5/25/1983 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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i •-.. Al w -BOARD of SELECTMEN MEETING May 25 , 1983 PRESENT: Chairman Chester A. Garland,, Se-leotman - Willard- L. Hanson el.ectman, Richard are `err y until 2 : 42' .x .t, Executive. secretary Joseph F. Murphy, Town Counsel Joseph J, Reardon. GUESTS: John F-. Bosohetti, Helena Bosohetti , Jane Peterson, Curtis W6odbury, David a u o., - far hall Severance, Robert Courtemanohe-, Richard Cook, Idabel Hendricks , thelle'eh Antunes , -Ernest Virgilio and Robert . Del.or . 2 :00 p.m. Chai ma - Garland convened the meeting of May 25 , 19830 hm. Garland waived the reading of the minutes of May 18, 198-3 and sel. Hanson move d to - approve the minutes , Sel. T rry seconded-. Notion ` arried'. 2 : 00 p,m, - Chm: Garland opened the continued hearing n the New Farm of - April _27,' 1 3. Executive Secretary read the memorandum from the Board of Health 'relatie the owners not alying for permits nor have they filled o'ut 'an -a lica.tion' to '.do business or asked for 'an inspection. h . Garland asked if anyone was present- from the- New Farr, Negative. Sel. Hanson mov d to continue. the public h airing-,until June 8, 1983' at 6 : 15 p.m. when hope fully- someone from the Farm will be present to give the Board an update and to discu'ss' the name' change request. Seconded by sel. Terry. motion n carried. Chm. Garland closed the hearing at 2 : 05 P..ern. 2 : 07 .r. Mr, John F. Dos ohetti as} ed if he could have- a few minutes. -with the Board t-0 discuss the water rob'lem he is having at his hone caused by the level of water at John's.. Pond. He sta.te'd that he has five inches of water in his -cell'ar' and he had a pump put in and now there 'is still ,a quartet to . an inch of water in his cellar'. Mr. - Bosohetti claimed th t th'e tow' n- gave approval- for Makepeace to illegally install' boards at the Otis exec of John ' s Pond and he obje'ct's to the damage this is causing to his property. and some f his neighbors property. He also said that the. boards had been removed just to allow some people to o herring fishing. He feels that the people in the area are .much more important. He requested that the town leave the level alone, He. stated that the level should be at the top of the ladder. Chm. Garland said that he could 'not respond completely and asked el. Hanson 'to reply to- Mr. Bos heti . el+. Hanson explained to 'Ir. Boschetti 'that for the last six weeks he and Mr. Virgilio,, the Superintendent- -of Streets , and Mr. Burlingame have' been working on the problem. .of the water level. at John' s Pond, He said that the ' boards had been taken out for two reasons . The first 'and.-most im octant was to control the water flow at the bogs. The second was to -allow the herring to go up stream not for fishing. The flow- is stopped for two days and will be 're-opened on -Thursday. Mr, Bosohetti said that the loops should be out and the water