Town of Danville

Selectboard Minutes

November 15^th, 2007

The Selectboard met at the Danville Town Hall on Thursday November 15^th, 2007. Michael Walsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Selectboard present were Marion Sevigny, Marvin Withers, Doug Pastula, Denise Briggs and Michael Walsh. Also present were Ginnie Morse, Kevin Gadapee, Merton Leonard, Jeremy Withers, and visitors Barb & Gary Fontaine, Scott and Joni Palmer, Marvin Pritchard, J P Sinclair, Bert Frye, and Attorney Scott Cameron.

Michael Walsh moved to go into executive session to discuss a legal issue inviting Kevin, Merton and Scott Cameron to attend, Marvin Withers seconded the motion, which was approved. The Board emerged from executive session at 6:35PM. Michael Walsh stated that the Board had been discussing the issues raised by Scott Palmer at the Oct 18^th meeting, and asked if anyone on the Board wanted to make a motion relating to any of those issues. Hearing no motion, Michael continued, informing Scott Palmer that there is no support on the Board for the issues he raised, if he continued to feel that his rights or interests were abused, then he should pursue a legal remedy through an appropriate means. This Board does not agree with his position and our discussion of these issues is closed and the Board will not deal with them again and they will move on to the next item.

Marion Sevigny amended the minutes of the November 1^st meeting noting that the minutes that were approved were Oct 18^th not Oct 4^th. Marvin Withers moved to accept the Nov 1^st minutes as amended, Doug Pastula seconded the motion, and the minutes were so approved.

Marvin Pritchard was present to fill the board in on improvements made at the tennis courts and the ball fields. He also requested that the town add $500.00 a year to the tennis court fund for future maintenance as it is ongoing. The Board will take his request under advisement. State Police Detective and resident JP Sinclair was present to discuss the new speeding ordinance. He wanted to be sure the Board understood the proper signage required for enforcement, and the associated costs not only for the signs and their installation but also the cost of enforcement as it would be up to the town to hire the enforcement. The Board thanked him for his input and they would take his information under advisement. Bert Frye was present to discuss the bathhouse at Joes Pond. At their previous meeting the board agreed to have the bathhouse torn down by someone that was going to do it for no charge. Bert described the building as being of concrete modular construction that could be disassembled and moved if the Board wished to remove it from the beach. He also believed that the building might have some other use in town if it was moved. Michael Walsh has already agreed to go up and look at it tomorrow, as the information that the Board was going on at last meeting was that the building was not in good condition. Doug Pastula moved to rescind the vote from last meeting to have someone tear it down pending further investigation, Denise Briggs seconded the motion which passed.

As the time had reached 7:30 Michael Walsh opened the hearing for discussion of renewing the existing interim Zoning Bylaws without changes. The visitors present had no input, the Board discussed the reason for the readoption which was that NVDA had advised as an interim bylaw it had a limited life of two years and that it was about to expire and should be readopted until the revised zoning bylaws could be adopted. With no further discussion Doug Pastula moved to readopt the existing interim zoning bylaws without change, Marvin Withers seconded the motion, which was approved.

Kevin reported that the road crew: has continued drainage and culvert repair as well as marking them for winter, have finished hauling winter sand; have got their plows and sanders ready; will continue cleaning and marking culverts through out town; will also be doing some brush cutting as weather allows. He and Donald attended a very informative Better Back Roads highway training course on winter maintenance.

Merton reported that: the end of year budget expenditures are looking pretty well in his projections through the end of the year; Brittany Machell is having a phone installed at the North Danville School and is requesting the town pay the monthly charge of $25 as they do for the other town buildings; there is an increasing number of stray cats around town that people are starting to complain about.

Denise Briggs moved to pay the phone charge of $25 per month for the North Danville School as long as there are no long distance charges involved, Marion Sevigny seconded the motion that passed. The Board approved a curbcut for James Ashley on Kittredge Road for a woods access, on a motion by Denise Briggs that was seconded by Marvin Withers. Denise Briggs moved to go into executive session at 7:50PM with Ginnie Morse for wage negotiations, motion seconded by Doug Pastula. The Board emerged at 8:25PM with no action taken. Denise Briggs moved to go into executive session at 8:25PM with Kevin and Merton for wage negotiations, motion seconded by Doug Pastula. The Board emerged at 8:35PM with no action taken.

The Board reviewed the year end Budget projections, and approved the orders.

With no further business, the Board adjourned at 9:00pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Merton Leonard

Clerk of the Selectboard

Town of Danville

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