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Town of New Haven Selectmen’s Meeting

7:00 pm Town Clerks Office

Tuesday May 2, 2006

Present: Burt Allen, Amos Roleau III, Barb Torian

Absent: Paul Audy

Others: Betty Bell, Roger Boise, Tim Upton, Dave Watts, Jim Walsh, Polly Darnell

AGENDA: Results

Read and approve minutes make corrections if needed. 

ROADS Update – 7:00 pm

• See handout from Phil Busier – Busier unable to attend the following items were discussed:

1. Working on finishing up bridges in order to receive grant money from last year.
2. Underground tanks have been removed
3. Making changes to paperwork for the State at the East Street and Route 17 intersection
4. Cross culverts for East Street
5. Would like to purchase dump box liner – around $1,600.00 – Burt Allen will discuss with Phil Busier.
6. Need Selectboard assistance to trim trees on Munger Street. – Burt Allen will go with Busier.
7. Addison County Road Foreman’s group would like to purchase hydro seeding equipment.   Is New Haven interested in joining in purchase – Not interested.  Will hire this out if need be.
8. Would like to purchase some first aid equipment. – see list – Should have first aid kit and gloves in trucks.   

• Town / Palmer Agreement

·        Sign over Wt. permits - signed

• Sign Pay Orders - signed

NEW BUSINESS

• Betty Bell – Riverside Cemetery – Would like to continue to act as Sexton for Riverside Cemetery.  Selectboard O.K. will pay $200.00 per year.  The gate needs work, she will get an estimate.

• Tim Upton – CVPS – Transmission lines out of VELCO – 7:30 – CVPS will need to get a permit to join their power lines to the new substation.  They can use the existing lines and then establish a temporary line from the old station to the new one.   They have also been looking at alternative routes that might be shorter.  So far the land owners along the way have not been interested in having the lines go through their properties.  They are looking at establishing better reliability in the future by re establishing and old line through to Weybridge area, in a few years.  They will be getting a 248 permit for the temporary line to the new substation.  This will allow them to expedite the process and there will not be any public hearings. ( Maps in the zoning file) 

• Jerry Smiley – Office Space – Look at more plans for potential office building.

Discussion of costs and expansion potential.  Discussion of potential for a Library to be added on.  Discussion of what to do with the King House.  Discussion of the school being interested in the space where the current offices are.  Discussion of wood truss or steel truss / building.  Still looking in to cost.  Jerry Smiley can continue to work on the drawings.  Selectboard will need to get cost estimates and a structural engineer. 

• Al Karnatz – Planning / Zoning -8:00 – Selectboard is O.K. with what is being proposed.  Would like to see Route 7 as a commercial district.  Discussion of appointments for Planning Commission.  Jim Gallott is willing to serve.  Jim Foley is not.  Al will continue to look for people who might be interested.  Mike Sweeney and Tori Lathrop were suggestions at one point.  Whoever is appointed needs to understand the work load and be willing to partake in the rewriting of the Town Plan and Zoning Regulations.  Discussion of selectboard passing a temporary resolution to have the Planning Commission be able to take action with fewer members.  Determined that they will need to have 4 yes votes for something to move forward.  Selectboard will leave as is.    
• Appointments –       Planning Commission – No action at this time

           Energy Coordinator

          Conservation Commission

                                              Addison County Transit Resource Board

                                              Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)

MISC. Correspondence

·        VELCO = Design plans and Aesthetic Mitigation plans

• Downs Rachlin & Martin – attorneys for VELCO – pre-filing Submittal of Revised 115 KV Aesthetic Mitigation Landscaping Plans
• VLCT – Dental Insurance increase of 3.13 %
• Addison County Regional Planning – Vermont Storm Water Mitigation Grant Program –
• Vermont State – Division of Historic Preservation is pleased to inform you that the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation approved the National Register nomination for Bridge 26 (Rattling Bridge)

NEWS LETTERS

·        Candidate Bulletin

·        VLCT

·        Opinions

·        Valuation Views

·        Addison County Regional Planning

Treasurers Report

Old Business

Adjourn:  9:15 pm

Respectfully submitted:

Barbara Torian