Board of Selectmen Approve Bandstand Concept; Spar with Historical Commission on Demolition Delay Appeals
The Reading Board of Selectmen rang in the new year with a full agenda on Tuesday night.
Meeting for the first time in 2012, the Reading Board of Selectmen tackled a full agenda at a lengthy meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday night. Among the items up for discussion was a proposed bandstand in front of Town Hall and an actuarial study on “other post-employment benefits” (OPEB) presented by a consultant from the Segal Company. An instructional motion was put before the board to instruct the Historical Commission to draft a process allowing property owners to appeal the addition of their property to the list of historically significant structures subject to the demolition delay by-law. The board also voted to reappoint Gail Lapointe as Town Accountant, with a term expiring on June 1, 2012, or until a successor can be appointed …
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George
10:59 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
The Board of Selectmen continually revisits old decisions with no valid reason. The Bandstand issue was resolved years ago when the proponents of the bandstand were denied the approval to put a bandstand on the town Hall Lawn or the common. The proponents were told that Memorial Park was the best place for a Bandstand and the Town would willignly approve them building their project there but they… more ›