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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-07-12-BOS-min X571 SELECTMEN'S MEETING July 12, 1971 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Bird Room, Cary Memorial Building, on Monday evening, July 12, 1971, at 7 30 p.m Chairman Cataido, Messrs. Kenney, Bailey and Buse; Mr Legro, Town Counsel; Mr O'Connell, Town Manager, Mr. McSweeney, Town Engineer and Assistant Superintendent of Public Works; Mrs. McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present The Board of Selectmen met informally with the following resi- dents of the Turning Mill Road area Tri Town Civic Association Nicholas K. Demas 19 Partridge Road Susan L Johansen 19 Darner Road Henry Novak 53 Turning Mill Road Turning Donald A Taylor 15 Partridge Road Mill Rd. - Barbara J. Meade 26 Partridge Road Bill 3344" A Lee Whitman, Jr. 31 Turning Mill Road it was the feeling of the residents that a taking should be made immediately before House Bill 3344 was passed or acted upon. They also felt that the Board should take a position of opposing passage of this bill in the Senate The Board agreed to make some of their own evaluations on the whole issue but, in the meantime, assemble the necessary information to make the takings if they finally decide to do so. Also, the Board agreed to schedule a meeting with Mr Steeves to discuss the granting of a Conservation easement over his property in this area Mr James W McDevitt, 17 Hamilton Road, presented a flag to the Board and said that he would like to donate it to the Town in memory of his brother Who was killed overseas during World War II McDevitt and this particular flag was on his brother' s casket when his body Flag was returned home. In behalf of the Board, the Chairman accepted the flag and as- sured Mr. McDevitt that the flag would be treated reverently Mr Legro requested the Board to sign the contract for the leasing of voting machines; the contract is in proper form Voting Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Machine contract for the leasing of five voting machines with the Automatic Contract Voting Machine Corporation Mr Legro requested the Board to sign the exercise of option for Harrington the Harrl3ngtiorf property, owned by the First Parish Church of Lexing- Property ton Option 572 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the exercise of option for the Harrington property, owned by the First Parish Church, Lexington Mr. O'Connell informed the Board that eight bids had been re- ceived for the construction of sewers for this year's project; the Sewer three' lowest bidders are J.M Lucente Company, Lexington, Contract $160,969 05; Center Construction Corp., Canton, $173,580.50; T.D Sullivan & Sons, Newton Highlands, $187,350 00 The authority for this is in Article 20 and I recommend that the Board vote to award to the low bidder, J.M Lucente Company in the amount of $160,969 05. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award Con- tract 70-7-E for sanitary sewer construction to J.M Lucente Company, 9 Hilltop Avenue, Lexington, in the amount of $160,969,05. Mr O'Connell informed the Board that four bids had been re- ceived for the installation of traffic signals; the three lowest Traffic bidders are; New England Traffic Signals, Inc , Winthrop, Signal $13,965 00; Morse Bros Electrical Co , Inc , Worcester, $14,483 75; Installa- R W. LeBaron, Waltham, $15,927.00. I recommend, and the Town Engi- tion neer concurs, that the contract be awarded to New England Traffic Signals, Inc. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award Con- tract 70-8-E for the installation of traffic signals to New England Traffic Signals, Inc., Winthrop, in the amount of $13,965.00. Mr O'Connell informed the Board that he had received a letter today from Mrs. McGonagle of the Red Cross requesting permission Bloodmobile for a bloodmobile on Sunday, August I , from 12 00 N to 4:00 p.m.; the bloodmobile would be parked beside the Red Cross Building. The Chairman pointed out that church services would be held in the area and recommended that the hours be from 1 00 p.m to - 5 00 p.m. Mr O'Connell is to talk with Mrs McGonagle and come back to the Board Resignation Mr O'Connell informed the Board that Richard Soule has resigned Regional from the Regional Refuse Committee Mr Whalon called me relative Refuse to his replacement and if it is the Board' s pleasure, I will get in Committee touch with the Moderator, who is the appointing officer The Board agreed that Mr O'Connell is to talk with Mr Cole, Moderator Mr O'Connell informed the Board that he had been visited by a young man who would like to clean up the corner of Middle Street and Clean-up Marrett Road; he is Gerald Knopf, 9 Middle Street, a newcomer to the Project Town and is joining Boy Scout Troop 193. He assured me that he would keep it clean all summer Funds for his project would be col- lected from the neighborhood. Mr. O'Connell is to check into the matter 111 is The Chairman read a letter of resignation from Mrs Lois Brown as observer to the Suburban intertown Liaison Committee and recom- mending the appointment of Thomas F Costello, a member of the Planning Board, as the new observer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the SILC resignation of Mrs Lois W Brown as observer to the Suburban Inter- Observer town Liaison Committee. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Thomas F Costello as an observer to the Suburban intertown Liaison Committee The Chairman read a request from Mrs Rhona Gateman for permis- sion to hold a square dance at her residence at 231 Worthen Road, on Saturday, August 7, from 8 30 p.m. to 12 00 M Permit The Board agreed to inform Mrs Gateman that it has no objection but would restrict the time to no later than• II 00 p.m and the rules and regulations regarding noise are to be observed The Chairman read a letter from Dr Virginia Ross nominating Dr Manfred Friedman and Mrs Sue Solomon as members of the Conserva- tion Commission Conservation: The Board agreed to inform Dr Ross that the Town Manager makes Commission the appointments to the Commission with the approval of the •Board of Selectmen and her recommendations will be considered when the nomina- 1 tions are made The Chairman read a letter from the First Communications Com- pany of Maryland requesting a meeting with the Board to discuss Cable TIN. Cable T.Y. The Board agreed to inform the First Communications Company that much legislation has been filed and, until the situation is clarified, no determination will be made in this area. The Chairman read an invitation from MBIA for a tour of old and new facilities on Tuesday, July 27, at 9 30 a.m to 130 p.m., MBTA starting at Riverside Station, Newton No member of the Board is able to attend The Chairman read a letter from the State Department of Public Works informing us that the Commissioners have assigned, subject to Legislative appropriation, the sum of $2,000 for the maintenance of Chapter 90 Chapter 90 roads in Lexington, on condition that at least $2,000 shall be contributed by the Town and $2,000 by the County. Also the sum of $29,700 for the improvement of East Street, Spring Street, Worthen Road in Lexington, on condition that at least $14,850 shall be contributed by the Town and $14,850 by the County. The Chairman read a letter from Walter R Ellis, 3 Hill Street, suggesting that the Vietnam Veterans Against the War be invited back VYAW 111 to Lexington next Memorial Day 574 The Board agreed to reply to Mr. Ellis that the Town Celebra- tions Committee is responsible for Memorial Day activities. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve Jurors the list of jurors, as submitted for 1971 - 1972. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint the Election Officers for 1971- 1972, as follows ELECTION OFFICERS 1971 - 1972 DEMOCRATS REPIJBL I CANS Mrs Mary C. Casey Mrs Edna R Anderson 22 Valley Road 21 Leonard Road Mrs Elizabeth F Downey Mrs. Florence M. Downe 1 Stimson Avenue 112 Bedford Street Mrs Mary J Ferry Mrs Mary E Clifford 50 Downing Road 54 Chase Avenue Mrs Eileen J Fradette Mrs Ilda J Field 35 Grapevine Avenue 30 Chase Avenue Mr. Michael Lovezzola Mrs Ida 8 Fisk 7 Captain Parker Arms 10 Spencer Street Election Mrs Edna F. Marshall Mrs Rose J Grant Officer 110 Woburn Street 16 Hillcrest Avenue Mrs. Margaret S Magner Mrs Agnes Heimlich 259 Woburn Street 796 Massachusetts Avenue Mr. Henry P. Meade Mrs Sally S Hooper I7C lr Roger Greeley Village 282 Bedford Street Mrs Marjorie Modoono Mrs Mary F Irwin 285 Woburn Street 20 Clarke Street Mrs. Mary G Oliver Mrs Alice GMarshall 610 Waltham Street 9 Independence Avenue Mrs Alice Lillian Osgood Mrs Mary G McCauley 537 Marrett Road 75 Spring Street Mrs Helen L Perry Mrs Dolores M. Swan 16 Ellison Road 24 Bedford Street 1 0 4 'Mrs Randall W Richards Mrs Virginia M Warner 67 Farmcrest Avenue 71 Adams Street Mr Joseph 0 Rooney Mrs Margaret S Wilson 222 Waltham Street 103 Meriam Street Mrs Mary V Spencer Mrs Marjorie E. Wirpio 3 Cary Avenue 22 Bartlett Avenue Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Order for Construction of Sewer on Sewer Orders Partridge Road from house numbers 20 and 21 to 27 and 28; a distance of 610 ft , more or less Partridge Road from house numbers 8 and 9 to 18 and 19; a distance of 690 ft., more or less. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of Selectmen' s meeting held on June 21 and June 28, 1971 The Chairman read a report from the Town Engineer regarding the Field Road sewer easements, stating that he had discussed the route behind the houses on Concord Avenue with the respective owners and had informed them that the route proposed to be privately built and financed in the rear of Concord Avenue is unacceptable under any conditions for the following reasons i The high costs and difficulty of construction that made this route prohibitive for the town are not affected by whether the town Five builds it or a private party Fields Sewer 2 Maintenance of this proposed sewer would be difficult at best, due to lack of a suitable access route 3. Should they obtain approval of this route and then abandon it, for reasons discussed in item one, there would be no way to sewer these properties even though they are bettered 4 In order not to delay the contractor any more than we already have, and considering the amount of time involved in drawing up the necessary legal documents, we feel the easement should be finalized as soon as possible. At this point it is our intent to prepare the necessary informa- tion for Town Counsel to draw up the orders on the basis of the original alternate proposal . The Chairman: Mr McSweeney informs us that their proposed route is much more costly and he recommends the route go through Mr Aladjem' s property to Mr Wanner. 57 (i Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to instruct the Town Engineer to construct the sewer through Mr Aladjem's property, as recommended by the Town Engineer The Chairman read a letter from David F. Dickerson of the Dis- abled American Veterans, Cambridge Chapter 16, requesting the pur- chase of an acre of land in the Valley Road area Tax Title The Board agreed to reply tO Mr Dickerson that the usual request is for a specific parcel and, to our knowledge, there is nothing available at this time; however, the Board will investigate the situation to see if there are any lots the Board would consider selling The Chairman read a letter from John Deane, 32 Independence Avenue, claiming that two dog violations were sent to him in error and the violations could possibly involve another dog in the neigh- borhood. Also, that the law states the dog must be brought to the owner to press charges The Chairman read a report from the Dog Officer that he had picked up the Deane dog six months ago and had brought himl:bome, requesting that the sum of $5.00 be paid in order to release the dog Mrs. Deane refused to pay it and the Dog Officer gave her the dog but said he would give her a summons into court for the next violation. On June 20, he had received a call from a neighbor that the Deane dog was out and it was always chasing kids; there was no answer at the Deane home, and he wrote out a citation On Deane Dog June 22, he received another call from the neighbor that the Deane dog was out again; he sent the dog home and wrote up an- other citation. He had checked with the County Dog Officer who said that no Dog Officer has to go to a home and inform the owner that he is writing up a citation; he also said that if our Town Ordinance does not state that the owner must be informed before a citation is issued, Mr Deane would have to prove he was not in violation. The Board agreed to return the two citations to Mr Deane stating that the Dog Officer has complied with the statute in the manner of the issuance of these citations and, if Mr Deane feels the citations are not justified, to contact the Clerk of Courts in Concord Mr Kingston Howard, Chairman of the 1975 Celebrations Com- mittee, met with the Board Mr Howard Mr. O'Connell and I have had a couple of meetings 1975 since my appointment The thinking expressed by Mr O'Connell in Celebration his report to the Board regarding a 1975 Committee is comparable Committee to the thinking I arrived at independently. Mr O'Connell and I have not gone beyond discussing the philosophy, time schedule and overall composition of the Committee and, prior to going any fur- ther, I think there are three areas 1 would like to explore: I 577 I) the composition of the Committee 2) the term of the appointment 3) specific individuals, if that is appropriate at this time I have no discussion of anyone outside relative to these matters but Mr O'Connell and I think it should be streamlined to provide for a nine member committee with a formal Chairman and Executive Secretary and to have specific functions for facilities for the celebration, adminis- tration and finance, public relations and liaison. This Committee should operate in two important phases, first on planning second on the execution Because of the length of time between now and the end of the eedebtat€.em 1:n• 5975; we anticipate a significant turnover in people Importantly, we feel perhaps there are two different types of people possibly appropriate for the different phases and, further- more, it may be true that some members would tire during the first stage and it would be appropriate to replace them with fresh people The recommendation is, including the general Chairman, for a term to June I, 1973 on the first phase .and to December 31, 1975 on phase 2, or when the final report is submitted to the Board of Selectmen The Chairman You don't think the terms should be staggered in any way? Mr. Howard I hadn't considered that; I only considered in view of the split. The Chairman Continuity is very important; a lot of people go to a point and get off Mr Howard: I felt the thrust would be between now and 1973 for planning and the rest for execution The Chairman With the two terms, either somebody has to go the full route or not at all ; I think there should be some continuity It would be bad if the majority left us in 1973, so you should con- sider staggering the terms, especially in your top people. Mr Howard I would like to table this; as long as the overall concept is acceptable, this item could be tabled Do you wish me to go into the subject of specific individuals or would it be more appro- priate for the Selectmen to give suggestions? The Chairman It is a two-way street; you give us a list and we will make our dents and add to the list We will schedule another meeting in the near future and discuss this and make the final appoint- ments, which should be made by September You have good categories, is there some description as to who goes to what point? I think you have to have description as to what point the category goes and what authority Mr Howard The first phase is pretty much a bare bone committee and 1 am not worried about this group but later at some point in time we must break and divide the responsibility in administration and finance The Chairman 1 think if you get a good man, he wants to know his limits and would be zealous of his responsibility; if we go into the basics in the beginning, we would solve the problems. Mr Kenney asked about an advisory group. Mr Howard My reaction is that there are a number of senior 1 57 � citizens who have demonstrated their interest and willingness to help and I know who they are. If others come along, I would like to work with them on an individual basis and utilize their energy. At this point, 1 prefer not to formalize, We know the pressures that will mount and many citizens will have some recognition as far as the pro- gram and I would like to rely on these sincere and helpful people rather than formalize it Later, there would be a useful, specific purpose. The Chairman Do you want to submit a list to us? Mr. Howard I don't have it but I will give it to.Mr,r.O'Connell. The Chairman With you as the general Chairman, it will be a tremendous responsibility and you want the best people that are avail- able and with whom you can work Mr O'Connell gave Mr Howard a report of a regional meeting of the State Bicentennial Legislative Committee and included was an item on State approval of a Commission that legislation is now being drafted allowing cities and towns to accrue funds and when it is a law, it will relieve local committees All we poave to have is a Town Meeting Article. Mr. Howard retired from the Meeting, with the understanding that he will meet with the Board in the near future. Mr Mollo-Christensen was recognized and said that the Minutemen Regional Vocational Technical School Committee is planning to come back to the 12-member towns next fall with a request for money for a site and architectural plans. First, the Committee will vote to in- cur a debt of approximately SI M total ; within thirty days of that vote, the Boards of Selectmen in the different towns will have an Minuteman opportunity to disapprove or call a Town Meeting to disapprove; if Vocational none of the Towns disapprove, the Regional District Committee can Technical then incur the debt These planning costs, less the site acquisi- Committee tion costs, are reimbursable. If the construction contract is signed within a specific number of months, it means that all we are asking the Towns is to approve the School Committee incurring debts to buy a site; the site costs wilt be assessed on the Towns The planning costs are reimbursable by the State; therefore, they will net be assessed to the Towns. The School Committee is authorized to incur debts; the interest of that debt will be assessed on the towns. We would very much like to know if there is a plan for a Town Meeting in the Fall so we can accommodate our vote to fit within 30 days or less before a Town Meeting. If that is impossible, if the Town planned a September Town Meeting, it is possible to draw an article on the Warrant before the School Committee votes, which gives a sense of the Town Meeting; they will not object to approving of our vote The Chairman Right now, we have no plans for a Town Meeting; there is no purpose on the horizon to call a meeting this fall Mr Mollo-Christensen The Regional School Committee would like to proceed as fast as possible. The Chairman Set forth to us in a report where you are at, )7y with details as far as costs, location, etc , and is it necessary for Town Meeting sanction or the sanction of the Board of Selectmen. Then, we will meet with you Mr Mollo-Christensen I will do so. As far as discussion of sites is concerned I would like an opportunity to talk with the Board in executive session. Mr Mollo-Christensen retired from the meeting The Board discussed the Traffic Committee reports The Traffic Committee had discussed the request of Dr. Wilkinson to prohibit parking in front of the Central Block on Massachusetts Avenue and it was the unanimous opinion of the Committee that - 1 An additional travel lane be added in the northwesterly direction by eliminating the parking spaces as they are now located. 2 The necessary action be taken to effect the land exchange and Traffic as soon as practicable thereafter, make a legal layout of the widened Central Massachusetts Avenue between Depot Square and Meriam Street Block 3. Parking along Depot Square, Massachusetts Avenue and Meriam be prohibited temporarily as required for the reconstruction The temporary elimination of parking can be enforced by the Police Department as necessary and requires no vote to amend the Traffic Rules. The ultimate decision as to parking after the street widening and the new construction depend on the street design, width of sidewalk and other factors and no recommendation can be made regarding it at this time. The Traffic Committee report on the request of the Cary Memorial Library Trustees for the Selectmen to reconsider the new location in front'of the Library states that it is the unanimous opinion of the Traffic Committee that the present bus stop location in front of the Cary Cary Library is functioning well and should not be changed Another Library review may be appropriate after the library, the Central Block, Bus Stop Massachusetts Avenue, Clarke Street and the site of the Harrington House are redesigned and reconstructed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the recommendation of the Traffic Committee not to change the location of the bus stop in front of Cary Memorial Library The Chairman read a report from the Town Engineer in response to complaint from Mr Bonneli , 5 Coolidge Avenue, regarding the slope of Complaint the sidewalk at the intersection of Adams Street and Coolidge Avenue Sidewalk The report states that this sidewalk was constructed under con- at Adams tract by the Engineering Department in 1969 and is presently being Street & reconstructed by the Telephone Company following installation of a Coolidge telephone duct in the Adams Street portion We agree that the orig- inal construction was not geometrically ideal at this intersection 5MU but we believe this condition can be substantially relieved by the installation of granite curb en the corner radius by the Public Works Department, under our highway maintenance program subject to the approval of the Board. Mr Bailey The Telephone Company put the sidewalks back in two or three weeks ago. Mr. McSweeney All we would do would be to take the reverse slope out The Chairman You are saying that the installation of the curb radius would help but not solve the problem. Mr McSweeney Yes, it is a rolling situation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the Town Engineer's recommendation and to instruct the Acting Superin- tendent of Public Works to install the curbing at the intersection of Adams Street and Coolidge Avenue. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted' to sign water abatements for the following Clifford Phelan -25 Estabrook Road $ 25 55 Owner sent in wrong reading Lelia M Peons -15 Emerald Street 57.22 Owner sent in wrong reading Tony Venuti -395 Lincoln Street 8 75 Water off Roger T Westcott - 3 Foster Road it 63 Wrong reading by Meter Man Robert M Richardson-24 Vinebrook Road 27.24 Wrong reading_seft in N.E Construction -27 Muzzey Street 1541 .44 Wrong reading sent in Abatements John Schumacker -51 Harding Road 8.75 Water offfil Gordon Buchanan 715 Red Coat Lane 29.76 Wrong reading sent in James M. Chartienitz-31 Brandon Street 4 90 Wrong reading by Meter Man Frank DiRocco -18 Sanderson Road 8 04 Wrong billing Pasquale Luongo -82 Buckman Drive 8 75 Water off Barney Reiffen -26 Peacock Farm Rd 64.40 Owner sent wrong-reading James Catalano -643 Waltham Street 40 50 Wrong reading by Meter Man The Chairman said that we received a letter from the Community Nursery School that they had been informed that their free standing Community sign is on Town property and been requested to move it within their Nursery boundary and to submit an appeal to the Board of Appeals for permi.s- School sion to maintain a free standing sign. However, we have been unable Sign to find a satisfactory new location and if the sign is moved from its present location it will be extremely difficult for new parents visit- ing the school to find it We would like to request that the Select- men give us special permission to keep bbr sign in its present location The Chairman read a report from the Town Engineer that the sign is located on the 4 ft. grass strip between the edge of the travelled way and the sidewalk; the signpost is approximately 12 5 ft into the public way from the sideline of the street and the rod iron hanger from which the sign is hung is directly on line with the edge of the travelled way at its extremity. By allowing a sign to be located on a public way, the Town would have to assume any liability created by the sign, such as vehicular and pedestrian accidents, snowplowing, etc { 581 q 1 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to deny the re- quest of the Community Nursery School to keep the sign in its present location on Town property The Chairman informed the Board that Mr McSweeney and Mrs. Brown attended a meeting held two weeks ago by the Suburban lntertown Liaison Committee and they are looking for the Board' s attitude and feeling on the Hanscom Circumferential road Who, in Lexington, proposed this? Mr. McSweeney: Mr Rader did The Chairman As far as we know, no one from this Town has pro- posed any segment of this. Mrs Brown came in to see me and I said that under no conditions would we support this kind of a road until we get our access road onto Route 128 It is my concern that in no way do we want to Jeopardize us getting the access road We would support the circumferential road on the western part but I would be against this and informed Mrs Brown Mr Bailey There is no question the access road has top prior- ity to the interchange The Chairman 1 think the Board should know that Charles Whitcomb resigned and retired and now our battle is starting over Hanscom again and nobody knows what is going on. Taking this into considera- Circumfer- tion, 1 am not about to support this as they could end up coming ential Road down Maguire Road and dump the traffic onto Bedford Street Mr McSweeney: It is primarily for the traffic in Concord Center and Route 62 in Bedford They picked up ideas from people and Mr. Rader The Chairman Keep in mind that Mr Rader is from Concord The Chairman to Mr. McSweeney In your letter to Mr Rader make it clear that we propose no roads at any points; we have net proposed any segments of this road as he said in his letter. Mr McSweeney: Because they compiled the various thoughts of everybody, they used our Hartwell Avenue The other step they are looking for is they feel if they have unity, they can go to Metro- politan Area Planning Committee and then to Whitcomb, and I explained that they are not at the stage we were three years ago. The Chairman We have nothing to gain by getting involved We get maximum federal aid and if we supported this, we could lose an- other five years Under no conditions will I vote to support this until we get our problems resolved We have nothing to gain except thousands of automobiles dumped on Hartwell Avenue. We would fight it tooth and nail We would be serving the Town better by fighting than supporting them This is my position We shouldn't foul it up at this late date Mr. McSweeney Also realize if this should go and be adopted by three of these towns, we should be careful of the intersection that what eventually comes into Maguire Road will end up on Hartwell Avenue The Chairman Think what would happen if they get this and we get nothing. -L 58`2 Mr. McSweeney We don't know the feeling of the federal govern- ment on this The Chairman This is the expressed reason we stayed out of this organization (SILC) because their problems are exactly opposite to ours Look at the Airport situation. We just have nothing to gain and everything to lose. They have everything to gain by dump- ing the traffic right down here,. If we get our access road, if and a, when, then we take the next step; especially with the problems we are faced with in there. If we get our access road resolved, we don't want to get involved with tying in other roads in the Hartwell Avenue area Mr. McSweeney: Are you closing the door? The Chairman: Until we get the access road resolved, we are not willing to sit and design a circumferential road until we know what the development of the area is, etc Mr McSweeney: If each Board agreed, we would have to come back for "x" number of dollars and Town Meeting approval The Chairman: As far as I am concerned, let them know in very plain language and let our observer, Mr Costello, know our feelings so he will understand our position. Mr Bailey I agree Mr Kenney to Mr. McSweeney: Assume you get your access road now, how do you feel about this? Mr McSweeney We haven't finished the project planning yet but we are a long way down the path. We still have time to have them join us afterwards, The Board agreed not to support the Hanscom Circumferential Road Top priority would be our access road to be approved and constructed before supporting any other type road in this area. Representative Cole met with the Board He said that he checks with Massport Director King on a weekly basis regarding Bedford Air- port and, as usual, there is no major expansion plan for Hanscom Hanscom going on now. Field The Chairman This is as we understood it Mr Cole: For the record, I would like people to understand there is not going to be an expansion plan The Chairman The Board is against the Governor's tax bill You would vote to tax industry? Mr Cole: This is the wrong year to be taxing industry; if -+fou tax industry, the tax will be included in the product the little ley buys Mr Cole is to send copies of the tax plan to the Board. Mr. O'Connell informed Mr Cole that Richard Soule has resigned Resignation from the Regional Refuse Committee and as the Moderator for the Town, Mr Cole is to make the new appointment to the Committee. Mr Cole agreed 583 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Execu- tive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting on Executive matters which, if made public, might adversely affect the public Session security, the financial interests of the Town or the reputation of a person After discussion of matters of financial 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 II 00 p.m. A true record, Attest 1 t 7)7 Ex cutive Clerk, Selectmen r I