Town of
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
July 10, 2007
Roll Call of Board of Selectmen:
In
Attendance:
Gregory Gill,
Town Manager Normand LaPlante
Suzanne
Adams, Town Clerk Mary LaPlante
Thomas
Fales, Police Chief
Will Fessenden
John Hyde,
Road Foreman Donald Therrien,
Fire Department
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station Manager Chris Morin, EMA Assistant
Robert
Scott, Fire Chief George
Merrill, Fire Department
Andre Marquis, EMA Director Mike
Yohe
Bertrand Larochelle, Transfer
Station Joe Disselkamp
Joline Lacoste, School Board Member
Motion to accept the Meeting Minutes
of July 3, 2007 made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Paul
Loesberg.
All in Favor.
Department Heads:
Thomas Fales, Police Chief-Informs the Board that he is checking
on prices for a new server for the Town Office.
Gregory Gill, Town Manager-
1.
Review Delinquent Taxes-Delinquent taxes outstanding as of
Friday June 29, 2007 is $46,834.73
consisting of 50 accounts. Delinquent taxes collected from
Friday June 29 through Friday July 6 was $3,240.89.
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s
report as read made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Paul Loesberg.
All in Favor.
2.
Motion to accept the Urban-Rural
Initiative Program in the amount of $50,256.00 made by Selectman Gino Camardese
and seconded by Selectman Paul Loesberg.
All in Favor.
3.
Requesting to form a “Solid Waste
& Recycling Committee-This is due to the reduction of the Transfer Station’s Budget at the
Town Meeting of about $15,000.00. The
Committee could find ways of increasing our recycling to reduce our tipping
rates. Has already asked Jerry not to
get rid of the two containers that he is replacing, we may be able to use them
as recycle containers. The Town Manager
will set up the first two Agendas and then sit in the rest of the meetings.
Requests permission for the Committee to have nine members.
Motion to allow the Town Manager to
set up a Solid Waste & Recycling Committee to have no more than nine
members made by Selectman Paul Loesberg and seconded
by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All in Favor.
4.
Requesting to form an “Update to the
Comprehensive Plan Committee”-Informs the Board that our current Comprehensive Plan does
not have a capital improvement section or the word zoning. Without zoning, anyone can move in next to you
which could mean lowering the value of your property. This can keep businesses
from coming in because they don’t know if the land is protected. This Committee
would envision what the Town of
Motion to allow the Town Manager to
form an Update to the Comprehensive Plan Committee to have no more than fifteen
members made by Selectman Paul Loesberg and seconded
by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All in Favor.
5. AVCOG-Informs
the Board that he received a call from Bob Thompson the Executive Director of
the Androscoggin Valley
Council of Governments. A letter was
sent in June and he wanted to know if the two present members were still going
to be on the Board. He asks the Board if Sabattus is a Charter member of the
Executive Committee. He is told to go ahead and give Bob Thompson a call.
John Hyde, Road Foreman-
1.
Computer and printer- Received a computer from the
Selectmen’s office and Chief Fales is currently searching for a printer. Don Therrien from the Fire Department informs the Board that
there are two printers at the Fire Station not being used. This will be looked
into to see if one can be used.
2.
New Air Compressor- Received three bids for the new
compressor. The lowest bid came from Trask-Decrow Machinery for $2,285.00. The funds to come out
of the garage tools account.
Motion to allow the purchase of the
air compressor from Trask-Decrow Machinery for
$2,285.00 made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Paul Loesberg.
All in Favor.
3.
Request Electrical Upgrade for
Compressor-This will
continue until the 17th.
4.
Discuss safety works walk-thru-continue until July 17th.
5.
Carry-over accounts-Questions the balances on carry-over
accounts. Selectman Guy Desjardins responds that all carry-overs amounts must
be audited before they are posted to the accounts. Asks Greg to contact our
auditor Bruce Nadeau to get the audit done as soon as possible.
Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station
Manager
1.
Open & Review applications
received-One
position to fill, part-time recycling attendant. Informs the Board that he and Greg looked over
the applications and have scheduled two interviews for Friday morning. This
will be continued on next week’s Agenda.
2.
New Program- Is starting the new program as of
Wednesday. The Transfer Station will be recycling #1-7 HDEP plastic. This
symbol is shown on the bottom of the containers and they are requesting that
the caps are removed and the containers rinsed.
Andre Marquis, EMA Director-Informs the Board that he has
e-mailed the Androscoggin EMA Director, Joanne Potvin to see what dates that she has free to
set up our Emergency Meetings.
Comments from the Floor:
Donald Therrien,
Fire Department-Asks
the Board, what the procedure is for requesting an Executive Session concerning
issues in the Fire Department. The Board suggests that they schedule a workshop
instead. This will be scheduled for July
24th after the Selectmen’s Meeting.
Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station
Manager-Asks when
everyone will receive the new revaluation paperwork. He is told that Vision
Appraisal has turned everything to Donna Hayes our Appraiser. She thinks that the mobile home values are
still too high and is looking over everything otherwise the Town will receive a
huge number of
abatements.
Mike Yohe,
owner of Mixers-Asks
about the procedures of setting up a new business. Thought
that all businesses needed to go before the Planning Board even though they
want to locate in the mall. He is told that it would be best if he
attended the next Planning Board Meeting.
Joline Lacoste, School Board Member-Informs the Board about the School
consolidation. As of right now, they have not found a community to consolidate
with. Other localities feel that we are not pro school because of this year’s
Town Meeting. The School Board is looking to form a “Reorganization Planning
Committee.” Is seeking
one Selectman, one School Board Member and one citizen from each town.
Motion to go into Executive Session at 7:20 for Personnel
matters pursuant to 1MRSA, Sec.405,(6) (A) after a ten minute break made
by Selectman Paul Loesberg and seconded by Selectman
Gino Camardese.
All in Favor
Motion to
move out of Executive Session and go into regular session at 9:00 made by
Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Paul Loesberg.
All in
Favor
Motion to
adjourn at 9:01 made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Paul
Loesberg.
Three in Favor. Selectman Guy Desjardins opposed.
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2007, Accepted On__ ___ , 2007.
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Bill Henshaw, Chair
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Paul Loesberg, Selectman
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Gino R.
Camardese, Selectman
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Mark R.
Duquette, Selectman
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Guy Desjardins, Selectman
MEETING MINUTES COMPILED BY SUZANNE
ADAMS, TOWN CLERK