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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
MAY 1, 1979
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's
Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 at 8 00 p m.
Chairman Battin, Mr Busa, Mrs Miley, Mr Kent and Mr Crain; Mr
Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager;
Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present
The Board discussed Article 57-Drainage By-Law Mr Busa recom- Art 57-
mended indefinite postponement at Town Meeting until guidelines are Drainage
received from the Manager's office; then, it can be addressed again By-Law
next year
Questions were raised and it was agreed to defer until the
May 7 meeting, pending additional information from the Building
Commissioner
The Board discussed the solid waste proposal Mr Reilly, Solid
Chairman of the Solid Waste Committee, said that the committee Waste
felt strongly that pickup and recycling were necessary and would
help with the tonnage; in addition, there has to be an educational
process to go forward Mr Otis Brown, 1 Militia Drive, requested
consideration of including the pickup of business trash with a
charge to each; this would mean a return to the town.
Mr Hutchinson reported that the cost to include 354 apartments
and 267 condominiums would be approximately $7,000-apartments and
$6,000-condominiums He recommended that $13,000 be added to the
base contract of $244,000, total of $257,000 He informed the
Board that the bidders have said it would be at least double the
base bid, or another $1 00 on the tax rate, to do the business
community Their experience has shown that it is on a separate
fee system where they do business The Board agreed that this
wouldrequire separate specifications
Questions were raised and Mr Hutchinson said that $257,000 will
mean 80 cents on the tax rate
Chairman Battin and Mrs Miley were in favor of Article 38 and
Mr Busa, Mr Crain were opposed; Mr Kent was undecided at this
point and would listen
Mr Hutchinson is to write a memo to the Board with information
on using $750,000 from .E & D to reduce the tax rate
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 by roll call Executive
vote to go into Executive Session, with no intention of resuming the Session
open meeting, for the purpose of discussing collective bargaining
After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10 15 p m
A true record, Attest
Executive Clerk, Selectmen