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SPECIAL
SELECTMEN'S MEETING
April 5, 1978
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the
Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday,April 5,
1978 at 7 35 p m Chairman Battin, Mr Busa, Mrs Miley, Mr Kent,
and Mr Crain; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager,
Mrs Nancy Banks Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs McCurdy Executive
Clerk, were present
Hancock The Board discussed with Mr Cohen the language to be used on the
School Selectmen's Special Permit to Sydney & Noyes Associates, Inc , devel-
Special Permit opers of the Hancock School Upon Mr Busa's recommendation, the Board
agreed to include the requirement of a performance bond of $25,000 for
site and landscaping work Also, to stipulate that Mr Emanuele Coscia,
DPW Manager of Planning and Administration, is to monitor the project
Mr Cohen is to return on Monday, April 10, to request the Board's
signatures
Abatement- Mrs Nancy Banks recommended that the Board approve the previously
Cemetery Lot tabled request from Mr McSweeney to abate the unpaid balance due on
Payment two Westview Cemetery lots, which had been purchased in 1976 She ad-
vised
the Board that the $50 00 deposit had been returned to Mr Kevin
B Turner, and the $100 00 deposit had been returned to Mr and Mrs
John E Niland, III There had been no response to numerous requests
for payment; therefore, we must abate the balances which are still shown
on our books
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the
following unpaid balance on two Westview Cemetery lots
Lot #30, Sunset, Range G-two grave lot, $107 50; Perpetual
Care, $192 50; Total of $300 00
Lot #32, Sunset, Range G-two grave lot, $57 50; Perpetual Care,
$192 50; Total of $250 00
Annual Chairman Battin requested the Board's consideration of the re-
Appointment appointment of Gaynor K. Rutherford as a Trustee of Public Trusts
Trustee of As a lawyer, Mr Rutherford is concerned because his term expired on
Public Trusts March 31, 1978 and, until action is taken by the Board, he is unable
to execute documents involving the Trustees
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to re-appoint
Mr Gaynor K. Rutherford a Trustee of Public Trusts for a term of
six years expiring March 31, 1984 Mr Rutherford is to be requested
to call at the Town Clerk's office to be sworn to the faithful per-
formance of his duties as a Trustee
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Selectmen's Meeting - 2 - April 5, 1978
Mr Hutchinson discussed a request from Mr Leo Gaughan, Chair- Trustees
man of the Town Celebrations Committee, for $500 00 from the Leroy of Public
Brown Trust Fund, which would be used to defray some of the Patriot's Trusts -
Day parade expenses Mr Hutchinson recommended that the Board ask Town Celeb
the Trustees for approval of this expenditure as funds are available Committee
from this Trust for celebration purposes
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to request ap-
proval of the Trustees of Public Trusts of an expenditure of $500 00
from the Leroy Brown Trust Fund to the Town Celebrations Committee
for expenses incurred on Patriot's Day, April 17, 1978
The Board agreed to tactfully recommend to Town Meeting this Town Meeting
evening that no sessions be held during the week of April 17-21 be- Sessions
cause of school vacation
The Board agreed to move to table Article 50, Route 3 land, Article 50-
until the end of the Warrant Rte 3 Land
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at
7 50 p.m
A true record, Attest
`\ + i'itLelerk, Selectmen