BOARD OF SELECTMEN

WORK SESSION MINUTES

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Present:          Mary Blanchard, Chairman

Scott Garieri

Ted Goodwin

Thomas Creamer

Hal White

Michael Racicot, Town Administrator

The Chairman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. following the Pledge of Allegiance.

James Ehrhard, Town Administrator Search Committee

James Ehrhard presented the Board with three finalists:  Shaun Suhoski of Ayer, MA; William Sheridan of Laurel, MT; and John D’Agostino of Mansfield, MA.  A long discussion followed about the three candidates who were presented, with particular emphasis on J. D’Agostino.  J. Ehrhard suggested allowing the public to ask questions during the process.  The Board discussed the schedule for holding interviews.  It was the consensus of the Board to hold one interview on February 16th, and the other two on February 22nd.  M. Racicot agreed to contact the candidates and schedule the interviews, two hours for each interview.  It will be necessary to post a notice on the public access channel, asking for public input.

Route 15 Sewer Extension

Mary Berry, Gary Galonek, Zachary Genairs, Steve Morris and Greg Morse appeared before the Board.  H. White reviewed the history from 2004-2005 to the present concerning the Rt. 15 expansion and M. Berry’s case.  There was a lot of discussion about the issues and costs.  G. Morse discussed the Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Plan.  There was discussion about the betterment fees and tie-in fees, and about reserve capacity.  The engineering study would require $25K.  G. Morse suggested that the cost for sewer service could be as much as $4 million to $8 million.  They discussed placing an article on the Special Town Meeting warrant.  For the study, there is the need to understand betterment and privilege fees.  They also discussed the timeline for grant requests, the on-site options and Board action.  There was some talk of the estimates for the usage and apportioning the fees and costs, and whether Title V numbers should be used.  All agreed that something should be done and moved forward.

MOTION:       To add another article to the Special Town Meeting Warrant for up to $25,000 to fund a study on the four options for the Route 15 sewer, by T. Goodwin.

2nd:     S. Garieri

Vote:  All in favor.

MOTION:       To convene in executive session under MGL Chapter 39, §23B, Paragraph 3:  To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation; not to reconvene in open session, by T. Goodwin.

2nd:     S. Garieri

Roll call vote:  H. White in favor; T. Creamer in favor; M. Blanchard in favor; S. Garieri in favor; T. Goodwin in favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Judy Knowles

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BOS Clerk                             Date