Selectmen

Due to icy road conditions the meeting was cancelled.Warrant #4 was reviewed and signed independently.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Reviewed and accepted the proposal from Creston Gaither dba York Hill Surveying to update the property maps for 2014.
3. Assisted town resident with tax maps and property card review.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #5.
4. Discussed the Town Audit.
5. Discussed foreclosures due to unpaid taxes. Properties that have been foreclosed on may be put out to auction after a 60 day posting in the Town, the Franklin Journal, the Vienna Record and the town website.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous  meeting.
3. Re-elected Dodi as Chairmen of the board of selectmen.
4. The selectmen discussed the Town Meeting and agreed all seemed to go well.
5. The townspeople raised and appropriated $520,524 at the 2014 town meeting.
6. The selectmen discussed property abatements.
7. Another discussion of the list of foreclosed properties and what the town will do with them. The selectmen agreed to try to work with the property owners one more time before putting them up for auction.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #6.
4. Discussed tree growth law. Discussed 2014 changes, transfers, etc.
5. Discussed the possibility of talking with Time Warner cable to see if they had any interest in coming into Vienna.
6. Kennebec County Sheriff Department notified us that they had actually responded 91 times to Vienna during the 2013 year. (not 12 as previously reported) The error was due to a problem in their computer system.

1. Opened, reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Discussed Fire Department matters with Fire Chief.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #7.
4. The roads are holding up well through recent storms. Work has been done on the following roads: Mountain Road, Jesse Ladd Road, Kimball Pond Road and the Egypt Pond Road. Stone has been hauled in and leveled on the Stream Road to repair damage.
5. Received and signed the 2014 -2015 contract with the Public Safety Law enforcement Dispatch Service.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Discussed land/property changes for 2014.
4. Discussed availability of D.E.P grant for septic system assistance. No money available at this time due to Governor Lepage – he will not sign the release at this time.
5. Pulled and prepared property cards for the Assessor. Dodi will do the name changes.
6. Discussed recent repairs to the Town roads: Stream Road, Mountain Road, Jesse Ladd Road, Anderson Road, Bessey Road and Cumner Road. Stream Road has a “local traffic only” sign in place. There are issues with people mud running on certain local Roads.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #8
4. Discussed illegal dumping on the Kimball Pond and Stream Roads.
5. Roads discussion:

• Stream road repaired with more crushed stone.
• Frost coming out of the road - pot holes being repaired as they are discovered.
• Taking a look at some bad culverts that will need to be repaired or replaced this year.
• Ditched Stream Road and fixed some frozen culverts.
• Parker pond beaver issue looks promising. Beaver were trapped over the winter months.
• Have stock piled stone at the sand shed for future issues and road repairs.
• Three pails of salt were put into one culvert on the Stream Road.

6.     Selectmen and the Sexton signed deeds for lots purchased in the municipal cemetery.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Discussed the upcoming Bulky Pick-up scheduled for May 12.
4. Discussed tree limbs overhanging wires on Route 41. CMP said they would take care of it, then called back and said it was over phone lines. Fairpoint was called and they agreed to take care of it. (Note: Hanging limbs are still there!)
5. Discussed the Communications Tower which has been proposed on Bessey Road.