Notes from Selectman’s meeting April 6, 2004
Selectman’s Meeting April 6, 2004
Present were Jack Travers, Marian
Smith, Cal Tanner and Linda Kennedy.
The minutes of the March 2nd meeting were read and approved.
A state grant to purchase a defibulator
was accepted.
Jack Travers sought approval to sign a contract for new software for the assessor’s office at a cost of $9,000. It was approved. In 90 days, an additional $2,000 will be requested.
The Conference of Connecticut Municipalities is organising a consortium to buy electricity for town buildings. The town is considering becoming a part of this effort.
A town Safety Committee will be appointed with Cal Tanner representing the selectmen.
A request for a contact person was asked for by the Komen C.T. Race For Cure to raise awareness of breast cancer. The race will take place on June 12th in Hartford.
The school budget for Warren will increase. Enrollment is up and this could mean a $308,000 increase for us.
Estimates for the metal dumpster have been received. The W.J.Layman quote of $11,000 included crane service and was more inclusive than other estimates.
The 2004-2005 budget is in draft form.
A special town meeting is planned for April 22nd to accept Partridge Road. The engineer said everything was fine.
The Building Committee will have $20,000 for seed money to begin renovation of the Town Hall.
Capital improvement funds will pay for generators to run the Town Hall, the Academy and the Fire House for a cost of $40,000 for equipment plus labor costs. The present generator at the fire house is WW2 surplus and very outdated.The town garage generator does not need replacement.
submitted by Marylyn Hendricks
