Board of Selectmen January 13, 2001

TOWN OF CHARLOTTE

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

MINUTES

JANUARY 13, 2001

MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Robert Mack, Jr.

John Rosenthal

Charles Russell

James Sheldon-Dean

OTHERS: Debbie Ramsdell

Stephen C. Brooks

Sylvia Sprigg

Ed Stone

Paul Arthaud

Wendy Schroeder

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Chairman Mack called the meeting of the Board of Selectmen to

order at 2:20 p.m. in the Charlotte Town Offices.

BUDGET WORK SESSION

Mack reviewed the monies requested for the budget to date for

the next budget and compared them to the expected revenues.

Wendy Schroeder reviewed the costs in the budget being prepared

with the possible Articles to be included the Town Meeting

Warning. There was discussion of an Article to fund the Thorpe

barn restoration and how much money to request from the voters.

Board members decided to ask the voters for $7,500.00 of

"matching monies," and to ask the Friends of the Thorpe Barn to

do a presentation at Town Meeting.

Schroeder discussed the cost of health insurance for town

employees with the employees sharing 10% of the cost, reviewed

the changes from last year, salary raises for the next budget

and her discussions with town employees. Schroeder noted that

town employees generally were not interested in a Section 125

plan and board members agreed not to included it in the benefits

package.

Rosenthal questioned whether level funding some budget items was

realistic and Mack said he thought many of the expenses included

in the budget were one-time expenses and he was happy to keep

the spending level about what it has been.

Russell questioned whether the road budget was enough money with

the rising cost of fuel, Mack said he thought it would be enough

with expected grants from the state.

Board members discussed painting the town hall and Mack said he

thought it could wait another year.

Board members discussed the Conservation Fund budget in terms of

Article 5 of the Town Meeting Warning and replaced"spend" with

"from the Conservation Fund budget" in the wording of the

Article.

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Board members discussed the $1,800.00 for dock maintenance and

storage and Mack and Russell discussed taking the docks in and

out of the water themselves to save the expenses to the

Recreation budget and opted to give that a try this year.

The board discussed the expenses for a septic holding tank in

the budget and Russell noted that an application for a local

septic permit would be needed for the new municipal septic

system.

Sheldon-Dean moved and the motion was seconded by

Rosenthal:

* "TO AUTHORIZE CHARLES RUSSELL TO BE OUR

REPRESENTATIVE IN APPLYING FOR A LOCAL SEPTIC

PERMIT."

Vote: All in favor.

Chairman Mack noted the board needed to send a copy of the

Warning they were preparing to the town attorney for his review

and to finalize next year's budget.

OTHER BUSINESS

Russell said he had talked with Town Planner, Dean Block, and

was told the Planning Commission had intended to send the

petition to re-zone the area at East Thompson's Point Road and

Route 7 forward to the Board of Selectmen and the notation it

was a "draft" was an error. Mack suggested putting the matter

on the agenda for the next meeting and Rosenthal noted this

meeting was warned as a budget meeting and Rosenthal suggested

meeting with the Planning Commission on the matter.

Sylvia Sprigg advised the board that after a new Town Plan is

adopted the zoning regulations can then be adopted. Ed Stone, a

member of the Planning Commission said the Commission reacted to

the petition by recommending the area stay zoned the same and

listing the reasons why they thought that way.

Russell moved and the motion was seconded by

Rosenthal:

* "TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE TO DELETE ANY REFERENCE TO

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL ZONING AT ROUTE 7 AND EAST

THOMPSON'S POINT ROAD FROM THE NEW TOWN PLAN."

Vote: 2 opposed, 2 in favor (Russell, Rosenthal).

Mack suggested that Russell put the issue on the agenda for the

next meeting.

Having no further business, Chairman Mack moved:

* "TO ADJOURN."

Vote: All in favor.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:58 p.m.

Minutes submitted by:

Debby Flynn