MINUTES OF THE DUXBURY SELECTBOARD
December 14, 2009


Members present:  Jo Ann Berno, Kym Andrews, Richard Charland

Others present:  Ken Scott, David Quenneville, Mark Morse, David Specht, 
                           Catherine Gjessing

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.

Minutes and Budget:  Kym Andrews made a motion to approve the November minutes. Jo Ann Berno seconded the motion and the motion passed.

Regarding the budget, Dick Charland noticed that the insurance seemed to be over budget; he will call Stowe Insurance to check on this.

Road Report:  Plowing and sanding has been done.  It was noted that the note for the gravel pit and the note for the town garage are done.

Old Business:  Jo Ann and Dick went to look at the Poitras driveway as they said they would at the last meeting.  They could not see any problems.

Regarding the lighting on the town garage, Dick will try to contact the manufacturer to see if a dimmer can be obtained for them.  The selectboard agrees that these lights should be dimmer or downcast.

Painting started on the town office today; the painter will be out by Wednesday, the floor will be done on Thursday, and the electrician will be in on Friday.  The toilet will be replaced with a handicapped toilet and grab bars, and the door will be widened.

Dick Charland made a motion that whatever the difference is above and beyond the $10,000 from the capital reserve fund will be made up from subcontract Line Item 117.  Jo Ann Berno seconded the motion, and all were in favor of it.

Dick Charland made a motion to rescind the decision the board made at the November meeting for Duxbury to be removed from the list of future road projects for the State of Vermont. Jo Ann Berno seconded the motion and all were in favor of it.

New Busiiness:  In preparation for town meeting, it was noted that everything has to be to Ken by January 15 so that the town report can go to the printer.  They have to be mailed by February 2.  The board will finish the budget at the January 11 meeting, and the budget committee will meet on January 18.  Any petitions have to be in by January 21.

State Police Advisory Board:  Mark Morse attended the meeting as the Duxbury representative on the State Police Advisory Board.  After his report, the board indicated that it was satisfied with how this Board is working at this point.  He will continue to attend the selectboard meetings once a year, and the board will contact him if there are any issues they would like him to bring to the advisory board.

Planning Commission:  Catherine Gjessing, chair of the Planning Commission attended to report it is possible that the commission will get a petition to change the P.C.’s current draft of zoning changes, which includes new flood regulations.  If they don’t get a petition, she will set up a January meeting to have the draft approved.  If they do get a petition, she will have to re-notice everything and start all over again.

David Specht made a point of complimenting David Quenneville on the excellent job he did replacing the culvert on his property.

Dick Charland made a motion to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing litigation issues at 7:15.  The board came out of executive session at 7:40.

The meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Pam Dever