Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –April 11, 2011
78 Main Street 2nd Floor 7:00 PM
Present were Messieurs Loura, Parente, Durant, Vereault, McGourty and Blazar. Ms. Santos and Ms. Burke were also present.
Public Session: March 28, 2011
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: March 28, 2011
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
- Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of Mid-Year License Renewals for the Sale of Second Hand Goods, Roller Skating, and Pawnbroking.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license renewals.
Selectmen to consider approval of three (3) One-Day Beer & Wine Pouring Licenses for The Hudson Elks from 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM on May 27, 28, and 29 in conjunction with a fund-raising Rodeo Event.
A number of residents of the area in which the Elks is located were present to object to the issuance of the requested licenses and the event, in general. Several cited the myriad of problems that arose out of last year’s rodeo, and expressed their dissatisfaction that the Board was considering licensing the event again this year.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Vereault, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 not to approve the licenses.
Selectmen to consider approval of Transient Vendor Licenses for various vendors associated with the Rodeo Event to be held at the Hudson Elks on 5/28 &5 5/29/11.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to passover the license request.
Selectmen to consider approval of a Hawker-Peddler License to JoAnne Marie Butler d/b/a The Dog House for a mobile hot dog vending cart.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider approval of an Entertainment License for Applebee’s North LLC d/b/a Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar to conduct Poker Tournaments at 222 Washington Street.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider approval of a one-day license to the Jennifer Hunter Yates Sarcoma Foundation to conduct a fund-raising walk on May 7, 2011.
On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the amount of $250,950 for the Brook Street Drainage project.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve and authorize the signing of the contract.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign contract with Green Acres Landscaping & Construction in the amount of $187,725 for the Sauta Cornfield Construction.
On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve and authorize the signing of the contract.
On a motion by Mr. McGourty , seconded by Mr. Vereault, the Board directed Mr. Blazar to have Chief Braga attend a Board meeting in order to discuss and answer the Board’s questions regarding Mr. Coldrick’s allegations against the Police Chief and Sergeant Crippen. The Board voted by a margin of 3-2. Mr. Loura and Mr. Durant opposed.
Mr. Vereault stated that due to the construction on River Road, the area is very dusty. He suggested that water be distributed in the area.
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 by roll call to adjourn to Executive Session, not to return to public session, to discuss matters related to pending litigation.
Document List
Document |
Location |
Public Session Minutes 3/28/11 |
BOS Office |
Executive Session Minutes 3/28/11 |
BOS Office |
List of Mid-year License renewals |
BOS Office |
Elks Lodge One-Day Liquor Application |
BOS Office |
Application for Transient Vendor License for the Rodeo Event on 5/28 & 5/29/11 |
BOS Office |
Hawker/peddler License Application from JoAnne Butler |
BOS Office |
License application from Applebee’s to amend their entertainment license |
BOS Office |
One-day Entertainment License for the JHYS Foundation to conduct fund-raising walk on May 7, 2011 |
BOS Office |
Copy of Contract from Commonwealth of Mass for the Brook Street Drainage Project |
BOS Office |
Procurement, bid sheet for the Sauta Cornfield construction project. |
BOS Office |
Notice of Chapter 90 Funds for Fiscal FY12 |
BOS Office |
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