Draft: September 22, 2004
Approved: September 29, 2004
TOWN OF LYME
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
September 22, 2004
MINUTES
Attending: Selectmen Dick Jones, Judy Brotman. Staff: Carole Bont.
Public: Michael Hinsley, Fire Chief; Wally Ragan, (Dir. Emergency Management), Hank Flickinger, Fire Department.
The meeting opened at 8:04 am
1. The minutes of September 15th were approved as corrected.
2. The Toner civil case was discussed. The statute of limitations has negated our ability to collect past taxes. There is still the possibility of collecting Land Use Change Tax. The Selectmen will recommend to the Planning Board that they (the Planning Board) review the situation to determine if a subdivision is required for the creation of the lot(s).
3. The Selectmen approved the 2005 Budget Committee meeting schedule.
4. The Selectmen reviewed and approved the Manifest.
5. The Selectmen approved the Intent to Cut for Scarlett Dube, Map 410/lot 20.
6. The Selectmen will contact Gerry Clancy, principal of the Lyme School, to update him on the sale of food fund raising issue for next summer. Any sale of food at the recreation area will need the approval of the Recreation Commission.
7. The Selectmen will recommend to the Recreation Commission that they propose (to Town meeting) to change their membership to 7 members. The Selectmen will ask the Rec. Commission to consider that the Rec. Director be changed from hourly pay to salaried pay.
8. The Boston Post Cane replica is almost finished. It should be ready for presentation in the next several weeks.
9. The Selectmen support the purchase of a generator for the new Highway garage, which will enable the garage to be used as an emergency center in the event of a disaster such as the ice storm experienced several years ago in the New London area. The purchase will be funded out of the garage funding.
10. Dick Jones moved and Judy Brotman seconded the motion to authorize the use of all the funds (includes the first year interest and principle on the loan) from Article #8 for the new highway garage project. Motion carried unanimously.
The Selectmen’s meeting was closed at 8:59 am.
11. The Public Hearing on (1) the acceptance of the Pushee and Kelsey dry hydrant easements, (2) the State Forest Fire Grant, and (3) the Federal Homeland Grant was opened at 9:00 am. Mike Hinsley, Hank Flickinger and Wally Ragan were present for the Hearing. Dick Jones moved to accept the dry hydrant easements, the Forest Fire Grant and the Federal Homeland Grant (which requires $5,443 in matching funds from the Town). Judy Brotman seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
The public hearing was closed at 9:05 am.
There being no further business to come before the Selectmen, the meeting was adjourned at 9:06 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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