Selectmen

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant 24.
4. Had report from Dan Goucher, Road Commissioner:
   He declared that overall the roads are in “good shape”.
   Culverts have been cleaned and prepped for spring run-off. The Egypt Pond culvert has been once again cleaned of beaver debris.

Due to Christmas Eve and New Yearʼs Eve falling on Tuesdays this year, there will be no selectmenʼs meeting until January 7th. Happy Holidays!

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant 25 from 2013 and Warrant 1 from 2014.
4. Reviewed the 2012 Audit. A portion will be included in the town report.
5. Dr. Thomas Ward RSU 9 superintendent attended the meeting to discuss LD 667 and itʼs impact on local towns. Currently Vienna is at 84% of the 100% of itʼs share like other small towns in Maine. Towns and School districts will have three years to bring this up to 100% match. General Purpose aid from the state has been reduced. This covers Essential Programs and Services which are mandatory. (Please see a letter from Dr. Ward page 11 in the newsletter for a fuller explanation of LD667.)
6. Road report: Due to the recent rain and ice storm, water is running into the road on Cumner and Mountain Roads. Chris has filled out the paperwork (with Kennebec County Emergency Management) for the Town of Vienna to apply for about $10,000.00 in damages reimbursement.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Road report after yet another ice storm:
4. The town used it entire stock of salt and has had a new trailer load delivered. The salt was purchased for the same price as when it was stock piled in the fall.
5. The Cumner Road and Mountain Road received some extra work with ditching - snow banks were pushed back to get the water back into the ditches.
6. Selectmen worked on the warrant for the 2014 town meeting on March 8th.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. It was reported that the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department responded to the town of Vienna 12 times in 2013. (Note: This number was later corrected to 91)
4. Reviewed the 2014 budget – continued to work on the articles of the warrant for the 2014 town meeting.
5. Brian reported that the Fire Department has received a grant to put equipment on the new forestry skid

1. Reviewed and dispersed Mail.
2. Reviewed and signed Warrant #3.
3. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
4. The selectmen received information that a Mt. Vernon resident was seen getting sand from our sand pit and that possibly someone else was taking the sand for commercial use. These allegations will be investigated. Selectmen discussed putting a game camera at the sand shed. The sand may be used by town residents to sand their own driveways - two five gallon buckets may be taken as needed.
5. Selectmen finalized and signed the 2014 warrant. Dodi reported that the town report will be ready for the printer (Pettengill Printing in Leeds) on Friday, February 7th.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. General discussion of the 2013 town report.

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.