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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-03-27-BOS-min 193 SELECTMEN'S MEETING MARCH 27, 1978 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building on Monday, March 27, 1978, at 7 00 p.m. Chairman Battin, Mr Busa, Mrs Miley, Mr Kent and Mr Crain; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk; Mrs Nancy Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager were present At the request of the Town Clerk, the following jurors were drawn Jurors Steven H Groves 18 Winthrop Road Linda L Niland 52 Laconia Street Sarah G Green 157 East Street Robert H Peyton 28 Eaton Road Edwin L Loturco 5 Turning Mill Road Mary M. Curro 5 Page Road Glen R. Viste 36 Oakmount Circle Thomas A Toomey 11 Westwood Road Chairman Battin conducted hearings on petitions from the Boston Boston Edison Edison Company and the New England Telephone Company for the installa- Conduit tion of conduit in various locations within the Town All abutters had been notified of the hearings No one appeared in favor or in opposition The Director of Public Works approved all locations Ms Carol Clinton represented the Edison Company and Mr Roland Pinault represented the Telephone Company Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- Middle St - sion to the Boston Edison Company for the following location of conduit, Idylwilde Rd. which had been completed, to provide electric service for twelve homes on Idylwilde Road Middle Street, at Idylwilde Road, a distance of 20 feet-- conduit Idylwilde Road, at Middle Street, a distance of about 25 feet -- conduit Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- Worthen Rd - sion to the Boston Edison Company for the following location of con- Ryder Lane duit to provide electric service to Ryder Lane and Vynebrook Village Housing Development Worthen Road, at and northeasterly from Ryder Lane, a distance of about 57 feet - Conduit Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- Paul Revere sion to the Boston Edison Company for the following location of con- Rd -Powers Ct duit to provide electrical service to the Powers Court Development Paul Revere Road, at northwesterly from Powers Court, a distance of about 22 feet - conduit 194 Selectmen's Meeting March 27, 1978 East St - Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- Frost Rd. sion to the Boston Edison Company for the following location of conduit to provide electric service to Fiske Commons Condominiums East Street,approximately 55 feet west of Frost Road -- a distance of about 35 feet - conduit East Street, southeasterly, approximately 146 feet east of Frost Road -- a distance of about 15 feet -- conduit The Board agreed with Mr Crain's request that he refrain from any discussions and votes on matters pertaining to the New England Telephone Company NET & T Co Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0, Mr Crain East St abstaining, to grant permission to the New England Telephone Company Frost Rd for the following location of conduit on East Street to provide tele- phone service to Fiske Commons Condominiums East Street on the southerly side, from existing Pale 21/7 located approximately 57'+ (feet) east of Frost Road, east- erly approximately 25'+ (feet) to private property off East Street; approximately 25'+ (feet) of conduit N E T & T Co Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0, Mr Crain East St abstaining, to grant permission to the New England Telephone Company Frost Rd for the following location of conduit to provide telephone service to Fiske Commons Condominiums East Street on the southerly side, from existing Pole 21/5 located approximately 50'+ (feet) west of Frost Road, westerly approximately 45'+ (feet) to private property off East Street, approximately 45'+ (feet) of conduit Chairman Battin read a petition from the New England Telephone Poles- Company and the Boston Edison Company for approval of joint ownership Worthen Rd of two Boston Edison poles located on Worthen Road Approval is recom- mended by the Director of Public Works/Engineering Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0, Mr Crain abstaining, to approve the request of the New England Telephone Company and the Boston Edison Company for joint ownership of poles at the follow- ing location Worthen Road on the northerly side, approximately 152'+ (feet) east of John Poulter Road, two (2) poles 345/51 - 345/52 Poles- Chairman Battin read a petition from the New England Telephone Hancock St Company and the Boston Edison Company for approval of the relocation of poles on Hancock Street Approval is recommended by the Director of Public Works/Engineering Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0, Mr Crain abstaining, to approve the request of the New England Telephoe Company and the Boston Edison Company for the relocation of joint-owned poles at the following location 195 Selectmen's Meeting -3- March 27, 1978 Hancock Street (A) on the southerly side, approximately 23'+ (feet) east of Hayes Avenue, two (2) poles, 42/19 - 42/20, two poles to be removed (B) on the easterly side, approximately 85'i (feet) south of Hayes Avenue, one (1) pole 42/17, one (1) pole (C) on the southerly side, approximately 275'+ (feet) west of Hancock Avenue, one (1) pole 42/9, one (1) pole to be removed Chairman Battin read a petition from the New England Telephone Com- Poles- pany for approval of the relocation of one pole on Taft Avenue Taft Avenue Approval is recommended by the Director of Public Works/Engineering Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0, Mr Crain abstaining, to approve the request of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Boston Edison Company for the relocation of a joint-owned pole at the following location Taft Avenue on the southerly side, approximately 16'+ (feet) east of Sutherland Road, one (1) pole 131/4, one (1) pole to be removed Chairman Battin read a letter from the Pilgrim Congregational Permit- Church requesting permission for the Lexington Minute Men to assemble Battle Green on the Battle Green on Sunday, April 16, at 9 30 a.m and march, with April 16 a Police escort, down Hancock Street to Coolidge Avenue to the Church Members of the Board were invited to join the march and attend the Patriots' Day worship service, which is to be an authentic reproduc- tion of the worship observed 200 years ago Mr Busa raised the question of possible costs being involved in the Police Department for traffic control, and the Board agreed to re- quest the Pilgrim Congregational Church to coordinate the event with the Town Manager and to contact Chief Corr to make arrangements for a Police escort Chairman Battin read a request from the Lexington Baseball Associa- Baseball tion for a parade permit on Saturday, April 29, commencing at the Parade Muzzey Junior High at 1 00 p.m The Board agreed that a similar request may be received from the Lexington Little League and, in accordance with the procedure adopted last year, a single permit should be granted _ to the Recreation Committee to coordinate the parade Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant a parade permit to the Recreation Committee under whose auspices the various recreational groups would march in a parade on Saturday, April 29, to open the spring sports' season Chairman Battin read a request from Mr Theodore L. Freeman for a Sewer- release under the sewer moratorium for a sewer connection to service Freeman 11 Bicentennial Drive (Lot 411) A copy of the letter had been sent to Town Counsel, who recommended that the request be denied 196 Selectmen's Meeting -4- March 27, 1978 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to deny the re- quest from Mr Theodore L Freeman for a sewer connection to service 11 Bicentennial Drive Bond- Chairman Battin requested the Board's approval of a bond Constable Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the bond for Constable John J Shine, Jr in the amount of $3,000 upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's meetings held on January 5, January 9, and March 20, 1978 Express Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that express bus service will Bus start on April 10 and, during the 90-day permit which was granted, re- Service ports will be given to the Selectmen Mrs Nancy Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager, said that, in addition to Lexington's 90-day permit to Metropolitan Coach, M B T.A must grant a 90-day permit,which they have verbally indicated to do so, and written confirmation is forthcoming M.B T.A suggests that we evaluate the service after 30 days to determine, at that point, whether we should pursue the matter of permanent bus service At the end of 30 days, she will submit a report to the Town Manager Mr Busa asked if, after 90 days, it would be brought back to the Board and then other people could submit or resubmit proposals and, perhaps, with a different rate structure? Mr. Hutchinson said that if the service is going well with the existing vendor, he saw no need to change unless there is a legal requirement to do so However, on a long-term basis, he will pursue Mr Busa's question Wood Street Mr Rosenberg, 165 Wood Street, presented petitions to the Board Sidewalk requesting (1) that the present sidewalk on Wood Street be extended from and Holton Road to Bates Road; (2) that the speed limit on Wood Street be Traffic reduced to 30 MPH; (3) that through truck traffic be prohibited on Wood Street Mr Rosenberg said that large trucks are using it as a main, through road connecting from Mass Avenue to Hanscom Field, and we would not want to stop deliveries in the area, which would include Lincoln Lab, but somehow to prevent the truck traffic which should be using Route 128 to get around Mr Rosenberg was informed that, according to the State, through truck traffic cannot be enforced unless an alternate route has been approved However, items 2 and 3 will be submitted to the Traffic Safety Committee for a recommendation, and item 1 will be placed on file for consideration at next year's budget process Mr Rosenberg retired from the meeting Article 26 Article 26-Acquisition of land for Cemetery purposes Mr £1 metery Hutchinson advised the Board that there is an understanding, in Land writing, with the property owners, subject to the approval of the Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen, for an agreed upon price that 197 Selectmen's Meeting -5- is consistent with the opinion of value Article 15-Drains Notice of consideration having been served at Article 15 Town Meeting, the Board agreed to take the matter up at a later session Drains of Town Meeting Mr Hutchinson advised that the Engineering Department does not recommend going for a smaller package than originally submitted Mrs Nancy Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager, discussed the re- Cary Hall- quest from the Department of Employment Security for the use of Cary Hall Job Fair for a job fair Lexington has been selected because of the substantial number of industries in the area Employers would set up booths and people are able to pick up job applications and have a preliminary screening Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- request of the Department of Employment Security to conduct a job fair in Cary Hall on Saturday, April 22, 1978, from 9 00 a.m to 2 00 p.m , subject to payment of the custodian's fee The Board agreed to waive the customary charge of $35 00 for Cary Hall as it is considered to be a public service The Board agreed to serve notice of reconsideration if Article 19 Article 19 is not passed at Town Meeting, and to move that Article 10 be taken up Sewers after reconsideration of Article 19 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, to discuss strategy with respect to a matter of litigation. After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7 46 p.m A true record, Attest —Ah 427c Executive Clerk, Selectmen 111