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Town Administrator

William R. Griffin

Board of Selectmen

Chairman James T. Grady

Wayne E. Covell

Mark A. Tirrell

Leo F. Locke

Linda M. Zuern

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern the minutes of February 4, 2003 be accepted with these corrections:

Page 2: Mr. May's presentation - 2^nd sentence - add – "under the Local Initiative

Program."

Page 2: LTC Brian Rogers end of the sentence – add – "Chairman Grady stated that Mr. Coggeshall will be contacted as to his intentions."

Page 2: Robert Mullinex – delete – Impact Review Committee – add – "Impact Area Review Team."

In Favor - Selectmen Grady, Tirrell, Locke and Zuern

Abstained: Selectman Covell – did not attend meeting

Selectman Tirrell went over all of the correspondence that was received.

A letter was received from David Belluche of East Wareham regarding the Sagamore Rotary Redesign Proposal. Chairman Grady asked that we contact Senator Therese Murray to request a public hearing to be held in Bourne.

Discussion was held.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Covell to contact Senator Murray regarding a public hearing to be held in Bourne on the Sagamore Rotary Redesign Proposal.

Linda Roderick representing the Right of Way Department of NSTAR requested permission to relocate a pole at 29 Depot Road so that a driveway may be widened.

Discussion was held

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern the Board approve the permit to relocate the pole at 29 Depot Road.

Chairman Grady went over the new exhibits.

Attorney Fitch representing John Anderson of Knowlton's Junk Yard would like to persuade the Board to change their original decision. He stated that there was an error made in the application, presented exhibits, discussed zoning, screening with plants, and environmental issues.

Discussion was held

Mr. Richard Lavengood, of Relco Engineering presented the board with information on Knowlton’s Garage and gave his background in engineering. He felt that John Anderson could run an environmental friendly junk yard by using a Best Management Plan (BMP) that he would prepare. He stated that his company would do quarterly and yearly inspections. If the reports suggest changes to be made then it would be up to Mr. Anderson to make them. He went over contaminates that have been found in the past and what he recommends for the future.

Discussion was held.

Jonathan Fitch stated that John Anderson has employed Mr. Lavengood and plans to follow his recommendations. He asked the Board to approve the license with conditions that are recommended by Relco Engineering as well as others.

Comments were received from Dorothy Gibbs of East Sandwich, Hamilton Whiting of Sagamore and Judy Hendy of Sandwich, they each gave a history of dealing with Knowlton’s in the 50's as well as earlier years and all supported the Junk Yard license.

Lucia Fulco of Cataumet asked the Board to reconsider their denial of Knowlton’s Junk Yard license.

Discussion was held.

Brian Handy of Cataumet commented on the South Sagamore Water District and the well system that exists near Knowlton's Junk Yard.

Discussion was held.

Town Counsel Robert Troy went over his opinion.

Discussion was held.

Jonathan Fitch again expressed his desire for the Board to approve the Junk Yard license with conditions.

Chairman Grady declared the hearing and presentations closed.

Selectman Locke stated he would like to take under advisement for at least one week in order to absorb all of the documents that were given to us this evening and to talk to some people in the industry who can shed some light on the subject as well as our own staff to go over all the documentation.

MOTION by Selectman Locke and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern to defer the decision for a minimum of one week.

Selectman Zuern requested that Mr. Anderson submit a letter stating that he will comply with the proposal that was presented.

Selectman Tirrell requested more time so that he could look into zoning issues.

Attorney Fitch suggested that a memo be given to the Board from him as well as Town Counsel regarding zoning.

Town Counsel stated that he needed at least two weeks.

Discussion was held.

MOTION by Selectman Locke and SECONDED by Selectman Tirrell that we continue the hearing and allow us to gather in our own minds whatever information we need and to come to a judgement on this for a minimum of two more weeks. Date was set for March 4, 2003.

Chairman Grady suggested that we continue the hearing for three weeks and that Board members submit their questions to Town Counsel within one week.

Discussion was held.

Special Town Meeting Articles and Warrant Approval

Chairman Grady asked the Board to vote on each article.

Town Administrator went over the purpose of this article.

MOTION by Selectman Covell and SECONDED by Selectman Tirrell to support Article 1 as submitted.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Locke that we adopt as our own, the recommendations of the Town Administrator.

Discussion was held.

Town Administrator went over the purpose for this article.

Discussion was held.

MOTION by Selectman Locke and SECONDED by Selectman Covell to advise the public that we accept it.

Selectmen Tirrell and Locke questioned this article.

MOTION by Selectman Covell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern to support Article 4.

Favorable: Selectmen Grady, Covell, and Zuern

Opposed: Selectmen Tirrell and Locke

MOTION by Selectman Locke and SECONDED by Selectman Tirrell to support.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern that the Board of Selectmen recommend to Town Meeting that they voted favorably on Article 6.

MOTION by Selectman Covell move for indefinite postponement – NO SECOND

Discussion was held.

Table until next week.

Table until next week

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern to support the Conservation Commission and add our positive recommendation on this matter.

Selectman Covell left meeting ill.

Chairman Grady went over the article.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern that the Selectmen make a positive recommendation to Town Meeting on Article 10.

Discussion was held.

Chairman Grady went over this article.

Discussion was held.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern to make a favorable recommendation on Article 11.

Discussion was held.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern to extend a favorable recommendation on Article 12.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern that we recommend a favorable recommendation on this article.

Monument Beach Sportsman's Club – Change of Manager

MOTION by Selectman Locke and SECONDED by Tirrell to approve the request of the Monument Beach Sportsman’s Club.

Bourne Housing Partnership Committee – Appoint member to the Bourne Housing Partnership Committee and Affordable Housing Action Plan Committee.

MOTION by Selectman Locke and SECONDED by Selectman Tirrell to place her (Mary-Ellen Wilczynski) on both of these committees (Bourne Housing Partnership Committee and the Affordable Action Plan Committee).

Chairman Grady commented on the Bylaw and the Community Center Building Committee meetings.

Selectman Zuern spoke on the Massachusetts Emergency Management Committee, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Dennis LeBlanc and the Facilities Committee.

Selectman Tirrell commented on the Railroad Bridge Project and the Local Comprehensive Plan Committee.

The Town Administrator commented on a joint meeting to discuss the Audit that will be held on March 12^th.

A meeting with the Town, The National Marine Life Center and State regarding grants and recommended to the Board that the Chairman be authorized to sign a Ready Resource Grant for $50,000 for the projects permitting process.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern the Chairman be authorized to sign the grant.

Town Administrator also requested that the Board sign the extension for Barnstable County Hospital through the end of this month.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern to sign the lease extension through February 28, 2003 for the Barnstable County Hospital.

MOTION by Selectman Tirrell and SECONDED by Selectman Zuern to adjourn.

Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.