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Board of Selectmen Agenda 6-9-2015
642015_35236_0.pngTown of Newbury
Board of Selectmen
25 High Road
Newbury, MA  01951
978-465-0862, ext. 301
PUBLIC NOTICE POSTING REQUEST
TO OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK

                                                                                
ORGANIZATION:  BOARD OF SELECTMEN                                       
                
MEETING X                       PUBLIC HEARING X                 (Please circle/check appropriately)

DAY and DATE:  Tuesday, June 9, 2015    TIME: 7:00 P.M.                 

LOCATION:                        25 HIGH ROAD, NEWBURY, MA  01951                             
               
PURPOSE:    GENERAL BUSINESS                                                                                                                                                                            

REQUESTED BY:  GEOFFREY WALKER, CHAIRMAN                                                

ALL MEETING NOTICES MUST BE FILED AND TIME STAMPED IN THE TOWN CLERK’S
OFFICE AND POSTED ON THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN BOARD 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING (in accordance with Chapter 303 Acts of 1975).  This may not include Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays.

Newbury Town Hall business hours are Mon., Wed. and Thurs. 8-4 and Tuesday from 8-7.  Faxed or E-mailed postings must reach the Clerk’s office during business hours 48 hours prior to the meeting.
                                                                                                

Agenda:

Call to Order

Board and Committee Reports

Citizen’s Concerns

Public Hearings

  • 7:15 p.m. Petition of NATIONAL GRID and Verizon New England, Inc., Plan #184031411 – requests permission to locate poles, wires, and fixtures, including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures, along and across the public way - 16th T St. – National Grid to install pole 8-1, 28 feet from pole 8. Also for permission to lay and maintain underground laterals, cables, and wires in the above or intersecting public ways for the purpose of making connections with such poles and buildings as each of said petitioners may desire for distributing purposes.
Town Administrators Report      

New Business:

  • Request of Cathy Pugh, Plum Island Beachcoma for permission to serve brunch and sell alcoholic beverages on Sundays, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Note: Article 30 (MGL chapter 138, section 38B) which gives local licensing authorities the ability to authorize licensees to sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sundays passed at the Annual Town Meeting of 5/19/15.

  • One-day Liquor License – Newburyport Brewing Co., Saturday, June 27, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Byfield Music & Arts Festival, Manter Field, 81 Central St., Byfield
  • One-day Liquor License – Parker River Winery, Inc., Saturday, June 27, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Byfield Music & Arts Festival, Manter Field, 81 Central St., Byfield
  • One-day Liquor License – Chive Events, wedding at Spencer Pierce Little farm, Saturday, June 13, 2015, 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
  • One-day Liquor License – Ginevra Morse, wedding of Ginevra Morse and Brian McCarthy, Saturday, August 7, 2015, 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
  • One-day Liquor License –  Byfield Community Arts Center, Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse, Saturday, June 13, 2015, 7:300 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
  • One-day Liquor License –  Byfield Community Arts Center, Antique Auction, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Discussion and appointment of open School Committee seat
  • Vote for beginning use of the new ImageCast Precinct Optical Scan Tabulators (the purchase of which was approved at the 5/19/15 Annual Town Meeting) and to discontinue using the current Accuvote machines
  • Discussion with IT Administrator, Susan Noyes regarding strategy and policy for use of the Board of Selectmen iPads                                                                                                                              
  • FY16 Appointments
Old Business:

  • Acceptance of Borrego Solar Systems, Inc. letter of May 22, 2015 addressed to the Board of Selectmen requesting that the Special Permit Application for a proposed 2.795 mW (DC) Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installation on property located at 136 Main Street, be withdrawn without prejudice.
  • Discussion and vote for reorganization of the Board of Selectmen
  • Discussion and vote for setting the date of the Special Ballot Election
  • Execution of the revised release deeds pertaining to the conveyance of land from B&M to the Town of Newbury and the City of Newburyport jointly, which land will be managed by the City of Newburyport for the Clipper City Rail Trail, as voted at the Newbury Town Meeting (article 20) May of 2006
  • Execution of the release deeds releasing the easements taken over 58 Northern Blvd and over 60 Northern Blvd/ the Novak properties
Correspondence:

  • Merrimack Valley Annual Report received by office and available for review
  • NERAC (Northeast Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council) June 2015 Newsletter
  • E-mail from Dina Sullivan Secretary, Triton School Committee re: vacancy on the School Committee
  • Memo from Senator Bruce Tarr announcing the Regional Dredging Meeting on June 19th, 10:30 a.m. at the Ipswich Selectmen Meeting Room at Ipswich Town Hall
  • E-mail and invitation from North Shore Pride, Inc. re: the first annual North Shore Pride Lunch and Learn
  • Letter from Rick Green, Chairman of the Mass fiscal Alliance
  • Appeal from Essex Heritage to help restore Bakers Island Lighthouse
  • Invitation from Massachusetts Municipal Association Regional Meeting in Northampton on June 18th

Review of Meeting Minutes

  • April 28, 2014
  • May 26, 2014
Warrants

Meeting Updates

Executive Session

Adjourn

The matters listed are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.