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May 8, 2007
SELECTMEN’S MEETING     TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007              6:00 P.M.

In attendance: Marion V. McEttrick, Kathryn A. Fagan, John M. Shields, Kevin Mearn, Town Administrator, Annemarie Fagan, Assistant Town Administrator, Paula Rizzi, Executive Secretary.


The Board discussed the annual reappointments and proposed the following changes:



        Change the Building Commissioner and the Assistant Town Administrator to 2 years
        Delete the Police Sealer of Weights and Measures
        Combine two separate Veterans’ appointments into one
        Keeper of the Lockup-Deputy Chief Paul Nolan



2       John M. Shields moved, Kathryn A. Fagan seconded and the Board voted unanimously to authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign and cast the Town’s votes for the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

3       Kathryn A. Fagan moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve forwarding to the Warrant Committee a Reserve Fund Transfer Request in the amount of $10, 528 to the Selectmen’s General Expense Professional Service line for unanticipated bills.

4       John M. Shields moved, Kathryn A. Fagan seconded and the Board voted unanimously with Marion V. McEttrick voting yes, Kathryn A. Fagan voting yes, and John M. Shields voting yes to enter Executive Session to discuss Contract Negotiations and to leave Executive Session to attend Town Meeting.

5       Emily Innes, Planning Board member and William Clark, Director of Planning and Community Development addressed the Board regarding proposed changes to article #46 (Amend zoning Bylaws-Brownfield PUD). They informed the Board of additional language to 3 (c) and 4 that will preclude building withing 25 feet of the riverbank and will not designate the river and the riverbank as open space.  They also informed the Board that the Warrant Committee had voted to recommend a “no” vote on 7B (a section that would give the Planning Board discretion to permit a lesser percentage than the ten percent affordable housing required in section 7A).

5       Town Meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.