MINUTES
Selectmen’s Meeting October 6, 2008
Town Hall 6:30
PM
Allan Carr David Stickney Leo Enos
Becky Newton Edward Samson
Selectman
Enos called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
None
OLD BUSINESS
1.
Review and
approval of September 22, 2008 Selectmen’s meeting
minutes.
Moved by Allan
Carr and seconded by David Stickney to approve the minutes of the September 22,
2008 meeting.
Motion carried – unanimous.
2.
Department
Head Updates - None
1.
Renaming Pauls
Drive
Michael
and Barbara Rossell now own the private road formerly known as Lower Paul’s
Drive. They would like to rename the
private road and have offered three choices; Wegomlegging Court (Flemish word
meaning detour – first choice), Wit Hondjes Court (Flemish word reflecting
their love of the West Highland White Terrier) and Maranatha Court (Aramaic
word meaning, “the Lord comes”).
Selectman
Stickney said that he feels the road name should be a name that everyone would
be able to pronounce especially for 911 purposes. He suggested that the Rossells be asked to
come back to the board with choices that the average person can pronounce and
spell.
Allan
Carr was opposed to changing the name.
He said changing the road name would require changing all the maps.
J.
Bachofer suggested leaving the road name as it is and allowing the Rossells to
put their own sign below the road sign.
Town Manager Samson said that would be more confusing for people. Mr. Samson reminded all present that the
road in question is a private road and the Rossells are the only residents of
that road.
David
Stickney asked what it would cost to change the road name. Mr. Samson said there would be no cost to the
town for 911 or otherwise. The Rossells
would have to buy their own sign.
Moved by David Stickney to change the road name to Maranatha Court. There was no second to the motion so the motion dies.
There were no other motions regarding this issue.
2.
Authorization
to transfer money from the Town Hall Capital Reserve Fund.
Mr.
Samson said the requested amount is $11,547.34 to make the final payment toward
the electrical improvements and fire alarm installation in the Lancaster town
hall. In return the Town will receive
$50,000 in grant money.
Moved by Allan Carr and seconded
by David Stickney to authorize the transfer of $11,547.34 from the Town Hall
Capital Reserve Fund to make the final payment toward the electrical
improvements and fire alarm installation in the Lancaster town hall building.
Motion carried – unanimous.
B.
Newton stated that the town had just received $50,000 from LCHIP for the
brickwork on the town hall building.
3.
Appeal on 83
Middle Street
Bruce
Webster purchased the property in September of this year from the foreclosure
company for $73,850. It is currently
assessed at $131,000. He has filed the
request too early. It cannot be filed
until after the “notice of tax” which has not occurred yet.
Consensus
of the selectmen was to send the request back to Mr. Webster marked “filed
prematurely”.
4.
Trash Hauling
Bids
Town
Manager Samson advised that there are 3 bids to consider: Beattie, Casella and
Normandeau (the least expensive). Mr.
Samson also stated that the town would be allowed to get back into Mt. Carberry
at $67/ton (same as when we left). This
price is locked in for 5 years. Mr.
Samson, after a lengthy review of all the bids, recommended that the board
approve the bid from Normandeau for a period of 1 year. The cost for Normandeau is $175 per load with
a fuel surcharge of $.85 (round trip) per load when his diesel fuel cost
reaches $4.05/gallon. After that every
$.05 increase in Normandeau’s diesel fuel cost adds $.85 per load to the cost.
Moved by David Stickney and
seconded by Allan Carr to approve the trash hauling bid from Normandeau.
Motion carried – unanimous.
Moved by David Stickney and
seconded by Allan Carr to authorize the Town Manager to negotiate a contract
with Mt Carberry (AVRRDD) at a cost of $67/ton.
Motion carried – unanimous.
5.
Signing of
various paperwork
· Warrant for November 4, 2008 State General Election – signed by all selectmen.
·
Land Use
Change Tax – a rewrite of the initial proposal for the Morel property on Route
142. The only cost involved is $21.00 to
record the change. This will be the
town’s cost as it is a correction.
J.
Bachofer asked about the status of the tax assessment project. Mr. Samson advised that Northtown Associates
LLC have until 10/15 to complete the project.
He said that he would ask Jason Call to attend the next selectmen’s
meeting to provide an update on the project.
Selectman Carr asked when the Arthur White Bridge project would begin. Mr. Samson said that the contractor has begun the work. He said that the existing bridge would not be completely removed until the new bridge is ready. Mr. Carr said that there should be something put along the edges of the bridge for safety issues.
Moved by David Stickney and
seconded by Allan Carr to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried and the meeting
adjourned at 6:58 pm.
Respectfully
submitted,
Jean E. Oleson
Signed/Date:
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Leo J Enos Sr
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Allan Carr
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David Stickney