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1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.  
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant 24 ($74,352.21)
4. Selectmen voted to take any 2015 over drafts out of the contingency fund voted in at March 2015 town meeting.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen entered into executive session (meet with code enforcement officer) Discussed a property ownerʼs code issues that may need to go to court.
4. Selectmen exited executive session. John Archard, CEO, will continue to work on a Consent Agreement in the matter.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #23 ($90,688.61)
4. Discussion on recent bad weather and how it affected town road conditions.     
5. The Selectman appointed Sue Burns, Jim Anderberg and Marianne Archard as the new Ordinance Review Committee.
6. The town spent $10,159.00 for legal services in 2015.
7. Reviewed Bank Reconciliation report.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed an abatement application, which was denied per John Sexton.
4. Dan Goucher, road commissioner reported that he pulled a large rock from Cumner Road. Grading was done on Bean Road and potholes were filled in on several roads around town. Upcoming work will be to repair a culvert on Mountain Road and maintenance on Trask Road.

5. Selectmen received the Decision on Lawless v Town of Vienna. 
   Quote:

   “The Court denies Petitioners ʼ M.R. Civ.P.80B appeal because:
   1) The Board of Appeals had jurisdiction over Intervenorsʼ appeal of the Planning Boardʼs Decision;
   2) The Board of Appeals did not commit an error of law or abuse its discretion in interpreting Section 7.2 (E) of the Wireless Ordinance; and
   3) The Board of Appeals did not abuse its discretion in declining to reconsider its decision. 
   
   For reasons stated, the entry will be: Petition is DENIED; Town of Viennaʼs Board of Appeals Decision of February 9, 2015, Administrative Appeal of Global Tower Assets, LLC and Northeast Wireless Networks, LLC is AFFIRMED.” Unquote
   
    

   Selectmen will post the full 18 page Decision on our website. See here

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #22 ($61,986.63).
4. Discussed issues with vehicles being left too close to the road during snowstorms. Parked vehicles should be well off the road so as to not interfere with plowing; otherwise, they could be subject to towing.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. The winter sand and salt preparation has been completed for the upcoming winter.
4. John Waterbury (senior loss control consultant.)of the Maine Municipal Association met with Dodi and Mark Holmes (Assistant Fire Chief) at the Fire Station earlier today. Mr.  Waterbury inspected the facility and reviewed paper work, policies and standard operating procedures, etc. He will be submitting a report of his findings.
5. Discussed property card valuation with town residents.  They feel as if they are being over taxed on their building.  They were advised to submit an abatement application, which they did.
6. Discussed the fact that some residents felt that there was a lack of advertising for the November 3rd election, and the hours open for voting. Upcoming elections will be posted on the website.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen reviewed and signed three abatements per assessing agent John Sexton.  Two abatement requests were granted and one was denied.  
4. Due to the fact that the 2015-2016 RSU9 education assessment was less than the amount used to figure taxes, the tax commitment figures have been adjusted. This increased the overlay amount; the original overlay was $7,499.69 and the adjusted overlay is $21,307.30. The tax commitment and mil rate remain the same.
5. Dan Goucher, road commissioner, reports that the town salt and sand is being put up this week for the coming winter season.
6. Selectmen voted to put Map 6, Lot 90 out to bid as of December 9th. Bids will be opened on Tuesday, February 9th. Completed information will be posted in the December Vienna Record, the Vienna website (viennamaine.org) and The Franklin Journal.

The meeting convened at the Town House at 7:00 PM. Regular members present were Waine Whittier, Alan Williams, Ed Lawless and Creston Gaither; also present was Paul Gurney, Jr. Minutes of the August 26 & September 23 meetings were read and approved.  

The Board reviewed Code Enforcement Officer John Archard’s letter of Sept. 21 outlining his enforcement action on the Craig lot.   

Paul Gurney Jr. advised the Board that he inherited Paul Gurney Sr.’s house lot (depicted on tax map 10 as lot 2 – B) in February 2013; he has placed it on the market and an appraiser has noted that the lot includes a bunkhouse for which no permit was ever issued, it having been built in late 2012. Paul Jr. has found no evidence of a permit and believes the bunkhouse is about 90 feet from the house and less than 100 feet from the pond. A water line runs to the bunkhouse. He said the lot comprises 1.6 acres +/-; the house has a septic system; the bunkhouse rests on concrete pads and has no heat or insulation. It measures about 12’ x 48’ +/-. Paul would like to rectify its non-conformance issues.   

The Board advised him that he would have to remove the incoming water line and remove enough of the structure to get the required 100 foot setback from the pond in order to get a Shoreland Zoning Ordinance permit. The Board agreed to visit the site and discuss it further with Paul on October 31. He was advised that any new permit would likely treat the structure as a shed and not a “bunkhouse;” the next owner could perhaps convert it to a bunkhouse with the proper permits.  

The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen are working with Fire Chief Church on a safety grant from Maine Municipal Association. These matching grants are available twice a year at $2500.
4. A new bulletin board for the town house has been commissioned by the Town House Committee and installed near the ramp into the main entrance.  The old kiosk (and small tree nearby) have been removed. The work was done by Bob Bassett.  The committee has ordered a new sign for the Town House from Sign Works in Farmington and will be installed soon.
5. The one foreclosed property that did not sell during the previous bidding process will again be put out to bid in early December. This is Map 6, Lot 90 on Route 41/Town House Rd, north of the Davis road. There will be no minimum bid requested.
6. The verbal argument of Lawless v. Town of Vienna took place today in Superior Court in Augusta. We are awaiting the decision.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #20 ($78,920.06).
4. Bank Reconciliation Report was reviewed and signed.
5. Received the proposed state evaluation for the 2016 calendar year. The town of Vienna has been assessed at $67,950,000.00.
6. Received Troy Beanʼs Performance Bond.  This covers him for the Off Road Plowing Contract and other snow removal that he does for the town.
7. The Kimball Pond Road and Jesse Ladd Road have been graded. The Anderson Road is scheduled to be graded this week.
8. Bob Weingarten asked to look at property cards.