Here’s the skinny from last night’s Town Council Meeting:
All Councilors were present.
Unfinished Business
1. Discuss/take action on Back Acres Lane.There was back and forth discussion on the merits of accepting the road at this time since only two houses are built and the road has seven lots. There was a motion to postpone acceptance until 100% [...]
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Recap of July 28, 2008 Town Council Meeting
This Week at South Berwick Town Hall
Monday, July 28
Town Council Workshop re: 2009 Commitment
6:00 PM – Town Manager’s Office
Town Council Meeting
6:30 PM – Council Chambers
On the agenda:
Reports & Correspondence
1. Letter from Planning Board Chair – July 21, 2008
2. Letter from Planning Board Chair – July 23, 2008
Town Manager’s Report
Unfinished Business
1. Discuss/take action on Back Acres Lane.
2. Discuss/take action on rezoning request.
3. [...]
Recap of July 14, 2008 Town Council Meeting
Here is a quick summary of the Town Council Meeting:
All five Councilors were present
Board of Assessors Meeting-Town Council accepted the tax assessment from the County for $348,000
Reports & Correspondence
1. Heating Concerns – Vicki Desilets-Vicki Desilets, Social Services Director described her concerns for the coming heating season. Many families have expressed fears about their ability [...]
This Week at South Berwick Town Hall
Monday, July 14
Town Council Meeting-Executive Session
6:00 PM – Town Manager’s Office
Executive Session to review the Police Union Contract.
Executive Session Discuss Planning Board Applicants.
Town Council Meeting
6:30 PM – Council Chambers
Agenda:
Board of Assessors
Town Council to reconvene following Assessors
Reports & Correspondence
1. Heating Concerns – Vicki Desilets
2. CMP letter – transmission line.
Unfinished Business
1. Take action on Planning Board appointment.
2. [...]
Recap of June 23, 2008 Special Town Meeting & Town Council
Special Town Meeting
Special town meeting was held to vote on the following three warrant articles that were voted down at a May 12 special meeting.
Citizen Audrey Fortier made a motion to vote on the articles by secret ballot. The motion for a secret ballot failed on a hand vote.
The Articles:
–To see what sum the Town [...]
This Week at South Berwick Town Hall
Monday, June 23
Special Town Meeting, Town Council to follow – 6:30 PM – Council Chambers
Special town meeting will be held to vote on the following three issues that were voted down at a May 12 special meeting.
–To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate and expend from the Undesignated General Fund Balance to [...]
Opinion: Let’s Move Ahead–Vote No on the Recall
Editorial: Molly Colman
I will be voting against the Charter Amendment to allow for the recall of elected municipal officials that will be on the ballot at South Berwick’s polls on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Here are the reasons I think it is a bad idea and will hurt the town.
1. We [...]
This Week at South Berwick Town Hall
Monday, June 2
Solid Waste Committee Mtg.
6:00 PM – Meeting Room 1
Town Meeting
6:30 PM – Auditorium Hall: Town Hall
To vote on town budget
Find out more about the town budget….
Tuesday, June 3
Budget Workshop
6:00 PM – Town Manager’s office
Planning Board
7:00 PM – Council Chambers
Wednesday, June 4
EDC Meeting
1:00 PM – Council Chambers
Thursday, June 5
Historic District Committee Meeting
7:00 PM – [...]
Recap of May 27, 2008 Town Council Meeting
Here’s a really quick rundown on the May 27 Town Council meeting:
Tuesday, May 27 -Town Council Meeting
Councilor Gagne was not present
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Take action on Tobacco Free Community Recreation Resolution.
A nonenforceable resolution that will allow “tobacco-free zone” signs to be posted at Town parks “where children congregate” passed on a three to one vote [...]
This Week at South Berwick Town Hall
Tuesday, May 27
Budget Review Workshop
5:00 PM – Council Chambers
Workshop Agenda
1. Discuss F/Y 08 Departmental Budgets
2. Review Council Transfers Vs. Special Town Meeting
3. Review F/Y 09 Budget
4. Discuss Assignment Of Warrant Articles For Town Meeting
5. Adjourn
Tuesday, May 27
Vaughan Fund Trustees
6:00 PM – Council Chambers
Tuesday, May 27
Town Council Meeting
6:30 PM – Council Chambers
6:30pm Public Hearing – [...]
Guest Editorial: Scott Landis on the Proposed Recall Amendment
The following is a statement that South Berwick citizen Scott Landis recently made at an information meeting concerning the proposed recall amendment coming before voters on June 10.
I have stood up on various occasions in this room to express my misgivings about the political process here in town. In the past, I voiced my concern [...]
Recap of May 12, 2008 Town Council Meeting
Here are the highlights (or lowlights, depending on where you stand) of tonight’s Council Meeting
Special Town Meeting
Paper ballot votes were held on three warrant articles:
Article 2. To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate and expend from the Undesignated General Fund Balance to cover the unexpected orverdraft in the Highway budget for [...]
Recap of 4/28/08 Town Council Meeting
Here’s the skinny on tonight’s town council meeting:
Town Council Meeting – April 28, 2008
Councilor Gagne was not present.
Organizational – Elect Council Chair
-Councilor Jean Demetracopoulos was elected as Council Chair
Reports
Bruce Whitney reported on the status of two vacant lots the town wishes to sell. The lots were acquired through a tax seizure. He [...]
This week at South Berwick Town Hall
Only one meeting on the schedule:
Town Council
April 28, 2008 – Council Chambers – 6:00pm
Organizational – Elect Council Chair
Executive Session – 1 MRSA 405-6E Discuss Pending Litigation between Joseph Rousselle and the Town of South Berwick v. Janis Dickson and Ernest Dickson
Unfinished Business
1. Discuss Comprehensive Plan.
New Business
1. Discuss/take action on Solid Waste [...]
Update: SB Town Budget
The Town Council has made some headway on getting the budget down. They’ve got spending down below 2008 levels but revenues from excise taxes, car registrations, and building permits continue to be way below expectations so it still means a tax increase. Read more in this Foster’s Daily Democrat article:
South Berwick looking [...]
SB Budget Update April 16, 2008
It looks like the Town Council cut another $500,000 from the budget at a workshop on April 15. Here’s the article from Portsmouth Herald:
South Berwick trims budget
Portsmouth Herald
The Town Council worked with department heads Tuesday night to find an additional $500,000 in budget cuts, bringing the fiscal 2009 year budget request down to a [...]
Recap of 4/14/08 Town Council Meeting
Here’s the skinny on the 4/14/2008 Town Council meeting:
Councilor Comments:
All of the council members spoke of their sadness at the loss of Dennis Smith, who passed away on April 10. They spoke of his selfless dedication to his family and to the town. They described him as a friend, a mentor, a source [...]
This week at South Berwick Town Hall
Monday, April 14
Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
6:30 PM – Auditorium
Town Budget page with links to proposed budget
Town Council to follow hearing
6:30 PM – Auditorium
On the Agenda:
Old Business
1. Discuss/take action on VFW request for funds.
2. Discuss Comprehensive Plan update.
New Business
1. Discuss/take action on donation to Lion’s Club.
2. Discuss/take action on EMA Director and Deputies.
3. Discuss/take [...]
This week at South Berwick Town Hall
Town Council Workshop
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Town Manager’s Office
The Town Council will meet in a workshop this evening to discuss direction with regard to the Interim Manager Search and possibly the Public Works Director opening.
Solid Waste Committee Mtg.
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Meeting room 1
Budget Update
An overview of the proposed [...]
Update: SB Town Manager and Town Council
I was away all day in Portland and just learned that there was a special town council meeting today at 5 PM with the following agenda:
NEW BUSINESS
1. Executive Session – 1MRSA 405.6E – consultation between the Council and the Council’s attorney regarding settlement discussions.
2. Discuss/take action on acceptance of resignation of Town Manager by mutual [...]
In the News: March 21, 2008
There’s a new story in today’s Foster’s Daily Democrat about the ongoing issues between the South Berwick council and town manager.
Beleaguered South Berwick Town Manager alleges ‘Right-to-Know …
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Embattled Town Manager Jeff Grossman believes Town Council members violated the state’s Right-to-Know law Monday during a closed-door executive session…
In the News: March 20, 2008
Foster’s Daily Democrat is reporting more information about the ongoing issues between the South Berwick town council and manager:
Letter outlines cause for South Berwick Town Manager dismissal
Foster’s Daily Democrat
There is sufficient cause to remove Town Manager Jeff Grossman from office, and he has been offered a buyout package in exchange for his resignation, according to [...]
Opinion: False choices and a wish list
Over the last few years in South Berwick there has been a tug of war being played out in Council Chambers that has been characterized as a struggle between those who want economic development and those who want to preserve the village and the land. Now this struggle has erupted into calls for [...]
Update: SB Town Manager and Town Council
Foster’s Daily Democrat has followed up on the request for Town Manager’s Jeff Grossman’s resignation:
South Berwick town councilors, manager demand each other’s resignation
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Three town councilors want the town manager to resign; the manager, in turn, wants those councilors to resign; and residents are circulating petitions to amend the town charter so councilors can [...]
South Berwick Budget Update
The Town Council had a budget workshop on March 11, 2008. There is a recap of the budget workshop on the town’s budget website page. The Town Manager’s proposed revenue, expense, and capital budget can also be found there.
The upcoming schedule for budget workshops is as follows
Monday March 17th at [...]
In the News: March 11, 2008
Here’s a round up of this morning’s coverage of the town meeting last night:
South Berwick Town Manager asked to leave
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Town Manager Jeff Grossman insisted he “isn’t going anywhere” after acknowledging Monday night at a Town Council meeting that a member or members of the council asked him to resign…
S. Berwick boss may lose [...]
Recap of 3/10/08 SB Town Council Meeting
The town council meeting followed a work session with the Maine Department of Transportation regarding a potential bypass and a special town meeting to vote on a warrant to transfer $100,000 from the undesignated fund to cover winter maintenance. The warrant passed on a voice vote. A recap of the Department of Transportation [...]
SB Special Town Meeting: March 10, 2008
There is a special town meeting tonight, Monday, March 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM in Auditorium Hall. The warrant does not seem to be published on the town web site. Howeve, an article in Foster’s Daily Democrat indicates that it is for the transfer of $100, 000 from the undesignated fund account for winter snow [...]
South Berwick 2009 Budget Schedule
This year’s budget process promises to be difficult. Today’s Foster’s Daily Democrat is reporting that Town Manager Jeff Grossman says the town is in a budget crisis and is projecting an increase in taxes.
Read the article:
‘Budget crisis’ could mean a 26 percent tax rate increase in South …
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Town Manager Jeff Grossman [...]
SB Town Council Meeting 2/25 and Recap of 2/11 Meeting
South Berwick Town Council meets Monday, February 25 in Town Council Chambers. The meeting will be preceded by a public hearing at 6:30pm to receive public comment on the update to the comprehensive plan. Both meetings will be preceded by an executive session.
Here is the Agenda as posted on the Town web site [...]
