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BOS minutes 01-10-17
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c ,~ F~- 3 ~t~~~j. .~ r ti~' Board of Selectmen Minutes January 10, 2017 Memorial Hall, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA Salah Meeting Room 7:00 p.m. Board members Chairman Robert E. Burr, Jr. ~ Vice Chairman Mark J. Porter ~ Clerk Kevin T. Feeney ~ John J. Connolly ~ Victor D. Del Vecchio The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. A moment of silence was held for Harold Drake, who had been a volunteer on many Town committees and Don Smith, a Canton teacher and coach. State Senator Walter Timilty was before the Board to be welcomed by Canton. The Board congratulated him on his election as State Senator. Senator Timilty noted that Canton was the first Town he had been invited to speak at since he was sworn in on January 4th. He explained that he had family ties to Canton and he looked forward to working with the Boards and Committees in Town as well as for the people of Canton. The Board members spoke about his character noting that he is known to be straightforward and honest. Senator Timilty thanked the Board for its hospitality. There was a discussion regarding the trees that had been removed at Sydeman Park. Mr. Aspinwall noted that in total, eight arborvitae trees and one dogwood tree had been removed. The Town hac sought an estimate of cost for replacement of the trees. The estimate was $5,103.00 dollars. Mr. Aspinwall recommended working with property owner on replacing the trees at her cost. The Board explained to the public that Sideman Park is a park to the right of the waterfall in the downtown area. It was noted that the owner is being cooperative. The Board advised Mr. Aspinwall to continue on path of cooperation with the owner and that this issue should be solved at no cost to the Town. There was a discussion regarding several Greenlodge parking violations. Mr. Aspinwall noted that he had received notice of repeat offenders who weren't purchasing passes or changing the date on daily tags to avoid the daily fee. He noted that he was seeking the Board's advice in finding a solution.