Monterey Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 11/15/10
Meeting Opened at: 7:00pm
Select Board Members Present: Jonathan Sylbert, Chairperson and Wayne Burkhart
Also in attendance for parts of the meeting: Sue Protheroe for the Monterey News and Eugene Bounous
The board reviewed Director of Operations, Maynard Forbes’ weekly report for the week ending 11/13 which included:
1. Checking beaver ponds and culverts.
2. Salted, plowed and sanded on Monday; sleet/snow/freezing rain mix.
3. 2 culverts replaced on Hupi Rd.
4. Ditches dug out on short Hupi Rd.
5. Loader bucket was picked up in Pittsfield.
6. Confirmed with Verizon that trees will be coming down to accommodate poles on Tyringham Rd. The Board was concerned about this and asked M. Noe to follow up with Maynard. The Board hasn’t held any pole hearings for Tyringham Rd and wanted to know what Verizon is doing.
7. Check water level at Lake Garfield.
8. Meeting with contractor for Bally Gally project. The Board asked M. Noe to get more information from M. Forbes on this; they noticed that the contractor is re-roofing Bally Gally and the Board was only aware and gave permission for the inside ceiling work to be done. They were under the impression that Bally Gally was re-roofed just a couple of years ago.
9. Met with dealership in NH regarding 550 truck equipment installations.
10. Attended the Highway Superintendent’s meeting
11. Issued a trench permit for work in ROW on Bidwell Rd.
The board reviewed Police Chief, Gareth Backhaus’ weekly report for 11/9 – 11/15/10 which included:
1. Assist GBPD with a missing person.
Miscellaneous Select Board Items Reviewed:
1. The minutes from 11.8.10 were approved as written with one minor correction.
2. Warrants were signed for 3 weeks as the Treasurer will be away.
3. Inter-Departmental Secretary’s weekly report reviewed.
4. The Board reviewed the WMH lease renewal submitted by Joe Baker with their suggested changes. Also included were changes and additions submitted by the Director of Operations. The Board will look all this over next week when all 3 Select Board members are present.
5. Wayne attended a BRPC meeting last night. He stated that one of the items discussed was the TIP list. There are several projects with a lot more “traffic” than Monterey’s that will most likely be funded first. Wayne will bring a current copy of the TIP list to next week’s meeting.
6. Eugene Bounous came in to request an update on the future of cell towers in Monterey. Mr. Bounous has submitted a plan to the town to erect a cell tower on his property which has been denied by the Building Department and referred to the Board of Appeals if Mr. Bounous decides to apply for a variance. Jon explained that the Planning Board is planning on having a special town meeting to change the telecommunications bylaws. Prior to the special town meeting they will hold informational meetings for residents to give their input. There will be a Planning Board meeting this Wednesday to continue the discussions.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 7:45pm
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Inter-Departmental Secretary via audio recording
Approved by:
Monterey Select Board
Select Board Members
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