Select Board Minutes

Groton Community Building

November 15, 2007

Present:

Select Board: Leonard Doscinski, Debra Tinkham and David Spencer

Clerk: Linda Nunn

Highway: Brent Smith

Zoning: Cheryl Boucher

2nd Constable: James Downing

Building Committee: Warren Tripp

Guest: Roy Vance (Caledonia County)

 

 

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Leonard called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

 

The Selectboard minutes for October 18th were accepted as written.

Mail was reviewed. Purchase orders were signed.

 

Bids

Linda: only one Fuel bids has come in. Fuel bid fission will be tables until next meeting.

FAST Vehicle bids were opened.  Robert Rowley's bid was $1,050.00, Northland Specialties, Inc. bid was $1,650.00. Northland Specialties was awarded the bid.

Linda: Josephine Guertin is working on updating the animal ordinance regulations. When she has something put together she will bring it back to the Selectboard?

 

Highway

Brent: all set unless you have something.

Dave: are you ready for the storm?

Brent: plows are ready. 

 

Caledonia County Budget

Roy Vance explained the budget and where some of the changes will be taking place and why.  Copy attached.

 

Building Committee

Warren: The recommendations from the Fire Department concerning the land they would like is the Roystan lot # 4 first and lot # 3 second.  Lot # 4 has been sold so we are looking into lot # 3 the second chose.

There was much discussion concerning the access to the land and the possibility of the purchase.  The time and dates of a special town meeting were discussed.

Dave made the motion to approach Robin Roystan concerning the purchase price of lot # 3.  Debra seconded the motion.

Dave: there are still right of way questions to be resolved before we proceed.

Warren: the next meeting of the Building Committee will be November 28th.

Debra: the next meeting of the Recreation Committee will be Monday, November 19th at the store and would like to have someone from the Building Committee attend.

 

Second Constable

Jim: there is an additional increase to my vehicle insurance that the town will need to pay because of using it for my Constable duties.

Jim: would it be feasible to put an article on the town warning asking the town’s people about the purchase of a cruiser?

Selectboard: we need to look at how other towns handle this.

 

 

 

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Groton/ Ryegate EMS

Leonard: A private citizen of Groton has made an offer to purchase the ambulance for the Town of Groton.  This was discussed and then tabled until next meeting.

 

Zoning

Cheryl: Discussed a letter she had written to send out concerning set-back requirement violations of our zoning regulations.

Dave: I have sent a copy of Cheryl’s letter to our lawyer and he has approved it.

Cheryl questioned if the Selectboard had approved the pay increase for her at the time they approved the increased fees of the building permit application?

This was discussed and decided they had but hadn’t made the motion.

Debra made the motion to increase the zoning administrators pay from $12.00 per permit to $15.00 per permit retroactive back to the first of September when the fees increased.

Leonard seconded the motion all were in favor. So moved.

 

Resignation

Wade Johnson gave his resignation as the Representative for the Town of Groton on the NVDA Board Director due to family commitments effective immediately.

The Planning Board would like to recommend Mary Berlejung as his replacement.

Debra made the motion to accept Wade Johnson’s resignation and to accept the recommendation to appoint Mary Berlejung to replace Wade on the Board of NVDA.

Dave seconded the motion and Leonard agreed. So moved.

 

GIS Demonstration

Cartographic Associates, Inc will be giving a GIS made easy with CAI’S Query manager presentation by Tim Fountain of Cartographic Associates, Inc at the town hall on December 12th at 6:30 pm.

 

Leonard: an invitation to attend a grant management seminar has been received.

 

Debra made the motion to accept the HAVA grant money and make the purchase of the computer, ballot boxes and other items agreed upon.

Leonard seconded the motion and Dave agreed. So moved

 

Budget

VLCT dues increased from last year.  This is a budget idem.

Northeast Vermont Development requesting $75.00.  This is a budget idem.

 

FAST Squad license

Leonard explained about the license renewal and some of the members no longer on the squad.  Leonard briefly discussed organization options for the FAST Squad.

Dave: invite Jonathan Austin-Shortt to the next Selectboard meeting.

 

Complaints

Debra: has received a complaint about the Old County Road and the Ricker Mill Road is the something that can be done to it?

Brent will be notified about the complaint.

 

Debra: Adult Basic Education is coming to the Library.

 

 

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Debra: question about the use of the stove in the kitchen.  The Selectboard gave their approval if the Community Club is alright with it.

 

 

 

Budget Committee will be contacted to see if they have decided to get together yet.

 

Debra: hoping to have a tree lighting ceremony in the park.

 

Dave: recycling center will be meeting in a couple of weeks to work on putting together a survey.

 

 

 

Orders were signed in the amount of $1,929.55.

 

Leonard made the motion to adjourn; Debra seconded the motion.

 

Meeting adjourned at 10:10 PM.        

 

 

 

 Groton Selectboard

 

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Leonard Doscinski

 

 

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Debra Tinkham

 

 

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Dave Spencer            

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted by Linda Nunn

                       

 

 

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