Selectmen minutes

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Chief Church informed the selectmen that the Fire Department will receive a grant from Kennebec Emergency Management Agency to replace the generator for the Fire Station/ Community Room.
4. Set the date for sand bid. Requests for proposals are out. The Selectmen will open the sealed bids to provide sand for the winter roads at 7:00 pm on October 21 during the selectmen’s meeting.
5. Selectmen reviewed the written contract for mowing the roadsides and the old town dump. Bids will be opened September 16 at 7:00 PM.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #17 ($81,434.29).
4. Reviewed shoveling arrangement for the walkways at the Town House, Community Room and Fire Station. Troy Bean was hired for the same price as last year.
5. Long discussion with property owner about an ongoing ownership issue concerning three properties.

1. Read and accepted minutes.
2. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
3. Reviewed the list of foreclosed properties. The town will be putting certain properties out to bid in October- all properties are land only. The list will be posted on the Town of Vienna's web site and the October/November newsletter.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail
2. Read and accepted minutes.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #16 ($9,613.24)
4. Andy Hamilton asked the selectmen if he and Jon Pottle would be able to speak at the special town meeting. The selectmen informed them that it would need to be approved by 2/3 of the residents attending the meeting. (Hamilton and Pottle are lawyers for the cell tower companies (Global Tower Assets, LLC and Northeast Wireless Networks, LLC). Atty. Hamilton then gave an overview of their appeal to the selectmen. Selectmen then temporarily adjourned for the special town meeting at 7:00 PM.
5. Around 8:15 selectmen resumed their regular meeting. Report on the meeting:

     Article 1- Stephen Hayes acted as moderator.

     Article 2 -to adopt the Board of Appeals Ordinance - passed.

     Articles 3 -concerning changes to tower setbacks - failed.

     Article 4 – deleting a passage from the cell tower ordinance - passed

     Article 5 –to modify language concerning appeals - failed

     (Articles 3 -5 were to change wording in the Cell Tower Ordinance)

     Article 6 – to transfer $10,000 from surplus to the legal account- passed

   6. Health Officer Dan Onion conducted water quality tests for the swimming area at the boat landing on Flying Pond. The test came back at 12 parts ecoli per 100ml. Anything under 235 parts per 100 mil is acceptable.

   7. Mowing bids will be open September 16 at 7p.m. at the Town House.
   8. The town received a refund check for $127.00. The Maine Municipal Association Workers Comp Insurance refunded the town for not having any claims in the last year.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail
2. Read and accepted minutes
3. Reviewed the Roadside Mowing contract. Requests for proposals will be sent to several local contractors. All bids will be opened at 7:00 pm on September 16, 2014 at the Vienna Town House.
4. Prepared and signed Warrant for Special Town Meeting to be held on August 19, 2014. It will be posted at the Post Office, Town House and on the Town Website.
5. Gathered and prepared paper work for the town auditor.