11/1/2010 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Minutes November I, 2010 APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS: Public Hearin —Private to Public Road Conversion of Sunset Strip. wila, n load Claulise Dane,Noisy Hole Road: (continued) Mr. I enardo commented again on the $9,000 cost and noted that if he decides to sell his house next year, he may have to place the cost on the new homeowner or pay the betterment in full before the sale. Stephen Matson, 121 Sunset Strip asked if a private contractor can do the work. In response, the DPW Director indicated that many cost estimates are received from private contractors because the Town sloes not have the equipment. The Town thea awards a bid to the low bidder of the hies received. Vincent Pena,21 Claulise inquired as to the payment options. He was informed that once the Board of Selectmen adopts the betterment assessment, an individual homeowner has the ability to pay the betterment in one lump sura or spread the assessment over a Period of twenty years. The maximum interest fee on twenty year betterment assessment is %. Barbara Butler of Wilan Road asked why there are only 7property owners assessed when the original estimate was 80. It was noted there was a clerical error in the Selectmen's Office when determining the property owners of the intended betterment. Timothy Irwin, wilann Toad questioned the temporary interest figure. He was informed the %maximum figure is determined by Massachusetts General Law. The interest is included in the betterment if it is paid over a twenty year period because the Town needs to borrow the funds to complete the intended road conversion. It was noted that Town owned conservation land is not assessed a betterment, and conservation land does not contribute to the road traffic. Tom Pudala, the Town Planner residing at 60 wilann Toad stated for the record the land on the west side f Noisy Hole Road is owned by the Tribal Council. Kenneth Gauvin of 38 wilann made note of the nitrogen levels in the soil and asked when the Town would be sewering the area. Mr. Fudala, a Sever Commission member indicated the sewering process is stip in the developmental phase, and sewering could possibly begin in approximately ten years. one of the first streets under consideration to sewer is Great beck Road which might happen in two, ten, twenty or fifty years. Mr. Fudala also added here is a lame parcel of land in the area for sale which is on the other side of the giant sink-hokc, and not part of the subdivision associated to the road conversion.