Groton Selectboard
Minutes
Groton Community
Building
May 17, 2005
Present:
Selectmen: Leonard Doscinski, Berne Bouley and Debra Tinkham
Treasurer: Roberta Dana
Collector of
Delinquent Taxes: Patricia Bouley
Road Personnel: Brent Smith
Guests:
David
Spencer, William & Laurine Grant, Ellen Edwards, William Putnam, Martha
Crown
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Leonard called the meeting to order at
7:00 P.M.
The Selectboard read the minutes of the
May 5, 2005 Selectboard meeting. Leonard made the motion to approve the minutes.
Berne seconded the motion.
The orders will still be done on
Thursday.
Driveway permit for David Achilles was
approved.
Leonard: In the best interest of the
Town, the Selectboard feels they are unable to sell the strip of land between
the parking lot and the Grants house to the Grants. The Selectboard are willing to write a letter giving the Grants
permission to use that strip of land.
William Putnam would be interested in
the position of Zoning Administrator if the Planning Board and the Selectboard
approve. Berne put a call into Martha Crown for a recommendation from the
Planning Board.
Ellen Edwards: concerns with the speed
of some of the young FAST/Fire Department personnel coming down off of Minard Hill and traveling through town.
She said they don’t even stop at the foot of Minard Hill.
Leonard: You aren’t the only ones that
have commented on this issue. The Fire Department is working on a policy and
the town is working on speed limit policies for the roads.
Leonard: something will be done!
Paving bids were opened from Biglow,
Pike, Gorman and Blaktop. The bid was awarded to Biglow.
Roberta: Cartographer’s bill do you
want to pay them now or wait until they attend the Selectboard meeting?
Patricia: Cartographic is meeting with
the Listers on May 19th at 10:00AM to go over corrections that need
to be done on the maps.
Linda: Cartographic will be attending
the June 7th Selectboard meeting starting at 5:30 going to 7:00PM.
Selectboard: Hold off payment until the
Listers meet with Cartographic.
Selectboard: It would be good to have
an agenda list from each department on what is getting done. For example the Fire Department, Highway
Department and so forth this way it could be checked off when they have completed
it and it wouldn’t keep being brought up.
Roberta: playground equipment needs to
be removed.
A letter was received from Tammie
Tinkham. She is interested in the
cleaning job at the Community Building.
Berne made the motion to hire Tammie for janitor job. Leonard seconded
the motion asking Berne to be the supervisor.
Brent: discussed the highway ordinance
and traffic ordinance. Need to take a close look at the parking ordinance. Need
to address long term parking and parking on town property.
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Debra: additional information about
tree warden and trees in the right of way needs to be added to the ordinance.
A meeting will be setup with the
Cartographers and person(s) using the tax maps, such as the Fire Department,
Emergency Services, Listers and the Highway Department.
Paul and Patricia: a map storage
cabinet will be needed, a digital camera and maybe a set of travel maps.
Patricia: possibility of being able to
print reappraisal booklets in the office.
Brent: Need to start ditch work
possibly put out invitation to bid on this work.
Brent: Gandin Brothers read in the
paper about the town using grout for the Cemetery Road. Top fill needs to be
moved and the brush removed. Brush is growing out from where a cedar tree was
cut 3 or 4 years ago. Berne will check this out.
Debra: filled the Selectboard in on the
web-site.
Brent: Have something in the highway
ordinance that reads the Selectboard will give permission to utility companies
to cut or trim trees along the roads.
Debra: maybe put something on the
Web-Site reminding people about the 25’ right-of-way from the center of the
road for cutting trees.
Brent: maybe put permits forms on the
web-site so people can down load them.
Debra: needs clarification what answer
was given to the Library for use of the kitchen area for the chess club.
Linda: I didn’t get a clear answer from
the Selectboard at their meeting so, I explained this to Virginia Jennings.
Then I gave my thoughts that until they had more then two or four people for
the club I wondered why they couldn’t use the Biography room and then when they
had more people move into the kitchen area.
Select Board voted to allow the library
to use the kitchen for a chess club.
Leonard: the Library will be invited to
the next Selectboard meeting and will take a quick tour of the Library rooms.
Berne made the motion to appoint
William (Bill) Putnam to be the Zoning Administrator. Debra seconded the
motion.
Berne: new cemetery lot work has started it needs leveling. Maybe this can be done by Brent and Phillip.
Brent: it would be better to have it
plowed and rototilled but Brent will look at it.
Berne handed in his resignation
effective June 30, 2005.
Leonard: need to think about radios and
frequencies.
Leonard: Jim Downing’s constable job
has a deal of great responsibly and needs to be taken under consideration of
things that might happen.
Leonard: Otterman and Allen said that
it might be better off hiring police coverage out.
Brent: Bad news, the town won’t be
getting any grindings.
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Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Groton
Selectboard
______________________________
Leonard
Doscinski
______________________________
Berne
Bouley
______________________________
Debra
Tinkham
Respectfully Submitted by Linda Nunn
Not Valid
Until Signed By The Selectboard