...a few (19) citizens; 3 press; 4 selectboard members; one town manager; one town clerk.
A great deal of discussion. Some decisions.
* Acceptance of a $200 gift to Paris Police Department in appreciation from Dr. John Knight;
*Announcement of the removal of an item currently included on the proposed 2010-11 budget, making the total expenditures suddenly $34,712.29 less; (some discussion, and a decision, in an apparent response to a fair amount of homework on the part of several people);
[editor's note: This portion of the TIF payment amount was listed in with the proposed 2010-11 budget figures and did not need to be, according to state revenue service information. The proposed figures on Paris' 2010-11 budget will be changed, with this figure appearing only on the page where the mil rate is calculated - so the amount will not be considered twice.]
*NPSW appointments will be made before long - 3 from Paris, 4 from Norway - to include Paris and Norway town managers as voting members (some discussion);
*Street sweeper purchase - (much, much, much discussion) Not clear what the new - or even the old - sweeper's status is to be....
*Oxford Street is in sorry shape. Everybody agrees. Money will simply have to be spent there.
*New Planning board member - G. Coffren (decision)
*Unfreeze Capital Improvement Accounts - frozen in January, so that if we ran short we wouldn't have spent everything away (discussion - within board members - on understanding all that, and finally a decision);
*Official wording discussion for official ordinance format for official vote in June (decision);
*Who will Town Report be dedicated to this June? [editor's note: Guess this means the paper booklet report, not the computerized scenario in the works pretty soon for Paris' computer savvy minority... ]
*Multiple, varied, and earnest comments from 10 or 11 of the 19 individuals attending:
(1) vandalism and posting of land possibilities in High Street gravel pit; (2) need for allowing an opportunity for citizens to speak in selectboard meetings, including Specially Called Meetings, any time an item affecting the public is on the agenda; (3) need for looking at ways to save the town money, including the sharing of equipment between towns; (4) the need for complete detailed information to be brought to the selectboard by the town manager any time they are expected to vote on an issue.
*As for the executive session w/ town atty. Hole on 4-20-10, Chairman Glover announced that "We are still in negotiations, so we have nothing to report and there is nothing to make a decision on.," and said they expect to hear from Atty. B. Dench later this week. The board will meet and discuss at a special meeting or at the next regular meeting 5-10-10. "This board... asked for an update on a settlement which we received and heard at the last special meeting with Geoff [3-18-10] and essentially counter-offered"[editor's note: It is not clear when a counter-offer was made, and what "essentially" means. A formal, written counter offer, one would expect, would elicit some response other than nothing from the side with the complaint. It is also not clear whether a back and forth conversation is happening at all. And if that's true, where is the breakdown?]
