Selectboard Minutes - June 24, 2008



Selectboard Meeting Minutes
June 24, 2008

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Marc McKee, Vern Stone, Sydney Veysey
Naomi LaBarr
Guests: Bev Hill, Karin Strassburger, Debra Kingsbury, Bill Fisk

Karin reviewed the ordinance violations and health and environmental concerns of a parcel belonging to Paul Drew and Christie Welch on Beaver Meadow Rd. that she had been trying to resolve with the owners since last November. The current status and options were discussed. It was noted that part of the property is in West Fairlee. Karin will draft a letter for the Vershire and West Fairlee Selectboard's to review and send to the landowners. Municipal tickets will be issued if the conditions in the letter are not met.

Bill Fisk thanked the Selectboard for consolidating the trash route to save fuel. Syd clarified the new route.

Proposed Flood Ordinance Public Hearing:

The items discussed concerning the proposed regulations included:
a.. Vershire is the only town in the region that does not take part in this.
b.. The ordinance enables people in the flood zone to qualify for federally insured flood insurance.
c.. There is no cost to the town.
d.. Building is allowed in the flood zone; septic must be approved by the state.
e.. Building will require a town building permit and/or a town conditional use permit.
The Selectboard voted all in favor to approve the Vershire Flood Ordinance.

Debra thanked Bev for coordinating Vershire Day. Bev reviewed the plans for Vershire Day.

The Selectboard received the following correspondence
From Pam Blair - asking for reconsideration of raising the Town Center rental fee. The Selectboard voted to keep the fee for residents at $100 per day, plus $100 deposit, plus certificate of insurance. The non-residential fee was set at $200 per day plus $100 deposit and insurance. The Selectboard is open to further discussion.
From Doug Shane - update on farmer's market research.
From Doug Shane - he must leave the position of Recycling Coordinator due to a conflict with his full time job; the Selectboard regrets that he must leave the position and will post a notice on the vacancy.
From John Zimmer, Town Center Committee - follow up on the foundation question from last week.

Tractor rent-to-own proposals were discussed. The mowing budget in the highway fund was reviewed. The Selectboard voted to accept the quote from Howard P. Fairfield LLC for a Challenger MT-445 4WD tractor and boom mounted rotary mower on a 10-yr lease for $9160 per year. Building a covered area off the town garage and how it would be funded was discussed to house the tractor and grader. Marc and Syd will review the site for possibilities.

Vern reported that Julie is still interested in cleaning the Town Center. The Selectboard re-appointed Julie to clean the Town Center.

Mowing the cemeteries was discussed. The Selectboard will ask the Cemetery Commissioners for a break down of hours spent at each cemetery.

Other highway department business discussed:
a.. The road crew will put the flags up in the village.
b.. Grading will restart next week if the weather improves.
c.. Stopping the packer truck along the road to pick trash up was discussed. Strobe lights will be installed on the packer truck.
Syd made a motion to sign the orders. Vern seconded the motion. All were in favor.

The Selectboard approved a request from the Listers to purchase an external hard drive to back up their data.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m.