SB Notes Tue Feb 22

Budget Hearings with Finance Committee
Municipal Light Plant Manager & MLB,- Sheila Litchfield, Dave Gordon, Ned Wolf spoke

• Heath currently has 344 subscribers
• a note [of $44,000? ] is due and will be in Article 3  for Town Meeting.
• Brian expressed concern regarding the scheduled outage for Feb 22.  People who switched to internet phones have no way to contact emergency services during the outage.
• Dave Gordon pointed out, that while there is no recourse now, there will be once the redundancy system is in place,

Fire Department

• there is a need for organizational change for towns around shared resources particularly  needed is a full time chief.
• volunteers are harder to find or sustain for a number of reasons

Highway Department

• Highway Dept needs 2 new trucks to replace aging trucks where repair is no longer feasible.
• SB acknowledged that at least one will need to be added to the budget this year and another next year.

Other Business
MTRSD assessment

• SB Voted to pay the $44,000 assessment for the MTRSD to avoid more costly litigation

o Auditor’s Report of FY2021—review and discussion

• some accounting changes for the highway dept were recommended by Alice W.
• how some accounts are being handled need to be addressed with the accountant

o Community Hall—update on water damages

• the building is closed until, at a minimum, the floor is replaced
• insurance adjuster was scheduled for Wed, Feb 23

o Regional Through-Trail Feasibility Study—vote on agreement with FRCOG for work 

• SB approved the study which is covered by a grant

o Open Meeting Law Complaint regarding Select Board - Jesse Weigand (February 2, 2023)

• SB  acknowledged receipt and KP Law will respond 
• Approx. cost for the response normally is about $1000

Postponed Items:

•  Farmland of Local Importance—review and vote for acceptance possible - postponed
• Free Cash for 2023