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Town Crier Upton & Mendon, Massachusetts PRSRT STD PRSRT PAID US POSTAGE #35 PERMIT MA UPTON, 01568 TOWN CRIER UPTON & MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS January 17, 2020 | Vol. 29 No. 1 | www.TownCrier.us | 508-529-7791 POSTAL PATRON POSTAL CAR-RT-SORT WS MA 01568 UPTON, The Upton & Mendon Town Crier Town Mendon & Upton The Inc. Crier Publications, Town Street 48 Mechanic MA 01568 Upton, Est. 1993 • Mailed FREE to all 5,800 addresses in Upton and Mendon Where Has Winter Gone? Basking in warm, almost summer like temperatures occur in mid- and late January and early February.” the weekend of January 11-12, area residents could be Looking ahead to spring, the almanac predicts, asking what happened to winter this year? The local “April and May will be warmer than normal, with area experienced its deepest snowfall of the season precipitation near normal in the north [southern New during the first few days of December accumulating England] and above normal in the south.” about a foot of the white stuff. Since then there have The heat and rain continues in for the rest of the been small snow storms, ice and a lot of rain. year. It states, “Summer will be hotter and rainier than According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac the rest normal, with the hottest periods in mid-July and early of the winter weather will be similar to what has to mid-August. September and October will be warmer already occurred. Its prediction for the next few and rainier than normal, with a tropical storm threat weeks in southern New England and the Atlantic in early to mid-October.” corridor, which stretches from Boston down the coast So if the predictions are right, get ready for snow to Richmond, Va., states, “Winter temperatures will during the next couple of weeks and then be prepared be much above normal, on average, with the coldest for a rainy 2020. periods in mid- and late January and early and late February. Precipitation will be above normal, with below-normal snowfall. The snowiest periods will This year's unseasonably warm weather meant no ice on lakes like Nipmuc in Mendon. Mendon Board in Violation of an Section of Upton's Warren St. to Open Meeting Law Close Next Week By Michelle Sanford By Michelle Sanford Staff Reporter Staff Reporter After an investigation, the Attorney General’s (AG) Office found that Mendon’s During a January 7 meeting, the Upton Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to Planning Board posted an insufficiently detailed meeting notice for an April 2019 Public close a section of Warren St. beginning Friday, January 24. For the last several years, Hearing, which is a violation of the Open Meeting Law. The Attorney General’s office the Board of Selectmen and other town officials have been discussing closing the road made the determination in December after looking into the matter. adjacent to Town Hall for a variety of reasons, including safety concerns. Mendon resident Kristen Auclair filed several Open Meeting Law complaints against During the discussion that evening, it was stated the Department of Public Works the Planning Board after an April 22, 2019 public hearing regarding zoning bylaw will deliver letters to residents who live in the area regarding the closing and begin amendments that would expand areas in town for recreational marijuana establishments using message boards to notify all residents of the measure. to operate. The DPW will put two sets of Jersey barriers up to close the street; one at the very The meeting notice for the public hearing was written “7:15 p.m. - Public Hearing end of the Town Hall parking lot, north of the dumpsters, and the other coming down — Zoning By-laws.” Auclair believed that wording was not adequate as no reference Warren St. where Nelson St. crosses. to marijuana establishments was made. “It wasn’t transparent about what was to be Initially, town officials planned to close the road sooner in order to begin discussed,” she said. construction that will reconfigure parking for the Town Hall, ultimately adding more The AG’s office agreed stating in its determination, “The notice included no spaces. However, that project is temporarily on hold explained Town Manager Derek mention of recreational marijuana establishments. As such, the meeting notice did not Brindisi. sufficiently alert members of the public that the Board would be discussing where in “We’ve had a lot of problems with sewer overflows here in Town Hall,” he said to town these establishments might be located—a topic that was, no doubt, the subject of the Board. “I would say we’ve had a good dozen in the past year or so.” Brindisi said much public interest.” they are trying to determine the source of the problem and have spoken to a plumbing In addition, Auclair stated the Planning Board limited public comment during the contractor as well as contacted the Owner’s Project Manager from the Town Hall hearing. However, Auclair said Selectman Chris Burke was permitted to talk at length. renovation project from several years back. “He spoke for at least 20 to 30 minutes. By the time he was through, I don’t think “We’re thinking there may be an issue with the connection that leads outside of the everyone had the chance to speak,” she said. building to the sewer main. It’s over 60 years old and it’s a clay sewer main,” Brindisi Still, the Opening Meeting Law gives the Chair discretion to decide whether to permit said. “We may have to replace the sewer main.” As a result, he said it doesn’t make public comment and if so, to set restrictions on public comment, which Burke reiterated. sense to start the parking lot construction until the sewer issue is resolved. “The Planning Board, under the Direction of their Chair, has the right to determine Regardless of the delay, the Selectmen were still in favor of closing the road. “I’m a the way in which they conduct their meetings,” stated Burke. “I attended the meeting fan of closing Warren St. as soon as possible. We’ve been trying to do it for years,” said as a resident and was permitted by the Chairman of the Planning Board to speak. I Selectman Brett Simas. “There may be a resident or two that doesn’t like the change. I personally believe the Planning Board allowed adequate time for all attendees to speak, think that will always be the case; that’s not going to change.” as does the Attorney General.” Warren St. is part of a multi-intersection in the center of town that includes Rt. 140, Church St. and Grove St. Over the years, public The AG’s office found the Planning Board didn’t Open Meeting Lw p 9 Warren St. to close p 16 2,500 VEHICLES We Service All Makes and Models! 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