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Selectmen's Meeting -5- September 24, 1990 It had been found that in cases where a by -law had been enacted, violations are considered criminal offenses , punishable by fines of several hundred dollars which would be a small deterrent to contractors on a tight time schedule. An approach through the Board of Appeals, Planning Board or Selectmen Special Permit Granting process was discussed, whereby hours of operation would be written into the Special Permit, it had been suggested by the Health Director that D . E . Q, E . Regulations c o u l d , in some cases, be enforced , since not all projects are subject to a Special Permit requirement. Fire Chief Bergeron said that he would have an opportunity to limit hours of work where blasting is concerned, but not d r i l l i n g . Support for a by --law had been expressed by these off i c i a 1 s , with revocation of permission to operate as a penalty for violations. Tom Spe ra said, however, that the Committee had concluded that regulation through the Special Permit process seemed the best method to pursue and that enactment of a spec i f i c by -1 aw mi ght not be in the best interest of the Town. Mrs. Buchfirer summarized her committee's conclusions, and gave the f o l l o w i n g suggestions: 1 . Hours of operation of heavy equipment could be written into Special Permits by the Granting Authority. The suggestion was for operation from 7:00 a . m . to 6:00 p . m . Monday through Saturday, w i t h special permission by the Selectmen and Special Permit Granting Authority for operation on Sundays or h o l i d a y s ; 2. Enforcement by a Code Enforcement Officer and, after the Officer's working hours, by the Police Dept. 3. Dissolution of current Committee and a new committee formed, w i t h a Charge of a broader scope to allow the problems of noise not generated by heavy equipment to be addressed, e.g. air c o n d i t i o n e r s , hammering, etc. She asked for a sense from the Selectmen as to which approach they would wish the Committee to pursue. Mrs. Smith urged that the Committee come to its own decision on a recommendation and that it be included in the written report to be submitted to the Selectmen. Mr. Marshall and Mr. McSweeney said they would be uncomfortable with limiting of hours of work, noting that non - -noise producing tasks could be accomplished in early hours. They questioned a process which would involve regu 1 ar on -site inspection and pro - active enforcement. Mrs. Smith thanked the committee for the tremendous amount of work they had accomplished, noting that the Planning Board and Board of Appeals will be asked to be present when the Committee's report has been received and decision is being made. PRELIMINARY TAX BILLS Chairman of the Board of Assessors, Robert Leone, and Town Assessor Harald Scheid met with the Board to explain the need to generate p r e l i m i n a r y real estate tax bills t h i s November.