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BOS-01-06-2004
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES JANUARY 6, 2004 MEMORIAL HALL Present: Victor D. Del Vecchio, Chairman; Avril T. Elkort, Vice-Chairperson; John J. Connolly, Clerk; William T. Friel, Town Executive Secretary; and Matthew A. Romero, Administrative Secretary. Location - Salah Room, Memorial Hall Chairman Del Vecchio called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM Public acknowledgement of promotion - Sergeant Thomas Kelleher, Jr. - Peter Bright, Chief and Mrs. Julie Kelleher Chief Bright gave a history ofthe Kelleher family, acknowledging the Board's recent appointment of Mr. Kelleher to the Sergeant's position. Mr. Kelleher's wife publicly pinned on his badge. The Board applauded and congratulated Sergeant Kelleher. Mr. Del Vecchio then gave a verbal handsel to Sergeant Kelleher on behalf of the Town, noting that it was fitting that Sergeant Kelleher's family and friends were present because the entire family had contributed to the Town over the generations. Change of Manager Hearing - Blue Hill Associates, Inc. d/b/a Blue Hill Country Club; change of manager from Brian Pizzimenti to David Sedman Mr. Connolly read the notice for the record. Mr. Sedman explained that the previous manager had moved out of state, and he was assuming managerial responsibilities for the Blue Hill Country Club. The motion was to accept the change of manager. Motion: Mr. Connolly Second: Ms. Elkort VOTE: 3-0 Vote to open Annual Town Meeting Warrant for non-zoning articles on January 12, 2004 and close on January 26,2004 at 12 noon Mr. Connolly read the notice for the record. The motion was to open the warrant for non- zoning articles for Annual Town Meeting 2004. Motion: Mr. Connolly Second: Ms. Elkort VOTE: 3 - 0 Annual Sunday openings for Package Stores Mr. Friel gave background on the legislation that now allowed for the opening of package stores on Sundays. He suggested postponing further discussion and voting on this item until more detail and background information was obtained from Town Counsel. Mr. Dean Wilson, a package store owner, thanked the Board for allowing him to move his store to his new location where he was doing well. Mr. Wilson explained that while he was once an opponent of Sunday alcohol sales, he admitted that the world had changed. He felt that to not be open on Sundays would be a disservice to the Town because the Town package stores would not be competitive. 1:\Matt\BOS Meetings 2004\BOS Meeting Minutes 2004\BOS Minutes - 01-06-2004.doc