To: Board of Selectmen
From: Brian J. Bullock
Town/Light Manager
Date: May 29, 2009
Subject: Miscellaneous
Selectmen Summer Meeting Schedule – Please check your summer calendars to determine the Selectmen’s summer meeting schedule. The two dates that fall approximately in the middle of each month are July 13 and August 10. This leaves four weeks between the last June meeting (June 15), four weeks between July and August meetings, and four weeks from August to your first meeting in September, Tuesday, the 8th.
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Re-Count – Town Clerk Kathy Peterson has successfully completed the re-count necessary to determine the seating of a third Holden School Committee candidate. Congratulations to Ms. Dawn Torres-Gale who is the new School Committee representative. I would like to commend the Town Clerk and her Election workers, town staff, volunteers and all those who participated in the re-count on Wednesday evening. This was a first for the Town of Holden and was handled professionally and expertly.
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Electronic Message Board – The Town will be loaned an electronic message board for approximately two weeks starting on Friday, May 29. We have reviewed several locations along Main Street and decided to place the temporary sign in front of the Senior Center. The sign is being loaned to us by KayGee Sign of Worcester. They will handle the delivery and set up. It will display up to twelve messages, with each message changing every ten seconds. This is consistent with guidelines from the federal Department of Transportation. The sign is one-sided with a single color display on a black background. This would be the type of message board we will eventually acquire so it will give us an opportunity to determine visibility and to gain some feedback.
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Recreation Program Registration – According to Denise Morano, Recreation Director, there are currently 1,171 participants registered for the upcoming summer season. One hundred forty-two (142) classes are offered during the summer excluding the All Day program, and 43 of those classes have reached maximum capacity. The 8-week All Day program is licensed for sixty-five (65) children per week and currently, there are 487 out of 520 openings filled. The third registration will take place on Wednesday, June 3 at the Recreation Office from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Pool Opening – The Pool is scheduled to be open weekends in June as follows:
June 6-7
June 13-14
June 20-21
Please refer to the enclosed memo from Denise Morano, Recreation Director, regarding follow-up on the 5th grade splash. There is also a memo enclosed that responds to Ms. Helder’s memo passed out to the Board at the last meeting.
The pool will be open to the public in the afternoon, after school hours, from 3:00 to 7:15 p.m. on June 22, June 23, June 24 and June 25. The pool will open for the season on Friday, June 26th at 1:00 pm.
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New Committees – The Agricultural Commission by-law will become effective 90-days after it is approved by the Attorney General’s office. This is standard practice when a new by-law is adopted.
The Selectmen have agreed to establish a study committee with regard to the Police Chief’s position and Civil Service. A draft Executive Action is enclosed for your consideration.
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Year-to-Date Revenue and Expenditure Reports – Lori Rose, Town Accountant has provided the enclosed reports for the period ending March 2009 and April 2009.
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Wachusett Earth Day – According to Colleen Abrams, the Wachusett Earthday Site Team is in the process of bidding out the construction of the long awaited Wachusett Regional Recycling Center project (see enclosed email). We thank the Team for all their work to make this project a reality, and also appreciate their efforts to address the concerns of all parties involved. We would especially like to recognize Colleen Abrams who has worked tirelessly to provide residents of our community with an environmentally conscientious, economical, and effective means of disposing of household hazardous waste.
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CERT News – Please refer to the enclosed CERT National Newsletter which features a piece on Holden. Thanks again to our own Community Emergency Response Team for a job well done.
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Michael Flagg, HMLD Superintendent – The Northeast Public Power Association newsletter ran a nice piece on Mike Flagg, who was appointed as Superintendent of the Holden Light Department (attached). Mike has been with the HMLD for over eleven years and has performed admirably, especially during the ice storm emergency. Congratulations to Mike for this well deserved promotion.
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Employee Picnic – Enclosed is a flier regarding our annual Employee Appreciation Picnic on June 18, 2009. Town offices will be closed from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 p.m. to allow all employees to attend, together.
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Should you have any questions concerning these matters, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Brian J. Bullock
Town/Light Manager
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