| Agenda: | I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: (These proceedings are being aired and recorded by AOTV – Public WIFI Available)
• Emergency Exits Announcement
• Pledge of Allegiance
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 18, 2018, January 11, 2017
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. Board & Committee Vacancies: Finance Committee – 2 openings; Conservation Commission – 3 openings; ZBA – 2 openings: 1 member and 1 Alternate Member; Master Plan Committee – 4 openings, Disability Commission – 3 openings, Rent Control Board – 1 opening
B. Selectmen’s Office Hours: (One hour prior to scheduled regular meetings) – May 2, 2018 – Tom Smith
C. Congressman James P. McGovern’s Local Office Hours – Every 3rd Friday from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at North Quabbin Community Coalition, 251 Exchange Street, Athol
D. Community Breakfasts – Every Wednesday (Except 3rd Wednesday) from 7:30 to 10:00 at the Armory
E. Soup and Social at the senior center every Tuesday and Thursday for seniors 55 and over and their caretakers. $3.00 per lunch
F. 2018 Programs for Kids and Families at the Orange Public Libraries
• Morning Storytime – Baby and Me (Mondays 10:30 to 11:30 and Rise and Romp (Tuesdays 10:30 to 11:15 at Wheeler Memorial Library
• Lego Club for Kids in Grades K – 6 – Wednesdays from 3:30 – 4:30 at Wheeler Memorial Library
• Family Game Night – 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:00 – 7:30 at Wheeler Memorial Library
G. Shirley Page Community Pride Award Nominations – Due in Selectmen’s Office no later than June 1, 2018. Forms are available in the Town Administrator’s Office or on the Town Administrator’s page of the Town of Orange website at www.townoforange.org
H. 3rd Thursday Summer Street Fairs – May 17, June 21, July 19, and August 16 from 6 – 8 p.m. Downtown
I. 15th Annual Food-A-Thon & Boot Drive – Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
J. 4th Quarter Tax Bills are due May 1, 2018. Email the Collector at collector@townoforange.org if you have any questions
L. Town Hall Phones – The phone system at Town Hall is not fully operational at this time. If you are experiencing issues getting through, please email the department you wish to reach. Email addresses are available on the Town’s website at www.townoforange.org
IV. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR INTERVIEWS:
5:45 p.m. Johanna Swain
6:30 p.m. Kerrie Carnes Salwa
7:15 p.m. Gabriele Voelker
8:00 p.m. Candace Gaumond
V. NEXT MEETING: May 2, 2018 @ 6:30 p.m. – Town Hall Meeting Room
VI. ADJOURNMENT:
*The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items may in fact be discussed, and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. |