Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Selectmen's Agenda for March 31

SELECTMEN’S MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

1. 7:00 p.m. - Selectmen Open Board of Selectmen’s Meeting

2. Selectmen Approve Minutes of March 17, 2010

3. Selectmen Approve and Sign Payroll Warrant W39P in the amount of $36,262.72, Vendor Warrant 40B in the amount of $27,819.04, and Vendor Warrant 40B1 in the amount of $31,825.00

4. Request for Selectmen’s Approval and Signature on Request for Reserve Fund Transfer #10-23 in the amount of $2,021.98 to the EMS ALS Charges and Fees Expense Account

5. Request for Selectmen’s Approval and Signature on Request for Reserve Fund Transfer #10-24 in the amount of $564.06 to the Town Office Expense Account

6. Request for Selectmen’s Approval and Signature on Request for Reserve Fund Transfer #10-25 in the amount of $10.64 to the Historical Commission Expense Account

7. Request for Selectmen’s Approval and Signature on Request for Reserve Fund Transfer #10-26 in the amount of $327.87 to Police Expenses Account

8. Request for Selectmen’s Discussion and Signature on Local Economic Development Projects Survey (Alan Pease)

9. Request for Selectmen’s Review and Input of Community Bulletin Board Plans (Alan Pease)

10. Request for Selectmen’s Signatures on a CDBG AH FY09 Housing Rehabilitation Agreement (Ann Carabba)

11. Request for Selectmen’s Appointment of Lois Raymond as Assessors’ Clerk, Employee-at-Will

12. Request for Selectmen’s Appointment of Kathy Becker as Cultural Council Member for a fill-in term FY09-FY11

13. Request for Selectmen’s Appointment of Katherine Stanwood as Cultural Council Member for a three year term FY10-FY12

14. Request for Selectmen’s Signatures on Annual Town Election Warrant

15. Request for Selectman’s Signature on American Lung Association Cross State Trek Acknowledgement

16. Town Administrator’s Report

17. Public Comments (if any)

18. Adjourn

Federal Aid for Individuals Impacted by Flooding

Federal Aid available to homeowners and businesses in Middlesex County impacted by recent flooding.

The available Individual Assistance Programs administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) include Individuals and Households Programs (IHP), Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Crisis Counseling, Legal Assistance, Tax Relief, and Small Business Administration Disaster Loans. This assistance will assist individuals and businesses in their recovery from the impacts of flooding.

Individuals and business owners, who sustained losses in the designated counties, can initiate the application for assistance process by calling the FEMA Teleregistration numbers: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired or registering on-line at www.fema.gov. The toll-free Teleregistration numbers will operate Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 1:00am, on weekends - Saturday and Sunday from 7:00am to 10:00pm, until further notice.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

2009 Town Report

2009 Town Report is available online at http://ci.ashby.ma.us/clerk/treport/report09/index09.html

Print copies will be available at Town Hall and the Library on April 19th. The Town Report will not be mailed this year.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments for Annual Town Meeting

Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments

Planning Board hearing to be held Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 8:00pm at Town Hall
Annual Town Meeting, Saturday, May 1, 2010, 9:30am.

Flood District; This article amends the Zoning Bylaw to reference the recently updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Notice, Complete Text, Flood Insurance Rate Maps effective June 4, 2010

Agricultural Use Overlay District; This article allows additional commercial uses by right and by special permit for land in commercial agriculture use. Notice, Complete Text

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Selectmen's Agenda, March 17

*warrant amounts were not available at the time this agenda was posted

SELECTMEN’S MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, March 17, 2010


1. 7:00 p.m. - Selectmen Open Board of Selectmen’s Meeting

2. Selectmen Approve Minutes of March 8, 2010

3. Selectmen Approve and Sign Payroll Warrant W37P in the amount of $_________, Vendor Warrant 38B in the amount of $_________, and Vendor Warrant 38B1 in the amount of $_______________

4. Request for Selectmen’s Approval and Signature on Request for Reserve Fund Transfer #10-20 in the amount of $2,074.43 to the Police Expense Account

5. Request for Selectmen’s Input on Possible Projects for the next MRPC District Local Technical Assistance Grant Round (Alan Pease)

6. Request for Selectmen’s Appointment of Paul Lessard as Electrical Inspector for a one-year term from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011

7. Request for Selectmen’s Appointment of Steve Dubois as Assistant Electrical Inspector for a one-year term from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011

8. Request for Selectmen’s Approval of Building Inspector’s Appointments of Richard Kapenas as Plumbing and Gas Inspector for a one-year term from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011 and Gary Williams as Plumbing and Gas Inspector Alternate for a one-year term from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011

9. Request for Selectmen’s Appointment of Carlton Mountain to the Board of Registrars for a three-year term ending March 1, 2013

10. Request for Selectmen’s Appointment of Sarah Leonard as Alternate to the Board of Registrars for a one-year term ending March 1, 2011

11. Selectmen Vote on Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles

12. Town Administrator’s Report

13. Public Comments (if any)

14. Adjourn

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Candidates for Annual Town Election

BALLOT FOR ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION APRIL 26, 2010


MODERATOR, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE
Nancy E. Chew
775 Piper Rd.

SELECTMAN, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE
Peter McMurray Candidate for Re-Election
1392 West State Rd.

TOWN CLERK, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE
Lorraine Pease Candidate for Re-Election
328 Richardson Rd.

TREASURER, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE
Kate Stacy Candidate for Re-Election
75 Frost Rd.

ASSESSOR, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE


ASSESSOR, One Year VOTE FOR ONE


NORTH MIDDLESEX SCHOOL COMMITTEE, VOTE FOR ONE
Three years
Kenneth P. Brown
47 Mayo Rd.

CONSTABLE, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE
William A. Davis Candidate for Re-Election
202 Nourse Rd.

BOARD OF HEALTH, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE
Cedwyn Morgan Candidate for Re-Election
593 Erickson Rd.

PLANNING BOARD, Five Years VOTE FOR ONE
Wayne A. Stacy Candidate for Re-Election
66 Bennett Rd.

CEMETERY COMMISSIONER, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE


PARK COMMISSIONER, Three Years VOTE FOR ONE
Stephanie B. Lammi Candidate for Re-Election
676 West Rd.

LIBRARY TRUSTEES, Three Years VOTE FOR THREE
David A. Jordan Candidate for Re-Election
370 Frost Rd.

Douglas Leab
611 Piper Rd.

Anne P. Manney
260 New Ipswich Rd.

TREE WARDEN, One year VOTE FOR ONE

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Selectmen's Agenda, March 3rd

SELECTMEN’S MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, March 3, 2010


1. 7:00 p.m. - Selectmen Open Board of Selectmen’s Meeting

2. Selectmen Approve Minutes of February 17, 2010

3. Selectmen Approve and Sign Payroll Warrant W35P in the amount of $43,244.72, Vendor Warrant 36B in the amount of $42,153.87 and Vendor Warrant 36B1 in the amount of $5,275.00

4. Selectmen Discuss Senior Tax Work-off Program

5. Selectmen Briefing on Awarded Grant for Defibrillators (Library Director)

6. 7:30 p.m. - Selectmen Discuss The Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management (Stephen McGoldrick)

7. Request for Selectmen’s Signatures on four CDBG AH FY09 Housing Rehabilitation Agreements (Shelly Hatch, MRPC)

8. Revolving Septic Loan Program Terms Discussion (Board of Health and Shelly Hatch, MRPC)

9. Request for Selectmen’s Signatures on Open Space Plan Letter of Review

10. Request for Selectmen’s Signatures on Performance Secured by Escrow Account (Alan Pease)

11. Selectmen Discuss New Town Meetings Bulletin Board (Alan Pease)

12. Request for Selectmen’s Approval and Signature on Request for Reserve Fund Transfer #10-21 in the amount of $746.86 to the EMS ALS Charges and Fees Account

13. Request for Selectmen’s Approval and Signature on Request for Reserve Fund Transfer #10-22 in the amount of $902.03 to the Town Office Expense Account

14. Selectmen Final Input on Warrants for May 1, 2010 Special Town Meeting and Annual Town Meeting

15. Selectmen Update on Police Chief Search

16. Town Administrator’s Report

17. Public Comments (if any)

18. Adjourn