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On April 19th we held our annual Volunteer Recognition Event - an evening meant to celebrate the amazing contribution Calgary Public Library volunteers make to library programs and in Calgary communities. Over 500 volunteers, guests and staff attended this year and enjoyed an awards ceremony and following reception with food, cake, and music.
Thanks to everyone that helped make it a fantastic night, and thanks to all Calgary Public Library volunteers!
Adam is just one of our 15 amazing Math Minds volunteers. Math Minds is a 14 week math tutoring program designed for children in grades one through six. Funded by Canadian Oil Sands Limited, the Math Minds program is a collaborative partnership aimed at improved numeracy throughout Calgary.
Currently in his 4th year in the University of Calgary's General Mathematics program, Adam plans to pursue a Master's degree in Economics. He has an obvious talent for numeracy and he knows what strategies will be effective. What makes Adam special is his dedication and ability to connect to his students. His friendly and engaging manner allows the learner to feel confident and willing to learn. Adam has not only recruited other volunteers to the program, but he has filled in for these volunteers when they have been ill. Adam has also volunteered in the World Partnership Walk, Cancer Society's Relay For Life, and Volunteer Eco Student Aboard (VESA).
When asked why he volunteers, Adam replied "I volunteer because it's important to give back to the community in any capacity that you can. In the past, I did a lot of fundraising for different organizations and as I have gotten older I have developed a new capacity to give back, which is the passing on of knowledge. Knowledge is the most vital resource in this technological age that I feel it is the best thing to give back to the community. I especially enjoy volunteering in the Math Minds Program because I love to see when students are able to connect seemingly unrelated ideas together or when they smile after realizing that Math doesn't have to be as difficult as people play it out to be."
If your child is experiencing difficulties in mathematics, the Canadian Oil Sands Ltd Math Minds program offered by the Calgary Public Library could be the solution. Check out the links below for information on our summer program.
Meet Emma!
Emma is an energetic and devoted volunteer who likes to give back to the community by participating in the Reading Buddies program. She fell in love with the program after her very first session where she helped her shy little buddy improve his reading skills and explore different genres of books. "My favourite part of Reading Buddies is going out into the library and choosing books because I can hear the improvement when the little buddies read aloud and choose new book topics."
Emma found helping children discover a love for reading a very rewarding experience and has been a Big Buddy for over a year.
Without volunteers like Emma the Reading Buddies program would not be as successful as it is now. Emma, thank you so much for all the hard work and enthusiasm you bring with you ever time you come to Reading Buddies!
Meet Kiran!
Kiran has been a volunteer with the Calgary Public Library since the summer of 2011 and over the past year and a half she has since volunteered for every youth volunteer program and countless special events! She enjoys volunteering because she considers it to be a unique opportunity that contributes to her self-esteem and confidence. It also helps her build leadership skills and life experience. "I think putting a little time in for volunteering and gaining some valuable skills whether personal or practical is a good asset for the future. Giving back to the community makes you feel accomplished in a way." Kiran's favourite part of volunteering for Reading Buddies is the mentorship aspect of the program and sharing great books with her Little Buddies.
Thank you Kiran, for your flexibility, enthusiasm and teamwork! You are a truly valuable member of the Calgary Public Library's team of youth volunteers!
Meet Richard!
Richard comes from a long line of dedicated Reading Buddies volunteers. He has been participating in the program for over 2 years and genuinely enjoys working with his Little Buddy, whoever that may be. This session, Richard has fostered a strong bond with his buddy and the pair can be seen during buddy reading time having more fun with books than anyone else in the library. Richard always has a smile on his face and a kind word for everyone, endearing him to both the Little Buddies and fellow volunteers. He goes the extra mile by sharing treats with the group, fostering the fun and welcoming environment that Reading Buddies strives to provide for participants and volunteers.
Thank you Richard for your dedication and hard work! Volunteers like you are what make Calgary Public Library such a great place to be!
To learn more about volunteering for the Reading Buddies program and other youth volunteer opportunities please contact Katie at 403-221-2036 or email@example.com.
On February 14, Volunteer Calgary announced the 97 nominees for their 17th Annual Leadership Awards in a special celebration held at Cardel Theatre. These awards celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of outstanding volunteers in our community. The awards recognize leaders of volunteer programs, outstanding youth volunteers, innovative volunteer programs, exceptional individual volunteers and more.
The Calgary Public Library's nominees are Maureen Proctor, nominated for the Heart of Calgary Award, and Sarena Dharshi, nominated for the Leaders of Tomorrow Award. Our Learning Advantage program was also nominated by one of our volunteers in the Leaders in Volunteer Engagement Award category.
We would like to congratulate and thank our nominees for their outstanding contributions to the Library and in our communities!
Dedicated and long-time Calgary Public Library volunteers, Diane Valcourt (left) and Mary Mooney, have been bringing the gift of books and reading to the residents of Southwood Care Centre every week for over 20 years!
Libraries in Residence is a unique program that brings large quantities of library books into senior care centers across the city to provide access to seniors who may not normally be able to visit the library. Every week at Southwood Care Centre, Mary or Diane wheel a cart of large print books around from resident to resident, distributing books and visiting with seniors along the way. Mary's favourite part of volunteering with the program is "the pleasure of visiting and discussing books with so many varied people. The residents are genuinely appreciative and many don't have much pleasure in their lives".
It's obvious that Diane and Mary care a lot about the program and the residents it serves, taking the time to ensure each resident who would like a visit and a library book (or many!), receive one of each every week. They both believe it feels good to help others especially those who may not have the mobility needed to go outside and do the things they used to do. The time and care that Mary and Diane contribute are much appreciated not only by the residents and staff at Southwood Care, but also the Calgary Public Library who is proud to have such dedicated, long term volunteers!
Liam (center), and his younger twin brothers, Harris and Owen, have been participants in the Read With Me program at Calgary Public Library for three years. They work with their volunteers, Brita Wahl, Senthil Gnanasambandam and Ruth Halford, respectively, for an hour each week at a Library branch to develop their literacy skills.
Ruth and Owen have been a pair since November 2009. The boys' father, Bryan, states, 'Owen loves Ruth. She's amazing. She makes it fun for him to learn and he always comes back in a good mood after their sessions.' Owen confirms this: 'It's fun working with Ruth and really educating. Sometimes, we do games and hard mazes and stuff like that. When we have to read, she picks books that I like and that are funny.'
Brita and Liam have worked together since September 2010. In Liam's words, 'It's been good…in lots of ways. We do reading and she'll play games with me. She's really nice and she helps me with the words and stuff.' Bryan adds, 'Brita has a calm, peaceful personality, which is exactly what Liam needs, especially in his learning. She keeps him engaged and focused.'
Senthil and Harris began their match in January 2012. Bryan shared that since starting work with Senthil, Harris now loves reading and does so independently at home daily. Harris confers, 'Senthil is really good. I really like him a lot. He really helps me a lot. I've improved my reading since I started working with him and now I'm figuring-out more hard words. He's really nice and lets me pick books I like.'
All three volunteers feel the boys are benefiting from their help in the program and enjoy their sessions together. Brita says she loves working with Liam and 'It's been fun getting to learn something new each session…I've learned a lot about sharks, scorpions and Star Wars'.
Bryan is unequivocal about the help provided to his children by the volunteers: 'We are so happy and amazed by the program and so appreciative of all the folks who volunteer.'
Thank you, Ruth, Brita, and Senthil for all your efforts and sharing your love of literacy with these children!


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PriceRite to Help Check Out Hunger
SYRACUSE, NY – PriceRite supermarkets will present customers with the opportunity to help eliminate hunger during their upcoming Check Out Hunger campaign. The campaign, hosted by PriceRite, begins October 20th and provides shoppers with a quick and easy way to help feed the hungry in their community.
From October 20 through December 28, 2013, PriceRite customers will have the option to donate $1, $3 or $5 at the register. Funds raised will support Food Bank of Central New York, the hub of the emergency food network and primary food supplier food to 261 food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters throughout central and northern New York.
"No child should have to worry about where his next meal is coming from. Check out Hunger is a great way to reduce food insecurity for families in our community. We are so pleased that PriceRite has partnered with us to ensure that children and families have the nutritious food they need to live and grow," stated Kathleen Stress, Food Bank's executive director.
PriceRite's Syracuse store is located at 1605 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY 13210.
Food Bank of Central New York is a not-for-profit organization working to eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution, education, and advocacy in cooperation with the community. Food Bank serves as the primary food supplier for 261 emergency food programs in 11 counties of New York State, distributing 13,420,441 pounds of food last year. Food Bank of Central New York is a certified member of Feeding America. Visit www.foodbankcny.org for more information on the agency and its programs.


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Regardless of how much money you're spending, the real trick is to conserve cash. Cash really is king, as they say, because companies have some expenses that simply can't be delayed and can't be put on a credit card. Payroll is the first that comes to mind. Rent and utilities are two other biggies. If there's no cash left to keep the lights on and the employees around, nothing else really matters.
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Snow advises disciplined use of credit cards. He credits plastic with helping to lay the foundation of his company, but also believes that the best use for a credit card is simply to help a company float expenses for awhile. "Floating your cash using an American Express card--where they give you 30 days to pay--is a great tool. It's not really debt because you're paying the full balance, but it helps smooth the cash flow."
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No matter what your industry, going it alone can be a huge challenge. But when the struggle is over and the business is running smoothly, you'll have the incomparable pleasure of knowing that you did it yourself. Those feelings of control, ownership and accomplishment are often worth more than all the VC dollars in the world.
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Woo hoo! It's summer and that means a chance to finally unplug and go on vacation as a reward for slogging through months of unbroken work during the less festive seasons of the year. Right? Wrong.
A new study reveals that 61 percent of Americans plan to work on their vacation this year. That figure is significantly higher than just over half of Americans polled last year, according to the survey by Harris Interactive cited by Today.com.
The fact that most of us can't seem to disconnect is not only a vacation buzz kill, but it's also a threat to our productivity at work -- yes, you read that right -- as well as to the success of our family unit, experts say.
"After you do the same thing every day at work, life gets boring and you become less attentive to details because you start zoning out," says Laurie Puhn, author, couples mediator and creator of the nationwide course Fight Less, Love More. That lack of inspiration and perspective can make your work really suffer.
"But if you separate yourself from [work]," Puhn says, "you may get new ideas, new energy. You might even discover that there are certain elements of being in constant communication that are useless, if not harmful." She emphasizes that stepping away from the constant distractions of our day-to-day work lives can give a renewed inspiration when we get back.
And it's not just our work that suffers if we don't truly step away from it for a vacation; it's our families, too. "Certainly the children are suffering, because they want time with mommy or daddy. And the spouse feels unimportant and annoyed," says Sherry Amatenstein, L.C.S.W. She warns that if one or both partners think it's normal to work through their time together, it can have a negative effect in the both the short and long term. "You aren't even really with each other, and you're really losing touch with each other."
If you see yourself in this equation -- and be honest, 61 percent of us said we do -- Amatenstein has some suggestions for how to fix it. First, set some limits before the trip. "If it's something that really has to be done, the couple should sit down beforehand and figure out how it's going to work. Set boundaries around it, like only working between 10 a.m. to noon -- so it's still a vacation."
While recognizing the importance of work and income to the family, Puhn also underscores the importance of those boundaries. "I'm not saying you can't do any amount of work on vacation. We have to take stock of how our economy works. If you take a break for an hour to work, that's fine, but you have to stick to a plan," she says. "Fights happen when people have mixed expectations. One person is thinking no work, and the other person is thinking it's just an hour or so," she says. But agree on that hour. "When you [are finished], you build confidence and show respect because you stuck to the plan."
But here's a question: Do you really need to be plugged in on vacation? Consider whether a perceived work requirement might actually be imaginary instead of essential.
"The person has to ask, 'Why am I doing this? Do I really have to? Is it just anxiety and stress?' If you're realizing that you'd rather work than engage with family, then you can stop and address it. We get so used to being plugged in, it's almost scary and uncomfortable to not be."
Now let's hear from you: Do you work while on vacation?
Alesandra Dubin is a Los Angeles-based writer and the founder of home and travel blog Homebody in Motion. Follow her on Google+ and Twitter.


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In the upcoming July/August issue of The Walrus, I scribbled many words about K'naan, the Somali-born music star who emigrated to Canada (by way of Harlem) as a boy in the early '90s. Seven years ago, he became one of this country's favourite urban acts upon the release of his debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher. The project went on to win the first of his four Juno Awards, and led him to sign a serious deal with A&M/Octone, a heavy-hitting record label based in Manhattan.
During the last World Cup, K'naan's fame spread nearly planetwide, when Coca-Cola turned his song "Wavin' Flag" into a multinational anthem. The exception was America, the music business's premier market. This summer, he'll attempt another cross-border invasion with a new album, Country, God or the Girl, that's been deliberately designed for mass US appeal.
In the spring, K'naan and I met in Toronto to talk about his music and more. Below, some of that conversation, dancing around the parts you can read in the magazine.*
Matthew McKinnon: I have a pet theory about the American music industry: that it's adopted the blockbuster model that has driven Hollywood for years. Lately, big labels only want artists who can move really big numbers; most of their money gets spent on the relative few who already are or may yet become superstars. There's less cash and concern left over for smaller artists, smaller projects.
K'naan: Oh, it's true. You have the chosen very few who [get to experience] that kind of platform. In America, the king is still Top 40 radio. Either you're getting played on every city's Top 40 station or you're getting played on another kind of station, and the difference across the country is something like 60 million people a week. It's a very significant awareness factor. To be honest, that world is what my new music is entering into. I'm not shy about reaching people. I've never been… Whether it's the right audience for my work is yet to be seen.
Matthew McKinnon: You have a lot of fans, particularly Canadian fans, who have followed you since The Dusty Foot Philosopher. The music you made then is different than the music you make now, and at least some of that crowd seems unhappy about that. You're on Twitter. You can read what people think about old versus new.
K'naan: Listen, I'm the least affected person by those kinds of things. It's not that I don't see it; it's not that I don't hear it or think about it. But I don't live within the context of other people's expectations.
I see Twitter messages about me or to me. The people are saying, "You don't know how good it makes me feel to hear K'naan on the radio," and, "Finally. This is what you need to be listening to. He's our guy." That's more what I get.
But then you have the few who are not really fans of me. I'll be honest, they're fans of cool culture. They're fans of exclusivity. They like for other people not to know about what they know. And if the kids who listen to the major networks and radio stations start listening to the thing that they thought was the cool thing, then that thing makes them like those kids — and they don't want to be those kids. So they're all about, "I liked K'naan when he was just The Dusty Foot Philosopher."
Some might genuinely enjoy The Dusty Foot Philosopher more. It might be more gritty, it might be more — less money was invested into it; you feel that in the work. I can see why that would be romantic. But more often than not, it's about owning something, and it being yours. Other people knowing about it makes you a little uncomfortable. Because that's what's cool, is exclusivity.
But I'm so light-hearted about those things, man. I enjoy it all. It's easy for me. Nobody is going to stop me from growing. Age and wisdom, they don't take permission from anybody. They just happen.
Matthew McKinnon: Between Dusty Foot and your second album, Troubadour, you signed a 360º contract with A&M/Octone. That means the label gets a piece of everything you do, but the label helps you accomplish everything you do. The concept was still fairly new when you signed, although it seems common now. What encouraged you go in that direction instead of another?
K'naan: Well, I don't know what's the upside of a 360. What I do know is what's fair about a 360. It's hard to make money from record sales these days — for anybody. For labels, even if they're not a creative bunch, they do wake up every day and work your music; they put their wealth behind spreading that which you care for. It becomes a bit disadvantaged when all that work goes in and then record sales don't happen, and in other [revenue] streams, nobody benefits but you.
Matthew McKinnon: I recently listened to an episode of NPR's Planet Money podcast called "Katy Perry's Perfect Year." It's about how much money she made in 2011. The hosts talked about how the music industry's old model for generating revenue went in this order, from highest to lowest: record sales, publishing, touring, and merchandise. The new model is completely backward: merchandise generates the most money; record sales the least.
K'naan: That's very true. A lot of these artists who are so big, often times they're not songwriters. They may participate in a song, in a split, but it's not really them writing those songs. And I write these songs. When a song of mine has success, a good part of that comes to me as a songwriter. It doesn't make you wealthy — it hasn't made me wealthy thus far. But I don't know: does everybody want to be wealthy? Have we all decided that that's what we want to do? I have different ambitions.
There's a lot of pressure on artists to be smart in that way. To be smart means to have more, to get your business in order so that you win. Secure more finances for yourself. Otherwise you seem like a simple person not to have made the most out of your opportunities to make money. But I don't think that's a fair pressure to put on people and artists, because who said we all want the same thing?
My pressures to be rich come more from poor people than from anybody else. They're like, "You are one of us. You have the chance to do it. You better do it. And we better see it. You better look like it." And I don't look like it. My mom lives in Rexdale. Often times I get criticism from the Somali community: "Why does your mom live in the ghetto?" Because she wants to. She can live somewhere else because she's my mother, but she likes being there. And there's this incredible pressure. "But you wrote 'Wavin' Flag.' Surely, you can afford more." Just because you can afford more doesn't mean you want more.
Matthew McKinnon: It's more than your music that's changed since Dusty Foot. Your life is quite different now than it was before. Has your songwriting remained the same?
K'naan: I'm interested now in songwriting that reveals the artist more than it conceals the artist. I've been very interested in revealing more; getting rid of my insecurity to conceal something. I've been made nervous by the idea that people have of me because of my previous records. I think I, without meaning to, gave away some kind of aura of sainthood — like a very saintly persona.
Matthew McKinnon: I know what you mean, because I've seen that aura. But I'm not sure it's your fault. I think others — fans, media — put it on you.
K'naan: Yeah, maybe. Or maybe I'm at fault — but what did I do, I don't know? The music I made seemed very much like the truth. "Voices in My Head" was one of my songs in which I talked about the darkness within, but everybody ignored that. Instead they said, "He said, 'It is better to light a candle than to curse the dark!' He must be a saint." It feels very uncomfortable to be in the public and to be seen as somebody who's a saint, and you know you're not. So I wrote a few [new] songs that reveal a bit of that. I tried anyway.
And also I had a heartbreak, which I had never had before. It's quicksand, love. You know? It's not like falling. In falling, you can feel your weight land on something, so you exist. A broken heart is, in a way, a quicksand. It swallows you. In all my years of participating in this world, running around and writing songs, I had never experienced that feeling. And I have, in the last year, for the first time. That'll do something to songwriting.
Matthew McKinnon: Songwriting heals?
K'naan: In the very least, it's the way to get even. It's very helpful tool, music. No matter what, you're writing. By that act alone, you have changed something in the hurt. You have remarked on the hurt. So that's what's been happening. I've been writing songs with the vulnerability of someone who's been hurt.
Matthew McKinnon: Last thing, because if you had told me when we met seven years ago that this would come to pass, I don't know if I could have believed you: Bono will be a guest on your new album. Hows does that work?
K'naan: Excellent. It works excellently. Yeah, man. The song that he fell in love with, ["Bulletproof Pride,"] he came in and did some beautiful vocals on it. It's such a strange thing to have done something with one of the biggest stars in the world. But in the time we were working on the song, I didn't see him in that way. Because the truth is that we were both servants of the song, so there's no time to be fans. We're both holding up the song to its best potential. We did that, and then I was like, "Oh my God, there's Bono on my song!"


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Although persons at any age may be affected by methemoglobinemia, infants are particularly susceptible during the first four months of life.6 Newborn infants normally have a low concentration of methemoglobin reductase (erythrocyte cytochrome 5β-reductase), an enzyme that reduces methemoglobin. This concentration remains low until after 4 months of age.5
Infants who are breast-fed may possibly get some nitrite or nitrate in breast milk, but poisoning usually occurs when infant formula and other infant foods are prepared with contaminated water. Boiling the well water merely concentrates the nitrate. Nitrates do not directly reduce hemoglobin to methemoglobin but can be converted by intestinal microflora to nitrite, which can produce methemoglobinemia.6 Aniline dyes may be absorbed through the skin and also cause methemoglobinemia.6 Other chemical agents that cause methemoglobinemia include naphthalene and menadione (vitamin K3). Chronic effects of subclinical levels of methemoglobinemia on growth, development, and general health apparently have not been studied.
Diagnosis.—When an infant is severely cyanotic with a relative absence of distress, methemoglobinemia should be suspected. These infants have a peculiar lavender color.7 Blood from the heel stick is chocolate-brown and does not become pink when exposed to room air. Diagnosis can be confirmed by excluding other causes of cyanosis and by spectrophotometric analysis of blood for methemoglobin, which has a characteristic absorption peak at 634 µm. When methemoglobinemia levels reach 60% or greater, the patient will collapse and become comatose and may die.6
Treatment.—Patients who are only mildly affected do not require treatment, other than to avoid the contaminated source.6 The methemoglobin levels will be reduced spontaneously over a period of two or three days. A severely affected patient requires therapy with methylene blue.6,7 It may be sufficient to give 1 to 2 mg/kg of body weight of a 1% solution of methylene blue in saline intravenously over a ten-minute period. This converts the methemoglobin to hemoglobin and usually results in prompt relief of distress. If there is not an adequate response within an hour, a second dose can be administered. After the intravenous administration of methylene blue, it can be followed by 3 to 5 mg/kg of methylene blue orally or 200 to 500 mg of ascorbic acid orally.7
Prevention.—Because the consumption of well water with chemical or bacterial contamination may have serious consequences, especially for pregnant women and infants, physicians and community health nurses should be alert to this problem. Such wells should be tested annually to ensure their safety, especially before a new mother returns home with her infant. Further, the quality of well water may deteriorate overnight or change because of drought, a heavy rainstorm, flash flooding, spring thaw, or an application of pesticide or chemical fertilizer in a nearby cultivated field. Special precautions should be taken to ensure the safety of infants or persons in frail health. Public health nurses may make home visits to discuss infant feeding and preparation of formula and the use of well water. Alternative sources of water include water drawn from another well, which has tested safe; bottled water; a new deep well; water passed through a treatment device*; or connecting to a rural water system, if this is available.
Simple in-line filters are not effective for removing nitrates. Deionization, desalination, or reverse osmosis units are available, which do render water safe from nitrate contamination.
1. Rosenfield AB, Huston R: Infant methemoglobinemia in Minnesota, due to nitrates in well water. Bull Univ Minn Med Found 1950;21:315–338.
2. Nelson D, Siegel J, Pieterick C: The Big Sioux Aquifer Water Quality Study: Prevention of Contamination of Rural Domestic Wells by Proper Location and Construction. Brookings, SD, East Dakota Conservancy Subdistrict, 1984, pamphlet 3.
3. 1982 Census of Agriculture, Part 41, South Dakota, publication AC82-A-41. US Dept of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
4. Meyer M: A Summary of Groundwater Pollution Problems in South Dakota, State/EPA Task 2–3.1–111B. Pierre, South Dakota Dept of Water and Natural Resources, Office of Water Quality, 1986.
5. The Big Sioux Aquifer Water Quality Study. Pierre, South Dakota Dept of Water and Natural Resources, Office of Water Quality, 1984.
6. Cecil R: Textbook of Medicine, ed 16, Wyngaarden JB, Smith LH Jr (eds). Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1982, pp 894–896.
7. Conn HF (ed): Current Therapy. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1981, p 188.


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Yes, eventually you will be able to look at a yard and figure that out in less than 10 minutes but I cringe when I think about how much time and money I lost my first year for not thinking of simple questions like those above.
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Bam, just read all 52 pages and really impressed with the advice.
My main newb question right now:
I'm hunting and buying equipment to start out. Wishing I had a commercial WB to start with but already bought a Hustler ztr a few years back for personal use. Gonna use it at least to start, even though it's a lower end hustler.
Is a bagger setup and mulching kit a must have? I side discharge all my personal yards, but I'm able to move vehicles around and do whatever needs done.
Seems many paying customers would expect little to no clippings left visible regardless of recent rain etc. Not to mention avoiding customer vehicles and such with the discharge. Do you mostly bag / mulch and not discharge?
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If you bag the lawn you will need to start adding fertilizer to the lawn because of the nutrients you are removing. If you think you need a bagger you might look at getting a small push mower with a bagger.
Love this thread! I am working on my business plan now. I've wanted to do this for a very long time.
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Thank you all very much. This session accomplished some significant things for jobs. We came together on fair, bipartisan redistricting, both legislatively and Congressional redistricting. We came together to protect the rights of individuals and religious freedom under the Marriage Equality Act. We also did really did really important and difficult things on stormwater, on investing in upgrades to sewage treatment plants, on stopping the proliferation of the inevitable pollution that flows into our streams from septics. So I really want to thank the chair Maggie McIntosh for her work in her committee and Senator Joan Carter Conway for all of their work.
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So sadly, the operating budget was pretty much the low point, from my experience here, and it's not for lack of work by people like Secretary Eloise Foster, our Secretary of Budget and Management. They did an outstanding job, and I really want to thank her. I want to thank Joe Bryce and everyone in the Office of Legislative Affairs, and I want to those members of the General Assembly who did not lose focus on the best interests of the people that we serve.
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Worming: A big deal in Downeast Maine
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Digging worms is not considered a sought-after profession, since it is a job that promises stiff backs, mud-covered boots and hours of sweaty labor. Yet worming provides an income for many families in Downeast Maine.
There are two types of worms in particular that are sought after and harvested by worm diggers, sand worms and bloodworms. Sand worms are the larger of the two and have two teeth. Blood worms somewhat resemble earthworms, but they have four teeth, are paler in color and you can see their fluids flow through them.
These worms are harvested as bait for recreational fishing. The sand worms are used to catch flounder, saltwater bass, porgy, and dollar fish. Blood worms are sometimes bought by the pound, freeze-dried, ground up, and used for fish food.
Maine was introduced to the marine-worm trade by dealers from Massachusetts. Worming had once been popular in that state, but eventually the worms became scarce. Much like fish, worms move in schools, and migrate from place to place. With virtually no worms left to be dug in Massachusetts, dealers turned to Maine as a potential supplier.
Along the Maine coast worm businesses, or worm cellars, as they are called, can be found in Hancock, Blue Hill, Orland, Harrington, Addison, Jonesport, and Beals Island.
There are three worm cellars in Addison alone as Addison's mud flats are particularly good for digging. Diggers from Harrington, Columbia, Milbridge, Cherryfield, Jonesport, and Beals Island commute to dig there.
Crowley's Bait is one such Addison worm cellar. The business has been in the Crowley family since 1962. Keith Crowley Sr., dug worms for a dealer on Beals Island. That dealer couldn't get enough worms, so he had the elder Crowley buy for him in Addison. Eventually, Crowley started his own business, and in 1965, began dealing worms to George Saco of Massachusetts. Within the last decade, Crowley turned the business over to his daughter, Jean, who currently employs approximately 15 diggers.
Striper Bait, in Milbridge, deals in bloodworms. Owner Donnie Bayrd employs approximately 60 diggers, making him the largest bloodworm dealer in Downeast Maine.
Since worm diggers are self-employed, they can choose whether or not they dig on any particular day. However, in order to maintain employment, they have to reliably provide a steady supply of quality worms.
According to Donald Handy of Addison, the digging of marine worms is limited to just a few hours a day. The appropriate times to dig are an hour to an hour and a half before low tide, until an hour after low tide. Actual digging time depends on the size of the tide, and averages two to two and a half hours.
Digging worms requires a license from the state. Unlike clam diggers, who must also obtain a town license, worm diggers only need a state license. Since worms move from place to place, diggers often travel to different towns seeking the best spots.
Once dug, the worms are taken to the worm cellar, where the diggers count them out into mesh trays. Worms are counted 125 sand worms or 250 blood worms to a tray. Diggers must place a tag bearing their name in each of their trays, in order to track any short-counted or sick worms. If any worms are missing or they are sick and die, that digger must reimburse the dealer.
The next step in the process is the packing and shipping of the worms. The worms are transferred from the trays to cardboard boxes. The boxes are first lined with newspaper, which is then covered with seaweed. The worms are placed on top of the seaweed, and the box is then closed, tied up with twine, and marked for shipping. Blood worms require an additional wet newspaper to be placed on top of them to help keep them moist and prolong life.
Currently, Crowley's Bait ships sand worms to New York and Massachusetts. Once packed and shipped, the sand worms can last up to nine days in a cooler. Blood worms are shipped to Virginia, and can last up to a week. Generally, worms harvested along the coast of Maine are shipped to places along the East Coast, California and Europe. In the past, the Crowleys have shipped worms as far away as Spain.
The price paid for worms has risen steadily over the years. In the early 1960s, marine worm diggers earned $9 to $10 per 1000 worms. Historically, worm diggers have gone on strike frequently in order to drive up the price. Currently diggers get $120 per 1000 sand worms and $240 per 1000 bloodworms. Over the course of a season, a serious digger can earn up to $20,000.
New restrictions on recreational fishing are starting to limit the demand for worms as bait and shortening the worm-digging season. The season used to last from March to November. Now, the season starts in April and ends in the middle of October.
According to former Crowley's Bait owner, Keith Crowley Sr., the worst thing about being a dealer is, "having the diggers pushing you on one side and the buyers pushing you on the other. It's like being jam between two pieces of bread. But when everyone is happy, it's good."
Everyone seems to agree, however, that the best part of the worm business is the money. For the amount of time spent working, "the money is pretty decent pay," said Pinkham.
Emily Eldridge is student at Washington Academy and is a participant in The Working Waterfront's summer student writers program.
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text: Sharalyn Hosey age 57, of Park Falls, passed away Thursday January 2, 2014 at her home. She was born on April 17, 1956 in Jacksonville, FL, the daughter of Howard and Jewell (Ivey) Smith. Sharalyn came to Park Falls in 1975. On June 11, 1994 she married Kenneth Hosey in Park Falls. She was a store clerk for various businesses in Park Falls. Sharalyn was a loving and outgoing person. She embraced life with love and a smile. She loved her family, including her dog Tiki. She loved to ride the motorcycle and her scooter chair. Anyone who saw her left with a smile on their face. She is survived by: her husband Kenneth of Park Falls (2)daughters: Kelley (Fiancé') Andy) Hintz of Mosinee Kimberly Hintz of Phillips (1)son: Rory (Courtney) Hintz of Ocean Springs, MS (1)step-daughter: Amber (Bill) Styne of Park Falls (1)step-son: Adam Hosey of Appleton (8)grandchildren: Dakota, Brady, Brandon, Parker, Hannah, Annica, Elijah, and Gracen her mother Jewell Smith of Jacksonville, FL (2)sisters: Gayle (Frank) Murray of Fernadina Beach, FL Debbie (Loyd) Weber of Silvis, IL (1)brother: Dewey Smith of Jacksonville, FL And many nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends, including her very close and special friends Donna & Jim Nelson, and Jim Hickey. She was preceded in death by her father, (4)brothers: Donald, Carl, Harold, and Jerry Smith, and her sister-in-law Pattie Smith. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday January 7, 2014 at 4:00pm from the Novitzke Funeral Home Chapel in Park Falls. Rev. William King will officiate. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the funeral home from 2:00pm until the hour of the service.


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Phone: 215-238-6300 Fax: 215-238-1267 www.philadelphiabar.org
Contact: Daniel A. Cirucci
Phone: (215) 238-6340
June 5, 2000
by Joseph C. Bright
Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Four years after the case was first brought, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the imposition of Pennsylvania's Personal Property Tax by counties on shares of stock in foreign corporations that are not subject to Pennsylvania's Franchise tax, while not taxing shares of stock in other corporations, violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The court left it up to the counties to determine what the remedy should be, but stated that the taxpayers were not entitled to refunds under a state refund statute. Annenberg v. Commonwealth, No. 03 M.D. Misc. Dkt. 1997 (Pa. June 1, 2000). Two justices dissented from the holding that refunds were not available under the state statute. The decision has dumped a major problem into the lap of the counties to determine appropriate relief, which may require action by the General Assembly to finally resolve.
In prior proceedings, the court held that the tax as applied was facially discriminatory, and directed the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County to determine whether the tax on foreign corporations was a valid compensatory tax. Annenberg v. Commonwealth, WL 156775 (Pa. April 7, 1998). The Montgomery County Court predictably concluded that the tax on foreign corporations was not a valid compensatory tax, and in this decision the Supreme Court agreed. The court examined the tax in light of the three criteria laid out in Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner, 516 U.S. 325 (1996), and found that the tax flunked all three, any one of which would have been fatal. The tax was not compensatory for taxes imposed under the Capital Stock or Franchise Taxes because the Personal Property Tax preceded the first Capital Stock Tax and the taxes were not part of a comprehensive system of taxation. Neither did the tax fairly relate to any services provided by Pennsylvania to corporations not doing business in Pennsylvania. The court reviewed the record and concluded that the tax burdens were not roughly equivalent. Finally, the Personal Property Taxes is not substantially equivalent to the Capital Stock and Franchise Taxes because the tax bases are not the same and they are imposed by different levels of government.
To cure the constitutional violation, the court held that the exclusion from the tax for domestic corporations and foreign corporations subject to the Franchise Tax must be stricken from the statute. The court rejected the argument that the tax as applied to the stock of all companies should be stricken. The court rejected the taxpayers' argument that the failure to enact a bill in 1996 to extend the tax to all stock was probative of the intention of the legislature that enacted the tax exclusion in 1889. Neither did the court accept the argument that striking the exclusion for foreign corporations, and thereby applying the statute to all stock, amounted to new tax legislation. The court stated that it was simply determining what the legislature would have done in 1889, when it added the exclusion, had it known that the exclusion for domestic corporations and corporations doing business here was unconstitutional. However, the court never stated why it concluded that in 1889 the legislature would have enacted the statute with no such exclusion. The court makes reference to the statutory requirement that a constitutionally offending provision shall not affect other parts of the statute unless the court finds that the valid provisions are so essentially and inseparably connected with and dependent upon the void provision that it cannot be presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remaining valid ones without the void one. 1 Pa. C.S. §1925. But the court offered no explanation how it concluded that the legislature would have enacted the tax with no such exclusion, as opposed to not taxing stock at all.
Turning to relief, the court noted the requirement of McKesson v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, 496 U.S. 18 (1990), that a state must provide meaningful backward-looking relief to rectify an unconstitutional deprivation. Such relief could include refunds, the assessment and collection of back taxes from those who benefitted from an unlawful exemption, or a combination of both. The court rejected the argument that it had the power to apply only a prospective remedy, citing Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation, 509 U.S. 86 (1993), and Reynoldsville Casket Co. v. Hyde, 514 U.S. 749 (1995).
The court then held that the taxpayers were not entitled to refunds under a state statute providing a right of refund from a political subdivision for monies paid "to which the political subdivision is not legally entitled." 72 P.S. §5566(b). The court stated that because it had stricken the exclusion for domestic corporations and foreign corporations doing business here, there were no monies to which the counties imposing the tax were not entitled. Rather, the counties had granted other taxpayers unlawful exclusions.
The dissent found internally inconsistent the majority's holding that the tax was unconstitutionally discriminatory but that the counties did not unlawfully hold monies. The dissent seems to have the better part of the argument. No county has imposed the tax on shares of domestic corporations or foreign corporations doing business in Pennsylvania since 1889; therefore all counties in fact have discriminated against the stock of other foreign corporations. If every county discriminated, why are the moneys not then unlawfully held? At a minimum, the ruling may be premature. Whether the moneys are unlawfully held may depend on whether a county imposes the tax retroactively on heretofore excluded shares. If it does not, surely the tax moneys from nonexcluded shares are then unlawfully withheld.
Whether or not the dissent is correct, the counties generally, and Montgomery County in particular (the pertinent county in this appeal), are now charged with the responsibility of fashioning meaningful backward looking relief. Under McKesson, one option apparently is to impose the tax retroactively on stock in domestic corporations and foreign corporations doing business here. It is not clear whether that must be done by a new ordinance or simply by collecting tax from taxpayers who held such stock. In any event, imposing a new tax, or collecting the old one retroactively, may be politically and practically impossible. Annenberg was first brought in the Commonwealth Court in 1996. All counties since then have at some point suspended imposition or collection of the tax pending the outcome of Annenberg. Thus, tax on any intangible property -- whether stock, bonds or other property -- has not been collected for several years. Is it realistic to think that county taxpayers will permit their county commissioners to impose now several years of a tax that the taxpayers thought had been abandoned? Moreover, some taxpayers will have since left the county, and estate and trust taxpayers may have since distributed their assets. How are they to be treated under a retroactive tax? In any event, how far back must the counties go? The statute found inapplicable by the court provides a right of refund for payments made within three years of the claim. If that statute is not applicable, neither is its three year limit. Does the Constitution then require that the counties impose the tax back to 1889? Finally, as noted above, if a county elects not to impose the tax retroactively, and thereby confirms the discrimination, does that revive the state refund statute because the tax collected on stock of foreign corporations not subject to the Franchise Tax is now unlawfully held? If it does not, does the right of refund under McKesson extend back to 1889?
The court evidently has created a Serbonian bog of problems first by striking the exclusion as opposed to the application of the tax to all stock, and then by holding that the statute refund statute is inapplicable. Since the prospects for retroactive imposition of the tax seem dim, and the obligation to pay refunds may be virtually open-ended, it may take an act of the General Assembly to straighten matters out.
Taxpayers theoretically may have to consider applications for refund as far back as 100 years or more.


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CALL TO ORDER – approximately
Mr. Edmund Gleason, Mr.= Robert Haverty, Mr. William McDevi= tt, Mr. Hal Lynde,
Mr. Doug Viger (arrived= after the meeting commenced) Town Administrator Tom Gaydos
Mr. Paul McDonough,
Mr. Mike Sherman,
Mr. Gleason said the Sele= ctmen would be discussing how to strategize what to go forward with. He believed the flood warrant had = the general support of the Board. He said they would wait to make a decision on= the fund balance until the tax rate came out.&= nbsp; They would do anything in their power to mitigate the flooding issue= .
New Employee Introd= uctions- Police Department – Thomas J. Goulden,II
Police Chief Joseph Roark= and Lieutenant Brian McCarthy came forward and introduced the Police Department= 's new Officer, Thomas J. Goulden, II. The Selectmen welcomed Officer Goulden.
Approval of Purchas=
es &
Sales Agreement for
Mr. Gleason stated that t= he Conservation Commission had previously identified the piece of land and ask= ed Mr. Gaydos to provide an overview, without getting into the particular deta= ils because it was still in negotiations. The intent was to have the Selectmen sign the Purchase and Sales Agreement. Mr. Gaydos explained once the P&S was signed a public hearing would be held to reveal all about the property and take public comment. He said it was a fabulous new acquisition by the Conservation Commission; they won't be using any of the bonding money in the purchase.
Mr. Gaydos indicated when= the Town Clerk's office closed, a Notary would come to the Selectmen's meeting = to notarize the P&S agreement.
(Lynde/McDevitt) To authorize the Chairman to sign a Purchase and Sales Agreement relative= to the acquisition of conservation land.
(4-0-0) The motion carried.
Re-Appointment of N=
Commissioner, Edmund Gleason for a period of
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Mr. Gleason's appointment= had been for one year. The NRPC u= sually had three-year terms. They ha= ve asked that Mr. Gleason provide an appointment letter to coincide with their term. Mr. Gleason= was interested in continuing as an NRPC Commissioner, regardless of whether he decided to run again as a Selectman, or was re-elected as a Selectman.
Mr. McDevitt commented th= at the Town received a lot from the NRPC because of having two commissioners. They were appreciated for their volunteerism.
(McDevitt/Haverty) To appoint Edmund Gleason as a N=
Regional Planning Commission Commissioner for the period
(4-0-0) The motion carried.
2012 Warrant Articl= e Review
Mr. Gleason explained tha=
t the
Selectmen would conduct a preliminary review of warrant articles. The Budget Committee will review t=
Town warrant articles on
1.&n= bsp; Fire Station – Mr. Gaydos said they had an initial guaranteed maximum price of $3.9 million. There was money in the im= pact fee account bringing that number down to $3.47 million. The remaining question was how the Selectmen wanted to raise the money to pay for it. Mr. Gleason said until such time t= hat the tax rate was established, and the Selectmen determined what/if any money would be allocated from the fund balance into the tax rate they wouldn't kn= ow what they would put into the warrant. Currently the fund balance was sitting at $3.225 million.
2.&n= bsp; Library – change the purpose of the handicap access capital reserve account into a general construction account. They are in the process of raising= money because they would like to make some structural improvements to the buildin= g to create office space and additional space by changing some rooms around. The Town's legal will review the w= arrant for the library.
Mr. Lynde asked if the so= urce of the money was through a federal grant.&nbs= p; Mr. Gaydos said the money went back to the old library. He believed it was raised by the t= axpayers to make the building handicap accessible.&= nbsp; Mr. Lynde asked how the library was treated. He questioned if they could change= the building without voter approval. Mr. Gaydos replied according to the statue= s, it was their building. He bel= ieved they had been open about what they would like to do and believed they would= be happy to make a presentation to the Board.= Mr. Lynde was made aware of some of the library's plans and had some concerns. He said an architect designed the building to have specific air flow; the proposed re-design wou= ld have an affect on this. He ho= ped someone was looking at the total impact of such a change. Mr. Gaydos informed the library th= at that type of thing had to be taken into consideration. He said Fire Chief Midgley was very helpful in discussing the need for all the fire codes to be met and the HVAC engineering to be redone because air still had to move. Mr. Lynde asked if a warrant artic= le was needed to raise sufficient funds. Mr. Gaydos said they believe that between the funds in the account a= nd the funds they would independ= ently raise would be sufficient. Mr. Gleason said the Library Renovation Trust contained $18,099. His impression was that they would= be doing fund raising to subsidize the amount.
Mr. McDevitt pointed out = that it wouldn't be a money warrant article, they would be asking to change the wor= ding of the fund. Mr. Gaydos said = the Library Trustees were very clear that they didn't want a warrant article as= king the taxpayers for money. Mr. Gleason said there were two things they wanted to do: 1) change the intent = of the fund, and 2) designate the Library Trustees as the agents to expend, be= cause currently it takes a vote by the Legislative body to spend the money.
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3.&n= bsp; Compensated Absence – Mr. Gaydos said the Town had traditionally raised $100,000 for the capital reserve in the past. He said one of the groups they neg= otiate with agreed to go onto a different type of system and eliminate the unfunded liability (excess earned time from year to year). If one of the other groups also de= cided to do so, the calculated amount of compensated absence it would require wou= ld approximate the $100,000 (in the warrant); there may be that amount of mone= y in the warrant article for the union and not have a separate article to increa= se the amount of the fund. Mr. G= aydos said the Board could make that decision as they were reviewing the tax rate= for 2012. He discussed the Board's options for funding the unfunded liability. Mr. Gleason noted that the existin= g compensated absence fund contained $181,000. The current liability was approximately $500,000.
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5.&n= bsp; Ambulance &nb= sp; The oldest ambulance will not make it another year. Money has been put aside and there= was also a trust account. Mr. Gay= dos said there were also funds available from grants received. He believed between these accounts= there would be more than a sufficient amount to pay for the ambulance next year.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The FEMA account contains $157,000= . Mr. Gleason said at present the Ambulance Capital Reserve had $87,000.&nbs= p; He noted a warrant article would be needed to move that money out of= the capital reserve into the ambulance procurement. He believed there was approximately $40,000 in the ambulance revolving account. The cost for a new ambulance is approximately $205,000-$210,000. Mr. Gaydos felt it was important to remember that with the purchase of the ambulance, there would be some time to build the revolving account back up. The question would be how= much an ambulance would cost in the future.&nbs= p; Mr. McDevitt asked that the Board be provided with a breakdown of the scenarios and where funds are available.&n= bsp;
The Selectmen suspended t= heir discussion regarding warrant articles to later in the meeting so they would have the opportunity to discuss an additional potential warrant for Forestr= y.
& 7. Forestry Committee members Deb Waters and
Gayle Plouffe came forward to discuss two warrants the Forest Committee wou=
like to propose. Ms. Waters s=
there were parcels they would like to designate as
Mr. Gleason said the Raym= ond Park Capital Reserve contained $11,543. It reads that all the proceeds from the sale of gravel, timber and hardwood had to be placed in the capital reserve and didn't have the capability of expenditure without a vote from the Town's people. There was a brief discussion regar= ding what number should be inserted into the warrant article; the withdrawal amo= unt would be $21,350.
The Selectmen resumed the= ir review of the warrant articles.
Flood Study – Mr. Gaydos said the Board discu=
the wording of the warrant with Planning Director Jeff Gowan; they were cle=
they wanted that wording to be clear about what the study would provide.
Mr. Viger arrived.
Mr. Haverty felt that the
flooding problem affected more than just people that lived on the brook.
9.&n= bsp; Contract negotiation – Mr. Gaydos said contra= cts were ongoing and would provide the Board with a status report.
10.&= nbsp; Highway Block Grant – The state will provide = the number.
Planning Department vehicle – Mr. Gaydos said=
Budget Committee indicated that the proposed Planning Department vehicle had
never been appropriated by the Town's people; it was always a
hand-me-down. The Budget
Committee would like to see the vehicle in a warrant article. Mr. Gaydos said the warrant will b=
e for
$4,668 to have a three-year lease for a Ford Focus. Mr. Gleason questioned if the warr=
should contain the total amount the Town would be committed to ($13,000).
Mr. Gaydos said the only amount wo=
uld be
the lease amount; the lease would have a non-appropriation clause. Mr. Lynde asked if the decision wa=
s in
accordance with the Budget Committee By-Laws. Mr. Gleason said the Budget Commit=
had amended their By-Laws to include replacement vehicles. He felt they had made a valid poin=
t; the
vehicle had been shifted from the Police to the Planning Department. Mr. McDevitt wanted to know (prior=
to a
warrant article) what it would cost to pay mileage on an individual's
vehicle. Mr. Gaydos said the =
paid $.44 per mile, which was less than the IRS rate. He said individuals generally
didn't want to use their personal vehicles because of the cost of gas=
maintenance. There was further
discussion regarding the proposed vehicle.=
Mr. Lynde felt it was important for the Code Officer to have a Town
marked car. Mr. Gleason said =
he and
Mr. Gaydos would attempt to get the vehicle put back into the operating bud=
during reconsideration.
12.&= nbsp; Castle Hill Road/Crawford Easement – Mr. Gayd= os said the Crawford's brought it to his attention that a piece of the Town's right-of-way went over their driveway. They've indicated that they = had been using it for over thirty-two years; the Town indicated that they couldn't have adverse possession against the Town. Mr. Gaydos said they would like to= put a warrant to grant the easement as long as the Town owned it and had not deed= ed it to Mr. Torrisi. He would l= ike to have the warrant to protect the Crawfords.= Mr. Viger questioned what would happen if the voters voted the warra= nt down. Mr. Gaydos said when th= e Town granted the easement to Mr. Torrisi, they did not want to cause harm to the Crawfords. He said the maps u= sed didn't show the Crawford's driveway until later; the location of the driveway and easement was missed by everyone.
Eckman Pre-Construction Contract Approval
Mr. Haverty stated on
(Haverty/McDevitt) To award Eckman the contract for pre-construction services in the amount = of $10,000.
(5-0-0) The motion carried.
Budget Committee 2012 Town Budget Vote Summary
Mr. Gaydos provided the B= oard with a summary of the Budget Committee's vote regarding the 2012 Town Budget. He highlighted the it= ems that had been amended.
September Revenue & Expenses
Mr. Gaydos said each of t= he departments had done a good job at keeping their expenses as low as possible. The one department = that showed a significant overrun was Town Buildings. He discussed a ($2000) project bei= ng put together at the Library and items that would be addressed now and next year. He gave the Selectmen an overview for each department. He said the Town was running pretty well in trend; there were still some one-t= ime expenses remaining for the rest of the year. The biggest question was what type= of winter there would be as well as Fire and Police activity.
Non-Public Meeting Session for Tuesday,
It was announced that a
non-public session would be conducted
The Selectmen reviewed th= e action item list and made deletions/amendments where appropriate.
With regard to setting the tax rate, Mr. Gaydos said the state changed
procedure. They send down all=
information in terms of what the Town would receive; because the process is
done on the computer, Mr. Gaydos recommended that the Board appoint two mem=
to meet, get information, set the tax rate and report back to the Board.
Mr. McDevitt said once the date for the (January) primary was set, the
Selectmen would need to determine the location. He noted whichever date it would be
held, school would be in session. =
Selectmen will review location alternatives when necessary. Mr. McDevitt discussed a program i=
Mr. Lynde said he attended a Municipal Advocacy Committee meeting; the biggest topic of discussion was the suit (effectively) brought by the Secre= tary of State against NHMA. One of= the issues that the Secretary of State's office was trying to alter was t= he insurance arm of the NHMA; the issue was the reserve accounts of the NHMA.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The reserve amount is approximatel= y 20% of what they collected each year. = span>Mr. Lynde said he would provide more reports to the Selectmen and keep them up = to date.
Mr. Viger and Mr. Haverty had no reports.
Mr. Gleason discussed the upcoming Budget Committee meeting dates.
The information would be brought b=
ack to
the state for review to determine a viable approach to address the areas (a=
of which were controlled by the state).&nb=
Mr. McDevitt said Mr. Gowan was pursuing if the same process could be
used at the Route 38/Ledge Road intersection. Mr. Gleason reviewed some of the t=
numbers outlined within the study. <=
(Lynde/Haverty) Request for a non-public session per RSA 91-A:3,II, e (Consideration or negotiation of pending claims or litigation)
Mr. Gleason-Ye= s; Mr. Viger-Yes; Mr. McDevitt-Yes; Mr. Haverty-Yes; Mr. Lynde-Yes
It was noted tha=
t when
the Board returned, after the non-public session, the Board would not take =
other action publicly, except to possibly seal the minutes of the non-public
session and to adjourn the meeting.
The Board entered into a non-public session at approximately
The Board return= ed to public session at approximately .
(McDevitt/Haverty) To seal the mi= nutes of the non-public session indefinitely.
(5-0-0) The mo= tion carried.
(McDevitt/Haverty) To adjourn the meeting.
(5-0-0) The motion carried.
The meeting was = adjourned at approximately 8:50 pm.
= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = Respectfully submitted,
= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = Charity A. Landry Willis
= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = Recording Secretary
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Mr. Gowan to advise Selectmen whether the CIP
will be instituted;
<= ![if !supportLists]>· Planning Board to make recommendation to Selectmen regarding Article #14 (portion of Mulberry Lane, portion of Sheph= ard Road and all of Lannan Drive)(8/2/11 this will stay on the list to remain on the Selectmen's radar, Mr. Gaydos to follow up with Mr. Gowan regardi= ng status)(8/9/11 waiting for the contractors to complete work so the Planning Board will be ready)(8/30/11 – Planning Board has yet to make recommendation);
<= ![if !supportLists]>· Mr. Gaydos to put timeline together for Cast= le Hill Road (6/7/11 easement being completed that would allow the Crawfords to access their property)(7/5/11 – Mr. Gaydos stated the project was mov= ing forward, there were other issues to get out of the way prior to addressing = this)(8/2/11 Mr. Gaydos is working with Attorney Solomon and will have a timeline quickl= y)(8/9/11 – Mr. Gaydos continuing to work with Attorney Solomon- associated correspondence will be provided to the Selectmen)(8/30/11 – still in progress);
Gaydos to contact the Congregational Church to find out how long they would
allow the Town to use their property (
· Mr. Gaydos to request from Comcast something in writing indicating there will b= e no additional charge for moving cable to new fire station location (8/2/11 Mr. Gaydos said there were several issues he would deal with all at once when Comcast returned the signed contract)(8/30/11 – contracts returned – Town will approach Comcast with two required follow up letters of agreement) / 10/25/11- Mr. Gaydos to ask Mr. Greenwood to follow up;=
ensure a side letter is received from Comcast for the free internet service=
the school (
status regarding Young's Crossing and the flashing sign on
Gaydos to research if there is legislation pertaining to dam water releases=
a future agenda item (
· Mr. Gaydos to create policy for acquiring property due to non-payment of taxes.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING/October 25, 2011