9/9/1991 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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i *..: BOARD OF SELECTMEN Page 2 MINUTES 4MONDAY9 SEPTEMBER 9p 1991 FEMA Report: Mr. Harrington made note Federal., state and Local Officials have visited the sites damaged by Hurricane Bob* This is the first i step of the data collection. Ude are trying to document the required forms and projected costs informs Mr. Harrington, The paperwork should be processed on Tuesday morning,, The Federal Government should reimbur-se the Town %. Possible state - reimbursement is 12.5% so the Town may be Liable for the remaining 12, % 'reports lir# Harrington. It is hopeful reimbursement is to begin within ten days 'states i Mr. Harrington. A complete tour was done of the Town. The people were helpful and gave ideas -to gauge future costs. Most of the costs are personnel. . and 'internal costs reports lir. Harrington. The estimated damage is $4-500, 000, Ma.shpee assuming 12. 5% would be liable for approxi atel $50' 6o,coo. With concerns of the Poppone sset spit area, Mr. Harrington reports there may be long term financial a.ssista ce. The Government is now calculating the cubic areas and data to seek possible funding sources. There are six to seven weeks of potential clean-up states lir. Harrington of costs incurred by the storm. Selectman Lawrence asks if the DPW pick-up through the entire month of sept�emb r is factored into the projected costs? He is concerned with the small town and small DPW as well as the state allowance for ur ng and if there is a cut off date involved The costs are factored in reports Mr. Harrington.' x number of hours; personnel and equipment) There is a reimbursement program. The cyle is twelve months to justify the expenses and costs related to the storm. The debris is currently be.. ng chipped and stored at the DPW states Mr. Harrington and not at residents homes . 20 Ps.me Jeremy M., Carter re: Recreation Center: For. those of your who did or did not read the newspaper, the Letters that appeared in the newspaper- states selectman Jacobson' were the letter detailing the agreement of negtiations of lir. Hanson and Ir. Carter. There was another .letter. that Town Counsel sent to Jerry Carter who was the Chairman of the Board of selectmen on that particular day. few days later there was the election, Jerry didn"t run. Mrs. Ca.ffyn was elected. We did not have that letter that was written in the paper in our hands when we made the original decision states Select- man Jacobson. we were unaware of the fact that Town Counsel points out in that letter -that some of the things proposed in the agreement would be illegal for the Town to have done, Number one it would of had to go to a ATownMeeting a,before such thing would take place states selectman Jacobson. There were some funds that Field, s Point would of pa._id -towards the cost of improvement. Town Counsel feels that would not have been legal. It also would not b legal, -according to Town Counsel for the Board of Assessors to abate some of the taxes on the property, These were the concerns that carne up, reports Selectman Jacobson. i