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Selectmen's Meeting Minutes June 11, 2001 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, June 11, 2001 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Krieger, Mr. Enrich, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. McKenna, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. White, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk were present. Reorganization of the Board Executive Clerk Phyllis Smith opened the meeting. The first order of business is the election of a chair. Mrs. McKenna nominated Mrs. Abbott. Mrs. Abbott said she was honored but wished to decline the nomination. Mrs. Abbott nominated Mrs. Krieger. It was voted unanimously to elect Jeanne K. Krieger Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Mrs. Krieger thanked her colleagues for their confidence and noted that with Mr. McSweeney's election the Board is more representative of the wide spectrum of the community. She noted the Board members are respectful of each other and have worked well with other communities. She spoke of the list of tasks before the Board with a high priority on the capital needs, the need to begin planning and come forward with a Special Town Meeting and debt exclusion in the fall and the continuing work of the 2020 vision implementation committee and the development of a comprehensive plan. Public Comments Loren Wood said he felt a committee should be formed to evaluate the success of PAYT and report to next year's Town Meeting. Mr. Wood volunteered to be a member of such a committee. Mr. Tim Reny read a statement in which he feels the Board should once again address the cutting down of the two red maples in Depot Square in light of the fact that he and his wife obtained the signatures of 600 residents on a petition to save the maples. Mrs. Krieger said she would talk to each of the selectmen individually to decide on whether to reopen the issue. Perry Pollins spoke of his concern about the percentage of his taxes that go to the schools. Consent Agenda Establish the Jacqueline Toye Hoiriis Scholarship Fund Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to establish the Jacqueline Toye Hoiriis Scholarship Fund.