Wallingford Selectboard Minutes
The official copy of these minutes can be obtained at Wallingford Town Hall. Present: Bill
Brooks, Frank Bruce, Visitors: Chris
Dinnan, Gary Fredette, Tim Chila, Charlie Gauthier, Donnie Boyd, Tom Phillips,
Bill Lohsen, Ed Crelin, and Sandi Switzer Chair B. Brooks called the
Selectboard meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Minutes. J. Gilman requested that “based on overwhelming support of the merger expressed at the February 1st public hearing” be added to the last sentence under Fire District. The June 7th minutes were approved with one addition, on a motion made by F. Bruce, and seconded by J. Crowley. Motion carried (5-0). Selectboard Orders.
Pay orders totaling $15,299.57 were approved on a motion made by F.
Bruce, and seconded by J. Crowley. Motion
carried (5-0). Roof
Bid Recommendation.
The Building Committee met earlier tonight to review the bids received as
follows: Vermont Roofing ($9,623),
Doran Roofing ($6,872), E-Z Roofing ($8,800) and Doxsee Roofing ($6,275) and
recommend hiring Doxsee. The
Building Committee also discussed the masonry work that went out to bid.
Kevin Allen bid on both the chimney and repointing the stones and
Concrete Alternatives bid on the stones. The
Committee questioned whether the chimney price could be negotiated if the crane
could be used by the mason too. Mr.
Dinnan pointed out that Vermont Roofing recommended that it would be a good time
to replace the transition flashing that goes under the new perimeter flashing
onto the slate roof. They quoted an
additional $792, and Doxsee will be asked for a price on this option.
Ralph Nimtz mentioned at the earlier meeting that the front steps should
be sealed and Julie will follow up on that issue.
F. Bruce asked if a strip could be placed on the stairs so they could be
seen easier. B. Brooks made a motion
to accept the Doxsee bid in the amount of $6,275; motion seconded by F. Bruce.
G. Fredette pointed out that we should replace the flashing too.
B. Brooks amended his motion to accept the Doxsee bid of $6,275 plus up
to an additional $1,000 to replace the flashing; motion seconded by F. Bruce.
Motion carried (5-0). Road
Closing Request.
On behalf of the WVFD, C. Gauthier requested permission to close the road
in front of the fire station at the north corner of Depot Street
through to the intersection at Energy
Challenge.
Energy Committee Chair T. Chila stated that the Rutland Co. Energy
Challenge is to lead Vermont
and the nation through a countywide effort to reduce the monetary and
environmental costs of energy use through efficiency and conservation and
increase the use of renewable forms of energy. The
challenge is for each town to make municipal buildings more efficient.
The Energy Committee is working on this and is hoping to allow the
school, who is the highest user, to receive a free energy audit.
The Committee members also performed 20 free "home energy
visits", which consisted of installing energy-saving products in the homes.
J. Crowley
made a motion to sign on to this challenge; motion seconded by J. Gilman.
Motion carried (5-0). Pit
Work Request.
J. Gilman commended the road crew on the great job they did on work at
the pit. He requested permission for
the road crew to perform additional work on a rainy day as follows:
1) flatten the bridge-lake path at the lake end (1/2 day); 2) place
crushed stone layer over length of lake path (1/2 day); and 3) place a layer of
SurPac finish layer over crushed stone layer on the path from the park to the
lake. The road crew will also be
asked to perform the grant work received for improving the Floodplain
Restudy Request to FEMA. In
response to the Selectboard’s letter last month to Congressman Peter Welch,
his office requested further information regarding the required language for the
floodplain regulations as well as a letter requesting that FEMA conduct a
“restudy” of the Roaring Brook and Otter Creek tributaries in and around Wallingford. The letter should also include information about the high number of
LOMA’s requested and granted, as well as the overall concerns about the low
quality of the digitized maps. There was discussion about those properties now
included and those that were removed in the floodplain.
J. Gilman made a motion to send the letter citing specific properties but
omitting the condition of the maps. The
motion was seconded by J. Crowley. Motion
carried (5-0). The
Pit.
T. Phillips requested a copy of the report from Willis Consulting
Engineers that detailed options for reclamation of the “pit”.
The Selectboard gave their reasons for withholding release of the
document, citing that it could be used for consideration of a possible contract
with Mr. Phillips. T. Phillips, E.
Crelin and B. Lohsen all gave their interpretation of the access to public
records statute. Following a heated
discussion, C. Angel made a motion to release the information, which was
seconded by F. Bruce. Motion carried (3-2) with J. Gilman and J. Crowley voting
no. Town
Garage Discussion. F.
Bruce reported on the information he obtained from Morton F.
Bruce reported that the untreated diesel fuel is causing problems with the older
pieces of highway equipment. Julie
will look into the options for treatment of the diesel fuel. YTD
Financials.
In the absence of the Treasurer, the financial reports were not reviewed
in detail. Rt.
140W
July
Meetings. As done in the past, F.
Bruce made a motion to hold one Selectboard meeting next month on July 19th;
motion seconded by C. Angel. Motion
carried (5-0). Other
Business/Announcements. J.
Gilman announced that he plans to attend VLCT’s Quality of Life and the
Environment meeting on June 30th.
J. Crowley requested that an opinion be sought from the Secretary of
State regarding release of the Willis report. Correspondence. RRPC
Challenge for Change; May Judicial Report; and VLCT Board Vacancy notice. No executive session was
necessary for annual performance evaluations. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m. |
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