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Home My WebLink About1981-06-03-BOS-min SELECTMEN'S MEETING l i June 3, 1981 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, June 3, 1981 at 7 00 P.M. Chairman Buse, Mrs Battin, Mrs Miley and Mr Politi; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager; Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present The Town Manager requested approval of the Board for several transfers Transfers from the Reserve Fund Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the follow- ing transfers from the Reserve Fund Account 1125 -- Fire and Police Medical $ 12,000 00 2525 -- Treasurer/Collector Expenses 3,000 00 " 2935 -- Office Services - Copier 1,200 00 " 3800 -- Police Department Expenses 2,500 00 " 4120 -- Fire Dept Collective Bargaining 6,000 00 5550 -- Traffic Reg /Street Signs 800 00 " 8525 -- Bond Anticipation Interest 312,141 75 Mrs Battin informed the Board that she had talked with several people Drainage on Town Meeting floor and they had pointed out that the results of the Drain- Study age Study could be used right away by the Conservation Commission The Manager stated that the Drainage Study is a planning document as well as an implementing document and the Board could put the $50,000 back in if they wished The matter will be discussed again when there is a full Board present Mr Hanlon reported to the Board that he had reviewed the letters from I/I Study LEA dated May and PSG dated April 21 relative to the discrepancy in the lengths of sewer pipe between the original I/I report prepared by Whitman & Howard and the field measurements made by PSG He reported that the discrep- ancy was not in any one particular location, but was an overall discrepancy He had spoken to Whitman & Howard and they had no explanation for the discrep- ancy It was his opinion that it would be very difficult to determine just how the discrepancy came about The Manager stated that it would be very difficult to resort to some means of recovery from Whitman & Howard, but it could be discussed in Execu- tive Session if the Board so desired The Chairman read a request from Chadwick's Ice Cream Parlor for an Entertain- Entertainment License for its annual anniversary celebration ment Lic Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue an Entertain- Chadwick's ment License to Chadwick's Ice Cream Parlor for June 16, 17 and 18 from 7 00 P.M. to 11 00 P.M for a Dixie Land Band for its annual anniversary 1 celebration. e�2� - 2 - Flea The Chairman read a request from the Follen Church Community for per- Market mission to hold a Flea Market on June 27 in the Christmas Tree lot or inside Follen the Community Center of the church ' Church After a brief discussion, it was decided to table the request until fur- ther information is obtained regarding the running of flea markets Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the request of the Follen Church Community to hold a Flea Market on June 27 in the Christ- mas Tree Lot or inside the Community Center of the church Bedford St / The Chairman informed the Board that he, Mr Hutchinson, Mr Tonaszuck Hartwell and Mr Hanlon had met this afternoon with Commissioner Amidon, Chief Engin- Avenue eer Radlo, District Highway Engineer Mistretta and representatives from Bos- ton Properties, ITEK and Spaulding & Slye relative to the Hartwell Avenue/ Bedford Street traffic problem. The meeting centered around Commissioner Amidon's reply of May 21 to the North Lexington Area Traffic Study submitted on March 9 and the unaccept- ability of the Town's proposal to construct a frontage road on the north side of Bedford Street and ambiguity of approval of other proposals Approval was granted for the Town's proposal to widen the Hartwell Avenue jughandle at the intersection with Bedford Street, including the in- stallation of a new traffic control signal system; approval for the installa- tion of a traffic control signal system at the intersection of Maguire Road/ Hartwell Avenue; approved for further study only was the proposal to widen Bedford Street from Route 128 to Winter Street--recommended that this additional study be conducted in cooperation with the District Project Section and the proposal to improve Marrett Road from Route 128 to 500 feet beyond the Massa- chusetts Avenue extension recommended for further study with personnel from the District Office The Town's concerns were that the approval of the judghandle improvements appeared to be limited to the jughandle proper and did not address the impact of the improvements on the approaches to the intersection from Bedford Street and Hartwell Avenue as those intersection improvements would require widening and channelization of all approaches and an extended transitional widening along Hartwell Avenue; approval of the traffic control signal at the inter- section of Maguire Road/Hartwell Avenue also required extensive approach widening and channelization; further definition of the term "further study" relative to the recommended improvements to Bedford Street from Route 128 to Winter Street and to Hartwell Avenue from Bedford Street to Maguire Road and could the intersection improvements on Bedford Street/Hartwell Avenue and Maguire Road/Hartwell Avenue be fast-tracked with improvements to Bedford Street/Hartwell Avenue As a result of the meeting all the issues, except the frontage road, which the Town's representatives felt was the most critical, were resolved. It was pointed out that it was not consistent with the Town's position to in- tegrate anything unless there is a commitment to the Town and the residents in this area There is a design problem in the traffic light as traffic will be pushed back into Route 128 The State was asked to address this problem. Mr Hanlon explained that the State and the Town were not very far apart on the issue The major issue was the frontage road itself and how the inter- section of Eldred Street and Bedford Street could be worked out as there were conflicts in this area The Town can proceed with the Hartwell jughandle improvements and the Maguire Road improvements that will be compatible with future improvements of both Hartwell Avenue and Bedford Street - 3 - 7 G � Selectmen's Meeting June 3, 1981 Mrs Miley voiced her opposition to the improvements on Hartwell Avenue and the Jughandle and Maguire Road being done before the improvements to Bed- ford Street She stated that she felt that the improvements would all have to be done at the same time starting at #128 and working back. She stated that the problems in the area were not the jughandle or the corner of Maguire Road through the years Mr Busa stated that he felt that the meeting was very fruitful and en- couraging and that the State seemed willing to get on with the project as soon as possible He felt that there was need of new syncronization of the traffic lights as they are obsolete and dangerous If the project was pro- longed to get approval of the entire package it mean the loss of the entire package The State is to send a reply clarifying its position which should be received tomorrow and he stated that the ultimate decision rests with Town Meeting on Monday Both Mr Busa and the Manager gave their reassurance that the Bedford Street question was a prime concern and that the Town was doing the design work and the job would not go unless the Board approved it and if it does not address the Eldred Street question, it would not be approved There was no Executive Session 111 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8 00 P.M A true record, Attest Executive Clerk f, O Jul