HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-08-01 Board of Selectmen MinutesAUGUST 1 1983
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The Board of Selectmen held their regular meeting on this date with aH members present. Present
were: Selectmen Thomas J. McEvoy, John W. Graham, Ralph R. Joyce, Esq., Christine M. Smith,
with Chairman Charles A. Salisbury presiding. The warrant and minutes were approved as submitted.
LOCATION OF POLE: ,...
The Board unanimously approved a petition of the New England Tel. & Tel, Co. & Mass. Electric Co.
to locate 1 pole (remove 1 pole) on Chickering Road at Walker Road.."
BURIED CABLE:
The Board unanimously approved a petition of the New England Tel. & Tel. Co. to install buried cable,
25 feet on Forest Street.
JURY DUTY:
The following persons were drawn for jury duty for the September 6th sitting:
Salem Criminal Court - Charles E. McManus, 3 Fernview Ave.
Salem Superior Court - Robert A. Olenio, 292 Salem'St.; Arthur L. Hearl;y, 64 Boston St.:&
Robert E. Morahan, 1160 Great Pond Rd..
Lawrence Superior Court - Arthur P. Vergados, 7 Royal Crest D~- & Larry E. Stewart,
21A Baldwin St.
Newburyport - Glenn Pryor, 1550 Salem St.
CONSERVATION COMMISSION APPOINTMENT:
Letter was received from Anthony Galvagna who.after reviewing all the applications, recommended
the Board ,to .appoint Richard P. Stulgis of 518 Salem Street to fill the vacant position because of
his qualifications and background. After holding interviews with the candidates, the Board, by ballot,
voted 3 - 2 to appoint Richard P. Stuglis to ~he position. Selectmen McEvoy & Joyce voted for
Mary Beth Hayes.
REPORT ON STREET LIGHT REQUESTS:
Prom the Board's previous' me~ing, Selectman McEvoy was requested to report on the street light
situations on the corner of Prescott St. & Mt. Vernon St. and on Turnpike St. after.residents requested
the lights to be turned hack on because of the darkness. Selectman McEvoy noted that on Pleasant &.
Mt. Vernon Streets, if there was once a light there, it was not taken out by the Board since they
became involved with street lights. He doesn't think the Board should get,involvedlwith,it. He also
reported that on Turnpike St. he did find 2 lights out across from 642 Turnpike St. and noted that
Mass. Electric has recently replaced one of them. The other one he was sure theBoard had put out.
He stated that he was very concerned with all the bug lights that are still on on various streets in
Town stating that he feels they are useless. He stated that the Executive Secretary and himself plan
on meeting with Mass. Electric on Wednesday to discuss these problems, and he will get back to the
Board at their next meeting to give them a further report.
N. AKDOVER SOCCER A~OC. RE: SOCCER FIELDS:
Letter-was received from William J. Stadler, President of the N. Andover Soccer Assoc~ requesting
formal'written approval for field use for their fall session and also requesting the Town to perform
themainienance and repair to some of the fields. Selectmen McEvoy noted that the fields do not
come under the Selectmen. The Board unanimously voted to send a letter to Mr. Stadler notifying
him that we have received the letter, but the Board feels this comes under the jurisdiction of the
School Dept. & the Public Works Dept. with a copy being sent to both de~)a, rtments.
LOCAL ARTS COUNCIL - RESIGNATIONS:
Two letters of resignation were received from Marianne Trepanier and Barbara O1son, who have
served onthe Local Arts Council since it was first formed. Selectman Joyce noted that this brings
the total number of vacancies to 3~ The Board unanimously voted to advertise for applicants, and
to make appointments for the next Selectmen's Meeting in 2 weeks and also to send a letter of
appreciation to both the above-named individuals.
COMM~.RCIAL AREA REvrrALIZATION DISTRICT PEAN:
Letter was received from the Executive Office of Communities and Development approving a
renewal of the North Andover Central Business District Commercial Area Revitalization District
Plan for 2 years. The Board unanimously voted to accept the letter.
TRAFFIC PROBLEM AT MAIN & OSGOOD STREETS:
Letter was received from Police Chief Sullivan regarding the problem that was raised at the last
Selectmen's Meeting about the intersection of Main & Osgood Streets. He stated that he has drawn
up a plan and shown it to the Highway Surveyor who is basically in agreement with it and noted
that this portion of Osgood Street is a State road and permission must be received by them. The
Highway Surveyor and himself are planning on meeting with the State Engineer to request their
assistance and permission and he will inform the Board of their progress. Selectman Joyce made
a motion snd it was unanimously approved that during the interim period of the Police Chief's and
Highway Surveyor's meeting with the State, the Chief's recommendations be sent to the School Dept.,
Local Bus Co., Fire Dept., and the Public Works Dept.
SPEEDING ON PLEASANT STREET:
A letter was received from Police Chief Sullivan relative to residents complaints about speeding on
Pleasant'Street. He stated that a cruiser was sent to this area on several occasions at various times
of the evening. Two traffic violations were issued for excessive speed, but the consensus of opinion
of the officers detailed there was that traffic .was light and speeds were low. The Board unanimously
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SPEEDING ON PLEASANT STREET (Con;t):
voted to accept Chief Sullivan*s letter and keep it on file and to send a copy of the letter along with
the Police Reports to the residents who originally complained about the situation.
STOP SIGN REQUEST AT GRAY & BOSTON STREETS:
Letter was received from Police Chief Sullivan relative to the stop sign request at the intersection '
of Gray street and Boston Street. Chief Sullivan stated that in the opihion of the officers who were
dispatched to the area that little traffic and very little speeding was observed and felt that a stop
sign was not necessary but felt that a yield sign would be useful. He also noted that there is a utility
pole sticking out from the pavement that should be removed. Selectman McEvoy made a motion and
it was unanimously, approved to ask the utilities to move the pole and to go along with Chief Sullivan's
recommendation, and also to notify the resident, who complained, of the Chief*s letter.
APPOINTMENT: SELECTMEN/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE SECY., FULL TIME:
John Bohenko, Executive Secretary,',noted that 3 applicants out of 14 were si~lected for interviews
for the position of full-time secretary to work for both the Selectmen's Office and the Com. munity
Development Office. He stated that one candidate did not show up. He, along with Richard Domas,
Community Development Director, recommended Catherine J. Foley to the Selectmen to fill the:
position. Her appointment was unanimously approved.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RE: LAND & WATER CONSERVATION FUND - URBAN
SELF-HELP PROGRAM:
Richard Domas stated that the state presently has available funds for acquisition or development
of conservation land. The Town Planner approached their office aboutthe::possibility of applying
for a grant under this program for a park/boat ramp along the Merrimack River using C.D. funds
as the required 20% match. Their current budget of $56,000 for a boat ramp may not allow for the
development of a park/boat ramp facility. As an answer to this problem, the Land & Water
Conservation Grant could be used to purchase a site along the river and C.D funds could be used to
develop the site. He noted that the deadline for applying is August 31, 1982, and a specific site must
be indicated in the application along with 2 complete appraisals - they already have one appraisal :
which was previously done. He noted that the site they are proposing is the Kandrut's site which has
been brought before the board before. It is the site that the Fire Chief recommends for emergency
access to the river ~/nd the Town Planner and Office of C.D also recommend that site for its larger
potential. He noted that it is adjacent to the property owned by the Greater Lawrence Sanitary
District who have offered the use of that property to the Town for active and passive recreation
before noting that by combining these sites you can get a much larger parcel along the Merrimack
River of approximately 1'} acres. He feels the Town has a good chance of getting the grant because
of its location to the downtown area and the fact that. there is no public access now to the~Merrimack
River. Selectman Joyce stated that he has no problem with proceeding with this grant as long as it
is understood that they only plan to explore the possibility of using the Greater Lawrence. Sanitary
District's land, not that this is fact, until such time as they know precisely what the terms will be.
He noted that there is no specific vote from the 1~. of Directors of the Greater Lawrence Sanitary
District to annex that piece of property. After [urther discussion, it was unanimously rot.e? t° '
proceed with the application. "· .
SENIOR CI~NTER CONSTRUCTION - REMOVAL OF BRICK WALL:
Letter was received from Rachel S. DeCicco stating that she had attended the Board's last meeting and
had voiced her concerns over the brick wall that was knocked down with no' notice on July 11. She
stated that she has been waiting for someone to get back to her with answers to her questions since
that meeting. John Bohenko, Executive Secretary, stated that last week he met with Richard.Domas,
C. D. Director; Lisa Ruben, Asst. C.D. Director; & Bud Cyr, Highway Surveyor to talk about the
chronological events on the removal of the brick wall.and noted that a meeting has~ been scheduled
for Tuesday, Aug. 9, 1983, at 7:30 p.m. with the abutters. Mr. Domas stated that notices will be. '
Sent.out to all the abutters tomorrow on Saunders St., Cleveland St., Andover Savings Bank, & some
of the institutions in the area notifying them of the meeting. He stated that it will be a general in-
fo~matiofi meeting to present the project and to go over the timirig: of the project in as much detail
as needed.
CHERRY SHEET - CH. 70 ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL SCHOOLS:
John Bohenko, Executive Secretary, explained that presently our Cherry Sheet, in the receipt side,.
is $197,000. The Chapter 70 funding is under a separate receipt that will go directly to the regional
school which is an additional $57,580. He stated that it is important that our member on the regional
school comm. keep us informed or we should' keep in contact with them to mi~ke certain that the
$57,580 is credited to our assessment which.brings our total additional state aid to $254,633. He '
noted that if the regional school comm. is able to hold onto that money, it would mean that North _~-,"
Andover is almost $90,000 short of what was projected noting that we are.currently $35,000 short
of what was projected, or $197,000 for additional state revenue in FY 1984. He stated that on August 3
there will be a meeting sponsored by the' Division of Local.Services in Boxford to discuss the Chapter
70 money that is being applied to the regional Schools and to discuss how they may use this money
other than applying it to the Town of North Andover's assessment noting that there'is a possibility
that we could lose these funds. The Board authorized the Executive Secretary to write a letter on
behalf of the Board to the regional school comm. representative stating that the Board would like
to see the additional $57,580 that has been appropriated by the state to the regional school under
Chapter 70 which is slated for North Andover be applied to our assessment.
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LICENSING':
W~E & BEER LICENSE:
Applicaiion was received for a Retail Goods Store, ~ne & Beer License from Daniel J. Farnkoff,
d/b/a Convenient Food Store, Mart No. 970, 701 Salem Street, N. Andover. An affirmative character
reference was ~eceived f~om Police Chief Sullivan. Atty. John Willis, Jr., representing My. Farnkoff~
stated that M~. Fa~nkoff has been the manage~/operato~/owne~ of the franchise of Convenience
Food Mart of New Engiand for the past 6 weeks. He noted that he has franchised from a ~eputable
company and bas to meet quarterly f~anchise regulations. He stated that the~e is no parking problem
o~ ~m the p~emises and noted that they a~e a similar type of business as some of the othe~
businesses that have the same license in Town. Mr. Favnkoff stated that he wants to provide sePvice
to that end of the community and to help himself financiaDy. Anyone wanting to puPchase wine o~
beer must have a valid Mass. drivers license and thePe are always 2 employees p~esent at aD times.
Ma~ces PetePs~ Regional ManaEeP of the franchise, stated that wheneveP a license is available they
ivy to obtain it.because it helps to suppoPt the overhead of the stoPe. Several abuttePs spoke a~ainst
the issuance of the license complaining about the ificrease in noice~ litte~ and t~affic pPoblems
notin~ that the~e ape alot of childPen in the a~ea. ChaDian SalisbuPy stated that he is glad to have
the store the~e but does not think alco~c bevePages is a convenience item. He feels that they
ape pPematuPe in applying for the license noting that MP. Farnkoff has only been in business fop 6
wee~. He feels they should establish a ~eputation and need to woPk with the neighboPs to get to
the point where thePe is a feeling in the community that they ape goin~ to be a responsible holdeP
of the license. He feels it is not a necessity of MP. FaPnkoff~s business. Chairman Salisbury made
a motion and it was unanimously voted to deny the license.
ONE-DAY LIQUOR LICENSE: '
Application for a one-day liquor license on August 14, 1983, for an. outing at B.U. Conference Center
was received from Peter Tripaldi, 2 Forbes Road, Lexington, Mass. The outing would be held from
12 noon to 8:p.m. The Board unanimously voted to approve the license with the condition that a
police officer be present.
ONE-DAY LIQUOR LICENSE:
Application for a one-day liquor license on August 5, 1983, for a graduation dance for older
international students learning the English language at the B.U. Conference Center from 8 p.m. to
12 midnight was received from Terry D'Ambrosio. The Board unanimously voted to approve the
license with the condition that a police officer be present.
Th~°a'~d u.~nlnimously voted togo into executive session to ~ise-uasm-~otiations. __
' Raren A. Robertson, Acting Secretary***************_ ~~
The Bo~d of Selectmen held the~ re~l~ meet~C on th~ date with ~ members =present ;
Selectmen R~ph ~. ~oyce, Esq., ~ohn ~. Graham, Thomas ~. Me, roy, C~ist~e U. Smith with
Ch~man Charles A. Salisbu~ presid~. The warr~t and. m~utes were app~ved as
BIKE-A-THON:
The Selectmen ~ted un~imously to ~ant permiss~n to the No~h Essex Co,cfi, Inc. Boy
to use the Old Common for the~ B~e-a-~o~ Oetover 15th, (=a~ date, O~obe= 22. They w~
be =eque~ed to contact ~. Bor~si, for use of the electric meter, ~d to contact the Police ~d
F~e Chiefs prior to the event.
MARBLER~GE RD. a GR. POND ROAD:
Letter. received from Police Chief S~iv~ recommended, that the ~adway on M~blarid~e Rd. be
tom .up for about. 118 feet f~m Gr. Pond Road and pl~t ~ass and s~ubery there. M~bleridge
Rd. would then come out onto Gr. Pond ~oad at a right ~gie with a Stop si~ on M~blarid~e
at its ~tar~ction with Gr. Pond Road. T~s was to a~e~ate accidents at this d~gerous ~ter-
seet~n. The Board ~ted to have the Ex. Sec=et~ contact Lelad, the owner of the l~d ~d
contact Bud O~, ~de Borgesi, police ~d f~e chiefs~to:asce~a~ the be~ solution to the problem
PUBLIC"WORKS STUDY COMMITTEE REPORT:
F=~k:R~o appeared before the Bo~d to discuss what the Bo~d had ~=¢ided to do with the P.
~. Study Committee =epo~. ChaPman Salisb~y stated that due to the lack of ~ Executive
Secret~ and To~ Meet~s, they hadn,t had a ch~ce to discuss the repo~ althouch they had
~ ~ead it. Mri; .A~lo stated that ~ depa~ment heads except Bud C~ had been in a~eement
with the recommendations ~ the 7epo~. After f~her discuss~n, the Bo~d voted unctuously
to authori~d the Executive Secreta~, ~ohn Bohenko, to work with Town Co,scl toTform ~ A.
B.C. pl~ for ~plementation of the ~eport. Selectmen requested a report f~m them ~ s~
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICE~ ~POINTMENT:
On the recommendations of former Chief Donnelly and present Chief SulEvan, the Board ~i-
mously appo~ted ~obert B. Celeae, 21 Second Street, a Speci~ Police Office~.
MASS. ELECTRIC MUNICIPAL CONSUMER GROUPS:
The above-named group sent letter to the Selectmen requesting they share in the expense of ob-
taining legal aid to put through legislation that would reduce the cost of street lighting.
Town's cost would be $2,366 based on the 1, 183 street lights in the Town. The Board remarked
that the money Could be used for more street lights in Town and voted unanimously to
the fund in