Select Board packet for June 11th
Select Board packet – received Friday, June 6th for Wednesday, June 11th meeting:
• Agenda for Wednesday’s meeting – note: 6:30 p.m. start
• Motion sheet for the meeting
• A packet of information regarding a requested
street closure for a block party on
• Four special liquor license applications for events at UMass
• Draft minutes of the June 2nd meeting
• A sheet with the 2008 calendar
• A newsletter about homelessness from the
• The agenda for the June 11th Conservation Commission meeting (will be linked when posted)
• A letter from the Select Board Chair to a
resident who had inquired about chair being removed from the
• A letter of resignation from a member of the Board of Assessors
• A letter notifying the Select Board that the New England Central Railroad will be applying herbicide along the railroad right of way in July to control nuisance vegetation
• A letter from the Massachusetts Highway Department about a meeting June 10th at 7:00 p.m. at the JFK Middle School in Florence addressing the I-91 Interchange 19 project
Who resigned from the Board of Assessors?
Does the N.E. Central Railroad ever provide information about which herbicides they propose to use, or offer to give the Town choices between more and less toxic ones? It's probably been decades since this practice was last questioned in any way.
I too had asked why all the (originally attractive, upholstered) furniture had been removed from the lobby of the Bangs Center. I haven't seen Mr. Weiss' response; I was told that it was because it had constantly been vandalized by teenagers hanging out in the area. The reason -- frustration -- is understandable, but the result -- no place to sit down -- is really uninviting to everyone. Maybe at least some simple benches, or folding chairs, could be provided to accommodate some of those of us who no longer find it comfortable to stand for very long.
Eva --
Jane Kaufman-Balis resigned from the Board of Assessors.
The herbicide is a mixture of Razor Pro and Oust Extra, and lots of info about the situation and the herbicides is available here.
Stephanie