7/18/1979 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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f MINUTES Selectmen' s Meeting July- 18 , 1979 ALL SELECTMEN AND TOWN COUNSEL PRESENT. 1 Discussion with the press and citizens present re the incident at -Attaquin Beach on Saturday, July 14 , 1979 , when two female lifeguards were verbally threatened, harassed and abused. This incident resulted in a ,meeting on Monday, July 16 , 1979 , with Head Lifeguard, Matthew lase cue 1 in and Daryl Madden -(the only two male lifeguards) , and Selectmen Benway and Garland. After the facts were discussed, it was the decision of both Selectmen pre ent that all lifeguard protection would be removed from Attaquin Beach. A job of being lifeguard is to protect those people swimming; not that of a policeman.. Instructions were given to have the Attaquin Beach posted, as well as to have the cruisers stop by and announce on their loudspeaker that the beach is not protected by lifeguards and all people swimming are doing so at their own risk. Town Counsel was to be consulted for the wording of the signs. After signs are erected, a picture is to be taken showing them up. hmn, o' nnell was in complete agreement with what had been done regarding the situation, The signs are to be installed on Friday, July 20, 1979& 2 House Bili. #115 was also discussed in detail which is a hill to establish an Indian Housing Authority. The Secretary was instructed to advise representative Cahir that they will require notification o'f any public hearings regarding this bill. If there are to be no public hearings, a meeting with "the ewers that be" is to be scheduled. complaint had been received from Helen Kondochriste, as a citizen, about the condition of Wading Place Road, especially regarding the brush and branches that were protruding into the road. Selectman Garland instructed the Secretary to advise Mrs. Kondochriste to contact the Peninsula Council in writing and request their action as they have monies for this type of work. Attorney lathy O' Connell returned to the Selectmen to ask why the Building Inspector was allowed to issue a building permit for property owned by Ms . Ior'cott. According t -Attorney O'Connell, there is a zoning violation on this property on the sideline requirement, and it has always existed. The Building Inspector alledgedly has issued an extension to an existing building permit and, according to Attorney 'Connell, this would be illegal under the circumstances when a zoning violation exists. Motion by Selmn. Benway to have Town Counsel handle this problem. Town Counsel was instructed to get in touch with the Building Inspector and find out all the particulars , first hand, and then 0