Members Appointed To ISWM Building Committee
Town officials have officially appointed a nearly complete committee to oversee the building out of Bourne’s Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility off MacArthur Boulevard. The seven-member committee will henceforth report to the Bourne Select Board and make recommendations regarding the feasibility, design, and construction of a new administrative office and garage at the facility.
Six people were appointed to serve on the building committee at the select board’s meeting on July 2. The committee, which is formally named the Integrated Solid Waste Office and Maintenance Garage Building Committee, is made up of individuals who each have specific knowledge and experience in relevant fields, including construction, engineering, finance, and contract law.
Statements of intent outlining relevant expertise from each interested candidate were included in the select board’s packet for the July 2 meeting.
For the committee seat requiring architecture and design experience, the board appointed Gregory Siroonian. In his letter of intent, Mr. Siroonian wrote that he has lived in Bourne with his family for almost three decades and runs two architectural practices—Rescom Architectural, Inc. and Medcom Architectural Group—in town as well. He also previously served on the Bournedale Elementary School Building Committee.
“As an architect with over 37 years of experience in designing, constructing, and providing project management on complex building types, I believe I can bring significant professional worth to this committee,” Mr. Siroonian wrote.
Nolan D. LeRoy, a Bourne resident of about 15 years, was appointed as the committee’s construction member. In a letter to Town Administrator Marlene V. McCollem, Mr. LeRoy wrote that he holds an unrestricted Massachusetts Construction Supervisor’s License and has previous experience in landfill construction and regulatory oversight, including past consulting work at the ISWM facility, he said.
“Prior to moving to Bourne about 15 years ago, I lived in Marion and was appointed to the Town of Marion’s Landfill Post-Closure Committee,” Mr. LeRoy said, explaining that the committee oversaw the capping of the landfill, which was finished ahead of schedule and under budget.
Catherine D. Walton, who currently serves on the Bourne Planning Board and other committees, was appointed by the select board to serve as the ISWM Building Committee’s at-large member. Ms. Walton’s letter to the town cited her “extensive experience serving on Town cross-departmental boards” and professional background managing “escalated global Fortune 500 customer infrastructure-related contractual issues” and infrastructure project management.
For the ISWM staff member seat, the select board appointed ISWM Operations Manager Asa Mintz; Tom Joyce will serve as the committee’s finance committee member, and Peter Meier will be the committee’s select board delegate.
The only seat on the building committee that remains unfilled is that of an attorney, ideally one with experience in contract law. In an email of Tuesday, July 9, select board chairwoman Mary Jane Mastrangelo said that to her knowledge, no one has yet applied for that seat.
The building committee’s charge, also approved by the select board that night, designates the committee as being responsible for recommending an owner’s project manager and architect, reviewing necessary materials and making recommendations on design, siting, timelines and funding strategies, among other duties.
The committee’s charge also stipulates that if it has not made “substantial progress” within six calendar months of appointment, it must make an interim report of its findings to the select board.
“The committee will make reports to the select board at least every six months until the project is completed,” the charge states. Once the project is authorized by Town Meeting, it continues, the building committee will assume responsibility of overseeing all work relating to it, including site planning, architectural drawings and actual construction.
The building committee is set to meet at least monthly, more often if required, in accordance with Open Meeting Law. The terms of each committee member, per the charge, is “until the project is completed or until revoked.”