Selectmen minutes

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail. 

2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting. 

3. The select board met with Ed Lawless, of the Vienna Broadband Committee, and Mark Ouellette, from Axiom. A discussion was held on the progress of the project. Consolidated Communication is working on Zone 4 this week and will start on zones 5-6-7 within the next couple of weeks after that.  

4. The meeting adjourned. 

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail. 

2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.  

3. Reviewed and signed Warrant # 11 ($240,354.61). 

 4. The select board opened bids for both the winter roads and the off road plowing/shoveling contracts. 

The town received one bid from Josh Markham for off road and one bid from Josh Meader for Winter Roads. 

Off road bid from Josh Markham of Markham Enterprise

• $9,248.00 for each of the first three years

• $9,988.00 for each of the next two years

Winter road bid from Josh Meader MEADER TRANSPORT & EXCAVATION 

• 2025-2026: $186,000.00

• 2026-2027: $191,812.50 

• 2027-2028: $197,625.00 

5. The select board talked to Charlie Baeder and signed grant applications for culvert bridge replacements. 

 6. Reviewed; Monday night Jeff, Jeanie, Laura and Nathaniel worked on and finished property cards, allowing for the tax commitment to be set. 

 7. The meeting adjourned.

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
3. The select board talked with Matt and provided him a copy of his property card.
4. The select board worked on draft 4 of the 2025 Town Warrant.
5. The selectboard discussed the new driveway permit process. Any new driveways will
   need to receive a Driveway/Culvert Permit from the Road Commissioner. The 911
   Addressing Officer will require this permit before a house number is given.
6. Meeting adjourned.

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant # 2 ($1,680.00).
4. The select board reviewed and adjusted the 2025 Town Meeting Warrant.
5. Discussed when the heat pump would be installed in the Central Office. The heat pump will be installed January 28, 2025.
6. The Treasurer will look into when CMP and Consolidated Communications cashed checks as they have a specified time to complete work after cashing the checks.
7. Stan Webster requested the Town to donate $1,250.00 to the Franklin Cemetery in order to fix broken headstones.
8. Beth Trehue, from The 30 Mile Watershed, reviewed the 2024 report with the selectboard and requested an increase from $3000.00 to $5000.00 in contribution.
9. Dan Goucher called to request a $5000.00 increase to both the road maintenance and the paving account.
10. Meeting adjourned.

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
3. The select board reviewed the 2025 Town Warrant.
4. Meeting adjourned.