SELECT BOARD - AGENDA & MINUTES

 

 

Bridport Selectmen’s Meeting

February 8, 2010 at 6:00 pm

At the Town Clerk’s office

 

AGENDA

 

1-      Call to order

2-      Approve minutes of last meeting

3-      Public Comment

4-      Auditors (recommendations)

5-      Road report

6-      Humane society contract

7-      Treasurer’s report

8-      Old Business

9-      New Business

 

Minutes from Select Board meeting
January 12, 2010, 3:30 pm at Town Clerk's Office
Resumed after Recessed meeting January 11

Meeting Called to order at 3:30
Steve Huestis, Chairman, Tom Broughton, Keith Betourney, Leonard Barrett, Margaret Sunderland, Jo Clawson, Treasurer present.

Motion made by Keith Betourney, seconded by Margaret Sunderland to paint the East wall of the new office space. So voted.

Motion made by Keith Betourney, seconded by Leonard Barrett to have Fyles remove one of the new heaters from the upstairs meeting room. So voted.

Discussion of Budget.
Motion made by Leonard Barrett, seconded by Tom Broughton to reduce the amount designated for the Lemon Fair Mosquito Control District from $12,000.00 to $6,000.00 due to budget concerns.
So Voted.

Meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

Secretary Pro Tem
Margaret Sunderland

 

Bridport Selectmen’s Meeting

January 11, 2010

 

Present:  Steve Huestis-Chair, Tom Broughton, Keith Betourney, Margaret Sunderland & Leonard Barrett.  Also present were, Jo Clawson-Treasurer, Carl Norton-Board Clerk, Dale Stone & Dusty Huestis-Road Crew, Brian Desforges- School Board, David Bronson- Cemetery Commissioner, Lynne Boie- Auditor & Dexter Oliver.

 

Meeting was called to order by Chair Huestis at 6:00 pm.

 

Minutes of the last meeting were accepted as amended.

Lynne Boie spoke on the town report.

David Bronson discussed cemetery matters, a new boundary fence is being planned.

The town crew will help install the fence.

Article 28 in the town report “ Will the legal Voters of the Town authorize the Select board to spend any unanticipated funds received” will be deleted as it no longer required.

Article 32 will read” To transact any other non-binding business thought proper at this time”.

Brian Desforges spoke on school business.

Dale & Dusty gave the road report.

Public request was made for the minutes of the select board meetings to be put on the web site.

Motion was made & seconded to extend the Pellet Grant study completion date to March 1, 2010.  Motion passed.

Motion was made & seconded not to include the playground committee request for $500.00 for an article in the Town warning.  Motion passed.

Highway mileage sheets were signed.

Lake Street was added to Class II highway.  5.88 miles was added as Class II highway.  5.88 miles were subtracted from Class III highway.

Select board agreed to discuss recycling at Town meeting.

Town budget was worked on.

Road & Selectmen’s orders were signed.

Meeting was recessed at 8:45 until Tuesday January 12, at 3:30 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Carl Norton, Board Clerk

Selectmen's Meeting