MINUTES OF THE SELECTMEN’S MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008
PRESENT: Terry H. Finnegan (Chairman), Donal P. Anderson (Vice-chairman), Hilary P. Wilson (Clerk), Arthur P. Boyle, Jr. (Selectman), Willard J. Boulter, Jr. (Selectman), Edwin J. Thorne (Town Administrator), Diane Tobin (Executive Assistant), John Mattson (Comcast), Becca Manning (Pembroke Express), Steve Annear (Pembroke Mariner/Reporter), Jill Taylor, Lynn Dionne, Pastor Joe Quaresimo, Lewis Stone, Mary Beth Courtwright, Elaine Spaulding, and others.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Board of Health announces the Grand Opening of the new Recycling Center on Saturday, October 18 at 9:00 a.m.
The Selectmen congratulated Steve Rivers and Dave Scoledge of our Pembroke DPW for taking first place in the Mass. Highway Association Snow Plow Rodeo.
MINUTES: The minutes of the Special Selectmen’s meeting of October 2, 2008 were accepted as prepared by Mr. Wilson. Vote: 3 in favor (Wilson, Boyle, Anderson), and 2 not voting (Finnegan; Boulter).
The Selectmen voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the Selectmen’s meeting of September 29, 2008 as prepared.
CABLE STUDIO: Pastor Joe Quaresimo prepared a statement for the members of the board and encouraged having the town’s own community cable studio.
Information has been received from town counsel relative to the formation of a corporation of a non-profit organization for this purpose. He says the town should maintain a Cable Advisory Committee even after signing the new contract and the non-profit is in place.
Mr. Boyle moved, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to begin the process as the Board of Selectmen to incorporate a non-profit community cable studio. Voted unanimously in favor.
Mr. Boyle moved, seconded by Mr. Anderson, that the directors of the non-profit community cable studio be the incorporators and to call the corporation Pembroke Media Broadcasting.
Voted unanimously in favor.
CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Mr. Anderson moved, seconded by Mr. Wilson, to appoint Peter Cleary to serve on the Cable Advisory Committee. Voted unanimously in favor.
SELECTMEN’S MEETING SCHEDULE: There will be no meeting on October 13th , Columbus Day. The next meeting will be on Tues., October 21 at 6:30 p.m. before the Special Town Meeting. There will be no meeting on November 10th because of the Veteran’s Day holiday and no meeting on November 24th during the Thanksgiving week.
SIGN PERMIT APPLICATIONS: The Selectmen voted to approve the following:
Kitchens on the Fly, 15 Columbia Rd. – temporary 30 day sign
99 Restaurant, 166 Church St – temporary sign approved for 10 days
Library Bake Sale, 144 Center St – temporary sign approved
Hospice of South Shore, Town Green – temporary sign approved
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CAPITAL PLAN: It was explained that the hope is to get authorization from town meeting to borrow so that if something major falls apart during the year, there will be some way to fund the repair or replacement of it. The intent is not to borrow the entire amount, only what is needed. There is only about $150,000 in the Capital Fund.
TOWN HALL THIRD FLOOR: This will be tabled since this will not fall under the authorize to borrow.
N.E. VILLAGE EASEMENT: An accurate plan of the dimensions of the easement was supplied to the Town Administrator by Grady Consultants and it will be incorporated into the article for town meeting. The Conservation Commission has declared this a wet, non-buildable parcel.
CULTURAL COUNCIL: The Public Input meeting of the Cultural Council was opened and continued to October 27th.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mr. Anderson moved, seconded by Mr. Boyle, to go into executive session to discuss potential litigation.
Roll Call Vote: Wilson, yes – Boyle, yes – Anderson, yes – Boulter, yes – Finnegan, yes
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.