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. 5 ' L t S i SELECTMEN MEETING f �' Feb ruary 8, 1982 regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the. Select- 'men's Meeting Ream, Town Office Bu ilding, on Monday, February 8. 19 t :30 P.M. Chairman Busa, Mrs. Baton, Mrs. Miley, lair. Crain and Mr. Politi; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr, Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assistant to - the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Principal Clerk, were present Mr. Hutchinson commented briefly on his review of the preliminary draft By -Law of General By -Law amendments as submitted by the By -Law Committee and Amendments explained that the Committee-'s - appointment with the Board this evening had been cancelled due to illness of its chairman. Mr. P liti agreed to review and report to the Board on the draft, and, upon recommendation of Town Coun- sel, the draft, in its present form, will be filed with the 'Town Clerk. The Chairman requested the Board to vote its intention to lay out as public ways Outlook Drive, Meadowb ro ok. Avenue and Well -ling t.on Lane Avenue. Upon motion . duly mane and seconded, i was voted to lay out as pub- lic ways the following stree is Outlook Drive - from Middleby Road, 0 ' northeasterly Meadowb rook. Avenue -- from B to somcres t Road , . 283' + to wellington Lane Avenue Wellington Lane Avenue,- from Meadowbrook Avenue, 600 '+ to end Mr. Tonas uck. displayed plans of the three streets and reviewed con - structlon plans and costs to the Town. Public Hearings on the streets will be held on March 8, 1982. -Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the warrant for the 1982 Annual Town Meeting. Intent to' lay out Outlook Di e ab . Ave. & We] in ton La, Warrant - 192 A.T. Mr. Politi a question regarding inclusion of wording in the heading o f the chart accompanying the description of Article operating Budget) , specifically the designation "F 82 Selectmen /T own Manager recommen- dations". He suggested the words "Town Manager` be deleted from the para- graph. He said that the budget Iis brought to Town Meeting by the Selectmen after consultation with the "Town Manager; it represents the decision of the Board and it is up to the Board to defend it. He felt that the wording was a source of confusion to Town Meeting Members. Mr, Hutchinson brought out the fact that historically the wording of the heading has included 'Town Manager". He prepares a recommended budget for the Board's review and whether or not all his recommendations are adopted, he has always . supported the Board in its final decision. Mr. Politi moved that the words "Town Manager" be deleted from the word - ing in the heading accompanying the description of Article 4 of the Warrant for the 1982 Annual Town Meeting. Mr. Grain seconded the motion. The motion was not carried. The vote was 4 - 1 wi only Mr. Po in favor, The Planning Board met with the Board by appointment, for the purpose PlanninBd of discussing Zoning Policy for the Hartwell Avenue /Bedford Street area. Article - r Mr . Sandy outlined an Article submitted by the Planning Board which would re S.P.S. amend - the procedures in the Zoning By -Law for Special. Permit with Site Plan Review to require the Board of Appeals to consider the traffic impact on adjacent streets of new or expanded commercial development. Mr. Sandy noted