Select Board Minutes
Groton Community Building
September 21, 2006
Present:
Select Board: Debra Tinkham and David Spencer
Treasurer: Roberta Dana
CDT: Patricia Bouley
Listers: Laurine Grant
Clifton
& Christie Hersey, Mark Hersey, Bradley Greenough, Ronald Smith.
Martin
& Kathy Guay
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Leonard called the meeting to order at
6:00 PM.
Correspondence and Selectboard minutes
were reviewed. Debra made the motion to accept the September 7, 2006 minutes
with one correction that (the Selectboard would have something to tell the Heresy’s
in a couple of weeks) not that they would be given an answer in a couple of
weeks. Dave seconded the motion.
Dave asked Debra to clarify if the $
250.00 fee for BMU was for last years use of the Community Building or for this
coming years use? Debra: this would be for last years use and a request for
this year plus a certificate of insurance coverage.
Dave said the final report will be
coming from SVE Associates on their engineering study of the Groton Community
Building and the Emergency Service Building next week.
The copy for the states long-range
management plan concerning the Groton State Forest will be placed in the Town
Clerk’s Office for people to view. There will be a meeting in Danville on October
10th running from 5 to 8 pm.
The Washington Electric annual meeting
will be held at the Groton Methodist Church.
Patricia Bouley requested the
Selectboard signatures on her policy for collection of Delinquent Taxes.
Patricia Bouley presented her budget
for year 2007.
Dave spoke with Brent Smith about
moving the stones from the old sidewalk to a different location and patching
the holes in the sidewalk before Fall Foliage.
Welch Block
Dave brought up about the parking at
the Welch Block. This was tabled until the next meeting.
Building
Committee
Dave said that the Community Building
site committee would like to add Tracy Puffer’s name to the committee. Dave
made the motion to add Tracy Puffer to the Community Building site committee.
Debra seconded the motion.
Roberta: 21 % of the taxes have come
in.
Roberta: Letter from Francis Berwick
Insurance on beneficiary paper work for the Firemen. Roberta will write letters to Wayne Knott and Brian Johns
concerning these papers.
Roberta: reported on VLCT Health
Insurance coverage.
Roberta: still needs an inventory so as
to contact VLCT for insurance coverage.
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Roberta: requested getting another
telephone line put in as there are too many offices trying to use the two
telephone lines at the same time. Dave made the motion to add another telephone
line. Debra seconded the motion.
Town Clerk
Report
Linda: the door to the community gym
needs to be worked on as during primary election it kept locking.
Linda questioned if Jonathan
Austin-Shortt’s disciplinary period is over and if he has been reinstated to go
on calls? Debra made the motion to
reinstate Jonathan to be able to go on calls.
Dave seconded the motion.
Road Issues
Dave: The Selectboard, Road
Commissioner and the Town Attorney met to discuss road and right of way
issues. Leonard stepped back as a Selectboard
member during the meeting concerning the uncertainty of (if or when) the
section off town highway 20 might have been a road. Leonard as a land owner has written up a petition to have the
Selectboard have the road (if it is or was) thrown up.
Dave explained about setting a time and
date to look at the issue and to set up a hearing.
Laurine Grant: the Selectboard has
received a letter from Patricia Grant resigning as Lister.
Debra made the motion to accept the
resignation from Patricia Grant. Dave seconded the motion.
Laurine told the Selectboard that
Shelly Murphy was someone that would be interested in the position of Lister.
Debra made the motion to appoint Shelly
Murphy as Lister on a ninety day trial period starting at the same pay as Lisa
Lord. Dave seconded the motion.
Laurine
brought before the Selectboard under errors and omissions a correction of the
currant use on the Pigeon Pond Property.
Debra made the motion to make the correction. Dave seconded the motion.
Laurine
said she was very thankful for all of the help Roberta had given the Listers.
Laurine
addressed the thoughts of starting to put money aside for another appraisal in
a few years because of the prices that places are selling for.
The
town attorney will be contacted to see if any action can be taken to recoup
some money.
The
Selectboard spoke with Brian Johns concerning turning in monthly reports for
the times, areas and the names of the people responding.
Brian
turned in purchase orders to be signed.
The
Selectboard discussed the Rescue Vehicle with Brian about not
having a large Rescue Vehicle, Maybe purchasing a smaller vehicle such as a van
or small pickup.
Edward Avery removed the old freezer
from the kitchen area.
The Selectboard handed in a policy and
Responsibility manual for the Auditors.
A letter will be sent to Ernest LaBrie
about cleaning the ditches on the Seyon Pond Road along a section of their
property.
The Selectboard will mention to Brent about
not doing work outside of the town’s right of ways.
Budget Letters
Letters will go out to the different
departments to get their budgets in by October 16 for the budget year 2007.
Roberta will be away on the 19th
of October.
Debra: Roberta has you contacted anyone
about being on a budget committee?
Roberta: not yet. I don’t have any
names yet.
Debra: Debra Jurist would be interested.
Maybe Mary Grant, Deane Page and yourself.
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Bulky Waste
Day
Dave: put bulky waste day on the sign
if you want along with fall foliage day.
Debra: made the motion that the resolution
that the Selectboard recognize Fall Foliage Day and the functions there of from
October 5 through October 8 as a Town of Groton Community function. Dave
seconded the motion.
Debra: will ask the recreation
committee about purchasing some mums to put in the barrels in front of the
Community Building.
Debra made the motion to adjourn; Dave
seconded the motion.
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 PM.
Groton
Selectboard
______________________________
Debra
Tinkham, Chair Sub
_____________________________
David
Spencer
Respectfully submitted by Linda Nunn
Not
Valid Until Signed By The Selectboard