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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-04-01-BOS-min AOR„ 4 '- SELECTMEN'S MEETING April I , 1974 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, April I , 1974, at 7 00 p m Chairman Kenney, Messrs Bailey, Busa, Brown, and Mrs Battin, Mr O'Connell , Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel , Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present Mr O'Connell informed the Board that Mr McSweeney, Director of Public Works/Engineering, requests authorization to proceed with adver- Brook St tising for bids for control panels for the Brook Street Pumping Station Pumping The necessary authorization has been received from E P A to go forward Station Bids with the revision of the contract Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Director of Public Works/Engineering to advertise for bids for control panels for the Brook Street Pumping Station Chairman Kenney read a request from the League of Women Voters to set up three stations to collect signatures for legislation to reform the system of financing political campaigns The requested locations LWV Petition are in front of the Town Office Building, Cary Memorial Library, and Stands at the corner of Marrett Road and Massachusetts Avenue, on Patriot's April 15 Day, April 15 Mr Busa objected to the location in front of the Town Office Building because of the reviewing stand Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- sion to the League of Women Voters to set up stations on April 15, 1974 in two locations In front of the Cary Memorial Library, and at the corner of Marrett Road and Massachusetts Avenue Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to have no objec- tion to the Lexington Post No 3007-Veterans of Foreing Wars selling VFW Poppies Buddy Poppies throughout the Town on April 17, 18 and 19, 1974 Chairman Kenney read the following petition from the Lexington Golf Lexington Club for abatement of sewer betterment assessments in amounts of Golf Club $1 ,331 41 and $3,061 68 Petition COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Sewer MIDDLESEX, SS TO THE BOARD OF Assessments SELECTMEN OF LEXINGTON PETITION FOR ABATEMENT Respectfully represents your Petitioner, The Lexington Golf Club of the Town of Lexington, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, and says as follows 496 Selectmen's Meeting April I , 1974 I That it owns the property described on the Town of Lexington's Assessor's roles as follows Lexington Golf Club 50 Hill Street M 58 LT 27, which property is more particularly set forth on Town of Lexington, Property Maps No 58 and No 65 attached hereto and marked Exhibit "A". 2 In the year 1970, the Town of Lexington undertook to lay sewer pipes in Hill Street described as follows An eight (8") inch sanitary sewer pipe in Hill Street from Diane Lane southwesterly, plus or minus 450 feet 3 In the year 1973, the Town of Lexington undertook to lay sewed pipes in Hill Street described as follows An eight (8") inch sanitary sewer pipe in Hill Street from Diane Lane, north- easterly, 365 feet 4 The property of your Petitioner does not benefit from the betterments as constructed by said town; neither does your Petitioner use said betterments or is its land improved by said construction, but said construction does benefit the town at large 5 Nevertheless, your petitioner has been assessed for the con- struction described in paragraph two hereof under MGL A c 80, as amended, for betterments in the sum of $ 1 ,331 41 , and your Petitioner has been assessed for the construction described in paragraph three hereof under M G L A , c 80, as amended, for betterments in the sum of $3,061 68 WHEREFORE, your Petitioner brings this petition under M G L A , c 80 S 5, and all amendments relating thereto, and respectfully re- quests that its assessments be abated Dated at Lexington this 7th day of March, 1974 THE LEXINGTON GOLF CLUB Warren W Fox Chairman Kenney read a report, dated March 18, 1974, from the Director of Public Works/Engineering, stating that he had reviewed the petition for abatement and could find no reason for abatement of these sewer betterments because the property had been properly assessed ac- cording to our usual standard procedures, as set forth in Chapter 221 of the Acts of 1926 (Betterment Act) Chairman Kenney At our meeting on December 10, 1973, we voted to grant deferment of payment of $1 ,331 41 and $3,061 68 for three years, until December 1976, and I see no reason to abate them as the property has been bettered The Board agreed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to deny the peti- tion of the Lexington Golf Club for abatement of sewer betterment assessments on Lot 27, Assessors' Map 58, Hill Street, in the amounts of $1 ,331 ,41 and $3,061 68 497 Selectmen's Meeting April I , 1974 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to certify the character of the following who have applied for Certificate or Incor- Certificate of poration Incorporation Charles A Winchester 57 Hancock Street "Middlesex County Probation Service, Inc " Robert Wilson 8 Revere Street "Lexington Youth Soccer, Inc " Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Bond bond for Deputy Collector Paul E Kelley in the amount of $2,500 Chairman Kenney read a recommendation from the Lexington Bicenten- nial Committee to appoint George E Rowe as Treasurer Appointment Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Bicentennial George E Rowe as Treasurer of the Bicentennial Committee Committee Chairman Kenney read a request from the Lexington Lodge of Elks 2204 to extend the hours on Patriots' Day Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- sion to the Lexington Lodge of Elks 2204 to extend the hours of Elks operation under their Club Liquor license on Monday, April 15, to Patriots' Day 100 p m to 12 00 Midnight Mrs Battin informed the Board that she had received a tele- phone call regarding a meeting to be held in Senator Atkins' office Hanscom Field on April 3, at 100 p m regarding the impending transfer of the property at Hanscom Field The Governor's office doesn't want a transfer to the Massachusetts Port Authority without all of us being present Mr O'Connell I believe all the land involved is in Bedford but I will check it out The Air Force operated under a contract and now they would return it to the designated State agency, Massachusetts Port Authority Mr Bailey It is in the cards that it could take on more of a business front. The point is to keep out the commercial business Mr Brown I agree that this is very important I shall attend the meeting on April 3 Mr Buse submitted the following Resolution to be presented to Town Meeting for adoption WHEREAS, The Town of Lexington is the Birthplace of American Crocker Liberty and is proud of its heritage and of its concerned citizens Family who are dedicated to governmental interests and service to humanity; Resolution I 4195 Selectmen's Meeting April I , 1974 And WHEREAS, the Crocker Familywere concerned citizens of Lexing- ton 9 ton who were indeed active in governmental service, religious activities, and service organizations, And WHEREAS, the Crocker Family were unable to continue their roles of active service to the community by their untimely demise in an airplane mishap on July I , 1973 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the 1974 Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Lexington honor the Crocker Family's contribution to society by this Resolution and by a permanent family record to be kept in the Cary Memorial Library for future generations, in addition to the tree which will be planted on Buckman Tavern grounds in their memory through the efforts of neighborhood children Millerd Chandler Crocker II , Town Meeting Member from Precinct 8,; his wife, Bernice A Crocker, and their three children, Millerd Chandler Crocker 111 , Matthew Crocker, and Scott Crocker Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Execu- tive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting on matters which, if made public, might adversely affect the public security, the financial interests of the Town, or the reputation of a person After discussion of matters of interest to the Town, it was 'voted to go out of Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 735 p m A true record, Attest 3/1) Executive Executive Clerk, Selectmen I