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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES OF MEETING
DECEMBER 23, 1985
PRESENT: Chairman D'Onofrio; Selectmen Dunn, McNair, Mahana. Selectman
Levine arrived at 7:50 P.M.
1. The meeting was called to order and the Flag was saluted, at 7:30 P.M.
2. Minutes of December 18, 1985
MOTION: To approve the
Minutes
of
December 18, 1985.
McNair /Dunn
VOTED:
3 -0
D'Onofrio abstained
3. Warrant #27
MOTION: To approve Warrant #27 in the amount of $375,221.25, dated Decem-
ber 23, 1985, broken down as follows:
General Fund -
$193,180.06
School Lunch -
10,285.97
Special Revenue -
6,327.57
Motor Pool -
16.40
Sewer Enterprise -
4,457.49
Water Enterprise -
17,877.19
Electric Enterprise
- 143,977.47
subject to Town Account's signature.
McNair /Mahana VOTED: 4 -0
4. Licenses & Permits
a) Application for Class II Used Car bealer's License Renewals:
- K & D Auto Body, 500 School Street
- The Tire Man, 425 N. Main Street
McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0
b) Application for Class I Agent's or Seller's License renewal for Second-
hand Motor Vehicles, Mansfield Garage, 91 Chauncy Street.
McNair /Mahana VOTED: 4 -0
5. Correspondence
a) Letter from Executive Office of Energy Resources re: Program Opportuni-
ties for Cities and Towns in the Commonwealth Energy Audit Program
(Technical Assistance).
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b) Letter to Chairman of the Board from the Training Coordinator of Midas
Institute of Technology re: 4% increase in the hotel /motel tax and
their proposed use of the Sheraton for training center.
- The Chairman had a proposed response to this, which the Board approved.
c) Letter from Registry of Motor Vehicles re: Indentifying Mass. residents
and corporations which illegally register vehicles out of state.
d) Letter from Dept. of Revenue re: Mansfield's failure to notify the Dept.
of Revenue of adoption of the 4% Local Room Occupancy Excise.
- Town Clerk assures this has been taken care of, but advised Board that
it must notify the hotels, etc. that it is to become effective 1/1/86.
e) Memorandum from Board of Health re: Appointment of Edward Tartufo as
representative to the Industrial Zoning Study Committee.
f) Invitation from City of Attleboro to Inauguration of Municipal Officers,
Tuesday, January 7, 1986.
g) Letter from SRPEDD re: Assessment for Mansfield - $2,017.95.
h) Christmas cards from Whitman & Howard, Inc. and Fay, Spofford & Thorn -
dike, Inc.
i) Letter from Chairman of the Planning Board re: His recommendation for
appointments to his Board.
j) Copy of Memorandum from Town Manager to Joan Cutillo re: Appointment
as Acting Town Manager in his absence, week of December 23 - 30, 1985.
k) Copy of letter from Town Manager to William Jordan, Norton Sevier Com-
mission re: Memorandum of Intent.
1) Copy of letter to Andrew Gala, Foxboro Administrator, re: Intermunicipal
Agreement.
m) Letter from Planning Director to the Board re: Open Space Planning
Grant, requesting a letter of support.
* MOTION: To authorize the Chairman to compose a letter in support of
the Open Space Planning Grant.
Levine /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0
6. Old Business
a) Selectman Levine inquired about the letters going to all townspeople
( who had helped after Hurricane Gloria.
- The letters are ready to be mailed now.
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b) The Chairman reported that he has prepared a letter to the Building
Inspector re: Tighe Trucking.
7. New Business
a) The Chairman had distributed a Memo advising the Board members that
the formal presentation of the 1987 Budget will be January 15th; the
Board was in agreement with this date.
8. Planning Board Interviews
The following applicants were interviewed for a vacancy on the Planning
Board; one 5 -year term:
Jean Lajoie, 370 Pratt Street
Stephen Quinn, 24 Morrow Street
Francis Wilhelm, Jr., 621 Ware Street
*Douglas Annino, 151 Tremont Street
Richard Gordon, 407 West Street
William C. Madan, 461 Franklin Street
*Indicates appointment
*Anthony Fiore, Jr. applied for re- appointment and was approved by the
Board.
*Indicates appointment
9. Zoning Board of Appeals Interviews
The following applicants were interviewed for a vacancy on the Board of
Appeals; one unexpired term to 1988:
Martha Thatcher, 175 Williams Street
Virginia Mitchell, 1508 West Street
Mary Steele, 96 Rumford Ave.
*Conrad Lajoie, 43 S. Walnut Street - Unexpired term
Stephen Quinn, 24 Morrow Street
Douglas Annino, 151 Tremont Street
*Harold R. Collins and *Conley Eagan had applied for re- appointment and were
approved by the Board.
*Indicates appointment
Selectman McNair then asked that all candidates receive a letter advising
them whether or not they were appointed and that their applications will
be kept on file; also thanking them for their interest.
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* 10. MOTION: To adjourn (at 10:45 P.M.). McNair /Dunn
VOTED: 5 -0
Y -:
Date signed