Martin Memorial Hall

5259 Route 5, Ascutney, Vermont

Tuesday, February 7^th, 2012

6:30 PM

Executive Session

6:30 PM / Executive Session / Personnel

Town Manager's Annual Performance Review

Regular Select Board meeting to begin at 7:00PM as scheduled

1.         Call to Order

2.       Comments from Citizens and Select Board

3        Review Minutes from Previous Meeting(s)

-     To include December 13, 2011 "Dog Bite" Minutes

4.         Land Use

-       Receive Zoning Bylaw Amendments / Sections 4.3.2a-g, 6.12, and 8)

-       Set Public Hearing Date / (March 6, 2012)

5.       Perkinsville School Reuse / Level One Site Assessment Draft Results

6.       Old Business

A.    Amendment to Personnel Policies (Continued from 1/17/2012)

-  Third Reading:  Holiday Policy

B.  Irene Update

7.       New Business

A.    Highway

1.    Approve 2012 Certificate of Highway Mileage

2.    Approve Bridge and Road Weight Limits

3.    Approve Posting of Roads during Mud Season

4.   Approve Restricting Use of Some Roads during Mud Season

5.   Approve Purchase of Stone (for Mud Season use)

6.    Airport Road Paving

B.    Grants

1.    Approve High Risk Rural Roads Grant Agreement

-           Intersection of Wellwood Orchard Road and Reservoir Road

2.    Apply for Second Baltimore Road Culvert Grant?

C.    Close Thrasher Road Bridge over I-91?

D.    Format for Town Meeting Speaker Presentation

E.    Permits / Requests

-      Request Large Gathering Permit

-      Request Use of Memorial Grove

-           Mindy McAllister Hansen

8.         Executive Session / 2 Contracts

9.         Future Meeting Agenda Items

02/21/2012

A. Land Use

1.    Receive Zoning Bylaw Amendments / Sections 9.2.2(12) and 6.4)

2.    Set Public Hearing Date (March 20^th, 2012)

B. Town Meeting Preparation

10.       Sign Treasurer's Warrant

11.       Adjourn

Town of Weathersfield, Vermont
Warning for the
Annual Town Meeting
Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The legal voters of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Weathersfield School, 135 Schoolhouse Road in Ascutney, in the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, on Monday, the 5th day of March, 2012, at 7:30 P.M., to act on the following articles:

Article 1: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield accept the reports of the Town's officers for the period from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011?

Article 2: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow money, if necessary, to pay current expenses in anticipation of taxes in accordance with the provisions of Title 24, Section 1786, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated?

Article 3: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to expend such grant monies, gifts, or bequests which may be received by the Town of Weathersfield, in accordance with the terms of said grants, gifts, or bequests?

Article 4: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield exempt the first $10,000 of business personal property assessment value from municipal taxes?

Article 5: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield exempt from Town property taxation the land and building owned by the West Weathersfield Fire Department, Inc., located at Map No. 03, Block No. 02, Parcel No. 26.00, for a period of five years in accordance with the provisions of Title 32, Section 3840, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated?

Article 6: To transact any other business deemed proper when met.

Voting by Australian ballot will be conducted in Martin Memorial Hall, at 5259 U.S. Route 5 in Ascutney, on Tuesday, the sixth day of March, 2012 [The polls will be open at 10:00 A.M. and will close at 7:00 P.M. on that date], to act on the following articles:

Article 7: To elect all Town officers as required by law.

Moderator - One Year
Town Clerk - Three Years
Town Treasurer - Three Years
Selector - Three Years
Selector - Two Years
Lister - Three Years
Trustee of Public Funds - Three Years
Town Agent - One Year
Grand Juror - One Year
Cemetery Commissioner - Five Years
Library Trustee - Five Years
Library Trustee - Five Years (4 years remaining)

Article 8: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $1,035,672 for the support and operation of the Town's General Fund? $677,929 shall be raised by property taxation, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate tax rate.

Article 9: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $1,046,668 for the support and operation of the Town's Highway Fund? $780,398 shall be raised by property taxation, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate tax rate.

Article 10: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $202,644 for the support and operation of the Town's Solid Waste Management Facility? These monies shall be raised by the collection of fees, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate fees for the services.

Article 11: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed $105,000 for a period not to exceed three years for the purpose of purchasing a fire truck to replace Ascutney Volunteer Fire Association Engine No. 2? The cost of the fire truck will not exceed $330,000. The balance of the funds needed to purchase the truck will come from the sale or trade-in of Engine No. 2, contributions from the Ascutney Volunteer Fire Association, and no more than $120,000 from the Town's Motorized Fire Equipment Reserve Fund.

Article 12: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess One Cent ($0.01) per One Hundred Dollars of valuation on the Town's Grand List, to be deposited to a reserve fund for the future acquisition of highway maintenance and repair equipment? [Not in Budget] [One cent raises approximately $27,000]

Article 13: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess Two Cents ($0.02) per One Hundred Dollars of valuation on the Town's Grand List, to be deposited to a reserve fund for the future acquisition of motorized fire apparatus? [Not in Budget] [One cent raises approximately $27,000]

Article 14: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $20,000 to be deposited to a reserve fund for the future reappraisal of the Town as required by Title 32, Section 4041a (b) of the Vermont Statutes Annotated? [Not in Budget]

Article 15: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $8,000, to be deposited in the reserve fund for the capital maintenance and improvements to Martin Memorial Hall? [Not in Budget]

Article 16: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess One Cent ($0.01) per One Hundred Dollars of valuation on the Town's Grand List, to be deposited in the Weathersfield-Proctor Library Capital Improvements reserve fund? [Not in Budget] [One cent raises approximately $27,000]

Article 17: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $3,000, to be deposited in the reserve fund for Aid to Residents in Need? [Not in Budget]

Dated at the Town of Weathersfield, Windsor County, State of Vermont, this 26 day of January, 2012.

WEATHERSFIELD SELECT BOARD

Due to icy road conditions, tonight's planning commission meeting has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled at a later date.

The West Weathersfield Fire Department will be holding a Baked Bean Dinner on Saturday, February 18, beginning at 5:30 PM at the West Weathersfield Fire Station  The station is located at the intersection of Vermont Routes 131 and 106 in Downers. 

Meals are $9.00 for adults, $4.50 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children under age 6.

The menu includes hot dogs, beans, cole slaw, potato salad, chop suey, rolls, and brownie ice cream sundaes.

The supper will benefit the fire department. 

A public meeting before the Planning Commission of the Town of Weathersfield will be held at the Town Office in Ascutney on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following application:

#01.1012 by F & L Ventures for the subdivision of 100.99 acres of land on the corner of Gravelin Road and Route 131 (parcel 04-02-41) into two lots. The land is located in the RRR 3-5 ans C10 zoning districts.

The above sketch plan is available for inspection at the Town Office in Ascutney. Persons wishing to appeal and be heard may do so in person or be represented by an agent or attorney. Communications about the above sketch plan may be filed in writing with the Planning Commission or at the meeting.

Participation in this local meeting is prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Bruce Cox,
Chair