9/7/1983 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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. . HOARD of SELECTMEN MEETI ?G September -7, 1983 PRESENT: Chairman Chester A. Garland-, Selectmen Willard L. Hanson and Richard L. 'Terry, Town Counsel Joseph J. Reardon and Executive Secretary Joseph F. Murphy. GUESTS : I a.bel le Caddy, Arthur McNulty, B. Jean Thomas, Walley O'Hara, Jane . Peterson,' Ernest Virgilio, John Uminar, Tom Devane, Eleanor Hatcher, Jayne Labute, Al Hollander and members of. the Board of Appeal. Chairman Garland convened the meeting at 6 :00 p.m. and immediately recessed the regular meeting to convene the Revenue Sharing Hearing in the caftaria. 6 : 03 p.xn. Chm. Garland convened-the Revenue Sharing Hearing. Present: Chm, Garland, Selectmen Hansom and Terry, Executive Secretary Joseph F, Murphy, Mabelle Caddy, Arthur McNulty and - Eleanor Hatcher from the Council on Aging. Chm. Garland stated that the hearing is mandated by statute and it i to get public input on hover the $68 ,011. 38 should be spent. Labelle Caddy requested that $2500 of it be spent for Council on Aging. They are requesting an air conditioner, copying machine and a projector. Chm. Garland said the Board would take their request under advisement. ent. He ,-asked ed i f theme were any. other requests . Hearing none he adjourned the hearing to reconvene the regular meeting i-n the Selectmen's office. Hearing adjourned a :to p,m, Chin. Garland reconvened the regular meeting. Motion by Sel, Hanson to approve the minutes of the August 31, 1983 regular meeting. Seconded by Chm. Garland with amendments on pages one and three. With these corrections the motion carried. HEARINGS' AND -APPOINTMENTS: 6 :15 p.m. - Superintendent of Streets , Frnest Virgilio , came to discuss with the Hoard of Selectment the condition and cost of repairs to Great Oak Road. He stated that there is a terrible washboard problem wi.-th the road. He explained that the repairs are very costly to the Town and that it is costing the town $300. 00 a week to patch. and maintain that road. He has graded that road seventeen times this summer and now the grader has to be repaired: Mr., Virgilio started that he has not been approached by the State to work with his department and help maintain the road. He has asked the state for $27, 900 to be included with his department funds in order to keep that road in a decent condition. He said that something has to be done. Chm. Garland said that he had received a call from Ruth Helfeld from the Department of Environmental Management and was informed that the state engineers are just starting to price out the cost