TOWN OF STETSON
SELECTMEN’S
MEETING MINUTES
3/1/06 @ 6:00PM
I. OPEN MEETING
A. OPEN SESSION
B. ROLL CALL Present:
Mr. Carroll, Mr. Hipsky, Mr. Hockstadter, and Mrs.
Ham; Guests: Malcolm Bournival Jr., Betty
Bridges, David Buchstaber, Larry Gerry, Jeff Perry, and Richard Webber
C. MINUTES OF THE
MEETING 2/15/06 were viewed and signed by the Board.
D. BOARD OF ASSESSORS
1. The Board acknowledged and signed two
abatements one for Mr. Mark Merrill Map 8 Lot 9A and the other for Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Hatchell Map 4 Lot 27.
2. The Board acknowledged and signed two
supplementals both for tree growth penalties.
The first one was for Mr. Robert Commerford Map 5 Lot 21 and the second
was for Ms. Teresa Beem Map 5 Lot 21.
3. The town received the second payment
regarding the assessing grant that Mrs. Thompson is working on. Mrs. Thompson will be at the office Friday,
March 3, 2006 continuing to work on the grant, the Board acknowledged.
4. The Board acknowledged the turnaround
document for 2005 that Mrs. Thompson has completed and sent to the state.
5. The town foreclosed on 4 properties as a
result of a 2004 matured tax lien on February 27, 2006. The properties are Map 4 Lot 16-08; Map 1 Lot
16-01, Map 4 Lot 5-01Z and Map 4 Lot 5-01; letters where sent to previous
owners of record and also a month to month lease that needs to be executed.
E. QUIT CLAIM DEEDS
F. EXPENDITURES WARRANT invoices were viewed and approved by the Board.
II. OLD BUSINESS
A. Mr. Carroll has the wording done for the proposed warrant
articles and public hearings regarding Mr. Flewelling’s shoreland zoning
request and amending the Floodplain Management, the Board acknowledged.
B. Mr. Hockstadter is going to get the proposed article,
regarding extending the Burleigh Road, typed and Mr. McKay’s signature for the
next Selectmen’s Meeting for the Board to review.
C. Mr. Hipsky modified the Food Cupboard Lease and the
Board acknowledged the revised lease.
Mrs. Ham will give Mr. Rush a copy for his review and signature.
D. The Board agreed to have the Public Hearing regarding
Flewelling article, Floodplain Management article and Land Use Ordinance on
Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at 7:00PM.
E. The mowing and cleaning bids are being advertised in
the Rolling Thunder and the deadline is Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 3:30PM,
the Board acknowledged.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Mr. Perry was present and spoke about the town’s web
site, a contract, and appropriating money this year to pay him for his
services. Mr. Perry is requesting $50.00
per month; $600.00 a year. The Board
told Mr. Perry they have a budget meeting Tuesday, March 14, 2006 and that is
when the board will discuss the 2007FY budget.
The Board also stated that they want to review the current contract that
Mr. Perry presented and make a decision at the next Selectmen’s Meeting.
B. 2005 Workers Compensation Audit was acknowledged by
the Board,
C. The newsletter deadline is Tuesday, March 21, the
Board acknowledged. Mr. Hipsky suggested
putting a picture of the 911 signs that can be order through the Penobscot
Jail. The Board will discuss later what
they plan to put in under the Selectmen’s Corner.
D. The Budget Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March
14, 2006 and the Budget Public Hearting is Tuesday, March 28, 2006, the Board
acknowledged.
E. Mr. Carroll stated that he has reviewed the month end
reports and it looks like three accounts are going to be overdrawn this year;
they are the Fire Station/Library Complex, Snow and Ice and the Solid Waste
Account, the Board acknowledged. The
other accounts seem to be in good standings.
F. Amy Shawley and McKenzie Davis will be going to Girls
State this year - $230.00 each. Mr.
Carroll asked Mrs. Ham to check with the Legion to see if they want to sponsor
one or both.
G. A petition was received at the office February 28,
2006 to place the referendum question on a printed ballot for consideration at
a municipal election for the Town of Stetson “Shall the ordinance entitles “Land Use Ordinance” and corresponding map
be adopted” the Board acknowledged.
H. State Planning Office is offering three new grants
for municipalities 1. Comprehensive
Planning Grant Program; 2. the Implementation Grant Program; and 3. the Comprehensive
Plan Update Grant Program the Board acknowledged.
IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. ANIMAL CONTROL
B. APPEALS BOARD
1. Mr. Buchstaber was present to ask the board
why this client Mr. Smethurst had not received notice of the Appeal. Mr. Carroll didn’t have an answer for Mr.
Buchstaber but told him he would contact Mrs. Buswell and ask what the
procedure is after an Appeal has been denied or accepted. Mr. Buchstaber stated that his client has
contacted Mr. Cox, an attorney, and they are going to appeal the denial.
C. CEMETERY
D. CODE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER/PLUMBING INSPECTOR
1. Mr. Gould was in Waterville District Court
Wednesday, March 1, 2006 regarding the James Marcello case, the Board
acknowledged.
E. EDUCATION
1. Mrs. Durkee will not be taking papers out to
renew her term with the SAD 64 School Board; the Board needs to find a new
candidate. Mr. Carroll is going to check
again if a resident can serve on the board if their spouse is an employee of
the district.
2. February 27, 2006 agenda was acknowledged by
the Board.
3. The town received notice that Stetson
Elementary School will be having kindergarten registration Thursday, March 16,
2006, the Board acknowledged.
F. FIRE DEPARTMENT
1. Mr. Hispky asked how the issuing of burning
permits where going; Mrs. Ham stated it was going okay; not very many people
have requested them. The Board wants to
know if this becomes a problem/inconvenience for Mrs. Ham and Mrs. Biggar.
G. HISTORICAL SOCIETY
H. MEETINGHOUSE
I. PARK & RECREATION
J. PLANNING BOARD
1. Mrs. Terry Moore sent a letter to the
Selectmen and Mrs. Betty Bridges, Planning Board Chair, regarding the level of
involvement Mr. Hockstadter has with the Planning Board activities. Mr. Hipsky asked the Board if they received a
copy of this letter; Mr. Hockstadter stated that he did not receive the letter.
Mrs. Ham made a copy for him during the
meeting. Mr. Hipsky read the whole
letter and asked for comments at the end.
Mr. Hockstadter didn’t deny that he volunteered information regarding
the wells on Mr. McKay’s sub division, but he said that the board asked him for
his input. Mr. Hockstadter also believes
the Planning Board does have too much control.
Mr. Hipsky and Mr. Carroll disagreed completely with Mr. Hockstadter, they reminded Mr. Hockstadter that the rules
are state rules not town rules and the Planning Board is the toughest job in the
municipality. Mr. Hipsky and Mr. Carroll
are very pleased with the current Planning Board, they are very well informed
and do follow all the state rules. Mr.
Carroll asked Mr. Hockstadter to read the rules and become familiar with those pertaining
to sub divisions, shore land zoning, etc. that the Planning Board deals with on
a monthly basis.
2. Mrs. Betty Bridges was present and asked the
Board information regarding contour lines subdivision. Mr. Hipsky has a call into Mr. Dean Bennet at
PVCOG and will get this information for Mrs. Bridges before their meeting on
Thursday, March 9, 2006.
K. LIBRARY
L. RECYCLING &
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
1. The 2006 Solid Waste Contract was reviewed by
the Board; the Board agreed to send two copies to Mr. Jerry Sullivan for his
signature and return to the town office and the Board will sign their part at
the next
Selectmen’s Meeting.
2. The Board agreed that the spring big trash
day should be eliminated this year; the account is already going to be in the
red by years end. Mrs. Ham will contact
Mr. Sullivan and let him know that we will not be doing a big trash day this
Spring but will have the fall big trash day as planned.
M. ROAD COMMISSIONER
1. Mr. Webber was present and reviewed his
contract; he is requesting a $125.00 per a mile increase because of the price
of fuel. The current contract states
$2,050.00 per a mile and he is asking for $2,175 per a mile, amounts to a total
of $74,537.25 for 34.27 miles. The Board
will discuss this contract and make a decision at the next Selectmen’s Meeting.
2. The Board and Mr. Webber discussed the
Sand/Salt Shed and the option of salt treatments instead of sand in the
future. Mr. Webber was not in favor of
the salt treatments and needed more information before making a decision. Mr. Webber had information off the web site
regarding facility; he is also waiting to hear back on the price of the
arches. Mr. Hipsky asked the Board if
they would like to invite Mr. Coughlin out to get more detailed information
from him. Mr. Hipsky suggested a 3:00PM
or3:30PM meeting instead of 6:00PM because he has to travel from Augusta, the
Board agreed. Mr. Hipsky will set this
meeting up.
3. The Board received information regarding
Posting Roads which was acknowledged.
Mr. Carroll also stated that he believes the town needs an ordinance
enforcing the Posted Road Signs and he doesn’t think that it was ever
done. Mr. Hipsky agreed that an
ordinance does need to be adopted regarding this matter but he doesn’t feel it
should be this year with everything else that is being addressed. The Board agreed to wait and get more
information regarding and have something for next year’s Town Meeting.
4. Mr. Larry Gerry was present and questioning
the bill that he received regarding the damage on the Blaisdell Road. He didn’t think the bill was calculated
correct; he had spoken to Mr. Merrill and the bill was not for the amount that
Mr. Merrill sent a bill in for. Mr.
Carroll didn’t have the figures in front of him but the bill that Mr. Gerry received
was for two separate invoices that Mr. Merrill sent the Town to repair that
section of the road. Mr. Gerry still
didn’t agree with the price; Mr. Carroll told Mr. Gerry that he would get the
invoices that are in question and let Mr. Gerry know what the amount was for
and on what dates.
N. TREASURER
O. WELFARE DIRECTOR
P. STATE LEGISLATIVE
CORRESP.
Q. OTHER
V. CORRESPONDENCE
VI. TRAINING
Minutes
are not verbatim but summarized and recorded by: Dennell K. Ham
Approved by:
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