SELECTMEN'S MEETING MINUTES-October 22, 2007

CEO/FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT: Ken Desmond reported that there had been five fire calls since the last meeting and four new building permits issued.

a. Ryes Gardiner Tree Growth Application: Moved, seconded    and unanimously approved Ms. Gardiner’s Tree Growth application
b. Christine Lockyer Farmland Classification application:
   Moved, Seconded and unanimously approved Ms. Lockyer’s farmland application.
c. Fields For Our Future: Peter Bingham from the Bath Recreation Program spoke with the Selectboard about the new surface that is to be installed on McMann Field and work that is to be done on the two Tainter fields. The Fields for our Future Committee is approaching area towns including Woolwich with the hope that the Town will commit to donating $10,000.00, over a two year period in support of the aforementioned projects. Mr. Bingham fielded many questions about the project. Dave
   King asked for a motion to put the request for the $10,000.00 on the town meeting warrant in May, 2008. It was moved and seconded to do so. The Selectboard vote was 3-2. The item will appear on the Town Meeting Warrant in May.
d. Dike Boat Launch: Addressed earlier under Road
   Commissioner’s report.
e. Workshop in Phippsburg: This was just a reminder to the
   Selectboard that the County Commissioners were going to
   have a meeting at the Phippsburg Town Office and that
   area Selectboards/Councils were invited to attend.
   The discussion was to be about the County Tax Assessment
   formula and the Governor’s Jail Plan. The meeting was
   to take place on October 24th @ 6:00 PM.
f. Amendment to Winter Road Maintenance Contract:
   Amendments needed to be made to Geoffrey McCarren’s two
   contracts with the Town per a request from Mr McCarren’s
   insurance company. When he originally signed his
   contracts, he was Geoffrey MCcarren d/b/a Quonset Hard-
   scape. Geoffrey has since incorporated his business and
   is the President of Quonset Hardscape, Inc. The two
   amendments reflected this change. It was moved,
   seconded and unanimously approved to sign the
   amendments.
g. James Adler/New School Unit Wards: The new School unit
   of S.U. 47 and the City of Bath will be broken up into
   nine wards/districts if LD 910 gets approved at the Nov.
   sixth election. Of these nine wards Woolwich will
   have population majority in two as compared to four for
   Bath, one each for Georgetown, Phippsburg, and West
   Bath. Arrowsic will not have a majority in any ward.
   Jim Adler fielded many questions, from the Selectboard
   and the public in attendance, about LD 910. The School
   Committee would like to have the Selectboard’s support
   and endorsement of LD 910. In an unofficial straw poll
   show of hands, the Selectboard were 2 to 3 against
   endorsing LD 910 at this point.
h. Other: None

a.    Town Meeting/Election Warrant & Discussion of Ballot Clerks:
A motion was made and seconded to approve the warrant for the upcoming November sixth election. The Board voted unanimously to approve the Warrant. Town Clerk, Jeanne Bernard, presented the Board with a list of the Ballot Clerks who will be working at the polls on Nov. sixth. List attached hereto. Jeanne explained that some of the people are from the lists given to her by the party chairs and some are people whom she hired herself.
b.    Corrective Abatement discussion: Mr. and Mrs. Delano
discussed the possibility of receiving a corrective abate-
ment for a clerical error made for the 2006/2007 tax year.
The error was discovered this year and has already been
abated for 07/08. They have filled out an application for 06/07 and it is in the Assessors’ Agent’s box waiting
for processing.
c.    MDOT agreement to use George Wright Road as a detour:
This item was discussed under Road Commissioner’s report.
d.    FEMA Small Project Summary form: Dave King signed this
form which states that all Town work has been completed with regards to damage done by the Patriot’s Day Storm
in April 2007. Moved, seconded and vote unanimously to sign the FEMA Small Project Summary form:
e.     Sign Tree Growth Roster: This report of Tree Growth
exemptions in the Town of Woolwich is signed yearly and
returned to the State of Maine. Moved, seconded and voted
unanimously to approve signing the Tree Growth roster.
f.      Sign Municipal Valuation Return: Moved and seconded to approve signing the Municipal Valuation Return. Voted unanimously to sign this yearly report for Maine Revenue Services,Property Tax Division.
g.Other:

(1) Leaking Windows: All the windows in the Town Office area leak when it rains heavily. We have a box of caulking in the office and Dave suggested that the Selectboard get together soon and caulk all the windows.
(2) It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted to renew our Sonic Wall antivirus and anti spyware contract with Burgess Computers.
(3) Memo regarding the possible hiring of part time help in the office. This will be addressed at the next Selectboard meeting on November 5th. (4)Extention of winter maintenance on Barley Neck Rd. The Selectboard has received a request to extend the winter maintenance beyond the point where the road is usually closed in the winter. The initial closure of a certain portion of the Barley Neck Road with regards to winter maintenance was voted on at a Town Meeting. The question arose as to whether the extension would also have to be voted on at a Town Meeting. The Selectboard requested that the Administrator call MMA Legal Services for that answer.

Executive Session/Personnel Matter: At 7:55 PM a motion was made and seconded to go into executive session to discuss a personnel matter. The Board voted unanimously to go into executive session. It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted to come out of executive session at 8:30 PM. No business was conducted during the executive session.

Adjournment 8:31 PM.

                                        Lynette R. Eastman

Approved:_____________________

cc: Selectmen/Staff