Wallingford Selectboard Minutes
The official copy of these minutes can be obtained at Wallingford Town Hall. Present:
Visitors: Joyce
Barbieri, Noreen Booska, Jim and Rose Regula, Ben Morgan, Tom Phillips, Alicia
Sharp, Paul Burroughs, and Sandi Switzer Selectboard
Reorganization. Town
Administrator C.
Angel asked for improvement in communications with the Fire District/Fire Department
and requested that the Chair obtain all decisions relating to the “pit” in
writing. Minutes. B. Brooks made
a motion to approve the minutes dated March 1st; motion was seconded by F.
Bruce. Motion carried (5-0). Selectboard Orders. Pay
orders of $22,210.82 were approved on a motion made by F. Bruce, and seconded by
J. Crowley. Motion carried
(5-0). They included a $30 expense
for a seminar for the two fire wardens. Use
of Town’s Mailing Permit.
On a motion made by B. Brooks and seconded by F. Bruce, approval was
granted for the 2010
Liquor & Tobacco License Renewal Applications.
On
a motion made by F. Bruce and seconded by C. Angel, approval was given for
liquor licenses for Sal’s, the Pub and the Victorian Inn, as well as liquor
and tobacco licenses for Mac’s, Wallingford Country Store & Deli, Midway
Mobil and Cumberland Farms. Motion
carried (5-0).
Town
Highway
Class 2 Roadway Program. The
Selectboard discussed submitting an application for paving .3 miles from Mooney Road
easterly on Route 140W. The Town
should qualify for 70% of the
paving cost and some of the $25,000 paving budget will be used for the match if
the grant is approved by VTrans. The
paving of Scholarship
Committee Appointment. F.
Bruce was reappointed to serve on this committee on a motion made by C. Angel
and seconded by J. Crowley. Motion
carried (4-0). F. Bruce abstained. Road
Commissioner Appointment.
With no one interested in this position, a motion was made by C. Angel,
and seconded by B. Brooks to reappoint Frank Bruce as Road Commissioner.
Motion carried (4-0). F.
Bruce abstained. Dog
Complaints. Ben
Morgan and Paul Burroughs came to discuss Sidney Clark and Denise
Taylor-Clark’s dog. As this has
been an ongoing problem, the Public
Comments.
River Street residents Noreen Booska, Rose and Jim Regula asked the
status of the outdoor junk ordinance violation on the Dawson
property. Julie reported that 10
municipal tickets were issued and that the Judicial Bureau report last month
showed one ticket has been paid. Mrs.
Booska shared some recent photographs of the property that showed a storage
trailer parked near the property line. B.
Brooks requested that the Zoning Administrator be asked if the location of the
trailer meets the zoning regulations regarding setbacks and whether the
regulations address temporary storage. Following
the discussion, it was the consensus of the Selectboard to begin court
proceedings. Annual
Appointments.
B. Brooks made a motion to
reappoint all existing Building Committee members for another year; motion
seconded by F. Bruce. Motion carried
(5-0). B. Brooks made a motion to
reappoint Conservation Commission members R. Nimtz, D. Scranton and P. Upton for
another 4-year term; motion seconded by J. Gilman.
Motion carried (5-0). B.
Brooks made a motion to reappoint DRB members C. McClafferty and A. Tiplady for
2-year terms; motion seconded by J. Crowley.
Motion carried (5-0). J.
Gilman made a motion to reappoint Dog Warden B. Morgan, E911 Coordinators Eric
and Dale Davenport, and Energy Committee members T. Esposito, R. Nimtz, and E.
Safford for another year; motion seconded by F. Bruce.
Motion carried (5-0). C.
Angel made a motion to reappoint Fire Protection Budget Committee member J.
Barbieri for another year; motion seconded by B. Brooks.
Motion carried (5-0). C.
Angel made a motion to reappoint Fire Protection Budget Committee member F.
Bruce for a three-year term; motion seconded by B. Brooks.
Motion carried (4-0). F.
Bruce abstained. Nelson Tift was
appointed Grand Juror on a motion made by B. Brooks and seconded by F. Bruce.
Motion carried (5-0). Sincere
gratitude was expressed to Bob Soule for his 17-years of service on the Planning
Commission. He did not wish to be
reappointed. There are now two
vacancies on the Planning Commission. C.
Angel did not wish to be reappointed to the Rutland County Solid Waste District.
B. Brooks made a motion to reappoint Stearns Stewart as the alternate;
motion seconded by F. Bruce. Motion
carried (5-0). B. Brooks made a
motion to reappoint all existing Recreation Committee members for another year;
motion seconded by F. Bruce. Motion
carried (5-0). There are two
vacancies on the Recreation Committee. At
the request of Ken Fredette and John West, they will swap positions on the
Rutland Regional Planning Commission. This
reappointment was approved on a motion made by B. Brooks and seconded by F.
Bruce. Motion carried (5-0).
C. Angel resigned from the Rutland Regional Transportation Council as
town rep but agreed to be the alternate on a motion made by B. Brooks and
seconded by F. Bruce. Motion carried
(5-0). C. Angel recommended Rob
Barker for the rep position. Julie
Sharon was appointed Town Service Agent on a motion made by J. Gilman and
seconded by J. Crowley. Motion
carried (5-0). C. Angel was
reappointed as Town Service Agent on a motion made by F. Bruce and seconded by
B. Brooks. Motion carried (4-0). C.
Angel abstained. C. Gauthier has resigned
as EMC. Therefore, J. Gilman made a
motion to appoint Hillary Reynolds as the Emergency Management Coordinator;
motion seconded by B. Bruce. Motion
carried (4-0). F. Bruce abstained.
One auditor position also remains vacant. Fire
Protection Budget.
Congratulations were given to the
Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department who will be receiving a sizable grant
through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for equipment, maintenance,
etc. To follow up on the statement
made Mr. Goulet at the annual fire district meeting, the Selectboard agreed to
ask the Prudential Committee if any of the grant monies can be used to lower the
2011 fire protection taxes that will be assessed later this year, and whether
monies from the sale of the air packs and additional equipment sales would be
used to offset the budget. C.
Angel wanted it on record that he never
asked Clarendon Fire Chief Flanders to take over the fire protection in Fire
District Issue.
A letter from Attorney Kupferer dated 3/12 regarding a merger process was
reviewed by the Selectboard. A copy
will be given to Ms. Sharp for the Prudential Committee members.
B. Brooks was appointed as Selectboard liaison with the Fire District on
this issue. He plans to contact the
attorney for a bulleted list of the next steps and attend the next Prudential
Committee meeting. Engineering
Quotes.
Nine quotes were solicited for engineering services at the “pit” with
two quotes received and reviewed. J.
Gilman favored Willis Engineers because it was the low bid and it represented
what the Town was looking for in the RFP. Following more
discussion, F. Bruce made a motion to hire Willis Engineering at an estimated
fee of $4,800; motion seconded by B. Brooks.
Motion carried (4-0). J.
Gilman abstained. Other
Business.
Regarding the question at Town meeting about shooting guns at the
“pit”, Julie included a copy of the Town’s ordinance regarding firearms
that was adopted 6/20/74, which prohibits the use of firearms within the limits
of Fire District No. 1. The
Selectboard reviewed VTrans request to replace and/or relocate some stop signs
at the rail-highway grade crossings at Railroad and Elm Street
and 7B and North End Drive. Approval was given on a motion
made by J. Gilman and seconded by J. Crowley.
Motion carried (5-0). Julie
and F. Bruce reported to the Selectboard on a significant, unbudgeted repair
bill for the 2006 Alicia
Sharp discussed burn permits and agreed to furnish detailed information to B.
Brooks. C.
Angel made a motion that the Selectboard adopt the agenda format similar to the
elementary school board in which start/stop times are listed for each item in
order to keep the Selectboard focused on moving along; the motion was seconded
by J. Gilman. Motion carried (5-0). Correspondence.
2/22
Conservation Commission minutes; Report of Fines
collected in February; and Constable Activity Report 2/9-3/10. The meeting adjourned at 8:42 p.m. |
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