What was said
Select Board, December 5, 2017
the recording · 0:45 long, about 5,708 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately welllunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/select-board/2017.json
The town published minutes (text) and an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.
The short version
- ▶ 10:40The Select Board found a license violation by Embers Pizzeria and issued a warning consistent with other violations; the recorded votes are marked not audible.
- ▶ 14:42The board approved the four requested items for the Hilltop Farms license transfer.
- ▶ 33:20The board approved alcohol, entertainment and other miscellaneous, common victualler, and class one, two and three auto dealer license renewals for 2018.
- ▶ 19:49The town manager said the Complete Streets public forum will be held at the January 9th workshop.
- ▶ 24:04The town manager will arrange a joint meeting of the Board of Health, selectmen and sewer commission on permitting the TC Passios kitchen.
Why it matters — our reading
- Licence warnings and renewals set which local restaurants, shops and dealers may operate and serve alcohol in 2018, and a warning is the record the board refers to in later violations.
- The Complete Streets forum and the TC Passios kitchen permitting meeting are the points where residents can weigh in on street plans and on how a sewer-connected food business is permitted.
Watch next
- The January 9th workshop, where the Complete Streets public outreach forum is to be held.
- The joint meeting of the Board of Health, selectmen and sewer commission on the TC Passios kitchen, which the minutes give no date for.
contracts and unionsfacilitieslegalpersonnelpublic safetytax ratetown departments
Present: Jamie (chairman, Board of Selectmen) (chair); Town Manager (town manager); Mr. Grade (member). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 10:40Find that there was a license violation by Embers Pizzerianot audible
- ▶ 10:55Issue a warning to Embers Pizzeria consistent with other violationsnot audible
- ▶ 14:42Approve the four requested items for the Hilltop Farms license transfernot audible
- ▶ 33:20Approve the alcohol license renewals as readnot audible
- ▶ 35:48Approve the miscellaneous licenses as readnot audible
- ▶ 38:39Approve the common victualler licenses as readnot audible
- ▶ 41:12Approve the class one, two and three auto dealer licenses for 2018not audible
And 1 procedural: adjourn (▶ 44:53).
Against the town’s minutes
The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 10 agree, 2 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 1 substantive difference. The town’s minutes are a partial record.
recording Warrants: one hundred and seventy three thousand five hundred and fifty two dollars and 89 cents, 250 one thousand three hundred and two dollars and seventy six cents, seven hundred and forty thousand one hundred and thirty seven dollars and thirty cents
town’s minutes “a payroll warant in the amount of 740, 137.30”
The payroll warrant of $740,137.30 matches our third figure. The official text is garbled on the accounts payable warrant, so check the other two amounts ($173,552.89 and 251,302.76) against the signed warrants.
2 caption errors the town’s minutes resolve
- Chairman name:Jamie (chairman, Board of Selectmen) (chair)→Jamie Toale
- Board member heard as Mr. Grade:Mr. Grade (member)→D. McQuaid
In one record only: 3 from the recording, 3 from the town’s minutes
- Recording only — Hilltop Farms license transfer, four requested items: Approve the four requested items for the Hilltop Farms license transfer — not audible ▶ 14:42
- Recording only — Stormwater coalition budget: Stormwater coalition budget: $304,000 ▶ 43:11
- Recording only — Joint meeting on permitting the TC Passios kitchen: The town manager will arrange a joint meeting of the Board of Health, selectmen and sewer commission on permitting the TC Passios kitchen. ▶ 24:04
- Town’s minutes only — Automatic amusement and jukebox license renewals vote: “1 whalom road 2nd. p. luck vote: all in favor”
- Town’s minutes only — Approval of earlier minutes: “the board approved minutes of october 17, october 23, octoberand october 25, 2017.”
- Town’s minutes only — Other attendees: “owner kenneth ricker and officer john morreale jr. were sworn in”
Compared 2026-11-05. Neither record is treated as the referee: a caption error is the same fact heard badly; a difference is for a person to check at the timestamp.
Transfers
| at | what moved | amount, as heard | outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ 29:19 | From the salaries reserve line in the current year budget for the first year of the firefighters contract, approved at Special Town Meeting | thirteen thousand eight hundred and eighty four dollars and 22 cents | discussed only |
The money
- ▶ 26:50FY18 tax rate
The Department of Revenue certified the FY18 tax rate, down from FY17, though taxes may not fall.
as heard:$19.70 per thousand28 cents
- ▶ 41:53Warrants
Two accounts payable warrants and a payroll warrant were read.
as heard:one hundred and seventy three thousand five hundred and fifty two dollars and 89 cents250 one thousand three hundred and two dollars and seventy six centsseven hundred and forty thousand one hundred and thirty seven dollars and thirty cents
- ▶ 43:11Stormwater coalition budget
The coalition has an operating budget and is seeking ideas for workshops.
as heard:$304,000
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 19:49The public outreach forum on the Complete Streets plan will be held at the January 9th workshop.
- ▶ 24:04The town manager will arrange a joint meeting of the Board of Health, selectmen and sewer commission on permitting the TC Passios kitchen.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The minutes print no list of documents and exhibits.
Named in the running text, not in a list:
- Hearing notice, Lunenburg Licensing Authority public hearing December 5, 2017 (read by Mr. Toale)
- Application submitted by Aayan Corporation d/b/a Hilltop Farms for transfer of Package Store Wine & Malt license
- Complete Streets Prioritization Plan
- Department of Revenue certification of FY2018 tax rate
- Collective bargaining agreement between the Lunenburg Professional Firefighters PPFM Local 4358A and the Town
- Minutes of October 17, October 23, October and October 25, 2017
State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.
Public comment
- ▶ 0:21A board member praised turnout at the special Town Meeting, recalled the building reuse committee, and promoted the gift mart.
- ▶ 3:07Added context on the 2013 building reuse committee recommendations and events between 2013 and 2016. — Katie Adams, as heard, resident
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- legal24 min · 53%
- facilities11 min · 25%
- tax rate11 min · 25%
- public safety7 min · 16%
- public comment4 min · 10%
- town departments2 min · 5%
- contracts and unions1 min · 3%
- personnel1 min · 2%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:01Public comment on town buildings and gift martinformational · 4:29 long · public comment
- ▶ 4:30Embers Pizzeria license violation hearingvoted: violation found, warning issued · 7:02 long · legal, public safety
- ▶ 11:32Hilltop Farms license transfervoted · 4:43 long · legal
- ▶ 16:15Assistant town clerk resignationinformational · 0:42 long · personnel
- ▶ 16:57Town manager report: charette, Complete Streets, meeting posting, TC Passios kitchen, tax rateinformational · 11:19 long · facilities, tax rate
- ▶ 28:16Firefighters contract ratificationinformational · 1:28 long · contracts and unions
- ▶ 29:44License renewalsvoted · 11:49 long · legal
- ▶ 41:33Minutes and warrantsinformational · 1:16 long
- ▶ 42:49Committee reports and upcoming meetingsinformational · 2:04 long · town departments
What the captions could not carry
- Vote results and counts were not captured for any motion.
- Minutes dates were read but approval was not captured.
Reports this meeting suggests
Our reading of the discussion: questions where numbers were in play and a page laying them out would have helped. Every meeting’s suggestions are merged into one register.
- ▶ 23:00TC Passios costsWhat would it cost and risk to permit the TC Passios kitchen as a commercial kitchen?already answered:
thread:tc-passios-site
These are ours, and they are not the record
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Every other report
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