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Town of New Haven Selectmen’s Meeting

7:00 PM Town Clerks Office

Tuesday October 12, 2004

Present: Larry Buck, Burt Allen, Amos Roleau III, Barb Torian

Others: David Heisler, Susan Tomasi, Jim McClay, Debbie, Kinder, Sansea Sparling, Margaret Benn, Annie Perkins, Silvia Gonzalez, Beanie Masterson, Jim Dumont, Phil Busier,

AGENDA: Results

Read and approve minutes make corrections if needed. 

NEW BUSINESS

• Visitors business
  • David Heisler – Fire Dept. – Roof on the fire station is leaking and needs to be repaired. Will get estimate from Perfect Pitch, Chris Kane.
  • Silvia Gonzalez – School board – Al Calzini has resigned from the school board.  They have an advertisement out requesting names of people who are interested in the position.  The deadline is Oct. 18.  The School Board will then meet at Mt Abe on the 19^th of Oct. at 5:30 to make recommendations to the select board for an appointment to the school board.  The select board has 30 days from receipt of the resignation, which was on Sept. 27. to appoint someone.  Select board will meet on Thursday Oct. 21 at 7:00 am to make the appointment.
• Voices for Sensible Energy – VELCO
  • Sansea Sparling – Hand out showing financial information about the VELCO case.  Voices for Sensible Energy would like to have the Select Board put a line item in their budget for next year of $ 10,000.00 for continued mitigation. The Public Service Board is currently scheduled to make their decision on Jan. 14, 2005.  Discussion of what has been happening in the case.  It seems likely that the sub-station will be moved.  They are hoping that the existing 15K line will be moved further to the west of the field near the crest of the hill and tree line.  Route 17 has the most dramatic visual impact of any along the proposed line.  New transformers may be quieter then the existing ones.  It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between mitigation and opposition. They have become commingled in some areas. They were naive in their thoughts that $20,000.00 would be enough.  Other towns have spent significantly more.  Our money has been very well spent.  Jim Dumont is doing an excellent job.  The group is committed to the process and will follow through and continue to raise monies as long as it takes to pay Jim Dumont for his services.  Would like to ask for an additional $20,000.00, but with all the flooding and whatnot they decided to ask for $10,000.00. 
  • Larry Buck – The group has done a good job representing the town’s interests, he thinks they took VELCO by surprise with Jim Dumont’s approach.  He would support putting money in the budget.
  • Amos Roleau – Suggested they have a separate article at Town Meeting.  He thinks that line items are for the running of the town and that this would be better in a situation were people could discuss it.  
  • More discussion about what to do.  Voices will submit a letter of request for a special town meeting. 

• Town hall applications – Danyow – denied / Fire Dept. - granted / Norris - denied / Roorda – granted.  No alcohol will be allowed in the town hall anymore.

Larry Buck – has a draft of potential agreement between the School and the Town regarding the Town Hall and the Property behind the King House. Copy given to Silvia Gonzalez for School Board.

• Appointments – Regional Planning Commission

    Zoning Board of Adjustment

    Energy Coordinator

    Alternate – Solid Waste

    Conservation Commission

                                        Emergency Coordinator / Civil Defense

                                        Addison County Transit Resource Board

                                        Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)                  

ROAD CREW UPDATE

• Job applications – not appropriate for position

• Flooding and FEMA  - Looks like the town will get reimbursed for expenses from the flood.  The amounts and types have not been determined yet. Discuss repairs for various locations.
• Hydraulic study info –

Paving info from pikes for flood damage resurfacing at 54.53 / ton will be around $44,000.00. Signed.

Discuss paving that was planned for the year.  Roads will not be ready to pave.  Will try to do some resurfacing instead.  The price of paving has gone up significantly.  Select Board does not want to lose out on the earlier price quoted.  Consider resurfacing Portion of Town Hill Road and South Street before winter.  

Discuss using Choinier’s Pit for sand next year.  Phil Busier believes sand prices will be going up.

Discuss Right of Way between Palmers and Garage – Rough draft – Will give copy to Palmers to look at.

Question was asked about street lights in the mills. – No action.

• Sign Over Wt Permits –
• Sign pay orders        

MISC.  CORRESPONDENCE

• John Madden  - re court case
• State of Vermont – Department of Public Safety – Request for info  - Emergency Manager
• Norris – Copy of correspondence with Environmental Conservation
• VLCT –Annual Business Meeting – Thursday Sept. 30
• State of Vermont – Dept. Public Safety – For Emergency Manager – Steering Committee
• Declaration of disaster – Applicant briefing – Oct. 4, 10am Middlebury

EDUCATION

• The power of water – Thursday October 28 7:00 pm
• Municipal Officers Training – October 20 Rutland Chapter 117 changes(zoning)

NEWS LETTERS

·        Candidate Bulletin

·        Chamber News

·        VLCT

·        VSAA Reports

·        Opinions

·        Valuation Views

·        Addison County Regional Planning

·        VOCA  Newsletter

·        Volunteer Voice

·        Vermont Local Roads

·        UST TALK – Underground Storage Tank Owner

Treasurers Report

Adjourn 9:30

Approved:                                                                                                                           

________________            ___________________             _________________

Amos Roleau III                                 Burt Allen                                            Larry Buck

Respectfully submitted:

Barbara Torian