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Selectmen's Meeting f � - 9 - r November 19, 1984 Mrs. Battin suggested area involvement by formation of a neighborhood committee to work. with Town off icials as the project progresses. Mr. Hutchinson reported that progress with the Marrett Road widening and improvement plans were still being held up because of lack of response from the National Park Serv Superintendent, Robert Nash, on the Town's proposal for the pr of ect . Mr. Cook displayed a - plan showing Marrett Road and ex- Marrett Road p lained need f or the proposed widening near its intersection Plans with Massachusetts Avenue. He noted concerns expressed by the Park Service regarding impact . of the road .� widening, _ :arid:. the Ser- vice' s:' p.roposa:l f or closing ..and :transfer of old Massachusetts Avenue in is exchange for parkland adjacent to; Marrett Road. it had been proposed by the Town to swap other Town owned lots which has not been accepted by the Park Service and progress with that project has _come to a halt. The Board was not in favor - of Mr. Nash's proposal involving "Old Massachusetts Avenue Mr. Hutchinson recommended that a deadline be set for re- sponse from the Park Service on the 'issue and if it is not forth- coming and appealing to the Regional authorities of the Park Service Department of Transportation for a decision on th:e matter. .Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that if no response is received from National Park Service Superintendent Nash by January 1, 1985, relative to the Town's road widening and improve- ment of Marrett Road, Regional authorities of the Park Service and �•. Department of Transportation will be requested to intercede in the matter. Mrs. Battin noted that the Educational Reform Bill (H6262) may Educational be on the November 20th House Docket allowing no time after that Reform Bill evening for the Board discussion of its position on the legislation.. (H6262) She suggested that the Board either take a position in opposition to aspects singled out by the MMA Staff regarding imposition of man- dated costs.; State setting of salaries and earmarking of Local Aid monies; or to take a stand in complete opposition to the bill. Mr. Marshall and Mr. McLaughlin recommended that the bill in its entirety, plus the Governor's proposed amendments, be opposed on grounds of the process, as opposed to specific points. He felt that there had been insufficient time for debate and reasonable public examination of the bill. Mr. Eddison was opposed to taking a.. stand in complete opposi- tion and was in favor of basing opposition based on the items men- tioned previously by Mrs. Battin. He felt that there was a better chance of being heard if specific issues were listed 'rather than to oppose camp letely on the basis of process. Motion was made by Mr. Eddison and seconded by Mrs. Battin to adopt the three MMA Staff recommendations brought up earlier in the discussion as follows: oppose any version which imposes mandated costs; oppose any legislation that puts the State in the role of setting salaries; oppose any language that earmarks 40% Local Aid monies.