Town of Brooklin
Select Board Meetings
APPROVED Minutes August 25, 2009
(Approved on 9/8/09)
Present: Gray, Grant and Freethey
Minutes were read and approved from meeting of August 11th and August 18th. Voted 3-0 to accept as read.
Staff meeting was held at 1:15 PM and continued discussion with the Town Office Improvement Committee.
Sam Friend stopped by and gave the board an update on the fire truck repair work. The work is progressing better than expected.
The board approved a letter to the land owner of Birchland Cemetery requested a meeting to discuss repair work that needs to be done on the grounds and head stones.
A non resident shellfish commercial harvester stopped in the office to see the board regarding the refusal of a commercial license -- to be reviewed by the board
Meeting Adjourned at 6 PM
Warrant# No Warrant – Treasurer absent
Receipts: $142,225.87
Approved Minutes September 1, 2009
(Approved on 9/8/09)
Present: Gray, Grant and Freethey
Jim Faye was in the office to discuss maintenance on Birchland Cemetery.
He has no problem with the town crossing his property to the cemetery and was appreciative to be asked. His deed does acknowledge access for the Town.
Road Commissioner was informed of a meeting with FEMA at the town office on Sept. 15th.
The committment book for listing the tax payer’s of Brooklin in now on the Website on line. Any financial institute who might need tax information can now use the website rather than calling the town office for most information they might need.
The assessor was here on 8/26th. Two properties were visited by Rich and Jerry along with the assessor. Notes were made for adjustments for next year. The assessor did process a Tree Growth application and addressed other tax payer questions/concerns.
Chris Pitman was in the office to discuss the issue regarding the refusal of a commercial Shellfish License. A letter is required to be sent to the Dept. of Marine Resources.
Meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM
Warrant #8: $261,885.47
Receipts: $240,868.54
Approved Minutes September 8, 2009
(Approved on Oct. 6, 2009)
Present: Gray, Grant and Freethey
Minutes were read and approved from meeting of August 25th and September 1st. Voted 3-0 to accept with changes.
Grant called to have porta potty removed from Brooklin General Store.
Sign is needed for the Folly Road. Grant will order.
Patricia Blake, representing the Daughter’s of the American Revolution, visited the office and asked the select board to proclaim the week of Sept. 17th through 23rd as Constitution Week and to ask our citizens to reaffirm the ideals of the Framers of the constitution done in 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian of our liberties, remembering that lost rights may never be regained. The board members signed the document and the
town clerk affixed the town seal, today, Sept. 8th, 2009.
The board signed a “Pledge & Security Agreement for Public Deposits” with BH Bank & Trust. This is combining school and town checking accounts into one account effective Sept. 2009. Also signed by the treasurer. Jerry and Tammy had a meeting with the bank on Friday, Sept. 4th and agreed to this change to benefit the town.
Chris Pitman was out of town for a family funeral in Canada.
Meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM
Warrant: $30,911.18
Receipts: $61,437.78
Approved Minutes - September 15, 22, 29th, 2009
(Approved on Oct. 6, 2009)
Meeting Sept. 15, 2009
Present: Gray, Grant and Freethey
Bills were reviewed and placed on the warrant for payment.
FEMA Official was in the office to meet with the board and road commissioner to discuss potential project ID for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Grant worked on accounting information for the auditor coming on Sept. 24th.
Meeting adjourned at 6 PM
Warrant: $60,496.16
Receipts: $188,745.27
Meeting Sept. 22, 2009
Present: Gray, Grant and Freethey
Gray was training Rich Freethey to imput bills to be paid on the warrant using the new Trio program. Gray will be absent next week.
Grant continued to pull together material for the auditor. The treasurer and Grant will be in the office on Thursday working with the auditor. Grant will be in the office on Friday, again working with the auditor.
Meeting adjourned at 6 PM
Warrant: $33,954.42
Receipts: $34,570.02
Meeting Sept. 29th, 2009
Present: Grant and Freethey (Gray is out of town)
The afternoon was busy helping with tax property questions, issuing dump stickers, finding septic permits, looking up old deeds, no tax collector or clerk in office because of a state required training program, and on and on.
The Veteran’s Committee came in and explained the estimates they had gathered for the Veteran’s Memorial Monument to be erected. There will need to be a special town meeting to move forward on this project.
Shellfish warden was present to discuss various enforcement issues and to present his bi-weekly report.
Mary Cummins, chairman of School Board, brought in material received in reference to the School Consolidation Law is a failed experiment.
Meeting adjourned at 6 PM
Warrant: $116,702.30
Receipts: $21,343.20