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A regular meeting o Monday, October 7, 1991, Office Building, at 7:30 Eddison, Mr. Dailey, Mr. Manager ;.Mr. Cohen, Town were present. SELECTMEN'S MEETING October 7, 1991 f the Board of Selectmen was held on in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town p.m., Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McSweeney; Ms. Radway, Acting Town Counsel; Mrs. Snow, Exe- cutive Clerk, PUBLIC HEARING N.E. TELEPHONE CO. MARRETT ROAD Mrs. Smith opened a Public Hearing on the petition of the New England Telephone Company for a grant of location for installation of a Service Area Interface pad mounted cabinet on Town owned land located between #299 and #303 Marrett Road. In explaining the proposal, Robert Boudreau, representing the Telephone Company reported that starting at an existing manhole at Waltham Street, approximately 270 ft. of conduit would be installed leading to the Town owned parcel. Mr. Boudreau referred to a previous request by the Selectmen for a plan of the Town showing all such installations to be proposed in the future. He presented a Town map color keyed to a list which identified existing installation, those planned for 1992, and approximately 45 future proposals. He explained that the cabinets would provide better service and reception, eliminate wire bridge taps, and would require less maintenance. The area near the cabinets would be buffered by shrubs or fencing and Mr. Boudreau offered to send photos of other installations showing typical landscaping. Mr.- Eddison requested that the Design Advisory Committee be asked for recommendations on the color for the cabinets and on the method of buffering. The Chairman read the favorable recommendations of the Director of Public works on the Marrett Road proposal. -There being no further comments, the hearing was declared closed. Upon motion duly wade and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition, plans and orders of the New England Telephone Company for a grant of location for a proposed conduit on Marrett Road and the placing, of a SAI pad mounted cabinet on Town owned land located between #299 and #303 Marrett Road. The approval of the petition was subject to placement of the cabinet at least 15 feet from the sewer main and on the 299 Marrett Road side of the lot and upon the recommendations of the Design Advisory Committee as to color of the cabinet and design of landscaping or other buffering at the site. MINUTES , SEPTEMBER 16 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve as presented the minutes of the Selectmen's meeting on September 16, 1991. WARRANT NOVEMBER 4 1991 S.T.M. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Warrant for the November 4,1991, Special Town Meeting.