2026-09-08 - Select Board

00:21Good evening. We'll call the meeting to

00:23order. This is the September 8th, 2026

00:26meeting of the Shbury Select Board. We

00:28will start by introducing board members

00:30and staff present. I am Teresa Flynn.

00:34Carlos Garcia,

00:35>> Greg Richards, London,

00:37>> Kevin Mizikart, town manager,

00:39>> Keith Baldinger, assistant town manager,

00:40public works.

00:41>> Christina Ordong, assistant town

00:43manager, administration and finance.

00:45>> Nay cause, assistant HR manager.

00:49>> The first item on our agenda is to

00:51approve the bill's payrolls and

00:53warrants.

00:54>> Move approval.

00:55>> Second.

00:55>> All in favor say I.

00:56>> I.

00:57>> I. Opposed. Motion passes. Item number

01:00two is to review an act to approve the

01:02minutes of the August 25th meeting and

01:04September 1st workshop.

01:06>> Move approval.

01:07>> Second.

01:08>> All in favor say I.

01:09>> I. Opposed. Motion passes.

01:12>> Item number three is announcements and

01:14reports. I don't believe we have any

01:16announcements or reports this evening.

01:18Okay.

01:20Item number four is the town manager

01:21report. Mr. Makar,

01:22>> I don't have anything.

01:24>> Okay. Item number five is public comment

01:27pursuant to select board policy 31. We

01:30did host office hours this evening.

01:32Thank you to the two residents that that

01:35stopped in to speak with us. And just as

01:38a reminder to residents, we just ask

01:41that you let us know by end of business

01:43the Monday prior to um our our Tuesday

01:46office hours if you would like to Oh,

01:49no. I'm sorry. What am I doing? I'm

01:51talking about public comment. Um public

01:53comment. Um, we did not get a request

01:56for public comment, but I did want to

01:58note that we had office hours and we did

02:00have two residents that stopped in and

02:02we appreciate them coming in. So, thank

02:03you. Um, if anyone would like to

02:06participate in public comment, they can

02:09let us know by end of business the

02:11Monday prior to our Tuesday meeting.

02:15Item number six is a 705. Is it 7? Oh,

02:19okay. We'll have to come back to that.

02:21Um why don't we go to agenda item number

02:24eight which is to review and act on road

02:26closure request from the spirit of

02:28Shbury for portions of municipal drive

02:30Wesley and Terrace Maple Avenue and Oak

02:33Street for the Spirit of Shbury parade

02:35from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday,

02:38September 20th, 2026.

02:41Mr. Makar, I believe this came in um

02:46maybe through a board member

02:47>> through Mr.

02:48>> Um okay. Um any concerns or

02:52>> um we have reviewed it. The the um

02:56event coordinator has been in touch with

02:59the Shrewsbury Police Department. It is

03:01the traditional path for the parade. So

03:03I'm comfortable with having the board

03:05authorize it, but we would request that

03:07the program manager reach out directly

03:09to the town in the future.

03:12>> Okay.

03:14Um

03:16>> move approval.

03:18Second.

03:19>> All in favor say I.

03:20>> I.

03:22>> Motion passes.

03:30Uh, let's see.

03:34I want to maybe look at um

03:43All right. Why don't we go to agenda

03:45item number 13?

03:48which is to review and act on the

03:50request of uh Zanloo Lenin 12 Prospect

03:54Street for the installation of a new

03:55street light. So just by way of

03:58background, street light requests are

04:00sent to the select board. We vote on

04:03whether or not we wanted to go to Celco

04:04for review. Celco reviews it, makes a

04:07recommendation, tells us the cost, sends

04:09it back to us, and then we vote on

04:10whether or not we want to accept the

04:12recommendation. So tonight would just be

04:15a vote to request that this be sent to

04:20Selco for study and review.

04:22>> Move approval. Second.

04:23>> All in favor say I.

04:25>> I.

04:25>> I. Motion passes.

04:29And item number 14, also I think a quick

04:33hit, is to review and act on the annual

04:35turkey trot for the memory road race on

04:38November 26 at 8 a.m. Um, and I believe

04:43this has been this is the typical route.

04:46It's been reviewed by town staff. No

04:48concerns. So unless anyone has anything,

04:50I will take a motion.

04:52>> Move approval. Second.

04:53>> All in favor say I. I.

04:55>> I. Opposed.

04:57>> Motion passes.

05:00Okay,

05:03>> we're good. Okay. Item number six is a

05:06705 public hearing to review and act on

05:08the application of Theodore Lie on

05:11behalf of BBQ Land 31 Boston Turnpike

05:16for a new common vitular license. Are

05:19you

05:20>> is that you?

05:21>> Please come up

05:23>> if you just want to uh state your name

05:25for the record even though I think I

05:27just read it.

05:29Yeah, my name is Theodore Eli.

05:30>> Right. Thank you.

05:33>> Okay. So, this is a new business at at

05:36this location and you're asking for

05:38hours of operation Sunday through

05:40Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.

05:43[cough and clears throat]

05:44>> Correct.

05:44>> Okay.

05:46Um, it's been reviewed by town staff.

05:49Everything is in order. Board members,

05:51any questions?

05:55Okay. Want to take a motion?

05:58public here.

05:58>> Oh, sorry. I am not on my game today,

06:01folks. I am very sorry. Um, is there

06:04anyone from the public that would like

06:05to speak on this matter?

06:07>> Otherwise, I'll entertain a motion to

06:09close the public hearing.

06:10>> Some moved.

06:11>> Second.

06:11>> All in favor say I.

06:13>> I. Motion passes. I will now entertain a

06:16motion on the license.

06:17>> I move the board approve the application

06:19of a common vigilary license for BBQ

06:21Land Inc. DBA BBQ land 31 Boston

06:25Turnpike subject to compliance with all

06:27applicable laws, regulations, and

06:29departmental approvals.

06:30>> Second.

06:31>> All in favor say I.

06:33>> I.

06:33>> I. Oops. Motion passes. Thank you for

06:35coming in.

06:36>> Thank you.

06:37>> Appreciate it. Good luck with

06:38everything. Look forward to it.

06:44Okay. The next public hearing is not

06:46until 7:10. So once again, we just have

06:49to wait until we um We do get to that.

06:54Do you think 10? How much?

06:58>> Say 12.

06:59>> Oh, yes. Thank you. [clears throat] Item

07:01number 12 is to review and act on the

07:03road closure request of PTE Homes of New

07:06England LLC for Green Street on

07:08September 15th and September 16th to

07:11install a sewer connection.

07:15Mr. Balding, anything that we need to be

07:17aware of here? Um, our engineering team

07:19has reviewed it and worked with um, PY

07:21Homes to um, come up with a proper plan

07:24for this. It'll be done at night. Um,

07:26Mr. Rosati from uh, PY Homes is in the

07:29audience. I don't know if he has

07:31anything to add.

07:33[cough]

07:34[clears throat]

07:38>> Good evening.

07:38>> Good evening.

07:40>> I'm the uh, field engineer for PY Homes.

07:43Um so this is uh the last leg we think

07:46in the extension of the utilities in

07:48Green Street. Um we have about or they

07:52have about 50 or 60 feet left of the

07:55force main to tie from their development

07:58to Route 20. Uh there's a manhole on the

08:01side of the road of Route 20 and like I

08:03said there's about 50 ft left to go. Um

08:07do have to go under a culvert to to get

08:09there but uh we think it can be done in

08:12one night. We've asked for two just in

08:14case we have some complications.

08:16>> Okay.

08:18>> And that's what's in front of you today.

08:19>> And residents will be able to pass if

08:21needed. So it's not

08:22>> Well, it'll be closed overnight when

08:24they do the work. Okay.

08:25>> But um during the day they'll the um

08:28road will be open.

08:29>> Okay.

08:30>> So no trash or school buses or anything

08:32like that.

08:33>> Okay.

08:36Okay.

08:37Board members questions comments. I want

08:40to comment like whenever any road is we

08:42are doing like that it should be come

08:44back as it is like the condition like

08:46previously like there are so many places

08:48we can see like bumpy kind of thing like

08:50when we are driving so we have to make

08:52sure like each time any kind of like

08:55digging or intersection we are joining

08:59with that uh road should be come proper

09:01and safe as it is.

09:03>> Sure. Thank you.

09:10See a motion.

09:12I move the board approve the road

09:13closure request from PY Homes of New

09:16England LLC for a portion of Green

09:18Street near Route 20 to complete sewer

09:20main work from September 15th to

09:23September 16th, 2026 between 700 p.m.

09:26and 5:00 a.m. subject to the safety

09:28conditions outlined by the engineering

09:30division and authorize the Department of

09:32Public Works to approve alternative work

09:34dates if weather conditions prevent work

09:36on the scheduled dates.

09:38>> Second.

09:39>> All in favor say I. Hi.

09:41>> This motion passes.

09:44>> Thank you for being here to give

09:45additional context. We appreciate it.

10:02Okay. Item number seven is a 7:10 p.m.

10:05public hearing to review and act on the

10:07application of Zzang on behalf of Fun

10:11City Shrewsbury

10:131000 Boston Turnpike for an automatic

10:17amusement license. Do we have one here?

10:19>> They're called in.

10:20>> They are called in.

10:23>> Hello.

10:25[snorts]

10:26>> Hello.

10:27>> How are you? Do you mind telling us who

10:29you are for the record? Yeah, my name is

10:32John Zang. I'm calling from uh Fun City

10:35Adventure Park at 1000 B and Turnpike in

10:38Shberry.

10:39>> Okay. So, our understanding this is a

10:42new business that will operate as a

10:44trampoline park and this license is um

10:48this application is strictly for you to

10:51acquire 12 automatic amusement devices

10:54for your arcade portion of the facility.

10:57Is that correct?

10:58>> Yes.

11:00Okay.

11:04>> Uh, we would like to operate it Monday

11:08Monday to Sunday um from 10:00 a.m. to

11:1211:00 p.m.

11:15uh around 12 machines.

11:19I'm not I'm not sure what information

11:21you need from

11:23us.

11:29Does that require a different

11:30application? That's all included.

11:32>> That's what the application is for. Yep.

11:34That's 12 places.

11:38>> Yep. Um it's been reviewed by town

11:41staff. Everything is in order. Uh no

11:45concerns.

11:47So that appears to be

11:50acceptable.

11:53>> Thank you.

11:56>> Board members. Any questions for this

11:57applicant? I'm not sure like this is the

11:59initial uh stage but uh about the

12:02traffic and how many like would like to

12:04know how many cars will come per day or

12:06something like that.

12:11Uh sir do you have information relative

12:13to

12:15expected number of uh customers

12:19that will be

12:21>> you know this

12:21>> going to survey per day how many

12:24customer going to serve

12:27>> uh so for the week days we're not really

12:30expecting much customers uh probably

12:34less than 100 customers per day but the

12:38weekend we're probably expecting around

12:41250 customers per day.

12:48>> Okay, thank you.

12:53>> And that also varies around depending on

12:56um season.

13:04This is a public hearing. Are there any

13:06members of the public that wish to

13:07speak? Entertain

13:10a motion to close the public hearing.

13:12>> So moved.

13:12>> Second.

13:13>> All in favor say I.

13:14>> I.

13:16>> Board members, any additional comments

13:18or questions for this applicant?

13:22>> Not.

13:23I move the board approve the application

13:26of an automatic amusement license for

13:28Fun City Shrewsbury LLC DBA fund city

13:311000 Boston Turnpike subject to

13:33compliance with all applicable laws,

13:35regulations, and departmental approvals.

13:37>> Second. All in favor say I. I.

13:40>> I. Opposed. Motion passes. Thank you for

13:43for calling in and best of luck with

13:45your new business.

13:46>> Thank you.

13:49>> Sorry to change the

13:53>> Okay,

13:56I think we are

13:58at agenda item number nine. Keep me

14:00honest.

14:02um which is to review and act on the

14:04request to name a property in honor of

14:06former town employee Don Shannon. So we

14:10had a request from Miss Shannon's family

14:12as well as several community members. We

14:16have a policy which requires us to do a

14:18public hearing which we did. Um, so

14:22while we might not be in a position to

14:25act on this tonight, we thought we

14:27should have a discussion to see where we

14:29are at and what considerations.

14:32Um, we did have

14:35um the director of the recreation

14:38department um

14:41make some recommendations on on some

14:44ideas which include Sorry, let me bring

14:47up my notes.

14:49um

14:51which I believe include everything from

14:56memorializing something at Dean Park to

14:59naming a conference room at um the

15:02recreation

15:04office in um the Raystone Post. I think

15:07we made it clear, but I just want to

15:09reiterate for for the public who may be

15:11listening that this is not to replace or

15:15change the name of the Raystone post,

15:18but this is to recognize uh Miss

15:22Shannon's contribution to the uh

15:25recreation department over over many

15:27years. So, I welcome everyone's input

15:32just to kind of see where our heads are

15:34at so we can determine what our next

15:36steps are. There's anyone who'd like to

15:42consider going first.

15:44>> I'm happy to um go first. I um have been

15:48working with Mr. Shannon over the last

15:50several months um to help bring this to

15:54the board. Um and so really

15:57grateful to be in this to have this

15:59opportunity to honor Miss Shannon. Um I

16:02I did have the pleasure of knowing Miss

16:04Shannon. Um and she really was just a

16:07ray of light. Um always so warm and

16:10loving and I think that it would be

16:12really wonderful for us to

16:15um honor her in whichever way that we

16:17can. So I appreciate uh Director Los

16:22Rosser's recommendations to us. I would

16:25be in favor of moving towards

16:29um two things. Um I in in this memo that

16:33she sent to us, she recommended perhaps

16:35um the recreation department's

16:38scholarship program um naming that in

16:40Miss Shannon's honor. Um I think that

16:42that is a wonderful tribute. I do also

16:44think though that it's important for us

16:46to have a physical space for uh Miss

16:48Shannon just because she has been um a

16:50fixture in our community for such a long

16:53time. Um, so I would be in favor of

16:55doing perhaps the program hall and the

16:59scholarship program and that's that's

17:00really where I'm at.

17:08>> Um,

17:09>> yeah, I'll go. Sure.

17:11>> Um, yeah, I kind of uh I'd say agree my

17:16colleague Carlos there on um just the

17:19recommendations that were made. I think

17:20it I think they're very reasonable as

17:22far as the physical space is a is a good

17:25tribute. It's as I think Miss Flynn

17:28mentioned, we're not changing anything.

17:30The Raystone post remains a Raystone

17:32post. Um I do actually do like the idea

17:36of the scholarship program as well

17:39because you know you're able to you know

17:42essentially attach that with specific

17:44residents on a yearly basis or maybe

17:47multiple residents on a yearly basis.

17:49who knows how many uh how much funds are

17:51available at a given time. But I I do

17:54kind of like um that program hall

17:56because you know there are more

17:58activities going on there versus you

18:00know a conference room you know because

18:02nothing is more exciting than they had a

18:04great meeting.

18:06So, I think the the program hall I think

18:08is definitely to me it resonates a

18:10little bit more about activities and the

18:12whole spirit of the recreation um as a

18:15space um that I think would be very

18:18fitting. So, so I'm totally aligned with

18:21Mr. Garcia on this as far as those

18:23recommendations.

18:27>> Yeah. So program hall or conference

18:30would be a good idea for like

18:32recognition maybe the award also like

18:35when we are doing a lot of basketball

18:37game or something. So that could be the

18:39one of the event with the hard name like

18:42when town can award that

18:45any like soccer or any basketball or any

18:48town game. So one one of the like award

18:52we can alternate with her name.

18:57Okay.

18:59Um,

19:02I liked I also liked the the program

19:06hall. Um, I kind of have the same

19:07reaction to the conference room. And

19:09while I think the um scholarship fund is

19:12is is lovely, I felt um having something

19:17more um I want to say permanent, but not

19:20subject to funding or or anything else.

19:23Um, I kind of liked a a

19:26um memorializing something within the

19:29department. So that um and there were

19:34recommendations about doing something at

19:35Dean Park or like a tree in the front

19:38with a dedication plaque. I wouldn't be

19:40opposed to it, but I thought um naming

19:43the program hall and maybe having just

19:45like a little plaque similar to what we

19:47have outside the uh the select boardroom

19:49would be um would be very lovely and

19:54um lasting and seems to be in line with

19:57what um both her family and a lot of her

20:01uh friends and and supporters uh had in

20:04mind. So I think that

20:08um we can do one of two things. We can

20:10certainly

20:12act on it. We can um ask

20:17uh Laurel to come in at at a future

20:19meeting and just you know confirm or to

20:22you know sort of tell us what is

20:24required of us to to make a final

20:26decision unless Kevin you have any

20:29additional thoughts. I don't want to

20:30like overengineer it, but

20:31>> I don't think uh

20:32>> um

20:34>> yeah, I don't think the you know um

20:36certainly can have her back in, but I

20:38don't think there's any other

20:38requirements, but the you know board if

20:41you're if and when you're ready to vote

20:43what your desire is and then we'll we'll

20:45make it happen.

20:46>> I have a question. Carlos, did you

20:48mention any of this to Mr. Shannon as

20:50far as the specifics or or not yet?

20:52>> Oh, he's right there. Sorry.

20:53>> Yes.

20:53>> Apologize. [laughter]

20:56>> Yes. [clears throat] So, we we did um

20:57have a conversation about um

21:01perhaps not the full building

21:03>> being named after her, but pieces or

21:05elements of the building or within um I

21:08was traveling the last few days, so I

21:10just got this memo

21:11>> uh recently, so I wasn't able to talk

21:12about this updated part, but we have

21:15been in communication. So,

21:17>> can we get your thoughts on it? Is that

21:18okay? We asked Teresa.

21:20>> Are we allowed to do that?

21:23>> Kind of brief. I'm going to be it's not

21:24a public hearing and you got somebody

21:26select board jail.

21:27>> You don't jail. You're allowed to

21:28anybody in the public. You can allow to

21:30speak at any in your purview as chair.

21:33>> Seriously, I'm going to get my You're

21:35going to have someone come at me for

21:36this one. Mr. Shannon, come on up.

21:39>> No, it's

21:40>> I'm feeling reckless tonight. I know it

21:42is, but then the next time I tell

21:44someone that they can't come and talk,

21:46then

21:47>> Madam Flynn, I don't want to put you in

21:49jeopardy. [laughter]

21:51And I'll [clears throat] deny it if

21:52anyone asks if I spoke. Oh, sorry. Um, I

21:56just had one question. What What is the

21:57program hall? What does that mean?

22:01>> That would be And Kevin, you can jump

22:03in. Um, that would be where a lot of the

22:05program is happening with inside.

22:07>> Okay.

22:07>> The Racestone Post. So, that's

22:08>> There's a back entrance. I I checked it

22:10out last time I was here.

22:11>> Yeah.

22:12>> To the Raystone. Is that the entrance to

22:14the program hall? No.

22:15>> No. the the program halls accessed on

22:17the main front entrance right off the

22:19offices. It's the large event space

22:22that's there.

22:22>> The only thing I would uh ask that you

22:26consider is that it it's any way we can

22:29fix a plaque on the outside rather than

22:32being stuck on an inside wall where you

22:35may or may not ever see it. And uh I

22:38just think some reason that means a lot

22:40to me and I'm speaking for my family but

22:44at some reason that means a lot to me if

22:45we could do that.

22:46>> Are you talking about the very outside

22:48of the building or outside the actual

22:50program hall?

22:51>> I was thinking outside the building but

22:52if that's flies in the face of the

22:55Raystone post I understand.

22:56>> Yeah. Um, so what I would recommend is

22:59let us um kind of get back with with the

23:01applicable town staff and really map out

23:04what our options are and um sort of pend

23:08our vote to

23:10>> um when we have a much more specific

23:13plan, but it seems we're aligned with

23:14that's the direction we go. That's

23:16that's helpful input. Let us

23:18>> and I have no say obviously, but uh that

23:20was just my drawers.

23:21>> Understood. And uh I I think the the

23:23scholarship

23:24>> um I know I'll personally help support

23:27that should that come to pass.

23:30>> It just uh I miss her daily still.

23:33>> Okay.

23:33>> Yeah. Well, thank you very much all of

23:35you.

23:36>> Thank you. Appreciate it.

23:38>> Now I'm going to get back in the car and

23:39go up 290 to 495. [laughter]

23:43>> Thank you very much all. Have a great

23:45night. And I think before just before

23:47you leave, um, and for those watching,

23:49I'm sure that would do something like a

23:52not a ribbon cutting maybe, but

23:54something to dedication dedication event

23:56to invite you and and others to just see

23:59the unveiling of whatever we do.

24:01>> That would be amazing. And I I know we'd

24:03have a a nice turnout. Um, last during

24:06the public hearing, we had uh 12 of my

24:09mother's friends here

24:10>> and uh one came down from Maine for that

24:12night and went right back. But you know

24:15she has quite a following.

24:17>> Well, thank you very much and thank you

24:18again Carlos and all.

24:20>> Thank you.

24:22>> Have a good night.

24:23>> Okay.

24:24>> Nice meeting you.

24:27>> So, we'll ask Miss Rosar to uh maybe

24:29just

24:31I'll share the the feedback from tonight

24:33and uh maybe come up with a more

24:35concrete plan for us to act on at an

24:39upcoming meeting.

24:41>> Okay.

24:44Agenda item number 10 is to review and

24:46act to refer the proposed zoning bylaw

24:48amendments to the planning board for

24:51public hearings. This is in preparation

24:53for our [snorts] uh fall special maybe

24:58winter special town meeting this year.

25:00So, M car.

25:02>> Sure. So, we have two areas that uh the

25:05board has been working on and making

25:07amendments to our zoning bylaws.

25:10um they're very um I guess current and

25:15uh there's a lot of attention going on

25:17with these two matters. The first um is

25:20updating our zoning bylaw relative to

25:22data centers. We currently have um a

25:27zoning bylaw that deals with um

25:31formerly known as data centers or you

25:33know uh computer data centers not quite

25:36as intense as we know are being

25:38constructed across the Commonwealth. Uh

25:40we do know earlier today that uh

25:43Governor Healey issued an executive

25:45order relative to very large data

25:47centers, but I think it's in the

25:49interest of the community to continue

25:50down this process and begin [snorts]

25:53uh further refinement and development of

25:56a draft bylaw that would be considered

25:58by the planning board and by town

26:01meeting which would allow us to have

26:03local control over provisions related to

26:06data centers. Um it would include noise

26:10uh cooling method, utility consumption,

26:13including water, wastewater,

26:15electricity,

26:17um sound, and other critical matters

26:21that impact um neighborhoods and

26:24surrounding parcels where data centers

26:27may be cited. So, um the governor's

26:30order sets out provisions for data

26:33centers above 25 megawatts, so extremely

26:35large facilities. I think that we want

26:38to continue forward and

26:41it is just an executive order. So, um,

26:44prior to the legislature taking full

26:46action on us, best to get our local

26:48controls in place. We have prepared a

26:51draft bylaw to send over to the uh,

26:55planning board. They would have two

26:57public hearings on it likely at their

27:00October and November regularly scheduled

27:02meetings. We'll work to refine the bylaw

27:04over the next few weeks with planning

27:07staff and as the planning board receives

27:10public comment and feedback and any

27:11other feedback that the board may wish

27:13to uh provide upon the drafts that we've

27:15sent to you. So, look forward to

27:18continuing to work with you on this over

27:20the next couple months as we head toward

27:23maybe early December special town

27:25meeting. So, that's the first. Uh the

27:28second briefly is a um zoning bylaw

27:33adjustment to regulate

27:35what we're allowed to regulate for

27:37unmanned aerial systems or drones. As we

27:41have recently talked about, there's a

27:43lot of interest in the delivery uh

27:46logistics community of delivering via

27:50drone. certainly are not able to

27:52regulate drones once they're under the

27:55control of the FAA and in the air, but

27:57we do have the ability to control um

28:00land use aspects for their launch pads

28:04where they're allowed to land and other

28:07um general matters related to both

28:09private and commercial use of zones. So,

28:13um, we have prepared a rough, um,

28:18proposal for

28:20drones, what we can regulate. We'll

28:22continue to refine that with town

28:24council and the planning board through

28:25their public hearing process, just like

28:28the data centers. But those are the two

28:30proposals that we have for you this

28:32evening. And um we would like for the

28:34board to refer these two matters to the

28:37planning board for their required public

28:40hearing process before they could be

28:41taken to town meeting. Happy to answer

28:43any questions.

28:50>> No questions, comments. All right.

28:53>> I don't have any questions, but I I did

28:54just want to um Well, thank you, Mr. Mr.

28:57Garer, for this overview. Um I know

29:00we've talked about this in the past and

29:02so just wanted to share with the

29:04community um tree preservation bylaw

29:06some more work that we need to do. We

29:08had a good workshop conversation about

29:10what we would like to see in that um and

29:12some things that we still need to work

29:13on. So that um will not land for the the

29:17fall or winter whenever we have time

29:18meeting but um just wanted to to raise

29:21that before we moved on. Um

29:24so I'll make a motion. And I move the

29:26board refer the proposed zoning bylaw

29:28amendments related to unmanned aerial

29:30systems, drones, and data centers to the

29:32planning board for public hearings.

29:34>> Second.

29:35>> All in favor say I.

29:36>> I.

29:36>> I. Oppos. Motion passes. Thank you.

29:40Item number 11 is to review an act to

29:42authorize amendment number one to the

29:44intermunicipal agreement with the city

29:46of Worcester for conveyance of

29:48wastewater. So, we have an agreement in

29:51place um that allows us to send waste

29:53water through Worcester's sewer system

29:56to the treatment plant and this

29:59amendment proposes to add two properties

30:02to that agreement. Mr. Baldinger,

30:04>> yep, that's correct. It's two two

30:05properties um 285 Holden Street and 116

30:09Northeast Cutoff. Um they're over on the

30:13northwest side of town. Um brand new

30:16development. Um, and they we cannot

30:18supply them with water or sewer. We have

30:20a current agreement with the city for to

30:22supply them water. And then this just

30:24adds these two properties to our current

30:27wastewater agreement with the city of

30:28Worcester.

30:36Any questions or comments? No,

30:38>> the only I have one only question that's

30:40more generic with our agreement with

30:42Worcester because I just curious as to

30:44capacity because I think on the primary

30:46agreement it's 1.5 million gallons per

30:48day. Are we even close to

30:50>> No, not even.

30:52>> No. Okay.

30:53>> It might I don't even think it's a fifth

30:55of that.

30:55>> Yeah.

30:58>> So, we got a lot of room to if we needed

31:00to add additional areas, we do have the

31:03ability to do so. Sure. Okay.

31:08Okay. I move the board approve amendment

31:10number one to the intermunicipal

31:11agreement for a conveyance of wastewater

31:14with the city of Worcester to include

31:16116 Northeast Cutoff and 285 Holden

31:18Street and authorize the town manager to

31:21execute the agreement on behalf of the

31:22town.

31:23>> Second.

31:24>> All in favor say I.

31:25>> I. I.

31:26>> Motion passes. Thank you.

31:31>> Okay.

31:32Going to jump ahead to correspondence.

31:35Um, item number 16 is an email dated

31:38August 26, 2026 from Sonom Zire Amy Lane

31:43regarding update request on DEI task

31:46force recommendations.

31:48U, Miss Carr, you responded said we

31:51would um [clears throat] summarize and

31:53and respond back. Item number 17 is an

31:58email dated August 31st, 2026 from John

32:01McGordy, 25 Thomas Farm Circle regarding

32:05Cherry Street in Gold Street. Am I

32:08correct, Mr. Baldinger that you've

32:09responded?

32:10>> I've responded.

32:11>> Yes, thank you.

32:12>> Yeah, I visited that those roads and the

32:14ch on the Gold Street really bad

32:16condition. The corner of the road

32:18>> need to be like do some work before the

32:21winter. So definitely

32:24>> um the Thomas circle is good now but uh

32:27uh that the gold is still definitely

32:30>> okay.

32:32>> Thank you.

32:34Our

32:36last agenda item. Um, the board will now

32:39consider entering executive session in

32:41accordance with the open meeting law,

32:43Mass General Law, Chapter 3A, section

32:4621A6, to consider the purchase, exchange

32:49or lease of value of real property.

32:55>> So moved.

32:56>> Second. Do I have to say the full?

32:58>> I do. Okay.

32:59>> Sorry.

32:59>> That's great. Madam Chair, I move that

33:02the board vote to enter into executive

33:03se session pursuant to general law

33:06chapter 38 section 21A6 for the purposes

33:09listed on the agenda.

33:10>> Second.

33:11>> This requires a roll call vote. Mr.

33:13Garcia

33:14>> I.

33:14>> Mr. Richards

33:15>> I.

33:16>> Mr. Chararma

33:17>> I.

33:17>> And myself I. The board will now enter

33:20executive session and will not reconvene

33:22in open session. Thank you and have a

33:24great evening.