At the September 2nd meeting of the Board of Selectmen, the discussion included but was not limited to the following:

• Tim Kernan of the Ulin Rink Management Corp (URMC), one of two bidders to operate the Ulin Rink, addressed the board during Citizen Speak.  He commented on the Selectmen’s decision to award the rink to Curry College and to set the record straight with regard to certain statements regarding URMC that were made during the deliberations. He reviewed the qualifications of the members of his team which included professionals with rink and facilities management experience as well as CPAs and business management backgrounds. He also took exception to statements regarding the group’s financial strength. He said it was untrue that URMC would not make capital improvements and that it was too small to absorb a loss. However, Kernan’s team is encouraged that two important goals were met: 1) the town has control of the rink and 2) a non-profit has been selected to operate it on behalf of the town. He also thanked the people from across town that offered their help, support and encouragement.

• Regarding the Ulin Rink, the schedule is getting tight. The intent is to have the rink open on the 15th but a contract with Curry has not been signed. The Selectmen did not want to wait until their next meeting, 9/16 to sign it as that would mean the rink was open without a signed contract in place. “I’d feel uncomfortable signing on the 16th if they were opening on the 15th,” Shields stated. The Selectmen were going to review the contract language in executive session. If approved, it would be sent to Curry and assuming no further changes the Selectmen would convene on 9/8 to sign the contract. Mr. Sweeney asked and the other Selectmen agreed that the contract would be made public after signing. They also intend to release the executive session minutes in which they discussed the rink.

• The Selectmen are interested in receiving community suggestions on uses for the East Milton Library. A number of residents rose to speak but there concerns were with regard to traffic and parking. Parking in limited to ~7 spaces and the property is not zoned for business. The Campbell School and another educational institution have looked at the space and a couple of businesses have made inquiries. The property is costing the town about $6,000 a year to maintain.

• Paul Krasinski who is developing a proposal for the Stoughton Land is on the agenda for the 9/16 session of the Board of Selectmen