SWANTON VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
120 FIRST
STREET
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Ronald Kilburn, Village President; Chris Leach,
Trustee; Adam Paxman, Trustee; Eugene LaBombard, Trustee; Reginald Beliveau,
Village Manager; Dianne Day, Village Clerk; and Channel 16.
Ronald Kilburn, Village
President, welcomed all to the Regular Board of Trustees Meeting and called the
meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Unless otherwise noted, all
motions carried unanimously.
1. Approve and Accept the
Minutes from Monday, September 10, 2012 Meeting:
Adam Paxman made the motion
to approve and accept the Minutes from Monday, September 10, 2012 as presented.
Chris Leach seconded. Discussion: Chris asked if Brian Savage heard anything
back from the State of Vermont regarding First Street. Reg Beliveau stated he
heard back from Jim Cota regarding receiving funds to help pave First Street
and it seems like funds may be forthcoming. He said he has scheduled Pike for
October 15th. Motion carried.
2. Approve Village
Warrants Through September 21, 2012:
Eugene LaBombard made the
motion to approve and accept Village Warrants (#474-#476) through September 21,
2012 as presented. Chris Leach seconded. Discussion: Adam Paxman asked what
Aexon vendor was, Reg explained that Al Mosher ordered a media converter for
their Scada system. Chris Leach asked about the VLCT Liability Insurance
payment. Reg explained that was an annual payment. Reg also stated that
Efficiency VT gave the Village $40,000 in grant money to help with the Solar
Aerators being installed at the Waste Water Plant. He said this is very helpful.
Motion carried.
3. Any Other Necessary
Business:
Eugene LaBombard asked if
there was any damage from the storm on Saturday. Reg stated there wasn’t any
damage and said they had a small power outage. Ron Kilburn stated they had a
large tree come down at the Railroad Depot but it didn’t cause any damage.
Any Other Business: Chris Leach stated he wanted to congratulate Adam Paxman on the park
benches and he encourages everyone to stop in the park and enjoy them. He also
asked Reg if there was an update on the new Complex sign. Reg stated that was
their final draft and they are working on it now. Chris also mentioned the JLB
meeting for October 2nd and urged anyone with agenda items to
contact them. He said he wanted to discuss First Street at the meeting. Reg
stated that Dave Jescavage was very good at keeping him informed and said they
have a good working relationship. He said he would like to show a slideshow at
the meeting. Ron said with taxes being due it would be a good time to promote
all the good that’s being accomplished and to use our website and Facebook
pages to do this.
Any Other Business: Ron Kilburn stated that there will be an Octoberfest on October 7th
at the Railroad Depot from 12 noon to 4 p.m. He urged everyone to stop by and
check them out. He also stated that the Spaulding family is celebrating 50
Years of Service at Swanton Rexall. He said they are having an Open House on
Thursday, October 4th and urged everyone to stop by and congratulate
them on 50 Years of Service. He requested this information be put on the
Village’s website.
Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau advised they have a Community News page on the Village’s
website and said he would have Katie Judd attend one of our next meetings and
said he would bring up the website to show everyone how to maneuver it.
Any Other Business: Chris Leach stated the Board just returned from a NEPPA conference
and asked the board members to state what they came away from the conference
with. He said he liked hearing about Natural Gas and that Nuclear power was
coming back and being looked at. Adam stated it was nice to hear Hydro power
making news and that he liked the “disruptive thinking” seminar. He said he is
trying to “think outside the box.” Eugene stated he liked the discussion on
coal and said the use of it in China and India is astronomical. He said their
use far outweighs anything the U.S. does and said it should be looked at on the
national level. Chris stated that he was impressed with Maine’s effort to go
with wood pellets. He said that is truly renewable and said they can re-grow a
forest in 10 years.
Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau wondered if the Village Auditorium was on the National
Historic registry. Ron said he didn’t think so and if it was on anything it
would be the State registry. Eugene stated it was built after the war in 1948
as a tribute to the local veterans. Reg stated he was working on a grant but
said the building needed to be on the Historical Registry.
Any Other Business: Adam Paxman asked if the Chamber picnic tables could be brought over
to the Village garage and painted over the winter months. Reg stated they had
some issues with the tables being in the Park and he wasn’t sure if that was a
good idea. He said they are finding garbage on the grounds near the tables and
said they may just want the picnic tables in the park when they have special
events. He said there needs to be some community respect. Chris said this helps
draw people in the park and he likes them there but they need to make people
realize that trash on the ground in unacceptable. Reg stated they are working
on obtaining some new trash receptacles for the park and said they would try it
again but if the trash problem doesn’t go away the picnic tables will have to
be removed from the park.
Any Other Business: Ron Kilburn stated the County Courier put out a Community Guide and
did a very nice job. He showed pictures of the dam in Highgate, a picture of
people ice fishing in Swanton Town and a picture of the Eagle in Marble Mill Park
for the Swanton Village picture.
Chris Leach stated he would
need an Executive Session to discuss real estate issues.
6. Executive Session (If
Needed):
Chris Leach made the motion
to enter into Executive Session at 7:52 p.m. to discuss real estate matters. Adam
Paxman seconded. Motion carried.
Chris Leach made the motion
to exit Executive Session at 8:40 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion
carried.
ACTION TAKEN:
None.
ADJOURN: Adam Paxman made the motion to adjourn the Regular
Board of Trustees meeting at 8:40 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. There being
no further business at hand Ron Kilburn, Village President; adjourned the
Regular Board of Trustees meeting at 8:40 p.m.
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Ronald Kilburn, Village
President Date
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