HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-12-2013 joint ps-pw committee report_201303071348083475Town Council
Town of Watertown
Joint Meeting of the Committee on Public Works
and the Committee on Public Safety
Meeting: March 6, 2013
Report: March 12, 2013
The two committees met Wednesday March 6th at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers to discuss
the issue of snow and ice removal on private ways for the purpose of providing policy guidance
to the Town Council.
Present were: Cecilia Lenk, PW Chair; Vincent Piccirilli, PS Chair & PW Secretary; and
Angeline Kounelis, PS Secretary. Stephen Corbett, PW Vice -chair; and Kenneth Woodland
PS Vice -chair; were absent. It was agreed that Councilor Lenk would chair and Councilor
Piccirilli would take minutes
This report is being provided as a brief update since the meeting was continued to March 19th
and a full report of the meetings of March 6th and March 19th will be provided on March 26th
The meeting on March 6th was used for data collection and fact-finding, and during discussion
two motions were raised:
1. To request the Administration provide the Committees with a complete, legally vetted
list of all private ways in Watertown. The Committees understand this could be a long
process, but asked that they be provided by the March 19th meeting with a proposed
date for the completion of this task.
2. To request the Town Attorney provide a legal opinion to the Committee, by the March
19th meeting, if under state law Watertown can expend money for snow and ice removal
on private ways for "public safety" reasons.
Both motions passed with an affirmative vote of 3 to 0.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM to re -convene on March 19, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
Report submitted by: Vincent Piccirilli
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