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Selectmen's Meeting ..� February .11, 1388 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Tuesday, February 11, 1888, in the Selectmen's testing Room, Town office Building at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Marshall, Mrs. Battin, Mr. McLaughlin, Mfr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Ms. Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager, Mrs. - Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. VOTE TO LAY OUT FY87 ACCEPTANCE STREETS The Board considered its decisions on the laying out of proposed FY87 accept streets MAPLE TREE LANE Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to lay out Maple Tree Lane, 325'± from Maple Street to end. PEARL STREET Mr. Hutchinson recommended that Pearl Street not be voted favorably upon, since loaming and seeding ad no been satisfactorily done on the g y westerly side of road nor had the residents provided the $500 bond to ensure completion of the work, Mr. Mabardy, Pearl Street resident, stated that he was not willing to post such a bond, since all other work had been gone at his expense. He was asked if other abuttors would be willing to share the bond expense and responded that the only other resident had refused to do so. At.the request of the residents, Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Mabardy, and upon motion. duly made and seconded, it was voted to table consideration of the laying out of Pearl Street until later in the meeting. Ms. Adler reiterated the recommendations of the Town Manager against the laying out of Jean Road and Tavern Lane because of the impacts of the loss of General Revenue Sharing funds and expected sewer and water charge i ncreases, JEAN ROAD With reference to the claims by Jean Road residents that the road's conditions has deteriorated since installation of a sewer line, there was discussion of the Town's responsibility to restore the street. Mr. Battin noted that the residents had been satisfied with the unpaved street prior to the sewer work and.were able to maintain it satisfactorily. Mr. McLaughlin said he felt that progress should continue with the street acceptance program, with the understanding that priority levels of streets layed out may be lowered in the face of other expenses encountered. Motion was made by Mr. McLaughlin and seconded by Mr. Eddison, to lay out Jean Road as an FY87 acceptance street.