Date:  June 7, 2004
Time:    7:00 pm
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Jerry Greene, Robert MacFarland and Daniel Donovan, III
  And Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

1) Maurice Guay attended the meeting to discuss Recycling Center issues.  One issue is the one of brush burning or chipping it.  Maurice stated that it is very difficult to chip with the present one because it doesn’t self feed.  Alternative solutions were discussed such as hiring someone to come into the center and do the chipping or purchase a chipper that can do the job.  Maurice will look into both to get estimates of what the cost would be.  He stated that he only burns on rainy days with the approval of the Fire Chief.
2) Maurice then asked the Board to consider a request that he close the gate to the Recycling Center 15 minutes before the closing hour.  He has had a problem with people coming in to the center and staying.  This creates a problem in that it then takes more man hours to clean up and result s in overtime.  The Board agreed to this request and will let the member towns know.  Ample time for public notice will be given.
3) After a discussion and review of a proposal for payroll preparation, Selectman MacFarland made a motion to have Granite Bank prepare the town’s weekly payroll checks.  Selectman Donovan seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
4) Discussion ensued concerning a town truck being parked at Laura Hill Cemetery.  It was agreed that if it was more accessible for the cemetery works, it was okay with the Board.
5) A letter from a resident asking for an extension on a request from the Board to clean up her property was reviewed.  Selectman Greene made a motion to grant an extension to Ms. Streeter until July 3rd, 2004.  Selectman Donovan seconded the motion. The vote was Mr. Greene and Mr. Donovan in favor, Mr. MacFarland voted against the request.  Request passed.
6) The Board reviewed and agreed to abate the taxes on the Abbot Trust properties, Map and Lot No. J-103 and J-104-2 in the amount of $101.00.
7) The Board approved a request from the town employees to purchase new shades for the court room and windows in the upper hallway leading to the movie theater.  The Board approved the purchase.
8) The Board signed one warrant and Current Use Lien Release.  The Board signed the revised MS-5 that was prepared by the audit company Plodzik and Sanderson after the 2003 audit.
9) The bills and payroll for the week ending June 5, 2004 were reviewed and approved.
10) The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.
11) The Board received the Waterline and Drainage Easement to the Town from the Markaverichs on Holt Road and it will be sent to the Registry of Deeds for registering.
12) The Board reviewed a request from Steven Moheban to have the town pay a portion of the legal fees associated with the conservation easement on the 4 corners farm.  Mr. Moheban had correspondence with Spencer Brooks of the Conservation Commission stating that the town of Wilton would be responsible for their own costs.  After a discussion, it was agreed by Selectman Greene and Donovan, with objection voiced by Selectman MacFarland, that the town pay a portion of the legal fees for the conservation easement.
13) Chairman Greene asked Peggy to ask Cary Hughes and Barry Greene to attend next week’s meeting to review the auditor’s report for the year ending 12/31/03.
14) The Board reviewed a request from a resident to postpone a tax deeding to a tax lien.  The Board agreed to the tax lien contingent upon talking to Town Council in regard to the request.
15) The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 9:15 pm.

Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary