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BOS/Street AcceptBoard of AppealsThe Fairhaven Board of Appeals will hold aPublic Hearing on WEDNESDAY, December 5,2012, at 6:00 PM in the Town Hall to considerthe following petitions:1. Petitioner: William J. Alphonse, 1 MinaStreet; Plat 37A, 612-615; Book 6787 andPage 246; 198-18: Short 11’ of the required100’ frontage and 2,856 sq ft short of therequired 15,000 sq ft for a buildable lot in aRA District.2. Petitioner: Kathleen Melanson, 87 GreenStreet; Plat 8, Lot 56; Book 2692 and Page150; 198-23: A Special Permit is required fora Home Occupation in the Building Trades.3. Petitioner: Roberta & William J. Martin,Trustees of the Roberta Martin & William J.Martin Revocable Trust, 10 Gilbert Street;Plat 29A, Lot 220, Book 10481 and Page 318;198-18: Short 13’ of the required 30’ frontsetback, short 10’ of the required 20’ westside setback and 22% over the maximumallowed lot coverage of 15% in a RR District.4. Petitioner: Jurrinus & Geraldine C. TenBrinke, 4 Misty Bay Road; Plat 43C, Lot 86;Certificate #19766; 198-18: Short 11’ westside and 4’ east side of the required 20’ sidesetback; short 8’ of the required 30’ frontsetback; 8% over the maximum allowed lotcoverage of 25% and 7% over the maximumassessment of lines and poles.The committee then voted torecommend an article for a streetlight installation on Elliot Lane, whichis poised to receive tentative CPCfunding for improvements to thegravel street. Ms. Szala opposed thearticle, and told the committee that astreet with only one house didn’tdeserve a street light.“You know what? Buy a spotlight,”she said.Mr. Roderiques stated that it wasnot town policy to install street lightsbased on the number of houses.“The purpose of a streetlight is tolight a street,” he said.SELECT: cont’dFrom page 4building, $3,600; and a bylaw change toredefine the position of Treasurer/Finance Director.The Board is considering combin ingthat position with the tax collectorposition. Treasurer John Nunes hasalready left for a new position, andTown Collector Carol A. Brandolini hasannounced she will retire next year.The article leaves open the jobdescription, and allows the board toamend the bylaw to “conform andcomply” to the recommendations of theDepartment of Revenue, which hascompleted an audit of the townsfinancial procedures. The report hasnot yet been released.Legal Notices/Public Hearingsallowed building coverage of 15% in a RRDistrict. Special Permit required for expan sionof a non-conforming lot.5. Petitioner: Pamela Proulx, 25 ManhattanAvenue; Plat 28A, Lot 261; Book 1394 andPage 296; Certificate #4640; 198-16: SpecialPermit required for the keeping of chickens ina RA District. 198-22: Short 5’ of the required5’ property line setback for an animal pen.6. Petitioner: Louise Merrick, 111 BalsamStreet; Plat 43A, Lot 114; Book 22 and Page341; Certificate #22341; 198-18: Short 19’ ofthe required 20’ north side setback, 14% overthe maximum allowed building coverage of15% in a RR District. Special Permit is re -quired for expansion of a non-conforming lot.Peter DeTerra, ChairmanNotice of Public HearingStreet AcceptanceNotice is hereby given that it is the intentionof the Selectmen to accept the layout of NorthStreet from Cherry Street to Adams Street, asshown on a plan entitled “Layout of North Stfrom N. Main St westerly to Cherry St.” and asshown on a plan entitled “Layout of North Stfrom N. Main St easterly to Adam St.”, Scale:1”=40’; Dated: July 2012; prepared by KennethR. Ferreira Engineering, New Bedford, MA.It is the intention of the Selectmen to layoutsaid area as a town way and they will meet in theBanquet Room at Town Hall, 40 Center Street,FINCOM: cont’d from previous pageThe committee acknowledged thatthere would be no initial costs to theTown for the CPC-funded streetlight,only subsequent electricity costs tolight the LED street lamp, and that theresidents of the street were in favor.The motion passed with Ms. Szalaopposed, and Kevin Costa abstaining.Mr. Osuch added before adjourn -ment that there may be an additionalarticle added to the warrant by theSelectboard to purchase emergencycots.Mr. Roderiques made it clear hewas not in favor of buying cots. Hesaid eight cots were lent to the townduring Hurricane Sandy, “seven moreThe two openings at the same timeoffers a “unique opportunity” for theboard to make changes, said Dr.Bowcock.The complete Town Meeting warrantwill be available on the town’s websiteat http://www. fairhavenma.gov/pages/indexIn other business, the board:• Approved the tax rate increase of 50cents on residential and 95 cents oncommercial property, bringing therates to $10.77 res. and 21.58 comm.for FY2013.• Decided not to take the Hathaway-Braley property for back taxes asoriginally planned in 2008, as thetown may then be held liable foron Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:00 PM tohear interested parties. Copies of the plan areon File in the Town Clerk’s Office.Brian K. Bowcock,Chairman Board of SelectmenFAIRHAVEN PLANNINGBOARDPUBLIC HEARING NOTICENotice is hereby given that the FairhavenPlanning Board will conduct a Public Hearing at6:30 P.M. on November 27, 2012, in the Ban -quet Room, Town Hall, 40 Center Street, Fair -haven, MA.The purpose of the hearing will be to receiveinformation and public comment on thefollowing application. The applicant, VRJP, LLC,d/b/a Pharmahealth Specialty/LongtermCare, Inc., is requesting Special Permit approval,to add a 19,224 s.f. addition to the rear of theexisting building, reconfigure the parking lot andadd landscaping. The location of the property is132 Alden Road, Map 24, Lot 240.A copy of the application is on file for publicreview at the Planning Board Office, Town Hallfrom 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday throughFriday. For more information or to schedule anappointment to review the application call thePlanning Department at (508) 979-4082.Wayne Hayward, Chairman of thePlanning Boardthan they needed.”Mr. Osuch explained that only oneperson occupied a cot at theemergency shelter during the storm,and only one during last year’s storm.“What happened to the cots we didhave?” shouted Mr. Roderiques.“They were sold for peanuts at thetown auction! I know who boughtthem and they were happier than thepig in the proverbial mud.”The fire department withdrewtheir article requesting a videosurveillance security system. Severalother articles will be voted on at thenext FinCom meeting.hazardous waste clean-up costs.They voted to have town counselrespond to the letter from theDepartment of Justice. The propertyabuts Atlas Tack, a superfund site.• Voted to allow the police chief torequest the civil service list.• Voted to allow harbormaster DavidDarmofal to file suit against boatowners using Union Wharf who havenot paid fees and to allow him towrite off older non paid bills. (Seeletters at www.NeighbNews.com)• Announced that the state has agreedto make safety improve ments toAdams Street in the area where aHastings student was struck the firstweek of school.Page 20Thursday, November 15, 2012Fairhaven Neighborhood News