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Board of Selectmen Minutes 2 January 4, 1999 APPOIN'T'MENTS,SND HEARING& Public Comment: Cheryl Smith-Shepley indicated that she submitted a letter to the editor relative to the appointment of the newly formed Open Space Committee. People are distrustful in the manner to which the committee was formed, and there is an apparent conflict of interest relative to the appointment of a committee member informed Ms. Smith-Shepley. The committee make-up should consist entirely of environmentalists, and at least two Native Americans selected by the Tribal Council indicated Ms. Smith-Shepley who stated that Selectman Frye should oversee the committee's actions. Ms. Smith-Shepley suggested the Selectmen dissolve the present committee at this time. 6:35 p.m. Selectman Caffyn present. Evelyn Buschenfeldt stated that matter of appointment to the Open Space Committee was to be an agenda item of the Selectmen on this date. She stated that it is hopeful that committee members would be an environmentalist at heart, and allowed to incorporate other talents into the make-up of the committee. Beverly Kane recommended the Board vote tonight to appoint members to the above reference committee. It has been over one month since we have submitted letters of interest to serve the Open Space Committee informed Ms. Kane. It was noted that George Costa recently resigned from the committee. One citizen representative remains on said committee. Selectman Leveille, Chairman of the Open Space Committee authorized Mrs. Mason,Assistant to the Executive Secretary to notify perspective candidates who have submitted letters of interest to service the committee to attend an upcoming tour of potential sites on January 9, 1999. The tour will begin at the Town Hall facility at 10:00 a.m. The next scheduled meeting of the Open Space Committee is Tuesday, January 5, 1999 at 4:30 p.m. in Town Hall.