Minutes of Meeting

                                                Board of Selectmen

 

Meeting held upstairs in Town Hall                          Tuesday February 17, 2009

 

Attending: Town Manager Edward Samson

                   Selectmen Leo Enos, David Stickney and Allan Carr

 

Others attending: Alan Savage, Murray Vashaw, Rev. Don Williams & Joe Bachofer.

 

            The meeting was called to order at 6:30 P.M. by Chairman Leo Enos followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

APPOINTMENTS:  None

 

OLD BUSINESS:

            To review and approve the minutes of the February 2, 2009 meeting.

A motion was made by Allan Carr and seconded by David Stickney to approve the minutes as written.  A vote was called for and the motion carried.

 

            Department Head Up-dates:  None

 

            Signing of various paperwork:

                        Copy of finalized Town Warrant, several of these will be put in various places around town.

                        Intent to Cut:  James DubreuilLot on North Road – to cut 5 acres or 179.18 acres.  Mr. Dubreuil will be doing the cutting.

                        Timber Tax Levy – Robert Johnson – Flaherty Road – for $626.63.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

            A request from Joyce McGee of the Trustees of Trust Funds to approve the establishment of the McKinney/Alumni Association Scholarship Fund (new scholarship) This scholarship will be under the direction of the Trustees of Trust Funds.

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Allan Carr to approve the said scholarship and have it be under the direction of the Trustees of Trust Funds. A vote was called for and the motion carried.

 

            Edward Samson said that a representative of the Page Hill MHP Co-op. had come to him to see if they could have a Warrant Article at Town Meeting regarding trash pick-up at the park.  Ed told them that all Warrant Articles had to be in by February 3rd, he also said that this issue had been brought up to the Selectmen previously and they had said no to it.  The Town did not budget for it and the trash contract that they now have runs until December.         

            Leo Enos suggested that a letter be sent to the Co-op stating that the Selectmen decided that this isn’t something that they want to do and that they should contact Wayno’s themselves.

 

            Edward Samson also stated that the State budget is being cut drastically and that we have to be very careful of things that we do with our Town Budget.

 

IN FORMATION;

            In the packet was a Zoning Board Notice of Decision for Dana and Sharon Robinson.

            Information regarding Portland Pipeline Wetlands Application.

 

            Alan Savage asked that the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen please confer with the Zoning and Planning Boards before they appoint someone to the Board when there is a vacancy.  Edward Samson said that all appointments or re-appointments would be made the first Selectmen’s meeting in April.  He noted that Bill Potter had asked to be re-appointed.

 

Noting that there was no further business to come before the meeting. A motion was called for to adjourn.

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Allan Carr to adjourn. A vote was taken and the meeting adjourned at 6:43 P.M.

 

Respectfully,                                                                          Approved:

 

Sandra E. Doolan – Clerk                                                     Leo Enos

 

 

                                                                                                David Stickney

 

 

                                                                                                Allan Carr

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Board of Selectmen