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SB Notes Tue Feb 22

2/23/2023

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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


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