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53`2 School Vandalism Additional Voting Machines Growth and Devel- opment Policy Committee SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 5, 1976 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room,Town Office Building, on Monday, January 5, 1976, at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Bailey, Messrs. Kenney, Busa, Kessler, and Mrs. Battin; Mr. O'Connell, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr. McSweeney, Director of Public Works/ Engineering; Mrs. McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present. Mr. O'Connell discussed a letter from Mrs. Ruth Wathen-Dunn stating that some towns have cut down on school vandalism by having a teacher or custodian live on school grounds in trailers. Her proposal is to have the extra space in schools as housing for school personnel or low cost housing under the aegis of the Housing Authority. Each school would present a dif- ferent problem but a solution could be similar to that of families or couples living in our historic houses. Mr. O'Connell: I personally think there may be merit in having some- one in the schools but we would have to gain experience in order to find out. I talked with Mrs. Swanson, Chairman of the School Committee, and suggested that it be tried on a pilot basis in one school. It was Mrs. Swanson's de- sire that her committee look into other measures regarding vandalism, such as better exterior lighting. Chairman Bailey: Fundamentally, then, we are waiting for the first lead from them on the whole process. The position of the Board should be to wait until such time as the School Committee requests specific assistance and fund- ing of it. Mr. O'Connell: One of the matters I will not discuss publicly is in the region of school assistance. The Board agreed to inform Mrs. Wathen-Dunn that, the Town Manager is working with appropriate personnel in the school department to explore the possibility of establishing a pilot program in one school. Mr. O'Connell informed the Board that the Town of Burlington has chosen to deny our request for the use of some of their voting machines for our March 1 Town Election and March 2 Presidential Primary. He is pursuing the matter further with the City of Waltham and we might be able to get as many as 12 voting machines. Chairman Bailey: A letter went to Waltham today and, hopefully, they will be receptive to our request. Mr. O'Connell informed the Board that he had received a copy of recent legislation providing for a Growth Development Committee. Each City and Town is to establish a Growth Policy Committee within one month, including Chair- men of the following bodies: Selectmen, Planning Board, Conservation Commis- sion, Housing Authority, Department of Public Health, the City or Town Plan- ner, and five citizen representatives. Also, each City and Town has to pre- pare a statement of growth management problems and priorities, responding to 1 1