Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –August 4, 2008
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Parente, Loura, Leeber, Lucy, Blazar and Cipriano. Ms. Santos was always present.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: July 14, 2008
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: July 14, 2008
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. Claudinor Salomao of 1 Woodland Drive wanted to inform the Board that Comcast is telling their customers that a box is required to view the RTPI channel at a monthly charge of $3.95. He stated that RTPI does not charge Comcast for broadcasting and that Comcast has always provided the RTPI channel free of charge.
4. Personnel:
Selectmen to note resignation of Frank Krysa as Election Warden in Precinct IV.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note the retirement.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of call firefighters James J. Bleiler, Justin E. Macedo, and Paul J. Spinetto, Jr.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointments.
5. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider authorization to sign a contract with Wicklow Wood Recycling in the amount of $7,200 (LQ) for the processing of wood waste.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the signing of the contract.
Selectmen to consider approval of, and authorization to sign, change order in an amount not to exceed $30,000 in the contract with Graham Meus for additional design work for the provision of geothermal heating/cooling at the Senior Center.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the signing of the change order, subject to the review and approval of the Owners Project Manager.
6. General:
Selectmen to consider approval of change in parking regulations for the new South Street Parking Lot.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the change in the regulations.
Selectmen to consider approval of change in parking regulations to add 60-minute parking along a portion of the southerly side of School Street.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the change in the regulations.
7. Town Issues:
8. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note correspondence.
9. Executive Session:
The Board voted by a margin of 4-0 by roll-call to adjourn to executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss pending litigation and the value of real property.
| 
