SUMNER SELECTPERSONS
The meeting began at
Attending:
Selectpersons Thomas Standard, Mark Silber, Clifford McNeil, Clerk/Treasurer
Susan Runes, Road Commissioner James Keach, CEO Sidney Abbott, and Secretary
Cynthia Norton.
The Minutes of
Open
Session: Comprehensive Planning Chair
Mary Ann Haxton brought the Board up-to-date on the Plan and the Citizens’
Meeting on July 12. There will be a public hearing on the Plan on August 2 at
the elementary school. Postcards will be sent out to residents and landowners.
The Committee will meet again on July 18. After the hearing, any changes that
need to be made can be done before the Town Meeting on August 14.
She feels the Citizens’ Meetings have been a good venue for airing complaints
as well as ideas and concerns. Residents have asked for current minutes, agenda
items and meetings on the Town’s web page. Silber and Norton are working to
make that happen in several different formats.
CEO Sidney Abbott will be contacting DEP about the debris on the Waterman property.
Clifford Lowe expects to start cleaning up the Wing property the week of July
17. Darryl Starbird came in to ask about McNeil’s and
Abbott’s visits concerning the vehicles and household items in the yard. He
feels he is being unfairly singled out. He is trying to make a living on the
farm. He said the bags are returnable bottles that are handed out to kids, but
he realizes they look like bags of rubbish. He said he didn’t know the cows had
been out. Silber offered barbed wire for fencing. McNeil said the yard is
cluttered with vehicles and the Town is trying to settle this with a
gentlemen’s approach to reaching an agreement. Starbird
said he sometimes uses the vehicles as a temporary corral for the cows when
moving them, but they can’t be left in the pasture near the cows because they
will chew the wiring. Starbird left with no
agreement. McNeil will visit him later and go over the Statute on auto
graveyards.
Abbott took the DEP Notice of Agency Rule-making
Proposal.
Forms and Reports signed:
Warrant
for Annual Town Meeting
Certification
of Dog and Adult Business Ordinances
Budget Committee and Planning
Board Appointments
MMA Ballot for Legislative Policy
Committee
Tree Growth certification for
Kristen and Jennifer Barboza, R14,
Letter of Engagement for
Hoisington and Bean, PA
GA Yearly Review Form and
Quarterly Report
AVCOG Participation Form for
Household Hazardous Waste
Road Report:
Keach signed a driveway permit for Bill Glass on
FEMA sent notification of funds and the need for the project
certification form. Keach and McNeil will finish the work and send the form.
Keach has put up a patch pile and had planks delivered for the
Old Business:
The Town Report bid was awarded to Country Press for a 6x9 format at a
cost of $1566. He will pick up July 14, and return July 28. The reports will be
mailed July 29. The Board gave approval for Runes to write a check for the bulk
mailing fees without a warrant and want this added to the policy.
New Business:
A letter will be sent to Mrs. Lois Gammon advising her of
non-conforming lot transfers. Mrs. Gammon was heir to her husband’s 5.1 acre
parcel and house on Tuell Hill. She has split the property among her three
children creating lots of less than two acres and a subdivision since she has
not lived on or owned the property for more than five years.
The valuation for insurance on the office complex was estimated at
$250,000 to $300,000. An insurance adjuster will be sent by the company.
Standard moved that permission be given for Runes to take a vacation
from July 22-August 5 per the personnel policy. Silber seconded the motion. So voted.
Correspondence:
McNeil took the information on the PUC Public Interest Payphone program
to determine if Litchfield General Store would be an appropriate location.
Other:
July 20-bids are due on a roof over the back deck
July 27-Selectpersons’ meeting at
Account balances as of
There will not be a meeting on August 10.
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meeting ended at
SUMNER SELECTPERSONS AGENDA
Attending: Selectpersons
Thomas Standard, Mark Silber, Clifford McNeil, Road Commissioner James Keach,
Secretary Cynthia Norton, Comprehensive Planning Committee Chair Mary Ann
Haxton, Aranka Matolcsy of the AdvertiserDemocrat.
1. Minutes of
2. Warrant #2
3. Open
Session—Invitation to Speak: Glen Holmes, Buckfield Town Manager-purchase
of additional land for Transfer Station, Universal Waste Building, agreement
with Hartford (Sumner’s Board will meet with Buckfield on 8/15/06)
Don
Adams,
4. CEO Sidney Abbott:
Homes with no septic systems: Bulmer (R20,
3-4) Corriveau (R4, 9-8) Ouellette (R20, 3-1)
5. Forms and Reports:
Policy amendment on issuing
checks for bulk mailing fees-may be issued prior to
warrant
Contract with Dannie Paine,
ACO-3 years
URIP Fund
Certification-$53,280
6. Road Report: Keach asked if he could get a check written for
a State permit. McNeil moved to allow Susan Runes to write a check for Road
Commissioner James Keach for $55.00, to Treasurer, State of
Notify Fields Hill residents
that Keach will be blasting on August 1.
7.
Old Business:
PUC Public Interest Payphone
program-contact Mike Litchfield
Letter from John Conway, attorney for Lois Gammon-respond
that Sumner is following advice of MMA attorney concerning subdivision
regulations
Hazard Mitigation Plan grant application
8. New Business:
Roof bid-Albert Holden,
Clarification on salary for EMD for 2006-2007-McNeil
will take only $200 and sign waiver.
Rate of pay for Road Commissioner as a
laborer/equipment operator on road work-$12.00 per hour
9. Other:
Bob Thomas, MMA, inspected building and workplace for
workers’ comp liability hazards: batteries are needed for the emergency lights
August 1: meet in Buckfield at 6:30 PM
August 2: EMA teleconference meeting-McNeil
August 2: School Board meeting
August 2: Public hearing on Comprehensive Plan
There will be a Warrant for August 8 or 9
No Selectpersons’ meeting on August 10
Potluck supper on August 14 at
Transfer Station financial
reports available
Next meeting: August 22
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