MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on April 22, 2013 @ 7:00 PM
Select Board’s Agenda/Minutes
April 22, 2013
Meeting called to order @ 7:02
Present: Larry Labor; Chair, Allan Wooley, Robert Guyer, TammyLee Morin;
Clerk.
Others Present: Janet Selby, Seymour Lake Association, Kirk Martin, of
the Sheriff’s Department.
Guests attending tonight’s meeting; Janet Selby from Seymour Lake
Association, Larry Labor (Mr. Fecteau), Orleans County Sheriff’s
Department.
1. Minutes to meeting of March 25th, 2013 to review and approve.
Motion made and seconded to approve minutes as written.
2. Open to Guests.
Kirk Martin from Sheriff’s Department brought in contract for 2013 – 2014
passed at town Meeting for Select Board to sign.
Janet Selby see #12.
Mr. Fecteau did not show.
3. Letter from Gordon Elliott of 374 Morgan/Charleston Road on drainage
ditch complaint. (Faxed a copy to Shawn Austin)
Read & Reviewed.
4. Notice of Amendment and voting date on amendment and date of first
public hearing regarding proposed amendment.
FYI, Read & Reviewed.
5. Hazardous Waste Generator Registration Fee Assessment of $75.00.
Motion made and seconded to pay the $75.00 to Dept. of Environment
Conservation Waste Management & Prevention Division.
6. Dry Hydrant Grant application for 2013.
Read & Reviewed.
7. Request for Town Clerk to attend The Property Tax Assessment Appeal
Process on May 7 2013 at Lake Morey in the amount of $60.00.
Motion made and seconded to approve the Town Clerk to attend Property Tax
Assessment Seminar May 7, 2013 in Fairlee for the amount of $60.00
plus travel expenses.
8. Request for Town Clerk to attend Finance Symposium on June 19, 2013 at
the Capital Plaza in Montpelier for the amount of $60.00.
Motion made and seconded to approve Town Clerk to attend Finance
Symposium Seminar on June 19, 2013 in Montpelier, for $60.00.
9. Copy of letter to Senator Peg Flory from Superintendent Robert Kern on
E. Taylor Hatton School – Closed June 30, 2012.
FYI, Read & Reviewed.
10. Copy of e-mail from Larry Labor RE: Bob Beach on Shore Land
Regulation Bill.
FYI, Read & Reviewed.
11. Membership update 2013 from Vermont Conservation Commissions.
FYI, Read & Reviewed.
12. Copy of e-mail from Robert Guyer, from Allison J. Bell Esq. On
unemployment Compensation Issue. (Tabled from Meeting of March 25,
2013).
Motion made and seconded to accept the Seymour Lake association payment
for ½ the unemployment payments to the state. Town Clerk/Treas.
TammyLee Morin will bill the Association quarterly when payment is
made to the state and send copy of the bill to the Association.
13. Street Light discussion. (Tabled from last meeting of March 25, 2013.)
Allan Wooley handed out copy of a homemade map he constructed from
various documents he got from VEC, and his recommendations to the
board of what streetlight we should keep or not keep. (See Attached.)
This was agreed to and will be brought before the voters at an
informational meeting.
14. Copy of Final Grand List 2013 payment due June 1, 2013.
FYI, Read & Reviewed.
15. Solar Panels Discussion.
Larry Labor stated that Chris Kaufman, from the DEC, had still not got
back to the Board with information, and that if we were to pursue this
project that we should get more then 1 bid. Smart Energy, out of New
Hampshire sent info, which was read and reviewed by the Board. Larry
will contact them to see if there is interest.
16. Two (2) Uniform Municipal Excess Weight Permits to approve and sign:
Paid $10.00 fee and both had certificate of Insurance attached.
Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation and Kelley View Farm, Inc.
Read, Reviewed and approved to sign both permits.
17. Copy of E-mail from Sara Davies Re: Plum Creek/Grievance 2013
Property Value. (FYI)
Read & Reviewed.
18. We need to make a motion to authorize one or more members of the
Board to examine and allow claims against the town expenses and draw
orders as full authority to the treasurer to make the payments.
Motion was made and seconded to have at least 2 Board members sign in
case orders need to be signed before a regular Select Board meeting or
because of the odd week which occurs every quarter.
19. Order #23 so review, approve and sign.
Accounts Payable $10,708.87
Payroll $ 3,358.01
Motion made and seconded to approve orders #23 and sign in the amounts
shown above.
Other Business:
Allan Wooley invited Larry Labor and Robert Guyer to attend a meeting
that will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Thursday April 25th at
6:00 p.m. with NVDA for approval of Town Plan.
Larry Labor mentioned that they had not yet elected a Chair of the Board
when they confirmed the appointments after Town Meeting.
A motion was made by Allan Wooley and seconded by Robert Guyer to
continue to have Larry Labor stay on as Chair of the Select Board. So
moved.
Randy Fecteau of Holland approached Larry Labor asking to clean up some
blown down wood, on the Seymour Sign property of the Town, to start a
fire wood business. After some discussion, this was denied due to
liability problems and public access to town property would present
other problems for the same purpose.
Discussion of Nature Conservancy offer to purchase 100 acres of the
Southwest portion of the Town Land. Larry will contact John Binhammer
and request a proposal in writing and bring presentation to the board
continue discussion at next meeting of May 13th 2013.
Motion made and seconded to adjourn meeting at 8:15 p.m.