Select Board, September 17, 2019

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.

capitaleconomic developmentfacilitiesgrantsplanning and zoningprimary schoolpublic commentpublic safetyroads and dpwtown departments

Present: Chairman Alonso (chair); Selectman Jeffries (member); Mrs. Adams (member); Heather (town manager); Jack (DPW director); Rich Benevento (presenter); Bill Mertz (presenter). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

1. ▶ 12:05Grant the common victualer license to the coffee roasting shop and cafe at 39 Mass Avepassed
2. ▶ 18:46Grant a peddler's license to the Edward Jones financial advisor to go door to door 9:00 a.m. until sundownpassed 4-1
3. ▶ 21:35Approve the Boys and Girls Club tollbooth request for October 12passed

Against the town’s minutes

The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 6 agree, 4 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 10 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a full record.

1. differsPeddler's license vote count

   recording Grant a peddler's license to the Edward Jones financial advisor to go door to door 9:00 a.m. until sundown — passed 4-1

   town’s minutes “to approve the peddler's license to steve mongelli/edward jones investments between the hours”

   Both say it passed with one against, but official prints '4 in favor-4, 1 against (Jeffreys)', which is internally inconsistent (4 in favor-4); check the original tally.

2. differsComplete Streets application vote (items #1, #4, #3, $340,000) failed 2-3

   recording —

   town’s minutes “to submit the application to complete streets with items #1, #4 and #3 totalling $340,000 vote: 2 in favor, 3 against (luck, mcquaid, alonzo)”

   Our minutes record no vote on this motion; check the recording around the Complete Streets discussion (~t=1526-1793).

3. differsAlternative application #1 to Complete Streets passed 4-1

   recording —

   town’s minutes “to submit alternative application #1 to complete streets”

   Our minutes record no vote on the alternative application; check the recording.

4. differsArchitectural Preservation District signs funding vote

   recording —

   town’s minutes “to approve the request to fund the signs for the architectural preservation district”

   Vote only in the official minutes; check the recording.

5. differsPetition for two beer and wine off-premise licenses (Lanni Orchards)

   recording —

   town’s minutes “to petition for two separate beer and wine off premise licenses; one for lanni orchards and the”

   Vote only in the official minutes.

6. differsInclusion of articles in the special town meeting warrant

   recording —

   town’s minutes “to approve inclusion of the above listed articles presented by town manager for the special town meeting warrant”

   Vote only in the official minutes.

7. differsNon-binding article for demolition of old Primary School, passed 3-2

   recording —

   town’s minutes “to create a non-binding article for demolition of the old primary school”

   Vote only in the official minutes; check the recording.

8. differsComplete Streets funding cap / town share

   recording Complete Streets funding cap: four hundred thousand dollars; Town share of Complete Streets projects: three hundred ten thousand dollars

   town’s minutes “to submit the application to complete streets with items #1, #4 and #3 totalling $340,000”

   Our figures ($400,000 cap, $310,000 town share) do not match the official $340,000 combined total, which is not a digit-grouping issue; check the recording.

9. differsPrimary school roof repair figure

   recording Primary school roof repair: eleven thousand

   town’s minutes “discussion about estimate for repairs to old primary school”

   Our minutes give an $11,000 figure; official prints no estimate (nearest are $50,000 available and $27k ADA ramp). Check the recording.

10. differsAttendees Phyllis Luck and Damon McQuaid

    recording —

    town’s minutes “members present: tom alonzo, chairman; phyllis luck, vice chairman, damon mcquaid, clerk;”

    Our minutes list only three members, though the official records five and votes involve Luck and McQuaid; check who was present.

Compared 2026-11-04. 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. ▶ 7:25Primary school roof repair

   A resident said the roof repair is a small cost and a citizen petition would put it on the fall ballot.

   as heard:eleven thousand

2. ▶ 21:56Boys and Girls Club tollbooth

   The club said the tollbooth raises general operating funds.

3. ▶ 25:26Complete Streets Tier three funding, beach project

   The engineer said the beach project would request Complete Streets funding.

   as heard:two hundred twenty thousand

4. ▶ 25:47Complete Streets Tier three funding, Main Street/town center project

   The engineer said the town center project requests Complete Streets funding.

   as heard:two hundred thirty thousand

5. ▶ 29:13Complete Streets funding cap

   The presenters said a town can apply for up to a set amount and may choose one or all projects.

   as heard:four hundred thousand dollars

6. ▶ 29:53Town share of Complete Streets projects

   A member questioned the size of the town's share of the three-project alternative.

   as heard:three hundred ten thousand dollars

7. ▶ 30:55Paving and drainage in Complete Streets estimates

   The far right town column is mostly paving and drainage, which the town might argue is eligible. Some of it is already planned in the pavement management plan.

8. ▶ 34:21ADA compliance costs

   The town manager said ADA ramp and sidewalk needs will add to the paving program and must be budgeted, and Complete Streets could help pay for them.

Settled without a vote

• ▶ 21:35Boys and Girls Club tollbooth approved for October 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers 18 and over.
• ▶ 18:46The peddler's license is limited to 9:00 a.m. until sundown.

Documents and exhibits

In the minutes’ list and not identified in the recording: Lunenburg Complete Streets - Tier 3 Application Alternative 2; Memo from Alexander M. Castro, Mead, Talerman & Costa, LLC, on petitioning the legislature for additional liquor licenses.

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. ▶ 3:36Reported on walking the old primary school with staff and meeting the town manager; opposes disposing of the building and plans a citizen petition for the fall ballot to fund the roof repair, needing 100 signatures in 13 days. — Ronde on White Street, 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.

• grants15 min · 40%
• roads and dpw15 min · 40%
• capital15 min · 40%
• policy7 min · 20%
• public comment6 min · 16%
• primary school6 min · 16%
• facilities6 min · 16%
• economic development3 min · 8%
• recreation3 min · 7%

The whole meeting, in order

1. ▶ 0:00Reconvene, tree review with Unitil, pledgeinformational · 1:06 long
2. ▶ 1:26Tribute to Jan Carrierinformational · 2:10 long
3. ▶ 3:36Public comment on the old primary school and roof petitioninformational · 5:56 long · public comment, primary school, facilities
4. ▶ 9:32Common victualer license for coffee roaster, 39 Mass Avevoted · 2:55 long · economic development
5. ▶ 12:27Peddler's license for financial advisorvoted · 7:23 long · policy
6. ▶ 19:50Boys and Girls Club tollbooth requestvoted · 2:47 long · recreation
7. ▶ 22:37Complete Streets Tier three applicationinformational · 14:54 long · grants, roads and dpw, capital

What the captions could not carry

• The roll call and who was present were not captured.
• The second vote on the peddler's license was a 4-1 count; the dissenting member is not identified.
• The vote on the Complete Streets application is not in the captions, which end mid-discussion.

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.

• ▶ 29:13Complete Streets project costsWhat would the Main Street and beach projects cost the town, and how much is already in the paving plan?already answered: analysis:town-budget-public-works
• ▶ 34:21ADA transition plan costsWhat will sidewalk and ramp compliance with the ADA cost the town?
• ▶ 7:25Primary school roof repairWhat would it cost to repair the old primary school roof and what condition is the building in?already answered: topic:old-primary-school-repairs

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