Selectboard Meeting
August 4, 2003
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Attending the
meeting: Lynn Garner, Andrea Morgante, Jon Trefry, Randy Volk, John Guttler,
Jeanne Wilson, Chris Morrell, George Dameron, Brian Busier, Penny Reed,
Gretchen Berger, Moe Thorpe, Geoffrey Miller, Wendy Ordway.
Route 116 Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Concerns / George
Dameron (Letter prepared to VTrans Policy and Planning Division)
The Board and those present reviewed the letter drafted to send regarding concerns
about the traffic flow and pedestrian safety in the village area.
Randy felt the
emphasis of the letter should be on the crosswalk issue and perhaps the Town
should send two letters one to address the crosswalk and one in regards to
the intersection.
Andrea wanted to
reference the scoping study that has been done.
Discussed by those
present was: need to narrow the road in the village; move the crosswalk; extend
the sidewalk on the west further south.
George presented the
Board with a petition on the issue and restated his idea of having a police
officer direct traffic at the intersection.
Jeanne stated she had
met with Dick Hoskings and he agreed that a narrow road in the village would
help the situation, he suggested moving the crosswalk north of the Town Hall
building.
The Board will speak
with Rocky in regards to extending the sidewalk.
Jeanne will draft a
new letter addressing the crosswalk and problem with width of Rt 116 in the
village area including input from Board members.
Gretchen Berger / Town Service Officer Position Gretchen has worked with Robin Harris, former Town Service
Officer, on the Friends of Families project and has reviewed information
relating to the position.
Jon moved that the
Board vote to recommend Gretchen Berger as the Town of Hinesburg Service
Officer, for a term which will expire on April 14, 2004. Second by John and approved.
Memo from Chris Morrell / Hiring James Walton to Review PD -The Board discussed
with Chris what information they would want to have as a result of such a
review. Jeanne will draft a letter
addressing the focus of the review.
Chris informed the
Board the Police Dept received a $17,000 award from the block grant.
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 John and approved.
Approve Minutes of
July 21, 2003: Jon moved that the Board vote to approve the minutes of July
21, 2003, as corrected. Second by
Andrea and approved.
Buried Utility Permit / Miller on Partridge Hill Road: the Board spoke with Moe Thorpe who will be doing the road
cut in regards to Mike Anthony checking the work and the need for proper
compaction in closing the road cut. Jon
moved that the Board vote to approve the Buried Utility Permit Application of
Geoffrey Miller on Partridge Hill Road (Grand List Lot #17-22-46.00) to replace
a damaged existing private water line under the road, subject to the terms and
conditions placed on the permit by the Highway Foreman and all State and local
permits governing the development of this parcel. Second by Andrea and approved.
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Visibility Issue / Intersection of Magee Hill Road and
Richmond Road: A continued discussion from the last meeting. Board members were to make a site visit to
the intersection prior to this meeting.
The Highway Department has trimmed the poplar tree, but is unable to
trim the spruce tree. The property
owner appears to be willing to have the town replant the spruce tree further
back onto his property. A petition
signed by concerned residents has been received.
The Board discussed
moving both spruce trees that are near the road. Jeanne will get permission from the property owner to move the
two trees.
Discussion of Delinquent Tax Penalty: According
to the Office of the Secretary of State, there is nothing in Vermont Statute
that allows the voters or the Selectboard to change the delinquent tax penalty,
as was done at Town Meeting 2002. The
Board took no action on this issue.
Act 250 Municipal Impact Questionnaire / CVU Athletic Fields
and Parking Areas
Discussed possible
issues that should be addressed on the impact questionnaire.
Request for Use of
Employee Compensatory Time: According to
the Personnel Policy, employees wishing to utilize compensatory time in excess
of 8 consecutive hours must request permission for such usage from the
Selectboard. The following employees
would like to use the hours of compensatory time indicated for time off. All have adequate hours to allow for this
usage. Jon moved that the Board vote to
approve the following requests for compensatory time:
Alex Weinhagen 24 hours
Rocky Martin 40 hours
Jeanne Wilson 24 hours
Peter Erb 22 hours
Second by Andrea and
approved.
Additions to the Agenda
Correspondence from Dona Walker / RE: Odors from Saputo
Cheese, Inc. Jeanne will have
Steve Button look into what the possible cause of the odor is.
2003 Paving Contract:
Jon moved that the
Board vote to authorize the Chairman to accept the bid for the 2003 Paving
Contract (Silver Street). Second by
John and approved.
The Board set the
meeting schedule to be the 8th and 15th of Sept.
Jeanne reported that
Veronica Estey contacted her regarding her prior complaint regarding water
meters. Jeanne will check into this.
Lynn advised the
Board he had been contacted regarding the vote to be held at the MPO on the
circumfrential highway. Randy moved the
Board vote to support construction of the circumfrential highway and direct the
Towns representative to vote in favor of the project. Second by John and approved.
Randy moved the Board
vote to adjourn at 9:00 p.m., second by Andrea and approved.
Respectfully
submitted,
Valerie Spadaccini, secretary