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March 18, 1981
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A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's
Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, March 18, 1981 at 7 00 p m.
Chairman Miley, Mrs Battin, Mr Crain and Mr Politi; Mr Hutchinson, Town
Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager;
Miss Casey, Executive Clerk, were present
Mr Cohen informed the Board that there are three small lots in the Gift of
middle of two subdivisions which the developer, Kerrie Realty Trust, Land
wished to donate to the Town The two lots are in the Bicentennial Farms
subdivision and one lot in the Minuteman Ridge II subdivision He requested
a vote of the Board relative to acceptance
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Board of
Selectmen on behalf of the Town accepts as a gift the following parcels of
land from the Trustees of Kerrie Realty Trust
a ) Lot 189 on Assessors' Property Map 34, also known as Lot 425
Bicentennial Drive,
b ) Lot 181 on Assessors' Property Map 34, also known as Lot 417
Bicentennial Drive,
c ) Lot 38 on Assessors' Property Map 5, also known as Lot 2
Scott Road and as Parcel Z, Minuteman Ridge II
I III The Board discussed House Bill 2892 - Community Residence Siting Bill, House
and House Bill 1925 - An Act Relative to Transportation Construction Pro- Bills
jects 2892
Mrs Battin explained that the Community Residence Siting Bill would and
give some local regulatory power and provide for replacement of lost prop- 1925
erty tax revenues The Mass Municipal Association has requested that a
resolution supporting the bill be forwarded to local State Representatives
and Senators.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the resolu-
tion on the Community Residence Siting Bill, H-2892 and forward to Senator
Rotondi and Representative Doran
Mrs Battin explained that House Bill 1925 - would allow in the case
of highway or mass transportation projects determined by the appropriate
federal agencies to be categorically excluded under the provisions of the
national environmental policy acts of 1969 to also be excluded from prep-
aring a state environmental impact report This would remove two State
agencies the D P W and the M B T A from filing environmental impact
statements, which have the greatest impact on the environment
It was decided to request the Planning Board and the Conservation
Commission for their recommendations
The Board discussed position on Article 28 - Rezone RO to CM,
Hartwell Avenue This is 4 acres of land on the Route 128 side of Hart-
well Avenue between CM land next to the landfill and Cosgrove property d. r
The position of the Planning Board was not to support the Article ?y,
because overload of traffic in the area and this rezoning would only add 0\
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to the problems
Mr Crain moved to support the position of the Planning Board on the
Article
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to support the posi-
tion of the Planning Board at Town Meeting on Article 28
There was no Executive Session
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7 40 p m.
A true record, Attest
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Executive Clerk
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