The Select Board will be meeting tonight at 7:00pm in the Select Board room at Town Hall. This will be the first full board meeting with 5 members since February 7th with recently elected board member Melissa Murphy joining them.
The first item on the agenda is the Eagle Scouts Certificate of Recognition. The following are the 3 Eagle Scouts and their respective projects that lead to their recognition:
- Charles Mace – In recognition of his achieving the Eagle Scout Award for his service project of designing and building a bridge at Bear Meadow Conservation Area.
- Nicholas Belous – In recognition of his achieving the Eagle Scout Award for his service project of designing and building Little Libraries all around the city of Lynn.
- Jeffrey Lonks – In recognition of his achieving the Eagle Scout Award for his service project of designing and building a bridge in the Reading Town Forest.
Afterwards, the board will Interview and Appoint Resident Member to Community Preservation Act (CPA) Study Committee. As noted in the packet – “The Community Preservation Act Ad Hoc Committee is comprised of 7 voting members, and one non-voting member, to be appointed by the Select Board, and is charged with facilitating communications with community leaders, Town Administration, Town Meeting Members, the Select Board, local community groups, and the statewide Community Preservation Coalition, to share information regarding the opportunities and challenges when adopting the Community Preservation Act (CPA)”. At their last meeting, the Select Board appointed Carlo Bacci as their member.
The residential applicants are:
- Elinor Actipis – a 1 year Reading resident and content strategist
- Sanford Matathia – a 44 year Reading resident and retired lawyer
- Robert Weiden – a 19 year Reading resident and customer service manager
Lastly, the board will have an update on the Killam Building Project by the Owners Project Manager, Colliers Project Leaders and the Designers, Lavallee|Brensinger architects. It’s anticipated, if approved by the voters on a subsequent ballot, a Fall 2028 move-in date for the new Killam School.
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 Eagle Scouts Certificate of Recognition 3
- 7:45 Interview and Appoint Resident Member to Community Preservation Act (CPA) Study Committee Applicants are:
- Elinor Actipis
- Sanford Matathia
- Robert Weiden
- 8:10 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week Proclamation
- 8:15 Pride Month Resolution
- 8:20 Killam Building Project Update
- 8:45 HEARING – Discuss/ Vote on FY25 Non-Union Classification & Compensation Schedules
- 9:00 Discuss and Vote on new liaison assignments and Volunteer Appointment Sub-Committee (VASC) members
- 9:15 Appoint member to Retirement Board; Applicants are:
- Richard Abate
- Michael Holmes
- Amy Lannon
- 9:30 Discuss Select Board participation during Friends and Family Day
- 9:35 Discuss Future Agenda Items
- 9:40 Approve Meeting Minutes
The 7:00PM meeting will take place in the Select Board meeting room at Town Hall. The public can attend in person 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/84245663499
