B. ROAD FOREMAN'S REPORT - (See attached report)
J. Gray was not in attendance at the meeting. The Board reviewed his report. No action was taken on any of the items listed.
C. EXCESS WEIGHT PERMITS
No Excess Weight Permits were presented that required action by the Board.

D. ACCESS/RIGHT OF WAY PERMITS
No Access/Right of Way permits were presented to the Board that required any action.

E. DISCUSSION OF MEETING WITH F. NICHOLSON ON RIVER ROAD
M. Rohan, R. Dowley J. Gray and DAK met with Fred Nicholson, Stream Alteration Permit Administrator, to review the narrow section of River Road (TH#15). Mr. Nicholson felt that the proposed pull outs would have to be 200 feet long to be effective. His suggestion was to build up the road bank from the river side to hold the road with an excavator in the same manner that had been done previously in one section. Without going into the river a Stream Alteration permit would not be required. This process would not gain any width to the road, but it would stabilize the road bed. Work could also be done on some slight curves to improve sight distances. To add any width to the road, substantial work would need to be done to either stabilize the bank opposite the river or to go into the river. If this were to be done, Mr. Nicholson would prefer that the town not go into the river, but into the bank opposite the river. Wm. Noyes will be contacted about this recent suggestion and to see if guard rail could be added for safety reasons.

F. OTHER ROAD BUSINESS
(1) Board members discussed a recent incident that happened on a section of Class 3 road that is not maintained during the winter months due to safety concerns of the motorists and plow operators. The motorist did not observe the signs that were there. With snow cover it is more obvious that a road is not passable. There are other Class 3 roads within Newfane that are not maintained in some sections. The December VLCT News article spoke of a recent Vermont Supreme Court decision indicated that by virtue of 19 V.S.A. S 310 (a) required that the towns keep Class 2 and 3 roads in "good and sufficient repair during all seasons of the year." Towns received state aid for these roads. VLCT is concerned about the courts decision and will be working hard in this legislative session to establish a town's right to decide whether or not to plow certain roads. Motion was made by L. Bedell and seconded by J. Anderson to install town roads signs on all Class 3 roads in areas where the roads are not maintained during the winter months. Unanimous.
(2) The Board has reviewed the Historic Bridge Preservation Easement Agreement for the Brookline/Newfane Bridge (BR#19). Chris Ballou, Chairman of the Brookline Selectmen, indicated to M. Rohan that the Brookline board has signed the document. Motion was made by J. Anderson and seconded by L. Bedell to have the Newfane Selectmen sign the Historic Bridge Preservation easement Agreement between the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Towns of Brookline and Newfane Bridge #19 (Project # BHO 142(25)). Unanimous. C. Ballou will be notified that the document has been signed so that he may forward it to the state.
(3) A letter has been received from Roger Whitcomb, VAOT Project Manager, regarding two options with estimates for the board to review for proposed structures at the Williamsville Covered Bridge site. A new conventional two-lane bridge is estimated to be a total of $1,003,000 with a local share funding of 10% or $100,300. A new one-lane-covered bridge, using the existing abutments, is estimated to be a total of $968,000 with a local share funding of 5% or $48,400. In both estimates there is $50,000 included for the dismantling and moving of the existing-covered bridge to another location. Articles will be included on the warning to discuss the options. The Board also discussed having an informational meeting on the topic before town meeting.

B. ELEVATIONS FOR VILLAGE DRAINAGE
The town has received a proposal from Stevens & Associates to design and prepare construction drawings for drainage structures by the Four Columns Inn driveway on West Street (TH#1) in the village area. Motion was made by M. Rohan and seconded by R. Dowley to approve the proposal as received from Stevens & Associates for the design and construction drawings for improved drainage in the West Street (TH#1) village area for the total amount of $2,000. Unanimous.

C. OTHER OLD BUSINESS
Board member, L. Bedell indicated that the Board of Health should follow through with contacting Roger Sparks about his plan for cleaning up his property of certain items discussed at a previous meeting held on 10/21/99. Other members indicated that some of the items of concern have been removed. When the Board does speak with R. Sparks, specific items that need to be removed should be discussed. Each board member will review the property before any discussion occurs.

C. OTHER NEW BUSINESS
There has been a request for the return the Williamsville Hall rental fee as the activities for the use of the hall on December 19th did not materialize as expected and did not require the heat to be turned. The fee charged is for the use of the hall whether the heat is used or not. This one time, the Board will make an exception and return the fee with a letter of explanation.

B. IRS Electronic Federal Payroll Tax Payments
12/21/99 $ 1,179.07
12/28/99 $ 1,078.81
01/04/00 $ 1,243.62