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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-02-02-BOS-min b7 1 SELECTMEN'S MEETING February 2, 1976 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, February 2, 1976, at 7 30 p m. Chairman Bailey, Messrs Kenney, Busa, Kessler, Mrs Battin; Mr O'Connell, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Casey, Princi- pal Clerk were present Chairman Bailey opened the meeting by requesting a report from Mr Solid William Whalon regarding the solid waste disposal problem He stated Waste that as town meeting was coming up soon, the Board would like to get an appraisal on where we stand Mr Whalon stated that there was nothing spectacular to report -- we are no better and no worse off than any other town We are somewhat better than many as we do have a landfill area that has been upgraded and closely monitored, and have avoided any significant pollution of the water system. He pointed out that other communities like Haverhill and Peabody have made no progress either He pointed out that because of the fuel ad- justment charge, the Boston Edison will not commit themselves to any agree- ment about buying the fuel He predicted that one day in the future, the State is going to say that as no one else has come up with a solution they would They will build electrical plants and supply the fuel with trash This is advocated by the proponents of public power Mr Whalon stated that he sees no reason why we should not continue to utilize the sanitary landfill area as we are currently doing He stated that he felt that it would be another five years before any significant progress or any perma- nent solution to the problem is reached Chairman Bailey thanked Mr Whalon on behalf of the Town for his time and efforts expended in this matter Mr Whalon retired from the meeting Chairman Bailey read a letter from Mr William Dolan, Chairman of One-day "Friends of Patriot' s" for a one-day all alcoholic beverage license for a All benefit dance to be held in the State Armory, Bedford Street on February Alcoholic 21 As this is the first request for this type of license, he pointed Beverage out to the Board that on August 15, 1975, an act was approved under Chap- License ter 509 allowing local licensing authorities to issue special licenses to sell all alcoholic beverages under section 14 of Chapter 138 of the Gen- eral Laws, as appearing in Section 3 of Chapter 370 of the Acts of 1934 The Board of Selectmen would be within legal rights to issue such a license He requested Mr Dolan to explain to the Board what type of an organization the "Friends of Patriot's" was Mr Dolan explained that the "Friends of Patriot's" were the parents and friends of the Concord High School band and they are raising money to send the band to the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival The dance is not a dinner dance and is for adults Upon motion duly made and seconded it was agreed to set the fee for special one-day all alcoholic beverage licenses at $25 00 License was granted to Mr Dolan Mr Busa abstained 572 Selectmen's Meeting February 2, 1976 Ball Field Mr O'Connell informed the Board that Mr McSweeney had obtained Lighting three estimates from engineering firms for the design of the ball field lighting project These bids ranged from a minimum of $2500 to a high of $7800 He stated that the Engineers Design Group, Inc , 292 Main St , Cambridge, Mass had submitted a bid of $4,000 Both he and Mr McSweeney felt that the low bid company did not have the experience needed for this type of project and they felt that the Engineers Design Group had the ex- pertise for the job and would do an excellent job Mr O'Connell asked for authorization to award the job to Engineers Design Group The Board concurred with the stipulation that the job is not to exceed $4,000 DPW Mr O'Connell requested authorization for a transfer in the amount of Snow $25,000 to Account #5500 - Snow Removal He explained that we have had Removal just under 44 inches of snow this year from 18 storms Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the transfer of $25,000 to Account #5500 in anticipation of one more major snow storm. Delete Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to delete the follow- Articles ing articles from the warrant From Construction of playing fields on the so-called Napoli land Warrant Further development of Lincoln Street recreation area Eliminate requirement that the Town Comptroller be an ex- officio member of the Appropriation Committee 1976 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the warrant Warrant for the 1976 Annual Town Meeting Pres Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the warrant Primary for the Presidential Primary on March 2 Request for Chairman Bailey read a letter from Mark Moore, Jr of Moore Homes, Town & Inc requesting the Town to install five Town and Country lamps by Boston Country Edison on Lois Lane on a temporary trial basis The Boston Edison has Lamps - approved these locations Mr Moore agreed that if they did not prove Lois Lane satisfactory Moore Homes, Inc would bear the expense of changing to Lexington's standard street lamp The Planning Board recommended that this installation be allowed. Chairman Bailey read the report from Mr John J McSweeney, Director, Public Works/Engineering in which Mr McSweeney stated that he had reviewed, with the Engineering Division, the photometric data applied to our current roadway lighting program and found that the Town and Country lamps luminaire and standard does not provide sufficient footcandles and good quality lighting per unit to meet the Town' s current lighting policy for public ways A similar request in 1973 for this type of lamp for Fairfield Drive was denied The Board discussed the matter and it was brought out by Mr Busa that this type of lighting would tend to attract house breaks and loitering Mr McSweeney explained that the initial cost of the installation is borne by the Town He stated 573 Selectmen's Meeting February 2, 1976 that this type of light would be suitable for a condominium type area such as Russell Square but that Lois Lane is going to be a public way Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to deny the request of Mark Moore, Jr to install five Town and Country lamps in Lois Lane Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Common Common Carrier License for Pierce Transit Co , Inc , 441 Textile Ave , Dracut, Carrier Mass for operating a common carrier for the transportation of passengers License for hire over Route 128 between the Burlington Town Line and the Waltham Pierce City Line -- No Stops Transit Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Allan F Acting Kenney, Acting Chairman for the period of February 6, 1976 through Chairman February 11, 1976, during Chairman Bailey's absence Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to hold the Select- Meeting men's meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 1976 as Monday, February 16 is a Feb 17 holiday Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of the Selectmen's meeting of January 26, 1976, as corrected and given to Miss Casey Chairman Bailey read a letter to the Board from Mr Richard B Brown, Request Town Administrator for the Town of Bedford The Selectmen of Bedford have From Town been attempting to prohibit truck traffic from a residential street in the of Bedford town for some time. The State has indicated that the only feasible alter- nate route for truck traffic would be along the Great Road (Route 4 and 225) and along Hartwell Avenue to the industrial area In order for the State to consider this truck prohibition on Ashby/Walsh Roads in Bedford, permission must be given by the Town of Lexington to allow the alternate truck route to pass over the Lexington streets mentioned It was agreed that the matter would be referred to Mr John J McSweeney, Chairman, Traffic Safety Committee for their recommendations Mr Brown's letter is to be acknowledged with this information Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, by roll call Executive vote to go into Executive Session to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease Session or value of real property, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the governmental body and a person, firm, or corporation Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8 50 p.m. A true record, Attest • //(1/1)' aa- (71/ 00,11. 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