MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING
WILLINGTON BOARD OF FINANCE
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
40 Old Farms Road
Willington, CT 06279
July 27, 2006
7:00 P.M.
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Members Present: Members Absent:
Lynn Brown, Chairman Ken Schoppmann
Kathy Blessing, Vice-Chair Elizabeth Marco - Alternate
Jim Harvey
Matt DiNallo
Ann Marie Brown
Geoff Prusak – Alternate
Also Present: Selectmen Patton & Lewis, John Sahi, Members of the River Road Athletic Project, Members of the Board of Education
Chairman Brown called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
Jim Harvey motioned to seat Geoff Prusak for Ann Marie Brown. Kathy Blessing seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve minutes of June 15, 2006 was made by Jim Harvey, Kathy Blessing seconded. All in favor, Matt DiNallo abstained, motion passed.
Motion to approve minutes for July 20, 2006 email poll was made by Jim Harvey, Kathy Blessing seconded. All in favor, Matt DiNallo abstained, motion passed.
Ann Marie Brown arrived at 7:05. Jim Harvey motioned to seat Geoff Prusak for Ken Schoppmann. Kathy Blessing seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
PRESENT TO SPEAK –
John Sahi, Recreation Director, request for the expenditure of $45,000 from CIP to fund the River Road Athletic Project.
A memo from Michael Eldredge with requests for the Hall Memorial School Water System.
John Patton, Chairman of Senior Housing Projects Committee, with a request for an appropriation for Design & Construction of Senior Housing Septic System and Infrastructure.
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NEW BUSINESS –
John Sahi, Recreation Director, presented the Board with a memo requesting a Town Meeting to authorize the expenditure of $45,000 from CIP to fund the River Road Athletic Project. Discussion followed.
Lynn Brown motioned that the Board of Finance recommends the Board of Selectmen call a Town Meeting to see if the townspeople on the recommendation of the Board of Finance will authorize the appropriation of $45,000 from the Capital Reserve for the purpose of funding the River Road Athletic Complex. Kathy Blessing seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
A memo was presented to the Board for Finance from Michael Eldredge with requests for the Hall Memorial School Water System. Selectman Patton explained for the Board the details of the project. Discussion Followed.
Lynn Brown motioned that the Board of Finance recommends that the Board of Selectmen call a Town Meeting to appropriate $300,000.00 for the Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) Grant awarded June 1, 2006 for the extension (design & construction) of a main water line from Rivers Edge Condominiums to Hall Memorial School. Jim Harvey seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
Lynn Brown motioned that the Board of Finance recommends that the Board of Selectmen call a Town Meeting to appropriate $69,300.00 from the Capital Reserve Funds to design and construct the interconnection of public water from the main in front of Hall School to the building. Jim Harvey seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
John Patton, Chairman of Senior Housing Projects Committee, presented the Board with a memo requesting an appropriation for Design & Construction of Senior Housing Septic System and Infrastructure. He described for the Board of the details of the project. Discussion followed.
Jim Harvey motioned that the Board of Finance recommends that the Board of Selectmen call a Town Meeting to appropriate a total of $566,500 from the general fund balance for the design and construction of the septic system and the design and expansion of the infrastructure for the Senior Housing apartments and cottages to be reimbursed by the EDI Grant B-06-SP-CT-0170 for $346,500 and the Access Senior Housing of Willington hook-up fee of $220,000. Matt DiNallo seconded. All were in favor, motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS – none
CORRESPONDENCE –
Letter from State Dept of Transportation informing the Town of construction on the Bridge at Rt 74 and the Willimantic River in 2008.
Letter from WRTD – Dial-a-Ride. Forwarded to WY&FSS.
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GOOD & WELFARE –
Kathy Blessing thanked Debra Hlobik for all her hard work and effort in trying to put together a meeting last week. Her efforts are greatly appreciated.
The next meeting for the Board of Finance will be August 17, 2006.
Motion to adjourn made by Geoff Prusak at 8:00 pm...Seconded by Jim Harvey.~~ All in favor, motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Hlobik
BOF Secretary
Board of Selectmen
860-487-3100
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