What was said

Select Board, September 18, 2018

the recording · 1:51 long, about 15,701 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately well

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The town published minutes (text), minutes (text) and an agenda, an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.

The short version

  1. ▶ 40:31The Select Board met jointly with the Sewer Commission, which agreed to pay its budgeted legal amount this year; a method for next year's budget will be reviewed.
  2. ▶ 23:50The Board heard a briefing on the Complete Streets tier 3 grant application, which has a funding cap per application and may need extra town-funded work.
  3. ▶ 3:54The Board approved a one-day beer and wine license and temporary food permit for the St. Boniface Oktoberfest.
  4. ▶ 1:23:08Votes on the skate park letter of intent and the Matson Homes drainage easement at 63 Prospect Street were not audible in the captions.
  5. ▶ 1:40:05The Board released two sets of executive session minutes, then set October meeting dates and entered executive session on litigation.

Why it matters — our reading

  • Legal fees for sewer work were split between the sewer budget and town counsel, and how that cost is assigned next year affects what sewer users and the town budget, mostly taxes, carry.
  • The Complete Streets grant is capped, so any work beyond the covered components would fall to the town budget, mostly taxes, and could come before residents as a spending request.

Watch next

  • The October meeting schedule: the 9th kept, a workshop on the 16th, and the 23rd likely dropped.
  • The review of how Sewer Commission legal fees will be budgeted for next year.

executive sessionfacilitiesgrantslegalpersonnelpublic safetyroads and dpwseniorstown departmentswater sewer

Present: Joe Anderson (sewer commission chair); mrs. Adams (member); mrs. luck (member); mr. McQuade (member); miss diva saw (chair); Heather (town manager). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

  1. ▶ 3:54Approve one-day beer and wine license and temporary food permit for St. Boniface Oktoberfestpassed
  2. ▶ 1:20:56Sign the skate park letter of intentnot audible
  3. ▶ 1:23:08Approve the drainage easement for Matson Homes, 63 Prospect Streetnot audible
  4. ▶ 1:40:05Release executive session minutes of May 22 and August 14passed

And 1 procedural: enter executive session on litigation (▶ 1:50:36).

Against the town’s minutes

The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 0 agree, 0 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 6 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a summary.

  1. differsSewer Commission legal fees decision▶ 40:31

    recording Sewer Commission will pay its budgeted legal amount for this year and the parties will review a method for next year's budget.

    town’s minutes —

    Official minutes record no outcome; check the recording for what was decided and confirm the amounts.

  2. differsOne-day beer and wine license for St. Boniface Oktoberfest▶ 3:54

    recording Approve one-day beer and wine license and temporary food permit for St. Boniface Oktoberfest — passed

    town’s minutes —

    Vote in ours but official records no votes; check the official full minutes for this approval.

  3. differsSkate park letter of intent▶ 1:20:56

    recording Sign the skate park letter of intent — not audible

    town’s minutes —

    Our minutes show an action with unheard outcome; official records none. Verify whether it was voted.

  4. differsMatson Homes drainage easement, 63 Prospect Street▶ 1:23:08

    recording Approve the drainage easement for Matson Homes, 63 Prospect Street — not audible

    town’s minutes —

    Our minutes show an action with unheard outcome; official records none. Verify whether it was voted.

  5. differsRelease of executive session minutes May 22 and August 14▶ 1:40:05

    recording Release executive session minutes of May 22 and August 14 — passed

    town’s minutes —

    Vote in ours not in official; check the official record.

  6. differsOctober meeting schedule▶ 1:47:52

    recording October meetings: keep the 9th, hold workshop on the 16th, likely drop the 23rd.

    town’s minutes —

    Decision in ours with none in official; check the record.

In one record only: 5 from the recording, 0 from the town’s minutes
  • Recording only — Sewer Commission legal fees discussion: Sewer Commission legal fees: six thousand seven hundred ninety six dollars, 5000 ▶ 40:11
  • Recording only — Complete Streets tier 3 grant figures: Complete Streets tier 3 grant: $400,000, three hundred and thirty thousand dollars, four hundred and ninety thousand dollars ▶ 23:50
  • Recording only — ADA project grant: ADA project grant: 250,000 dollars ▶ 1:27:27
  • Recording only — Skate park donations: Skate park donations: 5k, 40k ▶ 1:07:18
  • Recording only — Attendees: Joe Anderson (sewer commission chair), Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Luck, Mr. McQuade, chair, Heather (town manager) ▶ 0:00

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.

The money

  1. ▶ 23:50Complete Streets tier 3 grant

    Funding is capped per application; consultant estimated Complete Streets components and extra town-funded work.

    as heard:$400,000three hundred and thirty thousand dollarsfour hundred and ninety thousand dollars

  2. ▶ 40:11Sewer Commission legal fees

    Sewer used town counsel in FY18 and budgeted for FY19; agreed to pay the budgeted amount and review later.

    as heard:six thousand seven hundred ninety six dollars5000

  3. ▶ 1:27:27ADA project grant

    Town eligible for project funds with no match required.

    as heard:250,000 dollars

  4. ▶ 1:07:18Skate park donations

    Donations received, including one large donation.

    as heard:5k40k

Settled without a vote

  • ▶ 40:31Sewer Commission will pay its budgeted legal amount for this year and the parties will review a method for next year's budget.
  • ▶ 1:47:52October meetings: keep the 9th, hold workshop on the 16th, likely drop the 23rd.

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:

  • Executive Session Minutes for Release, May 22, 2018 (161 Gilchrest Street, Assessor’s Map 31, Parcel 10 and 171 Gilchrest Street, Assessor’s Map 31, Parcel 11)
  • Executive Session Minutes for Release, August 14, 2018 (161 Gilchrest Street, Assessor’s Map 31, Parcel 10 and 171 Gilchrest Street, Assessor’s Map 31, Parcel 11)

Heard in the recording

  • ▶ 38:43letter to the sewer commissionletter or email· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes

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

  1. ▶ 0:07Urged moving meetings to an ADA-compliant location, citing a resident's wheelchair experience at Town Hall.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

The whole meeting, in order

  1. ▶ 0:07Public comment on ADA-compliant meeting locationinformational · 3:10 long · public comment, facilities
  2. ▶ 3:17St. Boniface one-day licensevoted · 1:22 long
  3. ▶ 4:39Dementia-friendly initiative and senior center signageinformational · 13:39 long · seniors
  4. ▶ 18:18Complete Streets tier 3 applicationinformational · 19:23 long · grants, roads and dpw
  5. ▶ 37:41Joint meeting with Sewer Commission on legal feesagreed informally · 7:53 long · water sewer, legal
  6. ▶ 45:34Building inspector resignationsinformational · 3:08 long · personnel
  7. ▶ 48:42Town manager reportinformational · 8:45 long · town departments, superintendent report
  8. ▶ 57:27Goals on agendasno resolution · 8:44 long · policy
  9. ▶ 1:06:11Skate park committee updatevoted · 15:27 long · recreation
  10. ▶ 1:21:38Matson Homes drainage easementvoted · 5:05 long · planning and zoning
  11. ▶ 1:26:43ADA planning and project grantsinformational · 12:53 long · grants, facilities
  12. ▶ 1:39:36Executive session minutes and warrantsvoted · 1:55 long
  13. ▶ 1:41:31Tran bond bill items, committee reports, scheduling, executive sessionvoted to enter executive session · 10:05 long · capital, executive session

What the captions could not carry

  • Vote counts on the skate park letter and drainage easement motions were not in the captions.

These are ours, and they are not the record

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