Town of
Office of Selectmen
Selectmen's Meeting Minutes
DATE:
Present:
Marjorie Merena, Russell Austin, Russ Kotfila, Leona Gordon, Dick Cate,
George Laine
Marjorie Merena called the meeting to order at 7:00
She began the meeting by reading the following statement:
The June 4 meeting was unacceptable. Please be advised of the following:
1. The Chairperson runs the meeting.
2. The agenda will be followed.
3. Cell phones will be silenced for the duration of the meeting.
4. Voices
will not be raised.
The Selectmen are three parts of a whole.
The duty of the selectmen is to "manage the prudential affairs of the
town."
The Selectboard enforces the rules; it does not make
policy. Residents bring their issues before us at our regularly scheduled
meetings and we listen, discuss, and decide how to resolve. We do not present
their issues for them.
Meetings are open to the public and we welcome all who care enough about our
town to attend. All those who attend will be listed as such in the minutes. The
first item on our agenda is "Public Business" which is when we listen
to the concerns of the public. After "Public Business" the meeting
continues but only the selectmen may speak. Guests are to be still. The chair
may recognize a guest and allow him/her to speak - after all, we are all in
this together - we are here to serve the town.
We disregard anonymous e-mails and letters and anything said or brought before
us by an unnamed person.
Common courtesy is all I ask.
As the Vulcans say, "The honor is to
serve."
PUBLIC BUSINESS:
Leona Gordon expressed appreciation for the work done on the
SELECTMEN'S MINUTES:
The Minutes of the
1. Under "Public Business" the sentence reading "Russ K. said he
had been asked by an abutter..." was changed to "Russ K. said he had
been asked by June Derjue, an abutter, ...".
2. Gary Hudson was added to the list of those present.
3. Dennis Chamberlin came to ask permission from the Town to serve beer with meals at his outdoor picnic tables at his restaurant (the Pit Stop) on Route 12. He had already received state permission to serve beer indoors. However, approval from local officials is needed for outdoor serving. After some discussion, the Board agreed to give Dennis approval for this only through July 15. They asked Dennis to return to the Board's regular meeting on July 16 to discuss it further. In addition, Russ K. will discuss this issue with the Planning Board at their July meeting. After input from both the Planning Board and Dennis, the Select Board will determine whether to continue the approval or not.
The Minutes of the
OLD BUSINESS:
In regard to the E-911 request to name shared driveways, Russ K informed us
that only those with 3 or more dwellings need to be named. Marjorie will ask
Patty Krasner to name the driveway she shares with 2
other residents. Shared driveways with 2 dwellings need to have numbers posted.
In regard
to the survey of the Town property and the Hatt
property off
NEW BUSINESS:
Pistol Permit: Three pistol permits were approved and signed.
The Town
received a letter from Recycling Services in
LETTER TO BE SIGNED:
Notice of Property Tax Abatement - James Aldrich
Notice of Property Tax Abatement - Kathleen H.
APPOINTMENTS:
Marjorie contacted 5 people who might consider the position of Secretary for
the Zoning Board.
James
Starkey was reappointed to the Planning Board - term expires 2012.
Nancy Zeller was reappointed to the Planning Board - term expires 2012.
Jim Ranson was appointed to be an alternate member of
the Planning Board.
At
At
Respectfully submitted, Marjorie Merena for Tina
Blanchard, Assistant
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Marjorie Merena, Chair
Russell Austin
Russell Kotfila
These are unapproved minutes. Any corrections will be
shown in the Selectmen's minutes of