30 P,M. and ~o notify concerned residents..~ COU~T STREET-ONE WAY ~oldapublic'_hearing on a proposal to make Court Street one-way. Hearing to be held on August 27, i979 at 7:30 P.M. HIGHWAY VEHICLES-~OMPLAINT BY GIARD ~ore the Board to complaiu.,aga, i.Ums the bid procedures followed by the Highway Surveyor in purchas.ing~.9,!.'.~'.b'~azer and a mack truck. Mr. Gta=d complained that the blazger':.contazne, d2,~anY, frivilous extras that taxpayers should not be paying for. He also oom9l,,aise~ that on the truck bid Mr. Cyr did not accept the low bid and that th~,.'m~Lk~?truck was $4200 more than the low bid. The Board voted to have the Admini,str, ator "~'1% investigate and report back. DOCTOR' S BUILDING ~o authorize the Administrator to meet with the irepresen- tative of the owners of the new Doctors building on Mass Ave. to~ explain the one-way street system on Marblehead Street. AGAINST 07 .%m Concerning the complain~agaznst Green, a North Andover Police .Officer, Town Counsel informed the Board that the Judge handling the case felt that John would be in conflict representing Officer Green. ~The Town Counsel recommendated that Special Counsel be appointed, tt is'~adi6at~ Officer Green's personal counsel was A1 Daniels. Voted to .appoint A1 Daniels as Special Counsel for this case, provided he accepts. INVITATIONS ~e following correspondense and invitations and voted to accept for the file: l, Invitation from V.F.W.~.to attend annual swim meet, August 12, at 2:00- p.m., Le§~on Beach. 2. Invitation from Bill McEvoy to attend party for sponsors of.the Pony League, July 31; 8 p.m. at Recreation B~ilding (Community Center). 3. Letter from MVPC approving the A-95 Review of CBBG Program.,.sidewalk and alarm extensions. 4. Letter from MVPC re~uesting co,cuts on the Vocational Rehabilitation for Mentally Retarted/ Multiply Handicapped Citizens. 5. Notice of Workshops on Community Development Small Cities Program, August 8th, Amherst; MA.. August 9, Lexington, MA from the New England Municipal Center. Debra J. LaBelle, Acting Secretary********** - Clerk.