12/29/1982 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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t ` 1. Page 4 . accepted the standards of the -.road-. After that he said he cleared the basins his own truck . He said he spent $too . t dick french drains and clean basins .. He says ' theproblem i that the' land there -is all clay, and it rains into the basins and clods then up. He also mentioned one of the 6wners putting an addition . onto his house and drive ways not b6ing tarred. Where - He S of the owners put their mailboxes creates a problem also, he said. He said that last year h had someone from the highway conte and clean out the basins . H feels he has tried to rectify the " rok 1. ms . He cannot afford to do this alone. He discussed the aspect of the deeds and how he tried to form an Association. He said that he has all the lots sold except one . He stated 'that this is quite a dilemma, especially where' no one wants to belong to the Association. - He said he feels he does not own the roads anymore ., He stated that this is where he stands right now. Mr. Buckingham said that it is like "no mans " land" . d It is a bad situation and morally he feels the Town is obligated but legally -we are not. He asked Mr, Decoteau from the County to speak. Mr, - D coteau said that when he inspected he found mosquito . .lave . He looked. into the possibility of health threat or safety to children. Mr'. Buckingham said from the standpoint of the Board of Health they want to do their best to help clean this up. He said .that after. a rain, the water had settled and Chm. thomas said whin it freezes it is awful. Mr. Buckingham said that the Police and Fire Department can get around by the other corner. Mr. Blakeman. said that one cup of kerosene -could get rid of lava. Chm. asked Mrs. Polka if she -wanted to speak . Mrs , Polka stated that she lives in the area and has walked the area. She said that this 'is never dry except for three days a year. This is two feet deep at center. forty feet tang and about twenty to thirty feet in width. Her question was who will be held responsible f a �chi.ld drowns? Tern counsel said e is sure that the Town would not be sp onsi-bl. . Mrs . Polka feels a four foot fence should be built around it. Blakeman said he put up signs . - Mrs . Polka said children two years old cannot read. Mr. Blakeman asked Town Counsel at what point does an owner stop owning the land. Town Counsel explained. mr. Virgilio asked Mr. Blake- . man about a maintenance program in development, what size the catch basins were and if to soil had been put in to stop erosion. Mr. Blakeman said that►he took carte of these situations . hm. Thomas a ] d what Mr. Buckingham was looking for. Mr. Buckingham said that if it is declared health roblem they don' t have the money in their budget. Chm. Thomas asked Superintendent of Streets if he could get an estimate of cost to repair this road. Mr. Buckingham asked who the cost will be addressed to . Mr. Blakeman said that he has blocks and would- like to build three catch basins and dig a hole and run a i o first and to second. hrr . Thomas asked i f he had discussed this with Mr. Virgilio. Mr. Blakeman said that he did 'not know if it would work, but it might be a- possible solution, Town Counsel read the portion of the law pertaining to deeds and- private ra gs . hrr . Thomas said that Mr. Blakeman should get together with Mr. Virgilio our Superintendent of streets and see if this can be reoled. Chm. Thomas .also stated that when the Board gets the whop picture it will be taken from there. Mr. Buckingham said he hoped that it can be resol red& Board thanked everyone for coming. Motion el. Garland to adjourn. �eeonde by hm. Thomas . This is a Vote Mot _ Meeting adjourned at p.m. Respectfully submitted, i Muriel McGrath Administrative Secretary