Date:  July 19, 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) The payroll and bills for the week ending July 17, 2004 were reviewed and approved.
2) The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.  The minutes from the last meeting were signed.
3) A letter from DRA was discussed and a letter will be written to them stating that we are in the process of compiling with their recommendation in regard to Current Use criteria.  The only recommendation was to either acquire missing maps or applications for a few files.
4) One Intent to Cut Timber was approved.
5) Mr. and Mrs. Dave Boissonnault attended the meeting to discuss parking in the two lots next to the fire station.  He said he was concerned because there were cars parked in the lot when a fire call occurred.  He was concerned that response time could be hindered if the firemen could not park close.  Discussion ensued as to possible solutions.  Chairman Greene suggested that lines be painted and that possibly a sign to reserve a few spaces closest to the station.   Mr. Boissonnault agreed these could be solutions.  The Road Agent will be consulted for these possibilities.
6) Steve Morrow attended the meeting representing the WJAA concerning the Carnival Hill athletic field.  He informed the Board that he had gotten 4 quotes for the installation of the irrigation system.  The lowest bidder was Anrik Irrigation Inc. with a bid of $8,800.  The bids were discussed in detail along with the question of how much water and pressure would be needed for the system.  All agreed that Anrik should be awarded the contract as low bidder.  Steve will check with Skillings and possibly other companies for prices on a pump.  Selectman MacFarland will talk to Wheeler Construction about digging the well.   The progress of the project and future additions, such as fencing, snack building, etc were discussed in general.  No decisions were made at this time concerning these issues.
7) Barry Greene attended the meeting concerning the parking and informed the Board that he was not happy with the Fire Department’s complaints about the parking.  Discussion ensued as to the reason the lots were purchased and the use of them by the public.  He stated that when his lot is paved he will have 9 parking spaces.
8) The Board reviewed an email from Spencer Brooks concerning the purchase of the Frog Pond and surrounding property that had been discussed last week.  It contained basic information concerning the town procedures for purchasing land.  He also asked for comments on a proposed Hoover property easement.
9) Peggy made a recommendation to the Board that QuickBooks Pro be purchased for the town accounting.  Mr. MacFarland asked Barry Greene for his recommendation as to the selection of accounting software and he replied that he thought Quickbooks would be fine but he thought the decision should be made by the personnel that would be using it.
10) Chairman Greene made a motion that the town purchase the Quickbooks Pro software, with the training to replace the present software and to use the two systems until the new one is setup and working.  Selectman MacFarland seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
11) The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 8:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary