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August 20, 2007
Present:
Bill Lohsen, Charlie Angel, Gene Gilman, Frank Bruce, Christine
Davenport, and Julie
Sharon
Visitors:
Joyce Barbieri, John Clark, Jerry Hyzer, Kerry Csizmesia, Jim Marquis,
Ann
Miller, Dennis Smith, and Sandi Switzer
Chair B. Lohsen opened the meeting at
7:00 p.m.
Minutes.
G. Gilman asked that the point made at the last meeting that the
“minutes only have to be made available for inspection after five days from
the date of the meeting” be added to the minutes as well as the fact that
having the minutes on the Town’s website is a courtesy.
G. Gilman moved to approve the meeting minutes for
August 6, 2007
with the corrections noted; F. Bruce seconded the motion. Motion carried (4-0).
Selectboard
Orders. Two expenses were
deleted as they should not have been included.
Pay orders of $20,963.81 were approved on a motion made by F. Bruce and
seconded by B. Lohsen. Motion
carried (4-0).
Public
Comment.
Meacham Street
residents John Clark, Jerry Hyzer, and Kerry Csizmesia attended the meeting to
discuss the storm water that drains into their back yards along
Meacham Street
. Mr. Clark stated that this water
runoff has been occurring for many years, and he believes was caused when new
homes were built above
Meacham Street
. He explained how the water travels
down into their yards. A drainage pipe has to be unplugged after storms because
it clogs up with silt. He also
stated there is a storm drain that is collapsing a little each year. [C.
Davenport arrived at
7:10 p.m.
] Mr. Hyzer added that after every
storm, there is a brook behind their homes because the angle in which the water
travels causes an overflow which then runs into their yards.
It was asked if the water could be diverted from above on to
Prospect Street
. Mr. Clark estimates they need
approximately 100’ of larger sized pipe to correct the problem.
He offered to install the pipe if the Town paid for the pipe.
B. Lohsen stated that the Town is only responsible for catch basins and
pipes that lead into the road in the Town’s Right of Way.
J. Barbieri suggested that Vt. Local Roads be contacted, and the
Selectboard agreed to follow through on this.
Dennis Smith read
a letter (attached) regarding the denial of his
zoning
permit 07-23. He is upset that the
Board, a majority of which have served for many years, took three meetings to
decide that the use he is proposing is not a permitted use in the ARR
zoning
district. The permit must be
considered by the Zoning Board of Adjustment for conditional use approval.
Mr. Smith stated that this delay is costing him time and money. G. Gilman
commended Mr. Smith for presenting himself in a controlled manner.
Mr. Smith applauded Bill
Brooks and
John West
for voting in favor of his permit.
J.
Barbieri felt that Mr. Smith should have been told in June that he also needed
to go before the ZBA. She questioned
why the Board even voted on sending the permit to the ZBA when it isn’t their
jurisdiction. They must consider traffic, landscaping and lighting.
She felt some of them are not following the
zoning
bylaws. C. Angel suggested the
applicant be given a complete list of what is required when they submit a
zoning
application. Mr.
Smith believes it all depends on who is applying for a permit.
The
Zoning Board of Adjustment currently has three vacancies, so it is imperative
that the board be brought back to five members for Mr. Smith’s hearing.
B. Lohsen advised that
East Wallingford
resident Derek Farmer expressed
interest in serving the Town. Mr. Farmer is married to Janet Kennedy and is
employed by John C. Stewart. B.
Lohsen made a motion to approve the appointment of Mr. Farmer to the ZBA, which
was seconded by C. Angel. Motion
carried (5-0).
The
Selectboard read a memo they received tonight from the Planning Commission with
names to serve on the Planning Commission. C.
Angel suggested that the candidates attend the next Selectboard meeting.
B.
Lohsen called Larry Miller to seek his interest in serving on the ZBA.
Upon his acceptance, B. Lohsen made a motion to approve the appointment
of Mr. Miller to the ZBA, which was seconded by F. Bruce.
Motion carried (5-0).
The
Planning Commission’s memorandum stated that Charlie McClafferty expressed an
interest in serving on the Planning Commission at some point in the future.
B. Lohsen moved to approve the appointment of Mr. McClafferty to the ZBA,
which was seconded by F. Bruce. Motion
carried (5-0).
Route
140W
Bridge
Project Status.
DuBois & King reported that the project was advertised for bid in
today’s Rutland Herald. The
contract will be awarded on 9/17 with a construction start date of 9/24 and
completion date of 12/5.
Caterer
Licenses. F. Bruce moved to
approve the caterer license submitted by New England Smoked Seafood for a
wedding at the White Rocks Inn on 9/15; motion seconded by C. Angel.
Motion carried (5-0). F.
Bruce moved to approve a second caterer license from the same applicant for a
wedding at the same place on 9/08; motion seconded by C. Angel.
Motion carried (5-0).
CVPS
License Agreement. CVPS
requested that an agreement be signed so that flags could be attached to the
poles along
Main Street
. At the last meeting, it was
mentioned that VTEL owns the poles; therefore, the issue was tabled.
CVPS confirmed that VTEL owns the poles; however, CVPS is responsible for
the electric wires attached to the poles. Following
further discussion, B. Lohsen moved to approve the signing of this agreement,
which was seconded by F. Bruce. Motion
carried (5-0).
September
3rd Meeting. 9/3 is a
holiday; therefore, the Selectboard will meet next on Tuesday, 9/4.
Reappraisal
Status Report. J. Barbieri
reviewed the timeline for the Listers grievance hearings and appeals to be heard
by the Board of Civil Authority. BCA
hearings will likely begin the week of 9/17.
The grand list should be filed by 8/30, which will allow the Selectboard
to set the town tax rate at the 9/4 meeting.
The State will calculate the school tax rate.
Tax bills are expected to be mailed prior to 9/15.
’07 Year-End Financial
Report. J. Barbieri
reported an approximate surplus of $15,500 as of
June 30, 2007
. The
prebate/rebate money was paid directly to the Town from the State Tax Department
in July, and the funds are invested in a money market yielding 5.17%.
Mrs. Barbieri stated that she had to attend a school board meeting to
clarify that the funds did indeed belong to the Town.
Correspondence. The July
activity reports from the Rutland County Sheriff’s Department were reviewed.
Julie announced that the Town received $10 for two “no parking zone”
violations. Two people approached
about the tree warden position were not able to accept due to other commitments.
Other Business/
Announcements. B.
Lohsen reported on the Building Committee meeting held earlier tonight.
Quotes were reviewed for replacing the 100-year old front doors. Royal
Glass & Mirror Co. submitted a quote for aluminum doors for a price of
$5,240. Dan Garceau of Danby submitted a quote for oak doors for a price
of $8,404. There will be sufficient funds from the cell tower rent to pay for
the new doors. The Building Committee recommends installing wooden doors.
Following further discussion, C. Angel moved to accept the bid from Dan
Garceau at a cost of $8,404; F. Bruce seconded the motion. Motion carried
(5-0). The Committee is also considering future projects including adding
granite veneer to the front stairs and the installation of HVAC for the second
floor.
B. Lohsen
made a motion to move into executive session at
8:35 p.m.
to discuss personnel; motion seconded by C. Angel.
(Motion carried 5-0). The
Selectboard came out of executive session at
9:25 p.m.
The Selectboard did not take any
action.
The meeting
adjourned at
9:26 p.m.
Julie
Sharon
, Town Administrator
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