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Okay, I will call the meeting to order. All right. >> Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our July 14, 2026 select board meeting. Member Trust, could you please guide us in the pledge of allegiance?

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I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you very much. Uh madame clerk, if

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you could please go to the agenda for me. Approval of the minutes of June 2nd, 2026. >> I need a motion. >> Move we approve. >> Second. Any discussions? >> D I wasn't here on the second. >> Okay.

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>> But I was here on the 18th. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> And I guess 41 one abstension. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Uh approval of the minutes of June 18, 2026. >> So moved. >> Second.

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>> Any discussions? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Thank you. New public business. Please limit comments to three minutes or fewer. >> Anybody who has a questions, comments?

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Yes. If you want to go to the microphone and introduce yourself, please >> Brad Street town meeting member, precinct one. There was a nice article the beginning in July about our cleanup efforts at the uh Old Cre property.

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[snorts] Uh can we give an update what year that'll be completed and if what they're doing down there is going to cause other problems, please. Okay. Um Madam, I think we

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>> follow up. >> You you can tell me you're working on it. You don't have to answer it tonight. Yes. [clears throat] >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Any other questions, comments? >> Hear none. Next.

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>> The board will issue a proclamation in recognition of disability pride month. >> Uh madame town manager was here to speak to that. >> Yes. JD Marts, our uh chair of the accessibility commission is here. Um do you want to speak to it or do you want one of us to read it? Uh if you guys

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want to read the proclamation, I could just give a little >> Sure. And member Tras is um the liaison. >> Yeah. So I'll have a member to ask who is the leazison to the accessibility commission read the proclamation. >> Thank you. Uh this is a culmination of

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work between the committee and the uh and the town. So the proclamation for disability pride month July 2026. Whereas the town of Danverse is dedicated to providing citizen centered government that reflects the principles

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of fairness, equity, transparency, respect, operational excellence, and responsible stewardship while striving to ensure that every resident has the opportunity to participate fully in community life. And whereas disability

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pride month is ober observed each July to commemorate the anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disability Act, the ADA of 1990, landmark civil rights legislation that expanded opportunities, strengthened

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protections, and affirmed the right of individuals with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of society. And whereas disability is a natural and valued part of human experience and more than one in four Americans live with a disability

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contribute their talents, perspectives, creativity, and leadership to our families, schools, workplaces, businesses, civic organizations, and neighborhoods. And whereas the town of Danverse is committed to fostering an accessible, welcoming, and inclusive

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community where barriers are reduced, opportunities are expanded, and every individual is treated with dignity, respect, and afforded the opportunity to thrive. And whereas the Danvas Accessibility Commission plays a vital role by advising the town on

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accessibility matters, promoting public awareness, encouraging community engagement, and supporting initiatives that make Danvers a more accessible and inclusive community for residents and visitors alike. And whereas the 2020

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2026 disability pride month theme, the world works better with us, recognizes that people with disabilities strengthen our communities through their talents, experiences, innovations, and leadership

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while reminding us that inclusion benefits everyone. Now therefore, be it proclaimed that we, the Danver Select Board, do hereby proclaim the month of July 2026 as disability pride month in the town of Danvers, and encourage all residents to

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recognize and celebrate the contributions of IND individuals with disabilities, support accessibility, and inclusion in every aspect of community life, and reaffirm our shared commitment to equal opportunity, dignity, and

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respect for all. Thank you very much, member TW. Uh before um I go to JD, I'll ask to board members if you have any questions or comments. >> Well, first of all, can I second the motion? >> Oh, sure. >> Thank you. I second the motion. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome.

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>> Discussions. Um member Bennett. >> No, this is very good. I'm happy that to sign this and endorse it and appreciate the work done by the town and the commission. JD, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Member Bernard. Nope. I'm all set with

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that, too. That's This is great. Thank you for all the work. >> Uh member Bean, >> uh no, uh obviously [clears throat] it's important and I hope that people uh when they read the words will actually make it action and not just read the words.

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Uh disabilities all around us in many different forms. And uh I think it's something that has to be on everybody's mind all the time. If we're actually going to be uh if we're saying we're promoting it and and then people have to actually carry it

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out, we need action and uh the actions must match the words. And so I think I would ask you know parents, grandparents uh teach your kids uh so they understand uh because a lot of us we grow up ignorant you know and you don't know as

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a kid and uh so I I I'm want to see action I want to see people learning educate education have knowledge of it [clears throat] you know it's it should be uh you know disability discovery month so people really get to know what it's like because we don't

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No, it's like we don't know what it's like, you know, to have all sorts of different things. So, parents, people listening, you know, making an action. Don't not just words, you know, or a pretty calendar. And I don't mean to be rude, but you got to do something. We got to take action. Sorry. Thank you.

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>> Thank you, member bean. Uh member to ask. >> Thank you. Um, last year when I returned to the board, I uh requested a select board relaon to the uh Damas accessibility commission and thankfully I've been placed on it. Um, and I've enjoyed my time. I I consider it a

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privilege to work with people who are trying to foster inclusion and foster and it's it's eye openening. It's enlightening. I've learned a lot since I've been on the board about all the different uh uh opportunities that we can try to provide to make life uh more

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equitable for everyone so they can live their fullest lives as well. So very happy to read this on their behalf. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Uh so we have a motion, we have a second. Um before we pass on to a vote, uh JD, do you have

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anything to say to the board? >> Sure. Um I'm JD. I am the chair of the Danverse Accessibility Commission. Um we've existed for what like three three years at this point. Five years >> maybe five >> maybe five years. Anyway, not important.

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Um you know we try every month when we meet and [clears throat] in between to try and move forward with you know accessibility in our town whatever that means. So I want to take this opportunity to thank the select board in the town for recognizing our efforts, recognizing this month as a pride month

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for, you know, our population really. And one of the most human things you can do is, you know, understand that ability is temporary and that we need to kind of live our lives and plan and build in a

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way that kind of supports that. So, you know, we all want to have a world that is accepting of us as we age, as we our bodies change. So, all of that counts towards accessibility. With that being said, we are, you know, looking for

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membership. So, if anybody is interested in joining the accessibility commission, um, just contact the town, fill out like a volunteer form, and we'd be happy to have you. And if you just want to attend the meeting, see what we're all about, um, we're more than happy to have you as well. We allow public comment and public

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attendance. The meetings are hybrid and um we actually are planning an event for this October called the human library where we are going to be having essentially people as books that uh anyone who wants to come and check out a book which essentially means you get to

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sit at a table with someone from a different walk of life and ask them whatever questions you want and they're you know generally more than happy to answer depending on how intimate some of the questions might be. Um, but I myself will be a book. So, we're going to have

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a lot of perspectives shown there. So, I hope if anyone's interested, they'll attend that event. It will be uh October 17th at the Danver Senior Center starting around, I think, 10:00 a.m. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Thank you very

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much, JD. And uh and before I pass it on to the board, if there's any more questions or comments, I also like to acknowledge Amy Velasquez who is a member of the accessibility commission that's here tonight. Uh any further comments.

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Okay, we have a motion. It's been seconded. Um all those in favor say I. >> I. >> 5. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much for all you do. >> Thank you. >> Oh, quick shout out to Matt Mitchell, our our town leazison. He's a great guy also. Thank you.

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>> The board will hear from land use community services director Aaron Henry regarding the restoration of MBTA bus service downtown. >> Madame town manager. >> I'm going to hand this one over to Aaron. >> Okay. >> Good evening. Um Aaron Henry, town's

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director of land use community services. Um with a great announcement. We're very happy. has been a culmination of several years of work behind the scenes. It's it's probably been an open secret now for quite a time uh quite some time that we've been working with the MBTA staff

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on restoration of bus service downtown. Um we've been trying to come to the last couple of meetings because we really also wanted to give a big shout out to Representative Karns. um she's been a a hugely uh influential

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uh force in this um conversation. This all started several years ago with a meeting held in this room um where she got general manager Phil Ang to come and actually do a tour of the town and we got a chance to show the MBTA all the

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things we've been doing downtown and why the cancellation of the old 465 was kind of really bad timing for everything we've been doing downtown and the pedestrian and walkability that we've been trying to uh encourage with some of the redevelopments. So, I wanted to give

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uh Representative Karns a little shout out. She couldn't make it here tonight, but um we do owe her a big uh thanks for that. But basically, uh we're here to announce that um starting Tuesday, September 6th, I don't know the first

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run of the bus, but it will be Tuesday, September 6th, we will have restored service on a slightly different uh version of the 465 that used to exist. um servicing downtown to Salem Depot. Um the select board in your packet, you did

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have a bus route, a graphic detailing the bus route. Um and we'll be working with the uh Department of Public Works over the next month or so to make sure that the bus stop comes back um online. Um there was a little confusion earlier this week. I want to address it because

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I know that there was some emails going around about a meeting to be held by the MBTA at the library on July 28th at 5:30. Um that is a procedural requirement that the T must follow in

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order to uh restart the route. Um so there will be a public listening session at the library on July 28th. The T will also be talking about other restoration service on the Northshore. Um I believe Rivere and one other community has a bus

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line coming back on. Um so that is a part of the procedural requirements of the MBTA. So there was a little confusion, but we've been assured today uh through multiple contacts that our service resumes on September 6. Um,

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happy to take any questions on that, but hopefully this is all good news, something we've been striving for. This was identified in the housing production plan. This was identified in strategic Danvers. Um, so again, this is something that we've been working towards behind the scenes for some time.

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>> Perfect. Thank you, Mr. >> Chairman. May I just excuse me. Sure. I'd like to recognize resident George Saludo >> for his efforts since they closed that bus line to move this along as a private citizen, not just with Sally. >> Absolutely. And I apologize for skipping

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that. George was actually in that meeting that day and joined us on the tour. Um, and that was very, very helpful. >> Thank you. Thank you, Member Bennett. Uh, so basically it means we're getting the bus back in the nutshell. >> We're getting the bus back. Okay.

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Tuesday, September 6. Everybody come on, let's go ride it. [laughter] >> First day free or do we uh questions, comments? Uh member Bernard. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh that's great news. September 6. We don't know. Um you

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talk about it's a designated this as a pilot program for now. Um do they give us a time frame or we just don't know. it it's technically a one-year pilot, but the T is working in parallel to make this a permanent route. And they again

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assured us as late as this morning that if all goes well with tonight and that there were no serious objections from the select board, um that they'll move this to the MBTA advisory board for final approval as a permanent route. So,

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I would expect that [clears throat] to happen. I I don't know the board's schedule, but my guess is it will happen in the next 30 to 60 days. >> Wonderful. Good. Um I think it's great. Um it's kind of hard to see the map a little bit. >> Oh, I apologize.

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>> Yeah, that's okay. So, when you say it's Dan Square, Danas Center, where is that exactly? So, the bus stop um was and will return to um adjacent to the High Street parking lot kind of across from um Mnt's kind of administrative low-rise building

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>> right there where it was before. Okay. Next to that bank, right? >> And the route will the old 465 used to kind of run down High Street and then out Water Street um >> as the rest of the route does. This one will kind of uh turn back in, go through

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the mall to provide a connection point to the other two bus routes. Um and then out Endeicott Street. One thing that's come up over the last couple of years through the Salem Skipper, which has sunseted, um was there really has been a

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big growth in folks trying to get to the market basket and the MGH. So they had to kind of find a way to continue to serve that or those two stops. Um and so this by routing through the mall and then out Endicott that way preserves

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that connection um for the region. So that's the only real twist to the loop that they're uh doing now. >> That's great. No, I'm all set, Mr. Chair. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, member. >> Uh thank you. I'm excited about this. First of all, I Sally has been working

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really diligently on this and uh deserves a lot of kudos as well as as George. George is a as a citizen has been interested in revitalizing downtown. Um sometimes the the gears of of government move slower than citizens

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would would want. Um but we are moving. I think that um it's a this is a vital uh reintroduction especially with the amount of mixed use we're now getting in the square and uh h happy for it. Um

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this is you know a long sought and um well embraced uh addition. So I'm really really happy um and thank all of those including yourself and the town uh administration that work so diligently to get this

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done. I I'm really excited about having a bus service back in the square. Thank you. >> Thank you, uh, member Bean. >> Uh, thank you, [clears throat] Mr. Chair. Um, Aaron, um, you know, you got to look at me and speak slowly. Uh, so,

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uh, this bus route here, it goes from Salem to Danvas. >> Y >> and that's it. >> Yep. >> Okay. And is it making these several stops, the green blocks here? Is that what's going on? It's going to hit PED as well. No, no, no, no. Um, on the graphic, and I do apologize um that it

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didn't reproduce very well, but basically um from Salem Depot down um Margin, I think is what they call it, or North Street in Salem, Margin Street in Peody, it'll take a left onto Endicott um go by uh Market Basket and MGH, and

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then turn into the mall, catch up. I think the big bus stop there is in front of Best Fitness, uh Best Buy. that that's the kind of the little node. Then go through the mall out the backside and then do this little loop. If you see the little triangle at the top of the graphic, that's basically it's just kind

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of running around the square coming back onto Purchase Street and then back into the mall. >> And is it 10 trips a day? Is that what this says? Says every 605 minutes. >> Yep. >> So there'll be 10 bus rides a day. >> Yep. And this will get Sunday service,

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which is the old 465 did not have Sunday service. So, this is going to run 7 days a week. >> Okay. And uh member Bernard said it was a pilot uh program, so they they're just going to test this for 3 months to see how it goes or what's it what's the story with that?

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>> It's a one-year pilot. Okay. >> Um but the MBTA advisory board is in parallel. MBTA staff is already pursuing the necessary steps to make this a permanent route. And again, as late as

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this morning, we were told that is in process and obviously we need to report back what we hear tonight. Um, and assuming that was all [clears throat] thumbs up, which is what I'm hearing, um, the T expects to forward staff expects to forward that to their advisory board for for permanent adoption.

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Do you know anything about the MBTA security? How does you know any information on that? >> I could not speak to that. >> Okay. >> I'd be happy to bring a question forward if that's if that is an issue, but I I couldn't answer. >> I guess I'm asking do they offer uh

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their own patrol, we'll say, on this route. Does that come up on their schedule at all? I'll put that forward to them and I'll get back to you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Okay. Did I call on you member to ask? >> You did. Thank you.

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>> Okay. That's what I thought. Member Bennett. >> Thank you. So happy to see this come back. It was a shame that they cut it when they did. didn't listen to us until a lot of few people got up in arms like

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Sally George uh to make this happen again. Um it makes sense the new route uh makes a lot of sense. I look forward to this serving the communities and the the folks that need the bus. A lot of people need that bus. >> Yep.

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>> I assume it's a big bus. >> It's a big bus. >> Big bus. Okay. >> Regular bus. >> Regular bus. Good. No. Uh please thank uh the MBTA advisory board for considering this and we've I fully support it.

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>> Well doc. >> Yep. Okay. Thank you. I I I do support it as well and yeah please convey our thanks and appreciation to everyone involved. >> Excellent. So this is great. >> This does not require a vote but I kind of hear unanimous support for it.

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>> Thank you. >> Thank you. Transmit that. >> A public hearing will be held on the application of Davisport Yard Club LLC doing business as Davisport, 161 Elliot Street, Joseph Dorenzo, manager for a change of officers and change of manager

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of an all-cohol vict. >> Good afternoon. Thank you for having us. My name is Joseph Dorenzo. Uh, the great Paul Dorenzo, our general manager for a long time, is retiring and we need to update the manager on our liquor license. The change of officers and

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directors is more of an administrative action that we wanted to take care of while we're here. Updating the manager on the liquor license as well. >> Okay, I'm sorry. What was that second thing? >> We have to update the officers and directors on our liquor license. And we wanted to make sure we were up to date

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with that. So, while we were here updating the manager, we wanted to make sure that went through. >> Okay, I see. Okay. Uh, board members, any questions? Uh, member to ask. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, I want to make a quick statement,

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which is that I have a business relationship with Davisport. Once a year, my band plays there. So, but it will not uh preclude me from voting on this situation on this on this application. Uh no, I went through the uh paperwork that uh the clerk provided.

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Uh all the red all the highlighted areas I look for are checked off which is to see how many hours the new manager will be on site. Uh 40 hours is there and there is a more than adequate uh backup. this uh the um uh serve safe certificate

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is attached and there's a very extensive backup uh on um people who will be uh there when uh when uh Joseph can't Mr. D. Lorenzo can't be there. So uh I'm satisfied with my regular questions

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about alcohol transfers. I'm all set. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Member Bean. >> Uh no, the paperwork's all in order. Everything looks good. I know you folks know what you're doing. He's been in the [clears throat] business a long time. >> I think we should really delve into this alleged retirement of Paul. [laughter]

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>> We'll see if he really if he really leaves. Yeah, we'll see. >> Uh no, I have no questions, but thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh member Bennett. >> Thank you. Uh through you to the clerk. Are we taking two votes, i.e. change of officer and change of manager, or is it

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going to be one vote? It's we generally vote one vote as one application with a multiplication multiple amendments on the same application. So, one vote is fine. >> All right. I'm fine. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh member Bernard. >> Uh I'm fine with this if the paperwork's in order and congratulations, Paul, on

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your retirement. >> Okay. Well, I don't have any business interest. I'm a patron. I actually have an upcoming wedding there in a couple weeks for a family member. So, >> kudos to all you do. Uh but that doesn't affect my vote.

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Uh this is a public hearing. Uh anybody in the audience who has a questions, comment here. >> Move we close the public hearing. >> Second. >> Okay. All those in favor say I. I. >> I. >> Okay. Back to the board. Do I have a motion?

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>> I move we accept the application as presented. >> Second. >> Any further discussions? If >> I may make a comment. >> Sure. First of all, I want to thank Paul and your family for all the support that you've given to Danvas over the many years back when the Deep Ball started

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deep wine tasting other events. Uh you folks have been very gracious with your facilities, your time, your effort, and I appreciate that Paul. Good luck with your retirement. You're welcome. >> Yeah, thank you guys. We look forward to >> Joseph. It looks like you have some big

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shoes to fill here. >> I'm going to better step it up. [laughter] Uh, okay. We got a motion and a second. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Five. Okay. Good luck. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you.

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The board will consider an application for a one-day wine and malt beverage license by Creative Catering Northshore Christopher Riley, manager for a wedding welcome party at the Pavilion Entert Park, 57 Forest Street from 3:00 p.m. to

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8:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 18th. >> She had to speak to the show. >> Hello, I'm Christopher Riley. Um, I've owned um Creative Catering Northshore in Beverly since 2019. We uh acquired it through the uh from

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the Jones family who was um used to own the Kings Grant and the Cherry Farm Crearyy they still have and Sun Air Golf and um I worked for Mr. Jones for 10 years before acquiring the business. Um I acquired with my business

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partner who was a chef. Um so 7 years here at in 58 Park Street in Beverly and um we've been asked to do this event over at the pavilion um which

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uh was for a uh a wedding uh a pre-wedding uh gathering. So um I guess that's enough about me, but [laughter] any questions I'm happy to answer. >> Sure. Thank you very much. Uh questions, comments, member bean.

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>> Um I did not have any questions. Thank you. >> Thank you. Member Bennett. >> Well, I assume all the paperwork's in order and um you're going to be serving alcohol. And who's going to be serving it? >> Um two servers and myself will be I'll

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be there. Yeah. And I have two two bartenders who are dip certified. Correct. >> Okay. Thank you. That's all. Uh, member Bernard. >> Um, this sounds like a great time. I also worked for Mr. Jones many years ago at King's Grant. So, uh, great family.

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Good luck. >> Thank you. >> And member to ask. >> Uh, no. Member Bennett asked the questions I I would have and I'm all set with this. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh, may I have a motion? >> I move we accept the application as presented.

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>> Second. >> Any discussions? All those in favor say I. I. Nine. >> I will. >> Good luck. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. >> The board will consider an application of Vera Farnen 29 Overlook Drive, a

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firsttime block party on Saturday, August 1st, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Blocking from 29 to 38 Overlook Drive with a rain date of August 2nd. >> Okay. Is he to speak to that? Hello. Hi, I'm Verra Farhan. Um, I live

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off 29 Overlook Drive here for a permit to have a little block party. >> Thank you. Um, questions, comments, member Bernard. >> Um, well, that sounds fun. >> I hope so. >> And we're going to shut down the street.

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That's what you're asking for, right? Yep. And, um, is there going to be any alcohol at all? No, we're just all bringing some food. >> Um, some juice boxes for the kids. Keeping it pretty low-key, a couple hours.

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>> Excellent. Well, good luck and I hope you have good weather. >> Oh, yes. Thank you. I'm all set, D. >> Thank you, member Bennett. >> Thank you. Any type of uh inflatable um activities? >> Oh, God. No. >> Okay. [laughter] >> We don't want children flying away. No,

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>> none of that. None of that. >> Okay. Thank you. I'm all set. >> Thank you. a member bean. >> Um, great place to have one. >> It's a culde-sac. >> A good good location. >> I just wanted to say um Brian Barry wanted me to say that we're his favorite neighbors. Not that it matters here,

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just so you know. [laughter] >> Who's that? Hey, who's that? >> He's sliding it in there on the record. >> So, I guess the only thing is there is there a phone number that if somebody had to get a hold of you, the police department or whoever, they can contact? >> Sure. Yes, it's on on the application. Kathy has

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>> Okay, that that's that's about it. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um member to ask >> uh No, I have no questions. Um thank you very much. I wish you well. >> Thank you. >> I need a motion. >> I'll make a motion that we approve the

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application as presented. >> Any second? >> Second. >> Okay. Thank you. Any further discussions? All those in favor say I. I. 50. >> Thank you. >> Good luck. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> The board will hear detailed information

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pursuant to a request to modify the previously granted application of GC Federa Contracting LLC Jeppi Federa manager/president to occupy the public way in front of 17 Elm Street. She had to speak to that.

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Good afternoon. I'm Jeppi Fera. Um, this is Frank Rizza. We are both partners in the development at 17 Elm Street. So, we're seeking for additional time for the sidewalk um occupancy.

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A little bit of background. I know I submitted a uh a construction management plan and letter. Um first of all in also I want to apologize we couldn't attend last meeting. We were actually both uh

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out of state and couldn't make it but um we apologize for that. Um Frank and I acquired the project in March of this year. [clears throat] a project that was

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under a lot of [snorts] distress and in trouble. Um we're still, you know, trying to fix a lot of those issues, but um we're getting there and um [clears throat] as a result, we just need a little bit more time on the

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sidewalk. Okay. >> Thank you very much. Um board members, questions, comments? I'll start by [clears throat] member Bennett. >> Thank you. Uh thank you for coming tonight. This has been a difficult

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project for us as well. >> Yes. >> Many times somebody was supposed to come. Nobody showed up. We couldn't. We had somebody couldn't answer questions. They weren't in charge. So I appreciate that you inherit a mess and you're trying to clear clear it up and move

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forwards. However, in your presentation, you talk about a couple of different dates for returning the sidewalk to us. >> Yes. >> That is problematic to me. >> Okay. >> And this board has been very lenient

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with you and the previous applicant. And >> in my mind, you should be fined every day since May 15th that you haven't complied until you finish the project. And I don't think we should accept the project back until the concrete is

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poured. So, and board members, well, it's very weak. We do have a bylaw. Chapter 12, use of areas section five. No person shall ex act act

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excavate in any street or sidewalk without first obtaining a permit from the selectman. They do have a permit, but they've been going on and on since they should have been here May 15th. The only penalty that I see we can

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charge them is under chapter 14, page 16 of our bylaws. Whoever shall violate any provision of these bylaws shall be punished by a fine of $20 for each offense, except we're otherwise noted

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within these bylaws. $20 is awful cheap money for the seriousness of this project. I would have preferred 200, but I can't put my hat on it and stand by it legally, but we do have the right to

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find them $20 since May 15th until the time they return it to us. Those are my comments. >> Okay. Thank you. Um before I pass it on to you, uh member Bean, uh you'll be next. Just a quick

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question. So I saw the the package or the message. You you're asking for an extension to occupy the sidewalk until is it August 31st or is it September 2026? >> August 31st.

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>> Okay. Because there were two different dates. Uh, one date was uh, September 2026. >> Yeah. >> And the other one was August 31st, 2026. >> So, I got We should be >> Oh, sorry. You're right. It would be se

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It would be end of September. I apologize. Okay. So, we would remove the pedestrian protection August, >> but then we need an additional month to bring in the utilities in and pave the sidewalk. >> Okay. So, what you're requesting from

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this board is for you to be able to occupy >> the sidewalk until September 30th, 2026. >> So, I think there could be some time in between potentially where it could be open once the sidewalk protection is down. Uh-huh. >> I I don't know if you know it wouldn't

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be completed. There would be logistics with our site contractor, police department, >> uh, building department, engineering, um, to get the utilities in, which would require, you know, opening up the existing [clears throat] sidewalk, but then patching then putting it back

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together. You know, I don't know how the town feels about having it exposed to um, pedestrians during that time or just having it blocked. Um, I guess that's a conversation that we would have to have with I think multiple departments within the town.

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>> Okay. Okay. Again, help me help me out here. So, what is the request? What what's the date that So, we talk about August 31st, 2026. Does the SWAR will stop to be occupied?

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I I think the request um is, you know, we're telling you what we expect our dates to be and we're just asking for a little bit of help from the board to get us to these, you know, allow us to work in until this time frame.

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>> Okay. Okay. Thank you. Uh, member Bean, [clears throat] >> um, I think, uh, we should just set a date right now and just say that, uh, we need the project, the, uh, sidewalk staging down, all the safety equipment

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down on a date, and then the sidewalks back to, uh, full use, and have those those two dates and be done, and uh, and then you just have to make it happen. >> Yeah. Absolutely. >> Because the rest of the project isn't

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our problem. We just need to get sidewalk back >> and um >> and it's been uh hanging out there like uh I don't know. It's just been an odd thing. Very odd thing, you know, and you came into it later, but

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>> we got to just manage it. So I think I think we should just come up with that date right now. So, when when could you take the staging down? >> And end of September. I mean, we could take the staging down before that, but I'm asking for pedestrian act, you know,

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um occupancy until the end of September. >> And then when would we have our sidewalks back? >> At that time. >> So, you'd have all the utility work would be done. >> That's the plan, >> right? Because we're almost through July, so there's not a lot of time left. >> Yeah, understood.

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>> That's my opinion. if anybody wants to talk about that. [clears throat] >> So your opinion is what? I'm sorry. Can you clarify? >> Let's get this thing wrapped up at the end of September completely done. So if it's not done, it's still the staging still coming down. We're going to That's what we're going to We would be if we

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vote on that, that's what would be happening. >> I Yeah. >> And have to get it done. >> Yes. >> Okay. So So are you saying we should approve the extension of the occupation of the sidewalk until September 2026? Is that >> Yes, Mr. Chairman. That makes sense cuz

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I don't want to take it back until it's complete. >> Aaron might want to say something, right, Mr. Chair? >> Uh, uh, sure. Uh, >> do you want to go finish with board questions? >> Yes. >> I think looking at the calendar, the third week of September, I think, is

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Monday the 23rd. Um, but if there's any backsliding, and I apologize, but we've had some backsliding. Would it be simpler just to say Friday, October 1st? That gives them seven extra days. Um, and then staff can work with them on the list of things that we wanted to see a

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little bit more detail on and that gives them a little bit of wiggle room on that date. >> I'm fine with Friday, but just for clarifications the second. It's October second. >> Thank you. I was just looking. >> Okay. Thank Thank you. I might need your expertise again, Erin, in a little bit.

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But you all set? >> Yeah. >> Okay, perfect. Uh, member to ask. >> Yeah, I um you're here as the GC's. Is that correct? G I So yes, we're both owners, co-owners in the project. >> So I'm also acting as the general contractor.

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>> So you're the general contractor and you are the developer. >> A co-owner. Yes. >> Coowner. Part of the development team. >> Yes. Correct. >> So have you been part of the development team since it began or only when you came on as GC? >> That time.

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>> Okay. because >> well to cl just to just just to clarify um Jeppi came on as the GC prior to actually being one of the developers. We didn't we technically did not take over as partners in the project until >> March

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>> March last day of February 1st of March it was >> okay I'm trying to understand because as a new GC I have some latitude I have some compassion for the fact that you inherited a bag of >> Yeah >> stuff. Yes. big bag. >> I But I do have real concern with the

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actual developer and it's hard to if you're just joining that effort. >> Yes. >> Then the comments I have aren't directed at you, but I think this develop has been disrespectful to this town to be honest with you. So, as the GCs who just

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owned this, they're different comments, but it's been disrespectful the way that this developer has been treating this town and the work that they've been providing and the information they've been providing to us. And when I say us, I mean the town administration, whether it be the zoning, whether it be the

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building inspector, no matter who it is, somewhere in the town, the administration of this has been really problematic. And I agree with Dan. I would like to see a much higher opportunity for fining when people run a muck. Uh, and I've

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talked to the town manager about discussing that with the zoning with the with the planning board to increase the fees at in at an upcoming zoning meeting. However, I would suggest that it's not $20 just because the incident. I would suggest it's $20 a day. Um,

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from the first uh deadline that we had, the from the last extension we had. What was the last actual extension date we granted as a board? >> I think I think it was May 15. >> It was May. I just want to make sure I because we did talk about August, but we didn't vote on it at our last meeting. I

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want to make sure we have the same clarity. So, my opinion is that May 15, every day since May 15th has been an abuse of that permit. And those are my words, not necessarily anybody else's. Um me, I would say every day is an incident. So, I would suggest it's $20 a

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day. All right. Um, >> I didn't infer just 20, but I meant per day. Okay. >> Since that time. >> Okay. >> Till. >> Yeah. When you again it's it's it's language and it's incident and I would think it's per day. >> Um, I want a date specific. I don't I don't

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want end of September. I want a specific date 102. But I also at the last meeting asked and requested my profession is I'm a project manager. My profession. It happens to me in the IT world, but I'm a P certified PMP, been so since 2008. My

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presumption is as a GC, you have a project plan. You know when different trades are coming in. You know when the electricians are coming, when the plumbers are coming, when services are going to be installed, when sidewalk contractors are scheduled to come in. You should have dates.

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>> We we have dates, but I got to allow for a little bit of wiggle room because >> and understand you always build in flex. Yes. However, according to emails that I saw from our building inspector or one of our one of our leaders, >> public works director, they didn't know

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who your subs are. They don't know what those dates are. And they should. And I'm not sure what your experience as a GC is. I don't know what your experience as a GC in Danverse is and whether it's expected of in any city or town. But you

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should be able to with clarity say here are the dates. Yes, things happen. supply chains, COVID happens, whatever it is, and we make allowances and and consider that. >> Yes. >> But you better have your contract uh contra your uh concrete person lined up now. >> We do.

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>> And what the dates that they're scheduled to come in. I don't mind going to 102. Uh if that's going to be the finality of it, but I'm going to I'll be happy to make a motion to 102, but on on Monday, whatever that Monday is, scaffolding comes down. If you are

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incomplete, it's a work stoppage and that's going to cost you. Um, I'm I'm I I'm also concerned that while you two may have been out, you still have a developer who could have represented this project uh at the last meeting. Not

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showing up for two different meetings is completely disrespectful to this board and our duties. This isn't just an impingement on the on the residents of the town. You've got neighboring businesses. Yes. >> Whose storefronts are blocked. >> Correct.

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>> You know, and and it impacts them as well. >> Um so I I I just want to voice that. I think that um I'll look to the rest of the sentiment of the board about imposing fines. Um,

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but I I I would agree that 10 two uh is the last day uh uh you know that that the scaffolding comes down on 10 two and if if if you're incomplete, it's a work stoppage and that's you're going to have to deal with that.

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>> So that's my feelings. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um member Bernard, >> my turn. >> Yes. [laughter] >> Thank you for appearing. Um it looks you're being very proactive. I like what you've laid out to them. I do agree with my our board members about putting a

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date. I like the suggestion October 2nd. Um we don't want to impact the businesses any longer really, you know. Um >> and it looks like the project's moving along good. So let's really and one thing I do want to stress is

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communication with our building inspector, you know, our town manager, things like that. >> Of course, >> that's very important. Okay. And I'm all I'm all set. D. >> Okay. Thank you. Um I would well it's evident as you can see there's some

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frustration about what had transpired is I understand you just got it in March so you're not responsible for everything that transpire. [clears throat] Um I'm hearing two different things. On one end is we should get a fine um

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starting May 15 or we should give them an extension until October 2nd. Now uh if I go to you Aaron if you want to hear me out here uh from from the town perspective and

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I I know there's been back and forth the communication hasn't been that good. Uh what do you think? Uh do you think if we gave them an extension until October 2nd that will be reasonable?

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Because I'm having a hard time seeing how if we say we are not giving them an extension then they they in violation. I mean they've been in violation right and they will just continue to be in violation. So what do we do? do, but if

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we give them an extension, can we give them an okay and then find them at the same time? That doesn't make sense to me. Uh so from from the time perspective, do you think that October 2nd is reasonable? uh

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>> staff feels like again we wanted some clarification because the original one for the last meeting talked about mid August and this this construction management plan also recites that date then says end of August then says end third week in September. I think staff would be comfortable that given how much

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work has been done over the last few months October 2nd is a very doable date. There are still going to be some communication between DPW and the building office. um and the contractor to make sure that we have some of these blanks filled in better than we have

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them tonight. But I think at the end of the day, the amount of work left is entirely doable to be done by October 2nd. >> Okay. >> If I may, Mr. Chair, um I just need to reiterate that uh um member Tras

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mentioned the email from the DPW director. Um it's critical that the contractors reply to that email so that the town has the information they need. Um, and for your clarity, I think what you were asking, I I think it's for the board's consideration. You could fine from they've been out of compliance from

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May 15th until tonight. You could impose fines for that time period and then grant the extension from today to October 2nd is an alternative that you might want to consider. >> Okay. >> Can can I just make a comment? >> Sure. Um,

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[clears throat and cough] in my opinion, the fines are not worth it in a project like this. I think if they have to hire 40 more people, it's going to cost way more than any of these $20 fines. So, we

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make the date, enforce the date, and that's the date. And then it'll suck after that. So, because everything's going to come apart, so then it really [clears throat] costs some money. So, >> I'm I'm going to respectfully disagree. >> Hold on. Um, yes,

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>> I apologize. Thank you, Mr. Gave some clarity on >> I I would just suggest that again because we've had a couple of these dates slide. I would suggest that this also be potentially conditionally approved if if that's the wish of the board that you know, we need to see you

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guys three to four weeks out. I mean, you'll know sometime in August that you're not going to make those dates. And I think that the frustration of the board is that we're not hearing about that until 3 weeks after the last date that we didn't

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make. So, I think that would be one suggestion I would have for the board to ensure that if we're not going to make this date, we are getting that heads up well in advance so that we can get because it's two weeks out to a meeting anyway. So, I mean, we need at least three weeks advance. [snorts] So that

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would be a recommendation. [clears throat] >> Okay. >> Thank you. Uh member TR, you wanted to say something? >> Uh yes. Um I guess I can do so. So in the form of a a motion that we can beat up. So I would move that we uh we

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provide an extension where the scaffolding is removed and the sidewalk is completed by Friday, October 2nd. I would also add for consideration for the board's cons for consideration that

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we impose a uh fine 6 it's 64 days since May 31st to today it's 64 days with our extension that they're not longer >> what's that >> May 15th >> May 15 I me I meant May 15th uh 64 days I would suggest that we consider a fine

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of $1,000 to be held in obeyance as long as by our next meeting there is a fully detailed project plan that meets the satisfaction of the public works director and that those dates can be achieved.

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That would be my motion. >> Do I have a second? >> I would second that. >> Okay. Um discussions. So a minute >> if if it's $20 a day, God know that's $1,280. Yeah.

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>> Why give them a leeway of a thousand? Should be $20. Yeah, it should be the 12 $20 a day. >> Okay. 1280. I'm fine. I I'll end that to 1280. But again, as long as as long as they if they if they satisfy the public works

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director's need for complete information with a what I'm calling a project plan, then we can hold that off. Uh that's my cons my motion, but up for discussion. >> And in the event they don't comply by

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October 2nd, >> besides the work stop work stoppage, there should be an additional fine. Well, the work stop the SC the the motion that the scaffolding comes down and the work's complete. If it's not, then it is a work stoppage and and just to clarify

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work stoppage, I think. >> No, no, our town manager has a comment on that. >> It's only the sidewalk and that's what comes under this board preview. >> If I may, Mr. chair, the um I believe the building commissioner, I'm looking at Aaron to make sure I remember this

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correctly, um told us at the last meeting that if the board says the scaffolding has to come down by October 2nd, the scaffolding has to come down will equal a work stoppage on his part because they can't proceed on the work if the sidewalk's not protected. So yes,

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you your your job is a sidewalk, but in uh the result of that will be the scaffolding coming down and and a work a work stop order being issued. Again, depending on where they are on their project. >> So uh so mine is my my motion will stop with the scaffolding has to be down on

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October 2nd. >> Okay. >> And in the fines that I'm suggesting to be held in abandance as long as they provide it by our next meeting. So, the director of public works has should send us a memo saying he's he has he is satisfied that they've met the need

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and 1280. Thank you, Dan. >> Okay. Um I mean, I'm not sure if providing information will equal completion of the of of the project necessarily.

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Erin, yes. Can you enlight us on >> I I just I think um to clarify I just want to make sure Mr. Tras motion I think phrasing the motion the scaffolding must be down by October 2nd

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we believe staff and the applicant the scaffolding will be down before the end of August. >> That's fine before. >> So >> and but I said and sidewalk complete. Yeah, that that's the more critical piece I think is that their streets return to us by October 2nd.

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>> It's an and not an or. >> Yep. >> Return completed. Not just not just scaffolding down >> and sidewalk completed. >> Yeah, >> correct. >> Um >> I like that. >> Yeah, I I have it slightly different

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take. Um, I think if we find them from May to now cuz they're asking for an extension and we're discussing August 2nd. I think the cleanest way to get this done, obviously we're frustrated with this. Obviously,

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the communication has been terrible. Um, and a little bit to what member Bean said, $20 a day is not nothing, but in the grand scheme of things,

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I'm not sure what that really does. In my opinion, if we have um an extension until October 2nd, then we give them an extension until October 2nd. And then after that the

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fine starts and and it was also my understanding reading that after November 15 they can't do any more sidewall work. So if they go past that the fine is just going to keep going

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until whenever >> April 15th. >> Uh until April 15th. So, I I think um I'll be open to having them come back maybe in August and update us on where they are, but give them an extension

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until October 2nd, after which the fine will start and we get an update in August. >> Mr. Chairman, I would be in complete opposition to that. One is they're out of compliance right now. They are out of compliance. every day we sit here until

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we extend it. And I think being we're being generous about October 2nd and starting $20 after that is I I believe there's some they've had more than the usual number of

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inspections, interactions with the public works, interactions with the building inspector. And that's the other discussion point I've asked to talk about the town manager about too is setting up a fee schedule where every project has a certain amount. A building inspector has to come out. I'm having some work done at my house. I expect the

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plumbing inspector to come out and look at it. But if they have to go to back three or four or five times and the norm is two, they should be charged for that time. That's a separate discussion for later. I believe that there is an imposition of a fine and I am being very

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generous in saying if they provide the details that they've been that the project the developer has been lacking to date then we don't hold the project accountable just charge them and I'm sorry I did

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have to rec uh reconsider I I had a wrong data here it's 61 days but nonetheless nonetheless I think that there should be a fine loom booming for the time that they have not spent. And I think it's also a a statement to other developers. You

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just can't get away with ignoring us or or or shifting dates or or changing things without communicating to the town or to the board. This board granted a permit. You have to come back when you want the permit extended. Um and you have to show up to the meetings that you're requested to show up. And again,

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that's not reflection on you two. Um so >> so it will be just to reiterate um it'll be a fine from the 15th to today >> to today >> held in the B and then we give an extension from today to October 2nd.

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>> So so just let me reiterate we give an approval for an extension to to the second. Okay, >> at that point on the second SC on or before the second scaffolding has to be down and the sidewalk has to be

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completed to the satisfaction of the director of the DPW. Then the second part of that is we impose a fine of $1,200 which we will hold in obeyance as long as we get a memo from our director of

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DPW that he has sat they have satisfied the open issues provided in the in the letter and provided a project plan that demonstrates their ability to achieve the 102 date. >> Can I add something to that?

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>> Sure. Can we say that that letter um must be received by say September 1st because >> I'm saying by our next meeting. >> Okay. I'm just not sure. >> Excuse me, Mr. Chairman. >> Yes. Point of information. >> Yes. >> Is it confirmed we have a meeting in August? >> That's what I'm getting at. >> Not yet.

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>> It's just on paper. >> Yes. Not yet. >> Our next meeting. So, whatever our next meeting, but even if there's one in August, the gentleman said he has a project plan. He has all the details. if he provides it to the DPW director and the DPW director is satisfied with the

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conditions and town manager. >> Yeah, I just want to add if I may, Mr. Chair, um there is a potential for a special select board meeting if the um >> the select board members who are hiring a town recommending a town accountant. We would need an approval of a town

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accountant and if we're not successful in that, we will need an an appointment of a temporary town accountant. So, um I >> I'll say a regularly scheduled town meeting. >> I would say a date certain just so that it it may be August 18th as the date. I think that they're prepared I'm assuming

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they're prepared to answer the DPW director by that time. Just so that if we have another meeting or we don't have >> so so it doesn't have to be dependent on the select board meeting. If we have if the DPW director has a letter has a memo that says every condition all of his

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open issues are met byugust >> August 18th. That's fine. Independent of us having a meeting or not. >> Yeah. >> And I'll forward that to you to select board. >> Okay. Um any other questions or comments

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about the motion? So, I'm really not in favor of holding it in obeyance. >> You okay? >> It's >> I don't mind. >> I mean, if it was something serious, I might consider it. But we've let this

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drag on since January where we gave permission when there were no set plans. We said, "Okay, Mr. Contractor, we'll trust you." And then nobody shows up to tell us what's going on. You said it yourself. It's

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disrespectful. And we're setting a precedent for the future. You know, Mr. Contractor. Yeah. Whatever you want. We'll charge you $20 a day. Maybe we'll hold it in obeyance. Maybe. I I think we should say you owe

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us $1,200 for not being in compliance. Grant and we will grant you the extension to October 2nd. any further or future fines depending on them complying with October 2nd.

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>> I'm fine with that. I'm not usually the more >> that's amended personally amendment of the emotion. >> I'll second that amendment. >> Thank you. >> Um >> can I uh >> suggest a thing? >> Yes. Could that

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>> Could that fine be imposed on the 18th if we don't get a good recommendation by our >> It's a fine due. I don't know that there's >> You mean the fine starting on the 18th? >> No, it starts on the May 15th. >> If if we're not getting a thumbs up on

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the 18th, the fine is is now in place and will need to be paid. >> Oh, so you're adding the 18. >> But that that was the original motion, Mike. I I was saying I was saying hold it in obeyance. Yeah, >> Dan's suggesting I'm being too uh kind and and you know, it's I'm usually not

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the obedience guy. I'm trying to I'm really upset with this. >> Mike's point, um we we say two today. It's $1,200 payable now. >> Yep. >> And we're giving you the extension to come back on the 18th. And at that point, we can enforce another fine if we

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need to. >> Well, I don't know that we can, though. >> Well, okay. Well, the reason the reason I don't think we can is that we're granting them an extension. >> Yes, >> they are out of compliance till today. >> Okay. Thank you. >> That's it. $1,200. >> And once we grant that extension, if we

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choose so, then they're no longer out of compliance. >> If they I agree. >> So, >> so I'll either change my motion or accept your amendment that that we are going to charge them independent of what they do with the the DPW at this point

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at now. So, it's simply 102 scaffolding down and sidewalk complete >> and 1012 and a fine of $1,200. >> Very good. That's the motion. >> Okay, >> Mr. Chairman. >> Um, >> okay. Thank you. I I

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>> And did the person who seconded my original motion second it? I think >> I did. >> Okay. Yes. >> And do you okay with that change? >> I second it. Yes. Okay. >> Um, so just a point of clarification. uh to you madame town manager um

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>> I will see if I followed the >> uh we we are trying to impose a fine from May 15 to today >> because they're out of compliance. >> Correct. >> But when we gave an extension until May

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15, we didn't say we were imposing a $20 fine at the time. We don't um >> so I is the assumption that they should have known that chapter 12 of our bylaw

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impose the fine. Is that what we assuming? >> The law is not an excuse. >> Exactly. We have you have the ability um in the bylaws for anyone any general bylaw that would be broken to impose a fine of $20 a day. So I think it's reasonable and and it is their duty to

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know the the laws and the policies of the towns that they work in. >> Okay. Thank you. Just to add one more thing is I understand why you took out in the obeyance um but if the board could just stress and I know you guys hear me to reply to the DPW director um

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>> in a timely manner he we need those details that we can work with you to get this project done. >> Okay. Thank you. Um >> and I just want to be clear my presumption is the fine is on the applicant not the GC. It's on the developer. >> If I understand them right they are the they took over the project.

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>> I got it. I'm just >> Yeah, >> I'm I'm trying not trying to tag the new GC. >> I'm trying to tag the developer. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you. So, that answers my question, Madame T manager. So, thank you. Um, now

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to my fellow board members. I feel like I'm beating a dead horse here, but um given the I mean, it's the first time we have these two gentlemen in front of us. Uh, they got in the project late in March. should have been here last time.

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>> I I I understand. And they apologized and said they were out of town. So, it's the first time we're getting them here. We issue the the work order in January without the full plan as you mentioned. >> Uh they got the project in March

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and they're trying to get things together. So, do we >> But they could have come back between March and May 31st as the GC's. But I'm my my feeling is this is the responsibility of the developer

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independent of who their GC is. They got assumed responsibility in March. They could have come back before May 31st and said, "Hey, this or whatever the date was, May whatever the date was, and said, "Hey, we're going to need an extension. We're asking you for it. We need some leniency. Can we do this

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radio silence?" I I I appreciate you're trying to provide an opportunity for the new GC, but the new GC over overlapped on that time frame. They had it for March, April, May or at least two months out of

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the two and a half months and could have come back and communicated to us. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So, so my goodwill is expended with the developer, not with the G new GC. And >> can >> I had not not to I wasn't I wasn't

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aware. Sorry. >> Not after the vote. >> Okay. So, uh yeah. So, I'll give you an opportunity. Yeah. Go ahead. >> Sorry. I'll just just full disclosure. I wasn't even aware until the deadline until early in May. So, that's when I

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was found was told about it. But that's just wanted to throw that out there. >> Okay. the gentleman [clears throat] wanted to say something else or you >> okay >> I assume that we will get something in writing because I'm confused of kind of what's [laughter] I understand

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everyone's different comments um I don't particularly agree with all of them um but but I appreciate it just to get clarification on what where we end up >> okay so we have a motion uh that was amended

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>> no it is the the in in the course of the discussion The motion the original motion has been changed and if I misrepresent this I'm sure the other members will tell me >> the original motion the now the original notion is 102 is the end date by which the

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scaffolding must be down and the sidewalk completed to the DPW director's satisfaction. We are also imposing a $1,200 fine from May 15th to today as and that's it. and requesting that the develop that the

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GC work with the DPW director to uh open communications and get those answers >> by the 18th. >> By the 18th by August 18th. >> When what does the 18 have to do? >> We're just setting a date by which they need to respond to the DPW director. >> Okay.

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>> And there just happens to be a date. >> Just um if I may, did you read Mr. King's letter today to them? >> The one that said he's missing date. But I think he's looking for something in a more timely manner than waiting till August 18th. I don't think we should.

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>> You want to set it August 1st. What would you like? >> Y >> um whatever Mr. King is happy with. >> He's not here to represent that. I'll ask the town manager to >> So I mean we can remove the date and just >> have them they will be communicating with the >> working with the Okay, fine.

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>> It doesn't have to be until they could be tomorrow and they can get it all sorted out. >> Mr. King can handle himself. Okay, Madame Clerk, did you get that? [laughter] Because I'm confused. I >> I would just clarify if there is a

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$1,200 fine um to who is he going to deliver that >> and by what date? >> I just >> Yeah, you'll handle it. >> By what date? >> The fine. >> Um >> the motion >> something that I Yeah,

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>> it's a it's a it's a fine. They had to pay it before and it's part of the sign off anyhow. >> Yeah. >> Did you get that? >> You want me to Okay. >> No, I just want to make sure you get the motion. >> Well, I believe what the motion is that

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um by October 2nd on or before October 2nd that the sidewalk has to be complete scaffolding down. It's a $1,200 fine uh to be payable to the town clerk's office. and then um >> response to the

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>> response to the DPW director's email as soon as possible. >> Okay. All right. Is that align? >> Are you good with that? >> Yes. >> Then second. Okay, >> that's good. >> We we second. Is it >> It was Mike's original second and he's good with it. >> Okay. So now we have a motion and we

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have a second. Uh all those in favor say I. >> I. >> No. >> No. It's not open to public comment. So 41 >> I >> who was who was no? >> I'm going to say no. >> I want I want to do an obeyance but I'm going >> Okay. So 32

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>> who's two? >> Me and and member Bernard. >> So [snorts] first >> 32 uh Mo and >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Well, good luck and please um

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>> communicate. Please, we we want we want to help. I think everybody at town hall want to help you succeed in this project. >> Uh is is so important. And you even like 5 minutes just walk over like walk walk

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down and go to the town manager office, go to Eron's office. Like >> we would really appreciate if you can move this along uh so that the >> about Yeah. And I want you to know that I'm a champion of mixed juice there. I am really supportive of the fact that

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you're going to open a restaurant, that you're going to have three uh is it apartments or condos? Remind me. >> We haven't decided yet. >> Okay. But three residential opportunities. I'm really supportive of the project itself. My issue is with the way that development developers been handling it.

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>> D, can I say can I say something? >> Good luck. Yes. >> I just want to say that they seem very proactive. I know that you missed that meeting, you know, which we said is bad, but you know, they had a chance, one chance, like I'm with you. And uh we do want to promote growth in the town of

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Damas, you know, with developers. Um we want the reputation to stay good, but the board does take things very seriously and as I said before, it's very important to communicate with the DPW director and Aaron and the town manager. All right. But

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>> it's the most talked about project in town at this moment >> and it's looking good. Okay. You guys are doing a good but we want the other businesses too like the consignment shops all that side you know. So please >> go with these dates too. >> I'm sure.

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>> Good luck. >> Thank you. Thank you. [snorts] >> Okay. >> Next madame clerk. >> Thank you Aaron. The board will vote to accept a gift of American flags to the town in accordance

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with MGL chapter 44 section 53A. >> Uh, Madame Town Manager. >> Um, as you saw, we submitted a memo um in in the packet uh that there was a donation from Stop and Shop and I asked the board to accept it and hand it to you and and thank

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>> hopefully through you to member Bernard to discuss. >> Thank you. Uh, member Bernard. >> Yes. Um, thank you, Mr. chair. Um, you know, with the 250th celebration, um, I found it upon myself to when I shop at Stop and Shop and seeing all

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those flags, um, the store manager was more than welcoming to help and donate the flags to the town for, you know, for all various town services. So, I just wanted to say thank you to Stop and Shop and thank you um, for the town to accept them. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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>> Thank you, um, member Bennett. >> No, this is very good. We appreciate it. >> Member Bean, >> are you saying that you have an end now with the manager over there? [laughter] >> No. >> Uh, no. Thank you for your effort to do

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that. Appreciate it. [snorts] Thank you. >> Uh, member Tw? >> No. I think it's a a great donation. So, and I'm presuming that the motion will include a letter of thanks. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you uh for this. And uh I need a motion

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>> as member Bernard initiated this. Do you want to make that? >> So I will um like to make a motion that the board will accept the gift of the American flag to the town in accordance with MGO chapter 44 section 53A. Please >> second. A second and uh with a letter of

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thanks. Thanks. Okay. Um any discussions? All those in favor say I. I. Five. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. clerk. >> The town clerk will provide an update on the September 1st, 2026 state primary

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and November 3rd, 2026 state election and request that the board vote on election requirement to set the early voting location and hours for the September primary. Uh in your packet, I gave you um some information about the September

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election. So, election day is on Tuesday, September 1st at Danvers High School from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is a primary election. Uh, voters would receive the ballot for their designated party and unenrolled voters would be

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able to select a party. Uh, one of the things that did come in um over the last week or so is that there's news that the state is changing effective this year, they're changing the color of the ballots. So the Democratic ballot for

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the primary will be blue. The uh official Democratic early absentee ballot will be light blue. The official Republican primary ballot would be pink and the official Republican early absentee

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primary ballot would be salmon. Uh election day ballots would be white and early vote for the state election would be yellow. So, they're kind of putting that in line with the party colors that um have apparently grown over the years.

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So, that would help to avoid some confusion when voters go to the polls. Uh voters are encouraged to check their voter status as well as their party designation and can do so on mass.gov and then if you search election division, uh you can also change your

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party online. So, one of the things in a primary that's very important is um you want to check your party designation. If you're looking to vote in a particular party, you want to make sure that your designation is the party that you want or unenrolled so that on a primary

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election, you would be able to choose the ballot or get the ballot that you're looking for. So, we encourage everyone to check that um prior to the last day to register to vote, which would be Saturday, August 22nd.

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Um you so if you go to mass.gov and search election division and then if you see that you're not the party that you want or you want to change to unenrolled you can also do that online. Uh and then some uh voters have received uh sent

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from our office um inactive voter card that looks like this. This is for people who did not return the 2026 census. If you did not return the 2026 census, you got this card. If you don't return this

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card and then you go to vote on election day, uh, and you're marked as inactive, you will have to prove your residency uh, on election day. So, that's the first card. You may want to you can check your voter status online about that as well, or you can stop into our

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office and drop off that card if you got it. And then the other card that came out this past week is the vote by mail card sent by the state. So this card you can return to our office. You can mail it, drop it in the dropbox. Uh if you

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you can check off that you want all elections or if you just want the primary election or just the state election, you can check that off as well. Uh the important thing about these cards is um you have to sign it. If you don't sign it, we can't send you a

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ballot. If you are unenrolled and you say all elections, but you don't tell us which ballot you want, you won't get one. You would only get the state election ballot if you're unenrolled. >> That was my question when I got my card

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because it said either [clears throat] Democrat, Republican, but it didn't have a box for unenrolled, right? >> So, you have to pick one of those boxes. >> Um, I am I am This is my card. >> Yeah. >> I am an unenrolled voter. So, in the box at the bottom here, it says uh down

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here, >> that's what the card that I'm >> It says uh required for primary voters. To receive a primary ballot, you must choose a party. >> So, you have to choose there. >> If you have to choose here if you want a primary ballot if you're unenrolled. If

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you are enrolled in a party, then it will say you will be receiving a Republican ballot or a Democrat ballot. >> Okay? But you have the opportunity to make that change until August 22nd if you were looking to make the um change to your party. >> But you can stop by the office. Oh, go

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ahead. >> Yes. >> Um you check off what ballot you want for the primary. >> Mhm. >> If you check off you want to vote all elections, you have to go back to unenrolled or

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you're going to get the ballot you picked >> no >> for the primary for all elections. No. Years ago, if you selected a party, it changed your designation. It no longer changes the designation. So, if you are an unenrolled voter, picking a

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party does not change your designation. You stay unenrolled. That just tells us which ballot you want to vote for that election. >> And actually, my question is moot because at the regular election, everybody's on one, right? So, if you checked off on on my

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card here where I'm unenrolled, if I checked off all elections for this year, and I don't pick a party, I am not going to get a vote by mail ballot for September. I would get it for November because there's only one ballot. >> But in order for you to get a ballot, you have to tell us which one you want.

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>> Okay. I was going to bring my cards tonight, but >> you can drop it on [clears throat and cough] at your convenience. >> Thank you. >> But by the But by the deadline, >> I'm going to [laughter] vote that I'm going to vote that first Saturday. What's the date? >> Okay, so we then we move on. >> Voting August 22nd. I'll still be in the country.

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>> Okay, so uh let me check where I'm at. Okay, the last day to register to vote is the first day of in-person early voting on Saturday, August 22nd. So, Saturday, August 22nd. We plan to be in this room from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Um, and so the vote by mail cards did go out. I got mine last weekend. um they didn't all go out on the same day. So, I would say that in the next week or so, if you don't have it, you should get a vote by mail card in the mail. And you want to return it as soon as possible to

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us so that we can get out ballots um as quickly as we can. And then I am just looking for a motion by roll call to designate the early voting location and the hours if we could.

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>> Okay. Um, so I will need a motion. Um, >> so moved. >> Second. Okay. >> Can Do you want me to read the dates and the times? I'd like to get that out there so I can I can read it. >> Okay. So, uh, the early voting dates are

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going to be Saturday, August 22nd, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Then we go to Monday, August 24th, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 25th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 26th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday,

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August 27th from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, August 28 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. So, it's it's really just the hours that were normally open that week plus that Saturday on the 22nd. >> Okay. And the location of the early voting

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>> is the tomb. So, I I need I'd like a motion >> in the TUMI room. >> In the TUMI room. >> Okay. >> At town hall >> Svin Street canvas. >> Right. >> Perfect. Uh but that's only for early voting. >> Right. >> Okay.

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>> I have a motion. It's been seconded. Yes. >> Um, any further discussions here? None. >> Can we do a roll call vote? >> Uh, member Bernard. >> Yes. >> Member Bennett. >> Yes. >> Member Bean. >> Yes. >> Member Tras.

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>> Yes. >> And I'm a yes. So 50. >> 50. I thank you. >> Okay. [clears throat] Thank you very much. Uh the town manager will report to the board on various items of interest. Uh >> madame town manager. Uh

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>> thank you and first thank you to the board for uh supporting the staff and their efforts related to 17 Elm Street. Uh our team has been um working very hard to get the responses and and get this project moving. So thank you. Um and thank you, Madam Clerk. You have a busy season coming up. Good luck to you

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and your team. We are here to support you as well. Um, I have several updates today. So, I'm going to I'm start with um the SESD, the South Essex Sewer District. As you know, they were before you a couple months ago. I think it was May. Um, they recently sent an updated

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letter to myself and the um and the chairman. I've shared that since with you. I just sent that to you guys all earlier today. It provided some updates. Um couple weeks ago, the lieutenant governor had asked um me and the mayors and the it and ended up being the select

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board chair from Marblehead. So the member communities to meet um because she obviously has concerns about getting this done as well. Um so the letter is addressed to her as well. Um for summary purposes, um I can I'll let the public know and the board know if you have

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questions. We can always come back to this um at another date. But the um the summary of the letter is that they did uh take feedback from the meetings that they had with the select board and other boards and city councils. They will be splitting the legislation that they're

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proposing between an operational request and the capital request. And as a reminder, it was to go above they are subject to a two and a half percent similar to cities and towns um through state legislation. So this is special legislation that the state would need to

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vote on. Um so they will be they will be introducing them separately. Um the operating legislation their goal is the special legislation requesting an increase in the operating budget beyond 2 and a half% for FY28. They are trying

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to move at a faster pace. Um they're trying to introduce it this uh legislative session. um that the this leg legislative session the formal sessions end July 31st um only informal sessions will continue

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till the end of the calendar year. So we are waiting for an update on if they have secured a bill sponsor and um the likelihood of moving it through those. So um that is we have supported them uh Steve as our representative has supported them to move forward with that

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special legislation on the operating budget in particular because they have to move forward in their budgeting process for FY28 and if they don't get action by the state legislature in time for their budget process um they will need to make significant cuts throughout

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their budget in order to meet the and I'm sure you guys remember the long conversation about sledge removal. Um so that sledge contract is um is up for renegotiation now. Um so the other changes that they're going to make um they are meeting with the finance

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directors from the member communities. Um and one of the goals there is a uh better to better assess the rate impacts each of the communities. Um and thank you to this board very uh lean very um hard into this. They are launching a public outreach campaign um to help the

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public better understand um the concept. I shared with the board that they did host a um screening of a documentary related to what can potentially kind of to help educate people on what exactly happens and can happen. I think we all

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[clears throat] got a small lesson with the recent uh Haveril situation. Um but they did a they showed a did a showing of a documentary on a wastewater plant in Maine [clears throat] at a Salem Theater earlier this month. So, that was a good first step, but they

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have a lot of work to do in the public outreach piece. Um, and so you guys can take a look at that and if the board wants to discuss it further at another meeting, we can put it on an agenda. Um, water and sewer rates. Um, the water and sewer commissioners conducted a

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public hearing on the water and sewer rates on Thursday, June 25th. Um based on analysis and recommendations from staff, they voted to on an increase in water rates um of 3% for water and 5% for sewer. The combined water and sewer costs for an average family, so that's

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about 12,000 cubic feet per year, would be increased by 3.87% or $21.50 per quarter. I think um uh one important thing to point out here when staff when we made our recommendations to the board, we took into consider

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consideration in our forecast the forecast of the SCSD at their their um that their assessment would go up by the increase that they're looking for in this special legislation on the operating budget and we took into account what we know so far from that

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first part of the capital plan. So, we did a 5-year forecast assuming there will be an increase in our assessment from SCSD. Um, and that was a reflection of taking into consideration the sentiment of the board of trying to smooth out the rate over time so that we

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don't see those big jumps um certain years. Um, and if anybody has questions about the water and sewer rates, um, you can call check out the website or call 978-774005. Um you will see coming up in one of your water bills too that the automatic leak

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detection that I've been talking about a lot is launching um late summer early fall users should if you're not on the um portal customer portal please join it's an incredible tool and one of the things you can sign up for is leak detection. So, if you're out of town um

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and the the meters notice that you're using more water's running at your home, you'll get a you'll get a um notification so that we get notification, you get notification so we can address and catch leak detection early. Um helps water bills, helps conserve water. Very important. So, I

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really hope people engage in that um opportunity. An update on Wenham Street and Welssley Road. Um, first I want to thank the residents. Um, they've been very patient with this project. Um, crews will finish I think I shared this with the B board

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earlier this week. Crews will finish the water main installation on Wenham Street this week. Then move to Wesley Road water services and temporary trench repair paving will happen immediately after that. Um, the timeline has moved moved out for finishing around the first week of August. And this is due to we

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had to pull the crews off of Winnham Street to repair a collapsed drainage on Holton Street. So again, if there are problems, if anyone's having any problems over there, please give a call to DPW. I just handed out to all of you. Do you mind if I use yours? Sure.

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>> Um a little business card. There's also some on the back. It looks like a business card. This is um our community engagement activity around uh Endicott Street Visioning Plan. Um I've referenced this a few times. We received a grant. Um, we're working with MAPC to

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do some work on um, what the community would like to see on Endicott Street. We've already submitted a grant to the economic development onetop for the next phase, which would be um, creating the plan. Uh, so please, please, please, the Facebook uh, the feedback survey is live

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and on our website. These little cards have a QR code that'll take you right there. Um, this is all about um, hearing from the community what people would like to see in that quarter. We did an activity with the leadership team um on this and it was the the whole group was

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very engaged. Kathy has some ideas. Kathy and I were in the same group. Um but I think it's really important. This is you know everybody wants has an opinion about what they want to see in Danvers. This is your chance. We're listening. Please please engage in the survey. Um the I've recently had some

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inquiries about the airport advisory committee. Um, I am setting up at the request of the chair and I think this is Thank you for this. Um, setting up a meeting to discuss the approach that we that I submitted to the select board earlier. Um, review that with the

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current Beverly airport commissioners because it's been a little while since we've regrouped with them. Um, I will resend the proposal to the select board. Um, I didn't receive much feedback when I originally submitted it to you. So, if there is anything you I Mer Tras, I did

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hear from you. Um if there's anything further on that, this would be a good time because I think um we're going to try to move forward with it and get some appointments made um later in the summer. Uh new notification system. So you all hear me say and and my response to you

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every time is somebody says, "I didn't know about that." Um we have an incredible mass public notification system. Um we just upgraded to a new system um run by Civic Plus. This sends out all emergency and routine alerts and notifications. This is all that stuff.

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If your trash isn't going to get picked up, if there's a snow emergency, this all comes through this. You can specifically say, "I want to hear DPW things. I want to hear planning things. I want meeting updates." Um, subscribers can register to receive alerts by phone

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call, text message, and or email. There's also some non-emergency notifications. Um, another really important feature of this is it does geoence. So, if we are having an emergency in an area, one area in particular, we make sure that people

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either living in that area or driving through that area receive the text message. Um, I cannot stress enough how critical it is to sign up for this. Um, we were able to move 3,000 accounts who had previously signed up with the old system over, but we still recommend if

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you were signed up, go check check your status, make sure they have your current cell phone, they have your address, and all of that stuff. Um, and if you're not signed up, I again I cannot stress enough that this is critical and these board members have heard me say it over and over again. The first thing when people say, "I didn't know." Please sign

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up for this. This is how you know this and they'll get to you whether it's a landline, a cell phone, an email. Um, this is this is our best tool um to reach people. A little update from the state house. Uh, Representative Karns, I want to

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thank her. She has been working really hard as they close out this legislative session. Um most recently she and I spoke on an update the house included um legislation related to micromobility devices. So these are among other things

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um assisted wheelchairs but also the ebikes and and everything that people are a hot topic here in town. Um the governor had put together a task force. They made recommendations. she has introduced a bill and then the house version of that is in the economic

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development bill. It includes a speed tier classification system that standardizes the definitions for ridership and safety. The house version includes an age of 16. Um I think one of the more important things that we that will affect dams and we'll

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take a look at we're we'll watch it as it goes through but it also puts restrict restrictions on what type of micromobility devices can be used on multi-use paths similar to the rail trail. So we're keeping a very close eye on this um as it moves through the

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process. Rep. Karns um has been keeping in close contact with me about it um and I appreciate that very much. Um and she is also working to help Danvers have the support we need to once the final version comes through. What does that mean for us and how do we implement it and enforce it? So um more to come

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there. [snorts] Um thank you for the um the accessibility committee commission committee folks that were here tonight. Amy, thank you for still being here. Um, and I also want to let the board in the public know that we've um I've appointed two new members to the accessibility

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commission, Karen Craig and Ellie Deval. Um, so we're thrilled to have them on board. I think one's a reappoint the way I'm looking at it now. Um, Karen's a reappointment. Ellie's a new appointment. Um, thank them for their service. Thank all of you who have been on the committee for your service. Um, and you will see some more messaging

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about uh, disability pride month on our social media. So, please like and support it and show your show your support for their work. Um, thank you and great job to everyone involved in the um July 4th and 250th

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events. Uh, Richard Trass, the library, the alarm list, the Danverse Historical Society, uh, 250th committee, Representative Sally Karns, DPW, everyone who participated, I brought with me. Um, we got two front page stories out of this. And there's our

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historian, Mr. Tras, on the our archist, Mr. Tras, on the front page. Um, if you didn't attend that um that event, it was incredible. There was a line out the door for most of the night. Um, it really highlighted the important role that Danvers plays in uh the history of

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this um of the Commonwealth and and particularly of this area. So, thank you. There was the reading of the Declaration of Independence. I believe many of you were there. I think all all of you were there. many of you were there and participated. Um, and then as I said to the um, July 6, we also had a

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great local parade, the Horribles parade. Um, Carla King organizes that and I know many people here participated in that. So, thank you to everyone who made that happen. Um, I want to say personal thank you to the Riverside School fourth graders and their teachers and their principal. They invited me to

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speak to them. They do a whole unit on leadership because the fourth graders will become the leaders of the school the following year. Um they had like 25 questions prepared for me and then it just kept rolling. It was probably 95° in that room that day. It was one of those very hot days. Um they were

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incredible. They um they they prepared the questions well. They spoke um with strength and compassion and and and it was really challenging and it was really fun and and I thank them very much for the invitation. Um, congrats to Village Food Shop on their grand reopening in 35

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years of u being open. Um, members Bennett and and the chairman joined me at that celebration. That was that was quite quite fun and learned a lot about that is the place to buy a lottery ticket apparently. [laughter and gasps] Um,

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and some upcoming events. The summer concert series is going on Mondays and Wednesdays. I was there at the first one. It was uh well well done, well attended. Tomorrow night is back to the8s band. Um so please check it out. You will also see uh members of our team

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um they're tableabling. Um we're trying to get the word out about resilient Denver is another area where we need community engagement um to understand the direction um and give the board some advice from from the residents, give us some advice from the residents. Um so please, we're trying to push that

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engagement over this summer. um stop by, they uh learn more and we're trying to come up with some fun uh raffles and I think the the raffle item tomorrow night is like an old school phone. I don't know how you'd even plug it in anymore, but maybe it's just decoration, but it

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should be fun. It goes with the 80s theme. Um Danver Police Bike Rodeo July 25th 9 to 11 Hobart Street municipal lot. They offer a bike safety course, free helmets while supplies last, ebike compliance checks. Uh there'll be bike

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technicians uh there, music, food raffles. Um and this is made possible they from some community sponsors. So thank you to Danvers Kowanas Club, Texas Roadhouse, Target, and Western Cycle. Um and coming up the in August is

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Falconfest Summer Nightlights Sunday, August 9th at Danver High School. So please join us there. Um and finally, the precinct meetings that I had discussed in that letter to the community that um the superintendent and the police chief joined me in issuing um

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there in the planning stages. Now, it's looking like they'll be on some upcoming Tuesday and Thursday nights. Um we're debating whether to start them. When we did things over the summer last time, we got some feedback that it's hard. People are away. So, we may they may launch in September, but stay tuned. We're working

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on them. We're getting them planned. Um, and I look forward to engaging with the community. >> Thank you. Um, board members, any questions, comments? Uh, >> I went fast and it was a lot. >> That's okay. [laughter] Um, member Bean,

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>> uh, yes. Uh, to the town manager, um, I want to make sure I heard you correctly [clears throat] because, uh, I think frequently I do not. [laughter] Did you Did you say that the rates of the sewer rates we're going to help

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compensate the future rise in costs that we're going to be getting from South Essex Sewer District. I this is kind of um I said that we took into account the forecasted increase in our assessment

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from south as a sewer district which includes those increases related to the operating in the um in the capital and in an attempt to smooth out those increases over time. So essentially >> how long will they cover us for? Um,

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well, we did a five-year forecast and I'm happy that well, one the um all those documents are uh e I think they're available online as information that was given out at the meeting, but if not, I'm happy I can forward that you guys can take a look at those numbers. I can forward that information to the select board.

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>> Okay. And is it okay if I talk about the airport real quick like we did the other day? >> Sure. >> Okay. >> I mean, is that M Mr. >> Chairman? [laughter] Is your time? >> It was a discussion that I had with the town manager and I just wanted to make sure it was okay. I was just looking for everybody on the board here that we uh

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support the Damos Airport Committee Commission. Um my perception of this group would be it's a self- sustaining uh group. It's a non- voting group. They would be uh persons we discussed

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possibly in that precinct uh that live near the airport. Uh certainly it'd be great if there was pilots. I don't know that, but it could be. and uh people that are interested in being in this group that would um do the due diligence and research to back up our two members

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that are on the Beverly airport commission. Um and by uh you know given all the information uh of how the best airport could be run, we may already have that. We don't know that, but they could um they could support that. And uh if there are any

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weaknesses, uh they would uh find those and we could pass that along and hopefully we can get that uh forward to the committee uh at the Beverly airport. Um and then obviously uh if it's possible to see if we can gain any more seats >> [snorts] >> um considering that they do have I

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believe two open seats in the Beverly Airport Commission. And I know that's a stretch, but certainly it's worth asking. Um and that was all I wanted to say about that. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, member Bernard.

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>> Um, question for the town manager. Um, maybe in September, October, we can have DPW Director Steve King come and talk to us about um the conditions of the roads, the paving, you know, what his plan, his forecast is. That would be good because

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there's a lot of potholes and like and Steve was pretty cool to talk to about a month ago when I was asking him the way how do you decide he can explain to the residents how you decide which streets to do, right? So that would be

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wonderful. Um I want to thank um the town manager and the Davis electric thank you for the banners. So that was good. That was a last minute thing. It's a start for us, right? And uh what else did I have a question for you Joe? I

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think that's yeah I'm very interested about that um sewer you know the forecast for five years like I'm worried that it's going to be a big increase for the residents and you know like we said remember our last meeting we said why

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are you guys coming now like this has been like you should be planning this for us so I'm worried about that with the residents and you know just uh the cost for electric bills and everything too so but we have a good staff will try to keep things under control and you do

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a good job. >> Yes. And as I've shared with the board, uh my plan is to try to bring a monthly update from different departments. >> That would be great. Yeah. I think more the more that the people know, put them on the calendar, I'd like to get the chief of police back in again. When's he coming? September, October for his

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update because there's been a lot going on there too. So that that's all I have for you to report right now. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Um member Bennett. Um are we on new business or just I have no comments? >> No, just comment on the town manager

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reports. Okay. >> No, thank you. >> Uh member TR, >> no comments for the time manager. >> Okay, perfect. Uh thank you very much. Next, uh where before we go to the

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consent calendar, is that what's next? >> Mhm. >> Okay. Yeah. Before we go to the consent calendar, maybe I should take an opportunity to talk about some uh select board member leaison appointment.

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Um so I did uh hear from all of you about your respective preferences as far as um appointments as liaison are concerned.

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So I will ask if member trust can stay with the accessibility commission. Is that okay? >> Sure, that'd be great. >> Thank you. Um,

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member Bennett, uh, could you stay with the could we do the affordable housing? >> Yes. >> Perfect. Um, member Bernard, could you do the cable advisory? >> Yes. >> Um, member Bean, can you do the rail

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trail? No, actually it's my understanding that the rail trail doesn't >> That's it correct. The rail trail advisory committee folded because they are putting their energy behind the friends of the rail trail. >> Okay. So you have one. Okay. So yeah, I

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got that right off the press. Um so uh member Bernard, could you do the diverse case? >> Yeah, I'd like to do that. Yes. Thank you. >> Okay. Um, let me see. >> So, instead of the cable advisory, >> do you do both? [clears throat] >> Both. >> Yes, please.

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>> The cable advisory doesn't off. >> Is that okay? >> Yeah, that's fine. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, member Tres, could you do the rever? >> I can. >> Um, member bean, could you do the town

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manager goal? Uh actually could could you do that with member to ask both of you can do the town manager subcommittee the goals for the town manager >> and also you can lead the policy subcommittee that we we discussed

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about the last two meetings. Yes. >> And if you don't mind I'll also have you do the transportation advisory >> if they'll have me. [laughter] >> I think they will. Is is that okay? That's a lot but Oh, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um,

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>> and member Bennett, could you do the preservation? >> Certainly. >> And member T, I also like you to have on the policy subcommittee if that's okay. >> Yes. Thank you. >> And um the Tom Energy evaluation member

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Bennett, can you help me with that? Yes, >> I'll do that with you. And I will also do the HRC. >> You got me there. Okay. I think I think we have it all. And then I'll chair the budget conference committee if

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we if we need if we need one. So, I don't think we will, but you never know. Thank you so much that you make it easy for me. Thank you. >> You ready? >> Next. Yes. >> The board will consider consent calendar

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items as they appear below. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussions? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> 5. >> Yes, please. 5. >> Uh, correspondence, select board new business, previous new public business

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updates, and select board closing comments. >> Okay. I start by member Bennett. >> Thank you. Um I got a a text message from a Glendale A resident who was very appreciative of the response from our fire department when her father had a

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medical emergency. She said they were very helpful. There were so many of them. She thought the whole fire department was there. I don't think that's quite the case, but she was very [snorts] appreciative of the response. I also had a letter after the fourth

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from a Cottage A resident concerned about the excess fireworks on Cottage A and School Street. Um she said the dispatcher was very responsive. She was getting the dispatcher was getting a lot of calls. the police, there's only so much they can do. And in my comments

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with the manager, I thought perhaps we could do some education and outreach next year around the 4th of July. Let people know fireworks or legal and dangerous. I mean, if somebody blows their finger off, the folks will be here

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in this podium yelling at us. So perhaps we can do something next year on that. And then on a personal note, I was out with my wife on a walk along the seashore and there were some interesting facts. I don't know if they're facts,

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but observations. One of them was [cough] if we don't curtail greenhouse gases and work harder on climate change, by 2090, we'll have no snow on the Northshore and we'll have mosquitoes year round.

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We need to do a better job curtailing greenhouse gas emissions was the message. That's my message. Thank you. >> Member Bean. >> Um, no, [laughter]

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I've lost track. Uh, no, I have uh no comments. I hope everybody's having a good summer and they're being safe and uh that's it. I hope everybody had a nice Fourth of July and um stay healthy. God bless. That's it.

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>> Thank you. Member Task. >> Thank you. Uh a couple of different subjects. One is uh uh member mentioned the banners and I too want to thank the town for doing the banners. Um, earlier tonight I mentioned that sometimes the wheels of government move

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slower than people perceive. And I think that it would do well for people in the public to re realize that there are laws that compel what we do, what the town administration does, even what the select board does. It wasn't lack of effort or lack of desire or lack of

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funding that kept those banners from going up earlier than they did. It was process to be followed. You had to find an a a a company that would manufacture them. They have to meet a certain specification. They have to meet the sizing of the brackets. They have to be

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ordered. And in some cases, purchases have to go through an RFP process. Maybe not this one, but often they do. And then they have to be manufactured and sent to us. So, it's not go down to Walmart and pick them up off the shelves. So, for people who are wondering why on mid June they weren't

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up, it was because they were in process. And I think people need to appreciate the fact that these processes take time some and it's to protect the citizens. It's to protect the taxpayers so that a rogue town manager can't go and you know give the contract to a friend. Um and

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and it it's intentional and it's purposeful and people should remember that. Um so uh the other thing different topic um the library has started its concert series. um went last night. My wife and I went last night. Um uh I'll

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perform I'll be performing next Monday night. Um it's a great time. Free show. Uh 6:00 to 8:00. Uh there's the uh craft beer will be there every uh every uh we granted them a one day liquor license for the entire series. There's food

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vendors. Um and uh at the first one with wildfire was the night we uh segue to the second topic third topic which is the reading of the declaration of independence uh happened on July 4th but the actual presentation of Danveris owns

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two copies of the Declaration of Independence. One was produced by a publisher uh by law that sent one to every city in town. And then the second was a private um uh entity that manufactured them for uh for resale. And

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it had wood carvings of uh General Gage and General Washington or George Washington, which was the first depiction of George Washington in any publication. And the guy had no idea what George Washington or Gage look like. He just made them up. But it's not

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notable because it is the first time George Washington was ever ever represented in a pictorial format. Um it was really well attended. Um hundreds of literally hundreds of people came through just to experience and witness

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uh those two documents on display as well as um maybe an introduction to the archives. And I encourage people to to go and visit our archives. It's it's just a wealth of not only Danverse and uh uh information and history, but you

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know, the Salem witch trials, surrounding areas. Um it's it's really impressive. It was it was an impressive night. I I was really pleased on behalf of my uncle uh the town archavist. Um I

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did get uh three correspondents. Um one I'll be working with the town manager. We received some um uh uh text messages uh about a local uh the food pantry and some repairs that are needed on the back side. I'll get you the photos and some

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details. Um I also received a um a concern from a citizen that I am going to forward through the town manager to the health department. Uh it appears that one of our uh in this case that person's residence uh is in a uh in an

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apartment complex and they have outside rodent traps. You've seen them. They're the black boxes. Her concern is that they uh endanger wildlife in the area as well. And there are some state laws that are in some cities and towns that are prohibiting the outside use of those. So

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I'll forward that information. Uh, and I think that's a position for the health department to to look in and and talk about. And the third correspondence I got, um, I mentioned so that people know we received it and we mentioned it. Um, on June 18th, the chief of police sent

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out a memo on behalf of the town and with work working with the town about um, uh, the fact that there was some youth youth behavior issues and how the town was going to address them. It was a response to that to all town meeting members and to the select board with one

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person's opinion. Uh it was an opinion uh um and uh I want that person to know that that was received and noted. Um and uh some people thought that was a violation of the open meeting. There is

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no deliberation. There was no recommend. There was no proposal. There's no vote. It was simply an opinion. Uh, and you can take an opinion as you will. Uh, but I do want I don't want that person to come back and say it wasn't noted as a correspondence. It is being noted as a

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correspondence. Um, and I think we all got it. But that's all I have to say. Thank you, >> Mr. Chairman. If I may, sorry, [clears throat] this is good news. I forgot to mention um, and Madame Clerk got to enjoy this with me um, and you

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triggered my memory on it. The representative did deliver on behalf of the governor. They have recreated the 1776 Declaration of Independence that was brought and delivered to each of the towns um 250 years ago. So they

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recreated that on um there's a printing press in I believe it's in Haveril um that does kind of it's on the authentic paper and use the traditional um printing techniques. I'm not a I'm not an expert

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in this field, but it is a it's a very cool. Um they they the governor sent them out with the state representatives to deliver it to each of the towns. Um myself, Madame Clerk um and Dave McKenna from the historical society were happy to receive that on behalf of the town.

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Um we are working now to get it framed um and appropriate appropriately framed for display and to preserve it. Um and it will be displayed in town hall. Right now we're discussing um most likely displaying it over by um in the front lobby by the bell so that everybody can see it. So sorry I meant to include that

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earlier but member trust triggered my memory. So thank you to the administration for um remembering uh honoring this that that tradition um this year. So hopefully once it's up I'll make sure I point it out to everyone. >> Thank you.

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>> Uh member Bernard >> um what do I want to say? I have my voice back. Let's see. [laughter] Um I want to say that I I think Dave Mountain and the Davis Wreck does a terrific job with um the kids are out of

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school, so you're going to see a lot of kids at parks and snake camp and all those camps. Um you know, I want the kids hopefully the kids will have a great summer, all the kids and the parents, too. Spend some time with your loved ones. Um

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what else I wanted to say? Another thing I got like a moment. But I just wanted to also say that the Damas Cares committee was good. I like being on that. If anybody does want to go to that Damas cares, I mean it is closed now until school starts up again. But it's really interesting. Um it talks

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about the community, about the youth, what we can do. Damas does really care. You know, we care about our residents and the kids and everything. Um, but I do want to also thank uh the electric division uh for putting up those banners again that we talked about. Stay tuned. Hopefully we'll have more good news

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coming. Um, with that and um and you know, thank you for uh the DPW director, Aaron, all all of them. The clerk, thank you for everything that you do and the town manager. Um, let's enjoy time, you know, lots of barbecues and let's

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remember that um, you know, we we want to uh, spend time with the loved ones that we have and enjoy the summer and um, have a great summer and I I guess I don't know if we'll have a meeting. That will be determined later and if we're going to have it in August, but I'm

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looking forward to having the chief come back and Steve King and everybody. And I like your idea about that monthly, you know, having somebody come in from their department and speak about um, you know, what's happening in their world and let the residents know. But thank you. That's it, Mr. Chair. Thank you. >> Thank you. [clears throat and cough]

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Yeah. Thank you. And and even speaking of that, I I will piggy back on that and say to the residents, um, at least from my, um, perspective, town hall is widely open. If people need

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information, call someone, walk to town hall. [clears throat] Um, I don't know if social media is the best way to get information or to provide information to the town. Uh, I do think

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speaking to people, call the select board, email them, uh, call town hall. very often they you may not like the answer but they they often enough their answers to

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questions or reasons for why and how things happen. Uh but it's always better to get it from the source. Uh that would be my recommendation to the residents. I've been having a blast this summer. I don't know about anybody else. I mean

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speaking of David Mountain. >> Yes. >> And the rec department. They're doing amazing things. Um, >> Park, >> I attended the the my first ever fireman's master. Is that what it's called?

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>> And I hear that's been going on for 40 years. I wasn't born yet, but [laughter] >> uh it was it was really fun. I mean, I'm jealous of kudos to uh [snorts] school committee member Sean Doy. He seems to be having more fun than the kids.

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uh the the fire department, um police, I mean, there's a lot of activities around town. Please check the rec department. Uh there's a lot to do. There's a lot to do at the senior center. Uh I was also at the Y on Saturday. They have a lot

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going on there. So, there's a lot of pockets of activities around town this summer. Uh I was at the the concert. I'll be there on Monday. See you perform. So, be on your aame. [laughter] Uh but but there there's a lot going on

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and we really encourage residents to to to participate uh when and if if they can. Um that's it. Um, enjoy the summer and I'm clear. That's the last thing on the agenda,

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>> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes. >> And I will Yeah, >> I'll give it to >> Okay. >> Yeah. I didn't forget, right? >> I just want to make sure there's nothing else. >> That was it. >> Okay. Well, I'll give it to you, Member Bennett, to close. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh Danvas,

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please when you see a veteran, say thank you for their service.