The Select Board will be meeting this evening at 7:00pm in the Select Board meeting room at Town Hall and remotely on Zoom. After Select Board Liaison and Town Manager Reports, the board will Appoint Carl Saccone to an associate position of the Conservation Commission with a term expiring June 30, 2026. Carl is a 6-year Reading resident and a landscape designer.
Afterwards, the board will hold a public hearing on Amendment Number 2024-07 to the Traffic and
Parking Regulations; Improve traffic and pedestrian safety at the intersection of Emerson Street and Dividence Road with an official placement of an isolated stop sign heading Northbound on Emerson Street at the intersection with Dividence Road.
At around 8:00pm, the board will vote to close the Warrant for November’s Town Meeting. This years warrant contains 17 different articles, with numerous bylaw and zoning changes. Below is a list of the articles outlined on page 9 of the packet:
Lastly, the board will Discuss and Vote to allow second water meter pilot program. At a previous meeting, the board discussed the potential of a pilot program, but due to a medical emergency, the board postponed further discussions on the topic beyond requesting how many second water meters are currently installed in Reading. As noted in the packet on page 30, the board is slated to discuss multi-unit tiered water rates at their next meeting on October 8th.
The complete agenda is listed below.
- 7:00 Overview of Meeting
- 7:05 Public Comment
- 7:15 Select Board Liaison and Town Manager Reports
- 7:30 Appoint Carl Saccone to an associate position of the Conservation Commission with a term expiring June 30, 2026
- 7:45 HEARING – Amendment Number 2024-07 to the Traffic and Parking Regulations; Improve traffic and pedestrian safety at the intersection of Emerson Street and Dividence Road with an official placement of an isolated stop sign heading Northbound on Emerson Street at the intersection with Dividence Road
- 8:00 Close Subsequent Town Meeting Warrant
- 8:10 Presentation and Vote to amend Community Preservation Act Study Committee charge
- 8:30 Discuss and Vote to allow second water meter pilot program
- 9:30 Approve Meeting Minutes
- 9:45 Future Meeting Agendas
- 10:00 Executive Session Purpose 3: Discuss potential litigation strategy pertaining to unpaid police detail invoices involving Heyland Development and B&E Services, and discuss strategy with respect to Town of Reading v. Delphi Construction Inc, and Town of Reading v. Champlain Excavating Inc.
- Approve Executive Session Minutes
The 7:00PM meeting will take place in the Select Board Room and Zoom. The public can attend virtually or watch via several options: via a broadcast on RCTV’s YouTube channel at this link or on the RCTV Government Channel (Xfinity ch 22, Verizon ch 33). The Zoom link for this meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82579229419
