{"id":3084,"date":"2016-05-29T14:21:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T14:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2024-06-20T05:25:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T05:25:21","slug":"rcl-may-23-2016-board-of-selectmen-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/?p=3084","title":{"rendered":"RCL May 23, 2016 Board of Selectmen Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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File for Civic News:  RyeBOSrclNotes052316revBfinal<\/a><\/p>\n

Text of letter from Joe Tucker is below:\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Eversource has been cutting trees on private property along Washington Rd. based on a “verbal signature.â€Â  The Selectmen and residents expressed concern that Eversource is not fully informing the residents of their options.  Tree cutting in the Town right-of-way will not occur prior to Planning Board approval.  More Detail<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. The Selectmen approved entering into a five year renewal of the franchise agreement with Comcast on the existing terms inasmuch as it appears that cost and programming issues of importance to residents are non-negotiable.  The agreement permits the Town to tax Comcast’s property, but further action on that awaits resolution of legal issues, including an existing lawsuit with Verizon. More Detail<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Residents will have 30 days to provide written input on the Draft Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan that will be submitted to FEMA.  Selectman Musselman objected to a number of major expenditures in the draft plan. More Detail<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. The low bid for heating oil for the coming year is $1.72 per gallon, applicable to the Town and School District.  This compares to a School District budget of $3.19 per gallon, which will generate over $50,000 in savings at the budgeted usage, approximately equivalent to half a teacher. More Detail<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. The Red Mill Ln. culvert replacement project has run into some snags due to the need to expand the culvert to handle tidal and rain flows. More Detail<\/li>\n
  6. Rye will enter discussions with North Hampton regarding possible collaboration on municipal services. More Detail<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. State approval to install parking meters along Ocean Blvd. has still not been received.  The Selectmen are concerned that this may presage a negative response. More Detail<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Letter From Joe Tucker:<\/p>\n

    Re: Utility companies doing “tree pruning” for power and communication lines in the Town of Rye right of way.<\/div>\n
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    I would like to see the following enacted by the Town (Selectmen) :<\/div>\n
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    – – Anytime that “tree pruning” is to be scheduled anywhere in the Town, the company conducting the tree cutting should provide a letter in writing to all effected citizens as to 1) what the utility company is proposing to do , 2) why the utility  company is doing this, 3) when the work will be conducted, and 4) what the homeowners rights are regarding this work.<\/div>\n
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    – – This letter would also include contact telephone numbers and names of a person or people at the utility company who could be reached to answer any questions regarding this work. This letter would be first provided to the Selectmen or Town Manager , for approval before being sent to the
    \neffected residents.<\/div>\n
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    – – Any “tree pruning ” or “cutting” would be done in the early or late Fall to prevent destruction of nesting birds and mammals .<\/div>\n
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    Joe Tucker<\/div>\n

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    File for Civic News:  RyeBOSrclNotes052316revBfinal Text of letter from Joe Tucker is below: Eversource has been cutting trees on private property along Washington Rd. based on a “verbal signature.â€Â  The Selectmen and residents expressed concern that Eversource is not fully informing the residents of their options.  Tree cutting in the Town right-of-way will not occur […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-board-of-selectmen","category-town-meetings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3084"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3088,"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084\/revisions\/3088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryecivicleague.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}