Information for Meeting of Selectmen
Wednesday October 25, 2017 6:30 PM EDT

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:  October 18, 2017

III. 	ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. Board & Committee Vacancies: Conservation Commission – 4 openings; ZBA – 2 openings: 1 member and 1 Alternate Member; Armory Commission – 1 opening; Master Plan Committee – 13 openings
B. Selectmen’s Office Hours:  (One hour prior to scheduled regular meetings) – November 1, 2017 – Ryan Mailloux
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. 2017 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
F.  Orange National Grid Basic Service Consumers - Letters have gone out to all Orange National Grid Basic Service Consumers notifying us that Verde Energy is our new supplier of electricity. If you wish to opt out, please complete and return the card in the envelope provided by October 31, 2017. Otherwise, you will be automatically enrolled.
G. Informational Meeting Regarding Verde Energy – October 25, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at Orange Town Hall
H. Speaker Don Wettrick – Speaks about the need for educational systems to change to meet the needs of students on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Ralph C Mahar Regional School from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
I. Veteran’s Day Parade – Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. beginning at Orange Post Office

IV.	OPEN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC
 
V.	SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS:
A.	Green Communities and Energy Reduction Plan - Pat Larson
B.	OBA Request for Use of Town Hall for "Santa in the Park" Event – Rick Kwiatkowski & Ken Reynolds
C.      Request for Letter of Non-opposition for Marijuana Manufacturing Facility - Dan Colturi

VI.	GENERAL BUSINESS:
A.	MSBA/Orange - Dexter Park School Enrollment Letter and Study Certification
B.	TA Search Committee Update – Gabe Voelker
C.	CDBG Contract Agreement with Franklin County Housing & Redevelopment Authority (FCRHRA)
 
VII.	BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S REPORT

VIII.   REQUESTS FOR ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS:
Short-Term Downtown Street Improvements; Review Final Plan for Implementation
Review Master Plan Progress & Discuss Future Master Planning – Joint Meeting w Planning Board

IX.	NEXT MEETING:  November 1, 2017 @ 6:30 p.m. – Town Hall Meeting Room

X.	 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.