Laserfiche WebLink
Breadcrumb Navigation:
(over the state aid cut) identified by the Town Manager, <br />and agreed to restore weekly recycling, weekend landfill <br />operation, and support for the Town website. <br /> <br /> On Warrant Articles of interest to the committee: <br />Article 13 (electric utility study) will be no funding <br />request, but a request to reaffirm earlier Town interest in <br />exploring a municipal utility; <br />Articles 12, 14, 25 (DPW operations facility, senior <br />center, 201 Bedford St. disposition): the disposition <br />committee continues its work, having voted 6-1 in favor of <br />moving DPW to Hartwell Ave.; given its ongoing work, the <br />study committee asks the Selectmen not to take a position <br />now, but to be prepared to get a sense of Town Meeting on <br />the idea of partial private redevelopment of 201 Bedford <br />Street, possibly partial private development at Hartwell <br />Ave. No funds for DPW or senior center planning sought now, <br />since neither is definitively sited. Hornig restated the <br />Capital Expenditures position, that discussion and a <br />resolution on disposition are fine, but if there is <br />proposed legislation to actually dispose of land, the <br />committee needs to be so advised NOW, to take a position. <br />One issue might be a study of soil contamination on the <br />site; <br />Article 16: private sponsors of the skate park want to <br />present information on revenue-raising proposals (clinics, <br />etc.), and Recreation now appears to favor action, with <br />Recreation enterprise and tax funds; <br />Article 23: the Selectmen deferred voting on the three <br />proposed conservation parcels. <br />Returning to the capital funding items, having voted NOT to <br />restore the interest and recap savings to cash capital, the <br />Selectmen then voted to: <br /> DELETE Visitor Center electrical work (CEC concurs) <br /> DELETE building envelope study (CEC concurs) <br /> RETAIN the ADA work as now described (CEC had opposed <br />on old program proposal; will have to formulate position on <br />new proposal; $50,000) <br /> AWAIT DECISION/FURTHER INFORMATION on Skyworker and <br />Town Offices electrical/rewiring recommendations, <br />forthcoming from NSTAR <br /> <br />The joint meetings adjourned at approximately 11:20 <br />p.m. <br /> <br /> John S. Rosenberg <br />