Wallingford Selectboard MinutesThe official copy of these minutes can be obtained at Wallingford Town Hall. Selectboard Minutes Index Present: Bill
Lohsen, Frank Bruce, Visitors: Dave Ballou, Don Green, Joyce Barbieri, Sandi
Switzer, Pete Walczuk, and Carl Buffum The meeting was called to order by Chair B. Lohsen at Minutes. The
December 15th minutes were approved on a motion made by B. Brooks and seconded
by F. Bruce. Motion carried (4-0-1).
J. Crowley abstained. Selectboard Orders. $369.94
was added to reimburse Joyce for the Quickbooks update charged to her credit
card and $518.15 to the State for overpayment of the railroad’s taxes.
Pay orders were amended to $22,984.03 and approved on a motion made
by F. Bruce, and seconded by J. Crowley. Motion
carried (5-0). Public
Comments. Green Hill Lane
resident Pete Walczuk came to discuss the Selectboard’s letter he received
following his neighbor’s complaint that he’s plowing snow into the road.
He showed a photo he took of snow plowed into the road from the Lohsen
property on Hartsboro Road. Mr. Walczuk requested that speed
limit signs be posted and that the Sheriff come down as there are vehicles
speeding regularly on Green Hill Lane. The Selectboard agreed to notify
the Sheriff. Dept. of Taxes Equalization Study.
The Department of Taxes equalization study report showed the Town’s
equalized education property values at $227,269,000, a coefficient of dispersion
of 12.184%, and a common level of appraisal of 103.51% effective 2009 Certificate of Highway Mileage.
B. Brooks made a motion to sign the Certificate of Highway Mileage for
year ending Planning Commission Appointment.
At the recommendation of the Planning Commission, Jane Krate Duda was
appointed to the Planning Commission, on a motion made by B. Brooks, and
seconded by F. Bruce. Motion carried
(5-0). Town
Report Bids. Four bids
were received for printing the town report.
B. Lohsen moved to accept the lowest bid by Rutland Printing for $1,250,
which was seconded by F. Bruce. Motion
carried (5-0). Julie reported that VTrans
Enhancement Grant Agreement.
B. Lohsen made a motion to sign the grant agreement for Phase II of the Route
Moratorium
on Scrap Metal Fees. The
Selectboard agreed in May to suspend charging for scrap metal disposal to
encourage people to bring in their scrap metal.
Given the current scrap metal market, which has dropped from $179/ton to
$58, B. Lohsen made a motion to reinstate the metal fees charged at the Transfer
Station immediately; motion seconded by F. Bruce.
Motion carried (5-0). Correspondence.
Response from MRU School Board Chair regarding level-funding budget;
Response from WFD #1 regarding manhole; VLCT Notice on Legislative Priorities;
Notice of Zoning Violation to Spencer Nimtz; Pike’s Quarterly Report; Thank
you from “Home-Bot Boys” for Lego’s project; and Conservation
Commission’s January 7th Presentation notice. Road
Commissioner’s Report. F.
Bruce reported that the brakes on the FY10 Expenditures. Charitable
requests were level funded for the budget. The
following amounts were approved: Rutland Visiting Nurse/Hospice - $2,500; SW VT
Council on Aging - $1,000; Gilbert Hart Library - $32,000; Rutland County Humane
Society $300; Rutland Mental Health Services - $1,427; RSVP - $300;
Wallingford Rescue Squad - $7,000; Mt. Holly Rescue Squad - $2,100; Regional
Ambulance Service - $1,137; Rutland Co. Women’s Network - $200; VT Center for
Independent Living - $280; Vermont Adult Learning - $1,000; VT Assoc. for the
Blind - $100; Green Up Vermont - $150; Rutland Natural Resources Conservation
District - $200; Wallingford Merchants Association $100; NeighborWorks - $100;
ARC - $200; and Preservation Trust of Vermont - $250.
Requests were not received from George D. Aiken RC& D, BROC, and
Rutland Co. Parent/Child Center. FY10 Revenues. The
Selectboard discussed the Legislature’s Joint Fiscal Committee’s decision to
hold the January state highway aid payment, which is $19,311 for B. Brooks relayed that the
Wallingford Fire District #1 Prudential Committee agreed in concept to include
three non-binding articles in their annual meeting warning as follows:
1) should the fire district merge with the town; 2) should the town take
over the fire protection services; and 3) should WFD #1 remain as is. All revenues were budgeted the
same as last year except for: 4504-Town
Share RR Taxes $400; 4510-Dog License/Fines $4,500 (the state is increasing the
fee by $1 on 4/1/09); 4512-Marriage/Civil Union License $2,000;
4513-Building/Zoning/DRB Permits $2,000; 4515-Heavy Metal $4,000; 4517-Recording
Fees $12,000;4519-Copier Service $2,000; 4521-1% Interest $10,000; 4522-Earned
Fin. Mgmt & Svgs $2,000; 4524-Previous Year’s Balance Zero; 4527-Fernfield
Farms Income $5,652.97; 4528-Ralph Stafford Scholarship $4,691.96; 4540I-Fire
District Reimbursements $500; 4540L-Land Use Reimbursement $7,000;
4540P-Passports $2,500; 4540T-Lease Payment $16,200; and 4540Y-Elfin Lake
$5,000. Joyce announced that the
town’s investment portfolio has decreased significantly during 2008.
The Fernfield Farms account dropped from $166,444 as of Joyce suggested another idea to
increase revenue for the Town would be to change to a town manager form of
government. FY10 Administration. All
expenses were budgeted the same as last year except for: 5000-Auditors $150; the
Listers budget wasn’t changed yet; and 5010-Road Commissioner Zero. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at |
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