3/5/1980 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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e Jr { OF 4z Rk RF i Selectmen' s Minutes March 5 , 1980 Present: Kevin D. o' onnel, Chester A. Garland, Selectmen,. Joseph Reardon, Town Counsel 1 At 2: 00 the Chairman called for Hearing by New England Telephone Company, by reading the legal notice . There was no one present to support nor oppose the request, Approval granted. 2 At 2: 1the Chairman opened the Hearing requested by the New Bed- ford Gas and Light Company, seeking 'permission to move a Pole. There was a red resentative present to explain the request; no opponents present. Approval granted. Dog Officer Ames was present to request permission of the Board to seek complaints in District Court to force the owners of a pack of dogs which have been roaming Sconset Beact, to liven-se and restrain said dogs . There have been reports that there are 30 dogs tra ding in a pack. Board granted Dog officer approval for taking requested action. Board also assured Dog officer they were including an article in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting to purchase a new vehicle for his use-, (his present vehicle shows mileage over 225, 000) . 4 resident present to complain of jet noise at 2 : 00 a.M. Chairman O' Connell exp lai.ned that this Board has no control over this activity* It was suggested he write to Congressman Studds and Senator Kennedy, to voice his complaint. Hugh McCarty of the Press questioned the amounts being placed in the Warrant for reimbursement of Selectmen, It was explained that pay- ment would be broken down as follows : $4 ,000 salary for each select- -man, plus $1,200 in-town expense for each selectman. Prior to placing this breakdown in the warrant, however, a decision has been sought from Town Counselb a member of the press asked if the Town of I ash ee had obtained the volunteer services of Local builders , as previously discussed, to provide estimates of the eostfor renovating the Old Eire Station. They were told that Willard Hansen, Joseph Peters and Edgar Tobey had all examined the building, along with Fred Hicks of the Historic Commission. Mr. Collins , Building . Inspector, arrived and informed those present that there -are presently no Historical. Buildings in the Town of Mashpee , as listed in the State Building Code Directory. Chairman - 'O' Connell explained that this is what the Historic Commission is attempting to accomplish - to have the old Fire Station designated a Historic Building, so that it can be listed in the Directory. Be- fore this can be done, certain stipulations must be complied with. The Board decided to ask the Building Inspector to lift thecondemna- tion of the old Fire Station for historical purposes , only, and to ask Brad Norman to assign a .E.T.A. crew to begin a clean-up there. (See letters attached.