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Northport
Selectmen's Notes
10/6/03
THE
SELECTMEN MEETINGS ARE
THE
1ST MONDAY AND THE 3RD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH.
MEETINGS
WILL BEGIN AT
8AM
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Comments
& Suggestions: Contact us at northport@gwi.net
Committees & Communications
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Next
Selectmen's Meeting Monday 10/20 at
8AM
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Comprehensive
Plan Committee:
Review voting procedure suggestion for written ballot.
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Special
Town Meeting: May
not be necessary once we establish direction we take re; voting procedure.
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Administrative
Ordinances: Posted
on community web site.
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Transfer
Station Committee: Next
meeting scheduled for Thursday 10/30 at
7:30AM
. New recycling containers in place for
newsprint, mixed paper, clear plastic, colored plastic and tin.
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Roads & Bridges
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To
do: Ditching by
Drinkwater
School
and Birchcrest culvert.
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Shim Beech Hill Small Road
to Route 1: $101,628. Status of
Knight Pond Road
???
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Bid
awarded to Suydam & Sons for 3,000 yards of winter sand.
2 bids received.
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Hold
off on all other spending.
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Financial:
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Denise
Lindahl to coordinate with Jim Cummings that "auto transfer in place
for CDBG grant
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The
"big dig" is stretching our "little budget". John Fancy
reclarified project costs.
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$41,000
remains to be spent on town roads relative to Phase 1 of the water &
sewer project. $70,000 has been committed for Phase 2 that will be spent
in FY 03.
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The
cost of storm drainage work on
Shore Road
: $89,010
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Replacing
of the
Kelly
Cove
Bridge
estimating $30,000
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We
have $113,000 committed for FY 04 relative to Phase 2:
Bluff Road
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Normal
repairs & maintenance slated is $150,000: on hold!
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We
have $126,000 left in the budget for Roads & Bridges plus $200,000
coming from excise taxes, which totals $326,000.
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Decision:
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Hold
off on
Bluff Road
resurface until 04
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Hold
off on R&M projects until we have a clear picture of all the $
numbers
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Commit
to
Shore
Road
Drainage & Kelly
Cove
Bridge
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Policy Decisions & Administration
& Miscellaneous
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Decision
for a telephone system for the Town Office still pending
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Hold
off on installation of cemetery fence until spring and funds are more
readily available
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Code Enforcement, Planning &
Permits
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CEO
to attend meeting of
10/20/03
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ZBA
requested procedural review & clarifications from the Town Attorney.
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A
training session with Town Attorney was also suggested to answer groups'
questions.
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Legal & Other Issues
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Executive
session with Bill Kelly to review loose ends.
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Ashley
Landry's request for an under town road water line status uncertain??
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C.
Dhyse water project in
Temple
Heights
reviewed. Left it with two attorneys to
finalize details involved in drafting a "Revocable License". Dhyse
to his revise survey and legal description, mark line, and review on site
with Road Commissioner--resubmit 10/20
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Real Estate Assessors Functions, Tax
Policy and Liens & Collections
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Re-Val
to be completed by
4/01/04
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Harbors & Waterways
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RJ
Taylor issues to go to Harbor Committee.
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The
Department of Marine Resources and Aqua-Culture issue coming full circle.
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Time
to revisit changes in Harbor Ordinance and suggested warrant article.
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Fire, Health & Public Safety
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Paul
Rooney to invite Fire Chief to a selectmen's meeting to provide an overview
of their activities
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Firehouse
parking area is scheduled to be black-topped.
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Bayside Village
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Phase
2: Selectmen waiting on a price on replacing
Kelly
Cove
Bridge
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Future Agenda/Suggestions
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