TOWN OF STETSON
SELECTMEN’S
MINUTES
Date: April 27, 2011
I. OPEN MEETING
The meeting was opened
with Don Carroll leading the Pledge of Allegiance. The Public was asked to remain standing to
dedicate a moment of silence for Gary Bellefleur Jr.’s 1 year anniversary of
his death.
A. ROLL CALL
Donald
Carroll, Brenda Clark, Lois Hawes, George Hockstadter and Terry White.
B. MINUTES OF THE MEETING
1.
Approve Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes of April
13, 2011
Upon motion by George Hockstadter, seconded by
Terry White, it was unanimously voted to approve the April 13, 2001
Minutes.
C. QUIT CLAIM
DEEDS
None.
D.
WARRANT
Payroll Warrant
– Approve warrant #
57
Upon motion by Lois Hawes, seconded by Brenda
Clark, it was unanimously voted to approve Warrant #57.
Expenditures –
Approve warrant #
58
Upon motion by Terry
White, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to approve
Warrant #58.
E.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Consensus
of the Board was to approve a Personal Property Abatement for Gary Bellefleur
Jr. (the store) in the amount of $163.11.
Don
Carroll reported that Danielle and he had done some assessing today.
II. OLD BUSINESS
1.
Tax
Acquired – Mullen Road Property
3
Bids were submitted:
Charles Craig $3,500.00
Dan Ready $7,800.00
Mildred Butler $5,000.00
Upon motion by George Hockstadter, seconded by
Terry White, it was unanimously voted to award the bid to Dan Ready in the
amount of $7,800.00.
2.
Signing
of Contracts – Mowing / Cleaning
Consensus of the Board
was to sign 2 copies of the contracts, one for the office, and one for the
contractor.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1.
Town
Report Cover
Terry White recommended
oldest Town resident (Avis Wilson)
Lois Hawes recommended
the School because of the possible closing.
Don Carroll stated he
would like to use both. School on the
front of the cover, and Avis Wilson on the inside cover.
Consensus of the Board
was to put School on the front cover, and Avis Wilson on the inside of the
cover.
2.
Election
Dates
Upon motion by Don
Carroll, seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to change the
Election Date from June 14, 2011 to June 7, 2011 to allow Town Election, Town
Referendum, and School Referendum to be all done at one time. (This date is necessary for the time line of
the Schools legalities)
3.
Town
Referendum Ballot
The proposed Town
Referendum Ballot (dealing with the bid process) was previewed and read
aloud. The wording recommended from the
Maine Municipal Assoc.
Consensus of the Board
was to approve the wording of the Referendum Ballot.
4.
Town
Meeting Warrant Articles
Lois Hawes questioned if
some of the Articles could read:
“Recommended by Majority
of the Board of Selectmen” and the answer is yes, and will be done.
Upon motion by Terry
White, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to approve and
sign the Town Meeting Warrant Articles.
IV. COMMITTEE REPORT
A. ANIMAL CONTROL Don
Carroll addressed the letter the Board has received concerning “dangerous or
aggressive dogs”. Don reported that he
went to the residence and the dogs were very friendly and were not a threat. The only issue is the dogs are at large a lot
because the children in the residence open the door and let them out a lot .
B. APPEALS BOARD Robert
Frappier reported that there are only presently 4 member of the Board of
Appeals and is concerned of a tie vote.
Don Carroll will put in the next News Letter that the Town is seeking
members for the Appeals Board.
C.
CEMETERY Wording
for Rolling Thunder has been corrected, and the Sheriff’s work crew will be
here the week of May 9th.
D.
CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Nothing.
E. E911 Nothing.
F. EDUCATION
Referendum Vote on June 7, 2011
G.
EMERGENCY PREPARENESS COMMITTEE Nothing.
H.
EMT/RESCUE Nothing.
I.
FIRE DEPARTMENT Nothing.
J.
MEETINGHOUSE Connie
Merrill reported that the Trustees have met, and she will provide a copy of
those minutes to the Selectmen. The
Trustees still interested are Connie Merrill, Theresa Gray, Janet Rush, and
Sandra Lovejoy. Don Carroll also
reported that the water heater has been scheduled to be repaired.
K PARKS & RECREATION Reported that there were 30 plus children at
the Easter party and fun was had by all!
L. PLANNING BOARD
1. Certificate of Occupancy Permit
Diane passed out a proposed copy of the Permit
for the Board to look over for the next regular Selectmen’s Meeting and bring
back any questions or concerns. There
was some discussion as to whether the Permit will apply to all new building, or
only those requiring the Permit for Bank Financing.
M.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR Nothing.
N. RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Nothing.
O.
ROAD COMMISSIONER John Biggar was present. Don Carroll
reported that John and he had met and went over the inventory of culverts. Don got bids on the prices of culverts, and
the low bid was $20,534.46 and would receive an extra 10% off if the invoice is
paid by the tenth of the month from Paris Farms:
6 - 15” x 20’
26 -
24” x 24’
4 -
36” x 20’
6 -
12 ½ ‘ x 432’ long roll of fabric
4 - 15’ x 360’ long roll of fabric
Don
Carroll stated that he would like to order the culverts now and store them in
the Salt and Sand shed. This quoted
price above is only good for 15 days because of potential price increases. Don stated we have the funds ($44,000 in the
Road Improvement Account) and the place to store them John stated that 6 or 7 culverts are
needed on the Wolfboro Road, and the Town has had good luck with Paris
Farms. Richard Webber reported that
there are still 2 rolls of fabric left that will do approximately 400 feet of
road.
Upon motion by George Hockstadter,
seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to order and purchase the
culverts now.
John
also reported that there are 2 severely broken up spots on the Merrill Road and
that grading will continue when the roads dry up some more.
P. STATE
LEGISLATIVE CORRESP Don
Carroll reported that there will be a vote next week on some of the proposed
laws.
Q.
TREASURER Nothing.
R.
WELFARE
DIRECTOR Nothing.
S.
MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE Brenda
Clark will take a picture of the Memorial when it is in full bloom in the event
that the Board would like to use that for the next Town Report.
T.
OTHER
V.
TRAINING
Diane’s training (Labor
and Employment Law) will be rescheduled at a later date because the class was
full and MMA will be hopefully doing another one to allow all that wanted to
attend a chance to do so.
VI.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Delores Butler:
stated that it was the Planning Board’s intentions to enforce the Certificate
of Occupancy permit only when required by the Bank. Don stated that could be determined as
discrimination, and feels all new construction in town should require the
Permit. Both Delores and Don agreed that
it will be discussed at the next Planning Board Meeting (May 19, 2011).
Charles Leighton: reported that the street light on Pole 5 on
the Stetson Road is still out. The
office has reported it before, but will do so again.
VII.
SELECTMEN
COMMENTS
None.
VIII.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
None.
IX.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by George
Hockstadter, seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to adjourn the
meeting at 7:20 p.m.
Approved by:
____________________________________Donald
Carroll
____________________________________Brenda
Clark
____________________________________Lois
Hawes
____________________________________George
Hockstadter
____________________________________Terry
White
Minutes
recorded by;
Diane
Lacadie