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.