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                                        Town of Danville

                                    Selectboard Minutes of

                            May 19th, 2011 Meeting

Chairman, Douglas Pastula called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Selectboard present were,  Douglas Pastula, Angelo Incerpi, Denise Briggs, and Marvin Withers. Also present was: Town Clerk Wendy Somers, Merton Leonard, and Visitors, Kirk and Mary Fenoff, Ken Linsley, and Debbie Bach. Marvin Withers moved to accept the minutes of the May 2nd 2011 meeting, Angelo Incerpi seconded the motion as corrected to included misspelling of Machell, forest, and remove that. The motion was approved by the Board.

Debbie Bach was present to inform the Board and the public about classes to be held for grant writing for non profit organizations. This would allow the organizations to request grants that would come from various sponsors rather then from the tax payers at town meeting. The Board was interested about this approach for raising money and would be very interested to hear about the details when completed. Marvin Withers represented the school in the discussion about the road race planed at the school. He explained they have made various arrangements to police the route that would go down Peacham Road to Harvey’s Hollow, then return to the school. It will be held on Sunday at 9:00 am when traffic is low, and they believe that it should be fine. The general consensus was to let the school continue with the race, but would like to be advised earlier in the future.

Wendy had a request from a resident for Sheriff patrol some of the dirt roads. The new agreement will the Sheriff's Department will be forth coming shortly, and will schedule some dirt road patrols. Wendy is also sending a request for the town audits to 5 audit firms as well as placing an add in the local paper. The village center designation has been extended for a few days, which will allow time to get the Danville application in. Marvin Withers moved to approve the Village Center application, Angelo Incerpi seconded the motion which was approved.  The aquatic grant arrived late at the state and was not approved for this year. The Joes Pond Association usually sponsors the grant and over sees the boat inspections and are requesting a donation from the town to continue this year. After some discussion, it was decided to request they come to the Board and discuss the inspection process and determine just how much money they will need.

Kevin’s road report noted that they continue to work on the roads to get them shaped up, but as the wet weather continues there are some soft spots remaining. He did meet with Ross Environmental regarding the old fuel tank at the North Danville fire house. They will start the paper work needed to remove the tank, asap. The purchasing policy committee met and added the conflict of interest statement to the policy, attached for your review. During a brief discussion, it was requested by the Board to look up the state specs or law for conflict of interest. Kevin also had included the 2011 paving specs which has included bidders off the state approved paving supplier list. He would like them approved so he can get them sent out this week. The sand spec is also included, as he would like to get that sent out asap also. Marvin Withers moved to approve the paving bids with a couple spelling changes and send them out for bids. Angelo Incerpi seconded the motion that was approved.

            Merton has received three bids for mowing the Green by the week. The highest was for $350.00 each mowing and the lowest was $40.00 per mowing not to exceed $720 for the season, from Don Woods. With little discussion, Marvin Withers moved to accept the bid from Don Woods at $40.00 per mowing not to exceed $750 for the season. Angelo Incerpi seconded the motion that was approved. With the finishing of the porch on the town hall, our insurance agent stopped by and requested that we reinstall the railings on the porch. While they were not required for the state inspection, they are by the insurance company. The Board requested Merton to check the specs on the railings and request new bids for new railings. The Board signed the letter to Commissioner David Mears as written by Paul Olander for the Long Island Sound debate over the nitrates output of the sewer plant. Merton noted that the new license application for the sewer plant has arrived this week. The application is due in a couple months, and will be filled out by The Utility Partners for the Board signature. The Board reviewed and acknowledged receipt of the yearly bridge inspection reports. The revised town plan hearing will take place at 6:00pm before the next meeting. The septic problem at the Joes Pond Store has been reengineered and will be installed as soon as their plan is approved by the state. There was a sewer problem at the Carriers house on Windswept Drive, with the new sewer line or connection that caused the sewer to backup into their house.

            The Board reviewed the budgets and signed the orders. They approved an executive session for personnel, on a motion by Denise Briggs that was seconded by Angelo Incerpi, at 8:23. The Board returned from executive session at 8:38. Marvin Withers moved to pay Larry Gadapee at the same rate as paid Milt Cochran for all his work for the town, as neither he nor the town is covered by the town insurance for volunteer work. Motion seconded by Denise Briggs and was approved.

With no further business, the Board voted to adjourn at 9:00pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

 Merton Leonard

Clerk of the Selectboard

 

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