Selectmen's Meeting - May 12, 2020

Meeting Date
2020-05-12
Board
Selectmen
Present
Chris Smith, Jeff Rackliff, Laura Church, Felicia Audet
  1.  Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
  2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
  3. Danny Goucher is starting to grade the dirt roads.
  4. American Flags have been ordered for the local cemetery. Gordon Webber will be putting these out.
  5. Meeting adjourned.

Selectmen's Meeting - May 19, 2020

Meeting Date
2020-05-19
Board
Selectmen
Present
Chris Smith, Jeff Rackliff, Laura Church, Felicia Audet, Larry Bacon, Dan Goucher, Annie Tibbetts
  1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
  2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
  3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #10 ($28,076.88).
  4. The selectmen discussed concerns of a resident. Ed McCarthy is concerned about people driving fast on Route 41 and other local roads. The selectmen will contact the Sheriff's Department to ask for additional patrol in Vienna. Ed McCarthy is also concerned with people not wearing masks and following other state mandates for corona. The mandates state if a person has medical conditions then they do not need to wear a mask. HIPAA states we are not able to ask a person if they have a medical condition and people have attended meetings without a mask but are maintaining social distance. His concerns about people not wearing masks at local businesses was shared even though those businesses are not in Vienna.
  5. Mr. Bacon is interested in property/house in Vienna. The selectmen looked at property maps and cards.
  6. Mike Stoddard called and is looking for information on map #10 lot 128. He would like to build a shed on the property. He was informed to call the Vienna Planning Board.
  7. There is a sinkhole in front of the old Dam Shop. The owner is going to need to fix this because of the public safety issue of it being so close to the road. The selectmen talked with the Road Commissioner. Dan will be contacting Maine Drilling and Blasting to get estimates on blasting some ledge on the Tower Road and the Vienna Mountain Road. Dan has graded the Stream Road, Besse Road and the Davis Road. The town will not receive the normal amount of funding from the state.
  8. Meeting adjourned

Selectmen's Meeting - May 26, 2020

Meeting Date
2020-05-26
Board
Selectmen
Present
Chris Smith, Jeff Rackliff, Laura Church, Felicia Audett, Ed McCarthy, Lois Hinkley, Tim Bickford
  1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
  2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
  3. The selectmen discussed Covid-19 and the Governor's response. Mr. McCarthy had a concern with people speeding past his home. He has had contact with the State of Maine about a radar sign and he will forward the contact information to us. Mr. McCarthy had concerns with some of the selectmen not wearing masks at the meeting. He is also concerned about people not wearing masks at the Flying Pond Variety Store. We informed him that the store is located within the town of Mt. Vernon. Mr. McCarthy should speak with the Mt. Vernon selectboard.
  4. Meeting adjourned
     

Selectmen's Meeting - June 3, 2020

Meeting Date
2020-06-02
Board
Selectmen
Present
Chris Smith, Jeff Rackliff, Laura Church,Felicia Audett,Ed Lawless
  1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
  2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
  3. Reviewed and signedWarrant #11 ($67,984.26).
  4. Selectmen worked on updating property cards.
  5. Ed Lawless updated the selectboard on how the fiber internet for the town is coming along. The broadband committee is continuing to work on this and will send a consultant to talk with each of the six towns.The committee has decided the best option is fiber optic to each home. It was discussed and agreed to stay working on this as a group. We have six vendors to look at and consider. Two have responded with positive responses.
  6. The selectmen reviewed and discussed an email received from Ed McCarthy. Ed has continued concerns about the selectboard’s use of face masks.
  7. Meeting adjourned.

Selectmen's Meeting - March 31, 2020

Meeting Date
2020-06-03
Board
Selectmen
Present
Chris Smith, Jeff Rackliff, Laura Church, Felicia Audet, Edson Bean
  1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
  2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
  3. Discussed a possible tax abatement with a resident.
  4. The selectmen discussed and answered questions from the Newsletter Editor about the town newsletter.
  5. Meeting adjourned.