11/1/2010 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Minutes November 1, 2010 APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS: Public Hearing.—Private to Public Road Conversion of Sunset Strip. wilann load Cl ulise Lame Noisy Hole Road: The Board of Selectmen opened the Public Nearing to consider the adoption of proposed Town road layouts as shown on plans prepared by Eagle Surveying, Inc., and entitled: Easement Taping and Layout Flan of wilann Road dated January 14, 2010, Easement Taking and Layout Plan of Claulise Dane dated January 14, 2010, Easement Taping and Layout Plan of Noisy Mole Road dated January 13, 2010 and Easement Taking and Layout Flan of Sunset Strip dated January 8, 2010. Copies of the plans may be reviewed in-the Office ofthe Board of Selectmen Town Manager at 1 ashpee Town Hall. The Taring notice was read aloud into the record. The total estimated betterment cost for Sunset Strip,, wilann Road, Cl ulise Dane, and Noisy Mole Road is $660,558.90. The estimated cost to be borne by 75 property o er is $8,807.45. The amount reflects the maximurn allowable charge by the Town of l lashpee for this betterment. It was noted that all abutters have received notification of said Marin . For additional review, individual estimated betterment costs for each road were presented as follows; Road Estimated Betterment Cost Cost to be Borne by Property Owners Sunset Strip $2619,756.08 27 Property Owners $9,694.67 Wilann Road $224A57.49 31 Property Owners $7,240.56 Noisy Dole $112,298.24 - 6 Property Owners $18,'716.37 detailed outline.of the intended work to be performed by the Department of Public Works to bring the roads to Town standards was also outlined in the estimations for the road conversion. In order for the road conversion to move forward, a second petition signed by 51%of the property owners is required for the Selectmen to proceed with placing an article on the next available Town fleeting. For an article to be placed on the May 2011 warrant,a signed petition must be submitted to the Selectmen's/Town Manager's Office on or before the date ofFebruary 14, 2011. The Hearing was opened to solicit continent. Marc Denardo, 17 Wilann Road stated he is totally against the almost$9,000 betterment. Mr. I enardo agreed the access road, Sunset Strip is a heavily traveled road, and offered to fill the pot holes with the neighbors of Sunset Strip. It was noted that Cotuit woods and Coombs, off wilann is not included in the road taking. Catherine Laurent, Director of Public worts indicated the project is costly because the road needs new drainage, and it is required to be pulverized, reconstructed and re-paved to adhere to Town standards.