January 6, 2011

Present: Dennis Wiswall, Frank Suponski, Gary Katz, Christopher Williams, Todd Lawley

Others Present: Marc Gray, Shannon Meckle, Gunther Garbe, Gloria Cristelli,

Gary Katz called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

He explained that the minutes of the last meeting are on the Administrative Assistant’s computer and hopefully will be saved and approved at the next meeting.

Road Business:

Todd Lawley gave the Road Foreman’s Report.

Discussion ensued regarding overweight trucks going over the South Newfane Bridge #14. 

A motion was made by Frank and seconded by Todd to have Shannon send letter to DMV Enforcement to ask them to contact us for help dealing with these loggers. The motion carried unanimously.

Permit for Poles by Fair Point, New Road: A motion was made by Todd and seconded by Frank to approve Fair Point Permit Request Pole placement. The motion carried unanimously.

Shannon gave an update on Bridge 14 Negotiations. A motion was made by Frank Suponski and seconded by Todd Lawley to begin condemnation proceedings in relation to bridge 14. The motion carried unanimously.

Covered Bridge: A motion was made by Frank Suponski to authorize Shannon to fill out Claims against Alpine Construction. The motion was seconded by Christopher Williams. The motion carried unanimously.

Discussion ensued regarding Route 30 paving, crosswalks, and broken sidewalks.

New Business

Town Meeting Place: Discussion ensued regarding whether the people voted to have Town Meeting at the Williamsville Hall. The consensus of the board was to hold it at the Williamsville Hall and have an article in the Warning asking to hold it at the NewBrook Elementary School.

Gary read correspondence from the Youth Conservation Corps. A motion was made by Frank and seconded by Todd to respond to request that we’d be happy to have them. The motion passed unanimously.

Old Business

Frank asked about the duct work under the building. Dennis will ask Jeff Russ to look into it.

Zoning Follow-up:

The consensus of the board was to ask the Planning Commission to get started on revisions to the Zoning Bylaws, since there does appear to be a consensus that it needs revisions. The board asked Shannon to contact Adam Granger.

Gary shared a proposal submitted by Ted Schreyer. Discussion ensued. Gunther explained the process for which the original Zoning Bylaw was designed. A motion was made by Frank Suponski to send a strong recommendation to the Planning Commission to create a five member committee, 2 each for/against, and one non-biased as chair, to have the group go through and make an initial cut what should be, what shouldn’t be, to Planning Commission, at which point it goes back to the regular process for adoption. Recommend first meeting be with the Planning Commission. The motion was seconded by Dennis Wiswall. The motion carried unanimously.

Town meeting Warning: Shannon presented the Warning to the board for their approval. Gary shared it with the board. A motion was made by Todd and seconded by Frank to approve the Warning. The motion carried unanimously.

Scheduled Members of the Public:

Deb Luskin, Moderator, was present to discuss the Town Meeting. She noted that heat would be a concern for the Hall. Todd stated he’d have the heat turned back on before Town Meeting.

Discussion ensued regarding the set up of the Williamsville Hall for voting and Town Meeting.

Gary read  the articles of the Warning.   Deb Luskin noted that they sounded good. She also noted that she is interested in having a parliamentarian available for Town Meeting and asked for suggestions.

Correspondence:

A letter was received from Tim Shafer recommending approval of a home burial sight. A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to approve the home burial sight. The motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Frank Suponski and seconded by Dennis Wiswall to approve pay orders as follows. The motion carried with four in favor and Todd Lawley abstaining as to the pay roll portion.

Pay Orders:                                                                                        Pay Roll:

1/7/11 - $50,476.29                                                                          1/7/11 - $4,440.26

1/5/11 - $5,019.02

12/29/10 - $3,762.86

12/22/10 - $5,016.83

EFTPS:

12/29/10 - $1,706.74

01/05/11 - $1,141.49

01/02/11 - $1,549.25

A motion was made by Frank Suponski and seconded by Dennis Wiswall to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. The motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,

Shannon Meckle