Politics & Government

New Ladder Truck For the Fire Department, Funds For Recreation: Sudbury Board Of Selectmen

The Sudbury Board of Selectmen tackles a long agenda this week.

SUDBURY, MA—The Sudbury Board of Selectmen address a long agenda at its next meeting that includes consenting to a land damage agreement between MassDOT for the Meadow Walk Project that affected the Fire Station, the approval of funds for a new ladder truck, and to approve $1,700 in funds for recreation.

The meeting takes place on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. at Grange Hall. The public portion of the meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall.

Here is the (public) agenda:

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7:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Opening remarks by Chairman
Reports from Town Manager
Reports from Selectmen
Citizen's comments on items not on agenda

TIMED ITEMS
7:35 p.m. Update on compliance with June 14, 2017 Notice of Decision and Order, which was updated by vote of the Board of Selectmen on August 8, 2017. Police Chief Scott Nix to attend.
MISCELLANEOUS
4. The Town Finance Director/Treasurer gives notification to the Board of Selectmen that he determines that the below parcels are no longer needed for any specific purpose: G12-0015. 12 acres. Assessed value is $6,100. G12-0013. 5 acres. Assessed value is $2,500.
5. VOTE Vote to appropriate $325,000 from National Development mitigation funds for the purchase of new Ladder Truck and vote to allow the Town Manager to sign the contract for the new Fire Department Apparatus. Also vote to appropriate funds (approximately $25K) to add water and natural gas lines to the lot at Fire Station 2.

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These agenda items are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Item # Time Action Item
6. VOTE Vote to approve $396,635 from National Development mitigation funds for the purchase of communication enhancements, and vote to allow the Town Manager to sign the contract for new radio
equipment.
7. Presentation and discussion of the pending Sudbury Welcoming Town petition article to be presented at October 16, 2017 Special Town Meeting. Attending will be Police Chief Scott Nix, and petitioners Fred Taylor and Cindy Ku.
8. Discussion on SPS Office Relocation
9. VOTE / SIGN
Vote to sign the Special Town Meeting Warrant for Monday, October 16, 2017, which must be posted and delivered to residents by Monday, October 2, 2017.
10. VOTE Review and execution of Acceptance of Quitclaim deed for Lot 6, which is being conveyed to the Town as additional property for the Fire Station located at 540 Boston Post Road.
11. VOTE /SIGN To consent to and execute the Mass DOT Land Damage Agreement for the Meadow Walk project development Rt. 20 improvements, affecting the 540 Boston Post Road (Fire Station) property owned
by the Town of Sudbury.
12. Discussion on the upcoming Town Forum.
13. Citizen's Comments (cont)
14. Discuss future agenda items
CONSENT CALENDAR
15. VOTE Vote to approve award of contract by the Town Manager to Capital Environmental, LLC for environmental engineering services to be performed relative to the classification and off-site management of stockpiled material at the DPW as outlined in the proposal date August 30, 2017 with a not-to-exceed amount of $100,000.
16. VOTE Vote to accept, on behalf of the Town, various donations totaling $1,700 to support Park and Recreation's Summer Concert Series, to be deposited in the Program Contributions and Donations Account
(191448/483100) as requested by Kayla McNamara, Director of Parks, Recreation & Aquatics, in a memo dated 7/31/17.
17. VOTE Vote to accept a grant in the amount of $1,650 from the Sudbury Foundation to enable the Health Department to pilot the Budget Buddies financial literacy training for Sudbury residents in
subsidized housing.
18. VOTE Vote to approve a special permit to Harold Cutler for the Colonial Fair and Muster of Fyfes and Drums to be held on the Wayside Inn grounds from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 30,
2017, subject to conditions and permits required by the Fire and Police Departments and the Board of Health.
19. VOTE Vote to approve the regular session minutes of May 3, 2016 and August 8, 2017.

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