BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
In attendance: Marion V. McEttrick, Robert C. Sweeney, John M. Shields , Kevin J. Mearn, Town Administrator, Paula Rizzi, Executive Secretary
1. The Board convened a meeting of the Board of Selectmen at 6:30 p.m. in the John A. Cronin Conference Room of the Town Office Building.
2. John M. Shields moved, Robert C. Sweeney seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the January 6, 2011 meeting minutes as written.
3. The Board confirmed February 3 and February 17 as future meeting dates.
4. The Board met with Wind Energy Committee Chair Richard Kleiman who updated members on the progress of the wind turbine project.
5. The Board met with DPW Director Joseph Lynch, Engineer John Thompson and Waste Management representative James Nocella to discuss the adoption of a pilot program for single stream recycling. Currently residents are required to separate paper goods from other recyclable items. With the new program, sorting will be done by new technology owned by Waste Management and all items can be placed in one barrel for pickup.
John M. Shields moved, Robert C. Sweeney seconded and the Board voted unanimously to support the single stream recycling pilot program beginning on January 24.
Mr. Lynch also updated the Board on snow removal efforts and the present balance in the snow removal budget.
6. John M. Shields moved, Robert C. Sweeney seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 7:35 p.m. to temporarily adjourn the Board of Selectmen’s meeting to convene a meeting of the Trustees of the Governor Stoughton Fund.
7. Chairman McEttrick reconvened a meeting of the Board of Selectmen at 8:50 p.m.
8. John M. Shields moved, Robert C. Sweeney seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a request from the Hillside Neighborhood Association to place two identical, permanent, historic signs on Hillside Street informing all commuters and pedestrians that they are entering the “Scott’s Woods Historic District”.
9. Robert C. Sweeney 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 $75,625 to Selectmen’s General Expenses to cover unanticipated bills associated with the wind turbine project.
10. Robert C. Sweeney moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to appoint the following residents to the 350th Anniversary Committee to serve through 2012: Janet Christensen, 24 Gordon Road; Hyacinth Crichlow, 70 Meadowview Road, Justin Curley, 20 Gordon Road; Ursula Beattie, 57 Ruggles Lane and Kevin Donahue, 17 Meetinghouse Lane.
11. John M. Shields moved, Robert C. Sweeney seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve allocating $1,500 from the HOME Program grant funds for the administration of foreclosure seminars for residents.
12. John M. Shields moved, Robert C. Sweeney seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 9:15 p.m. to adjourn.
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