Month: November 2009

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on November 23 @ 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 meeting minutes reviewed and approved as read.

2.Communications and Notices:

A: Paul Tomasi from NEKWMD will be at the 12/14 meeting to discuss the
waste/recycling budget and offer suggestions on how to budget for the coming
year.

B: A fax communication was received from Orleans County Superior Court
regarding a public hearing regarding the County budget this was reviewed and
Richard will try to make the meeting as it includes budgets for the Sheriff’s
department and Side Judges etc.

C: An appropriations request was received from the “Vermont Coalition of
Municipalities” this organization is working on replacing the statewide
education property tax with an alternative method of financing education and
to reduce the burden of the property tax. The dues are $100.00 and were
approved by the board.

D: A draft of the proposed warranty deed and Property tax return from the
Town to Botros was read and reviewed. It will be returned to the attorney for
a small spelling change, the rest of the document was in order.

E: A letter was received from Linda Broadwater with an enclosed check for the
sum of $7000.00 . This was monies received from the “Better Backroads Grant”
portion of the Wayeeses Shore Road project. The Wayeeses Road Association
matching portion is $1330.57 and the Syemour Lake Association’s portion is
around $266.00 Shawn Austin completed this project this summer. 2

F: The VLCT Board has set the FY11 Dues. The dues are based on the 2008 U.S.
Census population estimates figures $.95/capita. That puts Morgan at $1407.00
for next years budget.

G: A notice was received from the U.S. Census Bureau regarding a regional
workshop.

This was noted and filed.

H: Orders # 12 were reviewed and signed for payment.

Meeting Adjourned at 7:45 PM

Submitted by L.Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on November 9, 2009 @ 7:00 PM

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

Guests: Diane Moore and James Judd listers

Meeting called to order at 7 PM.

Our guests presented a real estate tax grievance that was initiated in 2008.
The town has been notified that it will proceed to Superior Court for
resolution After discussion, the select board decided to let the court settle
the dispute rather than negotiate a settlement.

Also a request has been received from the employees at the waste-recycling
center to have Shawn Austin, or his employees come to the site and burn the
brush waste pile that has accumulated at the town dump.

1. Previous minutes reviewed and approved as read.

2. It was noted that there was no meeting held on the 26th of October, a
quorum was not present.

Communications and notices:

A: A copy of a letter from Mr. Paine with enclosed check for payment of this
years real estate taxes was read and filed.

B: A check in the amount of $9548.00 was received from the State for Current
Use reimbursement

C: A request to increase the Veteran’s real estate tax exemption from the
current $20,000.00 to $40,000.00, the maximum allowable was read and will be
included in the town warning for the March town meeting.

D: A copy of the Solid Waste Transfer Station report was read and filed.

E: A request from the NVDA for information was read and filed.

F: A copy of the December 2009 payment to the FY2010 Education Fund was
reviewed and filed.

G: A registration form was received for the Annual Meeting of Vermont
Conservation Commissions, this was read and filed.

H: A notice of a cancelled meeting and of an Amendment to the NEKWMD Solid
waste management plan, was received; a request to have a representative come
to the next meeting and explain the details will be sent to NEKWMD.

I: A letter was received from Sue Botros requesting information on any
progress made by the town in changing the deeds for town highway 18. The
materials and maps have been sent to our attorney to have this completed for
her.

ACTIONS TAKEN

A: A request to attend a Seminar on taxes etc. was approved. The town
clerk and tax collector will attend on December 3rd in Milton, Vt.

B: A bill was approved for payment to May and Davies for legal work
performed in preparation of the Superior court case for the pending tax
appeal.

C: The application for insurance to cover workman’s comp. and insure town
properties was reviewed, changes noted and signed for payment.

D: Documents and maps related to the Sue Botros land/road deed adjustment
was delivered to attorney Jen Jarvis, as discussed in the October 12th
meeting.

E: The expenditure and revenue report was reviewed and compared against
last years report for the same time period.

F: Orders #11 approved and signed.

NOTICE

The town clerks office will be closed on the following dates:

Monday, November 16th
Wednesday, November 25th
Thursday, November 25t
Tuesday, December 1st (seminar)
Wednesday, December 23rd
Thursday, December 24th
Wednesday, December 30th
Thursday, December 31st

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM

Submitted by L.Labor