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08/02/2016 BOS Meeting Minutes
Town Of Sutton
Board of Selectmen
                                                        Meeting Minutes
  
                                           Minutes Accepted and filed with the Town Clerk on 8/16/2016 by a vote of  4-0-1             
                                                                  (Chairman Hebert absent from 8/2/16 meeting)
7:00 p.m. – August 2, 2016
                                       Sutton Town Hall, Selectmen’s Meeting Room
Members in Attendance:                           
        Acting Chair Paul Maynard, Clerk Jesse Limanek, Selectmen David Hall & Michael Kenney  
 (Chairman John Hebert absent)
        Town Administrator James Smith & Deb Jacques, secretary   

Acting Chair Maynard calls the meeting to order at 7:00pm followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Forum: no comments

Acting Chair Maynard tables the approval of minutes from the July 19th, 2016 meeting due to lack of quorum of those in attendance at that meeting.
Selectman Hall motions to accept minutes from the Goals and Objectives meeting dated July 27, 2016, Selectman Limanek seconds passes 4-0

Peking Garden- Transfer of ownership: Present is new owner Zhi Hua Sun and Bin Sun. Selectman Hall welcomes them to town and asks of their prior experience operating a restaurant. They operated a Chinese Restaurant in Virginia for 5 years; they relocated to this area and would like to continue operating a restaurant. Selectman Limanek is familiar with Peking Garden as it is close to his home.  Jesse asked if they were going to make any changes to the menu, they respond no. Jesse welcomes them to town. Selectman Kenney asks if the hours will be the same, they reply yes. Mike wishes them luck in town. Acting chair Maynard thanks them for keeping the business open, it is a good restaurant. Selectman Limanek motions to approve the Common Victualler license for Zhi Hua Sun, new owner of Peking Garden located at 3 Boston Road, Sutton Selectman Kenney seconds passes 4-0

Wireless Edge 6 month extension: TA Smith says this is for the proposed cell tower on Town Farm Road.  The current due diligence period expires in August. TA Smith spoke to Jon Arthur with Wireless Edge and felt there should be a condition with this extension that they must file with ZBA within 45 days. Selectman Hall said he is happy to grant the extension, there had been little to no movement for a while at no fault of the BOS, the town or Wireless Edge. Selectman Limanek questions when the current contract expires, TA Smith replies August 2, 2016. Jesse states he has no issue extending the window to put all the moving pieces in place. Selectman Kenney likes the 45 day deadline as it holds their feet to the fire but this shows they are making progress moving forward. Acting Chair Maynard asks if the road way plan is all set, TA Smith reviews with the BOS the original plan that showed a 6 acre parcel with a 50 foot right of way (like a retreat lot). The Whittier’s and John Arthur have agreed to change the access road to a gravel road alongside the barn, this allows planting in the field. We should be seeing the executed easement shortly. Selectman Kenney motions to extend the due diligence period for an additional 6 months with Wireless Edge for the proposed cell tower at Town Farm Road Selectman Limanek seconds passes 4-0





TA Update:
  • Library Presentation: The Board of Library trustees will be before the BOS at the August 16th meeting to present schematic designs for the proposed new library. They are considering 16 Uxbridge road or Shaw Farm.
  • Green Communities grant implementation: agreements have been signed with Prism to implement part of the Green Communities grant. We are out to bid for Insulation & weatherization of the Sutton Senior Center. Bids are due August 31st.
  • State Budget update: the Gov. has signed the FY17 State Budget. The final numbers are Chapter 70 increased to $55. Per student versus $20.00 per student in the Gov. budget which is an increase of $50,435. Total school appropriation was increased to $479,225. The town will receive an extra $18,500. from the increase in veterans benefits.
  • MRA Triathlon: Sunday August 7th, 7:30am-11:00am.
  • Precinct 1 voting moving from the Early Learning Center to the Middle School/High School Auditorium. In time Precinct 3 will be added to this location.
Announcements/Round Table/ Correspondence/Business Topics:

  • Selectman Limanek had requested a copy of the Town of Westborough’s Purple Heart proclamation. This was discussed at the recent Goals & Objectives meeting for the Town of Sutton.  
  • Selectman Limanek was at Marion’s Camp on Saturday to greet a bicycle event for the Jett Foundation back in to town from a 500 mile bike ride to raise funds for a form of muscular dystrophy.  
  • Selectman Kenney says the work being done on the Early Learning Center driveway looks great, they are pretty close to being done.
  • Acting Chair Maynard visited the Verizon Store located at Galaxy Pass. He also mentions if you have the chance stop by the new Unibank to vote for 3 charities in the area that you would like to see donations made to.

7:30pm   Selectman Limanek motions to adjourn, Selectman Hall seconds passes 4-0