Month: August 2012

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on August 27th, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Selectmen’s Agenda/Meeting
August 27, 2012

Present: Larry Labor, Chair, Allan Wooley, Robert Guyer, TammyLee Morin

Others Present: Representative Bob Lewis, Roland Besaw, Rick Pare, Jack &
Sandra Philbrick, Sheriff Kirk Martin.

Those attending the meeting: Kirk Martin from Sheriff’s Department
Representative from the State Police, Lauren Shaw and Lynn Batchelder and
possibly Bob Lewis, Rick Pare and Roland Besaw, and Jack Phillbrick.

1. Minutes to meeting of August 13, 2012 to review and approve.

Minutes to meeting of August 13, 2012 motion made and seconded to approve as
read.

2. Problems at the beach. (Jack Phillbrick, State Police and Sheriff’s
Department.

After a lot of discussion on the Beach Parking lot, Beach itself, buoy’s, and
problems that have been accruing at the beach, Bob Lewis gave some names
of a few people that may give some help to some of the problems. Patrick
Barry and Mike Rotrowsky may be able to give some information on what the
Town can and cannot do and Susan Warren from ANR to give recommendations
of what we may or may not be able to do also.

Select Board will keep trying to make improvements to the problems but
informed everyone it will take time and patience, but that they are trying
to fix or at least reduce some of the problems.

3. Rick Pare and Roland Besaw to discuss the Town Office appearance.

Rick Pare explained while high pressure washing the Town office it was
noticeable that the siding was cracked in many places and needed to be
replaced and Roland Besaw also commented on the windows that they are
cracked all around the outside too. Rolland commented that this siding
had been on since 1974 and would like to see the Town office with some
improvements. Selectmen replied they would look into it for the next year
budget.

4. Request for Rob & Meagan to attend NVDA annual meeting at a cost of $35.00
total for (guest only).

Motion made and seconded for Robert & Meagan Guyer to attend the meeting for
a guest cost of $35.00. So approved.

5. Discuss signs for public beach. Sample pages from Rob Guyer attached.

Motion made and seconded to approve pending word from Bob Lewis’s contact
with Dale Perron’s advice.

6. Estimate from Shawn Austin from Gray’s Paving for Recycling Center.

Motion made and seconded to put into 2013-2014 budget in the amount of
$1,600.00 from Gray’s Paving.

7. Request for Diane Moore to attend a 1 day comprehensive VALA depreciation
class on Tuesday October 9m 2012 at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in White
River Junction in the amount of $ 55.00.

Motion made and seconded to approve Diane Moore to attend meeting for the
amount of $55.00.

8. Certificate of deposit for Round Top Land Sale to automatically renew on
September 9m 2012. Rates are as follows: 6 months .29 APY .29

1 year .33 APY .33
2 year .56 APY .56
13 MONTH SPECIAL .65 APY .65

Motion made and seconded to go with the SPECIAL 13 month CD at .65% with
APY of .65%.

8. Notice from State of Vermont on the review of the review of the financial
records on FEMA done on August 8, 2012.

Reviewed that records were in good standings and a great job done. Reviewed
and filed.

9. Notice of Seminar for Road Crews on Flooding and Transportation
Infrastructure from NVDA.

Reviewed and filed, Tammy mailed a copy to Shawn Austin.

10. Myers Rubbish recycling services.

Larry will contact and invite Myers to a meeting for information on
recyclables and how they do them and prices.

11. E-mail from Allan Wooley on regulation on casual sales.

A motion was made and seconded to mail a certificate of Mailing to the Bechum
property of the Junk Yard ordinance every 30 days. Tammy will mail
another one out on August 29, 2012.

12. Notice of New Street Light guide and an opportunity to reduce the cost of
municipal street lighting from David Snedeker.

Read, reviewed and filed.

13. E-mail from Agency of Commerce and Community Development on FY2013
Planning Grants.

Read and reviewed.

14. Orders # 5 al ready approved and signed on August 23, 2012 in the amount
of $9,112.55 for payroll and $4,483.38 for accounts payable.

So noted.

15. Orders #5A for accounts payable to review approve and sign in the amount
of $ 450.00 for postage for tax bills.

Motion made and seconded to approve Order #5A in the amount of $450.00 in
accounts payable for postage for tax bill mailing.

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on August 13, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Town of Morgan
Select Board Agenda/Meeting
August 13, 2012

Present: Allan Wooley, Robert Guyer, TammyLee Morin.

Others Present: Beverly May, Bob & Sue Maple, Heidi Fortin, Jack & Sandra
Philbrick, Bill & Susan Burns, Diane Moore.

Meeting was called to order @ 6:56 p.m.

Those who may attend the meeting:

Bob & Sue Maple: Re: Junkyard complaint.

Heidi Fortin: Re: Bechum’s.

Beverly May: Re: Abutting Land questions.

Steve Matson: Re: Panning Board expense request.

Jack Phillbrick: Re: Beach Parking lot issues.

Diane Moore: Re: Order to Reappraise.

1. Minutes to meeting of July 23, 2012 to review and approve.

Motion made and seconded to approve minutes of July 23, 2012 meeting.

2. Beverly May questions/discussion to Select Board.

Beverly wanted the Select Board to know about a situation with some land that
would like to be given to the Historical Society from the Burns Family. The
property is only about 100 feet but because of some zoning laws it’s causing a
problem and they may need a variance through the Planning Board in order for
the Historical Society to get this.

The Burns don’t want any Liability problems and never really new they owned
this piece until it was surveyed. This was just informational to the board,
so that they new what was going on.

So noted.

b. Discuss Bushes in front of Historical Society building blocking view to
traffic coming off of Toad Pond Road.

Beverly May reported that she has trimmed them some but would do more and has
taken action to this matter.

So noted.

3. Discussion of Bechum property problem’s continued from meeting of July
23rd, 2012. (Bob & Sue Maple would like to discuss)

Robert & Sue Maple expressed their concern’s about garbage, foul language,
rodents, and the on going sale at the Bechum property.

The Select Board let them know that action has been taken and that the steps
needed to hopefully fix the problem is time consuming and rather complicated,
but that they are working on it.

Heidi Fortin also expressed some of the same concerns on the Bechum property
but that they had also cut 26 of her trees. Heidi was at the meeting to find
out where the whole situation stood and what was being done and was told the
same thing the Board told the Maples.

Copy of letter sent to Bechum’s from Zoning Administrator and Copy of
Regulation of Casual Sales from D. Snedeker.

For information only, so noted.

4. Discussion continues from meeting of July 23rd 2012 beach problems/plans.
(Mr. Philbrick would like to address)

Mr. & Mrs. Philbrick expressed their concern’s and that they worry about
someone getting hurt or killed. The late night horsing around with vehicles
and underage drinking and garbage left on the beach are a big problem.

The Select Board let them know that they have contacted the Sheriff’s
department, the state fish & game and are working on the situation but are
getting slow results and answers. The Sheriff’s department and the State
Police will be asked to come to the next meeting on August 27, 2012 to address
this matter.

5. Letter from State of Vermont Department of Taxes Re: Order to Reappraise.
( Diane Moore would like to address)

Lister Diane Moore presented a draft letter to Director William E. Johnson,
State Department of Taxes stating that the Town of Morgan is in receipt of the
Order to Reappraise as of August 1, 2012 and that the Town has budgeted for
the 2012 reappraisal and that site visits to two to four percent of the
parcels in the grand list have been selected and planned, and have also been
in contact with an appraiser to work with the town to complete the work for
the 2013-2014 grand list.

Motion made and seconded to sign the letter to Mr. Johnson.

Lister Diane Moore also request a $2.00 raise from the last appraisal from
$18.00 an hour to $20.00 and hour.

Motion made and seconded to approve the $20.00 per hour for re appraisal work.

Diane also for information only right now let the Board know that NEMRC was
coming up with software that we would be able to put the Grand List on line
for public viewing at a price of $500.00. So noted, Diane will keep the Board
up to date on the situation.

6. Steve Matson with expense question s for the Planning Board for New Town
Plan.

Steve could not make it to the meeting, Alan Wooley spoke on his behalf as to
see if the Town would pay up to $1,000.00 to go through the procedure to get
Town Plan and Bylaws approved.

Motion made and seconded to approve.

7. Notice of Grant Program on Hazard Mitigation Grant Problems from Vermont
Emergency Management Department of Public Safety.

Read, reviewed and filed.

8. Letter from VASA questioning ATV ordinance.

Read, reviewed and filed. Town has no such ordinance.

9. Notice from Vermont Conservation Commissions of AVCC.

Read, reviewed and filed.

10. Discussion of Better back Road Grant from Alan Wooley.

Read, reviewed and will be passed on to Shawn Austin.

11. Discussion on currant Plans on selling the Town Office building and
(possibly) a larger safe.

Will bring back to another meeting in the future.

b. Possibility of selling Town Office separately from Community House and is
water & septic system linked together?

Allan Wooley drafted a letter to Chair of the Community House, Marilyn Gray
asking her if she had any information that may be of help as to the connection
of the septic and water with the Town office and if so to contact the Board.
Any information would be helpful.

12. Discussion on Website Domain billing.

Allan Wooley presented a bill for the domain for the Town of Morgan and
requested doing a 10-year pay. He noted that this was just for the domain not
the web hosting that is separate.

Motion made and seconded to approve payment for a 10-year period.

13. Certificate of deposit due on Bridge Account #154715170 due to renew on
08/16/12. What would Board like Treasurer to do? Old rate was 9 months @. 71%.

NEW RATES:

9 month – .32
13 month – .65
1 year – .43
2 year – .79

Motion made and seconded to approve the 9-month CD Account #154715170 for a 9-
month period in case money is needed before physical year-end June 30, 2013.

14. Orders #3 Accounts Payable $ 1,124.38. Orders #4 Payroll- $ 987.18 and
Accounts Payable $ 36,349.18.

Orders #3 accounts payable and orders # 4 accounts payable/payroll reviewed.
Motion made and seconded to approve these orders in the amount shown above.

Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 p.m. and seconded. So moved.