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Meeting Minutes - March 2007

NTC- Choconut 3/15/07

The meeting was opened by Chairperson Tom Swan with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Ten members answers Roll Call
Present: Beverly Way, Dave McGuighan, Joe Tims, Chuck Mead, Mary Mead, Mary Long, Kendall Mitchell, Charles Pierson, Bob Boyanowski, Bill Stewart, Bill Goodrich, Ted Plavinsky, Stan Meleski, Rudy Mattes, Terry Dugan, Grove Doty, Tom Swan, Tom Curley, Carolyn Doolittle, Bob Templeton

The Secretary’s Report was presented.  Chuck Mead made the motion to accept, Bill Stewart made the second and the motion passed

The Treasurer reported a total of $45,391.54 in the General Treasury.  The Composting Fund totaled $1,518.44.  NTC dues unpaid as of 3/15/07 Apolacon and Bridgewater.

Zoning due 6/01/07 Apolacon, Bridgewater, Forest Lake, Friendsville, Jessup.

Chuck Mead made the motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report, Bill Stewart the second and the motion passed.

Old Business: Friendsville Borough.  It was understood that the Borough of Friendsville wanted to be a part of the a. NTC b. Comprehensive Plan and c. Zoning.  The dues for the NTC are now paid plus the money owed for the Comprehensive Plan.  Zoning amount of $1200 for last year is still unpaid.  The amount for 2007 is due for a total of $2374.00. 

Representative Grove Doty expressed the concern that they Borough simply did not have that much money.  They would have to raise their millage.  Carson Helfrich agreed to visit Friendsville to discuss zoning.  He asked for members of the NTC to attend as well.  In the discussion, members of the NTC voiced the opinion that they hoped that the new Council Members of Friendsville would work to raise the money for zoning as they could and would not carry the Borough financially. 

Tom Swan discussed the matter of bonding both Sandy Payne and Mary Long for their duties with the grants with Cindy Campbell at DCED.  She thought they would not need to be bonded.  The NTC members agreed that they should be bonded as protection for those that handled money.  Sandy will be bonded for $50K and Mary for 75K.  The cost for both will run a little less than $500.00.  Chuck Mead made the motion to pay the cost of bonding.  Bill Stewart made the second and the motion passed.

Brian Driscoll came to speak for the Central Bradford Progress Authority. 

Audit Report: The Audit team finished finding no irregularities.  The comments of the membership were all positive for the Audit Committee and Treasurer. 

Carson Helfrich presented an invoice.   There were two community zoning meetings.  The meetings were modified after Montrose. The meetings went fairly well but  Carson feels there should be another round.  He wants to meet with Charlie Wage and quarry owners.  He will visit individual municipalities.  Tom Swan and Dave Darrow will attend with him.  On April 10th there will be zoning training done by COG.  The Executive Committee will meet to begin discussions about the NTC Planning Commission.  Jim Chambers will post the zoning ordinance on the web.
 
Carson will speak at the monthly meeting of Rotary in Montrose.  

Storage shed for mulching equip: no contract as yet, insurance is paid.  On March 26th a meeting at the County Bldg. for composting group.  It will be held from 8:30AM until 3PM lunch provided.  Each member is urged to attend. NTC will have to advertise the mulch sooner this year.  A question on the formula that is the basis of paying an individual municipalities share in the Composting Project came by e-mail.  The By-laws state that with any project separate from the whole of the NTC, the participating members will decide the formula.  The minutes of January 2006 stated that the cost will be divided equally between the nine municipalities. 

Meeting adjourned.

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