Date: January 19, 2004
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Town Office
Present: Selectmen Stuart Draper, Chair and Robert MacFarland and
Recording Secretary Peggy Arn
1) Maurice Guay attended the meeting to discuss Recycling Personnel.
He was given permission to make the changes he feels necessary to the overall
operation of the Recycling Center.
2) Gail Hoar attended the meeting to ask permission to install tract
lighting in the hall of the town office to enhance the art. The Board
approved her request. The installation of the molding to be used
for hanging art was discussed. Chairman Draper told Gail that we
are still looking into what will be used for this purpose. No date
was set for the installation.
3) Richard Greeley, Brian Bart and Matthew Cabana attended the meeting
to discuss Marden Road. Mr. Greeley wanted to know what is planned.
Highway Agent Steve Elliott informed Mr. Greeley that they were in the
process of getting estimates for widening the road for budgetary purposes.
Chairman Draper stated that no final plans for the road had been made and
that they were not sure when the improvements would be made. Mr.
Greeley stated that they did not want the road to be widened that goes
between Mr. Greeley’s property consisting of a house and a barn.
Mr. Bart stated that he is going to purchase the property and wants to
present a Warrant Article to make this portion of the road a Class VI road,
subject to Gates and Bars. He was informed that he needed to present
the Warrant Article to the Board by February 3, 2004 with 25 signatures.
Discussion ensued as to the impact of the new development on the traffic
on Marden Road and the general increase in the population of Wilton.
Charles McGettigan also attended the meeting and the cost and methods of
building and improving roads were discussed.
4) The Board signed the 2003 Certificate of Sales-Assessment Information
that is submitted to the Department of Revenue with the Sales-Assessment
Survey.
5) The bills and payroll for the week ending January 17, 2004 were
reviewed and approved.
6) The minutes of the last week’s meeting were read and signed.
7) Information material and correspondence was reviewed.
8) One Veteran’s Exemption was approved and signed.
9) The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 9:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary