Date:   July 12, 2004
Time:  7:00 pm
Place: Town Office
Present: Selectmen Jerry Greene, Chair., Robert MacFarland and Daniel Donovan, III
  And Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

1) Charlotte Pollock of Draper Road attended the meeting to report the condition of Draper Road because there are two areas that have been dug up but not re-paved.  Chairman Greene stated that the Board would talk to the Road Agent to see if there are plans for the work to be done.
2) At 7:00 pm, Chairman Greene made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting to a non-public session per RSA 91-A:7.  The motion was seconded by Selectman MacFarland, with all in favor.
3) Steve Elliott attended the meeting and the Board asked him the status of the repairs on Draper Road.  He stated that the road was scheduled for repairs and that a water line was also going to be put in this summer and that the road would be repaired after that work is finished.
4) Bill Condra asked the Board if C & S Pizza could put out a couple of small tables and chairs around the dinner time next to their coke machine.  The Board did not have a problem with the request.
5) Chief Hautanen gave the Board his monthly call analysis report and informed them that the speed and DWI details have been productive.  He reported that he is working on the town ordinances and the list of needed stop signs and hopes to have them for the next meeting.
6) Rise Smythe-Freed attended the meeting to discuss what is involved in being the Town Health Officer.  The Board gave Rise an over-view of what a Health Office does for the town and discussed the budget of the Health Officer.  Selectman Donovan stated that we do work under the State Statutes that define the health issues that the Health Officer would address.  Mr. Donovan also informed Rise that if she were to accept the position that he would like to work with her to develop town health regulations.    After a discussion of training and mileage reimbursement, the Board asked Rise if she would accept the position and she replied that she would.  The Board later signed the Local Health Officer nomination form to be submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services for approval.
7) Dawn Tuomala and Barry Greene attended the meeting to discuss a drainage problem between Barry and Dawn’s properties.  It seems that now drainage by these buildings will be changed due to Barry’s construction.  Steve Elliott commented that he has had all the catch basins cleaned out but they are collapsing because they are so old and therefore not working properly.  No one had gotten quotes on installing a new catch basin but Dawn stated that she would buy the materials if the town would do the installation.  Steve said he would but because of his heavy summer schedule he  probably would not be able to do the work until September.  All were in agreement with this arrangement.
8) Dawn stated that she is working on the tax map updates and the surveying of the land around the town barn.
9) Selectman MacFarland asked Dawn if she would inspect the progress of the project on the athletic field being built on Carnival Hill.  He expressed concern that the Board know exactly what the status of the construction is.  Peggy informed the Board that Wheeler Construction Company said that the project would be completed by the end of August.  Dawn agreed to do progress reports on the project and she was informed that she will be reimbursed for overseeing the project.
10) Next on the agenda were Tom Quinn and Tom Herlihy.  The Agreement between the Water Department and the Quinn’s was discussed.  Changes to the agreement concerning the gravel were discussed but it was pointed out that no monetary changes were made.  It was agreed that the plans and excavation permit application to be submitted to the Planning Board will be signed by Selectmen and Water Department Chairmen.
11) At 8:00, the Board of Selectmen voted to close the regular meeting and enter into a non-public session per RSA 91-A:3,II(a).
12) At 8:10, Chairman Greene called the regular meeting to order.
13) Chairman Greene made a motion to seal the minutes of the two non-public meetings that had transpired.  Selectman Donovan seconded the motion; which passed unanimously.
14) Members of the Conservation Commission attended the meeting to discuss conservation issues.  Chairman Lynn Draper presented the Board with a proposed Policy for Relocation of Deeded Trail Right-of-Way.  The Board reviewed the policy as presented and unanimously approved it.
15) Lynn Draper, Chairman of the Conservation Commission, reported to the Board that they are working with Hubert Hoover to put approximately 55 acres in conservation land.  The NH Society for the Protection of Forests would be the primary owner and the town would be the secondary owner of the land.  The Town Attorney will be contacted to make sure a public hearing is set up within a require time frame.  The Conservation Commission would contribute $6 to $8 thousand dollars that would help with legal fees and perpetual care of the land.  The Commission would have the authority to make sure the land was not used incorrectly.
16) Ms. Draper then informed the Board that they had been approached by Heidi Heller-Blackmere to see if they town would be interested in buying the Frog Pond.  There is a dam on the land which in their opinion, would only require an emergency spillway built around it to meet state requirements.  The land is located across from Carnival Hill and could potentially be used for recreational purposes.  Milford also has land adjacent to this piece that in conservation.  The Conservation Commission is looking into any possibility of purchasing this land and wanted the Board to be aware of the offer.
17) Tia Allen attended the meeting.  Ms. Allen started talking to the Board about matters that had no relationship to the Board of Selectmen.  She shouted and rambled on incoherently about others that had nothing to do with town business or any responsibility to the Town of Wilton.  Both Selectman Greene and Donovan tried to get Ms. Allen to state what she wanted from the Board and what issue they could address, to no avail.  After it was apparent that she was not going to answer their questions and that she would not stop shouting, she was asked by Chairman Greene to leave the meeting.  When she did not respond to Mr. Greene’s request, she was asked by Chief Hautanen to leave.
18) The Board reviewed a letter from Judy Leeds, Program Manager of the Main Street Association, asking for support and agreement for a workshop on the TE Grant.  The Board agreed to support the program.  Chairman Greene also signed a Letter of Agreement for the Main Street Association with the New Hampshire Main Street Association.
19) (1) Abatement application was reviewed and signed.
20) The bills and payroll for the week ending July 10, 2004 were reviewed and signed.
21)  The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.
22) Discussion ensued as to the safety of the cross walks in town and what paint could be used to make them stand out more.  It was agreed that the Road Agent should be asked to use a reflective paint that could make them stand out more to drivers.
The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 9:45, with all in favor.

Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary