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