MINUTES OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING
February 6, 2008
1. The meeting was called to order by Mark at 7:00pm. Tom and Hal were present.
2. On a motion by Tom, 2nd by Hal, ALL voted to approve minutes of the January 16, 2008 regular Board meeting.
3. Committee Reports- Joanie Jacobs, Chairperson for the Finance Committee prepared the memo to all department heads as requested by the Board to reduce requests for fiscal '09 budget by 5%.
4. Reports from Department Heads-Chief Mike Hooker gave a brief update on plans for selling the old fire trucks (1980 GMC & 1984 FMC). He said he'd try locally at first at the WMFA meeting and if there was no feedback, he & Lenny would advertise them.
Mike also mentioned problems with the Spurrs Corner keypad installation. Dan Fogg said in order to use the one Tom got; the door hardware would have to be moved at the Spurrs station.
The Board was not in favor of doing that. Tom said it was the third one he's gotten but, he'd check into it.
There was a report of a problem with a post for the portal roof in the doorway of the Spurrs station. Four people have hit their heads on it becoming a safety issue. Rick Micklon & Tom discussed perhaps a support wall would work for the entranceway & in the meantime put caution tape up to prevent future injuries. Also, the outside light at the station as well as the one at the Town Office and the one on the flag at the office need to be fixed by Flanders. Tom said he would get in touch with them. (Both numbers were left on his answering machine for him to do so).
Rick Micklon, Planning Board Chair who filled in for our C.E.O., Richard St. John while out ill gave a recap on issues at hand. He mentioned the building that has gone up on Ahonen Road without a permit and also, the major state electrical and plumbing problems sited with the former Camp Manasseh property. Both issues are being dealt with through the Code Enforcement Office as well as the complaint of odor from the corner of Rayville Road. He then stated that the letter received from R. Remmington regarding concerns with his neighbor's property had been acknowledged by the Planning Board for public record.
5. Other business-Motion was made by Mark and 2nd by Tom to accept the abatement for Norman & Shirley Bean. ALL agreed.
Also, motion made by Mark and 2nd by Tom to accept the Smiley's supplemental tax warrant. ALL agreed.
6. Discussion-The Lawton Consent Agreement was brought up with further talk to take place at an upcoming executive session meeting with town council present.
7. Adjournment- Motion made by Hal, 2nd by Tom to adjourn at 7:57 p.m. ALL agreed.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon A. Matthews for Marianne Izzo-Morin
Mark Cyr
Thomas Nurmi
Hal Ferguson
Selectmen
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