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Next Board meeting will be held 

October 13th, 2008

Everyone welcome!

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                                                                                   BEAVER COVE TOWN OFFICE

MINUTES OF THE MUNICIPAL OFFICER’S MEETING

JULY 14TH, 2008

Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m.

Municipal Officer’s present: Tom Kirkman, Fran Emmons, and Janice Kimball

Others Present: Marilyn Goodwin, Charlie Whitmore, Karla Marsh, Amy Simpson & Kim Larsen

  1. REVIEW MINUTES: The Minutes for June 2008 were read and accepted. Minutes were signed for May 2008 was signed by the new Select people. Kim called MMA and they said they should sign Just so long as the Select person from the previous year saw no issues.
  2. TREASURER  & TOWN CLERK REPORTS: June 2008 reports reviewed & accepted.
  3. TAX COLLECTOR’S REPORT: June 2008 reports reviewed and accepted. All taxes collected.
  4. SCHOOL: There will be a meeting in August. It will be a Bond vote A referendum is mandated. August is the deadline at this time for having a decision or there will be a penalty. Fran said she believes that RSU has certainly put forth good faith efforts. It’s been difficult and not an easy task. There is no satisfactory compromise to meet the needs of the children. So many areas are involved. Heather Perry had talked with Tom and suggested it would be good if a Select person could attend the meetings. Fran felt we were well represented, she keeps on top of this issue and felt we were well represented saying it really is a huge time commitment not to mention the expense.
  5. LURC PERMITS: No permits.
  6. ROADS/PUBLIC WORKS: A tree on the roads had to be cut down. Mike Theriault will be starting the summer road work. Mike has asked for some of the Beaver Cove signs and road barriers. Fran talked to Alan Roberts about to the Public Works job but he was not interested. He was the one who helped build these roads in Beaver Cove. He did say he’d be willing to meet with Select people and Mike Theriault and discuss different possibilities. Fran said she’d set up a meeting but not till after the 28th because she was going vacation. Mike had said he’d be willing to meet and discuss issues so it’s just a matter of setting up the meeting. Kim will try and find the survey that was done on the roads with the ten year plan outlined.
  7. SECURITY: Kim had a copy of a proposal for a security system from Norstar. She explained Bruce Riel had called early one morning and offered his assistance in selecting a security system as this is what he does for a job. Kim read off what the proposal was and the equipment and Bruce said the guy had given us a very reasonable price and the brand was one of the good ones. Comment was made that there should be an outdoor siren included and the Select people agreed that just so long as it wasn’t over $100.00 it might be feasible. Options were discussed as just having a siren outside as that would deter any one. Mentioned the lights were now being left on so the patrol car could see in and a notice that we do daily deposits was put on the front door. A motion was made to go ahead and order the Security System. It was put to a vote. Tom and Fran voted yes to order and Janice voted no thinking we didn’t need to go that far.
  8. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT: The Public Works contract was discussed as it was a new position and had been in place for a year and needed to be reviewed as to whether the position was working or not . Charlie Whitmore was present and was asked how many hours he averaged a month, he said about 15. Sometimes not that many like when all he had to do is mow lawns and weed whack.  He mentioned getting mileage because he uses his equipment, his gas etc. It was explained that it is a contracted job and that is the way it is suppose to be. He is to operate and maintain his own equipment. That is why we issue a 1099. It was also discussed hiring someone on an hourly wage or hiring people on a as need basis. It was agreed that there was a need for a log of hours and jobs done. Fran suggested weekly, Janice monthly. Charlie said he had his hours for the month of June. Kim had then to June 15th. It was commented on the need to have the Post Office Box stained and it hadn’t been done and it had been almost a month. Kim mentioned how Tom and Denise helped put the desks together because Charlie was unable to. Fran did up a draft of a proposed contract and it was reviewed and comments suggested. It was agreed to post the job in the papers and move forward with filling the position.
  9. NEW NEWS: Cornerstone Communications/Broadband has had a petition going round to install high-speed broadband in the area. They needed to know how many were interested. It requires an expensive terminal & equipment. There are grants available. Fran felt we might see it here within the year. It would also include Shirley, Hartsford Point & Sandy Bay areas. They might try a tower on Squaw Mountain this would give Moosehead Isles and Blair Hill premium service. Fran had done up a letter and asked the Select people to sign it in support of this project. All Select People signed it and she said she’d send it out.
  10. OLD NEWS: We went over the issue of rolling the rolls versus all the grading. Kim informed them that Mike Theriault actually has the only roller in the area and was willing to discuss this with them. He said the roads out west have a lot of clay and that is why they can roll so successfully out there. We don’t have the same soil type so we have to do things a little different but rolling is a possibility it would cost more per mile because the process is more involved. He also mentioned that we should be thinking of resurfacing some of the roads because after so many years of grading the surface eventually disappears and could be why some of the issues are arising.

 Meeting closed at 8:39 p.m.

 

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Tom Kirkman                    Fran Emmons                         Janice Kimball King

 

 

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                                        BEAVER COVE TOWN OFFICE

MINUTES OF THE MUNICIPAL OFFICER’S MEETING

AUGUST 11TH, 2008

Meeting called to order at 7:08 p.m.

Municipal Officer’s present: Tom Kirkman, Fran Emmons, and Janice Kimball

Others Present: Amy Simpson & Kim Larsen

  1. REVIEW MINUTES: The Minutes for JULY 2008 were read and accepted.
  2. TREASURER  & TOWN CLERK REPORTS: JULY 2008 reports reviewed & accepted.
  3. TAX COLLECTOR’S REPORT: JULY 2008 reports reviewed and accepted. All taxes collected. Discussion on the assessment & Tax Bill Process. Fran thought the Select people would have to have a public meeting to vote on the tax mill, Kim mentioned they hadn’t in the past since she had been here that the Tax Assessor had always done that and both agreed they would look into it. Would have Heidi to call and get up an update from the Assessor.
  4. SCHOOL: Fran was led to believe they actually voted for an alternative (Super Union) instead of the RSU.
  5. LURC PERMITS: No permits.
  6. ROADS/PUBLIC WORKS: Met earlier with the applicants for the contract.
  7. SECURITY: Security has been installed and works well. Was installed on August 7th, 2008.
  8. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT: Select people went into an executive session to discuss the applicants for the contract. Went in at 7:51 came out at 7:53. After reviewing the applicants qualifications, equipment, insurance etc. Tom made a motion to Move on applicant. Fran made a motion to hire Dan Daigle. Tom seconded it. Unanimous vote in favor. Contract will be for $3,700. August 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
  9. NEW NEWS: Ellen Small has asked the Select people to consider paying the board of her child instead of the tuition.. The State is paying the tuition and the board is actually cheaper than if the Town was paying tuition which they would have to pay if the State wasn’t. Board not sure if they could actually okay that. Amy said she would call the School and talk to Vera or Heather and find out.

Meeting closed at 8:10 p.m.

 

_________________     _________________            _________________

Tom Kirkman                  Fran Emmons                 Janice Kimball King