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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
January 4, 1971
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Bird
Room, Cary Memorial Building, on Monday evening at 7 30 p.m. Chairman
Cataldo, Messrs Mabee, Kenney, Greeley and Bailey were present. Mr
Legre, Town Counsel , Mr. O'Connell , Town Manager; Mr. McSweeney, Town
Engineer and Acting Superintendent of Public Works and Mrs. McCurdy,
Executive Clerk, were also present.
Jurors At the request of the Town Clerk, four jurors were drawn as
follows
Harold W Eklund 24 Preston Road
David M. Hamblin 7 Winston Road
William R. Page 25 Oakland Street
William K. Brown 127 Bedford Street
Mr O'Connell informed the Board that the Town Engineer has
written him reporting that he has signed the offer and acceptance
form on the State and Federal grants on the Hamilton Road relief
sewer. The grant offers an estimate of $597,000; on the basis of
that estimated cost, which is subject to change, the Federal grant
offers $298,500 and the State offers $149,250, leaving the appli-
cants' share, Lexington and Bedford, of $ 149,250. On December 30,
Hamilton 1970, we received preliminary plans and specifications on Contract
Relief No. 1 and we are presently completing the second stage.
Sewer The Chairman said that a letter from the State was received
today.
Mr. O'Connell recommended that the awarding authority set a
date to advertise the bids as soon as possible. Also, you will
note an additional 10 percent will be granted by the Housing and
Urban Development, which will add $29,850. This leaves only the
date to authorize the bids.
The Chairman said that we have applied for a HUD grant and we
are not sure of it; we have a commitment on the others. We will
discuss this whole issue later on.
The Chairman read a letter from Mrs. George Laurendeau, 33
Bellflower Street, requesting that Crosby Road be made one-way
Traffic during the hours when children are brought and picked up at the
Request Maria Hastings School
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer
this request to the Traffic Committee for recommendations.
Common Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the
Vict. Common Victualler licenses for the following (approved by the
License Board of Health.)
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Bellino' s Bakery, Inc. 114 Massachusetts Avenue
Folsom' s Seafoods 182 Bedford Street
George R. Reed & Son 1721 Massachusetts Avenue
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the
Chairman to sign the Liquor Identification Card for Nancy Joan Doyle, I .D Card
823 Massachusetts Avenue.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes
Minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting held on December 28, 1970
The Chairman read a letter from the Planning Board stating that
the portion of Worthen Road across the Bowman School land should be
built within the 70' layout as a standard subdivision street with a
30' wide bituminous pavement and a sidewalk along one side. Either
the typical cross-section for arterial street - modified as shown on
the 1965 standard specifications of the Public Works Department or a
special cross-section may be utilized, the latter being a little less
expensive to construct The details of construction and the limits of
peat excavation shall conform to the above standard specifications and
to the Rules and Regulations governing the subdivision of land in
Lexington. Since the road corridor easement across the Trinity Coven-
ant Church land will have to be definitely located and shown on the
development plans, it will be necessary to determine the best location
therefor prior to the approval of the final plans some time in 1971
(assuming the passage of the rezoning at the January II , Special Town
Meeting)
The Chairman said that this letter is in reply to one we sent Worthen
them after receiving one from Norman Richards, who is representing Road
the Trinity Covenant Church.
He asked if the Board agrees ( I) this section of Worthen Road
should be built to these specifications or this width? (2) or consider
the idea of the Town building the road?
Mr Kenney asked, you mean paying for it, too?
Mr Greeley approved ( I) building the road to these specifica-
tions and (2) if the zoning change is approved at the Special Town
Meeting. I think we ought to take immediate steps to offer to build
the road, subject to reimbursement by the developer at 100 percent of
the cost.
The Chairman said we should meet with Norman Richards to square
away what we are going to pay for; they should understand what they are
going to pay for Last year, we said to build to a 44' width with our
own money
Mr. Greeley said that now we are saying to take Chapter 90 money
elsewhere If you say it will be extraordinary width, it invites
questions of the townspeople
The Chairman said he certainly questions one sidewalk and ques-
tions not putting the base in for a 44' width.
Mr. Kenney agreed with Mr. Greeley on a 30' subdivision width.
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Mr. Greeley said he wouldn't fight one way or another on the
sidewalk
Mr Bailey said that it would be in the meadow; a sidewalk on
the East won't carry anybody.
The Chairman said that we are talking about 190 families and
as I understand the plan, they are going to hook onto this section
We are coming into the school area and the Planning Board says to
have a sidewalk just on one side The children hade to have a
crossing and there are going to be 190 families there.
Mr. Kenney asked if it is on the school side, wouldn't that
suffice?
The Chairman replied that we don't want to have to ask for
another traffic woman I am saying on the school site, there
) should be two didewalks. I would hate to have the Town have to'
come in afterwards and put in a sidewalk.
Mr Kenney asked if we want this particular piece, should we
pay for it?
Mr. McSweeney came into the meeting.
The Chairman asked Mr. McSweeney if we paid for one of the
sidewalks on Worthen Road?
Mr. Mabee said he believed the subdivider paid for the differ-
ence, what he would normally pay in a subdivision.
Mr Greeley said we used to require two and now we require
only One sidewalk
The Chairman informed Mr McSweeney that the recommendation
of the Planning Board is for a 30' pavement and a sidewalk on one
side and it is laid out to 70 feet We are asking should we have a
sidewalk on both sides? Mr Greeley feels we should discuss making
it to the 30' subdivision width
Mr. McSweeney asked what if we increase it to the full width
and have a layout at a later time?
The Chairman thought it could be done.
Mr Kenney said you wouldn't rebuild it to 44' width; I wouldn't
want to spend the money now.
Mr Mabee said we are talking about building from the subdivi-
sion to Marrett Road. We have had every extreme on Worthen Road; why
not make a decision on this tonight?
The Chairman said we have agreed from Marrett Road to Colonial
Acres to buy land; also, we agreed to leave a corridor from Goffe
Road to Marrett Road 100' wide.
Mr Greeley added in case some day it may be necessary to con-
struct it.
The Chairman agreed; now we are asked to build a section of
that road which we had left a corridor.
Mr. Mabee said that you certainly are not going to build this
now to the full width.
Mr. McSweeney said if you do it on that basis, "in case," you
are asking the Clematis subdivision to do something less than you
required Duffy to do.
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' Mr. Greeley agreed and said we changed our policy; we revised
our policy on Worthen Road last summer and I think we should stick
to it
The Chairman said he would not like to see us go in there and
excavate this peat, with the depth of 20' , and have to go in again
in five years and excavate again; in the point of good construction,
we should go to the full Width
Mr Greeley said that we should excavate to what is the appro-
priate width to get an adequate base for a 30' pavement.
The Chairman explained that we would probably have to excavate
to a width of 80' to 100' wide, anyway for the 30' pavement What I
would like to see us do is excavate the whole thing for a good solid
base so the road base won't shift as it did up at the High School
area, but I think it is in the best interests of the Town to excavate
it to that width
It was the sense of the Board to excavate for the 50' layout.
Attorney Norman Richards met with the Board
The Chairman informed Mr. Richards that the Board had received
a letter from the Planning Board in reply to one we sent after re-
ceiving yours As far as the access road to the subdivision, we
would like to have a basic understanding on who is going to do what
It is the Planning Board's position, and the Board concurs, that the
road be extended to a 50' layout and built to specifications. The
Planning Board is asking for one sidewalk and we question whether
one or two sidewalks. Is it the feeling of your people that you
would design and survey to the location the Town Engineer specifies
and, at that time, if the Town Engineer approves the specifications
for the layout, we put it out to bid and you deposit in escrow with
the Treasurer and the road will be built at no cost to the Town?
Mr Richards said, first, it was the understanding of the
Church that the Town would have it laid out and had done some prepar-
ation for Article 22 of the 1969 Town Meeting, which laid out the
road, and there would be no money for construction. I had not con-
cerned myself with the engineering I do know that the Bowman School
property had been engineered by Whitman and Howard for sewer lines
and in my discussion of Article 22, engineering data for the road was
available, assuming it was going to be extended to 70 feet wide One
of the problems that had arisen in discussion by the townspeople was
whether this would be the logical place for the second access or
whether theee were other avenues to explore other than the low areas
Also, there is some feeling it shouldn't be built on Bowman School
property However, in discussing it with the Architect, this would
be the logical place and would open the area down through the Bowman
School . In the letter to the Board was the amount of money that
would be placed with the Town and the Town would do all the work as
they would under Chapter 90 I have heard about conditions at the
Bowman School , I don't know how bad the bottom is but Whitman and
Howard does and if it gets into an astronomical fee, it would be
advisable for the Church to look into this matter and other areas
for access.
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The Chairman asked if he understood the part the Town would
play in it? Under Chapter 90, the County surveys it, the State de-
signs it and puts it out to bid and awards the bids We would just
inspect the project and make the payments
Mr Mabee asked what has the County done?
Mr. McSweeney said they did some survey work in the area, no
borings, just some preliminary surveys.
The Chairman said there is no question the Town would make
information available to you We are in no position to undertake
the design of this project
Mr Richards said we would design it as a subdivision, it
would be built to specifications and I don't know what adjustments
the Town would make if we had to construct and install services to
a greater width
The Chairman said it would be designed and built as a normal
subdivision street with no requests for services or pavement of a
greater width.
Mr Greeley said it is our recommendation to do exactly what
Mr Richards and the Church recommended; they expect to construct
the street as a normal subdivision street except the bids would be
taken and let by the Town.
Mr. Mabee said that they would handle it as a normal subdivi-
sion and you would engineer it and put the money in escrow and we
would build it.
The Chairman said as the Planning Board letter reads, you are
giving the Town an easement for a corridor for the extension of
Worthen Road
Mr Richards said the question came up on an easement; there
is the improbability of building a road across which would go out
to Marrett Road, the road would not follow that course when on
the Church' s land, this would go across as it was originally laid
out. If it is Conservation land, you would have difficulty getting
across Conservation land.
Mr. Legro said it would be almost impossible.
Mr Richards said we would put up the money and it would be
engineered; we wouldn't expect the Town to employ Whitman and
Howard
The Chairman said that the Board would be the awarding au-
thority of the bid.
Mr. Richards agreed and retired from the meeting
The Board discussed the Articles to be inserted in the Warrant
for the Annual Town Meeting on March 15, 1971 .
The Chairman said that Articles I through 30 will have the
same numbers as last year, except Article 23 (permanent street con-
struction), which was left out last year; last year, it was Chapter
90.
Bevington Mr. Mabee said that the Board asked him to check with Mr
Bevington, as we had talked about acquiring the land for the purposes
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we acquired the Tower property, as opposed to Conservation purposes
Mr. Bevington is willing to sell for either/or but with one stipula-
tion, he doesn't want any buildings there.
Mr Legro asked if he is making a concession in price for
other purposes?
Mr Mabee said he wasn't asked to talk price and he didn't
Mr Bevington doesn't care if there is a road there or not; I think
he is worried about a subdivision and he did say "no buildings
there " The Conservation Commission would withdraw their Article for
Conservation purposes if the Selectmen wanted to put it in for gen-
eral purposes. I suggest we discuss acquisition with respect to all
acquisition. There is no option at the moment and recommend that the
Selectmen have an option to purchase this land over the next 15
months for the next Town Meeting; there should be two Articles.
Mr Greeley asked why do we have to insert the Conservation
Commission's Article?
Mr Mabee said because they want to make sure it is brought up
as a matter of issue at the Town Meeting; they don't want to see it
go down river with no action
Mr Bailey said that our general purposes action would accom-
plish that
Mr. Mabee agreed
The Chairman thought we should insert two Articles and if we
get an option signed by them, we can vote to delete these two Arti-
cles We will vote to insert Article 54 for the acquisition of the
Bevington land for general purposes
Mr. Legro said you spoke of acquiring for the same purposes
as the Tower land was acquired and that included for school pur-
poses; also, for playground and recreation purposes I will be
drafting the Article soon and as long as the acquisition is limited
to these purposes
Mr Mabee asked if it is agreed to have a road through?
The Board agreed.
Mr York met with the Board to discuss the Red Cross Article.
The Chairman said that Mr Kingston as a member of the Red
Cross, is asking for this Article to be inserted for plans and
specifications for the remodeling of the Red Cross Building.
Mr. York said that Mr. Kingston asked him to be here; it is
obvious this work needs to be done. Red Cross
Mr. Greeley said that in reading the letter on this, he didn't
quite understand what Mr Kingston was saying as he said the first
estimate will cost $ 18,000 and agreed that is too much and hopes
we can do it for a lot less
The Chairman said that Mr. Muirhead' s educated guess is $18,000
and if they find out they can do it for $ 10,000 or $12,000 This is
his thinking
Mr Kenney asked Mr Greeley if he thought the facility was
worth that?
Mr. Greeley replied, no.
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Mr Kenney said he would have no compunction about inserting the
Article, but not support it
Mr Greeley and Mr Mabee agreed with him
Mr York said that when working on the Visitor' s Center, our
Committee gave serious consideration to wiping out the Red Cross build-
ing You will run into an objection from the Historical Society for
not taking care of the building. The question is, do we put money
into it?
The Chairman said that is your feeling. We would like to see
the building maintained At the Town Meeting, we don't want it in-
terpreted that we don't want the building Say we put in the Arti-
cle and because of the economy, the Appropriation Committee rejected
it and Town Meeting voted it down?
Mr Mabee said if we put the Article in because it was re-
quested by a Town Meeting Member, we are in favor of it, but not
this year because the deterioration is not so bad.
Mr York said the only way we can find out what we are all
talking about is we ought to have an investigation.
The Chairman said it doesn't necessarily mean to cost the Town
$12,000. If it fails, then we should try a Trust Fund to find out
how to have this study The day we went to the meeting, the Red
Cross was going to pay for this study.
Mr York said they have money for Red Cross use, but we don't
own the building .
The Chairman said if we charged $40 a month for the building,
we would have it in 40 months I would hate to go to Town Meeting
and have it killed.
The Chairman told Mr Kenney that he should not vote to in-
sert an Article if he didn't want to support it This is a request
from one individual It has been the Board' s policy that Articles
be inserted either as Citizens' or Selectmen's Articles We would
be deluged with requests from Town Meeting Members every year.
Either you insert it as a Selectmen' s Article or you don't insert
it at all .
Mr Bailey agreed to support the Article; Mr Mabee and Mr.
Kenney, also; the Chairman also said he would support the Article at
Town Meeting
Mr Greeley said he would not agree to support it but will agree
to put it in as a Selectmen' s Article
The Chairman said that a letter has been received from the Fire
Department requesting two Articles be inserted; one for the renovation
Fire Articles of the Central Fire Headquarters in the amount of $51 ,000 and the
other for a replacement of Engine #2 in the amount of $57,000.
Mr O'Connell said that he would talk with Chief Spellman.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to deny the
request of the Fire Department to insert two Articles
Bowman The Chairman asked about the Bowman School roof?
School Mr O'Connell said that he had talked with the School Department
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and they said the school hasn't been accepted and, therefore, it is
still up to the permanent Building Committee.
Mr Kenney asked if the roof would be capable of going through
another winter?
Mr O'Connell replied, yes, with a patch here and there.
The Chairman said that 7 Citizens' Articles were submitted.
One was on the use of Chapter 90 money on Worthen Road but the peti-
tion asks for insertion in the January II , 1971 Town Meeting - not Citizens'
for the March meeting Article
Mr. Greeley said that we are putting an Article in the March Chapter 90
Town Meeting to use the money for another purpose
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted not to insert
the Citizens' Article on the use of Chapter 90 money on Worthen Road
because the petition was for the January II, 1971 Town Meeting.
The Board agreed there would be 6 Citizens' Articles inserted.
( I) An Article submitted to release the restrictions on the
land bought by Mrs Domings on Valleyfield Street.
(2) Petition to approve and transmit to the Governor that
property taxes are among the highest in the nation and to petition
the Great and General Court for early adoption of a revised tax pro-
gram.
(3) An Article submitted by Mark Moore to amend the zoning by-
law to include parcels under RH-Subsidized Housing Districts, on the Citizens'
Bedford Street side. Article
(4) An Article submitted that the Viano property on Vine Brook
be rezoned to CG area
(5) An Article submitted to rezone on Bow Street to RH area.
(6) An Article submitted on the change in the by- law on the
use of sidewalks.
The Chairman said the School Committee has one Article for reno-
vations to incinerators to comply with requirements of the Metropoli- School
tan Boston Air Pollution Control District Article
Mr. O'Connell informed the Board that he had received a report
covering the survey of the Center Pool We had $ 1200 to conduct a
survey and found a substantial number of serious leaks and concluded
that the present filtering system was inadequate and the concrete Center
was in need of repairs; the filters are illegal under the rules of Pool
Public Health. For minimum patching and repair of the major leaks
in order for the pool to continue to operate, it would cost $ 11,500;
$56,000 for the complete removal of the structure and replacement of
the filtering system.
The Chairman asked if he had any information to make repairs?
Mr O'Connell said that the minimum to get by would cost
$11 ,500, we face some cost to put the pool back in operation as- a
result of the survey One possibility would be to ask for an
Article in Town Meeting and ask if that is the right thing to do
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Mr Greeley asked could you have a recommendation by Town Meet-
ing time?
Mr O'Connell replied, yes, he could have it by next week.
Mr Greeley said, then, why not put an Article in
The Board agreed to include an Article for the Center Swimming
Pool under the Recreation Articles
The Chairman said that Article I will include the Vocational
School and the insurance question
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert
the following 52 Articles:
( I) To choose by ballot Town Officers Vocational School Insurance
Question
(2) Reports of Boards and Committees
(3) Cary Lecture Committee
(4) Apropriations for Expenditures
(5) Approval of Town Treasurer to borrow money
(6) Transfer of unexpended appropriation balances to E & D
(7) Raise and appropriate money to pay unpaid bills
(8) Appropriate money for Reserve Fund
(9) Director of Accounts of State for audit
( 10) Funds for pensions for Police & Fire Department
( II) Appointment of Selectmen to Board of Appeals
( 12) Supplementary appropriations for installation or construction of
Water mains, sewers, drains etc.
( 13) Street lights
( 14) Appraisals & Options
( 15) Westview Cemetery Development
( 16) Curbings
Articles ( 17) Drains
( 18) Water Mains
( 19) Sidewalks
(20) Sewer Mains
(21) Trunk Sewers
(22) Highway maintenance - Chapter 90
(23) Permanent Street Construction
(24) Public Works equipment
(25) Streets - Engineering services & plans
(26) Eradication of mosquitoes
(27) Board of Health - Mystic Valley Children's Clinic
(28) Cary Library - State aid
(29) Sewer mains - Engineering services & plans
(30) ,Reimburtang sdmdi''ri'ders
(31) Acquisition of Ashley-Steeves property for general purposes
(32) Acquisition of Ashley-Steeves property for conservation purposes
(33) Layout of Worthen Road - Marrett Road to Sherburne Road
(34) Chapter 90 - Highway construction - Worthen Road - Marrett Road
to Sherburne Road
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(35) Authorization to use Chapter 616, 768 money - 1968 Chapter 90,
1966 Massachusetts Avenue Chapter 90 on East Street
(36) Authorization to use 1969 - 1970 Chapter 90 money on Worthen
Road - Marrett Road to Sherburne Road
(37) Cary Library - plans and specifications (P.B.0 )
(38) Town Office Building Access and Parking Area
(39) Police Station Air conditioning equipment
(40) Town Office Building - F.E & F
(41) Local Disaster Preparedness (C.D )
(42) Data Processing Study Committee
(43) Automatic Data Processing Equipment
(44) Purchase voting machines (5)
(45) Vocational School (VRSDPC)
(46) Photogrammetric Survey & Maps
(47) Lincoln Street - further development
(48) Purchase Harrington property (Mass Ave. at Clarke Street)
(49) Easement at Lincoln Street & Marrett Road (Tocci )
(50) Amend Article 4 June, 1969 Meeting (Minority workers) (LCSR)
(51) Abandon rights appurtenant to Hamilton property
(52) Annuity for Mrs Benjamin Day
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert the
Article for plans and specifications for the remodeling of the Red Red Cross
Cross Building.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert the
Article for the acquisition for general purposes of the land owned Bevington
by Alfred J Bevington
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert 5;
Articles on Recreation in the Warrant for the 1971 Annual Town Recreational
Meeting.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert I
School Committee Article in the Warrant for the 1971 Annual Town School
Meeting
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert 5
Conservation Articles in the Warrant for the 1971 Annual Town Conservation
Meeting.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert 8
Planning Board Articles in the Warrant for the 1971 Annual Town Planning
Meeting. Board
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert 6 Citizens'
Citizens' Articles in the Warrant for the 1971 Annual Town Meeting. Articles
The Chairman read a letter from TMMA informing the Board of an
informational meeting to be held on Wednesday evening, January 6, TI+IA
1971 , at the High School . Meeting
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Mail Box The Chairman read a letter from Postmaster Walker stating that
Mass. Ave we will be advised at a later date regarding our recommendation to
Pleasant move the mail box on Massachusetts Avenue at Pleasant Street.
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Legro regarding the re-
quest of Robert 0 Tillinghast, 183 Bedford Street, for a sewer
connection. We thought we had an agreement with him to run his
two services into a manhole at the edge of the Town property at
the DPW Building and we would consider from that manhole to the
Tillinghast lateral on Public Works' property a Town lateral and would request
Sewer the granting of an easement over his property to service this
lateral Mr Tillinghast has filed and recorded a grant of ease-
ment on the whole section and it is Town Counsel' s recommendation
that we again vote not to accept the easement.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to decline
to accept the grant of easement, 20 feet wide and extending along
the entire length of the rear lines of both lots 2 and I, from
Robert 0. Tillinghast
The Board agreed to so inform Mr Tillinghast and request
him to contact the Town Engineer with a plan of easement to be ap-
proved by Mr McSweeney and Mr Legro
Town Meeting For the Board' s information, the Chairman read a letter from
Vote Mrs. Earsy regarding a special form for the Town Meeting Members
Tallies to record their own votes at Town Meeting; these forms would be
collected and tallied by LWV and published in the Minute-man.
The Board discussed the Warrant for the January II , 1971
Special Town Meeting
Article 3 Stedman Road
The Board agreed the motion will be drawn appropriating
$200.
Article 4 Sewer - Hamilton Road to MDC sewer line.
The Chairman said that we met today and should ask for
total authorization of $750,000 project, and a cash
Articles appropriation of $100,000; in 1968, we appropriated
$575,000 and $25,000 in cash. We feel the position
should be total authorization of $750,000; raising
$75,000 from taxes and burrowing $ 100,000. Mr. Greeley
asked if the $75,000 will be out of the 1971 tax levy?
The Chairman replied yes The motion will read to ap-
propriate the additional sum of $ 175,000
Article 5 Hunting
The Chairman asked Mr Legro for an answer to John
Groden' s letter to the Board questioning whether the by-
law change intends to prohibit a person from shooting on
his own property with no danger to neighboring or abutting
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.find referring to destructive gray squirrels, skunks, etc Mr Legro
replied that we aren't doing anything different with respect to pro-
tecting your own property than is imposed by the by- law in its present
form
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unanimously
to support Article 5
Article 6 Fire Department Personal Services
Mr. O'Connell recommended $4,000, which represents money
equivalent to the cost of services of two firemen plus
the increase in supervisory costs I have had calls from
Town Meeting Members and it is significant if we do some-
thing like this for the two months, at the end of March,
the Town' s obligation, moral-wise, expires and the whole
question can be presented to Town Meeting as a new matter
Mr. Greeley asked if he were prepared as to the fact that
this in no way commits the Town after April I (the effec-
t1Ve date of the new budget)?
Mr. O'Connell replied, yes.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously
voted to support Article 6
Article 7 Warrant mailing to each dwelling
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously
voted to support Article 7
Article 8 Zoning By-Law Amendments
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unani-
mously to support Article 8.
Article 9• Gift of $300 from Georgie Burr Smith
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unani-
mously to support Article 9.
Article 10 Gift of $ 1500 from Katharine Harrington to establish a
seedling forest
Mr. Greeley asked what are we prepared to do?
The Chairman replied, that we have to find a location for
the forest
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unani-
mously to support Article 10
Article II Tennis Courts (Potter' s)':
Mr. Mabee didn't think the Board has to take a stand on
this
Mr. Greeley asked if this is an amendment to the general
text of the By-Law on R- I zone?
Mr Legro said, yes, this is to change the zoning; it is
to be operated by a corporation for a profit
Mr. Greeley said he disapproved it.
The Board agreed not to take a position on Article II
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Article 12 Clematis Brook re-zoning -wxd
The Chairman asked how much for these apartments?
Mr. Greeley replied that 25% are low rent.
The Chairman said that the Planning Board won't support
luxury apartments and this may come in at $ 185 a month.
Mr Bailey said that the rents are based on the cost of
operation
You can't guarantee rents unless you are going to be
subsidized
The Chairman said he would be reluctant to vote this
project as he sees it designed.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sup-
port Article 12. Mr. Cataldo abstained.
The Chairman said he didn't know how he will go.
Mr Greeley said he will get some estimated rent figures
for the Board.
Article 13 Mea9 herville
Mr Greeley said LCSR agreed last week we are opposed at
this time
The Chairman asked Mr McSweeney for information on the
connector at Route 128 as he wants to see where it Isc
going and who it affects.
The Chairman reminded the Board that the meeting next Monday even-
ing
is to start at 7 00 p.m because of the Special Town Meeting.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Exe-
cutive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting
Executive on 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 a personnel matter 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
10 45 p.m
A true record, Attest
Execu�lerk, Selectmen
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