Minutes of Meeting – January 19, 2011; meeting called to order at 7:00 pm.
Present: L Messana; KR Flynn; J McNinch; D Trancynger. Absent: K Fowler.
Citizen’s Participation: Ned from The Berkshire Record questioned what had occurred at the 6pm meeting. KRF stated that she will be giving an overview of that meeting shortly.
MOTION by LM, seconded by JM to accept the Minutes of January 5 as corrected by KRF (change name from Sharon Shook to Sue Shook). 4/0 vote.
KRF explained that the board held interviews at 6pm with various individuals interested in serving on the Economic Development Steering Committee. MOTION by JM, seconded by LM to appoint the following individuals to the Economic Action Steering Committee: Bob Romeo and Eiran Gazit as full members and Billy Soto and Mike Coggins as alternate members. 4/0 vote.
Sharon Hawkes updated the board on recent library activities. The Board scheduled an overview of the library budget, with the Finance Committee, for Wednesday, February 16 at 7pm.
Walker Street project pre-design public input: Steve Mack from Foresight Land Services gave a power point presentation on the proposed reconstruction project of Walker Street from the by-pass down to Crystal Street (1.55 miles). He explained that the paved width of the roadway currently is anywhere from 25-28 feet. He was looking for input regarding the desire for sidewalks the full length and whether or not they should be on one side or both sides of the road. The project will also include drainage and water improvements. It was explained that the Town is seeking to put this project on the TIP list through the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, and that it could take five years or more to come to fruition. In general, residents felt that sidewalks the entire distance on only one side of the roadway
would be fine. They also suggested that the intersection with East Street be looked at and possibly made into a “T”. Speeding was noted as a problem that should be corrected if possible. The Town is hopeful to have the 100% design complete by the summer of 2012.
FY12 Draft Budget: KRF stated that she felt that it was too premature to discuss the budget now. She would like to wait until the Community Center (2/2 meeting) and Library (2/16 meeting) budgets have been reviewed. She wanted to clear up a misconception about the library funding, and stated that the library is asking for a $15, 000 increase, and that the Town has offered a $5000 increase. She also mentioned that there is a vacancy for an architect on the Historic District Commission should anyone be interested in serving in this capacity. DT asked if a retreat could be set up for next month to review progress on goals for the year.
Consent Agenda items: MOTION by LM, seconded by JM to approve the following items: Change of Manager at the Price Chopper from Richard Buker to Michael Bourret; One-Day W&M License to Ventfort Hall for Saturday, 2/12 from 7-10pm; appointment of Gene Chague as the at-large member of the Community Preservation Committee, replacing Scott Pignatelli. 4/0 vote. MOTION by DT, seconded by LM to issue a Seasonal B&B License to Eastgate Inn, 207 West Street. 4/0 vote. MOTION by JM, seconded by LM to change the one parking space located just south of Winstanley’s driveway as “No Parking” during the week (M-F 8am-5pm), but allow parking on the weekends; in addition, post the small spot just to the north of the driveway for “compact cars only”. 4/0 vote.
Old/New Business: LM asked to have the building inspector attend the next meeting to give an update on what other town’s are doing with regard to current fee schedules and operations.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
Minutes Taken By: ______________________ Minutes Accepted By: ______________________
Mary Ellen Deming Clerk
Director of Administrative Services Board of Selectmen
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Mary Ellen Deming
Director of Administrative Services
Town Hall - 6 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240
phone: (413) 637-5500
fax: (413) 637-5518
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