Select Board Meeting
Agenda for January 7, 2019 at 7pm
• Approval of Minutes from December 3 and 17th meetings
• Status of Town Office Manager appointment
• Select Board priorities for 2019
• Citizen Speak Time
• Any other matters which may come before the Board.
Dear Recreation Department Directors:
Thank you for participating in the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Annual
Parks Pass Program. I have included the one free pass in this letter along with any other passes
you may have purchased.
DCR and the National Park Service are continuing to promote the “Find Your Park” theme by
encouraging people to explore our Massachusetts State Parks and share their experiences with us.
Please encourage your patrons to use social media such as Twitter and Instagram to share their
park experiences @MassDCR using ·the hashtag #FindYourPark. We hope these passes will
encourage more of your patrons to get outside and enjoy the beautiful facilities DCR manages
statewide so they can find “their” park!
The MassPass Pass entitles the bearer to free parking for one vehicle (excluding buses or vans) at
over 50 facilities in the Massachusetts State Parks system that charge a day-use parking fee. You
may purchase additional passes for $60.00 which is the fee charged to Massachusetts residents.
If the free Massachusetts MassParks Pass assigned to your recreation department is lost or stolen,
you may purchase a replacement pass.
Town of Mount Washington
Special Town Meeting
Mount Washington will hold a Special Town Meeting pursuant to the provisions of MGL 40A Section 5 on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 7 pm at the Town Hall 118 East St Mount Washington, MA, for registered town voters to vote on proposed amendments to the Mount Washington Bylaws. The proposed amendments would add one Associate Member to the Planning Board and one Associate Member to the Zoning Board of Appeals. These changes would be added to Article III § 215-13 (E) (12) and Article IV § 215-13 (D) (1) of the Zoning Bylaws. Copies of the proposed text may be inspected in the Town Clerk’s office at the Town Hall during office hours or on the Town web site.
Bill Short – Planning Board Chairman posted on 12.24.18 & 12.31.18
TOWN OF MOUNT WASHINGTON
Mount Washington, Massachusetts 01258
WARRANT
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, January 10, 2019
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Berkshire, ss.
To: David Whitbeck, Constable of the Town of Mount Washington, in said County.
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town on Thursday, the 10th day of January, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., then and there to act upon the following articles:
Article 1: To see if the Town will substitute the current applicable portions of the current bylaws and zoning bylaws with the following in lieu thereof: The Planning Board shall consist of five (5) elected members and may have one (1) appointed associate member. The Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board by a majority of each board, acting pursuant to G.L. c. 40A §9, may appoint the associate member for a three (3) year term. The Chairman of the Planning Board may designate the associate member to sit on the Planning Board for the purposes of acting on a special permit or site plan review application, or any other matter for which a quorum is required, in case of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part of any member of the Board or in the event of a vacancy on the Board.
Article 2: To see if the Town will substitute the current applicable portions of the current bylaws and zoning bylaws with the following in lieu thereof: The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five (5) members and may have one (1) associate member, to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen as provided in G.L. c. 40A, § 12. The Board shall act within its statutory powers as provided in G.L. c. 40A, § 14, and on matters within its jurisdiction under this chapter in a manner prescribed in G.L. c. 40A, § 15. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall serve also as the Board of Appeals under the Subdivision Control Law as provided in G.L. c. 41, § 81Z. The Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals may designate any such associate member to sit on the Board in case of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part of any member thereof, or in the event of a vacancy on the Board until said vacancy is filled in the manner provided in G.L. c. 40A, § 12.
These Articles require a two-thirds vote.
Select Board Meeting
Agenda for Monday December 17, 2018 at 7pm
Cultural Council Meeting – Wednesday, December 12 @ 7 pm
Approve Minutes
Follow up on proposed 2019 Cultural Council Events for Mt. Washington
Set 2019 Mount Washington Programs
Review and approve 2019 Grant Proposals
Assign Council Members to send Disapproval and Acceptance Letters
File year-end Annual Report with Massachusetts Cultural Council