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I'll welcome back the uh the audience, but I think most of the audience is in navy blue. So, um I think we will uh adjust our schedule slightly uh and postpone the resident

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concerns and the chair update um because we've got a crowd here and we'll move right to new and special business. Item three, recognition and presentation of certificate to officer Steven McCarthy.

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I think Chief Sternolo has some statements to make. Good evening, select board members, town manager, deputy town manager. Uh for those that don't know me, my name is Doug Cerniolo, the interim chief of

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police. Uh tonight, we're here to present an award. Uh but before I get into that, I I want to take a moment just to recognize um the officers from the acting police department and just recognize the great work that they do every day. Um like I said, we are going

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to hear about um a specific incident, but these officers do a great job. are outstanding and I I can't be more appreciative of the work. I'm here here tonight to recognize an exceptional performance of duty by an officer who reflects the level of

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service we strive to provide each day to everyone. On April 8th, 2026, Officer Steven McCarthy was working the 3 to 11 shift and was assigned to the North Precinct. At approximately 5:00

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p.m., Officer McCarthy was conducting a motor vehicle stop in the area of Great Road in Skyland Drive. During the stop, he overheard dispatch sending two cars to Parkland Lane for a report of a 72-year-old actively choking. Recognizing that the location was near

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his position, Officer McCarthy immediately cleared his motor vehicle stop and advised dispatch that he would be responding to the emergency. Upon arrival, officer McCarthy was directed by the patient's son to the living room. Inside the living room, the

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patient was seated in a chair, gasping for air and unable to speak. Officer McCarthy immediately assisted the victim to his feet and positioned himself behind him where he administered the Heimlick maneuver. After several abdominal thrusts, the victim regained

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ability to breathe and began coughing, indicating the obstruction had been cleared. Officer McCarthy then seated the victim and monitored his condition until the fire department and ambulance personnel arrived and took over care.

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Officer McCarthy's prompt recognition of the emergency decisive action in effective application of life-saving techniques directly contributed to a successful outcome in the preservation of life. His actions reflect the highest standards of law enforcement,

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professionalism, and dedication to public safety. Before I call Steve out, um I'd like to mention that um Steve was when he received his field training, I'd love to stand here and tell you that that was the result of his

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actions, his training, cuz I trained him. But in reality, um far from the truth. Ste Steve's actions were a result of his character and um just want to thank you

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Steve. At this time I'd like to call officer McCarthy up on behalf of the Actton Police Department and the town of Actton I want to present you with the life-saving award and medal. >> Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you very much. Um I don't like to talk a lot. So just thanks. Thank you all. This wasn't necessary. Um all my colleagues would have done the exact same thing and I really appreciate it. I was in the right place at the right time. Thank you.

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Thank you, Steve. And uh in addition to the comments from the chief, I think everybody here on the board is really thankful that we've got such excellent public safety employees as yourself out there protecting us every day. Thank

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you. And thank you to all the fellas out and back. And we're not going to overlook the chief, the police, the fire chief, and all of the firefighters and EMTs that protect us every day as well. Thank

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you. Well, that was certainly an uplifting way to start our meeting. >> Yeah. >> Uh, back to our regular agenda. Uh item one, resident concerns. We have anyone

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present or anyone online that like to make a comments? Okay, we'll move on. Chair update. Um I have nothing other than to remind everyone we've got elections coming up

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tomorrow. Uh we've got a some contested races. We've got a nice uh lineup of candidates and everybody should definitely get out there and vote. And then next week, Monday and Tuesday night, we have town meeting at the uh

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high school. Uh this is very important. We're going to be talking about some very weighty issues and uh trying to figure out the best way of uh stewarding the public money. Uh John

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Hi, thank you. Uh, just a couple notes. Uh, residents should have received a town meeting warrant in their mail on Saturday or maybe today or hopefully not then, but then tomorrow. If you didn't get one, let us know. We have a thousand extra copies that we're going to bring to town meeting in case people forget

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theirs. Uh, we can also uh make sure you get one in your hands. It's also online at actnma.gov/townme if you want to look at it um on your laptop. And the other item I wanted to mention is that we are going to do some uh culvert repair work uh which is

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necessary and because culverts go under roads, it's going to require us to close the road for a period of time. We've scheduled it to start this weekend which hopefully uh there's no good time to close a road called Main Street. Um but this this is we're going to do it

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starting Friday night, May 1st, 700 p.m. and work through the weekend, get done as quickly as we can. Uh the area that will be closed is on Main Street right at the southern portion of town right before you get to the Maynard Town line. And so there'll be a detour setup u to

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get you around that um High Street and um Conan Street uh in Maynard. So it's there's information on the website if you want to learn more about it, but that's the big news is that the road will be closed and you need to go around it. Thanks. And actually Tom has one one other thing.

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>> Uh thank you John. Um, so tomorrow night the League of Women Voters are hosting uh an event next door at the ACT Memorial Library where town staff and uh elected officials will be there for the community to talk about the different town meeting articles that appear on the warrant the week after. Uh a number of

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projects that'll be discussed um that this board is very involved with uh will be the town hall HVAC and emergency power replacement project. uh DPW design, um some CPC items that have come up with the bell tower here and a couple other uh projects and the 46 Taylor

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Road. So, if people are uh interested in learning more, um they've already voted of course and you're looking for something to do tomorrow night. I believe it starts at 6:00 p.m. next door. Uh and we'll be there 5:00, sorry, even earlier. It begins at 5. Um and we'll be there to answer any questions and give everybody a little bit more

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information about the projects. Thank you. Thank you. Uh comments from my colleagues. Alyssa. >> Thank you. I wanted to take an opportunity to bring attention to an

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Islamophobic and abbleist incident that happened um to some families in our community at one of our local businesses. Um it was an extremely negative impact for those families but

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also for anyone in the community um who is Muslim or has children with disabilities. I'm really grateful that they were courageous enough to to share the story of their experience and I'm

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especially grateful for the outpouring of support and solidarity that they received from the community um in the responses to that story. I'm also grateful that an offduty act police officer um just happened to be picking

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up um something from the business and was able to deescalate the situation. That's always what we want in in a situation like that is people trained in deescalation. So, we just heard about um how our police

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can um help the community be safe and definitely we want folks to feel safe in the community no matter where they are, no matter who they are. And I just wanted to take the opportunity to remind folks that hateful attacks on people

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based on who they are are not appropriate. And we value our diverse community that enriches the lives of everyone and everyone deserves to feel safe and welcome, treated with respect. >> Thank you, David.

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>> Yeah, I'd just like to second what Alyssa said about that. uh you know I've I've uh had worked with you know had contact with a number of members uh of our Muslim community on um various uh municipal

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issues. Um and I I one co-orker of mine for more than a decade also live a Muslim co-orker for a decade also lives in town. I'm friends with him and uh and I am very proud of our diverse community

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and everybody should be welcome here and not and not singled out in in any way or abused in in any way. So, um uh I I feel bad for the the the folks that were

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targeted here. It's it's really an unfortunate situation. Um the the other thing I wanted to cover here is that since our last meeting um the the school committee finished their uh big decisions for geographical

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enrollment pre previously they had voted to close the Conan school and restructure um uh into the two twin schools that we have the Parker Damon building and the boardwalk campus plus

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um the Blanchard building in um uh uh next door and um uh in in Boxboro and um at the the last meeting they took two uh additional actions or several additional actions.

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First of all, they approved the geographical zones. So the enrollment will in our elementary schools will be by by street. Um they also approved some transition plans by um uh grandfathering

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certain um types of situations into the schools that they're in now. And and finally, they established flex zones so that they can um have some flexibility for keeping keeping the um the schools

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having a balanced enrollment in uh in in future years without having to redraw the lines. So, um, now they're on their way to, you know, uh, the the details of the plan and having everything all set by the fall. The first step of that is,

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um, um, uh, very shortly. Um, uh, families are supposed to get their building assignment. Um, uh, they won't know exactly what school or classroom or anything, but uh, they well, they would know what school, but they wouldn't get their classroom assignment yet, but they'd know families would know what

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building they're going to. Thank you, Jim. >> Um, two things. Um, first of all, um, we're beginning to come up on the, um, annual, uh, reappoint process that we go

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through here. Um, you've I previously sort of described what went well and what didn't go well about that process and described some changes. Um so we are um stumbling in the direction of that plan. Um what you'll have in the um

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either in the extra information folder or or or by by email is you'll have um uh the latest uh committee list. Um but it hasn't been fully reviewed by the clerk's office. This was due to some

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efforts that I made. Uh, so it would be great to have each of you look at this list whenever it becomes available and um um send back any updates. Um I would send them to the clerk. Um you could CC me at like at least for the next few

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days. Um the um the other part about that was we talked about there were some sometimes some tricky situations where we have a policy that says that if a committee is full and we have people that have gone through the VCC process

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and are ready to join that committee, uh the liaison um can can look at the committee composition and see if there's anyone who's coming due uh to be reappointed who has served more than two terms. terms and uh if they think that

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the committee would be served by having that person um you know rotate off the committee uh they they can they can they can make that happen by s by by um you know not reappointing uh that particular

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person and um bringing the other the new person um for acceptance onto the committee. Um uh so this year we now have enough information to know that there is nobody in that situation. There

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are very there's there's a handful six I think of uh totally full boards and committees uh where we have all the full members and all the associates. Uh and in none of those committees do we have um uh people that the VCC either has

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interviewed or is about to interview. Um so we don't have to make that particularly challenging decision this year. Um I think that's all for that topic. Um

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the second topic is um something that I'm less well prepared to talk about which is this is my last uh public uh select board meeting. you know, we get to hang out briefly in the, you know, like in a the loun the the

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faculty lounge at the high school right before town meeting. Um, but this is the last time I have to sort of, you know, be public about being a select board member. Um, other than presenting article 19 at the second night of town meeting. So, I just

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wanted to say, um, I'm, you know, I'm still confident that it's the right choice, um, uh, for me. Um but tonight my main feelings are uh sadness that I will miss uh working with you all. Um I

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think we have developed a really good working relationship. Um a lot of trust um that that and that includes with with staff as well. Um, and it's it's just such an honor to be working with people

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on uh trying to do what's best for the town. Um, you know, it's it's it's not something that a lot of people get the chance to do. Um, and I've been really lucky uh to be able to do that with

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people for the last six years, especially with such such fine people as yourselves. Um uh I I do know that the select board will be in good hands after I leave. Um all the all the special issues that I

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came to the board, you know, sort of hot hot thinking about with great passion. Uh there are now people on the board who have that same level of of passion about those issues. So I don't I don't feel like anything will be lost uh by my not being here. Uh, other than, you know,

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I'll miss being here. Um, and thank you. >> Thank you, Jim. >> Fran, >> we'll miss you, Jim. I just seriously um I just wanted to thank Alyssa for mentioning the um incident that

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happened. um even though very hateful, what what was really incredible was the uh community support. Um and that made me feel really good. >> Alicia, >> I'm going to do a second member minute.

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Um, so I would like to mention that at the special meeting of the Actton Water District last week, we passed the budget. Didn't manage to do that at the annual meeting in March. Um, there were, I think, close to 100 people there. So,

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it was a a great turnout and I know that people will be interested to know that there will be another special meeting in order to um appropriate the free cash once that's certified for the district. And Jim,

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I am also sad that you will be leaving us um and this is your last public meeting. And I just wanted to share how much I have appreciated the five of us being on the board for every single year

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for my term. That feels really, really special and lucky. Um because I think we've developed great working relationships that are very respectful and appreciative. Um and I will miss your unique skill and knowledge set. So,

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I hope I know a lot of former select board members don't come back to speak to us. Um, but I hope that you will continue to do so even if you're just calling in from from home. Um, I've enjoyed working with you on the few projects that you and I have have done

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together. And I also wanted to mention that I appreciate how you have um engaged in efforts to make the meetings and our work more accessible. um just to make you know votes more casual with a

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yes um and opening meetings when you were chair with a welcome here. Um so I really really appreciate um all you've done in in my term but also the previous term that you served. >> David, yeah, I also wanted to take a

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moment to to to thank to thank Jim. uh you know Jim I found that you um uh through the years have been are sensitive to certain things that I miss and I really appreciate your point of view and um uh you know adding your own

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distinctiveness to our discussions. Um, I I really, you know, it makes for, you know, more well-rounded board. And I also appreciate your um uh analytical uh skills and in and some of the issues

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that we have to deal with, you know, uh researching particular topics to to figure out what the you know uh to being informed as to what the right you know right thing to do is. So So thank you So, uh, I think I first met Jim when he

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was on a, uh, campaign to eliminate Norway maples and garlic mustard and and look where you've come. Um, so you know this I think it's it's important that we

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we tend to get wrapped up in our heads around here a lot, but it's important to realize that it's the kind of hands-on work that uh is epitomized by what Jim started out with that really adds so much to our community. So, thank you,

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Jim. All right, it is now 6:30 and I read a legal notice. The actton select board will hold a public hearing on April 27th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in the Francis Faulner hearing

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room 204 at the town hall 472 Main Street Actton and virtually at acttonma ma.govmeingsb. GV/meing SB on a site plan special permit under zoning biologic session 10.4

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at 13 School Street. The applicant Alexander Moda proposes to construct a mixeduse development consisting groundf flooror commercial space and seven residential units located on the upper levels. Application materials and how to

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participate remotely are available online and at Actton Town Hall at doc.acttonmay.gov/dweb/view/collection-20116. Applicant has requested a continuence to May 11th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

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David. I move to continue this hearing until uh May 11th, 2026 at 6:30 in this room. >> Thank you. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded to continue until May 11th, 2026, 6:30 p.m. All in favor say I.

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>> I. >> Opposed? Abstensions. Thank you. We've got a few minutes until our next uh legally noticed me uh hearing which is

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6:45. So uh let's jump ahead. Approve resolution of governing body for lease agreement of new ambulance. Mr. manager. >> Uh, I'm going to have Deputy Town Manager Tom Beij take this one.

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>> Thanks, John. Uh, in your packet is a memo and a um resolution what the resolution will look like as part of the lease agreement. There are a number of exhibits that are required to submit to the financing company and this formal uh vote to adopt this resolution is one of

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those. uh to take you all back in November of 2024, special town meeting approved the purchase of a brand new ambulance with article 4. Uh fast forward two plus or almost two years from now, we're in a position where Excellence is the ambulance company and

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they're currently building the ambulance. Uh we're at a point where we need to start encumbering funds to be able to pay for some of the stuff that we have to order from Striker for um excuse me for a stretcher for Motorola for um radios tablets and other

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equipment that's associated with the ambulance buildout. So town staff procured the services of leasing to Inc. a leasing agent that has um specializes in this type of agreement. Uh through negotiations, we were able to negotiate a 7-year lease agreement for 4.68%

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with an annual payment of $128,351.76. Uh article 4 appropriated $140,000 to come out of the Ambulance uh enterprise fund. So, we'll be able to reduce that annual payment a little bit through these borrowing terms. Uh in the memo at the bottom part is a draft uh

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motion for you to consider tonight. Uh you do have to read it all if you do decide to uh approve this um resolution. And David, as the clerk, page two of this memo is exhibit A. We'll print that out and have that ready for your signature this evening if the board does

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approve the resolution. And I'm happy to take any questions or any feedback. Jim, um just a side issue, but it warmed my heart, which is um you know, like most people um who don't know much about

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ambulances, um it can be a shock to, you know, take seven years, multiply it by $128,000, and realize how much we're paying for these ambulances. um

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you know so I did a little reading on um you know and it was pretty clear first of all right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right away that there is a lot of specialized equipment that goes into building an ambulance so of course they're expensive but there's also been a trend in recent years over the last 5 to 10 years of private equity firms

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buying up large numbers of ambulance manufacturers um and driving the prices up in order to extract some short-term value um and I'm just just glad to say that um um this particular company Excellence is still privately owned, has

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not been bought up by a private equity firm and is still owned by the original family uh that that started it and um I don't know if that was part of the reason we chose this fine company, but uh I appreciate it anyway.

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>> Thank you, David. >> Yeah, I I'm I'm in favor of of approving this. I did want to ask um one thing. What's the expected life of the ambulance? >> Uh thank you for that question. So it's typically in main usage for eight years

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and then it functions as a backup ambulance. So we'll get 10 plus years out of this apparatus, >> right? And then the town manager's office sells them, I presume, because we we any used vehicles you sell, right? Um, and there's usually not much residual

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value in these from what I can I can see. Um, um, this is a type one ambulance, so I think it's the appropriate uh, type. Um, I was a little surprised to see the the price on the the motorized stretcher. That

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seemed high to me. Um, I just know that because I have a a daughter who's a paramedic. So, um anyway, um uh that that seemed a little high. Uh but other than that, I think this is um the the right kind of ambulance. Good. I think

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we should we should approve this. I'm Mr. Chair. I'm happy to make the motion if you'd like me to make the motion it. >> Okay. Alicia, I just have a question about what happens after the 7-year agreement.

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We get to the end of that. If we're going to get 10 years out of this, do we enter another short-term agreement? >> I'm sorry, I should have clarified this before. This is a lease to own. So once we've completed payments for over the seven years, we now own the amalance. >> Any other questions?

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David, I guess we're ready for you to read the motion. >> So since the select board is the governor governing authority here, I'd like to make the motion. Whereas the governing body of LEI has determined that a true and very real need exists for the acquisition of the equipment described in the lease purchase

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agreement and by and by and between LEI and leasing to Inc. and has further determined that the equipment will be used solely for essential government functions and not for private use. And whereas Leie has taken the necessary steps including without limitation to

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compliance with legal bidding requirements under applicable law to arrange for the acquisition of such equipment. Be it uh be it resolved by the governing body of LEI that the terms of said lease purchase agreement and escrow agreement are in the best

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interest of the LEI and the acquisition of such equipment and the governing body of the LEI designates and and confirms the following per person to execute and deliver the LEI purchase agreement and escrow agreement and any related documents necessary uh to the con uh

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consummation of the transactions contemplated by the LEI purchase agreement and escrow agreement. Second. >> Moved and seconded. Uh, do we need a roll call or is just a general acclamation? >> Uh, it did not say in the in the lease

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agreement, but I think a roll call vote would cover our bases in case we did need one. >> Okay. Please call the role. >> Uh, Miss Arsenal, >> I. >> Mr. Snder Grant, >> yes. >> Mr. Charter, I. >> Uh, Miss Nickel, >> yes. >> And I also say yes.

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Okay. Approved. >> Well, we've still got about five minutes. Um, so, uh, would the manager care to talk about the amended intermunicipal agreement for shared plumbing and gas inspector with the town of Carile?

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>> Yes, happy to discuss that. So, uh, we have, uh, our building department has a plumbing and gas inspector named Alan Noise. He does a really nice job for us. Uh, we're looking for ways to keep him challenged. And, um, we happened to have a conversation with the town of Carile

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who's looking for a plumbing and gas inspector. And so, it was a perfect opportunity for us to work together. And we have drafted up and the town of Carlilele I believe has already approved uh a proposed intermissible agreement uh

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in which Carile would pay for a portion of his salary and benefits uh in exchange for giving uh for him working there for a few hours a week. Uh and we would have essentially the same level of service from him here. Uh so it's a win. I see it as a win-win. Maybe a

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win-winwin uh if you want to count wins. Um, so I'm recommending that the board uh approve this. Um, and we also have the right to get out of it next year if it doesn't work out for some reason. If there's any questions, I'm happy to answer them.

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>> Questions? Alissa, >> thank you for this, John. Um, I'm wondering if this particular employee um leaves the employee of the town, can we still use the same

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agreement to advertise for another employee that would be shared with Carile? >> Yeah, thank you for that question. Yeah, it's set up a as um by title. It's not by name. So if he were to move on to a different community or something, then we would be able to bring someone in

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under the same conditions. >> Other questions? All right. Looking for a motion. >> I move to approve the amended intermunicipal agreement for shared plumbing and gas inspector with the town of Carile.

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>> Second. Moved and seconded. All in favor, please say I. >> I. I. >> Opposed. Abstensions. Approved. Okay. Um, assigned select board member

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to attend Eagle Scout Court of Honor for William Haynes on May 16th, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at Nar Picnic Pavilion. You have anybody that would like to volunteer for that assignment? All right, Fran,

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here you go. Paperwork's all set. Thank you. Um, let's see. Approve amended actton westford any municipal agreement for pridefest 2026.

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Thank you Mr. Chair. Um there is the where the IMA is uh in your packet. Uh what's different from last year to this year's agreement? As you know, Wesson and ACT Actton have been partnering uh on this event for a few years now and the main things that are different

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between this IMA proposed in front of you and last year's uh our duties spelled out. So last year was kind of vague in what each community would provide to the event both monetarily and operations day of and leading up to and this spells it out a little bit more. It

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also spells out staffing support from the Weston team and I'm sorry, the Westford team and the Actton team as well. >> Thank you. Um I guess the question I've got on this is and and I certainly intend to vote in

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favor of it. Um, are there other opportunities for other particular groups that uh would like to have a uh an event or a festival like this at Narrow Park either in

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conjunction with Westford or just by themselves and I saw that there is some funding that's been approved for to subsidize that. Are there other groups in town that you might be able to reach out to? Is this something that should be

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prioritized for the new recreation director? Your thoughts on that? >> Sure. Thank you for that question. Um, so the new recreation and parks director has been reaching out uh with his team to a bunch of or a number of different organizations in the community and other

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communities too to see if we could take this potentially from an Actton and Westford event to a regional event. uh they've talked to a number of organizations that are in different towns that aren't necessarily affiliated with the towns, but working on those relationships. So, from a regionalized event, that's definitely something

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that's on the horizon. It's just not in the immediate future. Uh for town organizations, I believe that there's still continuing outreach to incorporate anybody that's uh interested in either tableabling or sponsoring or partaking in the event. as well. Uh this is part of the summer event series. So if people

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are interested in donating or contributing funds to be able to make this and other summer event series um happen every year, they're more than welcome to contact the recreation department. And if they're interested in being a partner or tableabling the the event, they're welcome to reach out to

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the recreation department as well and and we can get them some space. I'm thinking specifically about we've got a a number of of ethnic communities uh here in Actton and certainly in surrounding towns that might be interested in

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organizing something like this. I know in the past there's been some privately organized u events by members of the Indian community and the Sri Lankan community. Um, I wonder if we can really make an effort to to try to bring that

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in so that this is just not a a oneoff situation. >> Absolutely. We can work towards that. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Uh, any other questions? >> All right. Um, I'm ready for a uh a motion. David,

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>> I move to approve the men amended Actton Westford uh inter intermunicipal agreement for Pridefest 2026. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor of the motion, please say I.

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>> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Abstensions. Okay. Approved. So, we'll get back onto our hearing schedule. The act and select board will hold a

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public hearing on April 27th, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. Continued from April 6th, 2026 in the Francis Faulner hearing room 204 at the town hall 472 Main Street Actton and virtually

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actton ma.gov/meingsb GV/meing SB on the application of Hawthon Realy Company for a site plan special permit under zoning bylaw section 10.4. The applicant proposes to combine the properties at 471 Great Road and 465 to

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469 Great Road and construct two buildings to use as building trade shops. No hazardous materials or waste are to be generated on site. Application materials and how to participate remotely are available online at Actton Town Hall

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doc.acttonma.gov/dweb/view/collection-19387. Is the applicant here? Yes. Yes. Hi. Uh so hey, my name is Nathaniel with Stanley McNary and we are here for the property at 465 to 471 Grey Road. Um, so since this is a continued hearing, um, I won't go through the entirety of

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the project. I'll just kind of briefly summarize without trying to repeat, um, what Dean said too much, but this is a site plan, special permit for, um, redevelopment of the site at 471 and then 465 to 469 Grey Road. Um it's removal of the existing buildings which

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is the small building at 471 and then the existing strip mall style building at 465 469 to construct two buildings that are going to be used as building trade shops. Um so at the last meeting

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um obviously I had presented um you know the full scope and the engineering and everything. Um I won't repeat that. The biggest point that brings us back is relating to the issue of the access driveways that are on the site. So, just to summarize, this site has two existing

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access driveways on Grey Road. Um they're both um well above the required width of 24 ft. One of them is being as wide as about 65 ft. Uh the nature of the comments that we were getting last time was that the board wanted us to narrow it down to the required 24 feet

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um within the property, not necessarily in the right ofway. Um and also that um it was requested that we go before um that we consult with Mass DOT. Um that is part of the reason that it's been uh multiple meetings that we weren't able to make it back here. Uh the process

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with Mass DOT is often a lengthy one. Um, based on the comments we got back from Mass DOT, they actually recommended that we reduce the number of access driveways down to one instead of two. So, they wanted us to have one access from Great Road. Uh, being that Great

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Road is the state highway. Um, so what we came up with, which is on the plans that we most recently submitted, was to um eliminate the eastern access driveway. So, our proposal is to close that entirely and uh connect the pavement, connect the sidewalk, connect

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the uh landscaping strip um and then shorten um what is more the center access driveway down to I believe it is uh let me get the exact number 36 ft at the property line. Um although this is

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not um 24 ft, we felt that given the nature of the existing site, 36 ft was appropriate. Um, one thing that we submitted was turning analyses, uh, showing using a program that we have, um, what the different vehicle paths are

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that would be, um, you know, frequent in the site like delivery trucks, fire trucks, etc. Um, just because of the way that the existing site is oriented. We didn't think that 24 ft a 24T width was enough to accommodate them turning in and out. Um, the narrowest that we were comfortable with was what is provided,

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which like I said is 36 ft at the property line. Um we're hoping that this is acceptable even though it's not the required 24 ft given uh one the nature of of the fact that it's an existing site and two the fact that we've closed

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um an entire existing access point. Um we're hoping that this is viewed as a big improvement to the site. So where there's at least like 80 ft of open curb existing, this will bring it down on Great Road at least to 36. The only other change that we've made um is to accommodate that and just to maintain

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the circulation. We are maintaining the existing access onto Seikum Way, which is the right of way that is on the uh west portion of the site. Um there already is access there. The building at 471 already kind of connects to it. Um so we're just maintaining it um in order to keep the circulation uh so there's

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not only one uh way in and out. Um, and there's a bunch of, you know, kind of minor points, um, that we addressed in a letter previously. One of them, uh, as requested by town staff was we moved the bicycle parking around, uh, to the areas

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that they requested. Um, so instead of being in a parking space, they're in the areas that the public might be able to access is my understanding, uh, for the reason behind that. Um, and, um, other minor things like that. If I'm missing anything, uh, you know, I will cover it, but those are pretty much

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the major points. Um, so I will hand it back to the chair. Thank you. >> Thank you, David. >> Yes. And, uh, as I mentioned last time, this has taken a long time. Um, I I've gone over the, um, all the changes with,

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um, Nate, and they they all seem uh, reasonable. I mean, I I certainly understand and agree with the little bit wider driveway than 24 ft and since these vehicles coming in there have to come in and turn. Um uh one of the

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things that uh Nate and I talked about recommending as a condition and we put it in the um uh the draft decision is to have um Sichu be exit only. This SH driveway be exit only. So, uh, and be

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signed for that. Um, just to explain the bicycles a little bit, nor normally, um, zoning requires that, um, the bicycle racks be located, um, conveniently to the front entrance. Um, in this case,

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there are, um, many, um, uh, students who wait for the bus um, at the corner of Stum and Great Road. And so um um put putting the um bike racks there

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seemed to make a lot of lot of sense and sometimes kids just lay them on the ground now. So this is um this this seems to be uh better. Um I think there are no other uh major things. I do think that there are um three things that we

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would need to vote on if we're ready to proceed forward at the end of the day or or they could be combined in the into um one motion. um we have to approve the the chapter X exception um because the

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um although the um impervious services um non non-conforming um it's it's being there's the plant has more uh uh non more non-imperous surface than um before

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um and the plan itself and then I'm forgetting the third thing that the third decision we have to make at the moment. Anyway, there's there >> is just the findings and conditions in the draft decision.

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>> Okay. Okay. Thank you. Um few comments from the planning department. >> Uh no, Mr. Chair, I think that pretty much covers it. Um there were just a few

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um kind of lastm minute sight specific um conditions added in regarding uh construction. Um one of which was to limit construction access to great road only and not have any construction vehicles beyond Sichum Way. Um another

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one was to put a temporary fence along Sichum Way for the duration of construction and then also have the applicant submit um a traffic management plan for construction. This is something that DOT requires anyways. Um, but we would just ask that our zoning

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enforcement officer be CCD on it. So, >> thank you. Questions? Alyssa? >> Thank you. Um, so I'm I'm understanding from the documentation in our packet

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that planning is accepting this um driveway situation and also David is from what he just said. Um, but something that you said sort of jumped out at me and you said Mass DOT is recommending the closure of that second

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access on Great Road. So, first I'm wondering if it's actually a requirement or that's just a recommendation. Um, and then the second thing that I'm wondering is um why the necessity to maintain

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circulation? um the turning radi diagrams that are in the packet show just the turning in in one single um access point. And so because Sichum Way is a road to housing

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for families and for seniors, I'm just a little concerned about the trucks turning on to Sich Way. I think having it be exit only is certainly >> going to be a help, but I'm I'm wondering about the expected frequency

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of use or if trucks are going to be able to just come in and out of the great road access. Um, and I understand that there is already access to Sichum Way that exists that you're just keeping. Um, but there's a very different use

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here from the existing. It's been closed for a while, but the small carpet shop is not going to have, you know, trade vehicles coming in in and out of there. Um, especially with the kids that walk and bike down um,

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back and forth to and from the bus stop. >> Yeah. So, um, I mean, our thinking with that was that, you know, obviously when you look at this, you know, I assume, as I'm sure most of you do, that most of the vehicle activity is going to be from

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Grey Road. Um, those two units that are closer to Sikum Way are at a different elevation than everything else. So, that those two units sit a lot higher than the rest of the units. So, there's two garage doors that are basically like, you know, right there. um it's probably

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a lot more convenient for them to utilize that access um as opposed to driving down, you know, down the drive and then exiting out great road. Um especially if they notice, you know, other vehicles using it at the moment. Um it we just feel that for a site with the

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number of units that this has and with the fact that there are three points of you know access to the site already uh we felt bringing it down to one wouldn't be enough to accommodate especially where you know vehicles are coming from different directions to go to this one

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exit point where it's like centrally located. Um, so it, you know, it's a benefit to those units that are sitting up closer to that street as it is. Um, and you know, we understand the concern about, you know, the vehicles accessing it. Um, you know, what we noted, um, in

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a response made to town staff was that, you know, that development has um access through, you know, the subject site. Um, it's easement that's granted to them for access and we already use it. Um, you know, given that we're

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taking away one of the exits, um, you know, we do feel it'll be helpful to keep it, um, even if it's just for, you know, exiting only for those, you know, most likely be utilized by those two units. Um, you know, we just, you know,

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we felt like going down from three to one was just, you know, a large change considering the, you know, nature of what the site's going to be and, you know, potentially the size of, you know, vehicles that might be going in and out. So having one additional way to exit we feel is better um might be a benefit to

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emergency vehicles too potentially. I didn't actually analyze that like them leaving the site but I feel like that might also be um you know a good benefit as well just to have more than one way out of the site if need be. Was there another question that I didn't touch on? >> Oh it was just about whether mass DOT

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was requiring or recommending but I think I'm convinced. Um, and I was actually going to follow up and say I'm sure the fire chief would appreciate >> having to um access driveways instead of just one. >> Um, and so definitely I'm okay with the

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uh driveway, just like David said, um, being 36 ft instead of 24. I think that makes sense and sounds like it's necessary. Um, and I'm also in favor of it the driveway to Sich Way being exit only. Um, is it appropriate to talk

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about specific things and the conditions now? Are we expecting to vote on this tonight? >> Well, let's let's see if we have comments from anyone else. >> Jim, we may have covered this in an earlier

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hearing, but that was a while ago. Um, can you remind me about uh I'm thinking about um concerns by the AHA about noise um and hours of use. So, uh is there

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anything either in the application or the zoning that would control um you know what what uses happen when um especially anything that might be noisy like I don't know welding

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>> is that question to me? >> Yeah. >> Uh I mean so I think I touched on this at the one of the earlier meetings also. So obviously these are you know these are trade shops. They're basically going to be rented out. Um, and there's no tenants that have been selected for any of the units yet. So, we don't know the exact thing that's going to be

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happening, but we're not intending to do anything outside of what's allowed in the zoning. Um, nothing outside of any, you know, noise regulations. We're not um there's no expectation for them to operate outside of regular business hours. um you know it's there is no

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decision for the exact type of trade if you will that is going to be happening in each unit but um you know we have no the applicant has no desire to do anything that would be outside the bounds of what's allowed um under the zoning. Hope that wasn't too vague of a an

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answer. >> That's fine. It just it allows me then to turn to Nate and ask um are there relevant um zoning requirements here or other requirements about hours of operation or noise?

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>> Um not necessarily just because it's a buy use. Um we can certainly uh regulate the construction hours. Um as far as uh noise would go, I I believe it would be the board of health um if if there were

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to be a problem. Thank you. Other questions, Fran? >> I just was curious if there was any plan for increased lighting or on the property.

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>> Uh so we um we had noticed noted this in the application. We don't have a specific lighting plan yet. Um, we are hoping that it's acceptable for it to just be submitted before a building permit is obtained. Um, whatever is provided for the lighting plant, like I as an engineer can't

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really speak on what it looks like. We don't I I can't draw something like that up, but um, you know, we're, you know, the expectation is that it's going to fall in with whatever the, you know, zoning requires. Um, whatever is drawn up will be submitted to town staff

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before anything's, uh, anything's built. I was just concerned too because there are resident residences behind and I just think that would be an important consideration. >> David, so there are a couple of things

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in the conditions that cover lighting and turning uh that lighting can't come on I think more than uh an hour before business starts or an hour after uh business ends. Um and uh it also

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reinforces our lighting bylaw. Um so um you know that there is consideration in the in the decision for uh lighting. >> All right. Alissa, do you have other comments you wanted to make? >> So in the conditions um there were a

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couple of things that I was hoping we could change. Um the design review board had made a request for vegetation to be increased but in the conditions it says however much is practicable and that's just something that I see as subjective

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um and the request by the design review board is made by skilled experienced landscape architects who looked at the plan. So it would be great if we could just remove that phrase um if we're legally allowed to do that. And then the

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second thing is um the deliveries are listed as being um appropriate or permitted between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. And that seems unreasonable to me. I think that 7 a.m.

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that's when construction is allowed to start. So, I'm not sure um it's a good idea so close to residences and having these four shops um anything before 7 a.m. or even after 1000 p.m. I don't know what the business hours of of these

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shops will be. I mean, it's not going to be a customerbased you're not going to go in and buy something. It's just going to be the folks that are renting it using the space to do their business. Um, but again, just because of the proximity of the residences there, I think it would be great to if the

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applicant is willing to do that to shorten those a bit. >> Go ahead. >> I don't think I have a problem now. I think 10 to 11:00 p.m. is pretty late to get delivery anyway, so that's that's fine. Yeah.

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>> Okay. Um, I think we've got comments online. >> Melissa Bible, you just have to unmute. >> Hello. Good evening. How are you? >> We're well, thank you. >> Good. Uh, let me just see. Um, I just

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had a question in relation to Summ Way where it is a private road. Um, I know a couple of weeks ago there was an issue um where Mass Highway got involved because there was some damage to a

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vehicle due to some potholes. Um, and it was a topic of discussion. Is it Sum Way? Is it Great Road? Is it the city? Is it the state? Um, if our private road is going to be used as an exit,

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how does that impact the private road maintenance? Um, as trucks are coming and going onto a private road. >> Okay, we'll try to get you an answer. >> All right. >> Do you want me to answer that then? >> Please. >> Uh, well, it's really hard to answer. I

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mean, it depends on what the terms of the easement are. So, I don't have the language about how that easement is supposed to be um maintained and kept up. Um I don't have access to that. Um nothing that we're proposing is meant to

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or even can possibly change. The terms of that easement, whatever it is, is set in stone somewhere. Um you know, I hate I hate to not be able to answer the question, but you know, the terms of the easement would have to be checked and looked at in order to answer that. Um, you know, and then

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I mean I guess you know if I could try to answer more of that question you know I mean none of the activities that are going to be happening on site or anything outside of what's allowed in the bylaw obviously. So you know that also is in terms of the vehicles uh that are going to be using just pro just the

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very end of that street. Um so it still would fall under the same whatever the maintenance agreement for the street is. Um, and that I unfortunately don't have the answer to at the uh at this time at least. >> So to follow up a bit, um,

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is Satchamin Way an easement over your client's property or do you have an easement across Actton Housing Authority property? >> So um, the first thing, well, hold on. Uh, so the easement is located on the

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applicant's property. So the property line is located is the stone wall which is on the opposite side of that street. So the entire that entire easement runs across the applicant's property. So it's located on the our site. Okay. So,

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so I guess the the issue might be not any damage that your tenants might do to the to the roadway. Um, but it could be more of an issue of the damage that the uh

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residents at the uh Action Housing Authority property might create to the roadway. >> Okay. Thank you, David. So, I just want to make sure that we're clear and and someone should correct me if I'm wrong. I'm nearly certain that the easement is

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on SHMA and allows whoever is using this property to exit or enter via HMA. So, the um uh is that your understanding as well that whoever the residents of

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this property can use HMA to get in and out per the easement? >> Yes. Yeah. just to make sure I understand. So yeah and and also >> we so basically the subject property is like it's to the benefit of the of the housing that's in the back. So they go across the subject property which is our

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property. >> I see that answers that. >> I see. >> Yeah. >> I don't want to be like misqued like I don't have the language of of what it is but the it is located on uh the the applicant's property. you know that much

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I know the terms of the isment and what it says I don't have access to right now >> and my second point was I don't think I I I agree with the the engineer here that whether they would be required to repair the road or anything like that

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would have to be in the easement uh agreement um and I don't think that as our site plan uh uh we could even request that you know repairs be made or anything it's not our property nor their property to prepare. >> Correct. Okay.

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>> You might have something to add to this. >> Yeah. Ju just to clarify, I think um most people are 99% of the way there. I did take a look at the easement um language and both the building trade shop properties to be developed and the housing authority would have rights to

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that easement. um with the building trade shop properties being the the grtor and the um actton housing authority being the grantee. I I do believe the grantee uh being the h the actton housing

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authority um does have um the responsibility for upkeep of the Sichumway easement. >> Okay. Thank you. I hope that's uh clear to the housing authority. Thank you.

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Um any other questions? If not, I think we might be ready for a motion. Need just a minute here. Sorry for the delay. So I remember the third vote. The third vote is the mandatory findings.

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Um so I think uh Mr. Chair this would be a little bit difficult to form into one uh motion. So, um, I propose that we do it in in three motions if that's okay.

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>> Sure. >> Okay. Um, >> just before you make the motions, David, I wanted to check, is it possible that we should be closing the public hearing first? >> Oh, yes. That's a very good point. So, four motions. >> Uh, I would happily move that we close

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the public hearing. >> Second. >> Second. >> Oh, sorry. moved and seconded to close public hearing. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Abstensions. Okay. Closed. David, your motion. So, the first one I'll do the chapter X1. So, I I'm I move

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that um the board issue a waiver from chapter X section 3.4.6.4 for um uh because there's a reduction in imperous service and um improvement to existing storm water conditions uh and

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therefore uh it's reasonable to grant the waiver. >> Second. >> Okay. Moved and seconded. All in favor of that motion, please say I. >> I. I. >> I. I. >> Opposed. Abstensions. >> Abstaining. I'm abstaining.

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>> Okay. four with one abstension. Next, Nate, can you remind me where the mandatory um findings are? I know you had them in the document. I just can't find them at the moment. >> Sure. If if you have the draft decision

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up, it's pasted all the way at the bottom. H. Oh, I see. Yes. Okay. Um uh I I move that the uh uh select board uh find that the uh fi find following

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our um uh our findings based on the this uh hearing that this um plan is consistent with the comprehensive community plan. Uh second that it protects the neighborhood in the town against seriously detrimental or offensive uses or on the uh on the site

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or against adverse effects on the natural environment. Third, that it provides for convenient and safe vehicular and pedestrian movement and that the locations of the driveway openings are convenient and safe in relocation to vehicle and pedestrian

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traffic circulation including emergency vehicles on joining the site. Four, that it provides an adequate arrangement of parking and loading spaces in relation to the proposed uses on the premises. Five, provides an adequate method of

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disposal of refues or other wastes resulting from the uses permitted on the site. Six will not um denigrate or um will not deriggate from the intent of this bylaw to limit the adverse effects

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of the use and the development of land on the surface and the groundwater resources of the town of Actton. If a proposed used has obtained a special permit from the planning board under section 4.3 of this bylaw, the requirement of this section shall be deemed to have been met and seven

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complies with all applicable requirements of the of this bylaw. >> Second. >> Okay, moved and seconded. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> And I'm a nay. Sorry. Nay.

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>> A nay. Okay. And and fi finally um I I move that um that we approve the site plan special permit um uh at uh 465 to 471 uh uh great great road um with all

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the findings and conditions in the draft decision document in our packet. Sure. >> Well, I was going to second that, but can I confirm that the suggested changes

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that I made are incorporated into that motion? >> Oh, I should amend that the motion then. And so, um uh the the two changes you said, one was to uh remove the word um pract

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from these um landscaping plan. However much is practicable. >> So remove the the ph uh phrase or clause uh however much is practicable from the landscaping condition and the other one >> hours.

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>> Oh the reduce the hours from 7 to >> 10 >> 10 >> second. >> Okay. Uh the uh amended motion has been moved and seconded. Any comments? All in favor say I.

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>> I. >> I. >> Opposed? >> Nay. >> Abstensions. Okay. Thank you. I think unless there's anything else, I think we're done. >> All right. Thank you everybody.

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>> Thank you. So, I have another hearing. Um, Actton Select Board will hold a public hearing on April 27th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. continue from April 6th, 2026

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at Actton Town Hall, room 204472 Main Street and remotely by video conference and call in on the application of NStar Electric Company, DBA, Eversource Energy, for an installation of 16 poles on Quarry Road, easterly side,

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approximately 2,420 ft plus or minus feet north of Main Street. From a computer, enter in the link ID actmma.gov/meingb or from a telephone dial 646876-9923 and enter in the webinar ID number 503-918-785.

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Telephone users may dial star9 to request to speak after joining the meeting. Computer and apppt users may use the raise hand feature to request to speak. Applicant has requested a continuence to May 18th, 2026 at 6:45

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p.m. >> David, I move that we continue this uh public hearing until May 18th, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded to continue. All in favor say I. I. Opposed.

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Abstensions. All right. So, um, get back on the agenda. Discuss May 6th and 5th, 2026 annual town meeting.

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>> Fourth and fifth. Yeah. Yeah. May fourth and fifth year. May fourth and fifth. Um, John. >> Uh, well, as I mentioned, the warrants, uh, went out and if you didn't get one or if you know someone that didn't get one, please have them reach out to the

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town manager's office. Um, I printed out motions. I think I might have left them in the printer, but they're pretty straightforward. They basically mostly just say move the articles printed on the warrant. Um, and but I can distribute them after this meeting uh for your review and they'll go in the

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box uh and be discussed with the moderator on Wednesday night at the moderator meeting. Um, I think the board took positions on everything that it needed to. The finance committee did also. So,

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um, there's nothing pending that would require us to change or make an amendment, you know, that we're aware of today. We still have a week. Um, I guess that could happen, but I hope it doesn't. Um, this is just an opportunity for the board members to kind of connect

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on each other's presentations, ask questions, uh, make sure we're all on the same page. Several of the act the ACT and TV videos were published. Um, we'll be pushing out that playlist. I think there's six videos that some of

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you recorded about some of the articles. Um, and yeah, if there's any questions, we're here to help address them. We hope to hope to get a good crowd this year. >> Okay. Thank you. Questions? Alyssa?

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>> I would just like to make sure that everybody is on the same page as far as any statements. So, I'm assuming that um for example um you're giving the presentation for

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the DPW, David's giving the presentation for the HVAC. The moderator is not going to call for a statement to be made from the select board, like a a statement about their recommendation um in those cases. But are there other

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articles where we're going to need to be prepared? For instance, um the one that I'm thinking of and wondering if there are more is the recommendation to take no action on the inclusionary zoning increase for MBTA

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because generally we make sure that the board's position is clear in those statements. Good point. Um, who is our liaison

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that is dealing with planning? >> Jim, a lot of >> Yes. general generally I'm planning but I think the this particular article was was yours or Alyssa's >> the MBTA. >> Yeah, the MBTA. Okay, great. I

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planned >> I was planning on not taking any position >> because we didn't take a position. >> Maybe we can check in with the moderator on Wednesday rather than I just want to

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make sure that I know or we know which articles Joanne is going to say. Does the select board have a statement to make? Like which articles will she be requesting a statement? Um because it would be a little awkward if we weren't

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prepared and she asked. Or we could just say we recommend or not recommend. Not that we didn't recommend any, right? We're recommending them all except that one. >> Jim.

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>> Yeah, that one in particular. Um, I'd say we did take a vote. We recommended to take no action. That is, we recommended that the that the uh town meeting voters um vote to take no

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action. Um, so I think we we will need to describe why we make that recommendation and we may need to make sure that, oh, look, John's run off. Maybe he's getting the motions from the printer. Uh

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that the motion um also aligns with that recommendation. >> I see you're frantically making notes, Fran. >> Okay. Uh David, so um you know the what

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presumably will go up on the board is Miss Arsenal moves to take no action. >> Um I think you have to explain why the board is taking no action. I mean you just can't leave that hanging out in the air and I mean the the first person to

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come up and uh discuss it is going to say why are you taking no action? Um so um Although uh so planning took no position. >> Yeah. >> We've voted to take to take no action

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and we make the motion. So it's really um you you it's ours to explain. Um uh someone in planning can certainly uh and maybe would be encouraged to come up and say what the the the uh position of the

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planning board is. Um, >> well, can we talk about now why we're not taking a position? >> I I would suggest reviewing the video recording of the meeting. Um, I was the dissenting vote on that. I'm thinking

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that >> Well, I'll ask who is who's presenting um article 13, the acquisition of 46 Taylor Road? I can't remember. >> That would be me. That would be you. Okay. So, it could be that um

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because there is a presentation accompanying a lot of these that the moderator will not ask for another statement cuz why would she want us to talk even more than we already are? And typically

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um the board may have had a statement prepared for a citizens petition whether we recommend it or not recommend it and why. Um, and there are no citizens petitions. So, it could be I'll just make sure that I remember to ask the moderator on Wednesday night if there

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are any that and I'll keep track of whether we're doing presentations on specific articles, but I it might just be that one, Fran. >> Yep. >> Thank you for that. >> Okay. Um,

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any other >> questions, >> Jim? Um, I think we haven't Have we posted the meeting that we're going to have before town meeting yet? Uh, and if not, do we know when it's

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going to be just like arrive on time? >> We have not posted it to my knowledge. Okay. But Tom looks like he's eager to fill us in. >> Yeah. Um, typically we hold the meeting either an hour or an hour and a half before I'm sorry, an hour or a half hour before town meeting starts. So that

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would be either 6:00 or 6:30 on both Monday and we hold one on Tuesday as well or we at least post it just in the event that it's needed. >> Mhm. Just to be difficult, I vote for 6:15 because I think 6:30 is just a little too tight. We don't have anything that

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we think we need to do, but if something comes up, you you want to have >> the meeting's going to start. So, the full meeting's going to start. So, >> I I tend to agree with you, David. Thank you. >> Um Thank you.

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Jim. Um, gee, John's just handed us something. Uh, can I is it time to make comments on that or should we finish the discussion about when we're going to meet? >> Oh, >> yeah. >> Your question about >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, let's uh John, in your

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in your absence, we were discussing I think at least several of us think that having a uh select board meeting starting at 6:15 on both nights would make sense so that in case anything comes up, we've got a chance to discuss

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it if that seems reasonable to you. >> Yep. I think uh Lisa was already preparing to uh publish those so we can update the time to 6:15. >> Okay. Um and I guess related to that, I noticed in my calendar that I'm supposed

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to have a an agenda setting meeting tomorrow afternoon. Do we need to do that or is that for a agenda setting for May 11th? >> Yeah, that would be for May 11th. So we could do that next week if you'd like.

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I will check with my vice chair. She thinks it makes a lot of sense. >> I want you to call me your co-chair again. >> Okay, co-chair. There you go. >> So, that would be

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on the Oh my gosh. Cinco de Mayo the Oh, the 12th. Yes, the 12th. Not the 5th. >> No, that would I'm sorry. That would be May 5th. >> It would have to be the 5th. >> So it would be the fifth. >> Okay. >> Okay.

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>> Good. So we don't have an agenda setting meeting >> tomorrow. But you you know how to get a hold of us. I know that >> we'll have one on uh a week from tomorrow. >> Yes. >> Good.

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All right. Um, if we've disposed with that, Jim, you had some questions. >> Oh. Um, Fran and I have uh communicated and agreed that article 19

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uh should have my name next to it. And right now it has friends. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Uh so the Fran just noted that there's also a correction needs to be made on number >> the TIFF articles. Uh it needs to be

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Fran instead of um Dean. I'm kind of getting my Oh, sorry. You're listed on the TIFF article 16 as well >> for uh insulate. >> Yeah, I think it I could certainly do it or you could um

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be happy to take it on. >> I was planning on doing it. >> Okay, guess it's all yours, >> Melissa. Sorry. Sorry. >> If you need any assistance,

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>> I might call you this week. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Be happy to assist. >> I know we're in public here. >> I can say say something. >> Okay. Article four should say Miss Nickel. Okay, thank you.

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Um, who is the mover of article 8? That's a select board member, not a school committee member. >> It's usually the school committee chair. >> Okay. So, that would be Miss Campbell. >> Miss C. You would be Miss Campbell under Yes.

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>> Okay. So, it says you Yeah, these are I mean we'll um we'll once the moderator sees this, we'll make sure that >> cuz I we don't know that she's going to do that. >> Unless you do, David. >> No, I mean I be happy to make the motion, but usually the chair of the

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school committee presents and moves, >> right? I I just think we'll we'll confirm it once we once we know. That's why this this document usually doesn't get published until a couple days before town meeting because there's just a lot of last minute logistics like this. So either way, I'll I'll put a placeholder for her.

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Okay. Any other questions? All right. In that case, I think we're ready to go through the >> I guess what just one other item and this a lot obviously this is the moderator's perview in terms of how the meeting is run but does the board have

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any have any recommendations or things that you would want the moderator to consider in terms of the timing of the nights because I think there's been a little bit of discussion preliminarily. Um, and it certainly will continue Wednesday, but if there's any initial

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thoughts from the board, maybe that's something that' be interesting for us to to know. >> Well, rely on her wisdom, which is usually pretty good. I I think that I would like to see article 10, which is the community

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preservation funds, and article 13, which is 46 Taylor Road, not 26 Taylor Road. Um, should be on the same night. >> Mhm.

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>> And it should be the second night. And you know, we if we go through particularly quickly, we might be able to handle it. But I I've alerted the CPC that they should plan on being available both nights,

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>> but they I think the two of them are closely related, so they should both be considered the same night, same crowd. Alicia, >> when the moderator was here at a previous meeting,

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I think that I suggested or maybe she suggested that we push through if another couple of articles on the first night if we have time, if it's not getting too late. Um, whoever made that suggestion, I

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appreciate that because um, what I don't love is adjourning, not adjourning, whatever it's called. Um, continuing around 9:30, 10. We probably haven't done it at 9:30. and then we end up

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needing to go to after 11:00 even midnight um the next night because we have planned to only do up to a certain article. So I'm definitely in favor of pushing through if town meeting has the

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stamina on the first night. And so I I appreciate that you've told CPC to be on deck for both nights in case we can get through that article. David, I just point out that if um we did um one through nine

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>> on the way and that that's eight articles plus consent the first night and then there are nine articles also this the next night. So it's nine and nine basically. So, um, and I don't see any, and I completely understand Alyssa's concern from previous years,

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but there isn't a a leafblower type article here, right? So, that it's going to take on the second night is I think it's not going to take up an hour and a half. Um, so, um, I think they're all pretty straightforward, but I I agree

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that if we're if we're running, uh, at 9:00 on the first night, it's up to the moderator to to say, but I think if we went if we did go one to nine, that's eight articles plus consent. >> Good point, >> Jim. Um, what I'm remembering from that

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meeting was that if we if we got to 9 and we still we got through nine and we still had time that we could do articles 11 and 12 and still keep uh the community preservation and uh land purchase for night two. I I think

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there's going to be a lot of, you know, there's a lot of people who will be activated to show up for that and it would be a shame to make them, you know, hang out there at, you know, 10 p.m. just in case we decide to do it on first night. And we'll talk about it with them with the with the moderator, of course,

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but my my preference would be that we we agree ahead of time that those will be second night things. I I think the uh the leaf law article uh example will probably be

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article 16 or article 17. Um the tiff and the uh and that the amending zoning bylaws requires twothirds majority vote. Um

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>> that is a very high stakes. Well, if it helps at all, since David's pointed out that there's nine for the first night, if we stop at the four CPA allocations, and there's nine for the second night, there's going to be also a

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lot of discussion for five and six, >> sort of as a as a pair to the numbers that you just mentioned. So, we could be just fine with the way with with a half and half. But if we're running early, I the plan

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to pull in 11 and 12 makes a lot of sense. >> Yeah, we will muddle through somehow. All right. Any other discussion? All right. I'll go through the consent

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items. Item 10, approve amended town manager contract. Item 11, approve meeting minutes, March 2nd and April 6th, 2026. Approve executive session minutes, April

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6th. 13. Approve farmers market winery license for the 2026 Actton Boxboro farmers market season. Aronap Sellers, Broken Creek Vineyard, Zidco Metery, Derigible Brewing Company,

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and Spicy Waters Distillery. Item 14, approve on one-day malt and wine license applications for Danny's Place at 543 Massachusetts Avenue on May 16th, 2026. Apple Valley Catholic Community at 89

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Arlington Street on May 6th, 2026. The Savoyard Light Opera Company at 257 Great Road on May 8th, 2026. Kelsey Gokinto at Narrow Park Bath House on June 20th,

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2026. Sonia Adhaki Thea at Narrow Park on May 9th, 2026. 15. approved multiple one-day malt and wine license applications for DAG

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concessions, DBA Boston events at Narrow Park, 75 Corey Road on July 2nd, 10th, 24th, 31st, and August 7th, 8th, and 21st, 2026.

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Accept donations to support the 2026 summer concert series and special events. $3,000 from Renewal Y. Anderson, $3,000 from P. Sullivan Southerntherland Realy Group Keller Williams Realy Boston

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Northwest $1,000 from Deborah's Natural Gourmet Deborah's Next Door. $1,000 from Echel Hog and O' Conor $1,000 from Revolution Community Yoga and Fitness.

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$500 from Oakill Mulch Company, $500 from Open Door Education. >> Move to approve consent items 10 through 16 inclusive. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor say I. >> I.

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>> Opposed extensions. >> Okay. >> I move to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Moved and second to adjurnn. All in favor say I. I opposed extensions. Thank you. We're adjourned.

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>> This is meeting