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Selectmen note resident safety complaints, drainage work, Old Town Hall status and tax-sale clarification
Summary
During 'Any other business' the board agreed to investigate resident complaints about large trucks on Newport Road, noted a privately installed drainage pipe on Providence Road, deferred decisions about the Old Town Hall until July, and heard that the town does not own an old Church Street property under discussion for tax sale.
At its May 6 meeting, the Sterling Board of Selectmen addressed several community concerns under 'Any other business.'
Selectman Patricia Massey reported residents are afraid to walk on Newport Road because of an influx of large trucks; Revenue Collector Judith Stumpo said the traffic could be coming from the Strmiska Gravel Pit, which holds an active excavation permit. Chairing selectman Jack Joslyn said he would look into the complaint.
Massey also questioned stones and dirt on Providence Road; Joslyn said a property owner—not the Sterling Department of Public Works—installed a drainage pipe to prevent prior pooling and runoff across the street.
On the fate of the Old Town Hall, Joslyn said discussion is on hold until July with the start of the new fiscal year because of the legal fees currently incurred by the town.
On tax sales, Massey raised a question about an old church on Church Street. Revenue Collector Judith Stumpo clarified the town does not own the church and that any tax sale would be conducted 'as-is, where-is' without access to the interior; the town’s principal aim in a tax sale is collection of taxes, interest and costs as a last resort.
No formal votes were recorded on these items; the minutes list them for follow-up and investigation.
