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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 10-14-1970October 14, 1970 Meeting called at 7:30 P.M. All members present, and the Town Manager, The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as distributed, The Chairman read the amount of the Treasurer's Warrant in the amount of $106,497,28. Selectman lecher mentioned voucher #3123 in the amount of $800, for Machine Corporation, Maine for the same reason as given before, Selectman Main advised that lie was against it, but he would sign the Warrant. Upon a motion by Selectman Conroy, seconded by Selectman Clemmey it was voted to approve the Warrant in the amount of $106,497,28, Selectman Zecher opposed _ 4_1 vote, Selectman Zecher questioned whether or not it would be permissible to sign the Warrant since he was not against anything else but this particular voucher if he signed and added Itexcept #312311 beside his name, The Chairman advised that the Town Counsel could give an opinion regarding the question when he arx ves. (The Town Counsel advised later this signing would be per- missible,) Le tter read addressed to Thomas McMahon, Water Pollution Control Division from Camp, Dresser and McKee regarding the Report on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment regarding filing this report, with State approvals, by November 4, 1970 with letters of endorsement by October 19, 1970, Letter received from the Attleboro Radio Association, Inc, advising that WARA is 20 years old this month, and on October 17 and 18 an Open House will be held from 11:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. The letter advised that they would be pleased if a representative of the Board could plan to attend during one of the days, and they would also like to arrange for an on-the-air inter- view. Letter received from Clara R. Flint, President of the Mansfield Historical Society regarding a recommendation of the dispostion of the barn at the Fisher Richardson House, The Historical Society decided that it would not ask the town to spend the necessary money which had been estimated at $5,000, for repairs to the barn, which would not be a historical building when com- pleted. Therefore, the Society recommends building a small Colonial style building with siding to match the old house, and will contribute up to $1,000, toward its cost, The Society requested that it be allowed to have a decisive voice in the design, After a discussion, upon a motion by Select- man Cop ro,y,_, seconded , -by, Sejeectplap. Mein pit was voted to advise the Historical Society to proceed with the design for Colonial Style building at the Fisher Richardson House, and to submit plans and specifications for the Boards approval, and the contract will be put out for bid, The Board to accept, with thanks,the gift frorW the. M ;sociation tQward's the.,cost of, the.pro3ect. Letter read from Mabel A. Campbell, Director of Civil Service regarding en- deavoring to reach people so that they may be advised of employment opportu- nities, requesting the name, address, etc, of any person who is in charge of programs related to the disadvantaged or underprivileged, Mrs, Campbell ( to be notified that Selectman Conroy is the Board's representative to Self Help, Inc, and a member of the Board of Directors, 2 - Copy of letter from the Town Counsel to the Town Planner read regarding his inquiry regarding a hearing being necessary for the remaining roads to be completed in Magna Vista. He advised, in part, that in his opinion that a hearing is not required sincethe road in question was shown on the original plan as a proposed road, and the public was adequately informed of the existence of this road within the subdivision. Another opinion from the Town Counsel was read concerning multiple residences, advising that the special permit requirements of Section VF1 applies to both multiple residences or dwellings as well as to multiple complexes. Amendments to Section III #6 and #7 was suggested so that the reference8 are to Section VF only. Upon a motion by Selectman 7.echer, seconded by Selectman Main it was voted to accept the revised application form for licenses for one day beer licenses as drawn up by the Town Counsel. The Clerk advised that five petitions were served on the Town on October 9, 1970 regarding sewer betterment charges by Alfred Sarro and Louise Sarro, Dorothy K. Flynn and James R. Kelly, Elizabeth Forbes, Donald P. MacFarlane and Frederick E. Easingwood. Upon a motion by Selectman Clemmey, seconded by Selectman Zecher it was voted to set the voting hours for the Election on November 3, 1970 from 6:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. the Election to be held in the Congregational Church vestry. The Town Manager advised that the Creeden Street sewer line is completed, but the road is not completed. County Street would have, been completed but for a large rock in the trench which had to be blasted. Job should be completed within a couple of days. Town Manager advised that he heard from Representative Walter OtBrien regard- ing the work to be done by the DPW on the Route 106 underpass. Bids are out now and will be due on October 27, 1970 for the Route 106 underpass, the first step, North Main Street and Route 140 to be done later. The Town Manager discussed with the Board for its - approval three letters with recommendations from Whitman and Howard. Letter #1 was with regardtto a request for the cost of cleaning two gravel packed wells on West Street. The total cost of cleaning the wells including all engineering and inspection should not exceed $4,000. After a discussion the Board agreed that a break- down of the figures quoted should be obtained, and it was agreed to table any decision until next week. Letter #2 dealt with a request for the cost of making an engineering study and report on the water system in the town. The Town Manager advised this would have to be a Town Meeting vote.It was agreed that the town has spent enough money for studies, and would like a breakdown of items on this also. Letter #3 concerned a review being made of the findings of the test well work performed on Dustin's land in Bast Mansfield in 1965. The letter advised that it would be worthwhile to run another test at this site to determine the quality of the water at this time, and also to install more test wells to determine if a more advantageous location could be found within the area. The Board agreed to the retesting of the Dustin well site only. Not in favor pf exploration of other sites since many have been made in the past. 3 The Town Counsel advised the Board that he had received a telephone call from a New York law firm regarding Hoerner and Waldorf's intention to finance their building through the Mansfield Industrial Financing Authority, He stated that he had contacted the Chairman of the Authority, but he was leaving on a business trip, and as soon as he returns would question whom;: the firm represents, and find out who the pgRple,are that we will be doing business with, The Town Counsel to check,; Robert Marini and Donald Breda from the engineering firm of Camp, Dresser & McKee reported to the Board of Selectmen their recommendations of the study made by them on the Sewagee and Sewage Treatment Facilities in the Town of Mansfield. Their report indicated one industry is currently disposing 40% of the sewage into the plant, and 70% of the solids or B.O.D. were being distributed into the system by this industry. It was recommended in the report that the Imhoff tank be used for sludge storage with alterations. The recommended cost of the alterations to the plant would be approximately $65,000. Two alternate plans were recommended. One is to design the plant for a tertiary treatment, and the second plan would be to circumvent the Norton Reservoir on the discharge end of the sewer planti., The above recommendations were presented to the State for comments. It was suggested in the report that the National Biscuit Company install a retention tank of a capacity of 100,000 gallons for the purpose of reducing shock loading into the plant. Discussions followed as to the advantages to stay municipal or go regional operations. After further discussion, and many questions the Board of Selectmen upon a motion by Selectman Zecher, seconded by Selectman Conroy voted unanimously to accept and endorse Camp, Dresser and McKee's report, and accept its recommendations. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 P.M.