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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

March 9, 2020

SWANTON VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SWANTON VILLAGE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX

120 FIRST STREET

SWANTON, VT 05488

 

 

 

 

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, March 9, 2020

7:00 PM

 

 

 

 

PRESENT: Neal Speer, Village President; Chris Leach, Trustee; Adam Paxman, Trustee; Eugene LaBombard, Trustee; Reginald Beliveau Jr., Village Manager; Dianne Day, Village Clerk; and Ch. 16.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, all motions carried unanimously.

 

 

  1. Call to Order:

 

Neal Speer, Village President, called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Everyone stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

  1. Agenda Review:

 

Adam Paxman stated he needs to add “Personnel” to Executive Session. Reg Beliveau stated he would like to discuss their upcoming purchases in each department. He said these were all approved in the budget but wanted to keep the Board advised. He said this could be done in Any Other Business.

 

  1. Swear in elected officials for 2020: Neal Speer, Village President (one year term); Adam Paxman, Village Trustee (three year term); Dianne Day, Village Clerk (one year term) and Betty Cheney, Delinquent Tax Collector (one year term) were sworn in on March 4, 2020 to perform duties:

 

Neal Speer read aloud is Oath of Office for Village President for a One Year Term; Adam Paxman read aloud is Oath of Office for Village Trustee for a Three Year Term. Dianne Day, Village Clerk and Betty Cheney, Delinquent Tax Collector, were sworn in on March 4, 2020 so they could conduct Village business.

 

  1. Appoint a Treasurer for the Village of Swanton for 2020 and swear in:

 

Chris Leach made the motion to appoint Dianne Day as Village Treasurer for a One Year Term. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Dianne Day read aloud her Oath of Office for Village Treasurer. Motion carried.

 

  1. Motion that the Swanton Village Board of Trustees Adopt VLCT Model Rules of Procedures for the rules of procedure for Village Trustees for the upcoming year through March 2021:

 

Chris Leach made the motion to adopt VLCT Model Rules of Procedure for Municipal Boards, Committees and Commissions. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried.

 

  1. 2020 Official Voting Results:

 

Neal Speer, Village President, read aloud the Official Voting Results for Officers and Budgets. They are as follows:

 

 

Official Return of Voting Results

OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES

ANNUAL SWANTON VILLAGE MEETING ELECTION OF VILLAGE OFFICERS

MARCH 3, 2020

BALLOT ACCOUNTABILITY

 

 

Number of Voters on Checklist                                                                        1439                                                      

Number of Ballots Counted (including absentees)                                       492                                                        

Number of Absentee Ballots Counted                                                            46                                          

 

I, Dianne Day, Swanton Village Clerk, hereby certify that the results of the ELECTION OF OFFICERS by AUSTRALIAN BALLOT at the ANNUAL SWANTON VILLAGE MEETING held in the Swanton Village Complex in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont on the 3rd day of March A.D. 2020 were as follows:

 

VILLAGE PRESIDENT, for one-year NEAL SPEER                                                 450                                        

Write Ins                                                                                                                               8                                                             

Undervote                                                                                                                             34

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED                                                                                       492

 

VILLAGE CLERK, for one-year DIANNE DAY                                                         457

Write Ins                                                                                                                               1

Undervote                                                                                                                             34

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED                                                                                       492

 

COLLECTOR OF DELINQUENT TAXES, for one-year BETTY CHENEY        465

Write Ins                                                                                                                               3

Undervote                                                                                                                             24

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED                                                                                       492

 

VILLAGE TRUSTEE, for three years ADAM PAXMAN                                          438

Write Ins                                                                                                                               4

Undervote                                                                                                                             50

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED                                                                                       492

 

Attest: _________________________ Dianne Day

Swanton Village Clerk

 

Official Return of Voting Results

OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES

ANNUAL SWANTON VILLAGE MEETING BUDGET VOTE

MARCH 3, 2020

BALLOT ACCOUNTABILITY

 

Number of Voters on Checklist                                                                                        1439

Number of Ballots Counted (including absentees)                                                       492                                        

Number of Absentee Ballots Counted                                                                            46                                                          

 

I, Dianne Day, Swanton Village Clerk, hereby certify that the results of the BUDGET VOTE by AUSTRALIAN BALLOT at the ANNUAL SWANTON VILLAGE MEETING held in the Swanton Village Complex in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont on the 3rd day of March A.D. 2020 were as follows:

 

ARTICLE II, General Fund, $131,726                                                                          

Yes Votes                                              405                                                                                                        

No Votes                                               77                                                                                                          

Undervote                                             10                                                                          

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED       492

                                                                               

ARTICLE III, Highway Fund, $517,597                                                                      

Yes Votes                                              430                                                                                                                        

No Votes                                               54                                                                          

Undervote                                             8                                                                             

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED       492

                                                                               

ARTICLE IV, Fire Department, $80,833                                                                      

Yes Votes                                              434                                                                                                        

No Votes                                               52                                                                                          

Undervote                                             6                                                             

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED       492

                                                                               

ARTICLE V, Police Department, $686,886                                                 

Yes Votes                                              350                                                                                        

No Votes                                               134                                                                        

Undervote                                             8                                                                             

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED       492

                                                                               

ARTICLE VI, Surplus Hwy Funds, $30,615

Yes Votes                                              416                                                                                        

No Votes                                               70                                                          

Spoiled/Overvote                 0                                                             

Undervote                                             6                                                                             

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED       492

 

                                                                               

ARTICLE VII, Surplus Gen Funds, $20,600

Yes Votes                                              356                                                        

No Votes                                               126                                                        

Undervote                                             10                                                                          

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED       492

                                                                               

ARTICLE VIII, Surplus Fire Funds $18,400

Yes Votes                                              395                                                                        

No Votes                                               91                                                                          

Undervote                                             6

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED       492

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX, CDBG Funds $25,000

Yes Votes                                              420                                                                                                        

No Votes                                               65                                                                          

Undervote                                             7                                             

TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED       492

                                                                                                                               

 

Attest: _________________________ Dianne Day

Swanton Village Clerk

 

  1. Approve and accept Minutes from Monday, February 10, 2020 and Minutes from the Informational Meeting Monday, February 24, 2020:

 

Chris Leach made the motion to approve and accept Minutes from Monday, February 10, 2020 and Minutes from the Informational Meeting Monday, February 24, 2020 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried.

 

  1. Approve and accept Village Warrants through Friday, March 6, 2020:

 

Eugene LaBombard made the motion to approve and accept Village Warrants through Friday, March 6, 2020 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: Chris Leach asked about the payment made to Kittell, Branagan & Sargent for $22,570 and one for $1930. He wanted to know why there were two invoices. Dianne Day, Village Clerk, said someone from their office comes and does an inventory audit a few weeks before they audit the financial documents. Motion carried.

 

  1. Public Comment – Tom Benton will introduce BENT Media:

 

Reg Beliveau advised that Tom couldn’t make tonight’s meeting because of sickness. The Board suggested this item be tabled to a further date.

 

  1. Sign Loan Agreement – Vermont State Revolving Fund for Wastewater Treatment Plant Planning Loan:

 

Eugene LaBombard made the motion for the Board of Trustees to sign the loan agreement for the Vermont State Revolving Fund for $62,900 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Planning Loan. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: Eugene LaBombard stated this has already been discussed and approved at previous meetings. Motion carried.

 

11. Any Other Necessary Business:

 

Reg Beliveau informed the Board that VT Transco is offering equity units and the Village of Swanton’s share would cost $2370. He said because this is a lower amount than usual, he would like the Village to purchase these units on their own. Chris Leach made the motion to authorize Village Manager Reg Beliveau to sign and purchase Class A and Class B Units and Class A and Class B Equity for a total of $2370. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried.

 

Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau presented the Board with a list of items scheduled to be purchased in each department. He said these were in the budget and were approved. Some of the items to be bought include a truck in the electric department and he also mentioned the FERC relicensing that cost $215,000. He said they also plan on purchasing a skid steer that will be split in the sewer, water and highway department. He also mentioned that if something isn’t purchased for some reason or another these funds are put back into that department the following year if the voters approve of it.

 

Any Other Business: Chris Leach stated he wanted to acknowledge that the Board of Trustees are aware of what’s going on with the Corona virus. Reg Beliveau said the Chief of Police has attended a conference regarding this and they are working on putting procedures in place.

 

 

 

Any Other Business: Adam Paxman stated he received information on the latest Legislative Update from February 28th and he read an article on dam safety. He read the paragraph and said this sounds like they could be talking about the Swanton Lower Dam. He also mentioned a report from the finance committee referring to raising electric rates by as much as 10% each year to fund alternative power source projects. The Board discussed this as well as the Act 250 proposed changes.

 

Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau informed the Board that he would like to offer the residents who live along the new water line by Missisquoi Valley School District the opportunity to connect to that water line free of charge. He said the residents would have one year to do this if they wanted to. Adam Paxman made the motion to enter a Water Commissioner’s meeting at 7:52 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried. Eugene LaBombard made the motion to authorize the Village of Swanton to allow the residents who live along the new MVU water line the ability to connect to the Village water system free of charge for up to one year. He further moved the residents would need to pay for any excavation that took place on their own property and would have to purchase a water meter package from the Village. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried. Eugene LaBombard made the motion to exit Water Commissioner’s meeting and re-enter Open Session at 7:53 p.m. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried.

 

Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau stated he along with the Board of Trustees attended the Highgate Selectboard meeting last week regarding the Highgate Airport Water Line Project. Eugene LaBombard stated that Wayne Elliott gave a very good presentation on how to get the Village’s water line up to the airport. He said the cost for this project would be incurred by the Town of Highgate and said it wouldn’t cost the Village anything. They talked about how viable this project is and very good economically for the community. Chris Leach stated it would bring more industry to the Town of Highgate. Reg said Tim Smith from FCIDC told him if there were enough buildings up there, they could be filled with businesses already. He also said Joe Flynn from the Agency of Transportation supports this project. The Board agreed and hoped the State of Vermont would get behind this project and help support it. Eugene said this would help the entire county and keep current citizens in Franklin County working instead of traveling to Chittenden County. Reg said that this would benefit Swanton Village as well by being the water contributor and said the timeline for this project is in the next year or so. Eugene said it was a very informative meeting and the Board definitely supports this project.

 

Any Other Business: Neal Speer said he would like to thank Chris Leach for taking his place at the Town and Village Informational Meeting. Reg also said he would like to thank the voters for their support again this year.

 

  1. Executive Session if Necessary:

 

Adam Paxman made the motion to enter Executive Session to discuss personnel at 8:07 p.m. Chris Leach seconded. Motion carried.

 

Chris Leach made the motion to exit Executive Session at 8:15 p.m. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried.

 

ACTION TAKEN: None.

 

  1. Adjournment:

 

Eugene LaBombard made the motion to adjourn the Regular Board of the Trustees meeting at 8:15 p.m.  Chris Leach seconded. There being no further business at hand, Neal Speer, Village President, adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m. Motion carried.

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________             _______________________________________

Neal Speer, Village President                            Date

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________    ___________________________________

Dianne Day, Village Clerk                                Date

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

January 27, 2020

SWANTON VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SWANTON VILLAGE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX

120 FIRST STREET

SWANTON, VT 05488

 

 

 

 

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, January 27, 2020

7:00 PM

 

 

 

 

PRESENT: Neal Speer, Village President; Chris Leach, Trustee; Adam Paxman, Trustee; Eugene LaBombard, Trustee; Reginald Beliveau Jr., Village Manager; Dianne Day, Village Clerk; Wayne Elliott, Aldrich & Elliott Engineers; and Ch. 16.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all motions carried unanimously.

 

  1. Call to Order:

 

Neal Speer, Village President, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

 

  1. Agenda Review:

 

Adam Paxman stated he would like to move Item #6 to #10.

 

  1. Public Comment:

 

None.

 

  1. Approve and Sign Minutes from Monday, January 13, 2020 as presented:

 

Eugene LaBombard made the motion to approve and accept the Minutes from Monday, January 13, 2020 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: Reg Beliveau stated the invoice they asked about at their last meeting was for their new server. Motion carried.

 

  1. Approve and Sign Warrants through Friday, January 24, 2020 as presented:

 

Adam Paxman made the motion to approve and sign Warrants through Friday, January 10, 2020 as presented. Chris Leach seconded. Discussion: Adam Paxman asked about the payment of $111,580.42 made to VPPSA. Lynn Paradis stated that was for November’s power supply bill. Motion carried.

 

#6 Moved to #10.

 

  1. Adopt 2020 Budget as Presented:

 

Lynn Paradis stated there are no changes from their last meeting to this budget. She said as long as the grand list doesn’t change, she is asking for an estimated tax rate of .8838 from .8431 last year. She said most of this increase is due to the new fire trucks and the police budget. She said a home assessed at $150,000 would see an increase of $60.99; a home assessed at $175,000 would see an increase of $71.15 and a home assessed at $200,000 would see an increase of $81.31. Lynn also stated the sewer rates needed to be adjusted and she is requesting that go into effect in March of this year. She said the overall increase in sewer rates for a residential home would be approximately $18 per year. She said most of the increase is coming from commercial and industrial customers. Chris Leach stated he would like to see a comparison of rates between Swanton Village and our neighboring towns. Lynn stated she would not need a rate increase in the water department or the electric department in 2020.

 

Eugene LaBombard made the motion to approve the proposed sewer rate increase to be in effect for March 2020 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried.

 

Eugene LaBombard made the motion to approve the 2020 budget as presented. Chris Leach seconded. Motion carried.

 

 

 

  1. Adopt and Sign 2020 Annual Warning as Presented:

 

Neal Speer, Village President, read the 2020 Annual Warning as presented. It was decided that the wording on Article #9 be revised. Adam Paxman made the motion to approve and sign the 2020 Annual Warning as presented after revising Article #9. Chris Leach seconded. Motion carried.

 

  1. Review 2019 4th Quarter SQRP Report:

 

Chris Leach made the motion to acknowledge receipt of the 4th quarter SQRP report as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: Chris Leach stated the Village of Swanton is well run, well represented and our customers are well served. Eugene LaBombard asked if this only applied to the electric department. Reg Beliveau stated yes because the state doesn’t govern the water department. Motion carried.

 

 

  1. Any Other Necessary Business:

 

None.

 

  1. Review and Sign State Revolving Loan Program Funding Application for Missisquoi River Waterline Crossing:

 

Wayne Elliott, Aldrich & Elliott Engineering, stated he was present tonight because the Village has been discussing redundancy of the water line that crosses the Missisquoi River underneath the bridge. He said if something were to happen at the water plant there would be no way to get water to the Village. He said Lynn has completed the State Revolving Loan Program funding application and they are requesting $12,400 for the preparation of a preliminary engineering report and environmental report for a new water line across the Missisquoi River. Eugene LaBombard stated he brought this up a couple of years ago and it really needs to be looked at. Chris Leach stated the Village needs this done and asked if this new line would be a replacement or a secondary line. Wayne said they will look at that and see what makes the most sense but said he would envision keeping both lines. He said they would need to directional bore under the river for the new line. Wayne said the state has reviewed their Scope of Services and is accepting of the $12,400 requested. Adam Paxman made the motion to the approve the State Revolving Loan Program Funding Application in the amount of $12,400 for the engineering fee to study a new river crossing water line and to also authorize Reg Beliveau to sign the engineering agreement. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried.

 

  1. Executive Session to Discuss Contracts:

 

Chris Leach made the motion to enter into Executive Session at 7:43 p.m. to discuss contracts. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried.

 

Adam Paxman made the motion to exit Executive Session and re-enter Open Session at 8:35 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried.

 

ACTION TAKEN: Adam Paxman made the motion to authorize Reg Beliveau, Village Manager, to sign the agreement between the Village of Swanton and Swanton School Housing and to also sign the Subordination and Priority Agreement between the Village of Swanton and Rural Housing Service. Chris Leach seconded. Discussion: Reg Beliveau stated he needed the date changed on the agreement and would get that done this week. Motion carried.

 

12. Adjournment:

 

Chris Leach made the motion to adjourn the Regular Board of the Trustees meeting at 8:37 p.m.  Adam Paxman seconded. There being no further business at hand, Neal Speer, Village President, adjourned the meeting at 8:37 p.m. Motion carried.

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________             _______________________________________

Neal Speer, Village President                            Date

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________    ___________________________________

Dianne Day, Village Clerk                                Date

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

January 13, 2020

SWANTON VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SWANTON VILLAGE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX

120 FIRST STREET

SWANTON, VT 05488

 

 

 

 

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, January 13, 2020

7:00 PM

 

 

 

 

PRESENT: Neal Speer, Village President; Chris Leach, Trustee; Adam Paxman, Trustee; Eugene LaBombard, Trustee; Reginald Beliveau Jr., Village Manager; Lynn Paradis, Assistant Village Manager; Dianne Day, Village Clerk; Leonard “Joey” Stell, Chief of Police; and Ch. 16.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all motions carried unanimously.

 

  1. Call to Order:

 

Neal Speer, Village President, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

 

  1. Agenda Review:

 

Adam Paxman stated he would need to add Real Estate to their executive session. Reg Beliveau stated Wayne Elliott would like to be present for Item #9 so they will table that for tonight and reschedule it for their January 27th meeting. Reg also stated he would recommend the Board not adopt the 2020 budget tonight because they had a few changes to it. He said they should review it tonight and adopt it at the January 27th meeting.

 

  1. Public Comment:

 

None.

 

  1. Approve and Sign Minutes from Monday, December 23, 2019 and Monday, January 6, 2020 as presented:

 

Chris Leach made the motion to approve and accept the Minutes from Monday, December 23, 2019 and Monday, January 6, 2020 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: None. Motion carried.

 

  1. Approve and Sign Warrants through Friday, January 10, 2020 as presented:

 

Eugene LaBombard made the motion to approve and sign Warrants through Friday, January 10, 2020 as presented. Chris Leach seconded. Discussion: Adam Paxman asked about the Broadberry USA invoice for $6838.48. Reg stated he couldn’t remember and would let them know at their next meeting. Motion carried.

 

  1. Swanton Village Police Department Update:

 

Chief Stell stated the police department responded to 167 calls for service in the Village. He said they wrote 39 traffic warnings and issued 6 traffic tickets totaling $869. He said they had some pretty significant calls and wanted to mention that when they show their daily log with property watches that doesn’t include a residential home. He said they don’t want to draw attention to the fact someone might be gone on vacation. He said their traffic warnings were issued on Grand Avenue, First Street and Spring Street. He said the tickets came from stops on Pine Street, Spring Street and Grand Avenue and were not speed related. Chris Leach asked if there were any major crimes in 2019. Chief Stell stated the more high-profile case was the two juveniles who did a home invasion and beat up a teenager and his grandmother. He said both those individuals are still in custody and being charged as adults. Chief Stell stated they are finding less needles around the Village and he’s happy about that. Chris stated they only complaint he hears from people is that they say they don’t see the police out canvasing the streets. Chief Stell stated they track mileage and an officer can put on 75 to 100 miles per day in the Village. He said or they could be targeting speeders and they wouldn’t be putting on that much mileage. Adam Paxman asked if the Chief had any concerns about the new stop sign put up on Canada Street. He said Sgt. Parah monitored it last week and said only one vehicle stopped for it. He said they would issue warnings until residents are used to having to stop there. He said it may need to be lit up so people can see it better. The board thanked the Chief for coming in.

 

  1. Adopt Village of Swanton 2020 Budget as presented:

 

Lynn Paradis, Assistant Village Manager, said this should be her final draft for the 2020 budgets. She said she calculated the bond payment on the fire truck incorrectly and has refigured it. She also said they received their dispatching invoice today from St. Albans City and it increased by about $5000 so she needed to account for that also. Lynn said the overtime figure in the police department has been reduced and there is an increase in salaries, social security taxes and retirement. She said salaries and retirement amounts were adjusted in the highway department as well. She said  the general fund is increasing from .0814 in 2019 to .0822 for an 0.92% increase; the fire department is increasing from .0468 in 2019 to .0504 for a 7.72% increase; the police department is increasing from .3926 in 2019 to .4284 for a 9.12% increase and the highway fund is increasing from .3223 in 2019 to .3228 for a 0.16% increase. The overall increase for the Village for 2020 is 4.82% which will take the tax rate from .8431 to .8838 for 2020. Taxpayers would see an increase of $71.15 on a home assessed at $175,000 and an increase of $81.31 on a home assessed at $200,000.

 

Lynn said she adjusted salaries in the electric and water and sewer departments and said she anticipates $603,825 for net income in the electric department. She said a bond from the 1980’s was paid off in the electric department and she doesn’t anticipate a rate increase in that fund for 2020. She said they still have a bond from 1990 which is $440,000 per year, a bond on unit 5 which is about $70,000 per year, a bond on the rubber dam which is about $88,000 per year and a bond on hydro upgrades which is about $18,000 per year plus interest. She said they are carrying about $6 million dollars worth of debt but it is going down. Reg Beliveau also stated they are up for relicensing at the Hydro Plant and that can be very expensive as well. Lynn said the water department is in good shape and she doesn’t need a rate increase in this department but said the sewer rates are not sufficient and would like to increase them beginning March 2020. She said their chemical cost and maintenance issues are causing this. She would like to take the customer charge from $35.71 to $37.86 and the variable rate from $3.89 to $4.11. She said she would rather raise rates in smaller increments as to not burden the ratepayers that much. She said they have been skating around doing a sewer plant upgrade but may need to do one very soon. 

 

 

  1. Review, Approve and Sign Declaration of Intent for Sewer Department, Water Department and General Department:

 

Lynn Paradis informed the board that when the Village goes out for bond on any project they cannot capture any of the engineering fees, etc. unless they have a Declaration of Intent signed by the Village Clerk. She said when they go to the voters for a bond they want all their expenses covered. Eugene LaBombard made the motion to authorize Dianne Day, Village Clerk, to sign a Declaration of Official Intent for the General Department, Sewer Department and Water Department and to sign all necessary documents. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried.

 

 

  1. Review and Sign State Revolving Loan Program Funding Application for Missisquoi River Waterline Crossing:

 

Tabled until 1/27/20 meeting.

 

  1. Approve the following Coin Drops Requested for 2020: MVUHS Class of 2020 Substance Free Party Coin Drop for May 9, 2020; Swanton Village Fire Auxiliary Coin Drop for July 11, 2020; Relay for Life American Cancer Society Team Wellness Warriors Coin Drop for August 1, 2020; Swanton Village Fire Department Coin Drop for September 12, 2020 and Swanton Missisquoi Valley Lions Club Coin Drop for October 17, 2020:

 

Eugene LaBombard made the motion to approve all of the above-mentioned coin drops and dates requested. Chris Leach seconded. Discussion: Adam Paxman asked if the Relay for Life Team was local. Dianne Day, Village Clerk, stated they are from Franklin County. Motion carried with two yays, one nay.

 

  1. Any Other Necessary Business:

 

Adam Paxman asked if the Village was having any trouble with the Utility Pole Ordinance that is now in place regarding dual wood. Reg Beliveau stated there is still dual wood in some areas but said Fairpoint changed to Consolidated Communications and are having difficulty with having enough staff. Reg said he would discuss it with Duane Couture, Electric Foreman.

 

Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau said the Arts Spectacular will be held on September 12, 2020 in the Village Park again this year. He also wanted to inform the Board that the State has been asking the Village to revolve their CBDG funds for some time now and he said the highway department needs to replace a water line this year so he would like to revolve $25,000 to do this. He said they can do it with a 0% interest rate and would put this on their ballot for their taxpayers to vote on. He said if they didn’t use any of these funds they would lose them and the funds can be used for sidewalks and infrastructure work.

 

Any Other Business: Chris Leach stated January 29th marks the 50th anniversary of the Merchants Row fire downtown. He said there will be an events held at the library and at the Village Complex on January 28th.

 

Any Other Business: Neal Speer stated the lights look really good on Merchants Row but said they could stand to have more lights on Grand Avenue from the corner to the Post Office. Reg said he would check it out.

 

Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau stated the Village was supposed to get hit with an ice storm but thankfully the temperature didn’t start to drop until 3:30 in the morning and that helped quite a bit. He said there were 3 small outages and the Village lucked out.

 

  1. Executive Session to Discuss Contracts:

 

Adam Paxman made the motion to enter into Executive Session at 8:10 p.m. to discuss contracts and real estate. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried.

 

Adam Paxman made the motion to exit Executive Session at 8:40 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried.

 

ACTION TAKEN: None.

 

13. Adjournment:

 

Chris Leach made the motion to adjourn the Regular Board of the Trustees meeting at 8:40 p.m.  Adam Paxman seconded. There being no further business at hand, Neal Speer, Village President, adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m. Motion carried.

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________             _______________________________________

Neal Speer, Village President                            Date

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________    ___________________________________

Dianne Day, Village Clerk                                Date