Monroe Street resident Christian Scorzoni was appointed last week to represent the community as a resident member of the town's Ordinance Committee. A lawyer currently employed by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Scorzoni came before the Municipal Council last Tuesday expressing a desire to serve his new community as a member of the committee. Scorzoni has lived in Amesbury for four years, he said, having relocated here from Revere to raise two young sons. He was approached by his neighbor Robert Gilday, Municipal Council member and Ordinance Committee chairman, to serve on the ordinance committee.
Municipal Council President Bob Lavoie made mention of another candidate, former Municipal Councilor Tom Iacobucci, vying for the position prior to a vote of the council on Scorzoni's appointment, but he didn't mention the second candidate's name and only Scorzoni came forward to speak. The council unanimously voted to appoint Scorzoni.
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National Grid will be performing soil borings along the transmission line corridor in Amesbury beginning the this week, when residents can expect to see some activity in the right of way for the next four to six weeks. Soil borings are being performed to decipher the soil type, soil group, depth of bedrock, depth to seasonal wetness, as well as the depth, color and texture of the different soil layers.
The majority of the work locations should be accessible from public streets that cross the rights-of-way at several locations, according to the town. In the rare exception that access is not possible via public ways or easements, the town will coordinate access directly with individual property owners. The local police have been notified of this planned field work.
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Amesbury is among 180 cities and towns in Massachusetts to receive an e-Government Award for its online, interactive Web site that provides the public with meeting minutes and up-to-date news and information about the town. Based on a survey of municipal Web sites, Common Cause Massachusetts found that Amesbury met the group's criteria for inclusion by posting its governing bodies' minutes and an agenda, along with a budget and a complete listing of the town's bylaws.
Amesbury also met some additional criteria that placed it in a higher tiered award status, because it posts a year's archive of minutes and agendas, their calendar, zoning bylaws, School Committee minutes and agenda.
Common Cause will honor its 2010 e-Government Awards to 180 cities and towns tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Statehouse. The survey and ceremony coincide with the national initiative known as "Sunshine Week," in which media outlets and others address issues of governmental transparency.
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The following meetings are scheduled this week and are open to the public:
Monday
Conservation Commission, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall
Tuesday
School Committee Public Budget Hearing, 7 p.m., Amesbury High
Wednesday
Lakes and Waterways, 6:30 p.m., Amesbury Health Center
Thursday
Ad Hoc Tax Advisory Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall
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Lynne Hendricks covers Amesbury for The Daily News. She can be reached at 978-462-6666, ext. 3254, or at lhendricks@newburyportnews.com.
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