Grinder Pump Committee to Begin In Early December

Part Three of a transcript of the Nov. 4, 2013 Chelmsford Board of Selectmen meeting. The full meeting is available on Chelmsford Telemedia here. Times on the Telemedia video are indicated in parentheses.

For the rest of the meeting, click here.

8:12 p.m.  to 8:28 p.m.  (72:05 to 88:29)

The board moved to the composition of the Grinder Pump Committee, and Chairman Hanson said that he and another member may have a potential conflict of interest since his condominium development has a grinder pump and Selectman Pat Wotjas could have a grinder pump, but town counsel said there was no conflict of interest in determining the composition of the committee.

Deadlines for appointments would be in the last week of November, with appointments to be finalized on Dec. 2 and the committee meeting after that, with an expected resolution to present to Town Meeting in late February.

Dixon said he would like at least two members of the Sewer Fairness Alliance and two Selectmen on the board asked if members of the Selectmen could be on the board. Hanson said that he and Wotjas should not be on the commission.

Other members of the board said there should not be any additional minimum partition requirements regarding membership of the committee until applications had been received.

Members should expect a significant time commitment until March, with meetings occurring as often as once a week, although the board said that there would likely be no traveling.

8:28 p.m. to 8:42 p.m    (88:29 to 102:51)

During Selectmen’s reports…

·         Selectman George Dixon thanked the Police and Fire Departments for their service recently and asked residents to be aware of potential scams where groups try to disguise themselves as police organizations or offer fake prizes.

·         Selectman Pat Wotjas congratulated Dixon on his award given by the football team for his participation on the undefeated 1963 Chelmsford Lions team as well as an award the town got from CTI.  She also announced a new website by the town, the winning of the “One Town, One Book” contest being The Art Forger by B.A Shapiro and other items.

·         Selectman Jim Lane asked about the timeline regarding zoning regulations going into effect as well as an update on the Center Village Master Plan.

·         Selectman Janet Askenburg talked about McCarthy Recycling Day

·         Chairman Matt Hanson thanked all the parties that helped the town get the Leading by Example Award and announced his usual office hours at the Java Room on Thursday at 6 p.m.

There were no press questions, the Selectmen then adjourned to executive session.