Selectmen minutes

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes.
3. Discussed the proposed article for an upcoming special town meeting to create a Board of Appeals Ordinance. The Planning Board will propose articles to amend the current Cell Tower Ordinance (Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Siting Ordinance).
4. Stephen Hopkins is working on the Town of Vienna 2013 Town Audit.
5. Reviewed property cards of two foreclosed properties that will go up for sale by the town in the fall.
6. Discussed the conditions of the town roads. Grading of the roads has been placed on the scheduled.
7. The off road winter plowing contract will be put out to bid soon if the current contractor does not want the optional year.
8. Selectmen signed the 2014-2015 D.O.T assistance paperwork. The amount received will be less than the previous few years. (2012- $26,000, 2013-$25999). In 2014 it will be $24,108. The money given by the D.O.T goes to the Paving account, per vote at town meeting.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes as revised
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #14 ($10,156.74)
4. Reviewed the town insurance binders for 2014-2015. Dick Scott of Kyes Insurance met with Dodi earlier in the day. The total insurance premium dropped by 10% from the 2013-2014 Fiscal year.
5. The selectmen discussed and agreed to keep the Varney Road posted for the foreseeable future.
6. The Bank Reconciliation report was reviewed.
7. Mike Rogers from Maine Revenue Services reviewed property transfers from April 1, 2013 through April 1, 2014 for the sales analysis report. This will determine our valuation percentage rate for 2015 taxes.

No minutes are available for the July 8th meeting

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed warrant #13 ($ 12,286.42)
4. Reviewed the address updates with E911 addressing officer Laura Reville. Discussed the large number of residents that are not complying with numbering their homes. All building are to have the address number placed as to be visible from the road in both directions. Correctly posted numbers could save precious minutes when emergency vehicles are responding to a call. The Selectmen and Laura discussed sending out an encouragement letter to all. It was noted that this is included in every town report. The E911 Addressing officer suggested sending out fines to those who are not in compliance. The Selectmen board will review this at a later date.
5. Dan McBride of the Vienna Pond Association had questions regarding the grading schedule for the Klir Beck Road. He mentioned to need for sweeping the excess sand.
6. Mr. McBride discussed his concerns with the Town’s recycling program. He expressed that he did not see many recycling containers out on his drive to the town house and wanted to know if it would be better for the town to possibly go to single stream recycling. The Selectmen will look into this possiblility again with the Merry Dumpsters.
7. John Archard, Code Enforcement Officer, informed the selectmen that clean up has begun on a “junk situation” in town.
8. Discussed and acted on a tax bill adjustment .
9. Reviewed Bank Reconciliation Report.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes.
3. The town received the Kennebec County tax bill. $64,627.32 is due for the 2014-2015 fiscal year by September 2, 2014. $5234.00 is due before December 31, 2014 to cover their fiscal year change.
4. Adjourned