Selectboard Meeting
April 15, 2002
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Attending the meeting: Lynn Gardner, Andrea Morgante, Jon Trefry, Randy Volk, John Guttler, Jeanne Wilson, Ted White, Melissa Levy, Rocky Martin, Russell Barone, George Bedard, Bruce and Sue Johnson, Stewart Pierson.
Interview for
Conservation Commission Vacancy / Melissa Levy
Members of the Board introduced themselves to Melissa. Melissa stated she is a graduate student at UVM studying Natural Resources. She has worked on environmental issues in other communities and in looking to be involved in the Hinesburg community. She has been attending Conservation Commission meetings for several months.
Andrea
moved the Board vote to appoint Melissa Levy to fill a vacancy on the
Conservation Commission for a term which will expire on September 30,
2004. Second by John and approved.
Discussion of
Road Issues on Proposed Mechanicsville Road Development (Giroux Property) /
Russell Barone – Russell stated he has been before the DRB for sketch plan
approval. He discussed with the Board
the possiblity of building the road accessing the development to Town standards
and the Town then taking over the road.
Also discussed was the road that will later be built to connect the
second stage of his development and the possibility of connecting to Lavigne
Hill Rd. Members of the Board will look
at the area and discuss the issue to see if it is beneficial for the Town.
Baldwin Road
Culvert / Bruce Johnson – The Johnsons had an engineer look at the culvert and the
engineer found it to be raised in the middle and installed to high. To eliminate the standing water problem, the
elevation needs to be lowered and the culvert be pitched downhill across the
road.
John
moved the Board vote to direct the road crew to excavate the culvert and re-set
it to drain properly, second by Andrea and approved.
Rocky
stated this can be done in conjunction with other work on Baldwin Rd this
summer.
Other Business
Approve
Warrants: Jon moved that the
Board vote to approve the warrants (including payroll warrants) for bills
payable as presented by the Town Treasurer.
Second by Andrea and approved.
Continued
Discussion of Proposed Update of Water Use Ordinance: It
was the consensus of the Board to charge a hook up fee to the main plus a fee
for associated costs (labor and materials).
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VTrans
Cooperative Agreement / Recreation Path:
The
Cooperative Agreement has been re-reviewed.
It appears that the only issue not included is the use of our gravel
source. The following statement has
been included in the cooperative agreement under item #16 Funding Ration –
Municipal Share:
“Municipality
shall utilize its own gravel supply as part of the required matching funding source. The State shall provide the municipality with the required gravel
specifications. Prior to construction the municipality shall
have the gravel tested in accordance
with State standards, to ensure that the gravel meets State specifications”.
Andrea moved that the Board vote to approve the
signing of the Cooperative Agreement with the State of Vermont Agency of
Transportation for the advancement of Hinesburg STP BIKE (22)S as amended (the
recreation path). Second by Jon and approved.
Discussion of Silver Street Bridge Grant
Project: Rocky and Jeanne have
individually ranked the seven proposals received on this project. After input from the other members of the
Selection Committee (Randy and Lynn), interviews will be scheduled for the
first week of May.
Approval of Use of Compensatory Time: According to the Town of Hinesburg Pers