MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on April 28th, 2008 @ 6:58 PM
Present: Richard A. Miller, Chair, and Brian Gray.
Rob Guyer was excused and absent.
Guests: Ed Briggs, Bob Durgin, and Steve Matsen.
After the minutes were read and approved we asked Ed and Bob to speak to us.
They told us that they hadn’t heard anything from the Cemetery Commission, and
that they had two letters returned: one to Douglas Garon and one to William
Gottemeyer. And they did not know if their bid had been accepted. So Richard
Miller told them he would contact Pat Hunt and find out what’s going on. Then
we reviewed the bids that had come in as referenced in #5 of tonight’s agenda.
We reviewed all the bids and accepted the one from Robert Durgin and Ed
Briggs. They thanked us and left the building
Then Steve Matsen talked to us about the Property on the Derby-Gore Road which
is in a state of disarray with many automobiles and parts laying around. Steve
had received a complaint about this property from Dell Green, and Steve wanted
to discuss with us what he had planned. He told us that he had investigated
what his options were and the most favorable would be to adopt an ordinance
about keeping properties in order. He also informed us that he plans on
writing a letter to the owner of the property and also the renters, telling
them they have 15 days to clean up the property or they will be fined. We
agreed with him and asked if he would write an ordinance for us; Steve agreed
to do so, and be back in two weeks to discuss the ordinance with us. We
thanked him for his work, and he left the building.
Then we proceeded with the rest of the agenda.
#4 Letter from Lyndon Rescue: we reviewed it and took no action due to the
fact that we have already agreed that Derby Line Ambulance will handle all of
Morgan’s needs.
#5 we reviewed the bids with Bob Durgin and Ed Briggs and chose them to mow
the town properties.
#6 Outside Consumption Permit from the Seymour Lake Lodge.
After reviewing it we agreed to give the Lodge permission to serve drinks on
the porch and lawn.
#7.PVR course for Diane Moore. We agreed to approve this request due to the
fact that the Listers need to attend workshops from time to time to keep up
with the changes that occur.
#8 Weight permit from Kelly-View Farm, Inc. After reviewing it and finding
that they have insurance and had paid the proper fee, we approved their use of
our roads.
#9 Quarterly report from Waste Management: Reviewed and no action was
required.
#10 Letter of thanks from Northeast Kingdom Human Services, Inc. We read and
were glad to receive thanks for including them in our appropriations.
#11 NVDA-2008 High Risk Rural Road program: Richard Miller said he would take
care of this by calling the Telephone# given and would return the outline to
them.
#12 Robert Lewis’ contact information: We copied his number and passed copies
to each in attendance and left one for the Clerk.
#13 Letter from Mark and Heather Gray. This was in reference to #5 and we
reviewed and took no action.
#14.Operation Smooth Ride request to contact representatives to support
committee’s proposal: Richard Miller will call and offer our support.
#15 ARC News given to Brian Gray to read and respond.
#16 Orders to sign: #22A, #23, and #23A
We reviewed each of the above and found that all the payments were due and in
order to be paid. We want to keep closer inspection on Cassella Waste
Management. This information was given to us by Paul A. Thomasi, Executive
Director of Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District in Lyndonville. He has
been very helpful to our board when we need help with our Landfill Budget.
New Business: I informed Brian that Rob Guyer and I had talked about using
some of the money out of the discretionary fund to purchase hot dogs and rolls
for the clean up, especially so that we could feed the young people who come
out. Brian also approved. I will let the Store owners know.
The meeting ended at 8:01 p.m.
Minutes taken and recorded by Richard A. Miller, Select Board Chairman