Meeting Date
2014-06-03
Board
Selectmen
Present
Dodi Thompson, Chris Smith, Jeff Rackliff, Brian Church, Marti Gross
  1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
  2. Read and accepted minutes.
  3. Reviewed and signed warrant #12 ( $69,154.50)
  4. Fire Chief Church updated the Selectmen on the restoration of the Forestry Truck. The new pump and polly tank are on the truck. The under carriage has been undercoated. The paint on the truck has been buffed. The Vienna Fire Department will use the forestry truck to respond to car accidents in the winter. It has four wheel drive and will be equipped with 300 gallons of water along with other equipment needed for car accidents. The restoration of the Forestry Truck has added another truck to the fleet which will help save the more expensive equipment and help extend the life of the two large firetrucks. The Forestry Truck should be ready for service by the end of June. Chief Church discussed with the Selectmen the possibility of adding a bay onto the left side of the Fire Department. The Fire Department feels this is needed in order to properly house the Forestry Truck as it will be holding water. This will prevent the water from freezing. Currently the Forestry Truck is removed from service, drained of water and stored outside the Fire Station for the winter season. Chief Church will talk with the planning board and get estimates for the construction of the third bay. The selectmen requested the department get three bids. The selectmen will review the cost at that time and discuss placing an article in the 2015 Town Meeting Warrant.
  5. The Fire Department is planning the annual Chicken BBQ for Sunday, July 27.
  6. Chief Church discussed the number and type of calls the fire department has responded to recently – locally and through Mutual Aid.
  7. The Community room is in need of replacing several of its fold up tables. The tables are used for public suppers and other community events. The Vienna Fire Department, Inc. is willing to pay half the cost of the tables. The other half will come from the Community Building account. Chief Church will research the best price for the tables. He will get back to the selectmen with the cost.
  8. The Town of Vienna has faxed and mailed the 2014 Homestead Exemption Report to the state. Our current valuation is still considered to be 100% for exemptions.
  9. The Selectmen signed an abatement for property that the Homestead Exemption was removed in error.
  10. The Selectmen discussed foreclosed properties and agreed to get a list together and to set a date for bids on the foreclosed properties for later in the year.