Wallingford Selectboard Minutes
The official copy of these minutes can be obtained at Wallingford Town
Hall. Selectboard Minutes Index Present:
Bill Lohsen, Gene Gilman, Visitors:
Joyce Barbieri, Don Emery, Ron
Boucher, Dennis Smith, and Sandi Switzer Chair B. Lohsen opened the meeting at 7:00
p.m. Minutes.
G. Gilman moved to approve the minutes of November 19, 2007; C. Angel
seconded the motion. Motion carried
(3-0). Selectboard
Orders. Pay
orders totaling $13,486.15 were approved on a motion made by G. Gilman, and
seconded by C. Angel. Motion carried
(3-0). Budget Request – Don Emery.
Don Emery, representing
American Legion Post 52, informed the Board that they place U.S.-made flags on
all veteran’s graves for Memorial Day at five Wallingford cemeteries,
excluding Maple Grove who place their own flags.
Two gross including s&h costs $210.85; therefore, Mr. Emery requested
an annual budget of $250 to carry him through the next few years.
G. Gilman explained his attempt to acquire them at a better price through
Rutland. Mr. Emery responded that
the city buys them from the same company. B.
Lohsen made a motion to budget $250 for the next few years for Memorial Day
expenses, which was seconded by C. Angel. Motion
carried (3-0). Public Comments.
Ron Boucher explained to the Selectboard that he has a construction
project at the Paton property located at the end of Wallingford Pond Road and
asked that the road be plowed during the winter.
He stated the Paton’s have owned the property for 20 years, are
surrounded by national forest and do not receive much in return for their taxes.
The road crew currently plows up to the Olympic village and if there’s
time, they even go up to the snowmobile parking area. Since
none of the Selectboard present was in favor of this request, Mr. Boucher called
for a vote so that it’s on record. B.
Lohsen made a motion to approve plowing the road up to the cul de sac; however,
it failed for lack of a second. Dennis
Smith discussed his interaction with the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning
Commission on his most recent zoning permit application. FY09 Budget. Capital
Expenses.
Joyce recently discovered that the
principal payment of $17,250 due annually on the note signed last year for the
Elm Street Bridge financing was incorrect. Following
further discussion, B. Lohsen made a motion to sign the “Allonge” note which
calls for five annual principal installments of $10,350; motion seconded by C.
Angel. Motion carried (3-0). 5701
Elm Street Bridge (2 of 5) will be budgeted again at $11,000.
5706 Town Hall Repairs budget was budgeted at zero; 5707 Building Fund
was budgeted at $15,849, which is the same amount that will be received for the
cell tower income; and 5709 Route 140W Bridge was budgeted at $10,000 which
should cover the financing of $44,440 for five years.
This figure may be adjusted later once the final project costs are known. Insurance
Expenses. 5025·Unemployment, PACIF,
Heath and Dental will be reviewed at the next meeting. Town
Government Operations.
5112·Election & Meetings will increase from $1,200 to $2,000 because
of the presidential election. 5113·Town Report will drop from $1,800 to $1,500.
5114·Office Expense will remain at $8,000.
5114-A·Del. Collector Office Expense will remain at $300.
5115·Legal Expense will double to $6,000.
5116·Planning & Zoning Notices will remain at $200.
5117·Ads & Warnings will remain at $300.
5118·Seminars & Meetings will increase $50 to $150.
5119·Interest Tax Anticipation was deferred. 5120·Recreation Field
Mowing will remain at $3,500. 5123·Memorial
Day expense will increase to $250 per the earlier discussion. 5125·VLCT Dues
has not been established yet. 5126·Rutland
Regional Planning Commission dues will remain at $750.
5131·Septic Inspections will drop $100 to $250.
5150·Transfer Station will remain at $85,000.
5151·Town Hall Operating expenses will remain at $11,000.
5151-A·Town Hall Maintenance expense will increase $200 to $1,200.
5152·Sidewalks and 5153·Cemeteries will remain at $2,000.
5155·Rutland County Tax is unknown at this time.
5157·Conservation Commission will remain at $500. Insurance Quotes.
Item deferred until the next meeting. Insurance Budget.
Deferred until the next
meeting. Planning Commission Appointment.
Upon the recommendation of the
Planning Commission and receipt of a letter from B. Ann Tiplady, B. Lohsen made
a motion to appoint Ann Tiplady to the Planning Commission.
The motion was seconded by G. Gilman.
Motion carried (3-0). State of Vermont Reappraisal Evaluation.
The Selectboard reviewed the
results of the Department of Taxes evaluation of the 2007 reappraisal, which
were found to be acceptable to the State. Ancient Roads. The
Selectboard completed a survey from the Agency of Transportation, which will
help the State evaluate the effectiveness of Act 178.
The Selectboard feels that all town highways are mapped and accounted for
on VAOT’s map that was generated October 2007.
At the present time, the Selectboard is not planning to research and map
town highways, trails and unidentified corridors and is leaning toward a mass
discontinuance of unidentified corridors, which must be completed by July 1,
2009. Town
Vandalism. Julie
reported on the rash of vandalism in the village in the past month.
The sewer plant was vandalized, there was an attempted shoplifting at the
hardware store, a pile of leaves were set on fire at the ball field parking lot,
a gas can was stolen from a home on South Main Street, the plexi-glass in the
office of the Transfer Station was broken, two CB radio’s stolen and an
antenna broken, and some vandalism and/or theft of some construction equipment
occurred at the Route 140W Bridge. VSP
Ltn. David Notte emailed a report that showed cases handled by them, Fish and
Game and Rutland County Sheriff's Dept. over the past month in Wallingford.
The Vermont State Police Advisory Committee members have been made aware
of these issues and the agencies have the names of the teenagers involved.
The Selectboard requested that a letter be sent to the law enforcement
agencies urging them to follow up on these cases and if permissible, contact the
parents of the teenagers. Correspondence.
Letter from Kerry Csizmesia;
10/8 Planning Commission minutes; 10/24 ZBA minutes; Motion to Alter &
Memorandum of Law & Supplemental Affidavit, and Reply to Applicant’s
Motion to Alter & Objection to Applicant’s Supplemental Affidavit
concerning the Act 250 permit. The
Route 140W bridge project is almost complete.
The final paperwork is expected this week so that the Town can apply for
grant reimbursement from the State. B.
Lohsen reported that a portion of Highland Assoc.’s water line, which is being
relocated underneath the bridge, was found to be located under the town road,
not along the road according to the blueprints.
Peder Johnson will apply cold patch to the road for the winter and will
fix the road permanently in the spring. On
behalf of Conservation Commission Chair Deb Scranton, Julie announced that Dawn
White has resigned. Shannon Pytlik
has expressed interest in serving on the commission.
Following further discussion, B. Lohsen made a motion to appoint Shannon
Pytlik to complete the remaining term of Ms. White.
Motion seconded by G. Gilman. Motion
carried (3-0). Julie
was asked to research whether a zoning permit was obtained for the new fence on
Florence Avenue. Julie
reported that the gate at the lake had been damaged and needs to be re-welded in
order to lock it. On
behalf of Wallingford Rescue President Bastian Fagginger-Auer, Julie asked the
status of their contribution request for their new building.
The Selectboard was not supportive of a $150,000 cash donation.
It was recommended that their accountant attend a meeting to discuss
their financial statements. Joyce
will discuss this further with Mr. Auer. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. |
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