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Hi.
>> Okay. Greetings everybody. It's 6

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o'clock. We can start our meeting.
Everybody signed in here and we have um

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two people on Zoom.

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Okay.
First order of business uh is to appre

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approve the previous minutes of 7:15.
I read through them. I don't have any

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comments. Deborah.
>> Nope.

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» Um I'll make a motion to approve them as
written.

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» I'll second that.
>> Second. Okay. All in favor?

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» I
>> I Okay.

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Uh are there any additions or deletions
to today's meeting?

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» Hearing none. We'll say one. Right.
>> I changed.

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» Oh, you changed. Yeah, I added it. Yeah,
>> the never ending agenda.

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» Um, so yes, we uh we don't have any uh
changes. And does everybody have any

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conflicts of interest for today's agenda
items? I do not.

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» Okay.
>> And there are none.

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» Okay, great. Um, this is going to go
fast because our first item, um, Tasha

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Wallace is not available tonight. She's
feeling ill. So, we're going to push her

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to next month's meeting and she's going
to give us just an update on LCPC, what

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they're doing, and what they could do
for us. So, we're we're going to skip

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that and we're going to jump right to
the dog complaint that we've received.

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Um,
I'll just go through a little bit. Um,

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you know, for those who aren't aware
there, we have a we had a complaint come

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in regarding a dog that was barking
uh excessively

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um in all hours of the night allegedly
and our uh animal control officer went

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out. He gave us a report
um basically he contacted the dog owner.

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Uh they denied that uh it was their dog
and uh since then we have received uh

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two emails from neighbors that uh also
state that they did not hear any dog

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barking. Uh do we have the complaint in
here? Okay. Uh would you like to give us

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a little history?
>> Sure. I've um been on that road for

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about five years now.
>> Okay. the past um three years um I've

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had dogs um barking um at all hours. I
mean 4:45 in the morning, 12:09 at

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night, 5:50 in the morning, 5:35 in the
morning. I don't have air conditioning,

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so anybody that has air conditioning
might not hear them. It's short, sharp

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um sparks and it's almost like an alarm
going off and a couple times it's on

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like a Saturday morning and I mean the
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company and everybody in the whole house
is up is totally unacceptable. I mean I

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think towns usually have ordinances of
sometimes that you know 7 to 10 kind of

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um you know I mean 10 to 7 in the
morning are quiet hours normally. Um I

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mean you know five uh 650. I mean, I
wouldn't be complaining, but I mean, I

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had my windows open and it's just been
disruptive for a couple years.

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And a lot of people have dogs on that
road and I don't hear anything at that

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time of the morning.
>> You're Gail, but uh could you just

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identify yourself so we have for record?
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» Y
>> Thank you. Uh we also have um the dog

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owners here represented by Samantha. I
don't know who wants to speak but uh

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maybe you can give us a little bit and
then I'll go into where we need to go

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from here.
>> So um I have two dogs um two labs and we

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are two houses apart so we don't live
next door to each other. Um my dogs

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sleep in front of us. I have two young
kids so they're also in bed with the

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kids. My kids actually sleep till 7 or
8. Even this morning, I had to like wake

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them up. My kids don't get my dogs don't
get up until we get up in the morning.

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Um, definitely not up at 4 in the
morning with my kids or my dogs. Um,

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occasionally I let them out around 11,
maybe 12 if they have to go to the

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bathroom, but it's no more than five
minutes and then they're back inside.

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just enough time for me to pee and them
to pee and they go back to bed. Um, I

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know there's a, as she said, there's a
lot of dogs on our road. I actually took

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a v video on Sunday of someone's dogs
barking in the distance that were not

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mine with a video of my dogs and I don't
mind presenting that.

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» Okay.
>> Um, as there is other dogs in the

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neighborhood, not just mine.
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hear a dog howling. Well, I think the
next Well, we'll get to the next step

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because I don't think we're going to
resolve it tonight, but

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» So, are you Samantha? I am Samantha.
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minute.
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» and my kids like need to sleep too. So,
if they're going to like not going to

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let my dogs be working and also I don't
want to be up for h like more than five

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minutes at night letting them in and out
if I have to. Um so, definitely I am not

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a night person. I work all day long. So,
um, and then I come home, they're

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outside, they bark if someone's walking
by, they bark if there's a bear in the

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property, they bark if there's a deer,
which is not a very, you know, not like

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it happens every day.
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» Well, for the record, both uh parties
were notified on August 5th by the town

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to to appear at tonight's meeting. We we
do appreciate you coming tonight. Um

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there there is a a dog ordinance in the
town that's available online, but I'll

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just kind of hit the highlights of what
we're talking about tonight. And section

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4 talks about disturbances and
nuisances. Um no person shall keep or

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harbor a domestic pet which disrupts the
quiet comfort and response of others by

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frequent habitual or persistent barking
or howling. So, that's kind of the um

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thing that we're talking about here. Um
there are penalties. Um if if found uh

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that it's a problem, there's a the first
offense is a warning. The second offense

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is uh a $50 fine or empoundment. And the
third uh which hopefully we never get to

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is empoundment or $100. In addition,
there's other fees. So, um how do we

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resolve this? Well,
the select board

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um is the enforcer of local ordinances.
Um we can issue formal warnings, impose

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civil fines,
uh authorize an animal control officer

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to seize or impound the dog if it
violates a noise ordinance. So hopefully

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we don't get there. Um and most
importantly, we can hold hearings uh and

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issue orders. So, we have received a
written complaint which kind of follows

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everything that we're supposed to have.
You gave the times, you gave all the

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information. So, that's good. So, we
don't have to go back in time. So, the

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next step would be to hold a hearing
uh and order the owners to take remedial

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action if necessary.
Uh so, we need to convene a meeting and

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we could set a time and date for that.
It'll be a public meeting. It won't be

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in this format. It'll just be for uh for
that issue. So, if if you guys want to

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give us a time and we can see if we can
work out an evening or whenever works

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for everybody. Um then you can present
your case and the select board will make

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a decision
um of what to do.

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So, with that being said, um I think
that's the next step because I don't

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think it's going to get resolved
tonight.

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Correct. Um I mean that it doesn't sound
like it. So, it sounds

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» even a dispute as to if it's your dog,
right? I don't like

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» it's definitely their dog,
>> right? So, again, we're not

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» that's during the day. That's the
question that's in contention,

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» right? They let the dogs out even during
the day. It's a sharp bark a couple

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times. They do pull them in, but it's
the same dog that's barking at night. I

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mean, I have no issues with a dog
barking during the day. I mean, usually

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after 15 minutes, the dog would probably
be in disgust. Wouldn't want to leave it

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out anyhow. Um, but it it's definitely
their dogs and at night. I mean, I've

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had company, family, all been woken up.
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late at her home and that's where the
times come in. And some of these are

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actually
before school was even out and the kids

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were even there. So, I can um I mean I
can start taping if necessary, but I'm

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not all the time to
>> So, at this point, we need to set that

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meeting date, correct?
>> For the interested parties and concerned

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parties to come forward and meet with
the select board, right? And have it's

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really a hearing. It's a hearing.
>> It'll be a hearing uh in this room, but

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it's just going to be us.
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» It is a public meeting if somebody wants
to show up, but I don't know if anybody

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will. And if you have witnesses, uh, we
suggest that you bring them along.

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» Okay. Recordings.
>> Sure.

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» So, heard this right. I'm out hell and
at the moon. I can be fine 100 bucks.

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» Yeah. You got to stop at

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» only if your name is
>> Jack.

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The ordinance. It's an ordinance.
>> It's it's it's a noise ordinance and um

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if it's a violation, we need to resolve
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um it's just this this meeting is to set
up um the hearing

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» a hearing, right?
>> And uh if you let us know what days

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you're available, we could do it next
week. We could do it the following week

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whenever
uh you're good.

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It's a meeting that'll have to be warned
because all three select board members

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will be here,
>> right? We'll have to be here. So, is

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evening best for you folks, for the
parties involved? Is evening best?

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» Yes, but I am not available the 18th
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» Okay, good to know. Thank you.
>> So, at least the 17th, the 19th, the

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21st.
>> I'm not.

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» Okay.
>> Well, let us know when you're

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We're pretty flexible.
>> I'm not available with 17 at all.

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» Okay. Do we want to just try to do this
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» I don't think we're going to be able to
do it by email because we have a lot of

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information already and it calls for a
hearing

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» through and figure out the date. The
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» Oh, the date. Well,
>> the date I think we need to determine

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the date right now. If that would be my
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» I mean, if the week of the 17th doesn't
work, we can move it to

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» What about like September 3rd or
something right before Labor Day?

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» I'll be in Utah. Okay. Well,
>> let's do it in Utah.

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the next couple weeks. I mean, so
>> so you're not available the next couple

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weeks. Okay.
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» Um, so
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possibly or
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» the week of the 7th. Um, we have a
select board meeting on the 9th. We

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could do it before then if that works.
Like 5:00 on the 9th.

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» You're going to be out of state from
>> Oh, on the 9th to the 9th.

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» It'll fly back until the 9th.
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» Um
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» Okay. Um the 11th, maybe it's a Friday
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14th.
>> Not the whole month of September.

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» Well, you can appear by Zoom if that
works for you. We don't do Zoom. Okay.

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we do anything like next week or
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or Tuesday or something.
>> So the 17th or 18th?

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» 17th.
>> I can't do an evening the 17th at 5:00.

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I'm I'm I have another meeting but the
18th is we have engagements 18.

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» Yeah.
>> Three people waiting. That's it.

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» You know, it's hard because we're all
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Family is still coming. People are
traveling. You know, it's it's

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challenging. That's all I'm
acknowledging.

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» Well, you guys work at a date. I'm
pretty much available.

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» Well, I don't want to do that. I want us
to come up with a date that we can all

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agree to right now because it's very
difficult to try to do it over email or

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in any other way.
>> 18th. Can it be a weekend?

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I'm not available the 18th.
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not to
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» So any other day would be great.

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» I could be available for an hour meeting
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» The 19th of August,
>> Wednesday. I work out of state and I

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don't I'm not here that much. Um but
when I am here I need to sleep and I

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can't have dogs waking me up but I am
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that day.
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Okay. Well, why don't we ask when when
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» She's going away. I forgot the dates
again. What did she just say?

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» The 1st of the 9th. Other than that, I'd
really like not to be here on my

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birthday.
>> Oh, you should not do that. Everything

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else, I'll make it work.
>> Well, bring your cake.

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» So, what does the 23rd
>> annual thing? No,

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» you don't want that.
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» the 20th
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» Well, yeah. evening because there is an
easy agent earlier three block that some

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of us are involved in
or if civil authority

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is the 20th possible for people's
birthday but I will make it work. It

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just takes you two sons of
>> Is that your birthday? My birthday is

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the 18th and my six-year-old spring
seven is on the 20th. And so I've

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scheduled those three days to do
something with her, but I will make the

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19th work. I really prefer not to be
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» And the mornings don't work. It has to
be in the evening.

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» Oh, I could I'll make any other day work
timewise. I'll just move my clients

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around. Um,
>> is there anything in the morning that we

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could do like like next Monday or
Tuesday?

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» I'm available.
>> The 17th or 18th? Yeah.

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» Yeah. I'm available in the morning to
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» First thing you wanted to do 8:00 or
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» 8:00 Monday 17th would work.
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» Is that okay for you?
>> Do that.

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» Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
>> The 17th.

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» I'd have to move patients around. Um
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» Just checking. No,
>> she has patient schedu.

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» I have patients scheduled and I just
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she can do. Right. What what time would
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time that works anytime in the morning?

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» 9:45
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>> or 10 o'clock?

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» Maybe.
>> All right. Well, we we can do it.

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» Hold on. Hold on. Back to 10:00.

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» If Trevor can't make it, that's fine.
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» Okay.
>> It's a majority.

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» No. or 8:00.
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» Stop shorty.
>> Okay. So, what time on the 17th?

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» Did we agree on a time for the 17th?
>> 10:00.

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» 10:00. Is that possible?
>> Works. I'll make it work.

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» You can without making it impossible.
I don't want to make things impossible

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for people. So,
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» the 17th.
>> On the 17th. And if if any of your

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witnesses aren't available, they can
zoom in or if we have a couple emails. I

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mean, that's fine, too. We can bring you
can just enter them. I This isn't a

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courtroom, but we'll do the best we can.
>> Okay. Does that work? Okay, then. Thank

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you both for coming and uh hopefully
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» at 10:00 a.m.
>> Are we allowed to Am I allowed to get

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the dates and times ahead of time?
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» I I will send it to you.
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» Oh, it's in the package.
>> I think it's in the material.

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» Those in my house with my dogs. I'm not
ready.

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» Even during the day
here in the package.

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» Oh, it is here.
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» Just
It's only me at home and my mom that

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» Here's your

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» No, no, second page
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» Okay.
>> Oh, get the second page.

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» Here it is. I've got it. Yeah.
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just you know, whatever you can

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uh we'll we'll try to resolve this one
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to go to a warning and

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» the next step.
>> Yeah. But we'll do our best.

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» We We will do our best
>> solve the matter. Yeah.

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» Yeah. We've had issues with dogs biting
people and stuff and we had to have dogs

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removed from the house, but we don't we
don't want to go there. It's not even

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close to being there. people that live
next to me that are there 247 don't hear

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my dog, right? So, house two doors down
is complaining who's not even there half

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the time
>> and knows it's my dogs, but she's never

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met my dogs. My dogs.
>> All right. Well,

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» so we'll hear all
>> we'll hear all that. Bring whatever you

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» maybe statements from
>> Yeah, a statement from a witness is

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fine. Or if they can attend by Zoom, uh
we have the two emails. That's fine. If

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you have anything else, just bring it
along with you and we'll try to try to

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resolve this.
>> Like,

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» yeah,
>> like that their dispute.

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» I mean,
>> money on the road. Just saying.

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» I I you know, it's hard for for us
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» So, we'll do the best we can. And if if
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it that'll hopefully be the end of it.
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information. I need everything we can
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» as best we can.
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» So, if I give them to these to my
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» correct. Have them write statements.
>> That'll be fine.

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» Documentation.
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» Again, thank you for coming. If you if
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you're more than welcome. But
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» exciting.
>> Everybody has different excuses.

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» Okay. Um, now that the dog complaint
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» dealt with, right,
>> man, we spend more time on dog stuff.

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Well, well, last year we had the cat,
>> the chiller cat,

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» but yeah, remember there was a cat
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» I got to come to more meetings
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» No, you can't make it up. Okay. Uh, in
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We'll do whatever we're supposed to do
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which is hold a hearing and we will find
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hopefully.
>> Okay. The next item we have on here is

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another big item. Um Sharon Draper has
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office and the town hall be cleaned
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her to get a couple prices which she
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and one was for $620.
Uh Sharon has requested approval to move

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forward. Are there any comments from
>> You don't clean them or No,

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» that's not in her job description.
>> But but shorty, we will take volunteers.

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» Um Dave and I volunteer.
Do do you got Can you guys hear me? This

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is Betsy.
>> Betsy.

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» Yeah, Betsy.
>> Yeah. So, Dave loves doing windows and I

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will support him. So,
>> I think Dave just got volunteered.

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» Oh, yes, he did.
>> Hi, Dave.

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» Hi, Dave.
>> He's not here. Therefore, he's got

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» Yeah, there's just no way we should
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» Being volunteer,
>> we will do it. We will do it. Dave and I

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will do it. I'll bring a crew,
>> right? That's fantastic. We thank you

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for that
>> and we will tell Sharon.

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» I I'll call Sharon and we'll set up a
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» Okay,
>> great. Thank you, Ben.

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» We appreciate that. And then when you're
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» Um,
>> I'll send Dave over.

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» Where is Dave? Let him defend himself.
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for dinner, so too bad.
>> Wow. That's what happens when you get

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volunteered.
>> Bring beer.

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» When are you going to tell him?
>> He gets home.

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» The middle of the night.
>> I'll call him as soon as he gets home.

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» I just texted Michelle Greson. She wants
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» Is she on?
>> Uh she's going to call in. She's at

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work.
>> Okay.

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» But uh she asked me to text her, which I
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» When we're ready.
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next item here is the EPC recommendation
for open positions. Um, first I I just

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want to say a couple things. One, it's
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which is is great. There's times we
can't get anybody. So, the fact that we

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have uh four candidates applying is a
fantastic thing. Uh, it's great to see

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this type of interest in a open
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Um,
so with that, uh, Nancy, if you want to

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take it until we'll see if Michelle Oh,
Michelle's here. Okay,

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» Michelle. Right.
>> Um, where is she?

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Should be at the top.
>> There she is.

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» Michelle.
>> Yeah, she's on.

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» She's there.
>> Yes, I I'm here.

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» Okay, good. We're We're just getting
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that uh and pretty happy about the fact
that we did have four candidates and u

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you know I don't know if you or Nancy
want to take it um and kind of go

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through what you did and then I have
some notes.

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» Uh Nancy if you're there if you want to
run through it. Sorry I just uh I I bet

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I'm on a little bit of a vacation right
now and just wanted to call in and be

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available.
>> Yeah, I can take it.

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Glen, like you just said, we had four
really good candidates. We had um

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different backgrounds. We had different
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experience. We had different um a
variety, I

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um
reasons to want to be on the board. And

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um we did go the three of us went into
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with two names to advance as a
recommendation.

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Um we decided to
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Brian Evans.

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» Yes.
>> Right.

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um process
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really just to go back over
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them. They um spoke um about their
experience, about why they wanted to be

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on the board, about um their backgrounds
and where they're coming from. Um

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all of them had something definitely to
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and we made the
this these decisions um based on all

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that information.

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» Michelle, do you have anything to add?
>> Nope. I think you covered it, Nancy. We

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had four really great candidates and
they all um all but one um had submitted

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their letter of interest prior to the
meeting last month and everyone had

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really great qualifications and things
to bring to the board um for the select

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board to decide and that's what we came
with our recommendation. It wasn't easy.

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Uh we were lucky to have so many great
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» Okay. Could could we get the names of
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» Yeah, I'm going to go through that. Um,
in addition to the EPC recommendation,

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uh, which we all received, the select
board has reviewed the verbal

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introductions by each of the candidates.
Um, we also, uh, reviewed the recording

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of the EPC meeting. We all watched it.
Um, the letters of interest were

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submitted by Brian Evans,
Warren West, and Betsy Perez.

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so we had that uh Colin Reynolds uh gave

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a verbal introduction
uh after asking the EPC and other

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candidates if they would be amendable to
u him um speaking because he didn't

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submit a letter prior to the deadline of
which they all said yes that was fine.

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So, uh he is on the recording. Um
before making a final decision, the uh

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select board will and it's on our
agenda. We'll enter into an executive

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session to discuss this matter prior to
making a final decision.

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So, if anybody else has anything to add
to that, we'll certainly listen to it

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now.

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Okay.
Um well, a lot of time and effort seems

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like it's been put into uh vetting um
the candidates and hopefully u we make

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the right decisions here.
But thank you to all those who applied.

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Okay. Um hearing nothing else,

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uh the next item I have on our um agenda
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is in your package. It's kind of short
this week, which is good.

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» I think we're down to three items,
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Um
I know Trevor is still working on trying

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to get prices on the ramp and the
stairs. meeting with somebody tomorrow

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and we'll add in
>> Yeah, we're gonna add in this ramp out

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here, which if you walked up this ramp,
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Yes. So, we're going to add that in.
>> Are we going to add a big enough door

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for the wheelchair access also?
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we?
>> Yeah.

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» Where this door, the wheelchair doesn't
fit through. Somebody was here. Who was?

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It was like a year or so ago.
>> You guys through the the other door.

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Uh the main entrance I'm not sure but
the ramp at least

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» right and this one with the ramp and the
door is not wide enough for a

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wheelchair.
>> That's what I'm thinking. And you got

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you got a lot of work here if you're
going to do that.

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» No ripping and tearing. Right.
>> Y saying that one's not

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» We'll look into it but
>> we may put that as a separate project

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outside of the other but but the ramp
itself is really getting

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» spongy. Uh, Nancy, the town
appropriations,

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um, your draft, I think I sent you an
email. I don't know if you got it. I was

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asking You didn't get it.
Uh, I was asking if you could send it to

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me in Word format, what you gave us last
month.

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» Oh,
>> you didn't see that?

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» No, I did not. I'm sorry.
>> All right. If you get a chance, if you

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could just send that to the three of us
so we can really get a chance to review

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it
>> and give comments.

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» So, what is that document? I just wanted
clarification. It's attached to the

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» I believe
>> the previous one. Yeah.

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» The last month last month's agenda.
>> Yeah.

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» So it was there
>> last to the minutes.

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» The minutes. Okay.
My minutes that I issued.

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» Okay.
>> Yeah.

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» Yeah. It's just easier for me to comment
on word if it's a problem.

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But um you know just track changes.
It's just easier for me. If it's a

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problem, let me know. But
>> word.

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» Oh well, what did you do it on?
>> I can put it in.

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» I got it.
>> Google.

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» I I did notice that there was a
>> You can Google.

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» I'm not a Google person.
>> Okay. If we can get that again. Uh,

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unfortunately, I don't think any of us
had a chance to review that this month,

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but
>> No, I didn't. But I did notice in the

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director's orders for the month that we
all signed off on and take a look at so

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forth that there was a thank you letter
from one of the organizations who gets a

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request from us from the town and that
was um the Moy Restorative Center. they

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had sent a thank you and you know
they're in receipt of the $150 that we

415
00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:40,480
pledged through allocations. So I just
wanted to mention that it's in there.

416
00:33:39,039 --> 00:33:45,840
» Well, we're going to be working on next
year's budget before we turn around. So

417
00:33:42,159 --> 00:33:48,399
it'd be good to to get that resolved. So
>> uh if you guys could work that out,

418
00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:52,399
we'll take a look at it. We'll
definitely address it at next uh next

419
00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:57,519
month's meeting. And Nancy, if you want
any help with any of that, I'm pretty

420
00:33:55,200 --> 00:34:01,840
familiar with a lot of these nonprofits,
so I'd be happy to work with you. Just

421
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:07,760
give me a holler. Okay.
>> Well, yeah. Um, but you may have a whole

422
00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:11,200
plan already. You probably do.
>> Well, it was kind of my recommendations

423
00:34:09,839 --> 00:34:14,399
of what I did.
>> Okay. What you've done.

424
00:34:13,119 --> 00:34:19,440
» Yeah. We'll go through,
>> but we'll look at that. Thank you.

425
00:34:16,399 --> 00:34:22,960
» Um, Michelle, any progress on the demo?
No. Okay. I know you're swamped.

426
00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:25,919
» July's been really busy.
>> Would would it help you if if I got

427
00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:28,879
together with you and tried to write it
myself or?

428
00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:33,280
» Um
I hopefully in the next week or two.

429
00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:35,919
» Okay. Let me know if you need help. I'm
available.

430
00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,839
» And Charlie, I'm sure we don't have
anything new on the shoreline

431
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,200
restoration.
>> We do.

432
00:34:38,159 --> 00:34:42,200
» Oh, we do.
>> Okay.

433
00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:53,440
» We've been working with a gal Emily
Porter Goff who's uh over Yep. at the uh

434
00:34:49,919 --> 00:34:56,079
the resource group in Morrisville.
>> Yeah.

435
00:34:54,079 --> 00:35:04,440
» And the funding source that she had
previously went away. However, it's come

436
00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:04,440
back again and it's called the u

437
00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:08,520
the right term here,

438
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:15,760
the enhancement enhancement repairarian
buffer grant.

439
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:19,680
And it's
it's a Roland grant. It comes out of the

440
00:35:18,079 --> 00:35:23,520
Vermont Department of Environmental
Conservation.

441
00:35:21,599 --> 00:35:28,240
Um,
and it's for it's to implement high

442
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:35,200
priority cost-effective repairarian
buffer plannings along river streams

443
00:35:32,079 --> 00:35:42,880
um using native vegetation blah blah.
Um, the funding round is coming up again

444
00:35:39,119 --> 00:35:48,000
this fall for uh for spring planting in
2027

445
00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:51,760
» or worst case next fall. Um, and her
question is, "Would you like me to apply

446
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:54,720
on behalf of the town?"
>> Absolutely. Sure. I needed your blessing

447
00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:57,599
to her.
>> Absolutely.

448
00:35:55,680 --> 00:36:01,760
» And please give me her name for the
minute. Emily Taylor.

449
00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:04,000
» Emily Porter-goff.
>> Porter. Okay.

450
00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:06,720
» Porter Golf.
>> Porter Golf. GFF.

451
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:10,240
» GOFF.
>> Okay. Thank you, Charlie.

452
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:14,240
» I think she was here.
>> Yeah, I know she came at one point.

453
00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:17,200
She's also the the gal that's been
working on the grant for uh the West

454
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:22,160
Loop Road,
>> right? Oh, that's where that's where

455
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:24,480
» that's where we've met her before. Yeah,
>> she surfaces every now and then, but

456
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:28,960
hasn't been
>> She took Peter's position.

457
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:33,760
» Oh, right. Okay. Now I Yeah, it's
clicking. Okay. Thank you.

458
00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:37,680
» I'd be interested in in seeing the grant
grant application. I think

459
00:36:35,599 --> 00:36:41,440
» it's about seven pages and it's checked
the boxes and

460
00:36:39,599 --> 00:36:44,960
» I would be interested in seeing
>> even better.

461
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:47,680
» Yeah.
>> Well, that's that's good news.

462
00:36:46,720 --> 00:36:49,920
» Good news.
>> I'll forward you the link.

463
00:36:49,119 --> 00:36:53,280
» That's great.
>> Great.

464
00:36:51,359 --> 00:36:58,079
» All right, moving along. Unless anybody
have any comments or questions on that?

465
00:36:55,599 --> 00:37:03,760
No. That would be a wonderful thing if
we get the shoreline research.

466
00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:07,920
Um, I just have on here discuss pay
increases for town employees. Um, my

467
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:14,960
bad. Uh, they're supposed to get their
increases July 1st. Forgot all about it.

468
00:37:11,599 --> 00:37:19,119
So, we're just going to discuss it um in
executive session, but it's pretty much

469
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:23,680
going to follow what we approved in last
year's budget. So,

470
00:37:21,359 --> 00:37:26,880
» who was a new town employee that last
meeting?

471
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:31,280
» The woman that was here. Yeah.
>> Said uh

472
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:36,079
on a select board meeting went into
executive to discuss a new employee.

473
00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:39,119
» Oh, that was a personnel matter.
>> Not this. It wasn't this shorting.

474
00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:42,400
» Didn't hire anybody.
>> No,

475
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:46,000
» no, no. We hired no one.
>> We There was a discussion about an

476
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:48,560
employee matter. That's all.
>> Thank you.

477
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:52,240
» Yep.
>> Okay. So, that that we'll do that in

478
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:55,200
executive session, but um like I said,
it's pretty much going to follow what

479
00:37:53,440 --> 00:38:00,400
was approved.
Um There's a I'm missing

480
00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:03,359
B.
>> Too big or not too big? Um

481
00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:07,920
» I'm next.
>> Yes. Harwood Flats um logging update. Um

482
00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:15,599
Sharon.
>> Yep. I received a very um detailed email

483
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:21,680
um from
Richard Carbonetti who is the senior

484
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:26,160
advisor for Landfest um forest resources
division. And so here's what I'm going

485
00:38:24,079 --> 00:38:31,119
to do, which is what I did last month as
well. I'm going to um take his email and

486
00:38:29,599 --> 00:38:36,079
I'm going to just give you some
highlights from the email and then the

487
00:38:33,839 --> 00:38:42,240
entire email will be in the minutes
attached to you know the record which

488
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:49,359
will go on the website. Okay. So here is
the view from 10,000 ft. All right.

489
00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:54,400
Upgrading of the unimproved segment of
Elmoretown Highway 29. All of the road

490
00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:59,839
work intended for this summer on the
Elmertown rightway has been completed

491
00:38:57,599 --> 00:39:05,599
and there are some bullets that fall
under that. Roadway has been constructed

492
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:11,520
using all the required Vermont state and
wetland regulatory requirements. On-site

493
00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:16,560
blasting created riff wrap ledge
material and gravel that has replaced

494
00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:24,000
the need to truck an additional plus or
minus 100 loads of gravel on the town

495
00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:30,240
neighbors. So that is a savings um you
know in terms of found and um effort.

496
00:39:28,079 --> 00:39:35,520
Blasting reduced the overall need for
gravel since the blasting has eliminated

497
00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:40,320
the ledge impediments.
Blasting enabled the installation of

498
00:39:38,079 --> 00:39:44,960
ditches and drainage structures that
will provide the long-term stability of

499
00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:49,520
the town road.
This blasting has environmental benefits

500
00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:55,040
in preparing a roadway that will be
stable and in compliance with all AM and

501
00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:59,520
wetland rules.
With the completion of the road past the

502
00:39:57,200 --> 00:40:03,920
wetlands, all blasting has been
completed.

503
00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:12,000
We have continued to coordinate with
Rick Dwire FPNR for several inspections.

504
00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:18,160
Further forestry operations have also
been inspected by the Loyal County

505
00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:23,680
Forester Emily Sers.
The Elmore Road foreman has also made

506
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:29,760
several additional visits to the site to
ensure town road improvements meet with

507
00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:37,599
his approval. That's Michelle.
As noted previously, an internal road

508
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:42,240
will be constructed on EL ELT LLC. The
route plans for that road have been

509
00:40:39,359 --> 00:40:49,839
reviewed and approved by in the field by
both Richard Dwire and Jocelyn Stelto

510
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:56,800
of FPNR. New road is entirely on the
land of ELT LLC. We are noting this for

511
00:40:54,079 --> 00:41:01,440
information purposes so as to be as
transparent as possible.

512
00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:06,000
We continue to have members of the
public visiting and commenting on the

513
00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:10,720
project.
Timber harvesting update.

514
00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:18,880
Harvesting continues on the land of
Wildwood Ventures LLC and has been

515
00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:25,119
initiated on the land of ELT LLC.
As a reminder, Wildwood Ventures LLC has

516
00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:33,520
received approval from the Vermont Land
Trust that the harvest complies with the

517
00:41:28,079 --> 00:41:39,839
terms and condition of the VLT easement.
Harvesting will continue on Wildwood

518
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:45,040
Ventures and ELT LLC.
Harvesting will likely continue through

519
00:41:42,319 --> 00:41:51,760
the fall until the fall mud season
prevents us from operating without

520
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:55,839
damage. This is likely that then it is
likely that we will return for winter

521
00:41:53,839 --> 00:42:02,480
operations.
We anticipate maximum weekly logging

522
00:41:58,720 --> 00:42:08,800
truck traffic to be 5 to 10 trucks.
There will be days without trucks at all

523
00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:14,640
and possibly days with more depending on
logging conditions, availability of

524
00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:20,720
trucks and other considerations.
That concludes Richard's report to me

525
00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:27,520
and I will include in the minutes the
entire report. I just gave you, you

526
00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:31,200
know, the thumbnail sketch of it now.
>> Okay. Well, thank you for that, Sharon,

527
00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:35,520
because we did uh make a commitment that
we would keep the public notified as far

528
00:42:33,599 --> 00:42:41,040
as what's going on on up there. There's
a lot of concern where operations began.

529
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:46,880
So, that's good. So, we'll continue to
update on a monthly basis.

530
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:53,520
Uh, next item I have on the agenda is,
uh, Trevor had rewritten the, uh, class

531
00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:59,599
4 road policy, made some amended. Yeah,
amended, modified. Uh, made a couple

532
00:42:56,560 --> 00:43:02,240
changes in there. Um, I don't know.
Sure. If you want to give us the

533
00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:05,839
highlights.
>> Uh,

534
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:10,960
this was a while ago that I did it, so I
just want to make sure. I think the

535
00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:14,720
um
yeah, the big changes that we've just

536
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:23,040
added
uh to section 4 under maintenance

537
00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:26,480
um uh I'll just read it. Uh maintenance
not performed by town. All maintenance,

538
00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:30,640
repair, improvement, restoration,
plowing, or other activities by parties

539
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:38,319
other than town shall occur only after
written approval of the select board.

540
00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:44,319
Um, and we've added uh or highway
commissioner

541
00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:50,480
and uh
I think there just a couple other notes.

542
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:55,280
This is in all in black so I can't see
the

543
00:43:52,480 --> 00:44:01,200
difference here but it was basically
just keeping that consistent

544
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:04,640
um that authority that is shared by the
select board or the highway

545
00:44:02,720 --> 00:44:09,359
commissioner. So the way I think it
reads is that um the slice board does

546
00:44:07,359 --> 00:44:14,240
have the authority but the private
commissioner is also granted that

547
00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:17,760
authority but the
um

548
00:44:16,079 --> 00:44:22,480
written
uh request still needs to be submitted

549
00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:25,280
to the select board. That doesn't go
away, right?

550
00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:29,920
» So any new roads do have to be submitted
and made public

551
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:35,920
» regardless of how it's approved.
>> Public have any comments or questions?

552
00:44:34,240 --> 00:44:41,599
Oh, sorry.
>> I have a comment on

553
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:46,960
paragraph number 11, which is compliance
with other regulations.

554
00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:52,400
You should be mindful that the town
zoning bylaws have very strict

555
00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:57,040
regulations about new development roads.
Uh any any new road serving subdivisions

556
00:44:55,280 --> 00:45:02,640
and developments
and that anybody wanting to improve a

557
00:44:59,599 --> 00:45:06,640
town highway may be subject to those
zoning bylaws that have to do with road

558
00:45:05,119 --> 00:45:11,680
construction.
Um, during the zoning rewrite or bylaw

559
00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:14,880
update, I'm going to be asking the
planning commission to look at that

560
00:45:13,119 --> 00:45:22,240
subject and see if there's any way we
can make it so that it's more equitable

561
00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:29,119
in terms of complying with some rules
and and also examining the aspect of

562
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:32,400
future development off of those roads.
>> Right. The class

563
00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:35,520
» not seated to any standard.
>> Right. Right. Really

564
00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:39,520
» the class four road. So these are class
four roads really

565
00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:41,200
» take Lake View Lane for example.
>> Correct.

566
00:45:40,560 --> 00:45:43,760
» Okay.
>> Right.

567
00:45:42,319 --> 00:45:48,160
» All of a sudden there's incre
incremental growth

568
00:45:45,680 --> 00:45:52,640
» and little handle on on the
specifications to upgrade to accommodate

569
00:45:51,119 --> 00:45:56,480
new residences.
>> So do you think the way this is written

570
00:45:54,079 --> 00:46:01,520
is sufficient at this point until we
>> until we get new zoning regulations?

571
00:45:58,720 --> 00:46:05,440
» I would like the select board to to be
mindful that there are zoning

572
00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:09,040
regulations. We're getting into the same
subject.

573
00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:13,200
» So just for clarity, section 11 reads,
"Compiance with other regulations. This

574
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:17,760
policy intended only to supplement state
law, local ordinances, and bylaws. All

575
00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:22,560
other ordinances and policies adopted by
the town shall remain in full force in

576
00:46:20,240 --> 00:46:24,640
effect." So I think that covers pretty
clear.

577
00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:32,880
» And then this is another change that I
made just um section 11. Uh

578
00:46:31,119 --> 00:46:38,000
well, I just added a section that we're
redating the the adoption of the um

579
00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:40,800
policy
>> just changing the date to Okay.

580
00:46:40,079 --> 00:46:44,640
» Yeah.
>> to now.

581
00:46:41,599 --> 00:46:48,319
» Well, it's just been revived. Oh, yeah.
>> To now.

582
00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:54,720
» Yes. This policy supersedes um town of
Elmer Class 4 highway trail policy dated

583
00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:56,000
May 11th, 2016. So, this is super,
>> right?

584
00:46:55,040 --> 00:46:59,280
» That's why I changed that.
>> Okay.

585
00:46:56,400 --> 00:47:04,560
» Okay. Then I'll make a motion to approve
that and sign it tonight uh as written.

586
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:06,079
» And I will second that motion.
>> All in favor?

587
00:47:05,599 --> 00:47:08,000
» I
>> I

588
00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:11,520
» Okay. So, we'll sign that. We don't have
to sign it right now, but we'll sign it

589
00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:15,440
before the evening's over and we'll have
to make sure that uh they get a copy of

590
00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:18,720
it and gets posted onto our website.
>> Y skipped an item. Glad

591
00:47:17,599 --> 00:47:22,160
» I did. I skipped an item.
>> You skipped the capital advisory floor.

592
00:47:21,119 --> 00:47:24,960
» Uh I did.
>> You did, sir.

593
00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:31,520
» I didn't mean to do that.
>> Questions?

594
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:35,839
Just a quick question for my own info.
Mr. Burnham mentioned about the

595
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:38,960
incremental addition of housing units on
Lake View Light. It's currently a class

596
00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:45,280
four, correct?
>> Lake View L. What does it take

597
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:49,920
in this town? Say there are enough
houses out on Lake View Lane that people

598
00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:57,200
all get to get them and want to upgrade
that from a class 4 to a class three.

599
00:47:54,319 --> 00:48:02,160
Are there is there a procedure in place
for the town to do that? And who just

600
00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:05,200
out of curiosity who has final say on
yes, we're going to do it or not.

601
00:48:04,079 --> 00:48:09,520
» Okay.
>> But Charlie, you worked on a an

602
00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:15,599
agreement on that road, right?
>> I just used that as an example, right?

603
00:48:12,880 --> 00:48:20,560
» I I believe the way the regulations this
bylaw here is that if somebody wants to

604
00:48:17,760 --> 00:48:24,319
upgrade it to a class three, you bring
it up to town highway standards,

605
00:48:22,559 --> 00:48:28,640
» right? And it's on
>> responsible for the developer to yeah

606
00:48:26,240 --> 00:48:33,280
for the people that want to use it or
add additional properties to

607
00:48:31,599 --> 00:48:37,280
» and would they need they would need to
get or I think they would want to get

608
00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:41,760
approval from the select board first
before they invested all that money.

609
00:48:39,359 --> 00:48:44,880
» Yes,
they do also an act 250 controlled

610
00:48:44,160 --> 00:48:47,839
roadway.
>> Right.

611
00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:52,079
» So that's one of the few in town that is
covered by a 250.

612
00:48:50,319 --> 00:48:57,680
» Yeah. Sterling View, Worester Ridge,
they'll ask me about every other year

613
00:48:55,599 --> 00:49:02,000
if we take them take it over and I'm
like, "Well, go see Nick Minaj and have

614
00:48:59,599 --> 00:49:05,680
them give you a bid or a quote for what
it would cost you to bring it to class

615
00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:08,880
of respects and that usually calms them
down for another couple years."

616
00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:13,680
» So, pretty much the same then as as any
like private role that want to become a

617
00:49:11,280 --> 00:49:14,480
a public.
>> Yeah. Yeah.

618
00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:20,000
» All right.
>> I think Nancy, you had a question. I

619
00:49:16,880 --> 00:49:25,520
just when you post this to the website,
will the old one get archived so that

620
00:49:22,880 --> 00:49:32,000
there's only the current one on there?
>> That's a good question. Um, and I will

621
00:49:29,520 --> 00:49:35,200
What would you recommend? The old one is
going to be archived, but I don't know

622
00:49:33,119 --> 00:49:40,240
that it'll be archived on the website.
Um,

623
00:49:36,400 --> 00:49:44,720
» recommend only the current just
>> available

624
00:49:40,880 --> 00:49:48,960
» the updated. Okay.
>> Yeah. I mean, we can label it clearly,

625
00:49:46,559 --> 00:49:52,000
but that still doesn't resolve all the
issues.

626
00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:57,599
» Archive stuff on the website.
>> I was just curious. Plus free roads are

627
00:49:56,240 --> 00:50:00,000
» are better than the Elmore Mountain
Road.

628
00:49:58,000 --> 00:50:04,240
» No, no, no.
>> I'm back to the other track. They are or

629
00:50:02,319 --> 00:50:06,880
not? I mean, do they auto if they go to
class three roads? Are they

630
00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:09,680
automatically given over by the town?
>> No.

631
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:13,200
» No, no. It still needs to be approved by
the sled board. Thank you.

632
00:50:11,599 --> 00:50:15,200
» Yeah, there's no automatic approval.
>> Yeah. And I don't think that's

633
00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:19,040
happening.
>> That's the first step,

634
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:23,599
» right?
>> Well, it's a class three, but when if

635
00:50:21,760 --> 00:50:27,359
you meet the new standards, studies new
standards,

636
00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:31,440
Elmore Mountain Road is like grandfather
just because it's always been existing.

637
00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:38,079
But when you build new, you've got to
have X amount of heat, sub certain

638
00:50:34,319 --> 00:50:42,079
subbase. you. It's a total
>> You're building an interstate basically.

639
00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:46,160
You're starting from scratch building a
road. It's not just dumping gravel over

640
00:50:44,559 --> 00:50:48,640
some fabric.
>> We're tweener.

641
00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:52,079
» Yes.
>> Stay that way. My driveway.

642
00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:55,240
» What's that?
>> My driveway.

643
00:50:58,319 --> 00:51:03,040
» Right.
>> Back to the previous

644
00:51:01,599 --> 00:51:09,359
» Okay. I'm sorry. I missed the other one
here. Um, we've been talking about the

645
00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:15,920
formulation of uh the Elmer Capital
Advisory Board. Uh, we seem to have u

646
00:51:13,359 --> 00:51:20,880
pretty good amount of interest so far.
Uh, we've received interest from Lauren

647
00:51:17,839 --> 00:51:26,800
West, uh, Randy Tomlin who's here,
Sharon Draper, Steven Nutting, and Brian

648
00:51:25,359 --> 00:51:33,359
Brian Evans
>> Nice. Um,

649
00:51:29,280 --> 00:51:39,359
what we'd like to do is, uh, if Ry's
willing to become the chair again.

650
00:51:37,119 --> 00:51:42,559
» Bless your heart.
>> Bless your in Texas. That means

651
00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:46,640
something else.
>> I know, but I'm not a Texas.

652
00:51:44,319 --> 00:51:52,480
» So, yeah, Randy, you did a great job on
the equipment board. And, uh, if you

653
00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:57,920
want to take the chair of this uh,
>> capital advisory board. Um,

654
00:51:54,800 --> 00:52:01,119
» does it have a time, date, and
>> we talked about trying to get this thing

655
00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:04,240
set up in September?
>> Okay.

656
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:08,720
» Uh, just because summer is just crazy
and and sitting here.

657
00:52:05,680 --> 00:52:13,599
» When does it need an output?
>> Well, there's really no time frame. The

658
00:52:10,720 --> 00:52:18,319
money is is available. I mean, right
now, you know, it's invested at bank.

659
00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:21,119
» We did something in the next three
months that would be useful.

660
00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:26,160
» That would be fine. Yeah. anything we
come up with and there's no not a huge

661
00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:28,640
rush but we need to have a plan if
>> No, I don't know

662
00:52:26,880 --> 00:52:31,599
» if there's a better plan than what we're
currently doing with the cash we have.

663
00:52:30,319 --> 00:52:38,400
» Oh, there's a better plan.
>> That's right. And knowing all the work

664
00:52:35,040 --> 00:52:44,559
that the equipment um
committee did with our 15-year uh

665
00:52:42,319 --> 00:52:46,000
projections, you know, we know at some
points we're going to have a lot of

666
00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:48,480
cash.
>> Okay.

667
00:52:46,880 --> 00:52:51,119
» And we need to know what to do with it.
>> Yeah. I'm I'm happy to I'm happy to be

668
00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:55,280
engaged.
>> Okay. So, what we'll do is we'll get

669
00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:59,200
together. We'll try to come up with some
dates and formulate

670
00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:02,400
uh this group.
>> Are you going to recommend a date?

671
00:53:00,880 --> 00:53:04,880
» Uh I'm happy to do it.
>> If you want to do it, that's fine.

672
00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:09,359
» No, no. I I think it'd be good to come
from the board like the last time. Just

673
00:53:06,400 --> 00:53:13,359
say, you know, pick a date and show up
and then let's, you know, pow out.

674
00:53:11,200 --> 00:53:18,400
» Yeah. Of course, if after if after going
through what we did to get a date,

675
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:22,480
» we don't need a dog. We got six people
here. I don't maybe next year.

676
00:53:20,880 --> 00:53:27,839
» Just clear a date.
>> I have a question about membership. So

677
00:53:24,880 --> 00:53:33,520
just for the minutes. So Warren Randy,
>> I'll give you this. I have some Warren

678
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:37,440
Randy Sharon Draper.
>> She's the keeper of the funds. So she

679
00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:41,920
needs to be involved. Steve Nutting
>> and Brian Evans. Um I'll probably also

680
00:53:40,559 --> 00:53:45,119
be on there. I thought Nancy wanted to
be on it.

681
00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:50,960
» Did you want to be on there, Nancy?
if I wanted to exist. So if you needed

682
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:55,200
people to round it out.
>> Okay. Uh yeah, I just didn't have you

683
00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:58,480
listed.
>> Yeah. Uh let's put Nancy on.

684
00:53:57,440 --> 00:54:03,280
» Name Nancy. That's
>> And unless one of you two want to

685
00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:05,440
volunteer. I I'll take the bullet.
>> That's fine.

686
00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:06,960
» We're going to meet at where we meet.
We'll probably meet here.

687
00:54:06,480 --> 00:54:08,960
» Okay.
>> Six o'clock's good time.

688
00:54:08,400 --> 00:54:11,440
» Six o'clock.
>> Got a good time. I don't know. I kind of

689
00:54:10,240 --> 00:54:16,240
like the truck thing. Nobody has
birthdays on

690
00:54:14,720 --> 00:54:21,440
» my dog's birthdays.
>> I'll be out of town for 14 years.

691
00:54:19,440 --> 00:54:26,319
» All right. So, we'll we'll work on that.
We'll contact everybody.

692
00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:29,119
» It is. I'm sorry, but
>> just declare a date.

693
00:54:27,599 --> 00:54:31,839
» Yeah, we'll we'll work on the date.
We'll let everybody know. Then we'll

694
00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:35,520
hear everybody can't make it. We'll pick
another date.

695
00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:38,880
» All right. Um if you can't make it,
you're wrong.

696
00:54:35,920 --> 00:54:44,559
» I think we beat that. Um the next item I
have, which is E,

697
00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:51,200
uh is the 2026 stormwater inspection
report. Just a an quick update on that.

698
00:54:47,920 --> 00:54:57,440
Uh we had I forget where we we were as
of last month, but we had um

699
00:54:54,559 --> 00:55:02,240
our first designer come out and we
weren't really very happy with what he

700
00:54:59,839 --> 00:55:08,000
was coming up with. So we've contacted a
second engineer,

701
00:55:04,160 --> 00:55:11,680
uh Dwolf, uh came out. We met with them
and they're going to give us a proposal

702
00:55:09,599 --> 00:55:17,520
to evaluate the site whether it's
wetlands or not. We're hoping it's not

703
00:55:14,880 --> 00:55:23,280
and then we'll uh come up with a course
of action. Uh if you're not familiar

704
00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:30,400
with the subject, uh it's it's at the
town garage. Um we need to have more

705
00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:35,200
space for storage of stone and sand. Uh
we created a yard up there and it may or

706
00:55:33,119 --> 00:55:41,599
may not be in wetlands. The interesting
thing that we did find out from cross is

707
00:55:38,640 --> 00:55:43,520
they never did a study
>> bait.

708
00:55:42,160 --> 00:55:48,240
» Don't get a study with cross.
>> Yeah. So this this is what I had to find

709
00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:54,319
out to get to the new engineer. And I
found out that preconstruction there was

710
00:55:51,440 --> 00:56:00,480
never a study for wetlands. And the guy
that came out to assess the land

711
00:55:56,720 --> 00:56:05,760
recently did not make up a report and he
may or may not be the right guy for

712
00:56:03,520 --> 00:56:10,160
identifying wetlands. So we've gone to
another engineer.

713
00:56:07,599 --> 00:56:15,040
Um, like I said, Dwarf, uh, is going to
give us a proposal, uh, which we should

714
00:56:12,720 --> 00:56:19,920
have in the next couple days, and, uh,
we'll hopefully get them working on

715
00:56:16,720 --> 00:56:26,880
that. So, but the idea is to keep that
storage area, um, permanently, and, um,

716
00:56:25,599 --> 00:56:31,040
unless you have anything to add on that,
Michelle.

717
00:56:27,280 --> 00:56:33,839
» No, I you know, I've, you know, you've
heard my disappointments about it, so

718
00:56:32,960 --> 00:56:35,680
» Yes,
>> I know. And

719
00:56:34,640 --> 00:56:38,160
» place wet.
>> No, no,

720
00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:41,680
» no. Well, and it was
>> well when it rains,

721
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:44,720
» right? And you know, three years ago
when they said this is where your garage

722
00:56:43,440 --> 00:56:50,400
is, this is going to be your storage
area. So everything was built to that

723
00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:54,880
storage area. I make it into a storage
area. It's been in compliance the last

724
00:56:52,880 --> 00:56:59,440
three years and this year all of a
sudden it's a wetland.

725
00:56:57,520 --> 00:57:03,440
» So we just got to be done with cross.
>> We're we're trying. We're I the last

726
00:57:01,359 --> 00:57:06,559
thing I did with them is is ask them for
these reports to which they said

727
00:57:05,599 --> 00:57:08,319
» they don't have it
>> right.

728
00:57:07,040 --> 00:57:12,720
» They never did it.
>> Double jeopardy.

729
00:57:09,440 --> 00:57:16,240
» So um so we're working on that.
>> Um

730
00:57:14,640 --> 00:57:19,040
if we have to do anything out there,
it's not going to happen till spring

731
00:57:17,760 --> 00:57:23,359
anyhow.
>> Um based on where we are now, the

732
00:57:21,040 --> 00:57:27,280
permits that would be required. So it
would be probably next year's budget

733
00:57:25,520 --> 00:57:32,400
before we had to do anything up there.
be a big number of up to some.

734
00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:35,920
» It may or may not. Um, if we just have
to dig a pond, I I think we can get away

735
00:57:34,799 --> 00:57:38,480
pretty cheap,
>> right?

736
00:57:36,960 --> 00:57:40,799
» Another ring already.
>> Yep.

737
00:57:39,200 --> 00:57:44,640
» Um, don't go.
>> Okay. So, does anybody have any

738
00:57:42,640 --> 00:57:46,880
questions on that whole mess?
>> And we can get a grant for that rain

739
00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:49,760
garden.
>> Maybe

740
00:57:47,440 --> 00:57:52,640
» it's still got water in it. I saw it
yesterday over here. Oh, yeah. There's

741
00:57:51,839 --> 00:57:57,040
water.
>> Okay. Um, that gets us up to, uh, the

742
00:57:55,359 --> 00:58:00,000
road commissioner's report.
>> Yep.

743
00:57:58,880 --> 00:58:02,000
» All right. So, um,
>> easier if you don't have

744
00:58:00,960 --> 00:58:06,000
» Yeah, I was going to say there are some
extra copies. Um,

745
00:58:03,760 --> 00:58:12,480
» so we did the rental of a roadside mower
uh, back starting on July 20th. It was

746
00:58:09,680 --> 00:58:16,880
we had it for two weeks. Um, two passes
were made around town and a limited

747
00:58:14,559 --> 00:58:20,559
amount of brush was trimmed back. If it
hit the windshield on the tractor, it

748
00:58:18,400 --> 00:58:25,200
got trimmed back.
Um went around with a loader and the

749
00:58:23,040 --> 00:58:33,040
sweeper, cleaned up the beach road. I
mean, we're way behind on that. Uh town

750
00:58:28,400 --> 00:58:37,920
aprons on the black top uh town offices.
We also completed a nice culbert project

751
00:58:35,359 --> 00:58:42,720
on the Elmore Mountain Road. Um one
culbert is crossing the intersection of

752
00:58:40,240 --> 00:58:47,760
Sterling View and Elmore NLES and the
other one was placed under Sterling View

753
00:58:45,119 --> 00:58:54,960
itself. Um these culberts are 24 in in
diameter and certainly we got a nice new

754
00:58:50,880 --> 00:59:01,599
road sign and a stop sign. So um little
more rules over there. Um before the

755
00:58:59,119 --> 00:59:05,520
inter the cart used to cross through the
intersection on an angle

756
00:59:03,280 --> 00:59:09,920
» and we were losing the side of the road.
So now having it going through Sterling

757
00:59:08,079 --> 00:59:14,400
View, we've got some nice headers,
concrete headers. So we were able to add

758
00:59:11,440 --> 00:59:20,240
almost 4 ft to the road. So they widened
it out in a narrow section there. Um

759
00:59:18,079 --> 00:59:23,599
mountain road was graded and chlorideed.
Um we're presently working on Simmons

760
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:28,880
Mill Road. We're putting down some new
gravel on the entire length

761
00:59:26,960 --> 00:59:34,640
equipment. The grater was out of service
July 16th through the 23rd. We had a

762
00:59:32,240 --> 00:59:42,160
nice little noise in the front right
wheel. Um we had Elijah Cley come up and

763
00:59:39,440 --> 00:59:46,240
help us. Um, he tore apart the
planetary. We shims were added to

764
00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:49,680
realign the gears and the bearings so
they wouldn't rub on the outside casing.

765
00:59:48,319 --> 00:59:54,160
So, there's they're starting to have
some wear, but it's just normal wear.

766
00:59:51,760 --> 01:00:00,079
Um, oil is drained out, planted air was
flushed out, and new oil was added. On

767
00:59:57,040 --> 01:00:07,119
the other stuff, FEMA, um, I put in well
over 30 hours this past month um, in the

768
01:00:03,040 --> 01:00:11,520
office working on Puma. Finally got
everything approved over there on Earl

769
01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:15,040
Grey Road. our engineers design, our new
change in scope, which is interesting

770
01:00:13,599 --> 01:00:20,480
because they're the one that changed the
scope of work because they didn't accept

771
01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:26,640
our port order. So, we got to write all
new work orders and and scopes for this

772
01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:31,599
new culvert. Our permits are in place.
Um, Army Corps of Engineers state

773
01:00:29,440 --> 01:00:36,400
permit. I think I've met all their
criteria. I haven't heard from them for

774
01:00:33,599 --> 01:00:39,040
a week or two now. So, I believe we're
going to move forward on this project

775
01:00:37,599 --> 01:00:43,599
next year.
Um, we'll be changing a large culbert on

776
01:00:41,040 --> 01:00:48,640
Simmons Mill in the next two weeks. I
have not set a date because the culbert

777
01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:53,599
has not showed up yet in my yard. Um,
grant and aid work. Um, that's a one of

778
01:00:51,599 --> 01:00:58,160
the grants from the state of Vermont.
We'll be working on Hardwood Flats Road

779
01:00:55,920 --> 01:01:01,920
on the Kirect Hill Per portion of the
road. We'll be doing ditching, stone

780
01:01:00,319 --> 01:01:05,640
lining, cover work, and that will be
done in the month of September.

781
01:01:06,319 --> 01:01:11,839
I guess you know the the covert that we
got to go back and replace. Are they

782
01:01:09,920 --> 01:01:16,480
going to pay for that or how did
>> Yeah. So um Yeah. So FEMA is going to

783
01:01:14,720 --> 01:01:23,520
pay 75% of it. We're going to end up
paying 25% of it. Um so we're looking at

784
01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:29,920
almost $230,000 project.
>> Wow.

785
01:01:24,559 --> 01:01:35,839
» So um it's a long ways from the $12,000
fix that we put in during the flooding.

786
01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:40,559
Um, but I mean engineer cost, I mean
they don't accept my my design. It's got

787
01:01:38,000 --> 01:01:44,480
to be approved engineers and stuff. So,
um, that all adds up and it's got to go

788
01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:47,760
through a bid process since it's federal
money.

789
01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:49,680
» It's a different process than what we
would normally just pick three names

790
01:01:49,119 --> 01:01:55,280
that are.
>> So, you I don't think you mentioned

791
01:01:51,760 --> 01:01:59,280
anything at the end the south end of the
the construction that the state is doing

792
01:01:57,839 --> 01:02:00,880
down there.
>> Route 12.

793
01:02:00,240 --> 01:02:05,839
» Yeah, Route 12.
>> Okay. Okay. South end of the lake. Yes.

794
01:02:02,960 --> 01:02:09,040
» Okay. So, the guys, as most people saw,
they pave, if you've been through there,

795
01:02:07,119 --> 01:02:11,040
they paved. There's still an overlay of
pavement that get needs to get done,

796
01:02:10,640 --> 01:02:14,960
» right?
>> Um I think that's next week. Guard rails

797
01:02:13,359 --> 01:02:17,599
are going in next week. That's the
schedule.

798
01:02:15,760 --> 01:02:22,880
» And then as soon as the guardrails are
done, we'll be able to use the new road

799
01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:24,240
and they'll be tearing out the the
temporary bridge.

800
01:02:23,839 --> 01:02:28,240
» Great.
>> So, by the they're hoping to be out of

801
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:31,680
there by the end of September also,
>> 1 of October. Nice.

802
01:02:29,520 --> 01:02:33,680
» Yeah, it's looking great. I bike by
there every day.

803
01:02:32,559 --> 01:02:36,960
» Yeah.
>> Yeah. The the new black top's kind of

804
01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:38,400
nice.
>> Yeah.

805
01:02:37,839 --> 01:02:41,119
» Yeah.
>> But they have But it's still an overlay

806
01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:43,520
to put on a black top.
>> Right.

807
01:02:41,440 --> 01:02:46,520
» All right. Well, thank you, Michelle,
Charlie.

808
01:02:48,960 --> 01:02:56,319
» 12 days in the office in the month of
July. Um,

809
01:02:53,359 --> 01:03:01,599
doing my normal work. I'm sorry I didn't
bring X copies of my report. Please.

810
01:03:01,920 --> 01:03:09,240
A lot of stuff
people that want to build

811
01:03:10,960 --> 01:03:17,839
have a look at
new project and

812
01:03:15,280 --> 01:03:21,359
» checking them and clients with the ones
that are under work underway.

813
01:03:19,520 --> 01:03:25,480
» Yeah. Okay. I have that. I think
>> attendance select more DRB.

814
01:03:26,079 --> 01:03:35,039
Um I am continuing on my project uh
studying the septic systems

815
01:03:33,200 --> 01:03:43,160
permits which exist for all the
properties around Lake Elmore. Uh trying

816
01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:43,160
to identify any deficiencies

817
01:03:43,280 --> 01:03:50,480
and also providing a reference base for
people that uh don't know where their

818
01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:55,520
septic systems are. Um
>> are you getting cooperation from people?

819
01:03:53,200 --> 01:04:00,319
» Yeah.
an amazing number of people that have

820
01:03:57,200 --> 01:04:03,520
state permits for their septic systems
that have been improved over the years,

821
01:04:02,400 --> 01:04:05,359
» but they don't know where they are
really fully.

822
01:04:04,240 --> 01:04:08,079
» Some of them because they get new
owners.

823
01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:12,160
» Oh, right.
Property.

824
01:04:09,200 --> 01:04:16,319
» Right. Right. Right.
>> We only issued four zoning permits in

825
01:04:14,960 --> 01:04:22,480
July.
>> One for a shed, a reconstruct a garage,

826
01:04:19,039 --> 01:04:30,839
a studio shed, and a deck replacement.
Um, but there wasn't a lot of zoning

827
01:04:24,960 --> 01:04:30,839
fees the month of July. Um,

828
01:04:31,680 --> 01:04:35,400
and we had a

829
01:04:36,079 --> 01:04:42,960
one alleged violation which has all been
cleared up and that's over off of Beach

830
01:04:40,319 --> 01:04:51,160
Road which was a property line issue.
Uh, that's been successfully resolved

831
01:04:46,720 --> 01:04:51,160
and that's basically it.

832
01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:59,359
just as I don't know if you're aware of
it but uh I test the water every two

833
01:04:56,720 --> 01:05:06,319
weeks give it to the state and they do a
a caffeine test which picks up septic

834
01:05:03,680 --> 01:05:09,920
issues here in the lake and uh we should
have the results of this year so I mean

835
01:05:07,920 --> 01:05:15,359
if it's something you'd be interested so
>> yeah I did it pinpoint any

836
01:05:13,599 --> 01:05:19,680
» very very low
>> very very low

837
01:05:17,039 --> 01:05:22,880
» but the caffeine um the theory behind
behind it is animals don't drink

838
01:05:21,280 --> 01:05:27,680
caffeine.
So if that gets into the water, it

839
01:05:24,559 --> 01:05:30,880
doesn't show up. But um fortunately
people do drink caffeine.

840
01:05:29,200 --> 01:05:36,079
» Even decaf is picked that up.
>> Decaf does not. No. So if you drink

841
01:05:33,280 --> 01:05:41,440
decaf in your systemic system doesn't
work. It doesn't show up. No. But uh

842
01:05:38,319 --> 01:05:45,599
this is what the state has found.
Said I do every two weeks. I take a

843
01:05:43,280 --> 01:05:47,359
water sample and drop it off all summer
long.

844
01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:52,000
» Take it in different locations.
>> Same location. and they give me the

845
01:05:48,799 --> 01:05:55,280
point to take it. And uh I test for a
couple other things too, but caffeine is

846
01:05:53,680 --> 01:05:58,640
one that's been added in the past couple
years.

847
01:05:57,680 --> 01:06:02,319
» Yeah.
>> So anyhow, okay, so that takes care of

848
01:06:00,559 --> 01:06:06,880
that.
Uh I think that brings us to the end

849
01:06:04,400 --> 01:06:12,319
here. Uh we are going to go into
executive session, but unless anybody

850
01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:16,280
has any other thing to add, Nancy,
>> um when and how are we

851
01:06:19,760 --> 01:06:29,200
Well, we will um we'll exit out of
executive session and announce that on

852
01:06:26,559 --> 01:06:31,440
the tape, but we will also send out an
email.

853
01:06:30,079 --> 01:06:33,920
» It would be it'll be in the minutes.
It'll be in the minutes as well and all

854
01:06:33,200 --> 01:06:38,160
the
>> Yeah, but uh it'll be on the recording.

855
01:06:35,520 --> 01:06:44,400
It'll be in the minutes and we should
send uh I guess an email to everyone

856
01:06:41,119 --> 01:06:48,319
except for shorty who doesn't have email
um on the planning commission

857
01:06:47,440 --> 01:06:52,400
» to the current member.
>> I think we all chip in and buy shorty a

858
01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:57,839
computer.
>> He doesn't want it. Planning commission

859
01:06:54,799 --> 01:07:03,760
got like a $9,000 some odd
>> right.

860
01:06:59,599 --> 01:07:08,640
It for doing the uh the new zoning.
So, but how

861
01:07:05,359 --> 01:07:12,000
» it's that for
>> Leo County Planning Commission will take

862
01:07:10,720 --> 01:07:13,760
that money
>> and use it

863
01:07:12,960 --> 01:07:17,839
» and distribute,
>> right? And no. Well, it goes to them

864
01:07:17,119 --> 01:07:24,079
wages.
>> So, we have it um they the town will

865
01:07:21,599 --> 01:07:29,280
give that we'll probably write them a
check uh in that amount to Leo County

866
01:07:27,200 --> 01:07:32,559
Planning Commission for the zoning. And
then that's our portion that we received

867
01:07:31,280 --> 01:07:35,920
in the grant. I had to go down there and
sign for it. It's got to be two months

868
01:07:34,960 --> 01:07:39,200
ago at least.
>> Yeah.

869
01:07:36,799 --> 01:07:43,119
» So, yeah. So, that's what that's for.
It's not for the planning commission.

870
01:07:41,119 --> 01:07:46,000
» No, I knew
>> and and unfortunately it's not for the

871
01:07:44,640 --> 01:07:48,480
town. So, the money's coming in, but
it's going right

872
01:07:46,880 --> 01:07:52,480
» asked me. I would have not had it in
>> Yeah, it it's it comes in and it goes

873
01:07:50,400 --> 01:07:56,559
right back out to them. But it the grant
was for the town

874
01:07:54,640 --> 01:07:57,760
» before they get the money. They get the
money.

875
01:07:56,799 --> 01:08:04,680
» They get the cash.
>> Okay. had a question not related

876
01:08:01,359 --> 01:08:04,680
who had talked

877
01:08:05,039 --> 01:08:08,559
» Yeah.
>> Yeah.

878
01:08:07,200 --> 01:08:12,160
» There was going to be I had three things
to bring up and that was going to be one

879
01:08:09,839 --> 01:08:18,400
of them when we're ready.
>> Ready?

880
01:08:12,960 --> 01:08:23,279
» Uh like a open forum type thing, not a
formal meeting and greet. Uh I've been

881
01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:28,080
thinking about it and looking at dates
and I'm almost wondering if an October

882
01:08:26,400 --> 01:08:31,920
session would make sense. there's going
to be group of people or I know it's not

883
01:08:30,400 --> 01:08:37,679
going to be super busy, right?
>> And the store in ECT is tentatively

884
01:08:34,640 --> 01:08:40,319
planning a a public event. Um so that
could be a good opportunity. It's not

885
01:08:39,040 --> 01:08:43,040
going to be as busy as the middle of the
summer.

886
01:08:41,120 --> 01:08:47,279
» Right. Open farm about
>> Sorry. Um Nancy and I are just

887
01:08:45,199 --> 01:08:51,839
communicating nonverbally about it. We
had talked a number of meetings ago

888
01:08:48,880 --> 01:08:56,880
about having um an opportunity for
people in the community to just give

889
01:08:53,679 --> 01:09:01,440
feedback um or ask questions of the
select board without it being a formal

890
01:08:59,600 --> 01:09:06,239
meeting where we're discussing town
matters or business. Um, so just an

891
01:09:04,159 --> 01:09:10,960
opportunity that isn't in this setting
where people might feel uncomfortable

892
01:09:08,159 --> 01:09:14,319
sitting in in this room in this meeting
to engage with us and ask questions, but

893
01:09:13,120 --> 01:09:17,440
it's not going to be there's not going
to be any business discussed or anything

894
01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:20,560
like that.
>> This is sort of like like town

895
01:09:19,440 --> 01:09:22,799
orientation.
>> It's just like what Wilcut does, their

896
01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:25,679
town barbecue.
>> I'm not familiar with that, but that's

897
01:09:24,080 --> 01:09:29,920
all right. Would you want somebody from
like the DRB?

898
01:09:28,640 --> 01:09:33,600
» Anybody can come. Um,
>> no. I mean, I mean to be able to answer

899
01:09:31,679 --> 01:09:39,279
questions about that aspect.
>> I don't think that would be bad.

900
01:09:36,799 --> 01:09:43,679
» Well, if there's more than one board
member there, we would need to warn it.

901
01:09:43,040 --> 01:09:47,839
» It's a
>> I mean, we can check with VCT, but it

902
01:09:46,080 --> 01:09:54,000
» can't talk to each other.
>> We don't talk to each other anyhow.

903
01:09:51,679 --> 01:09:58,159
» The idea is the idea is not for us to
like sit at a table and answer questions

904
01:09:56,719 --> 01:10:00,239
from meeting with everybody else. Well,
why don't we'll just check

905
01:09:59,199 --> 01:10:04,400
» sausages. Yeah.
>> I just don't want to do anything wrong.

906
01:10:01,760 --> 01:10:08,960
» Mhm. And and it's fine.
>> Yeah. So, I I'll keep working on the

907
01:10:06,400 --> 01:10:12,719
date for that and follow up with what
the plans are.

908
01:10:09,840 --> 01:10:16,640
» Okay. Great. Um, and then the other one
of the other things was just been

909
01:10:14,159 --> 01:10:23,040
working with Michelle on looking at some
options for uh heating systems at the

910
01:10:19,280 --> 01:10:31,679
town garage uh as an alternative to the
electric um boilers that we have that um

911
01:10:28,080 --> 01:10:37,520
yeah uh the electric boilers and also
reduce the uh electrical demand for the

912
01:10:34,800 --> 01:10:41,840
town garage in the winter. uh which
would reduce the size of the needed

913
01:10:39,520 --> 01:10:47,360
generator for the emergency shelter.
That's the big issue right now is that

914
01:10:43,440 --> 01:10:53,280
the heavy load of the electric boilers
really makes the generator a very big

915
01:10:50,640 --> 01:10:57,840
purchase way bigger than it really is
for lights um in the the rest of the

916
01:10:56,719 --> 01:11:02,960
building.
>> So working with a couple um firms on

917
01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:07,199
getting some estimates. We have one.
We're going to meet another one on

918
01:11:04,400 --> 01:11:14,480
Monday. Uh and also getting estimates
for generators for the new potential um

919
01:11:11,040 --> 01:11:20,000
boilers that could be supplementary
um to take advantage of the electric

920
01:11:16,560 --> 01:11:23,679
heaters when it makes sense to um but
could also support the building um if

921
01:11:22,159 --> 01:11:28,159
the power was out, right?
>> Could be supported by the generator.

922
01:11:25,199 --> 01:11:32,719
» Can I ask a curious question? Um, why
aren't they oil or

923
01:11:30,800 --> 01:11:36,080
» Well, that's a long story.
>> Okay, then don't go there. Go ahead.

924
01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:41,280
» But to make a long story short, when we
tried to go green on building with solar

925
01:11:38,560 --> 01:11:46,080
panels and in discussions
>> way before design during design, uh

926
01:11:44,560 --> 01:11:50,400
there was a lot of discussion about
going solar, keeping the building green

927
01:11:47,679 --> 01:11:55,199
and that avoided the oil situation. Was
it the right decision looking back on it

928
01:11:52,320 --> 01:11:58,239
now? Probably not. But
>> um but it they do work

929
01:11:57,520 --> 01:12:01,600
» right
>> and you know it's you know all summer

930
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:04,480
long I mean we're not burning any
electric over there but in the winter

931
01:12:03,679 --> 01:12:09,440
we're uh
>> you credited like six grand so far this

932
01:12:07,040 --> 01:12:13,600
summer burn in one month
>> right so we we just don't have

933
01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:17,679
» so if we can get some supplemental heat
in there through propane or whatever we

934
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:23,520
decide to do
>> we can cut back on the electrical usage

935
01:12:19,600 --> 01:12:26,239
and still kind of stay green But that's
making it short. There were a lot of

936
01:12:25,520 --> 01:12:27,120
meetings held
>> already,

937
01:12:26,880 --> 01:12:30,800
» right?
>> Yeah, there were a lot of meetings.

938
01:12:28,320 --> 01:12:34,800
» We're penalized $600 a month year round
because we use x amount of kilowatts.

939
01:12:34,159 --> 01:12:40,000
» Mhm.
>> So, you know, if we could just turn on

940
01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:44,080
some other source to keep us at whatever
level that we don't cross that

941
01:12:41,920 --> 01:12:49,040
threshold. I mean, if we don't have to
pay a $600 a month penalty, I mean,

942
01:12:47,040 --> 01:12:54,239
that'll help build up credits that much
faster. That all help. I mean, it's a

943
01:12:51,920 --> 01:12:57,280
it's a good size nut. It'll help pay.
>> We had hoped to be net zero

944
01:12:56,239 --> 01:13:00,320
» or close to it
>> when we designed the building.

945
01:12:58,480 --> 01:13:01,120
» Yeah, but I bet the didn't turn out that
way.

946
01:13:00,719 --> 01:13:05,360
» That's
>> the generator's going to be

947
01:13:03,520 --> 01:13:08,400
designed and then we went metal and it's
single phase too calculated.

948
01:13:07,440 --> 01:13:10,800
» Okay.
>> Yeah. I didn't want to open.

949
01:13:09,679 --> 01:13:13,040
» It's a long story.
>> Okay.

950
01:13:11,360 --> 01:13:15,920
» It's a long sad story.
>> If they cross no more.

951
01:13:15,040 --> 01:13:20,560
» Yes.
>> But we're working on it. I think we'll

952
01:13:18,800 --> 01:13:24,400
get we have some time so we're not in a
rush to get something. We can take our

953
01:13:22,480 --> 01:13:32,560
time and figure out the best option.
>> Uh the third item is a um

954
01:13:30,000 --> 01:13:37,120
benefactor in Stow has a 60 kilowatt
generator

955
01:13:34,159 --> 01:13:42,400
um that they have uh donated to the
Elmore community trust for the Elmore

956
01:13:39,520 --> 01:13:47,360
store um which will actually cover the
full building. Um the current generator

957
01:13:45,280 --> 01:13:54,239
there is 30 kows and it covers most of
it but not all of it. Um so the 30

958
01:13:51,120 --> 01:13:58,880
kowatt generator donated by concept 2 is
available and up for grabs. Um that

959
01:13:57,280 --> 01:14:01,280
probably wouldn't be a very good fit for
the town hall. It's not going to cover

960
01:14:00,159 --> 01:14:04,159
those boilers
>> garage.

961
01:14:02,000 --> 01:14:11,440
» So the sorry the garage not the town
hall. So the let me just finish uh

962
01:14:07,679 --> 01:14:15,760
thought is that we can put the 30 kowatt
generator at the fire department which

963
01:14:13,440 --> 01:14:17,840
is the primary emergency shelter and
emergency operations center.

964
01:14:17,360 --> 01:14:21,760
» That'd be good.
>> The power goes out. It'll have an ATS.

965
01:14:19,840 --> 01:14:24,960
It'll switch on. The building will run.
We can open and close the doors. Our

966
01:14:23,280 --> 01:14:31,120
compressors will run.
>> Um and the benefactor has agreed to

967
01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:34,480
cover the installation costs of both the
store and the fire department.

968
01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:39,520
» Great. And the the other thing is you'll
have enough power for the town hall.

969
01:14:36,400 --> 01:14:46,000
» Yeah. So the 60 kilowatt generator
that's going into the um Elmore store

970
01:14:43,600 --> 01:14:51,600
will also we have a spare automatic
transfer switch and it has more than

971
01:14:48,239 --> 01:14:56,400
enough capacity if we wanted to. We
could add another leg over to the town

972
01:14:54,080 --> 01:14:59,199
hall. So if the power goes out the town
hall would have power.

973
01:14:57,679 --> 01:15:05,280
» What about the office here? Is it
enough? That's

974
01:15:03,280 --> 01:15:07,440
the power line underneath the road.
>> Okay.

975
01:15:05,840 --> 01:15:12,080
» We can look at other options for the
town office if we needed to. It's just

976
01:15:09,280 --> 01:15:15,199
getting the emergency operation centers,
the emergency shelters cover.

977
01:15:13,360 --> 01:15:18,239
» Yeah. But as a benefit, the town hall
would

978
01:15:15,760 --> 01:15:22,000
» Yeah. So I I think maybe we can sort of
vote on it at the next meeting, but it

979
01:15:20,239 --> 01:15:26,480
seems to make sense to take advantage of
this benefactor's generation and uh do

980
01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:32,000
what we can
>> right to make that happen. I also have a

981
01:15:29,520 --> 01:15:35,360
generator that might be useful that
we're not using looked it's looked up

982
01:15:34,159 --> 01:15:37,920
but as
>> what's their rating?

983
01:15:36,480 --> 01:15:45,360
» I you'd have to come look at it.
>> Okay. There may be the uh repeater for

984
01:15:41,360 --> 01:15:49,920
the fire department uh sheriff's office
fire department and Hardwick Rescue.

985
01:15:47,679 --> 01:15:52,159
There's no generator on that tower on
Town Hill.

986
01:15:50,719 --> 01:15:53,760
» Well, it's you know somebody's got to
come by and look at it.

987
01:15:53,120 --> 01:15:55,920
» Yeah, I think
>> it's a seam. It's a seam generator if

988
01:15:55,360 --> 01:15:58,719
we're on mistake.
>> Yeah, it won't take much up there. That

989
01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:00,640
could be a really good fit.
>> Oh, that's great.

990
01:15:59,679 --> 01:16:03,600
» Yeah, that's great.
>> It powered our easily powered our our

991
01:16:02,880 --> 01:16:07,360
whole house.
>> Yeah, that'll be great.

992
01:16:04,960 --> 01:16:09,120
» When we put solar in it, we bypass it
for some reason.

993
01:16:08,320 --> 01:16:11,840
» Fantastic.
>> Cool. That's great.

994
01:16:10,320 --> 01:16:13,920
» Well, a lot of good things came out of
this meeting.

995
01:16:12,800 --> 01:16:19,520
» Well, thank you, Trevor.
>> We're going to get our windows cleaned

996
01:16:16,880 --> 01:16:22,719
» and we're going to have power.
>> All right. Well, with that, I'm going to

997
01:16:21,120 --> 01:16:25,520
make a motion that we enter into
executive session. Second.

998
01:16:24,480 --> 01:16:29,679
» Second that.
>> Okay. All in favor? I

999
01:16:27,840 --> 01:16:34,199
» So, we're entering into executive
session at 7:14.

1000
01:16:34,800 --> 01:16:40,400
» And Randy, I I'll be in touch.
>> Okay. All right. Just let me know. I'm

1001
01:16:38,400 --> 01:16:43,440
I'm a bum. So, I Yeah.
>> I see that. I got to get you on the golf

1002
01:16:42,320 --> 01:16:47,440
course.
>> I should have responded when you pull a

1003
01:16:45,040 --> 01:16:51,760
call out for the capital advisory.
>> I don't read it because I don't know

1004
01:16:49,280 --> 01:16:56,400
certain personnel, but there's something
I can contribute. I work for the finals

1005
01:16:54,719 --> 01:17:01,159
affiliate. Okay. bond trading.
>> What are you looking for, Trevor? I work

1006
01:16:58,159 --> 01:17:01,159
with

1007
01:31:20,480 --> 01:31:28,639
Yeah.
>> Okay. Uh we're now exiting um executive

1008
01:31:26,719 --> 01:31:37,520
session.
Um still two people on the line. Michael

1009
01:31:31,600 --> 01:31:41,280
Miller and Brian. Can you hear us?
Are you muted,

1010
01:31:39,760 --> 01:31:44,400
» Brian? You are muted.
>> They may have walked away from their

1011
01:31:42,560 --> 01:31:49,440
computer. Okay. Tired of us.
>> All right. Well, in either case, it's

1012
01:31:46,080 --> 01:31:54,080
being recorded. So, uh we we talked
about three items. Uh one were the

1013
01:31:51,679 --> 01:32:01,920
members of the
uh planning commission.

1014
01:31:57,360 --> 01:32:07,440
So, I would move that we approve the
appointment of two members to the

1015
01:32:05,280 --> 01:32:13,520
planning commission whose names are
Brian Evans Menon and

1016
01:32:11,440 --> 01:32:18,480
» Betsy Perez.
>> Okay. Um, I'll second that. All in

1017
01:32:17,360 --> 01:32:22,239
favor?
>> I

1018
01:32:19,199 --> 01:32:27,120
» I Okay. So, unanimous. So,
>> uh I will let the uh planning commission

1019
01:32:24,400 --> 01:32:30,639
know. Uh the second item,
>> a second

1020
01:32:28,960 --> 01:32:33,600
waiting for Sharon
>> Schwarz.

1021
01:32:33,199 --> 01:32:37,120
Second.
>> I will notify planning commission

1022
01:32:35,600 --> 01:32:38,639
» and then unanimous. All right.
>> Right.

1023
01:32:37,760 --> 01:32:45,280
» Okay. Great.
>> Uh the second item is increasing the

1024
01:32:42,639 --> 01:32:51,440
town employee salaries
uh in accordance with um our last town

1025
01:32:49,679 --> 01:32:58,960
meeting.
So, we will be increasing

1026
01:32:55,600 --> 01:33:06,159
uh the wages of crew number one, which
is Michelle,

1027
01:33:01,280 --> 01:33:08,480
to from 75,000 to 78,000, which is a 4%
increase.

1028
01:33:06,719 --> 01:33:10,480
» So, do you want the dollar amounts to go
in the minute?

1029
01:33:09,040 --> 01:33:12,239
» It's right. It's right here. I mean,
>> okay. Well, that's fine.

1030
01:33:11,760 --> 01:33:15,760
» Yeah.
>> All right.

1031
01:33:12,960 --> 01:33:22,080
» Um, we have crew 2 wages, which are
ready. Uh he's going from 62,000 to

1032
01:33:19,679 --> 01:33:24,080
65,000. I guess we don't have to put the
percentages in.

1033
01:33:23,280 --> 01:33:32,320
» Yeah.
>> And uh we have the town clerk um is

1034
01:33:28,400 --> 01:33:34,960
going from 28,000 to 30,000.
>> So can we have a motion to approve

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01:33:34,480 --> 01:33:38,159
those?
>> So moved.

1036
01:33:36,400 --> 01:33:42,080
» Okay. I'll second.
>> Okay, that's fine. Now, do you want the

1037
01:33:40,480 --> 01:33:46,080
dollar amounts to go in the minutes?
>> Let's put the dollar amounts. So that's

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01:33:44,320 --> 01:33:48,800
what their pay is increased in
accordance with what was approved at

1039
01:33:48,000 --> 01:33:51,280
town meeting.
>> Correct.

1040
01:33:49,440 --> 01:33:57,040
» Okay.
>> And it'll be retroactive to July 1st

1041
01:33:54,320 --> 01:34:00,880
because um we
>> unintentionally you forgot to do this

1042
01:33:59,520 --> 01:34:04,960
earlier. So
>> it'll be retroactive to July 1st.

1043
01:34:04,639 --> 01:34:09,920
» Okay.
>> Okay. That takes care of that.

1044
01:34:06,400 --> 01:34:16,719
» All right. Uh the last item we discussed
uh was the retirement package for the

1045
01:34:13,920 --> 01:34:22,560
town three town employees.
Uh they're currently in group A, which

1046
01:34:19,280 --> 01:34:28,480
is the lowest uh group
of retirement benefits. Uh they've

1047
01:34:25,760 --> 01:34:37,520
requested uh that they be moved up to
group B. Uh we've done an evaluation

1048
01:34:32,800 --> 01:34:42,719
of the cost to the town for that.
and the road crew would be approximately

1049
01:34:40,320 --> 01:34:48,159
$1,747
of our contribution

1050
01:34:45,440 --> 01:34:54,320
and the town clerk would be have a cost
of $450.

1051
01:34:51,360 --> 01:35:02,480
Um, this is unbudgeted, but it will be
taken out of other items and we will

1052
01:34:57,679 --> 01:35:08,639
make sure that this increase is shown
um at next year's town meeting.

1053
01:35:06,560 --> 01:35:12,400
So, we have a motion.
>> Yeah. I'll move that we increase the

1054
01:35:10,800 --> 01:35:17,920
retirement compensation for the
employees to the group B percentage.

1055
01:35:16,080 --> 01:35:21,440
Uh,
which is I don't have the

1056
01:35:19,760 --> 01:35:24,080
» Yeah. No, they're going to be moved to
group B.

1057
01:35:22,880 --> 01:35:32,960
» Group B. Okay.
>> Um, I'll second that.

1058
01:35:25,679 --> 01:35:36,000
» And Okay, then. So, we have Ron Schwarz.
>> And all in favor? I

1059
01:35:34,639 --> 01:35:38,080
» I
>> Okay, it's unanimous.

1060
01:35:37,440 --> 01:35:44,320
» Unanimous.
>> Uh that concludes our report from what

1061
01:35:40,960 --> 01:35:50,480
we did in executive session. The minutes
will be uh reflective of what we

1062
01:35:46,880 --> 01:35:54,719
discussed and I make a motion to adjourn
at 7:34.

1063
01:35:52,159 --> 01:35:56,800
» And I second that. 7:34.
>> Yep. All in favor?

1064
01:35:56,320 --> 01:36:01,920
» I
>> I Okay. Well, thank you everybody who

1065
01:35:58,960 --> 01:36:08,120
joined and we're going to conclude at
this time.

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01:36:03,840 --> 01:36:08,120
134. Okay, great.