Selectmen's Agenda for September 30th

1. 7:00 p.m. - Selectmen Open Board of Selectmen’s Meeting
2. Selectmen Approve Minutes of September 16 and September 23, 2009
3. Selectmen Approve and Sign Payroll Warrant W13P in the amount of
$39,807.34 and Vendor Warrant 14B in the amount of $182,029.32
4. Request for Selectmen’s Approval and Signature on a Request for Reserve
Fund Transfer of $91.01 to Highway Regular Overtime
5. Request for Selectmen’s Acceptance of Florence Bryan’s Resignation
from the Historic District Commission
6. Request for Selectmen’s Appointment of Dave Boutwell to fill the
Vacancy on the Historical District Commission with a Term to Expire
on June 30, 2012
7. Request for Selectmen’s Designation of Liaison to the Ethics
Commission
8. Request for Selectmen’s Signature on Building Inspector Official
Certification Report Form
9. Request for Environmental Certifying Officer’s Signature on Housing
Grant
10. Request for Selectmen’s Signature on CDBG Contract, Authorized
Signature Verification Form and Financial Interest Disclosure Report
for the Housing Rehab Project
11. Selectmen Discuss Police Chief Search Committee
12. Request for Selectmen’s Discussion on Whether to Call a Fall Special
Town Meeting
13. Request for Selectmen’s Discussion of Notice of Financial Group
Meeting Time (Lillian Whitney)
14. Request for Selectmen’s Discussion of Priorities for FY2011 Budget
(Finance Committee)
15. Town Administrator’s Report
16. Public Comments (if any)
17. Adjourn

Historical Society 2010 Calendar Available

Ashby History Through Art Calendar

One of the goals of the Ashby Historical Society is to preserve records and artifacts that tell the story of Ashby history and to remind its citizens from time to time of that history. The aim of this calendar is to do just that.


The artists represented here are all Ashby residents. Each one chose the subject and the medium for their painting or drawing, the only requirement being that the subject be a place or person or activity that is a part of Ashby history - old or recent.

Notice of Abandoned Checks

According to MGL Chapter 200A: Section 9A the Treasurer must post for not less than 60 days on the Town's official Internet website the following information:

September 28, 2009
"Notice of Names of Persons Appearing to be Owners of Checks Issued by the Town of Ashby, Which Have Not Been Cashed and are Deemed Abandoned"

Bernhardt Road Bridge Replacement Planning Meeting

The Ashby Selectmen have called a special Bernhardt Road Bridge Replacement Planning Meeting for Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor Selectmen’s Meeting Room in the Ashby Town Hall.

The public is invited to come with their ideas and suggestions concerning the replacement of the Bernhardt Road Bridge that was recently removed after being closed for 8 years after half of the southern abutment wall collapsed into the Trap Falls Brook due to flood damage.

The bridge, at a span of 18 feet 6 inches, does not qualify for state funding because the span is less than 20 feet. Ashby, as most other cities and towns, does not have available funds to cover the estimated replacement cost of approximately $980,000.

The reason this bridge is important is that it serves as a safer access road than Wheeler Road on Amadon Hill to the Route 119. It also is a safety route for exiting Willard Brook State Park, especially in cases of emergency such as fire or auto accidents that could create a bottle neck on that winding section of Route 119.

Flu Shots

Flu Shots, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 10:00 – 12:00 at the Library. Sponsored by Nashoba Nursing and Ashby Board of Health.

Ashby Hazardous Waste Collection Day

DATE: Saturday, September 26, 2009, 9am-1pm

PLACE: Lunenburg DPW, 520 Chase Rd, Route 13

WHO: Anyone, business, non-residents

FEE: varies depending on volume & items
Simple Pre-registration: www.MassToss.com
or call Tessa at 978-660-6130

Selectmen's Agenda for Sept. 2, 2009

SELECTMEN’S MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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

2. Selectmen Approve Minutes of August 19, 2009

3. Selectmen Approve and Sign Payroll Warrant W09P in the amount of $41,217.87, and Vendor Warrant 10B in the amount of $122,456.23

4. Request for Selectmen’s Acceptance of Resignation of Paul Lundin as Special Municipal Constable

5. Request for Selectmen’s Signatures on Interim Police Chief Agreement

6. Selectmen Discuss Hayes/Racine Issue with Town Counsel

7. Request for Selectmen’s Support for Legislation and for Attendance at the Hearing of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy on September 9, 2009

8. Request for Selectmen’s Signatures on Letter of Support for the Forest Legacy Application (Al Futterman)

9. Request for Discussion of Petition Certified by Town Clerk (Walsh)

10. Town Administrator’s Report

11. Public Comments (if any)

12. Adjourn