Mr.
Sheehan nominated Stephanie Wilkie as Chairman, Mrs. Sullivan seconded the
motion, and it was unanimously approved.
Ms.
Wilkie nominated Edward Sheehan as Vice Chairman, Mrs. Sullivan seconded the
motion, and it was unanimously approved.
Ms.
Wilkie nominated Susan Sullivan as Clerk, Mr. Sheehan seconded the motion, and
it was unanimously approved.
Tewksbury Townhouse Condominiums and Roper Estates Condominiums – Request for Variance to Eliminate Life Guards
Donna
Swanson of Tewksbury Townhouse Condominiums and Brian Solway of Roper Estates
appeared, as well as Marlene LoNigro from Property Management of Andover. Mr.
Carbone briefed the Board on the research that he was directed to do. Ms.
Swanson reiterated that the “Talk-a-phone” was being used to enhance
protection, and that it was not intended to replace a lifeguard. She feels that
the condominiums should be exempt from the lifeguard requirement because the
pool is used by the unit owners, not by transient persons like those who would
use a hotel pool. If the presence of a trained lifeguard made a safety
difference, insurance companies would mandate their presence; that does not
happen now.
Ms.
Wilkie stated her concern that the Board is regulating pools that are used by
unit owners, and likened it to regulating private backyard pools.
Motion: Ms. Wilkie made a motion
to continue the matter to the May 16th meeting, and to seek an
opinion from Town Counsel as to the legal status of condominium associations as
they relate to individual owners, and how they might be different from
businesses such as health clubs and hotels. Mr. Sheehan seconded the motion,
and it was unanimously approved.
Article 43 – Michelle Walsh, Chairman
of the Local Housing Partnership appeared before the Board to discuss the Partnership’s
concern with this article. Particularly, the partnership is concerned with how
town sewer would be related to the project, as well as Title 5 issues. Mr.
Carbone excused himself from the discussion as he was called away to an
emergency. The Partnership voted to not support the article because they feel
there is a need for further study. Ms. Wilkie is concerned with the impact of
the proposal on the schools, as well as the length of time the units remain
affordable.
Motion: Ms. Wilkie moved to not
support the article as written. Mrs. Sullivan seconded the motion, and it was
unanimously approved.
Animal
Inspector Salary – The issue was tabled since Mr. Carbone was unavailable for the
discussion.
New Jersey
Road Sewer
- The issue was tabled since Mr. Carbone was unavailable for the discussion.
Groundwater
Protection Article – Ms. Wilkie presented a flyer she had prepared in support of the
article; the other members agreed with its content. She then advised the Board
that Town Counsel has realized that there was a problem with the makeup of the
Special Permit Granting Authority (SPGA). The Commissioner of Public Health
could not appoint anyone to the SPGA that was not a resident of the Town. Mr.
Carbone then arrived back at the meeting.
Motion: Ms. Wilkie made a motion
to amend the SPGA by removing the appointment by the Commissioner of Public
Health, and making one of the resident appointments an alternate. Further, the
resident appointments will be made at a selectmen’s Meeting. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Sheehan, and it was unanimously approved.
Budget: Mr. Carbone advised the
Board that the only budget cut at the moment involved some money from the Out
of State Travel account. If further cuts were required, the Town Manager was
recommending turning the employee vaccine program and household hazardous waste
collections into a “pay-as-you-go” program.
Ms.
Jenny McCarthy reported that she had heard great praise from the seniors who
attended the recent exercise class, and that they wanted the instructor back
again.
Approval of Minutes of April
4, 2002 –
The matter was tabled, since the minutes were not yet available.
Ms.
Wilkie stated that she was concerned with communications between the Fire department
and Board of Health as they relate to emergency response, based on the problem
last week at Raytheon. Ms. Wilkie will draft a letter to the Town Manager
asking for a discussion among the Board of Health, Fire and Police Departments,
and Emergency Management, to ensure that standard operating procedures are in
place to call the Board of Health.
There
being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 AM.