In attendance: Nancy Mallary, Chair, David Stevens and John Alexander, Selectmen, Greg Gallagher, Town Clerk, Dennis Desmarais, Road Foreman, Bruce Wheeler, Wm and Diane Lehder, Linda Reuther, Wm Vincent, Anne Alexander, Paul Wasklewicz, Mark Stevens, Lee Anderson, Carol Davis and Gerald Saindon.

He has chlorided Long Pond Road due to excessive dust. Lebrec has no gravel for sale. Ned Fauser has purchased Sarentino’s gravel pit and has gravel for sale at competitive prices. Dennis and David will inspect his pit Friday. Dennis will also get prices from McDonald.

The Road crew is cutting brush on Long Pond Road. Dennis will get a price from Chipper Merchant to clean up the brush.

Bill Vincent reported that Father Steve is logging on the Arcadia Road area and damaging the road. David told Mr. Vincent if there are any problems there, he should contact the Selectboard, not deal with it himself. Mr. Vincent then asked to have a parking lot plowed out at the base of Arcadia Lane so people could park when coning up this winter. David said the Town would plow that for them as a "Non-Priority" job.

Tony Strange had called to have a "Slow Children" sign put up near the Pisgah Hiking trail area. David said he should contact VTRANs.

Greg reported that NEKWMD said All Metal will pick up scrap metal at no charge. Dennis will call them to see if they will pay for scrap metal.

A Curb Cut Permit was submitted by Ashleys, but since it had not been completed yet, it was not signed.

William and Diane Lehder asked to have their road, Fosters Grove South, plowed in the winter to allow oil delivery and other services to their new house. Since it is a class 4 road, they may have to arrange plowing themselves.

Dennis said that Darcy would like to take two of his four vacation weeks off and get paid for the other two weeks. David will talk to the Town Attorney about that since it is not in keeping with the town’s Personnel Policy.

The Board asked Greg to call Health Officer, Glen Harter, to suspend taking water samples from the Lake.

Nancy mentioned to have Greg correct Dennis and Darcy’s sick time on their paycheck.

David moved and John seconded to accept Payroll #18 subject to correcting Dennis and Darcy’s sick time. Motion passed.

Select Orders #18 were tabled until Jereme came in to explain his Milfoil Bill.

John moved and David seconded to accept the Minutes of the Board Meeting of 8/20/07. Motion passed.

Mark Stevens Lee Anderson, John Alexander and Gerald Saindon met with Dan Gosslin about the Town’s water system. Gosslin said there was plenty of water capacity. He also said that if the pump breaks down they can be here right away to replace it.

John moved and David seconded to present Gosslin with the Leach Report and get a proposal on for upgrading the system. Motion passed.

Anne Alexander, Planning and Zoning Commission, presented Bill Perkin’s temporary resignation from the Planning Commission along with a request to appoint him as temporary Zoning Administer in Andrew Berely’s absence.

John moved and David seconded to accept Bill Perkin’s temporary resignation from the Planning Commission. Motion passed.

John moved and David seconded to appoint Bill Perkins as temporary Zoning Administrator in Andrew Berely’s absence (about 2 Months). Motion passed.

The Listers did not have anything to discuss this time.

John moved and David seconded to accept, with regret, Debra Rash’s resignation as the Board’s Administrative Assistant. Motion passed.

John moved and David seconded to ask Greg to place an ad in the Chronicle for an Administrative Assistant for two weeks. Motion passed.

The Board asked Gerald to get prices from contractors for removing the old shingles from the Old Office building and replace them with 3-tab shingle similar to the New Office roof. The old shingles can be thrown into the Town’s truck and the Town will remove them if the contractor prefers.

Jereme reported on the Milfoil work. He is out of ‘thick beds’. He will be done on Sept. 15^th. He will take out the buoys from the boat launch before he is done.

Jereme requested that his contract be amended to thru July 12, 2008 when his insurance expires.

John moved and David seconded to amend the WMS contract to start 6/15/08 thru 7/15/08 and authorize up to $5000 of donated money for that expense. Motion passed. Nancy voted nay.

David moved and John seconded to approve Select Orders #18. Motion passed.

David moved and John seconded to have John write Catamount Electric a letter of commitment for the Generators. Motion passed.

Nancy moved and John seconded for Nancy to e-mail Debi accepting her resignation, with regret, as Selectboard Administrative Assistant. Motion passed.

John moved and David seconded to adjourn the meeting at 9:37 PM. Motion passed.

Signed by,

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Greg Gallagher

Westmore Town Clerk