Town of North Stonington
Board of Selectmen
New Town Hall Conference Room
March 20, 2012
- 7:00 PM
MINUTES
Call to Order-7:00 PM with Selectmen Mullane Donahue and Murphy present
Public Comments and Questions-Anna Farm East residents request improvements especially because of narrow lanes during snow season
YMCA Property-Executive Session-No action
FY 2012-13 Budget Interviews
Minutes-A motion was made by Selectman Donahue and seconded by Selectman Murphy to approve the minutes of March 13, 2012, carrying. 3-0
Correspondence
• Murtha Cullina, Letter from Mike Zizka regarding estimate of work for WPCA updates and Intermunicipal Agreement with Stonington, authorization will be given
• News article-Old Lyme will no longer plow snow from private roads in beach areas
• Fire Marshal’s letter regarding existing gas piping problem at school facilities
• Legislative testimony from Marc Tate to Congress on SB 426
• DUI Spot Check report
• Zoning Regulations Review report from Don Poland
• Stakeholder’s meeting of Dominion’s Millstone Power Station
Old Business-
1. Tribal Issues-Acknowledgement Issues-Federal, State and Towns are coordinating Eastern Pequot court litigation response.
2. Subdivision Review and Planning and Zoning Issues
Affordable Housing/Incentive Housing regulations-No report
Milltown Commons-No report
3. Permanent School Building Project Committee
A. School Building Project RFQ for Architectural services-Report due the end of this month
B. Permanent School Planning and Building Committee Project-No report
C. Middle School/High School Heating System Code Update-Complete
E. School of Choice-Selectman Mullane will get a copy of BOE minutes with action recorded
4. Kingswood/Meadow Wood drainage-Executive Session-No session, no action
5. Hewitt property –Tim York was present to discuss building code issues of concern with the repair of the Green Gables House, no action
A. Committee Report-No report
B. Dam Repairs-Re-Engineering-No report
6. Boombridge Road Bridge- Design-In progress
7. Grant applications/administration
Water Study Ex. 92 X I95-Executive Summary Draft provided for review and comments
Rec Area Basketball, Tennis Courts-Work is progressing
Town Hall Solar-No response from State Historic Preservation Office, will send another request for status.
8. Board and Commission appointment
Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center Bd of Directors Representative
Permanent School Planning and Building Committee
Water Pollution Control Authority No action
Cable TV Advisory Committee
Hewitt Farm Committee Alternate
Emergency Services Committee
9. Flood Damage Status Report/Repairs Update/ Action Items
Main Street Bridges-Work scheduled to start this week
Village Green Bridge-Design work has been authorized and is in process
10. Budget 2011-12 and Budget 2012-13-Selectmen continued deliberations
11. Request to Rent/Sell Holly Green Condominimum-Sales discussions are continuing
New Business-
1. Town Meeting Procedures-General Discussion and revisions to draft response
2. Tax Refund(s)-No action
3. Added appropriations (lawyers) and transfers ( Selectmen’s engineering)-Selectmen will attend BOF meeting to support the PZC request of $20,000
4. Transfer Station Hours-Selectman Mullane will try to borrow a traffic counter to assess traffic
5. Town Plowing of Private Roads-Will request a list from the Board of Education of private roads that are used by town’s school bus company.
Public Comments and Questions
Adjournment-10:45 PM
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