Selectmen's meeting

  1. Reviewed and signed Warrant #19.
  2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
  3. Reviewed and distributed mail
  4. Entered into an Executive session with Code Enforcement Officer John Archard to discuss a legal issue regarding code violations on two properties in town. Executive session ended with an agreement on one property and further action to be taken on a second property.
  5. Discussed concerns on the Davis Road: Gash in one culvert caused by the grader and large pot holes at the beginning of the dirt section. Chris will discuss this with the road commissioner so he can repair the culvert and fix the pot holes.
  6. Received from Lenny Meader (D.B.A Meader Construction) his certificate of General Liability Insurance for Winter Road Plowing.
  7. Received notification from Kennebec Land Trust that a foot bridge was built on the Peter Miller woodland property.
  8. Received and discussed the 2013-2014 contract from Waste Management Disposal.

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Reviewed and distributed mail.
  2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting as amended.
  3. The town will extend the contract with Riverside Disposal for one year with a 3% increase. This will continue our road side pick up and disposal. The (optional) one year contract will be signed at the November 22nd
  4. Maine Fire Equipment Co. Inc. serviced the fire extinguisher at the Community Building, Fire Department and Town House earlier in the week.
  5. Signed the certificated of Appointment for the Town Health officer: This is to be retroactive - Dan Onion was appointed for a three year term in March.
  6. Received and discussed the current county valuation of the Town of Vienna – it is valued at $67,400,000.00.

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Reviewed and signed Warrant #20.
  2. Opened and distributed Mail.
  3. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
  4. Fire Chief Brian Church reported that the Fire Department has received the new forestry skid. Chimney cleaning has been completed for the year - 24 chimneys were cleaned.
  5. Lenny Meader, snowplow contractor raised concerns about town road being ready for the upcoming winter plowing, i.e. tree limbs and brush over hanging into the road way. The selectmen and road commissioner agreed that we still have some areas that are in need of brush cutting and this will be completed before the winter plowing begins.
  6. Dan Goucher, road commissioner reported that Davis Road has been graded and pot holes have been filled, Varney Road has been graded, Stream Road regraded and ditched.The Road Commissioner is also to have a culvert on the Bessey road replaced and complete the trimming of trees. Patching will be finished within the next couple of weeks.
  7. The Town has received permission from Game Warden Gary Allen to remove the beaver dam in order to replace the damaged culverts on the Egypt pond road. This is to be done with in the next few weeks.

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Opened and distributed mail.
  2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting as amended.
  3. Signed contract with Melinda Turner and Scott LaLiberte dba Riverside Disposal Service for curbside waste pick up (November 2013–November 2014).

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Reviewed and signed Warrant 21.
  2. Reviewed and distributed mail.
  3. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting as amended.
  4. Discussion with Dan Goucher, Road Commissioner: Bean Road will be patched and a culvert is to be replaced on the Egypt pond road. Culvert on the Davis Road will be repaired. Cold patch will be finished on the Bean road, Tower Road. Other town roads have already been finished. A portion of the Tower Road has been paved by Manzer Paving. Road Commissioner will be doing some shimming around culverts on the Davis Road.
  5. The Town will be contacting licensed trappers to remove beavers from the following areas: Egypt Pond, Town Park on Flying Pond and Parker Pond.
  6. Signed the Maine Municipal Workers Comp paper work for 2014.
  7. Completed Maine Revenue Services Sales Analysis Report.
  8. The town has received $75.00 from ATC Realty, Inc. for the Permit application for the proposed tower on the Bessey Road. The town also received a $1,000.00 check from Global Tower to be used for any expenses that may come from processing this application. The remainder of money will be returned to the Global Tower Company. A Public Hearing on this Permit application will be held at the Community room on the 20th of November. The meeting will be at 7:00 PM.

 

Adjourned

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Reviewed and distributed mail.
  2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting as amended.
  3. Due to the upcoming Holidays the following changes will take place: The selectmen will not meet the week of Tuesday, December 24th or the week of Tuesday, December 31st.
  4. The Selectmen received a request to post information on a currently circulating Citizenʼs Petition (State) on the town website. The Selectmen agreed that this is not the intended use of the website. The individual will be told that he may place a notice in the town newsletter at the going rate.

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
  2. Read and accepted minutes of last meeting.
  3. Reviewed and signed Warrant 22.
  4. Discussion with Road Commissioner, Dan Goucher: The culverts on the Egypt pond Road have been replaced. Bessey Road has been regraded. New road signs have been received – one “Dangerous Intersection” and two “Handicapped”. They will be installed later this week.
  5. Seven of the Vienna Fire Fighters donated their pay (July through December) back to the Department. The money will be used toward payment for the new equipment (forestry skid tank) that the department needed.
  6. A non-resident land owner has requested that the town remove a boat from her property. The boat was left on her property off Tower Road by unknown persons (she reported this to the State Police and/or Sheriffʼs Department). The selectmen will contact her representative to say that this is a private issue, not a town matter.
  7. The selectmen and Ernestine Emery, sexton, signed three deeds for lots sold at the Vienna Municipal Cemetery. Annie Tibbetts acted as notary.

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Received and dispersed mail.
  2. Read and accepted minutes from last meeting.
  3. There was no new business. Selectmen had a general discussion of budget issues looking to the 2014 budget. March town meeting will be held on Saturday, March 8th

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
  2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
  3. Reviewed and signed Warrant 23.
  4. Reviewed Treasurerʼs Bank Account statement and report.
  5. Selectmen had general discussion of the 2014 Town Meeting which will be on March 8th.
  6. Discussed the Public Hearing the Planning Board held with Global Towers on the proposed cell Tower in Vienna.
  7. Reviewed and discussed the letter from B.M.V audit.
    This is done by the State of Maine whenever a transfer of town clerk has taken place. A follow up audit will also be done.

Adjourned

Selectmen's meeting

  1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
  2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
  3. Signed acceptance letters from Stephen Hopkins in regard to the 2012 Audit for the Town of Vienna. The audit is now available.
  4. Discussed the townʼs newsletter, noting that it was one of the largest to date, which if it is mailed would take extra postage. Most people are now getting the newsletter directly to their email address or on the town website. Less than 20 are being mailed through the post office at this time.