Greene Board of
Selectmen
Regular Meeting
April 22, 2013
Minutes will not become official until accepted at the next
Regular Selectmen’s Meeting
May 6, 2013.
Members present:,
Don Bedford, Tony Reny, Ronald Grant - Chairman, Charles Noonan – Town Manager,
Mark Christman, and Sally Ann Hebert –Recording Secretary.
Members absent:
Kevin Mower.
Staff present:
None.
Others present:
None.
This meeting was televised
I.
Call to Order
Ronald
Grant, chairman called the Board of Selectmen’s meeting to order at 7:00PM.
II.
Public
Discussion
Keith Hanning resident of Greene
appeared before the Board of Selectmen to discuss the
issuance of Transfer Station Stickers. There seems to be residents of
other communities bring their trash to dispose of at the Greene Transfer
Station. Vehicles are going in with no stickers; attendents are not watching
people entering the Transfer Station. A sign needs to be put at gate – no
sticker – no dumping. Keith Hanning approached a resident disposing of trash at
the Transfer Station; that the resident did not have a sticker on his vehicle.
The attendents were rude to Mr. Hanning.
The Board and Charlie will
discuss this with the attendents.
III.
Acceptance of Minutes
Tony Reny
motioned to waive the reading of the minutes, and to approve the acceptance of
the minute’s dated April 8th meeting upon signature of chairman, Ron
Grant’s signature. Don Bedford 2nd the motion. Vote was unanimous.
Motion passed.
IV.
Treasurers Report
Charlie
Noonan reported a balance on hand after today’s warrant of
$
52,996.40. Charlie reported the TAN note is all set; $100,000 has been used to
date; it will be drawn down as needed. Charlie reported that State Revenue
Sharing income to date for 2013 is $2,000 over 2012 year to date.
The Board
discussed at length if two tax bills needed to be sent this year as legislative
session has not ended yet. The uncertainty is going to be a problem for towns
and school boards they are having a hard time to set the 2013 budget without
figures being finalized by the state. Will two tax bills have to committed and
how is the budgets going to be set?
V.
Roads
Charlie
reported the road crew has been cutting brush; grader has been grading the
gravel roads. The road posting signs have been
lifted.
The Board
discussed the sweeping of the roads and intersections; Charlie will see if he
can find a sweeper available soon. The one the Town usually rents is not
available until end of June.
V1. Old Business
A. TAN
Charlie reported the first
$100,000 has been used.
B. FEMA
Charlie reported the town will
be receiving the 75% reimbursement from
Feds (approx. $21,408.53); 15% from State (approx. $4,284.70) soon
and the town share is 10%. These monies
will go back in the accounts expended from this year.
C. Allen Pond Stocking Bill
The Fish Stocking Bill has been
amended to be for Allen Pond and Town of Greene only. Still waiting for the vote
on this bill.
D. Other
The Board asked that Ken follow
up with Robert Perkins on his Junkyard Permit.
VII.
New
Business
a.
Hurricane’s Restaurant Liquor License
Mark
Christman motioned to approve Hurriacane’s Restaurant a full liquor license for
the current year. Tony Reny 2nd the motion. Vote was unanimous.
Motion passed.
Note: A
public hearing was not required as this was the sixth application and no
problems reported.
b.
Route 202
Turning Lane
Charlie reported MDOT has the
turning lane from the Univeralist Church to R&S is planned for the summer of
2014. This will make that section of Route 202 safer for turning traffic.
c.
SAD 52
Warrant
Tony Reny
motioned for the Board to sign the 2013-2014 SAD52 Budget Warrant. Don Bedford 2nd
the motion. Vote was unanimous. Motion passed.
d.
Litigation
This will be discussed at the end of the meeting in Executive Session and
no
action to be reported back to the open meeting.
e.
Other
Ron Grant announced Arthur
Lawrence a former resident of Greene passed away. Arthur served many years on
the Planning Board, Budget Committee, Comprehensive Plan along with working on
the Town’s computers.
VIII.Appointments
None.
IX.
Committee
Reports
Don Bedford reported Central
Maine Power appeared before the Planning Board for the extension of their
project of installing new poles.
Tony Reny reported the
Conservation Commission is working on the presentation at Greene Central School
regarding scholarship program as Conservation Camp at Bryant Pond.
Tony Reny reported Greene
Village Days is going to be more centralized this year.
X.
Assessment Questions &
Abatements/Supplement
None.
X.
Announcements
Ron read the announcements aloud.
XI.
Selectmen
Acceptance & Signing of Weekly Warrant
Kevin
Mower motioned to accept and sign the Town of Greene Payroll Warrant # 29
dated 4/12/13 of $ 8,322.14.
Don Bedford 2nd the motion. Vote was
unanimous. Motion passed.
The motion. Vote was unanimous. Motion
passed.
Kevin
Mower motioned to accept and sign the Town of Greene Payroll Warrant #
31 dated 4/22/13 of $ 9,796.55.
Don Bedford 2nd the motion. Vote was unanimous. Motion passed.
Kevin
Mower motioned to accept and sign the Town of Greene Accounts Payable Warrant #
32 dated 4/22/13 of $ 287,688.46. Don
Bedford 2nd
the
motion. Vote was unanimous. Motion passed.
Kevin
Mower motioned to accept and sign the Julia Adams Morse Library
Warrant #
08 dated 4/22/13 of $ 1,071.15.
Don Bedford 2nd the motion. Vote was unanimous. Motion passed.
Kevin
Mower motioned to accept and sign the Ella Augusta Thompson Fund Warrant #
4-13 dated 4/22/13 of $ 1,822.10. Don Bedford 2nd the motion. Vote
was unanimous. Motion passed.
Kevin
Mower motioned to accept and sign the Cable Warrant #13-08 dated 4/22/13 of $
249.90. Don Bedford 2nd the motion. Vote was unanimous. Motion passed.
XII.
Adjournment
Tony Reny motioned that
the Board enter executive session to discuss a legal matter pursuant to 1 MRSA,
Section 405, subsection 6(E). Mark Chrisman 2nd the motion. Vote was
unanimous. Motion passed.
The Board was in
executive session from 7:54PM to 8:09PM.
Mark Christman motioned
the Board adjourn. Don Bedford 2nd the motion. Vote was unanimous.
Motion passed.
The Selectmen’s meeting
adjourned at 8:09PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved and accepted,
Sally Ann
Hebert
Ron Grant, Chairman
Recording
Secretary
Board of Selectmen