Monterey Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 11/9/09
Meeting Opened at: 4:00pm
Select Board Members Present: Jon Sylbert (Acting Chair) and Wayne Burkhart
Also in attendance for parts of the meeting: Sue Protheroe for the Monterey News, Michael Storch (Finance Committee), Peter Chait, Robert Kuhner, Lisa Jasinski from National Grid, Maureen Haugh, Monica Webb, Linda Thorpe (Town Clerk), and Joanne & Ronald Simms
The board met with Director of Operations, Maynard Forbes to review the following items:
1. M. Forbes will lay some mouse traps in the Building Inspectors office to help control the rodent problem as some members of the Board were not in favor of using poison.
2. W. Burkhart spoke with Chuck Loring (Select Board member in New Marlborough) about Hatchery Rd. New Marlborough is looking for Monterey’s support in getting Representative Olver’s help in reopening the road. A letter of support will be written.
3. Monterey has been assigned a number for the Route 23 resurfacing project.
4. M. Storch asked the Select Board to look into doing something on a patch of Art School Rd, he’d like to see it oil & stoned to match what already exists. Vehicles coming off of the pavement onto the dirt are causing potholes which he feels is costing the town money and time. W. Burkhart approved it and J. Sylbert left this to the discretion of the Director of Operations. If approved, M. Forbes would start on this next summer.
5. 1600 tons of sand is in.
6. Snow fence has been put up.
7. M. Forbes informed the Board of that Jaime Cahillane of CET was of great assistance in getting the transfer station permit renewed.
The board met with Inter-Departmental Secretary, Melissa Noe to review the following items:
1. Weekly report was reviewed.
Miscellaneous Select Board Items Reviewed:
1. The minutes from 11.2.09 were approved as amended.
2. M. Storch stated that at a recent Finance Committee meeting 2 of the 3 members had an issue with the recent Cemetery project which resulted in a large overrun and that fact that the project should have gone out to bid since it was over a certain dollar amount. The Finance Committee is concerned that the Town could get into trouble with the AG’s office for not following the proper procedure.
3. M. Storch informed the Select Board that he will be resigning from the Finance Committee after the FY11budget process is complete. He will let the Republican and Democratic Committees know so that they can place the open seat on the ballot.
4. At 4:45 a joint pole hearing for a joint pole on Blue Hill Rd was held. M. Forbes has approved the project. There weren’t any objections from the abutters present. The Select Board approved the project as well and signed the paperwork which will be distributed as directed.
5. The Select Board and audience members present voiced some concerns they had over existing poles in Monterey on Rockwell Rd and Curtis Rd. Lisa Jasinski of National Grid will look into it.
6. The Board discussed some of Berkshire Connects recent efforts to help serve underserved towns with high speed access. M. Webb came in to inform the Board that if the NDA for National Grid and the attestation that needs to be signed by the Town Clerk confirming that the Select Board Chair (or Acting Chair) is authorized to sign for Monterey. M. Webb stated that if this form is not signed and turned in this week, Monterey will not receive any of the grant money. M. Webb noted that the Town Clerks in the surrounding towns did not have any issues with signing the document. L. Thorpe, Town Clerk was called in and after reviewing the forms with the Board signed them and proved them to Monica Webb to hand deliver them to National Grid.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 5:29pm
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Inter-Departmental Secretary
Approved by:
Monterey Select Board
Select Board Members
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