APPROVED 9/10

 

 

 

TOWN OF HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS

BOARD OF SELECTMEN/HEALTH

MINUTES

August 26, 2002

 

Town House

7:00 P.M

 

625 Main Street

Roll Call:

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.  Board of Selectmen James D. Smith, Duane Mosier, and Mark Barba were in attendance.

 

 

Old Business:

 

1.               Minutes from August 12, 2002 for approval

Pg. 1 Section 2 change fee to inspection must be performed

Pg. 2 Section 4 delete last sentence

Pg. 2 Section 5 add “all”

Pg. 3 Section 8 change by the to from

Duane Mosier made a motion to accept the minutes as corrected.  Mark Barba seconded, all in favor and so voted.

2.               DEP Issues

Discussion regarding opening remarks and topics for discussion for the meeting scheduled for 8/29 with the DEP. 

3.               Fees for Town Building Use

Tabled

Executive Session:

At 7:30 the Duane Mosier made a motion to go into executive session with a return to open session.  Mark Barba seconded.  Roll call vote James Smith – yes, Duane Mosier – yes, Mark Barba – yes.

 

Return to open session

 

 

Appointments:

4.               Dana Pixley

Discussion on Mr. Tippets letter regarding a tree removal and Dana Pixley’s suggestion for compensation.  A letter will be sent to Mr. Tippet advising him of the Board’s response.

5.               Mr. Barbeau

Mr. Barbeau meet with Selectmen, Mark Feeney, John D. Flynn and Joseph Dolben to discuss compliance issues with his newly installed driveway.  The Board advised him to make an appointment with the Board of Appeals as a next step to resolving the issue.

6.               VFW Hearing

The Board met with members of the VFW, Arthur Booth and Charles Wood, to discuss extending the liquor license to the bridge on Friday night.  The Board voted to extend the VFW license to include seasonal dining on the bridge on Friday evenings 4-9 provided the only access to the parking area is through the club building.  Application permits will be forwarded to the ABCC for final approval.   

7.               Larry Moriarty

The Board reviewed a newly created checklist designed to assist in the upkeep of the Town House with Mr. Moriarty.  Mr. Moriarty will review and bring any comments to the Board in October for a final draft.  Mr. Moriarty requested the Board consider the purchase of a motor scrubber for the Town House floors and walls. 

New Business:

8.               Hampden Wilbraham Times

Nicole McClure news editor for the HWT was present to report on the meeting.  Nicole stated that both municipalities are encouraged to submit articles, press releases, and legal notices. 

9.               Set Special Town Meeting Date

A tentative date of October 21 was scheduled for the Special Town Meeting.  A notice will be sent to all departments asking for warrant articles.

10.            Xerox Machine and Risograph

Reviewed the Xerox Machine contract agreement.  Original contract signed was only for the rental agreement and did not include a maintenance fee or copy overage fee.  The Board stated that as these fees were not included in the original signed contract they would not agree to pay the extra that the company is now requesting.

Risograph machine, at this time it was decided to keep the current risograph until the end of the contract (May 2003) and at that time purchase a newer model from the company.

11.            Additional Meeting Date

The Board will meet on 8/28 to further discuss DEP issues.

12.            Letter of support Lantern Lane

Duane Mosier made a motion to support moving forward with the process of the land acquisition known Lantern Lane through the legislative initiative for FY 2003. Mark Barba seconded.  All in favor and so voted. 

13.            Consider alternate permanent meeting date

James Smith made a motion to change the regular Board of Selectmen meeting date from Mondays at 7PM to Tuesdays at 7PM. Mark Barba seconded.  All in favor and so voted.

 

Other Business:

14.            Storm Water Phase II

Duane reported on the concerns with planning and funding for the project.  Tabled until meeting in September.

15.            Transfer Station

Duane reported on recycling at the Transfer Station, a letter will be sent to the Scouts advising them that their involvement at the transfer station will consist of the bottle drive.

 

Duane Mosier moved, seconded by Mark Barba to adjourn the meeting.  The motion was adopted unanimously (3-0).  The meeting adjourned at 11:20 P.M.

Respectfully submitted:

 

 

 

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Karen Desmarais

Administrative Assistant         


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