MINUTES OF THE DUXBURY SELECTBOARD December 11, 2006 The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Members present: Paul Brusa, JoAnn Berno, Fred Collins, Todd Liberty, Craig Isvak Others present: Ken Scott, David Quenneville, Dan MacWalters, Stephanie Venema, Glenn Mink Road Report: David reported that all is well except for a wheel problem on one of the trucks that is being taken care of; checks will be made to see what insurance will cover as regards towing but other stuff should be under warranty. Bruce Nelson would like the town to do some repairs on Clark Road that would move the center of the road back to where it was when he moved there. Discussion ensued regarding that road and the fact that people cut the corner turning into it which has resulted in this condition. The selectboard agreed that in the spring the road will be repaired and reshaped to redirect the traffic back into the center. Todd Liberty will send a letter to Bruce telling him of the work that will be done in the spring on Clark Road. David mentioned an application that was received for an underground phone up on the end of Scrabble Hill. It’s too late in the year for that now, but David will ask the neighbors if they can share the same conduit for the winter. David reported information to the board on the ancient roads issue and updated them as to the town’s responsibility in this regard. There is still an opening on the town crew. The board discussed the applications, Todd will call some of the applicants to be interviewed Wednesday, December 13, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Moretown has requested to use the town garage for one of their trucks for the winter months. Discussion concerning insurance took place; Stephanie Venema said that Moretown had insurance on their truck but didn’t know about what would happen if Moretown’s truck caused some damage in some way. The selectboard was willing to do this for Moretown if all insurance issues were settled. Glenn Mink was at the meeting and said that Moretown would have to certify the insurance on their truck and must have $1 million of fire legal liability; he doesn’t have any problem with it as long as everyone is protected. Ken Scott will have Moretown send proof of insurance and fire legal liability and will show it to Glenn who will approve this if all insurance requirements have been met. Minutes and Bills: JoAnn Berno talked to Ken Scott about the DSL bill which should be split between the town clerk’s office and the town garage. After a short discussion JoAnn made the motion that each year beginning in 2006 we instruct the town treasurer to transfer 50% of the DSL charge from Line Item 223 to Line Item 133. Craig Isvak seconded the motion and all were in favor of it. The board and David made some decisions on items that he should purchase before the end of the year to meet his needs for keeping the roads in shape. There was a discussion on waste removal as regards the food shelf. Craig Isvak then made the motion that beginning in 2007 the Duxbury Food Shelf is no longer permitted to use the refuse dumpster without payment or reimbursement for expenses. Paul Brusa seconded the motion, and all were in favor of it. JoAnn Berno made the motion to approve the minutes of November 13, 2006. Craig Isvak seconded the motion, and all were in favor. Later JoAnn made the motion to correct the minutes of November 13, 2006, to read that “the Brunells had agreed that the town will not be responsible for refuse beyond the right of way.” Craig Isvak seconded the motion. Four were in favor of it with one abstention. Town Clerk’s Office Renovation: Fred Collins reported that the first meeting of the Reconstruction Committee had taken place. Attendees were Bob Severidt, Winston Rost, Ken Scott (ex officio), Dick Charland, and Jill Smith representing the historical society. Ken explained his needs and storage needs were discussed. The next meeting is scheduled for January 3, 2007, and at that time a report will be made regarding the needs of the Planning Commission. Also, they hope to have someone from the listers at the next meeting. The goal of the committee is to have a cost estimate ready for town meeting day if that’s possible and to discuss this project with the townspeople to get a sense of which way to go on this project. New Business: David Quenneville brought up the possibility of using wood boilers for heat. He agreed to do some research on this issue and report back to the board. Glenn Mink attended the meeting on behalf of Blue Cross/Blue Shield to talk about having the town stay on with their health policy. He then distributed the rates for renewal. After looking this over, some input from Glenn, some input from Ken Scott, and some discussion, Todd Liberty made the motion that the town of Duxbury continue health insurance coverage with Blue Cross/Blue Shield through Stowe Insurance Agency, Glenn C. Mink, broker. JoAnn Berno seconded the motion, and the motion passed with 4 in favor and 1 opposed. Glenn will get information from BC/BS on the Section 125 Plan for the board to examine, and Ken Scott will notify VLCT that we are not going to enroll with Cigna. JoAnn Berno reported on a request from the Revolt and Repeal Movement that said a lot of different town have signed on to this act. Their goal is to have representatives force the legislature to abolish the Vermont statewide property tax and come up with another way to collect this money. They want to know if the selectboard is interested in supporting this concept. The people who contacted JoAnn told her that they would be willing to come to a meeting to talk about it. The board agreed to give them 15 minutes at the February 13, 2007, selectboard meeting. Old Business: Craig Isvak raise the question of the town’s policy for people to access the sand pit. After some discussion the board decided that perhaps a new sign should be posted there stating that the sand was for residential use only and not for profit. Violators will be prosecuted. Dan MacWalters confirmed his new email address to ensure that the minutes would get to him to post on the town website. Paul Brusa raised a question about a $10,000 overrun for tax mapping which has been paid for out of the general fund. Paul would like to see the history of that account and find out what contributed to that overrun. Ken Scott announced that Thursday, December 28, 2006, is the date for the delinquent tax sale. JoAnn Berno will attend that on behalf of the selectboard. There will be a selectboard meeting on Monday, December 18, 2006, to discuss the budget. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45. Respectfully submitted, Pam Dever