Date: February 2, 2004
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Town Office
Present: Selectmen Stuart Draper, Chair. and Robert MacFarland
And Recording Secretary Peggy Arn
1) Selectman MacFarland made the following motion:
An agreement be entered into on February 11, 2004, between the Boards
Of Selectmen of Lyndeborough, Temple and Wilton and the Wilton/Lyndeborough
Ambulance Association. This agreement would be to fund the WLTA at
the requested amount of $40,953 for Wilton, $13,651 for Temple and $13,651
for Lyndeborough for the fiscal year of 2004, pending appointment of One
Voting Selectmen from each town, or a Selectman’s representative of the
Selectmen’s choice, to the Board of Directors of the WLTA. Wilton
shall have a 60% representation, Lyndeborough and Temple will both have
a 20% representation to the Board. This makeup will become effective
on March 1, 2004.
Selectman Draper seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
The resolution was signed and sent to Lyndeborough and Temple for their
signatures.
2) Selectman MacFarland made the following motion:
I make a motion that the Town of Wilton adopt a Resolution approving
the up-dated Wilton Hazard Mitigation Plan for 2004.
Selectman Draper seconded the motion; which passed unanimously.
The resolution was signed and will be forward to Nashua Regional Planning
Commission.
3) One Intent to Cut was approved and signed.
4) The minutes from the previous meeting were read and signed.
5) Chairman Draper suggested that three positions listed under Town
Officers and put in the town report be eliminated. They are Corder
of Wood, Surveyors of Lumber and Masonry, Brick & Stone. These
positions are not listed under town officers in the NH statutes.
Attorney Little will be contacted to make sure.
6) Warrant articles were discussed. Chairman Draper gave Peggy
a list to be put on the 2004 Warrant.
7) Attorney Sullivan, Water Commissioners Charles McGettigan, James
Tuttle and Tom Herlihy and James Quinn attended the meeting. They
informed the Board of previous meetings concerning a request brought to
the Water Commissioners by Mr. Quinn. He proposed that he purchase
the sand and gravel on land that is owned by the Water Department adjacent
to land that he is now working on, for $450,000. The Water Department
would have the option to purchase land owned by Quinn Brothers in the same
area for $450,000. One of the conditions of the agreement would be that
the Quinns would give the town a mortgage for the amount agreed upon for
the land.
(Mr. Quinn expects the excavation to be completed within 20 years or
less. One other condition would be that the town would have the option
to buy sand and gravel for town use at a certain price. Discussion
ensued as to the reasons it would be advantageous to the town and also
to Mr. Quinn. It was agreed that this proposal, if accepted, would
have to be put to a ballet vote at town meeting. The entire proposal
would be presented as a warrant article at the annual town meeting.
It would be a Water Department transaction and they would keep the money
in escrow and any interest earned would be the Water Department’s.
When the Water Commissioners make a decision, Will Sullivan and Attorney
Little will review the agreement. No decision was made at this time.
8) Deb Ducharme of the Food Pantry and Health Officer Ingrid Howard
attended the meeting to discuss the Welfare Program. Ms. Ducharme told
the Board about the policy and some background about the program.
She then informed the Board that she had some requests for assistance that
stated that they had been refused by the town Welfare Department.
A discussion ensued as to the validity of these claims but the Board agreed
that the Town and the Pantry should work together and have a line of communication
to make sure that everyone that needs help will receive it.
9) At 9:30, the regular meeting was adjourned on a motion and an Executive
Session called per RSA 91-A:3,II©.
Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary