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Home My WebLink AboutBOS MINUTES 2-1-1979BOARD OF SELECTMEN A G E N D A February 1, 1979 7:30 p.m. Meeting called to Order Closing of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting- April 2, 1979 Voting on the articles for Annual Town Meeting BOARD OF SELECTMEN February 1, 1979 Minutes of the Meeting Present: Selectman Lyman C. Avery, David R. Clemmey and Antonino Caponigro, Jr. Town Manager William P. Metropulos. Selectman Robert DeLong and Frank Colella were absent. The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. Selectman Avery moved that Selectman Clemmey Acting Chairman, seconded by Selectman Caponigro. Voted 2 -0 Selectman Clemmey noted that this meeting tonight was to vote in articles for the Annual Town Meeting in April. The School Dept. is submitting two articles: 1. Renovate Middle School Roof - Voted 3 -0 (Avery - Caponigro) 2. Building for Maint. Storage - Voted 3 -0 (Caponigro- Avery) Recreation is submitting the following article: 1. Expansion of Memorial Park - Voted 3 -0 (Avery - Caponigro) The following is being submitted for the Annual Town Meeting: ( REZONING - Karl Clemmey from Resident A & agriculture to industrial, West St. to So. Walnut St. The following articles were voted on or submitted: Article 1. - Back Bay Brook - Phase 3 - submitted by the Town. (Voted 3 -0) Caponigro -Avery Article 2. - Hartwell School Boiler - submitted by Self-Help, Inc. (Voted 3-0) Avery- Caponigro . Article 3. - GATRA - submitted by the Town.(Voted 3 -0) Avery - Caponigro Article 4. - Revaluation- (Art. 15 - 1978 Town Meeting.- submitted by the Town. (Voted 3 -0) Avery - Caponigro Article 5. - Well Site Land Acquision - submitted by the Town. (Voted 3-0) Avery - Caponigro Article 6. - Land Acquision for Landfill = submitted by the Town. (Voted 3 -0) Avery - Caponigro Article 7. - Accept Pro Tanto landting - Airport_ Norton- submitted by the Town. (Voted 3-0) Avery - Caponigro Article 8. - World War 11 Scholarship Fund - submitted by the WW 11 Scholarship Comm. (Voted 3-0) Avery - Caponigro. Article 9. - CSC Police - Petition -1- BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes of the Meeting February 1, 1979 Page 2 Article 10. - To borrow in anticipation of revenue (Art. 3 - 1978) Standard operations procedure - (Voted 3 -0) Caponigro -Avery Article submitted by Town. Article 111 - Municipal Light Plant - Sale of Power - submitted by Town. (Art. 4 - 1978) - Voted 3 -0 (Avery - Caponigro Article 12. - Transfer from light plant to Town. (Art. 5 - 1978) submitted by Town. (Voted 3 -0) - Caponigro -Avery Article 13. - Transfer from Surplus Revenue Account for general tax rate reduction (Art. 27 - 1978) - Voted 3-0 Avery - Caponigro. submitted by Town. Article 14. - To hear from Boards and Committees - submitted by Town - (Art. 53 - 1978) - Voted 3 -0 Avery - Caponigro. Article 15. - Donation of land from a Mr. Todesco - submitted by Town - (Voted 3 -0) Avery - Caponigro Article 16. - Dedication of streets- Janet Lane, Patricia Road Carol Rd. Gale Lane - also drainage easement- submitted by the Town. (Voted 3-0) Caponigro- Avery. Article 17. - Petition - Rezoning - from residential to business C, Chauncy St. to Central to Paine to Copeland Dr. Article 18. - Community Development Funds (Art. 13 - 1978) submitted by the Town. (Voted 3 -0) Avery - Caponigro ARticle 19. - Thomas St. abandon as a public way - Bird Road - submitted by the Town.- (Voted 3 -0)- Caponigro-Avery Article 20. - Fairfield Optical Building property - to sell - submitted by the Downtown Advisory Committee - Voted at the Selectmen's meeting of January 31, 1979 for submission to Annual Town Meeting. Article 21. - Rezoning - from agriculture to general business area - 140 Reservoir St. - and 495 - Petition Article 22. - Rezoning - from agriculture to industrial the intersection of 140 and Norton /Mansfield town lines.- by Petition Article 23. - To amend Chapter 1, Section 1 of the Town Bylaws - submitted by the Town. - (Voted 3-0) - Caponigro -Avery Article 24. - To Close the Airport - By Petition Article 25. - To limit the use of the Airport - By Petition Article 26. - To amend Charter Section 5-9 - Airport Commission - By Petition Article 27. - Appoint study Committee on Airport - By Petition_ -2- BOARD OF SELECTMEN February 1, 1979 Page 3 l Article 28 - Oak Street Culvert - submitted by the Town (Voted 3 -0) - Caponigro -Avery Article 29 - Boiler for the Airport - submitted by the Town (Voted 3 -0) Caponigro -Avery Article 30 - Fence for the football field - submitted - By Petition The following articles were all submitted by the Planning Board': Article 31 - Zoning Change - Modifications to Wetland Zoning - Voted 3 -0 Avery - Caponigro Article 32 - Amemd earth removal regulations - Voted 3-0 Avery - Caponigro Article 33 - Rezoning for Housing Authority - Voted 3-0 Avery - Caponigro Article 34 - Street Acceptance - Willis Street - Voted 3 -0 (Avery - Caponigro Article 35 - Street Acceptance - Brookside Estates - Voted 3 -0 - Avery- Caponigro Article 36 - Street Acceptance - Erick Road - Voted - 3 -0 - Avery- Caponigro Article 37 - Street Acceptance - CC &F - Voted 3 -0 - Avery-Caponigro The following articles were submitted by the Conservation Commission: Article 38 - Accept Land - Frank St. Germain - Voted 3-0 Avery - Caponigro Article 39 - Accept Land - Raymond Moreau- VOtdd 3-0 - Avery - Caponigro Article 40 - Accept Land - Rizzo /Barre /Vazza - Voted 3 -0 - Avery - Caponigro Article 41 - To Extend the Great Woods Study Committee for a period of five year. - Voted 3-0 - Avery - Caponigro. Selectman Avery moved thatithe Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting be closed, seconded by Selectman Caponigro. Voted 3-0. Selectman Avery moved that the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held within the Annual Town Meeting, Wednesday, April 4, 1979 at 8:30 p.m. be opened. Seconded by Selectman Caponigro. Voted 3 -0. Articles voted on for the Special Town Meeting - -- Article 1 - School - Additional funds to meet FY79 expenses- Voted 3-0 Caponigro -Avery - submitted by School Article 2 - To accept anti- recession funds 3881 /quarter - $15,524.- total Submitted by the Town - Voted 3 -0 (Caponigro- Avery) Article 3 - To raise monies for snow damage (blizzard of 1978) submitted by the Town - Voted 3-0 (Caponigro- Avery) -3- BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes of the Meeting February 1, 1979 Page 4 Article 4 - To raise monies for Audid on Town - submitted by the Town. (Voted 3 -0) - Caponigro -Avery Article 5 - To raise monies for Crossing Guards - submitted by the Town. (Voted 3 -0) - Caponigro -Avery Article 6 = To raise monies for combination Rubbish /Garbage Contract - submitted by the Town - Voted 3 -0 Avery - Caponigro Article 7 - MDC - Septage - submitted by the Town - Voted 3 -0 Avery - Caponigro Article 8 - Insurance - submitted by the Town - Voted 3 -0 Avery - Caponigro The Warrant for the Special Town Meeting is still opened. Selectman Clemmey asked for a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss an Article submitted by the Conservation Commission for the purchase of land. Motion made by Selectman Avery, seconded by Selectman Caponigro, the Board was polled, all in flavor- Avery, yes; Clemmey, yes and Caponigro yes. (Executive Minutes prepared separately) Wo