2008.07.29_BSAB_Minutes_Workshop• BEACHES & SHORES ADVISORY BOARD
WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES
July 29.2008 9.30 a m
Chair Lucy Miller called the meeting to order in the Town Hall conference room at 9:30
a.m. In attendance were Chair Miller, Members Evie Weiss, Ruth Samuels, Gary
Guertin, Beverly Knight and Betty Jane Hofstadter.
Chair Miller noted that Martha Pando resigned from the Board due to the fact that she has
been hired by the Town in a part time position. This opens up her seat as a member, and
Vice Chair. Anew Vice Chair will be appointed at the August Regular Meeting.
Old/New Business
The Workshop Meeting was held today to continue discussion from the Board's Regular
Meeting on July 8 where there was discussion re a three point action plan recommended
by Mr. Guertin in regard to the tax district issue.
Chair Miller will contact Coastal Engineering re finding another economist for input in
setting up a tax district. Dale Sugerman said "no" to a plan on engaging an attorney to
look at the legal aspects of setting up a tax district.
• Evie Weiss read into the record, a letter from Ken Spole re Mangrove Restoration Project
Update by the Environmental Resource Management (ERM) (letter attached.) As Mr.
Spole did not mention dates for the timeline, Evie Weiss will contact him to ask if he
could obtain this information from the ERM.
Mrs. Samuels presented a fact sheet and did some calculations on breaking the Town
=down into districts and some examples on how and what residents might be taxed, and
~affered several examples
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Beaches & Shores
Workshop Meeting July 29, 2008
Adjournment
With no further business to come before the Board, MOTION to adjourn was made by
Mr. GuertinlMrs. Weiss at 11:15 a.m.
Approval•
Lucy E. Miller, Ch.
Betty Jane Hofstadter
Evelyn Weiss
Ruth Samuels
Gary L. Guertin
Beverly A. Knight
Open
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