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Selectmen’s Meeting June 6, 2006 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room. Chairman Krieger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Pagett, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Manz; Ms. Vine, Assistant Town Manager; Mr. Lahey, Town Counsel; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk were present. Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call to go into executive session for litigation discussion with the intent to return to open session at approximately 7:30 p.m. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Kelley has received several calls regarding the condition of the roads since the Keyspan incident. He requested an update of the plan for repair of the roads. Commitment of Water/Sewer Charges Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following commitment: Commitment of Water/Sewer Charges for Cycle 9 for month of May 2006 $178,260.43 Communications Advisory Committee – RCN Amendment/DTE Response RCN Amendment Dave Buczkowski, member of the Communications Advisory Committee, requested the Board approve the Amendment to the RCN license relating to the failure of RCN to wire the entire Town. There are 615 homes that are affected. The Amendment, which provides for a monetary payment to the Town, will be in place until the end of RCN’s current license, which expires in approximately 3 years. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 3-2 (Kelley and Pagett against) to approve the RCN Amendment dated June 1, 2006. DTE Response Regarding Verizon Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to send the proposed response letter protesting the petition by Verizon to eliminate local control to the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy.