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4 S electmen's Meeting Minutes December 4, 1995 6 0 - 2 4 7 f�- A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, December 4 1995 in the Selectmeds Meeting Room, Town office Building at 7:30 p.m. Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Dailey, Mr. Fenn, Mrs. Eddison; Mr. white, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk, were present. Classification of Commerc Propert Mr. McSweeney opened the Classification Bearing continued from the meeting of November 27, 1995 Board of Assessors members Jackson, Harmon and Robinson and Town Assessor Janet vacon explained the options open to the Board in setting the commercial/industrial/personal property factor. - They indicated that the factor for the current fiscal year is 1.700 and that the maximum C/I/P factor is 1.750. They are seeing a lot of redevelopment and that trend should be favorable. However the CHIP is still increasing at a slower rate than the residential. Board members expressed concern for older people on fixed income living in older homes whose assessments are going up and looked forward to a report from the Business Committee. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to keep the C/I/P factor at 1:700. Traffic Sa Ut Committee Peter Chalpin, Chairman of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee reviewed several platters brought up at the meeting of the committee on September 13, 1995. Bertwell Road - "Caution Children" Si ns Mrs. Lucy Rozier of 44 Bertwell Road requested "Caution Children" signs on Bertwell Road. Since the warrants for "Caution Children" signs are satisfied in this case the Committee recommends approval of Mrs. Rozier's request. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee to install four "Caution Children" signs, one across from #8, one at #51, one at #44 and-one at #84 Bertwell Road. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8 p.m. Massachusetts Avenue - "Blind Driveway Sig Mrs. Margo Schmidt of 2678 Mass. Avenue requested that a "Blind Driveway" sign be installed on Massachusetts Avenue eastbound at the end of the Route 128 bridges