Coordinator Report May 26, 2011

Insurance is bound for FY12 at same premiums as previous year for
liability, police and fire, workers compensation, employee assistance
and terrorism.  All our lines are with Trident (was Massamont) except
the McNamara Police and Fire which is with Chubb at $4206 and which is
the same as prior year. That price may be changed a bit as we are
showing more firefighters and fewer police officers than last year.  For
insurance we have $36,500 appropriated for insurance including Broadband
Enterprise Fund contribution and it looks like renewal cost will be
$33,700. The revenue side includes broadband paying its share ($2983)
for the additional liability insurance required by tower owner. Not
included is any additional workers compensation resulting from the
annual audit.

Representative Andrews office phoned looking for information on Warwick
including tax rate current and past, master plan, capital plan, and
history with Community Development Block Grants.  I spent a bit of time
developing the beginnings of capital plan which I will pass on to
department heads and the finance committee for further work.

Warwick's Memorial Day observance is Saturday May 28 at 10 am beginning
at the Unitarian Church, proceeding to the cemetery, then to Fellows
Memorial and finally to the Town Hall for a reception. Pioneer band will
be performing. Ten new street flags are installed.  I had volunteers
remove nails and staples from the utility poles so the flags won't be
shredded so quickly.

The fuel oil and diesel bid was delayed per a new plan. This was an
effort at market timing. We hope prices fall in the next three weeks
when a new bid opening is scheduled.

Submitted MBI grant for $50,000 to add licensed WiMax to our towers. 
We've had a lot of new cable run on Mt Grace Tower to feed the new
access points currently being installed. Over the weekend one sector
went down. Ray Lemek and I went up the mountain and were able to fix it.
 The upgrade is supplying the Town Hall and Library via 2.4 GHz radios. 
We will be moving customers with line of sight to the new radio band
which by balancing the load will improve the performance for customers
on the 900 MHz system.

Tim completed the specifications for the new Highway roof procurement.
We will purchase the material and procure the labor to install
separately. The project will begin in July and we expect to come in well
under budget.

Green Communities PVRS project is moving ahead. Warwick passed the debt
exclusion at the town election.  Once we have actual prices we can have
a Special Town Meeting and authorize the borrowing. Our share will be in
the neighborhood of $10,000 though we have to appropriate the whole
amount ($22,000) which includes the 57% that will be reimbursed by the
MSBA. We may choose to just pay for it and now borrow. I have referred
this to the Finance Committee.

Town received a letter asserting a claim resulting from highway drainage
at Mt. Grace Ave and Northfield Rd. We have done nothing in recent years
to alter the flow of water in this area.  Fred as counsel is in contact
with the resident's attorney.

We reluctantly agreed to extend the deadline for Attorney General to
rule on our flood plain zoning.  FEMA or DCR dams may be the underlying
bottleneck.

Town clerk submitted debt exclusion vote authorization information to
DOR.

The DEP sustainability grant last year bought us recycled copy paper and
more blue recycle bins.  This year we are going for compost containers
for residents to compliment the composting project. As of now the
compost collection container has not been delivered to the transfer
station.  We shipped our first load of compacted paper. It took us five
months to fill the box and it held 9.35 tons. In the past we have about
2.1 tons per load and a load a month. Trucking is $277 so we saved four
times. Actually we traded lease payments of $225 / month for trucking
savings. In 24 months we will own the compactor.

The board requested I provide a report regarding the trailers and
buildings that were built or located without building permits. They
amount under our zoning to temporary living facilities that are without
any permits.  There are four lots and three ownerships.  The owners of
each of the two parcels on which the travel trailers are located are
represented by counsel, Les Black, who will attend the meeting. I have
requested of him that special permits be sought from the ZBA in each
case and that if issued an application be made to the Board of Health
for a variance on the sanitary code. One of the properties has in
addition a tent platform and rotten travel trailer and I have requested
informally that these be removed as no more than two temporary living
facilities may be granted permits. On the two permanent structures, each
on its own lot and under the same ownership, my understanding is that
the little house which is built close to the brook has been there too
long for DEP to order its removal. Conservation commission hasn't seen
fit to do what DEP says they can't do - order its removal. We are
collecting taxes on each structure.  We have not granted building
permits nor have we collected fees. That taxes are being paid does not
imply any rights to use the structures. I am seeking opinion of counsel
and our zoning enforcement agent. My opinion is that we should seek deed
restrictions that clearly show that these are not in compliance with our
zoning and are not legal residences.

We may meet for our June 13 meeting at the library so the floor finish
can cure.

DCR has come out with their three zone Forest use map and they have 1/2
of Warwick as "no cut" reserves. How do you feel about this plan? The
map is available on line at
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/ld/ld_map.pdf