Category: Select Board Meetings

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on Sept. 14, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Guyer,
L. Labor
R. Miller (absent)

Guests: Sue Botros and son Alex, Jim Fields and Bob Durgin, Sheriff Kirk Martin

Meeting called to order at 7PM.

Previous minutes approved as read.

Guests Sue Botros and son Alex presented documentation demonstrating the
changes in the “1 Mile Road” that were carried out by Carol Cass and then
Shawn Austin. At the recommendation of their attorney, they came to the
meeting requesting a deed be conveyed to them by the town for the land that
was received by them at the time the road was straightened. As the same amount
was taken from land owned by them to complete the work. After looking at the
documents we (the town) will request the town’s attorney to process the
necessary paper work.

Bob Durgin introduced himself and stated his desire to be Mr. Coutu’s
replacement at the recycle station. There being no objections or other
concerns Bob will be starting in 2 weeks and Jim will assume the lead role at
the center.

Sheriff Kirk Martin came at the request of the board to discuss ways and
methods to deter future disturbances at the public beach re: the “Fracas in
Morgan”

He explained the delays in filing charges, and displayed the public notice
that was to appear in the next day’s press release. Several recommendations
were discussed as to which governing authority needed to be contacted in order
to implement some changes at the beach, as this is not property owned by the
town, but is leased from the Fish and Game Dept. Further discussion will
follow when there is full board present.

Communications and notices:

A: Letter from Ross Environmental Associates, Inc. offering consulting svcs,
read and filed.

B: Seminar on storm water regulations read and filed.

C: August Judicial Bureau report re: civil fines received ($73.50) read and
filed.

D: Request from our Town Clerk to purchase a software module from NEMRC for
the purpose of filling out Marriage licenses. This was filed and we will
discuss with her and when we have a full board to review as it is a $300.00
expenditure.

E: A letter from the office of attorney Davies re: Snyder vs. Town of Morgan,
no action required as this is a notice of an impending tax appeal to Superior
Court.

F: A thank you letter received from the Vt. Coalition of Municipalities for
the appropriation sent to them.

G: Copy of a draft 2010 Vt. Municipality Policy was received from the VLCT,
read and filed.

H: Invitation was received from RCT to send a representative to their Annual
Meeting and recognition dinner. No action required read and filed.

ACTIONS TAKEN

1. The revenue and expenditure report was read and filed.

2. Orders # 7 was reviewed and signed.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Submitted by L. Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on August 24, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller Chair,
R. Guyer
L. Labor

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.

1. Previous minutes reviewed and approved as read.

Communications and notices:

The following communications and notices were received and reviewed by the
board as presented by R. Miller.

The 09-10 Tax rate calculations were reviewed and signed.
(See attachments)

A memorandum from VLCT regarding proposed changes in their bylaws. No action
required.

An information letter from Gray’s paving and expansion of company. No action
required.

Letter from Vermont mapping unit received re: highway mileage certificate etc.
No action required till February.

A letter from Dubois and King was received with the results of the water
testing, at the recycling center.

A letter from the State on the clean water intended use plan etc. No action
required.

ACTIONS TAKEN

Orders # 5 AP & PR, 5A-AP, 5B-PR were reviewed and signed.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50PM

Submitted by L.Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on Aug. 10, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller, Chair
R. Guyer
L. Labor, absent

Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

1. Previous minutes were reviewed and approved.

Communications and notices:
The following communications were received and reveiwed by the board as
presented by R. Miller.

Tax Rate Discussion: this was delayed until after all other communications
were reviewed.

Notification from VT Emergency Management of a course that is scheduled for
August 18th: this was reviewed and no action taken.

Invoice from VT Coalition of Municipalities: Approved to pay $50.00

Letter from Small Time Logging and Landscaping: Approved to pay bill and we
took notice of this company being sold and their new name.

NVDA’s annual meeting on Sept. 3rd at Jay Peak. Rob Guyer and his wife will
attend this function.

Dept. of Envioronmental Conservation public hearing on August 17: Reviewed

We then reviewed the budget but still have questions. we both will speak with
Tammy.

We reviewed Orders #3,4, and 4 A. After reviewing them we signed them.

Kevin Fries then came in and spoke to us about his complaints on 4 Wheel
Drive. We informed him of Matt Sheltra and told him to call him about dogs.
Rob Guyer offered to ride to his home and take a look at the situation.

The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Minutes recorded by R. A. Miller

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on July 27, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller chair, L.Labor
R. Guyer absent

Guest: Harvey and Kathy Morrissette.
Catherine Lipscombe

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.

1. Previous minutes reviewed and approved as read.

2. Our guests made introductions and the floor was turned over to them by R.
Miller chair. A brief discussion describing some of the issues that they are
dealing with re; the disruptive behavior of their neighbors’ dogs and lack of
respect for their peace and quiet. The dogs being described as vicious and
intimidating and at times free roaming. These are pit bulls and crossbreeds
not small dogs.

The board advised them to follow due course with the authorities, and gave
them the information on Morgan’s animal control officer and to contact him and
the State Police for any future occurrences. If questioned by the authorities
the board will also support them with their concerns.

Communications and notices:

The following communications were received and reviewed by the board as
presented by R. Miller:

A. A letter of agreement for Computer Appraisal Services was received from the
State of Vt. Dept. of Taxes. This licenses the town to use this software and
comes with a bill of $201.89.

B. A letter from the VLCT inviting each town to designate a delegate to attend
the VLCT Annual Business Meeting on October 1, 2009 in the Barre Municipal
Civic Center Alumni Hall.

C. An invitation from North Country Health System was received inviting the
town’s participation in their strategic planning, this was reviewed and filed.

D. A letter to Paul Gillies, recommending the pursuit of an easement action
regarding the cemetery access was read and submitted.

E. A letter from the “Orleans County Citizen Advocacy” group describing a Bike
Tour as a fundraiser for that organization was reviewed and filed.

ACTIONS TAKEN

1. Tax exemption certificate from Fairpoint was received and signed. This is a
carry over from Verizon and exempts the town from having to pay State and
Federal excise taxes on communication services supplied by Fairpoint

2. Orders #1A re-signed for Brighton fire coverage. check number not in
computer.

3. Orders 27 A, # 2 AAAA and #3 were all reviewed and signed.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Submitted by L.Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on July 13, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

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Present: R. Miller chair, R. Guyer, and L. Labor

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.

1. Previous minutes reviewed and approved as read.

Communications and Notices:

The following communications and notices were received and reviewed by the
board as presented by R. Miller:

A: Notice has been received from the State of Vermont Office of State
Treasurer, that the first of the four quarterly highway aid payments for the
new fiscal year will be issued by the Agency of Transportation on July 15.

The total for Class 2 and 3 roads is $12,840.33 per quarter.

B: A recent UIS property inspection and recommendation report was received
from the VLCT.

Various recommendations were made to help reduce the risk of a loss to the
Town Hall, Town Office and the Transfer Station.

The recommendations focused on fire extinguishers and their maintenance or
recharge date, also on smoke detectors and their placement in the properties.

C: A letter was received from Fred’s P & H, to determine participation in this
winters fuel pricing plans. The board voted to file and not participate.

D: A newsletter Out of the Blue was received and reviewed. It is
published by the ANR.

E: An invitation was received from the Northwoods Stewardship Center to attend
a program on Sat. August 15th It starts at 5:30 PM and includes dinner and
dance. Cover is $25/pp.

F. A notice was received from the Vt. Tax dept. The new rates for residential
and non-residential property have been set. The new rates are $1.18 for
homestead and $1.32 for non residential. Note: this does not include the
town’s portion, which has not been calculated yet.

G: The Endyne April 2009 Groundwater Monitoring Report was read and reviewed,
it should be noted that there were no issues. This was noted and filed.

H: VTRANS sent a 2010 Grant Application Form with Instructions. This is not
really a grant program but a reimbursement for monies spent by the town for
such projects that the town might deem as enhancements such as sidewalks or
bike paths etc.

This was read and filed.

I: A letter was received from the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.
This letter was to notify us that Morgan is no longer included in the Forest
Legacy Area for Vermont. The boundaries for the area have been changed to
better reflect the goals of the program in the state as funds are becoming
increasingly competitive on a national scale.

ACTIONS TAKEN

Warrants 1, 1A & 1B & AAA were reviewed and signed. The expenditures were
quite large as this represented year-end bills and a week of payroll for year-
end + an odd week for July.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Submitted by L.Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on June 22, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

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Present: R. Miller chair, R. Guyer, and L.Labor

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.

1. Previous minutes reviewed and approved as read.

Communications and notices:

The following communications and notices were received and reviewed by the
board as presented by R. Miller:

An invoice and report was received from Endyne, Inc. They are contracted by
the town for monitoring soil samples and measuring the level of contaminants
present at the landfill. The report indicated we are within normal limits.

The invoice was approved for payment.

An invitation was received from Plum Creek to attend a meeting in Island Pond
for the purpose of discussing land management and recreational use of their
holdings with their foresters etc. This notice was received so late that no
members of the board were able to attend.

An invoice and maintenance agreement was received from Russell Graphics; this
was for the towns mapping and printing of the tax maps etc.

This invoice was approved as submitted.

A copy of Act 250 Land Use Permit for Kevin Fries was received and filed.

A copy of Highway resurfacing services contract from the Agency of
Transportation was received, reviewed and filed.

ACTIONS TAKEN

The select board entered into an agreement with Mathew R. Sheltra, as the
Animal Control Officer for the town. Mathew has experience as the ACO for the
town of Derby, and has agreed to perform those duties for the town of Morgan.

Any persons needing the services of an animal control officer may call the
town clerk and Tammy will forward the request and information on to Mathew.

Orders # 27 were reviewed and signed for payment.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Submitted by L.Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on June 8, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

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Present: R. Miller chair, R. Guyer and L. Labor

Guest: Linda Broadwater, Shawn Austin,road commissioner

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.

1. Previous minutes reviewed and approved as read.

Linda Broadwater came to present information on the “Better Back Roads Grant”
and the current status of it. The grant is for $7,000.00. The work to be
performed by Shawn Austin is estimated to be $9,300.00. Monies will pay for
the unmet balance from the Seymour Lake Association and the Wayeeses
Association.

Linda, as the contact person for the grant, offered to answer any questions
that may arise.

Shawn acknowledged receiving the local roads training program for local
disaster etc. and he also received a copy of the “Better Back Roads Grant”
from Linda and has read the parts pertaining to participation criteria.

Communications and notices:

The following communications were received and reviewed by the board as
presented by R. Miller:

Mr. Thomas Halligan contacted Richard Miller for information on fireworks
regulations.

Richard will look up the information and call him back. The town does not have
an ordinance on fireworks, there are, however, State regulations.

An email was received from Brian Hanson concerning Emergency preparedness etc.
This was forwarded to Roland Besaw.

The minutes of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management meeting were received
and filed.

Residents are reminded that Morgan does have an ordinance regulating the
keeping and control of dogs and or wolf hybrids within the town.

All dogs must be licensed annually and have a current rabies vaccination. The
license and rabies tag must be attached to the dog via a collar or harness. It
should also be noted that no person shall permit a dog owned or under the
keeping or control of said person to be at large within the Town of Morgan.

There have been several instances where this has not been the case and this
activity must cease. Civil penalties are expensive and avoidable.

ACTIONS TAKEN

1. Copies of the Town of Morgan’s Dog Ordinance were passed out by R. Miller

2. The animal control officer position is being finalized, if the agreement is
satisfactory for the town and the interested party, this should be awarded at
the next meeting June 22nd.

3. The Brighton Fire Department’s invoice for the 9.8 square miles of fire
coverage was approved for payment. This was submitted to Tammy for payment.

4. An invoice was received from Paul Hannon for work performed for the Ancient
Roads Committee. This was approved for payment from the ancient roads grant.

5. The revenue and expenditures reports were reviewed.

6. Orders #26 and 26A were reviewed and approved for payment.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Submitted by L.Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on May 26, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

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Present: R. Miller chair, R. Guyer and L.Labor

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.

1. Previous minutes reviewed, 2 spelling errors corrected, otherwise, the
content was approved.

Communications and notices:

The following communications were received and reviewed by the board as
presented by R. Miller:

A. A letter was received from Comcast extending an invitation to meet with the
board to discuss Comcast’s plans for our area, specifically their line
extensions and services that they are able to offer our residents. This will
be filed for future reference.

B. A copy of Waste Age Magazine was received and forwarded to Brian
Gray.

C. A letter and brochure was received from the Department of Forests, Parks
and Recreation and will be forwarded to our school principal for distribution
to students and teachers. This is a new program called Venture Vermont and
it is hoped that it will stimulate outdoor activities that result in reward
points that can be used for a VIP Silver Coin that will give the recipient a
free admission to state park day areas for 2009-2010!

D. A letter was received from Taplin’s offering port-a-potties service at the
beach parking lot. It was received too late as the service was already awarded
to Juddy’s.

E. The State of Vt. Department of Public Safety sent a reminder notice to the
board. This in regards to the storage of hazardous materials by the town.
Since we do not engage in this activity, it was filed.

F. A fax was received from Brian Hanson, State Emergency Preparedness
Coordinator submitting information on the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Filed for future reference.

G. A notice of a workshop series to be presented by the Vermont Local Roads
Program was received and referred to Shawn Austin. Registration enclosed,
this would be training for disaster response and recovery for road crews.

Old business:

Mr. Miller, will refer the vendor seeking permission to put in a food stand at
the State Fishing access or the public beach to Mr. S. Matson for review of
the zoning laws and regs etc. It was determined that different towns have
different approaches to this process.

The railing for the access entrance to the town office has been repaired.

ACTIONS TAKEN

1. An estimate to repair or replace the Community House door, side entrance
clapboards and railing was received, reviewed and approved. This work will
cost the town approximately $600.00

2. A registration request from Diane Moore to attend a Vt. Dept. of Taxes
Property Valuation and Review was approved for payment

3. Warrant order # 25; the bills were reviewed and approved for payment

Meeting Adjourned at 7:45 PM.
Submitted by L.Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on May 11th, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

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Present: R. Miller chair, R. Guyer and L.Labor

Guest: Shawn Austin

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.

1. Previous minutes reviewed and accepted as read.

2. Shawn Austin came to discuss the budget overage in operations. It was
agreed by the select board to shift unused funds from the repair budget to
sustain the operations budget. It is anticipated that about $2900.00 will be
needed. Tammy will be instructed to transfer the monies needed from the
equipment repair budget to operations, as there is $5000.00 in that line item
available.

3. Shawn has agreed to come to 1 meeting monthly to keep the select board
abreast of activity and budget needs.

Communications and notices:

The following communications were received and reviewed by the board as
presented by R. Miller.

A: NEKWMD waste and fee comparison report was reviewed and filed.

B: Letter from G. Stone referring to heavy equipment repair or purchase

C: Letter from Knight Consulting Engineers Inc. describing the services they
offer,- referred to S. Austin. To be filed.

D: The State appraiser’s actions on the Taylor Moore property tax appeal was
discussed. The assessment recommendations were made to the property listing
and to the grand list.

E: A letter was received from Jan Selby regarding the milfoil grant from the
State. This year’s grant will be for $6899.00

F: Robert Cain met with R. Miller to express the need for some maintenance and
repair work that he feels is needed on the Community House. This would entail
work on the door, railing and cleaning out of the basement. R. Miller said he
would so note and get together a work group to address the needs.

Old Business:

1. Alan Wooley’s request for mailbox placement. This was discussed with the
parties involved including S. Austin and Mr. Piette, the rural carrier.
Permission was granted to move it across the road.

2. The town is still without an animal control officer. It was proposed to
investigate outsourcing this to Derby. Their select board will be contacted to
discuss our issue.

3. The Orleans County Sheriffs dept. contract for services was signed.

ACTIONS TAKEN:

A: A request from UVM to purchase the Town parcel data from Russell Graphics
was received, and signed. The town must sign off in order for them to release
the data.

B: A letter was received from a party interested in setting up a hot dog/food
concession cart at the public beach or the fishing access. A letter will be
sent out to this party explaining that the fishing access is State owned land
and that we are unable to grant permission and that she should contact the
State Fish and Game Dept.

C: Doyon logging submitted an excess weight permit; this was signed and filed.

D: A bill was received from Paul Hannon for work performed for the town, this
was approved for payment.

E: Orders: # 24 reviewed and approved for payment.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Submitted by L. Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on April 27, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

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Present: R. Guyer and L.Labor
Mr. R. Miller (absent on vacation)

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.

1. Previous minutes reviewed and accepted as read.

Communications and notices:

The following communications were received and reviewed by the 2 select board
members present.

A. Notice of the 28th Annual Recycling Conference and Expo to be held June 8th
and 9th.

B. Email updates on Highway Aid. A check for $12,823.24 was received on 4/27.

C. Dry Hydrant grants program application for was received.

D. A copy of the American recovery and reinvestment act for interested
parties was received.

E. A copy of Certificate of Highway mileage from the Agency of Transportation
was received.

F. A copy of a Land Use Application “ for the Duggan’s was received. No action
by the select board is required.

G. The agreement for general law enforcement service was reviewed; the
decision to sign it was tabled to the next meeting.

ACTIONS TAKEN

1. The notice of hearing for David and Ann Moore was signed. This gives Diane
Moore the authority to represent the Town of Morgan at this hearing to be held
May 5h.

2. The construction bill for the renovations on the town office building as
performed by Claude Paul Construction was approved for payment.

2. Kelley-View Farm Inc submitted a weight permit form. This was reviewed for
completeness and insurance coverage. This was approved as submitted and
signed.

3. The Town of Brighton Emergency Service Agreement for Fire service was
approved and signed.

4. A bill from the Charleston Fire Department was received. It is for the sum
of $14,324.58 and is due July 1st, 2009 this also was approved.

5. A registration fee of $110.00 was approved for Tammy to attend a Fiscal
year end close “ seminar.

6. Orders # 23. The monthly bills as presented by Tammy were reviewed and
approved for payment.

Adjournment:
7:45 PM
Submitted by L.Labor