6/3/1987 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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fir• Board of Selectmen Regular Meeting Wednesday, June 3 , 1987 Present : Chairwoman,, . -Jean Thomas ; Jeremy Carter; Andrew Gottlieb; Willard Hanson. Joseph Murphy, Executive Secretary, was also present . Mrs . Thomas convened this meeting at 7 : 00 P, Me Selectman Gottlieb moved to accept the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on May 27 , 1987. Mro Carter seconded the motion and the Grote was unanimous . APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS : 1. Joint meeting with Planning Board. The Board of Selectmen met j cintZ r with the Panning Board to discuss the appoint- anent of a. successor to the unexpired five-year year term of Richard Dubin, Present from the Planing Board were : Anthony Ferragamo , Scott As ell, Judy Mills , and Richardson Jonas . Louise Behrman and Donald Blakeman were candidates for this position. Discussion centered on the possibility of conflicts cue to Ms . Behrman's chairmanship of the Conservation Commissions After discussion, it was the consensus of opinion that the benefits of such an alliance would be greater than the potential detrimental factors . Mr. Gottlieb moved to appoint Louise e ehrman as a, member of the Planning Board to fill the unex- pired term of resigning member Richard Du l.n. Ms . Mills seconded the motion. Mrs ., Thomas and Messrs . Carter, Ferragamo, grans ori,, and c A. I l^ Grote d ,�.n' fa or. Mro Jonas was not in favor of this motion, Mr. Gottlieb noted that there appears to be a high incidence of unexpired teens on the Planning Board ' ani 'suggested that the cause may lie with the length of the team of appointment which is fire years e Members of the Planning Board present concurred with this suggestion and after discussion, it was mored by Selectmen Gottlieb that a. motion be prepared for the July 27 , 1987 Special. Town Meeting warrant which would amend theBy-law to reduce the term of the Planning Board members to a. three-year term. Mr. Hanson seconded the motion. The Crete was unanimous . 2. Library Building Committee . Richard Shaughnessy, Chairman of the Commit ee , was present to review the status of this project. A Certificate of Substantial Completion has been received from Gaffney Associates . Mr. Shaughnessy reviewed the contents of this Certification and acted that items to be completed or corrected (punch list will be accomplished within sixty-five days from the date of substantial completion which is May 15, 1987. The one-year guarantee f-or materials and workmanship shall also extend from the. date .of execution of the Certification which 's June 1 , 1988. Also , the project was completed under budget b $20,200. The dedication ceremonies will be Sunday: May 7 : 1987 at 3: 00 P. M. Mr. Hanson moved that based .on the r c ornendat ions of the Library Building. Committee , the Board of Selectmen accept the new library Building. Ir o Carter seconded the motion,. The Grote was unanimous ,