Town Manager’s Report
Wednesday
November 15, 2005
Website Activity:
Over the past two weeks Staff members have completed the following changes to the Town’s Website. These include:
· Posting Planning Board Minutes
· Posting Town Council Agendas & Minutes
· Posting Public Notices
· Posting Annual Reports for Town Departments and Boards & Committees
· Updating the Dry Mills Schoolhouse Committee’s webpage with new email addresses
· Creating an Archive & Posting Town Manager’s Reports for F/Y Ending June 30, 2005 & some F/Y Ending June 30, 2004
· Creating a link on the left-hand toolbar to Annual Reports
Time Warner Cable Fee Changes:
We have received notice that Time Warner will be adjusting their rates beginning December 1, 2005. The notice indicated the following:
All n One Package ( Digital Cable, Road Runner and Digital Phone) No Change
Basic and Standard levels- 5% or $2.20 more each month
Additionally the notice being sent to all subscribers will indicate other service charge changes. Comments may be directed to Time Warner at 1-800-833-2253.
New Regulations Regarding Debris:
As the new state law is about to kick in, RWS invited municipal officials from its service area to hear first hand what we should be doing to handle the collection and the disposal of universal waste which includes mercury and lead. In discussion with Randy Cookson, our Transfer Station Manager, it is apparent that our current storage of these materials is not acceptable and we will seek alternatives. Chair Gary Foster has already contacted Rep. Sue Austin to see if the State has considered assisting towns with the storage issue. The response was simply that this was not part of the legislation. We will keep the Council advised of continued work on universal waste.
Regionalization Seminar:
On Wednesday, Nov. 16 several staff members and Skip Crane will be attending the Regionalization Seminar in Auburn. Angus King will provide the key note opening comments. The sessions are designed to focus on the provision of services through a regional approach. The firm of Bernstein Shur has invited municipal officials to hear about the legal aspects as well as the importance of this approach. Public –Private partnership will also be reviewed as they are deemed to be one of the major ways such approaches are successful.
Election Results:
The results of the November 8, 2005 elections are attached.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mitchell A. Berkowitz
Town Manager
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