Farewell

“An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town-meeting or a vestry”
~Thomas Jefferson

I just wanted to take a moment to thank a few people, and say farewell to this blog.
Thank you to...
Charlotte Albright
Tim Lewis
Brian Howe
Heather Rapoza
Wendy Somers
NewsLinc
All of News7

This is the end of the blog regarding Danville's Town Meeting. Thank you to everyone who read it. Have a great year.

Yours Truly,
Ashley Giddix

RESULTS from the Town Meeting

On Tuesday, March 3, 2009, voters of Danville met at the Danville School to vote on various articles. The meeting wrapped up in about two hours. All the questions regarding money to be appropriated, (see WARNING, previous blog, for specific questions) were approved. The reason Danville appropriated money to the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, was due to the fact that over 500 Danville residents visited the attraction. The General Fund budget was approved for a total of $550,871. The following people were elected for that day or for terms.
-Moderator-Tom Zabrowski
-Town Clerk (3 years)-Wendy Somers
-Town Treasurer (3 years)-Wendy Somers
-Lister (3 years)-Gale Deborah
-Selectman (3 years)-Martin Wiless
-Selectman (1 year)-Dennis Briggs
-Selectman (1 year)-Mary Sebacy
-Auditor (2 years)-Kim Prior
-Auditor (3 years)-Lisa Burlington
-Member of the Budget Committee (3 years)-Steve Harper
-Town Grand Juror-Garin Colcicons
-Tax Collector-Jack Blackborne
-Town Agent-Tony Ballota
-Town Agent (Real Estate)-Tony Ballota

RESULTS from Town Meeting Day regarding the School District of Danville

In Danville students go to St. Johnsbury to take classes.

The question was if the school district should vote to increase the budget by an additional $50,000. More then 50% of the voters voted no, and thus the budget increase was denied.
66-YES
162-NO
2-ABSTAINED

NEK Waste Management District Budget Vote (WARNING)

The legal voters of the NEK Waste Management District or hereby notified and warned to vote, by AUSTRALIAN BALLOT, at the polling place and between the hours specified by their municipality on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 to act on the following article.

1. Shall the voters authorize the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District to appropriate and expend the budget of $610,015.
   

Danville VT Marriages, 2008

Congratulations to...

~Eric and Angela MacKinnon
~Nathan and Ashton Giroux
~Timothy and Jocelyn Delworth
~Justin and Lindsay Morgan
~Andre and April Foster
~Nicholas and Lydia Madden
~Ryan and Kara Heath
~David and Corinne Chamberlin
~Richard and Kathleen Shastany
~Kali and Jennifer Stoddard-Imari
~Brent and Deborah Lumbra
~Edward and Katherine Verreaux
~Trevor and Megan Bunnell
~William and Sheila Herrick
~Jared and Stephanie Gamble
~James and Chelsie Vigeant
~Gregory and Elizabeth Gove
~Joseph and Kate Brinkley
~Matthew and Angela Payeur
~Issac and Logan Pearl
~Charles and Amanda Winn
~George and Linda Lyon

Danville VT Births 2008

Welcome to the World

~Lynsey Ann Lavely...Feb 6
~Jayden David Brochu...April 24
~Cameron Kenneth Russell...June 29
~Lauren Bailey Joncas...July 19
~Blake Matthew Shepardson...August 7
~Aubrey Autumn Fontaine...Sept 22
~Aven Eliza Thomas...Oct 1
~Nolan Grant Cargill...Oct 21
~Austin Marissa Roos...Nov 14

Danville VT deaths 2008

R.I.P
Thelma Hartshorn...93...Feb 29
Michael Philip Gaboriault...47...March 11
Florence Stuart Ward...86...May 14
Robert Edward Ames...88...May 15
David John Currier...81...May 17
Barbara Rodger Emmons...80...May 26
Dorothy Sarah Spaulding...80...June 9
Margaret Pearl Ide...92...July 21
Martin John Maynard...84...July 22
Krystyna Teresa Brudnicki...79...August 3
Andrew John Blackmore Jr...83...Oct 2
Martha Jane Dole...92...Dec 15
Joan Rae Shawney...77...Dec 17
Leonard George Carson...72...Dec 28
Gerald Freeman Hutchins...84...Dec 30

Town Employee Compensation

William Bailey, Road Crew-$39,288.73

John Blackmore, Tax Collector (Reimbursed)-$15,246.88

Denise Briggs, Selectman-$350

Elise Burrington, Auditor-$200

Garren Calkins, Roads-$192

Steven Cobb, Auditor-$200

Milton Cochran, Roads-$288

Alberta Charron, Auditor-$200

Scott Cromack, Road Crew-$37,140.40

Sharon Daniell, Asst. Town Clerk/Treasurer-$29,157.44

Gail Devereaux, Lister-$4,050

Lori Fleurie, Town Hall Cleaning-$831.25

Kevin Gadapee, Road Foreman-$46,730.32

Harold Hatch, Road Crew-$36,670.64

John Ide, Lister-$2,587.50

Donald Lamont, Road Crew-$34,469,62

Merton Leonard, Town Administrator-$46,499.96

Linda Leone, Zoning Administrator-$8,617.30

Virginia Morse, Former Town Clerk/Treasurer-$42,500.12

Kenneth Mundinger, Maintenance-$852

William Ottinger, Lister-$4,053.75

Dawn Pastula, Asst. Town Clerk-$10,987.75

Douglas Pastula, Selectman-$350

Wendy Somers, Asst. Town Clerk-$1,949.26

Michael Walsh, Selectman-$350

Jeremy Withers, Road Crew-$37,371.61

Marvin Withers, Selectman-$350

Town Officers (before Town Meeting 2009)

Town Clerk: Wendy Somers
Town Treasurer: Wendy Somers
School Directors: Fred Kitchel, Jill Brown, Craig Simpson, Keith Gadapee, Michael Thresher
School District Treasurer: Phyllis Kehley Sweeney
Selectmen: Marion Sevigny, Denise Briggs, Marvin Withers, Douglas Pastula, Michael Walsh
Listers: Gail Devereaux, J. Timothy Ide, William Ottinger
Auditors: Elise Burrington, Alberta Charron, Steven Cobb
Budget Commitee: Stephen Parker, Lloyd Patterson, Angelo Incerpi
Town Grand Juror: Garren Calkins
Tax Collector: John Blackmore
Town Agent: E. Tobias Balivet
Town Agent for Real Estate: E. Tobias Balivet
Justices of the Peace: Martin Beattie, Steven Cobb, Kenneth Linsley, Alice Hafner, Jane Larrabee, Dianne Langmaid, Susan Pekala, Robert Sargent, Phyllis Kehley Sweeney, Janet Wakefield
District Representative: Kitty Beattie Toll
Clerk of the Board: Merton Leonard
Road Foreman: Kevin Gadapee
Health Officer: Merton Leanard
Fire Chief:Troy Cochran
Sexton of Cemetaries: Louise Lessard
Surveyor of Wood & Lumber: Board of Selectmen
Tree Warden: Stephen Paker
First Constable: Josephine Guertin
Dog Warden: Josephine Guertin
Pound Keeper: Cheryl McQueeney
Development Review Board: Edward Hebebrand, Kristen Devereaux, Donald Glover, Allan Manning, Gail Devereaux
Solid Waste Management Dist.: Jim Ashley
Zoning Administrative Officer: Linda Leone
Town Service Officer: Marvin Withers
E-911 Coordinator: Jeremy McMullen
Planning Commission: Alison Meaders, Kim Prior, Michael Smith, Kellie Merrill, James Ashley, Derek Fenby, Jeffrey Frampton
Conservation Commission: Andrea Machell, Alan Parker, David Houston, Tracy Zschau, David Machell, Susan Blow
Dog List: Town Clerk's Office
Green Up Committee: Jim Jung
Emergency Mgt. Coordinator: Merton Leonard
Assistant Coordinator: Michael Walsh

Town Meeting (WARNING)

To be held March 3, 2009

The inhabitants of Danville, VT, who are also legal voters in the Town Meeting, are invited to meet at the Danville School on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 10:00am. The Town Meeting will transact the following business...

See if the town of Danville will vote to accept the Town Report as printed for the year ending December 31, 2009

To elect the following...

• Moderator
• Town Clerk for a three year term
• Town Treasurer for a three year term
• Lister for a three year term
• Selectman for a three year term
• Two Selectmen for one year terms each
• Auditor for a two year term
• Auditor for a three year term
• A member of the Budget Committee for a three year term
• One or more Town Grand Jurors
• Tax Collector
• Town Agent
• Town Agent for Real Estate
• Any other Town Officers

The Town Meeting on March 3, 2009 will also ask the following questions...
Shall the Town vote to appropriate the sum of...

• $25,000 to assist the Pope Memorial LIbrary in meeting its operational expenses
• $2,600 to Caledonia Home Health Care and Hospice to be used in providing health care services
• $1,200 to Umbrella, Inc. to be used in providing services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children, and families seekking child care and child care providers
• $750 to Northeast Kingdom Youth Services to support their work with youth and families in the Danville community
• $1,150 for the support of the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium to provide services to the residents of Danville
• $1,700 to assist the Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Vermont in providing services to senior citizens in the ensuing year
• $8,000 to Danville Rescue Squad to assist in providing services to the residents of Danville
• not to exceed $250 to the Northeast Kingdom Learning Services Inc.
• $2,322 to Northeast Kingdom Human Services Inc. to assist in providing mental health and developmental services to adults and children, substance abuse services to adolescents and adults; and 24-hour crisis intervention to the general public
• $2,500 to support the Danville Senior Action Center Inc.
• $500 to Catamount Film and Arts
• $1,000 to assist the West Danville Community Club in maintaining Joe's Pond Beach
• $1,400 for services provided by Rural Community Transportation (RCT) to residents living in Danville

The Town Meeting will also ask these following questions...

• Shall the Town vote to establish a capital reserve fun for major fire equipment replacement?
• Shall the Town vote to fund the capital reserve fun for major fire equipment replacement in the amount of $20,000?
• Shall the Town vote to establish a Conservation Fund to help preserve the scenic and productive value of our farm and forest land, wildlife habitat and natural resources as recommended to the Town Plan?
• Shall the Town vote to adopt the proposed General Fund Budget for the ensuing year as printed in the Town Report, and authorize the Selectboard to assess a general Town Tax in an amount sufficient to support the adopted budged including any special appropriation articles approved by the voters?
• Shall the Town vote to adopt the proposed Town Highway budget for the ensuing year as printed in the Town Report, and authorize the Selectboard to assess a Town Highway Tax in an amount sufficient to support the adopted budget?

The Town Meeting in Danville will also see if the Town of Danville will...

• vote to pay property taxes to the Town Treasurer on/before October 26, 2009
• authorize the Selectboard to borrow money for the Town expenses and refund indebtedness not to exceed 90% of the anticipated taxes and to execute and deliver the note or notes of the Town therefore

Finally the Town Meeting will transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.