Category: Select Board Meetings

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on August 2, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller chair
R. Guyer
L. Labor (absent)
Guests: NA

A. Previous meeting minutes approved as read.

B. Robert Cargill has asked that we contact him with any cemetery complaints.
Richard will make contact with him regarding past complaints. He will also
talk with Doug Garon.

C. We reviewed the Waste Water Transfer Station Report.

D. Kevin Fries has requested assistance from the select board regarding a
neighboring junk yard. Richard will contact Kevin and discuss the issue. He
will also give Kevin Steve Matson’s phone number.

E. VLCT has requested a delegate for voting at the annual meeting. Neither
Richard nor I are available for that date.

F. The UTG has requested a one member from our BCA to join their BCA. This has
been tabled until our September 13th meeting

G. Final fiscal year 2011 education tax rates for the Town of Morgan will be
as follows: Non-resident $1.3328, Resident $1.2579

H. Grand list correction was reviewed and signed

I. Orders # 2 of fiscal year 2010-2011 were reviewed and signed off for
payment.

Recommendations: The Town Clerk suggested we add a leash law to our dog
ordinance. We will take this under advisement and discuss further on
September 13th when the full board is present.

Meeting adjourned: 7:45 PM

Submitted by Robert Guyer

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on July 12, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

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

Guests: Allison Moore
John Binhammer
Phill White

A. Previous meeting minutes approved as read.

B. Guest Allison Moore presented her concerns about the public beach
utilization, specifically the underage drinking, rowdy behavior, late night
parties, debris left the beach and the broken bottles etc. The members
listened and agreed that this behavior should not be allowed to continue.
Further discussion with the members and the Sheriff will occur.

C. John Binhammer from the Vermont Nature Conservancy discussed their program
as concerns conservation efforts, funding for such activities and
possibilities for the town. He expressed several options were available and
suggested an appraisal be commissioned. The board approved this appraisal and
will enter into further discussion with him. This appraisal will be for a
portion of the so-called town lot. This process is expected to take about 4
months, as there are others ahead of us.

D. Lee Smith turned in his appraisal on both the Round Top and town lot
properties. The town lot appraisal will be reviewed in conjunction with the
Vermont Nature Conservancy information. He also submitted a bill for $900.00
for his work. This was approved for payment. He set a value of $7,500.00 on
the round top land and $133,000.00 on the town land.

E. The State sent an interim homestead tax rate; since this is not the final
tax rate the board agreed to hold publication until it becomes final.

F. A certificate was received from Tammy Lee Morin documenting her completion
of the seminar on Governmental, Accounting and Auditing course she recently
attended.

G. A copy of the legislative wrap up was reviewed and filed.

H. Orders # 1 of fiscal year 2010-2011 were reviewed and signed off for
payment.

Meeting adjourned: 8:00 PM

Submitted by Larry Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on June 28, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

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

B. Previous minutes accepted as read.

C. The following communications and notices were received, reviewed and filed.

1. A notice of a zoning violation and the required actions that need to be
taken was sent out to the respondent by Stephen Matson, the towns zoning
officer.

2. An information letter was received from Fred’s p & H concerning heating
costs for the coming winter. The board reviewed the usage and determined that
our consumption is so low for the town’s properties we will buy at market.

3. A notice was received from NEKWMD re future charges for tire disposal will
be on a per pound basis. The new charge will be $.08/lb. There are other
contractors out there that will dispose of tires based on size not by weight.
R. Miller will call P. Tomasi and obtain information on how much we send off
for disposal annually.

4. A copy of the VLCT newsletter was distributed.

5. Mr. John Binhammer will come to our July 12th meeting and discuss the
operations of the Vermont Nature Conservancy with the Board.

6. ATV’s and their operations on town roads were discussed at length. The town
does not have an ordinance specifying roads that may be used for ATV travel.

Under Title 23 Chapter 31 an all-terrain vehicle may not be operated on a
public highway unless the highway has been opened by the select board or
trustees or local governing body and is so posted by the municipality. The
town has not opened or posted any town highways for ATV travel, therefore it
is not permitted. Any infractions may be reported to the proper authorities
for enforcement.

See section 3506 under chapter 31.

7. Orders # 28 were reviewed and signed for payment.

Meeting adjourned: 8:00 PM

Submitted by Larry Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on June 14, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller Chair
R. Guyer
L.Labor

A. Previous minutes: accepted as read.

B. The following communications and notices were read, reviewed, and filed:

1. A notice from the State of Vt. for grant availability for a Park and Ride
construction grant was reviewed. Since this would entail a prior survey of
potential users, the suitability was not considered timely, as this was a
construction grant not a planning grant.

2. A copy of the Land Use Permit from the State of Vermont for Kevin Fries was
read and filed, no action was required.

3. A letter from K-N-S Tire recycling services was reviewed and filed for
future reference, for the transfer station employees.

4. A letter was received from the Passumpsics Savings Bank describing the
services that they offer. This was filed for future reference if needed.

5. A copy of the letter sent to Mrs. Beckwith and & Mrs. Churchill re animal
control and performance requirements was placed on file along with the return
receipt as proof of delivery. A follow up communication with them will be next
to ascertain compliance

ACTIONS:

A A request by Tammy Morin to attend a Fiscal Year End Seminar at Lake Morey
was approved. This is training on the town’s accounting software and will be
held June 23.

Orders # 27 and 27 A were reviewed and signed for payment.

Meeting adjourned: 8:00 PM

Submitted by Larry Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on May 24, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller (chair)
R. Guyer
L.Labor

Guest: Doug Garon

A. Previous minutes: accepted as read.

B. Doug Garon brought the board up to date on the status of the towns’
cemeteries.

He stated the general repairs for up righting and cementing the present stones
would be roughly $700 to $1000 dollars.

The board authorized him to do the work.

Gore cemetery: adequate land available and the lots are mapped out.

Clark cemetery: no additional land available, map unavailable (burned in fire)
however it is logged on computer.

Cargill cemetery: land is available, boundaries need to established so mowing
can be accomplished; fencing and gate also need to be placed. Abutting
landowner still farms this land.

Beach cemetery: perimeter boundary still an issue for access and parking.
Larry agreed to contact the town lawyer and surveyor and try to get closure.
Fencing in need of repair/replacement. It was suggested the corner posts and
rails be established rather than full-length fencing, as the ground is quite
uneven and difficult to maintain.

The board approved this.

C: A thank you note was received from the “Old Stone House” for the $350.00
appropriation approved at town meeting.

D: A letter of request for signatures on a VEC utility easement was reviewed
and approved and signed by the board. It allows crossing and tie in to present
power access off from town Hwy 15.

E: A request to attend a Government and Accounting and Auditing Seminar on
June 22nd was received from Tammy. This was approved, the fee is $65.00.

F: A bill was received from Endyne Inc. for routine yearly testing of our
landfill test wells. There were no compliance issues or recommendations.

G: A copy of an Act 250 Land Use Permit Re: Kevin Fries was received from Dill
& Keenan Attys. This was read, reviewed and filed.

H: A state “Bridge inspection Summary Report” was received from Shawn Austin.
This was reviewed and there were no recommendations or actions that needed to
be taken. It was signed and dated and filed.

I: Approval was given to Tammy to have the septic system pumped. It has not
been done in the last 16 years.

J: Jason Duquette, warden for the Fish and Wildlife Dept. Inquired if the
town had an ATV /4-wheeler ordinance. He suggested the town might wish to
develop one. This will be taken under advisement.

K: Old Business

A brief discussion by R. Miller of activities that he and Sean Selby took to
address the lack of proper animal control, licensure and vaccination records
was given. A full report as submitted by Mr. Miller is on file at the town
clerks office. A follow up report on the compliance with the recommendations
to the owner will be made after a 30-day period.

Mr. Tom Bonneville has agreed to be the Town Animal Control Officer, it is
hoped that this issue can be resolved without his involvement.

L. Orders #25 reviewed and signed for payment.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Submitted by Larry Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on May 10, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller Chair
R. Guyer
L. Labor

Previous minutes: Accepted as read

Old Business:
R. Guyer called and discussed the cemetery issues brought forward by S.
Jordan. After a brief discussion, Doug Garon agreed to come to the next
meeting and bring us up to date on the work done and work that needs to be
done regarding the lots and fencing etc.

Communications and notices:

A. A request from the listers to attend a training session to be held at
Lyndon State College, August 11, 2020 was read, reviewed and approved. The fee
of $80.00 is in the budget for their training.

B. A notice from VLCT PACIFIC was received. This was read and reviewed and
filed.

C. A notice from CEDS Project Solicitation from the “Economic Development
Strategy was read, reviewed and filed.

D. A notice from the Vermont Conservation Commission was received regarding
their “Partnership Drive” this was reviewed and filed.

E. The June 1st 2010 installment to the FY 2010 Education Fund was reviewed
and the sum of $503,865.47 was approved for payment.

F. Corrected ballots from the Vermont Electric Coop were received, filled out
and returned.

G. A letter from Comcast describing additional services that are available to
the town. This was read and reviewed and filed.

H. A copy of period 11 revenue and expenditure reports were distributed and
reviewed.

I. Orders 24 and 24A were reviewed and signed for payment.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM

Submitted by Larry Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on May 3, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller Chair
L. Labor
R. Guyer (absent)

Previous minutes: Accepted as read.

Old Business:

Brian Hanson completed and forwarded to the Select Board and to Sean Selby
our new town emergency preparedness plan; this is to be reviewed and kept
on file at the office.

Communications and notices:

A. A notice was received from Matt Sheltra, our animal control officer stating
that he is resigning from this position. He has done a good job for Morgan.
The select board will try to recruit another ACO and Matt said he would be
willing to train this individual and bring them up to speed on the laws etc.

B. A letter was received from the law firm of Tarrant, Gillies, Merriman and
Richardson re: notice of ROW usage for a new landowner. Informational, read
and filed.

C. A notice was received from Vt. State’s Attorney’s office informing the
Select Board of a restitution hearing; This will result in $139.12 coming back
to the town for restitution of a road sign that was destroyed by the
defendant.

D. A bridge inspection report was received from the State of Vermont and
forwarded to Shawn Austin.

E. A notice of available grant monies to be used for community wildfire
protection planning was forwarded to Steve Matson as it was addressed to
Resource conservation and development.

F. A grant application was received from VTRANS for Transportation Enhancement
etc. This was read and filed.

G. A letter was received (too late to act on) from the Silver Star Banner Day:
the date has passed no action taken.

H. The new contract for Sheriff’s services was received and signed. Tammy will
send back.

I. A highway weight permit application and check was received from Kelley View
Farm Inc. All was in order so it was approved and signed.

J. A copy of the Solid Waste Transfer Station Report was reviewed and filed.

K. Vermont Co-op Elections forms were received and filled out and returned.

L. A newsletter from the “HEART OF VERMONT” was received and filed

M. A letter was received from the VLCT; they are hosting a municipal
attorneys forum. This was read and filed.

N. A Waste Age Expo Magazine was received and filed.

O. Orders # 23 reviewed, approved and signed.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 PM

Submitted by

Larry Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on April 12, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Guyer
L. Labor
R. Miller (vacation)

Previous Minutes: Accepted as read.

Guests: Brian Hanson (NVDA), Sharlyn Jordan, Phil Brooks (Sheriffs dept) Brian
Gray

Discussions:

1. Phil Brooks presented the sheriff’s patrol contract for the
fiscal year. After brief description it was noted that we will review and sign
at the next select board meeting and return to him.

2. Sharlyn Jordan presented her concerns regarding the state of disrepair of
the town’s cemeteries, specifically the fencing on the center cemetery, and
the lack of plotting of the 100 new lots in the Cargill cemetery. She also
mentioned the lack of repair of the tipped over stones etc. This information
will be forwarded to the cemetery committee. Review of the budget indicates
there are monies available in their budget to perform these repairs.

3. Brian Gray came to the meeting to express his intent to attend the NEKWMD
meeting to be held in Lyndonville on behalf of the town.

4. Brian Hanson came to explain and update the towns Basic Emergency
Operations Plan. After a lengthy review and assorted changes, he is going to
prepare a draft for us to review and sign. Final copies to be distributed to
Sean Selby and the Select Board members.

Communications and notices:

A. Notice from Fred’s P & H regarding the furnace burner cleaning, this was
approved and Tammylee will call for scheduling.

B. A request was received from Tammylee to attend the NEMRC Seminar to be held
May 3 in Burlington. This was reviewed and approved. The Fee is $55.00

C. A notice was received for a training workshop for boat access greeters on
milfoil; this was forwarded to Janet Selby.

D. A notice was received from the NVDA on 2010 High Risk Rural Road Program,
this was read, and filed

E. An application from the Vermont Rural Fire Protection Task Force on Dry
Hydrant Grants was received. This was read and filed.

F. A notice from the Agency of Natural Resources Dept., of Environmental
Conservation approval of Conditional Use Determination #2005-184 was received.
This was read and filed.

G. An email was received from Representative Bob Lewis updating us on
legislative news etc. This was read and filed.

H. A fax was received from Nancy Spoerke on the Silver Star Banner Day
Proclamation, this was reviewed and filed.

I. A notice was received from the State of Vermont on discontinuation or
reclassifying a Town Highway, this was reviewed and filed.

J. Two weight permit applications were received; Cardinal Logistics Management
Corp. and Calkins Corp. Both were reviewed and were in order and signed.

K. A liquor license for the Morgan Country Store was signed; it was missing a
signature from the previous meeting.

L. A letter was received from Jim Hinton (waste transfer station employee) in
regards to a wage adjustment request. This was reviewed and approved for
change effective immediately.

M. Two letters were received offering roadside mowing and bushogging services.
These were forwarded to Shawn Austin.

N. A letter was received from Frankie Holdings inquiring of next steps in the
sale of the 7.5 acres lot on Round Top. A letter will be sent to him,
regarding the appraisal process etc.

O. Two letters were received offering mowing services for town parcels (4).
Richard and Larry compared the bids as one was offered by R. Guyer he was
recused from voting. The award went to the lowest bid, which was Sunny Days
Landscaping, from Derby Line.

P. A check was received from the Bly Foundation in the sum of $1925.00. This
is part of the monies distributed by the foundation to the Charleston and
Morgan schools.

Q: Orders # 21 and 22 were reviewed, signed and approved for payment.

Meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM.

Submitted by Larry Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on March 22, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

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

Previous minutes: reviewed and accepted as read.

Old business; Richard and Larry met with Scott Keysar, from the DOT on Friday
at 0900 AM and reviewed the State’s budget as pertains to Morgan’s class 2 and
3 roads.

Morgan will receive $51,350.00 to be paid quarterly in equal installments.

Larry and Robert reelected Richard as chair of the board.

Communications and notices:

A request was received from Deanna Keenan to go to the Town officers
Conference at Lyndon State on Thursday April 8th; the registration fee of
$55.00 was approved.

A weight permit from Camp Precast Concrete Products Inc. was reviewed, found
in order and signed.

A liquor license renewal for the Morgan Country Store was reviewed and signed.

A letter was received from the Town of Derby notifying Morgan that they have
received a Grant in-aide for control of Aquatic Nuisance. Since Morgan has a
small amount of frontage on Salem, they are required to notify us of their
activity. This was noted and filed.

A thank you card was received from Lucille Flynn for the receipt of the gift
certificate sent to her by the Town re: Lyman’s death.

The final check from the State of Vt. to close out the Ancient Roads Grant has
been received and deposited. ($1125.00)

The solid waste transfer station report was read and reviewed and filed.

The Agency of Natural Resources sent a map-outlining wet lands areas. This was
read and filed.

Order No. 20 was reviewed and approved for payment.

Meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.

Submitted by L. Labor

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on March 8, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Present: R. Miller Chair
R. Guyer
L.Labor

Guest: Ken Mason

Previous minutes: reviewed and accepted as read.

Guest: Ken Mason came to the board to express his intent to run for VEC
director for this district. Ken expressed his views on energy use, the future
of energy sources such as wind, hydro, solar etc. The board endorsed Ken’s
candidacy and signed his petitions, for which he needs 25 signatures.

Communications and notices:

2 requests were received from Diane Moore to attend seminars; 1 for Annual
Town Officers Education Conference and a Grand list Seminar. Total
registration fees of $160.00. were approved by the board.

NEKWMD board of Supervisors meeting to be held March 9th. Reviewed and filed.

NE Business Equipment sent a copier contract for review. The board approved
and signed for another year.

A notice was received from the State of Vt. Dept. of Economic, Housing and
Community Development regarding the availability of Municipal Planning Grants.
These grants are to be used for updating municipal bylaws, municipal planning
concerns, growth center planning etc.

This was reviewed and filed.

A letter was received from Fairpoint Communications regarding the presence of
toxic or hazardous waste materials (batteries etc.) at the switching station.
This was reviewed and filed.

The 2010 Boundary Validation Program was forwarded to Diane then to Richard
Miller for his signature. This was reviewed and signed.

A notice was received from VLCT of an Interactive television seminar on land
use and planning and development coordination was received. This was reviewed
and filed.

A letter from Dale Perron from the Operations Division District 9 was
forwarded to Shawn Austin.

Pike Industries submitted a weight permit application. This was reviewed and
signed.

There was a review of select board appointed positions:

A; Charles Wood’s name was added to the planning commission committee.

B; Greg Smith’s name was removed from the fence viewers committee, there were
3 remaining persons, so there was not a replacement for Greg’s position.

C; Roland Besaw resigned from both the emergency management and civil defense
positions. Sean Selby accepted the positions.

D; All other positions stay as listed in the Town Report.

A notice was received that the Town of Morgan and the Town of Charleston are
to be the recipients of a Revocable Trust left by a Mr. John E. Bly. 75% of
this trust is to be divided equally between the towns for use by their school
districts.

The trust is currently valued at $107,000.00. The towns will receive the trust
earnings (interest/dividends) annually.

Orders 19A and 19 were reviewed and approved for payment.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM

Submitted by L.Labor