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Home My WebLink About1981-06-01 Board of Selectmen MinutesThe Board of Selectmen held their regular meeting on this date with all members present'; Selectmen Thomas J. McEvoy, Charles A. Salstbury, Ralph R. Joyce, R. Louis DiFruscio with Chairman John W. Graham presiding. The minutes and warrant were approved as submitted. JURORS: The following persons were drawn for jury duty for July 6th sitting at the following Superior Courts: Newburyport: Gall Weidlick, 93 Elm St...Lawrence; Mary C. Horgan, 17 Gray St .... Peter J. Anderson, 51 Pleasant St .... Salem: Marianne G utbier, 20 R6yal ~Crest Dr...Lilltan C. Fountain, 15 Bixby Ave./. Yvonne M. George, 5 Clarendon St. % BUD CYR-TOWN FARM: Bud Cyr reqUested that he be placed on next meeting Agenda as he had to be present at the Planning Board meeting. POLE LOCATIONS: Letter received from the District Manage~ of the electric aompany re Bud Cyr's complaint that the company did not keep him informed in as far as the pole work'that Mass. Electric Co. is doing. He\stated that instructions have been given to the Mass. Electric Field Engineers to keep Bud Cyr in- ' formed from now on. He also stated that in thek~ joint pole agr'eemen~ with the N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co., the telephone company is responsible to install and remove these poles. B=ian informed the Board\ that a letter had also been sent.out to the telephone company ~u~, to dat~, an answere had not' been received. The Board instructed Brian to contaqt the telephone company once again. ~- MVPC-JEFF RIOTTE: Jeff Riotte appeared before the Board to inform th~m tha~ he was the liaison between the To~n a~d the MVRTA for the coming year. If they. had '- any issues to discuss, the Board was to contact him. He statpd that the Economic Development Program was co~ing along and-r-hat, when thpy receive funding, Davis & Furber was #1 on their list. NOTICE OF INTENT-HAVERHILL: The Board received a notice of intent re a haza=dous waste facility ~ro- '~* posed for Haverhill. It was received beoause the Town of North Andover is an abutting community. Brian Sullivan informed the Board that a representativee~rom the State will be attending the Selectmen's meeting,' June 15th, to explain the procedures to be followed and the repeesentative advised that the appointment of a Local Assessment~Committee should be made at the June 15th Selectmen's meeting. GiLMAN LANE: Letter received from the Conservation Commission recommending acceptance of lot offered on'Gilman Lane. It was voted to request Town Counsel to contact Patrick Cone, Trustee, to arrange for the conveyance as both the Selectmen and the Conservations Commission have approved theconveyanoe in accomdance with Chapter 40, Section 8o, of the General Laws. APPOINTMENTS-POLICE RESERVE OFFICERS: The Selectmen voted to table appointments at this time and to ask for a three week extension in order to conclude interviews and physical examinations. SEALER OF WEIGHTS &MEASURES: The Board received a letter of resignation from William Blackstock as the Town's Sealer of Weights & Measures.. He stated that he did not have the time required to devote to the job. Appointment of his replacement was postponed until three more applicants had been interviewed. ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS: The annual appointments were voted as appearing on th~ list with the following exceptions: Sealer of Weights & Measures, Board of Fire Engineers(Selectman McEvoy wanted to inquire if one of the deputy chiefs Would be able to devote the necessary time to his position), Ralph Joyce stated that he did not have the time to serve on the Town Report Committee and John Graham's name was added to the Land Fill Committee. Anna Dona~ue was appointed to replace Joseph Willis on the Pers6nnel Board. Appointments will be listed on a separate page. June 1, 1981 (continued) OLD COMMON ELECTRICAL SERVICE: Members of the 4th of July Committee were present at the Selectmen's meeting re the installation of an electrical service on the Common. Bill Emmett ad- vised the Board that they would have extra money from the booths that would be set up and that the 4th of July Committee were requesting authorization from the Board that a 125 amp, 16 circuit panel be installed 270 ft. at a more cen- tral location. A motion was made to authorize the 4t~ of July Committee to go ahead with their plans. It was seconded and the vote was 1 for and 4 against. Another motion was made and seconded to go along with the Wiring Inspector's recommendation. Vote was 3 for, 2 against. Motion carried. Brian S. was instructed to contact the Landers Electrical Co. TOWN COUNSEL APPOINTMENT: It was voted to advertise for the Town Counsel position and set the date for the designated committee to appoint Town Counsel, June 15th, at 7:00 P.M. Deadline for applications to be received is Tuesday, June 9th. STREET LIGHTS: A Mr. Forgetta was at the meeting to protest' the two street lights that were taken out on Osgood St. Selectmen. McEvoy said he would review the street. HILLSIDE RD.: Sherman Eidleman was present at the Selectmen's meeting to discuss once more what safety measures' should be taken at the intersection of' Rt. 114 and Hill- side Road. Chairman Graham summarized the steps that had been taken; two hearings and their results. Town wants Stop Lights or an island. Eidleman said the State is against the installation of' an island as it c=eates hazards but Would install a temporary island of barrels to see how it works out. LICENSING' COMMI$S. fONERS: ~ ' Merr~macklColle'ge 1-day liquor licenses were disc~'ssed' once more with Father Gillin; Student Activities Director. Fr. Gillin presented the Board with a su~,m,ary of the 19'81-1982 requests for liquor licenses for the college. It listed 15 requests for student and studen activities use (Freshmen Parents Weekend, Sophomore Parent's Weekend and Faculty Dinner Theater).' It listed 8 for Admissions Office use and 15 for Alumni use (includes all Alumni func e.g. Alumni Weekend, Alumni ~ppreciation Dinners, etc.) Total requests, 38. Selectman Joyce once again~'%stated that a liquor license should be granted to the college who would be responsible for all functions. Chairman Graham state~ he was concerned about the undergraduates involved. Fr. Gillin stated that, ii 'the college did have a liquor license, he would not let it be known and he would.grant permission only when he thought it was suitable. After further discussion, it was voted 4-1 abstention that the college be allowed 24 1-day liquor licenses. Fr. Gillin was advised to cut down on student 1-day licenses that, to accomodate the other functions, Senior and Junior classes would only have 6 licenses compared to the 12 they requested. It was ~voted to go into executive session for negotJ~s.~ Alice M. Letarte, Secretary erk JUNE $, 1981 /// / The Board of Selectmen held a special meeting on this date at ?:30 p.m. with an members present. Present were: Selectmen Thomas J. McEvoy, Charles A. Sa~sbury, Ralph R. Joyce, R. Louis DiFrusoio with Chairman John W. Graham presiding. SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURERS: The Board conducted interviews of the remaining candidates that ha~ not been interviewed previously. DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AND HUD PROGRAMS: Gayton OsRood and Susan St. Pierre gave status reports on the sub~eots of the Downtown revitalization and HUD programs. At the same time Gay~on presented the final application for 1981 which was essentially the same as the pre-applioation. The Board voted to authorize the Chairman to sign the applioation. LAWLOR- BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD: A request was received from Atty. Mahoney representing Mrs. ~oseph Lawlor, Jr. requesting Blue Cross/Blue Shield benefits on her behalf. After some discussion, it was unanimously voted that Officer Lawlor's death was in performance of his duties despite the fact that his actions may have warranted disciplinary action. It was the Board's determination that the disciplinary action would not proclude benefits under 32B Brian F. Sullivan, Executive Secretary ***************