Coordinator Report July 31, 2013

I hired Reva to do additional work on the WBS database that I required
and to assess security on town computers, specifically antivirus
protection. At my request she has instituted cloud based automatic
backup on town hall computers. I would like the board to vote her a
Chapter 268 Section 20D exemption for this small contract valued at
about $720. I'll be splitting the invoice between broadband and the
computer line item.

The Library Trustees have requested that we appoint Elaine Reardon to
the board. By Monday meeting time they may have another appointment
request to fill the resignation of Ann Miner as they have identified an
interested individual.

Building and energy committee has identified a new potential member.
Also, after a number of years of service Julie Hubbard has resigned from
being our representative of the Franklin Solid Waste Management
District.  I will see if a member of our transfer station commission is
willing to accept the appointment and attend the District meetings.  We
have called this "recycling coordinator" but it is really our
representative to the board of governance.

As requested, a letter went out to neighbors in the Moores Pond area
asking them not to feed the geese. It is attached.  Signs are ordered
and will be installed at the beach.

Police chief Shoemaker will be in to make his regular report. In
addition he and the ACO will report on our loose dog fee schedule and
fines all of which we may desire to increase. Also it makes sense to
implement some enforcement with respect to failure to license dogs. 

FRCOG is surveying local fire departments and districts. The filing
deadline is August 14. I forwarded the email and attachments to Chief
Gates and have not heard from him.  We should participate and decide who
is responding.
Mr. Horn will be reporting on WFD operations at the August 18 meeting.

The fence by the "hydrant" and its dog house were scraped and painted in
preparation for OHD. We added more US flags and replaced those damaged.
I will order about five more and we will have the parade route covered. 
I contacted neighboring Selectboards about participating in our parade.
So far Winchester NH is the first to respond affirmatively and will be
sending three members.  I asked that each board reply to Colly Paul so
there could be more.

We got our TV whitespace Internet radio base station installed this week
and are testing it. Also the FD, PD, town hall and library had the fiber
termination completed and switch configured. I spoke with the contractor
and the equipment required for the two towers is a couple of months out.
 The fiber isn't terminated in Springfield yet.  There is a MBI
community rep meeting next week and I will learn about the revised
schedule.  We have had a few homes sold lately whose owners weren't
informed of WBS. I sent letters to brokers informing them of our service
and the opportunity to prequalify a home site for service.

I have been working with the building and energy committee to write the
specifications for the highway equipment garage insulation project. I am
recommending we handle this job as we did the town hall roof which was
to be the general contractor, bid the labor as a separate item. In this
case there may be a third component to be specified which is labor and
material for the one wall we may want to do with spray foam.

We got an assessment letter from Pioneer District which cut about $8k
off our voted funding. I have some work to figure out how a 2.5%
increase ends up being almost 3% for Warwick.