Board of Selectmen, July 16, 2018
HOLDEN BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MEETING MINUTES
July 16, 2018
6:35PM Senior Center
Present: Chairman Geri Herlihy, Jeremy Kurtz, Anthony Renzoni, Tyler Gibbs, Robert Lavigne
Others Present: Peter Lukes, Town Manager
Stephanie Bacon, Assistant Town Manager
Liz Fotos, Town Recorder
Chairman Herlihy called the meeting to order at 6:35PM. The Board stood to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Appointments, Licenses, and Permits
Motion by Sel. Renzoni, seconded by Sel. Lavigne, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE TOM O’SHEA TO THE AGCOM FOR A NEW TERM TO EXPIRE JULY 16, 2021.
The Board thanked him for volunteering.
Sel. Renzoni asked how many vacancies were left on the Agricultural Commission.
Mr. Lukes replied there were no more vacancies at this time.
Motion by Sel. Renzoni, seconded by Sel. Kurtz, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION OFFICERS AS PRESENTED.
Sel. Renzoni asked if the Town Manager had increased the pay of these officers through the budget.
Mr. Lukes replied that they had increased it by 1$ an hour and did not to increase it further at this time.
Motion by Sel. Lavigne, seconded by Sel. Renzoni, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE JEN STANOVICH ON BEHALF OF WACHSUETT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A COMMON VICTUALER/FOOD COURT LICENSE AND A PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE FOR HOLDEN DAYS HELD AT THE DAMON HOUSE LOT, SENIOR CENTER, BUBAR FIELD, AND BANDSTAND ON SATURDAY AUGUST 25, 2018 FROM 8:00AM TO 3:00PM
Motion by Sel. Renzoni, seconded by Sel. Lavigne, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO GIVE THE TOWN MANAGER AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN OFF ON ANY ADDITIONAL PERMITS OR LICENSES THAT COME BEFORE HIM FOR HOLDEN DAYS.
Ryan MacKay, Lilac Hedge Farm, LLC was present at the meeting.
Mr. Lukes stated that Lilac Hedge Farm was hosting a two day farm festival on July 21 and 22, 2018.
Chairman Herlihy invited him up to the podium to talk about the event.
Mr. Mackay stated that Lilac Hedge Farm was hosting their second annual farm festival on July 21st and 22nd. He stated that there would be live music and that they tried to include a lot of the community in the event. He stated that 7 Saws would be pouring at the event, Baked would be making donuts and he was hoping for a lot of community activity. He stated that they had police detail for the entire festival and that they had even more kids activities that last year. He stated last year there were about 4,000-5,000 people and they were hoping for similar turnout this year.
Motion by Sel. Lavigne, seconded by Sel. Renzoni, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE RYAN MACKAY ON BEHALF OF LILAC HEDGE FARM, LLC FOR A PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE AND A WINE AND BEER LICENSE ON JULY 21 AND 22, 2018 FOR A 2 DAY FARM FESTIVAL, INCLUDING FARMERS MARKET, DEMOS AND PETTING ZOO ON SATURDAY FROM 10AM-9PM AND SUNDAY FROM 10AM TO 5PM.
Motion by Sel. Lavigne, seconded by Sel. Renzoni, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO GIVE THE TOWN MANAGER AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN OFF ON ANY ADDITIONAL PERMITS OR LICENSES THAT COME BEFORE HIM FOR THE LILAC HEDGE FARM TWO DAY FARM FESTIVAL EVENT(JULY 21 AND 22, 2018).
- Dissemination of BOS Policies (Sexual Harassment/ Social Media/Code of Conduct)
Sel. Lavigne stated that the Board of Selectmen had come up with a few policies and every year they update them. He stated that as a group, the Board promises to abide by the Code of Conduct, Harassment Policy and Social Media Policy. He stated that it was an annual SOP and is usually done at the Reorg meeting.
Mr. Lukes stated that there were paper copies in the Boards packets for the Board to review and sign
- Public Hearing-Chapter 61A Conversion Princeton St (Map 36, Parcel 1.3)
Motion by Sel. Lavigne, seconded by Sel. Renzoni, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CH 61A CONVERSION PRINCETON STREET MAP 36, PARCEL 1.3).
George Kiritsy, Legal Representation for Sophie Sobol for the property located at 36-1-3 Princeton Street, Holden MA. He stated that he had submitted a request for the Board to take up this matter. He stated that his client wished to sell a small parcel next to the Princeton line and that they had notified the Board and were requesting a waiver for the First Right of Refusal. He stated it was a small parcel a little over .5 acre. He stated that they had submitted two P &S Agreements and were asking for a waiver at this time.
Sel. Renzoni invited the Ag Com up to speak on the matter.
Jim Dunn, Ag Com was present at the meeting. He stated that as most of the Board had been through this previously, they were aware that about three years ago, the BOS Had adopted a policy in which the Ag Com took the lead to work with all the Town’s Boards and Committees on the 61A land. He stated that for this particular parcel, the land was far north in town, not far from a resource area, and was about .55 acres in size.
Mr. Dunn stated the original request came forward on May 11, 2018 and that Ag Com did their review process according to the new policy in place. He stated that there is 120 days and that the Town Managers office sent letters to the Boards and Committees on May 30, 2018 asking them to look at the packet and determine if there was any interest in this parcel. He stated that he sent out emails and reached out to the Land Conservation Authorities and abutters and in summary there was no interest in this parcel by town agencies and non from the Land Preservation Agencies and that the Ag Com recommend that the Board does not exercise the First Right of Refusal on this property.
Mr. Dunn stated that in the past he has summarized the time period each entity took to respond however at this point he does not know what to do to get more timely responses. He stated in this particular case, it was not an interesting property however they were well within the 120 days at this point and if the property were of interest to the Town, they would still have to call a Town Meeting and organize funds. He stated that the deadline was fast approaching and very real in the event of an interesting parcel. He asked if the Board had any ability to help expedite this process in the future.
Sel. Renzoni thanked Mr. Dunn for his research and time. He stated that at this point he thinks that they may need to concede that some entities will not get back to Ag Com in a timely manner however if there is a property that they (Ag Com) thinks is interesting they could notify the Board and Town Managers Office and they could call the Chairs of the various Boards and set up joint meetings if need be. He stated that he thinks this was where they would put the trust in the Ag Com to identify these interesting parcels.
Mr. Dunn stated that he thinks that would be the best bet but it would rely on the Ag Com or Town Manager to recognize an opportunity. He stated that it would not be fool proof as they would not know what some of the other committees would deem interesting.
Sel. Renzoni stated that the Board appreciated the Ag Com’s hard work and he stated that he thinks this system is working better than it was previously.
Chairman Herlihy asked if they had been working to categorize the properties.
Mr. Dunn replied that they were actively working on it but it was very subjective. He stated it would take time to have the final list.
Chairman Herlihy opened the matter up for public comment; no member of the public stepped forward.
Motion by Sel. Renzoni, seconded by Sel. Lavigne, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CHAPTER 61A CONVERSION PRINCETON STREET- MAP 36, PARCEL 1.3.
Motion by Sel. Gibbs, seconded by Sel. Lavigne, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO NOT EXERCISE OR TRANSFER THE FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL ON THE PROPOSED PRINCETON STREET CONVERSION AT MAP 36, PARCEL 1.3.
- Town Social Media Policy Inquiry (Kurtz)
Sel. Kurtz stated that the Town of Holden had posted an ad on its Facebook page for a for profit event which he found abnormal for towns, cities, state and federal to do this type of solicitation for events. He stated that he wanted to have this discussion tonight in regards to the Social Media Policy. He stated that it states that no solicitation, advertising, promoting, or endorsements would be made. He stated that he had gone back a year on various websites and facebook pages and in no circumstance in the two dozen or so towns and cities could be find an instance of a town promoting an event they were not part of. He stated that this particular event was not something like Holden Days that the Town was a part of, it was for a for profit organization and now the Town was advertising it. He stated that he thinks this opens the Town’s Facebook up to other events and that it is a slippery slope.
Sel. Lavigne stated that he does not think that Sel. Kurtz went far enough back and the Town in the past had advertised the Farmers Market.
Sel. Kurtz stated that they encouraged the Farmers Market, and it was a not profit; he stated this event was for profit.
Sel. Lavigne stated all the farmers were working for profit. He stated that the Town supported that and they support this event for a local farm that was holding an event. He stated all the Town Manager did was share an event for someone that was a good neighbor and added value to the Town. He stated he does not understand Sel. Kurtz concern.
Mr. Lukes stated that the Ag Com had asked the Town to share this event. He stated that there was a farming component in the event and other businesses in Holden would be highlighted as well. He stated that it was a major event in Town where 4,000-5,000 people attend and to say that the Town has no interest in this did not make sense.
Sel. Renzoni stated that this was the about the ‘Back 40’ Farm Festival event. He stated that he saw the post and that he thinks what Sel. Kurtz is saying is that the policy could be of concern. He stated that he thinks the Town has business in promoting Holden businesses, he stated that this would be the primary purpose of the EDC. He stated in the absence of the EDC, the Town Manager’s office was going out of their way to help local businesses and that the Board has a responsibility to promote the businesses in Town. He stated for example, the Seven Saws Brewery, the Town Manager helped them and helped facilitate what to do. He stated that he thinks that government has a role here and that the Town Manager can manage the Town how he sees fit.
Sel. Renzoni stated that he thinks that this is how the Town can attract more businesses and that he disagrees with Sel. Kurtz that the Town does not have a roll in this. He stated that the Town Manager is doing great things with Social Media and that this is moving in the right direction.
Chairman Herlihy interrupted the conversation to call for Citizens Address.
- Citizens Address
Steve D’Aquila, Chairman of Ag Com stated that he thinks all the statements made were correct. He stated that he felt that supporting the Back 40 event was supporting agriculture and farmers. He stated that if the Town supported the Agricultural Commission then he feels the Town has every right to do what they did.
Ryan McKay, Lilac Hedge Farm was present at the meeting. He stated that someone had stated that the Holden Farmers Market was a non profit and that was not true. He stated that when they went to set up the festival the purpose was to promote different businesses in Holden such as Seven Saws, the local brewery. He stated that they have friends that do these things as well but they want Holden Businesses involved first and that he thinks the Town Manager has led the charge for local businesses. He stated that he has watched the Facebook pages grow and he feels as though we are moving in the right direction.
Sel. Renzoni stated that it was implied that the Town Manager should manage when it comes to posts on Facebook. He stated that they were doing good things on social media and that they were getting lots of good feedback on it. He stated that he has only received positive feedback from the social media presence at the Town Manager level.
Sel. Kurtz stated that on Saturday evening, he was contacted by a business owner in Town asking how he could advertise on the Town’s social media page. He stated that the question is if the Town is now open up for all these businesses because what is fair for Lilac Hedge should be fair for others. He stated that he had left out the name of the event but it was bought up by others. He stated that when it comes to businesses in Town there is a line and he wanted to ask the question if we are crossing it to advertise and open Facebook to an advertising media platform.
Sel. Lavigne stated that the answer to those business owners who were asking that question was to throw a festival in Town that supported all local businesses that wanted to be apart of it. He stated that the Town previously had the EDC whose charge it was to support local businesses and encourage other businesses to come to town. He stated that if the Town set up a committee to promote businesses it was certainly in line with what we do. He stated that beyond that, Holden is a Right to Farm community so the Town does support the agriculture and Ag Com. He stated that the Back 40 was a great place to go as a business and as a family and was an amazing event and the felt it was the Boards job to support it.
Sel. Renzoni stated that he just pulled up the Facebook post dated June 30, 2018 and it was not an advertisement for the event, it was simply the town sharing the event.
Sel. Kurtz stated that was advertising it.
Sel. Renzoni stated that he had the flood. He stated that they could take positions as to whether they felt a social media share was advertising or not however without objections from the rest of the Board he wanted to encourage the Town Manager to continue to build and promote the Town. He stated that he leave this to the discretion of the Town Manager and that they should maybe start to focus on building up the EDC again. He stated that at this point the Town Manager was filling a void that EDC once did. He stated that he suggests this matter is not their business and that unless there was policy stating that should not occur they were exhausting this conversation.
Sel. Kurtz stated that on the Town of Holden’s website, the Town Manager page had the social media policy posted and it stated that there should be no solicitation.
Sel. Lavigne stated that this share did not fall into any of those categories.
Sel. Kurtz disagreed and stated that it was a company.
Sel. Lavigne replied it was a festival similar to Holden Days and the Farmer’s Market.
Sel. Kurtz stated that they were charging an entry fee. He stated that he understood where the Board lies but if comes up again they can have another discussion.
Mr. Lukes stated that the Town has no interest in advertising for Town businesses. He stated that what he did was not an advertisement or an endorsement; it was merely sharing a large event that was happening in Town.
Chairman Herlihy stated that she agreed and felt that they should give the Town Manager the power to run the Facebook page and make the decisions as needed. She stated that she thinks with over 5,000 people coming into Town the Town should support this event and make it known. She stated that if another business had a big festival it would also be their duty to share it and let the people in Town know about it.
Mr. Lukes stated the Town gives in kind donations to Holden Days, they promote citations, ribbon cuttings, the farmers market and more. He stated that they would have to stop doing all those things if this was the case. He stated that he thinks that a lot of people want him doing this and that it is not harmful to the Town.
Sel. Kurtz stated that this is an official Town Facebook page and it is meant to disseminate Town Business.
Sel. Renzoni stated that this was for information purposes; he stated that it was shared without comment for people to see.
Sel. Lavigne stated that they did it at the request of the Ag Com as well. He stated that there are limited farmers in Town functioning and this was informative.
Chairman Herlihy stated the event was shared and saying to go to it; it was informative.
Sel. Kurtz stated the Board could attack him, but he is brining up the concern of another business in Town who wanted to know how they could get their events on the Town Website.
Sel. Lavigne stated that they could create and event that promotes local businesses and then maybe it could be shared.
- Town Manager Update
4th of July Eagle Lake Event: Unfortunately, the event that had been planned by the Friend of Eagle Lake for July 4 had to be canceled. The Town is required to test the water at Eagle Lake every week during the summer for bacteria. The bacteria levels were beyond allowable levels for swimming or fishing at that particular time when we tested the water on July 2. The Friends of Eagle Lake
Chairman Herlihy asked what made the levels go so high.
Mr. Lukes stated that there had been heavy rains combined with a heat wave so that could impact it but he was not really sure what in particular caused this.
Appointment of Assistant Town Manager: In Accordance with the Town Charter, I would like to submit for the Boards approval Assistant Town Manager Stephanie Bacon to serve as Acting Town Manger in the event of my absence. As you may recall, Police Chief David Armstrong had been serving in this role over the last year. Normally the Assistant Town Manager is on record in this capacity in case of an emergency when the Town Manager may be unavailable, so as to maintain a chain of command and governance of Town operations. I would like to thank Chief Armstrong for his assistance over the last year. Just to clarify, the status of Acting Town Manager is only triggered when the Town Manager is totally unavailable or incapacitate, and it is presumed to be temporary until the Town Managers return. The Town Manager must nominate this person and the board of Selectmen affirm that the nomination by vote. The decision will then be ratified by a letter from the Town Manger which remains on file with the Town Clerk.
Motion by Sel. Kurtz, seconded by Sel. Lavigne, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE THE ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER TO SERVE AS ACTING TOWN MANAGER IN THE EVENT THAT THE TOWN MANAGER IS UNAVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOWN CHARTER AS PRESENTED.
Capital Asset Study: One of my goals set by this Board for 2018 was to develop a capital asset management plan. A budget allocation was proposed an approved at Town Meeting to hire a consulting firm that will review all Town building for condition and status. The deadline for Request for Qualification was last Thursday, July 12. The Town is in the process of reviewing the thirteen applicants and we expect to award the contract shortly. Our various departments and I will work with the contractor over the Summer and into the fall so that we can present a complete proposal from which future capital needs can be foreseen and budgeted accordingly.
Sel. Renzoni asked how long they expected it to take.
Mr. Lukes replied he expected it to be done in the late fall. He stated that they would be able to take action on it this budget year. He stated that this comes back to what they saw this year for the replacement items. With this list they would now know where some of these projects fell in terms of priority. He stated that it would be a better outlet for the years to come.
Chairman Herlihy asked what kind of contractors they would use.
Mr. Lukes replied it would be a variety of engineers, architect, etc and they would use a firm that had broad in house professionals.
18 Industrial Drive: The deadline for bid submission for demolition and hazmat removal at 18 Industrial Drive has been extended to Monday, July 30, 2018 at 2:00PM. The reason for the extension is because we are awaiting regulatory clearance from Mass DEP regarding on-site storage of crushed concrete. We have a unique opportunity to save potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars on the project by crushing the concrete from the existing foundation on site and then re-using the remnants for fill material in the future. Although we prefer to avoid delays in the process, we feel that this is the best course of action due to the immense potential cost savings. Many thanks to Gary Kaczmarek, our Owners Project Manager for this work shepherding this creative idea though the regulatory process.
Chairman Herlihy asked if after this point they would have a schematic design and a budget.
Mr. Lukes stated that there was Building Committee meeting tonight and that he alerted the Chairman that they need the schematic and costs as soon as possible. He stated that they hope to have the demo completed by mid September.
Chairman Herlihy asked if they could try to have them out to a meeting soon.
Mr. Lukes stated that they would aim to have a joint meeting.
Master Plan Survey Update: As of last week, CMRPC had received nearly 600 online surveys for our Master Plan Update. This does not include paper surveys that have been filled out and submitted manually. CMPRC had originally suggested that 200-300 surveys would be an average expected return for a town Holden size, so we are very happy with the response and we look forward to receiving more before the July 18th deadline.
Outdoor Water Ban: As required by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the Town of Holden is under the annual Water use Restriction which runs from May 1 through September 30th. This restriction requires that all non-essential outdoor watering is banned between the hours of 9:00AM and 5:00PM. Non – essential outdoor watering includes watering lawns by sprinkler or automatic irrigation system, washing vehicles except for commercial purposes, and washing sidealks or exteriors of buildings.
Sel. Lavigne asked if wells were exempt.
Mr. Lukes replied that they were exempt from DEP.
Sel. Renzoni stated that this was a condition of the permit and not in Holden’s hands but rather a condition of the permit.
September Meetings: Mr. Lukes stated that this date conflicts with Primary Day. He stated that in the past they had rescheduled the meeting but he wanted to bring it to the Boards attention.
Sel. Renzoni suggested having the Chair look at the meeting dates for August and September.
Sel. Renzoni asked to follow up on the Master Plan Update as well. He stated that he gave each member of the Board a stack of cards to hand out in addition to going on the radio and having a large social media push. He stated that the more data they could collect the better it would be and with the survey ending on the extended date of August 1.
- Regional BOS/ Fin Com/ Town Admin Meeting
Sel. Renzoni requested that the Board take a vote to authorize the Chair and Town Manager to call a regional meeting for the purpose of discussing the Town’s relationships as a region not including the school committee or district. He stated that this would be outside of the school committee to discuss how we relate to the other towns in the region and what we have in common with each other. He stated the purpose of this would be to explore what we can do with each other and as services get more regionalized it would be good to have this discussion. Sel. Renzoni suggested hiring a moderator to make this productive. He stated that he hoped to get out of this some consensus for the school district and then have a letter drafted from the five towns to the district.
Sel. Lavigne stated that he agreed this was a different approach and he liked the idea of having a moderator. He stated that every year there is the complaint that there is not enough money and discussions about the foundation formula. He stated that we need to come up with specific goals and having a moderator to control the discussion would be good. He stated that it was astonishing to have schools be 2/3 of the Town budget and that this has been done so many time that he thinks maybe a moderator could make it different.
Chairman Herlihy asked if the meetings had always included the school district.
Sel. Lavigne stated that they had done in many ways and it always came back to blaming the foundation formula.
Sel. Renzoni stated that it was always a conversation about the district with the district led by the district. He stated that he doesn’t know that anything different will come of this but that we need something different and that this was a way to change what had previously been done.
Chairman Herlihy stated that it was also a good idea to start the budget season on the same page.
Sel. Lavigne stated that the conversation was valid and good to have but that if the district didn’t buy into it then it would be irrelevant. He stated that at some point they would need to have a long term conversation and starting thinking things through in order to hold the districts feet to the fire. He stated that they needed a five year plan to discuss with the district.
Sel. Renzoni stated that he felt without objection the Town could do this.
- Land and Water Conservation Fund
Mr. Lukes stated that as the Board knows there is the Holbrook Property off Salisbury Street that the Town owns. He stated that this has been to numerous votes and at this point there is some minor technical changes that they want to incorporate into the grant. He stated that they wished to have the Board approve the changes and he had them highlighted on page 6 for the Board’s review.
Motion by Sel. Renzoni, seconded by Sel. Lavigne, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE THE CHANGES TO THE GRANT AS PRESENTED.
Mr. Lukes stated that they also needed to Boards signature and for it to be notarized.
- Selectmen Subcommittee
Sel. Lavigne stated that with regards to the EDC, he had spoken with the Chair and would like to restart the EDC with a little different mandate. He stated that in the past there had been lots of different variations all of which did not work for one reason or another. He stated that when he had restarted it; it was to promote local small business and identify a better way to do business in Town. He stated that the people that replaced the EDC doing this are doing an excellent job.
Sel. Lavigne stated that through no fault of the EDC or Town Administration, there were still numerous vacancies on Main Street. He stated that it is clear that the owners of these properties do not want to rent them out so now what they can do is to promote the Town as it is.
Sel. Lavigne stated that the new EDC would be to focus on community events with a secondary eye to promote small businesses and to take over the Winter Festival. He stated they would also work with the businesses in Town to see what is great and what is bad and see if they can fix the bad and build on the great and make Holden an easy place to do business. He stated that we want to be the place that small businesses want to come and when people are thinking about opening. He stated that there is a defined idea about what we don’t want in Town and now they can focus on what type of business we do want and additionally to focus on who is here and help ensure they are not leaving.
Chairman Herlihy stated that she thought that was a great idea to bring some new energy to the EDC.
Sel. Lavigne stated that he thought the old EDC should get disbanded and have a new one with a new charge. He stated this would be a new group that was more focused then the EDC of the past.
Sel. Kurtz stated that you cannot force a property owner to do certain things but he asked what role could the Town play in some of these things. He stated the old DPW facility and what they wanted to do with that could also be covered in the EDC as well as the ECC and what can be done with that liability, and more. He stated that he would be happy to sit down and rebrand the EDC or discuss setting up two different committees to deal with multiple different things.
Sel. Lavigne stated that he doesn’t think this committee should focus on those projects but rather focus on supporting local businesses in a manner that makes Holden a great Town to do business in.
Sel. Gibbs stated that he thought it would be interesting to see the storytelling of the narrative of Town done creatively.
Sel. Renzoni stated that should identify what we do great in Holden and see what people leave Holden to get and then market it. He stated that the single tax rate was great for business and that with the right information we could market to businesses to bring in more small businesses.
Sel. Lavigne stated that people are worried about traffic; he stated if businesses continue to come in to Town we would need more control over Main Street. He stated having this in the Master Plan could help too.
Mr. Lukes stated that many of the things that were bought up here, the EDC, Adams Road, etc were not sitting idle on his desk. He stated that he has worked with private developers and private entities so it was not always something that was discussed in the open but that there were a lot of moving pieces especially on some of the items highlighted tonight.
Chairman Herlihy stated that there was no need to micro manage
Sel. Lavigne asked the Town Manager to draft a new charter for the EDC.
Sel. Renzoni asked if the EDC was a committee appointed by the Town Manager.
Mr. Lukes replied it was.
- Follow Up to Citizen Address
Sel. Renzoni thanked the Ag Com and local farmers for all they do. He stated that it was great to see young people running a farm and being successful.
- Selectmen Miscellaneous
Sel. Lavigne stated that the Lilac Hedge Farm Back 40 was this weekend. He stated that the Master Plan Survey was now extended to August 1, 2018.
Sel. Lavigne asked for an update on the Population Study as well.
Sel. Renzoni stated that regarding the Master Plan Survey they will continue to reach out to people. He stated that Sel. Gibbs did a great video as well as sell as social media and radio interviews. He stated that the survey does make a difference and that citizen feedback was so important. He encouraged people to go to the Towns website to fill out the survey.
Sel. Renzoni stated that the VA Advisory Committee had a great Memorial Day and that there was another vacancy on the Committee for anyone interested.
Ms. Bacon left the Meeting at 8:12PM.
Sel. Gibbs: none
Sel. Kurtz asked if there was an update on Shrewsbury Street and the construction.
Mr. Lukes replied there was not but that he would get an update for the Board.
Sel. Kurtz asked if based on the events that happened in Cape Cod if the Town had anyone doing safety checks on the playground.
Mr. Lukes replied they are looked at every season.
Ms. Bacon returned to the meeting at 8:15PM.
Chairman Herlihy stated that the Little League 9/10 year olds one and the 10/11 year olds lost in a heartbreaking game but they had a great season.
- Selectmen Subcommittees/ Appointments
Chairman Herlihy stated that she was not prepared to do this quite yet.
Sel. Renzoni stated that he would like to stay with Fin Com as he has developed a relationship with them and he enjoyed the budget hearings and working together on various things.
Sel. Renzoni stated that he was also on the VA Committee as well as the liaison from that Committee to the Board.
Sel. Renzoni stated that he could also do the DPW Building Committee.
Chairman Herlihy stated that they were meeting tonight and she did not have that update but that the engineers were working on a three minute movie.
Sel. Gibbs stated that the last meeting he attended they were running through the presentation and whittling it down.
Sel. Kurtz asked if the new committee for the DPW was set.
Mr. Lukes stated that the charge was set but that they were waiting on tonights DPW meeting to solve some other matters.
Sel. Renzoni asked if they were still looking at a Fall Town Meeting.
Mr. Lukes replied that was the plan. He stated that they cannot do the public outreach without the schematic plans and numbers and that was what they were finalizing.
Sel. Renzoni stated that he was hopeful that they were close and then at that point they would want to come back in front of the Board as well.
Chairman Herlihy stated that she hoped they were able to nail that down soon.
Motion by Sel. Lavigne, seconded by Sel. Gibbs, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO ADJOURN THE JULY 16, 2018 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING AT 8:19PM.
APPROVED: ___October 1, 2018 As Amended______