Date: September 27, 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) Road Agent Steve Elliott attended the meeting to discuss Highway
Department business. He informed the Board that he needed to purchase
a wood-splitter. He estimated that it would be around R2,500.
He asked for approval from the Board to join Mutual aid, which would be
a cost of $25 per year. The Board approved.
2) Steve asked the Board if employees could carry vacation time into
the next year which is defined in the Personnel Policy. Chairman
Greene stated that a Supervisor has the authority to determine if a person
can carry over time based on individual circumstances.
3) Peggy asked the Board to appoint Steve Chairman of the Joint Loss
Committee which they did and he accepted the appointment.
4) Chief Hautanen attended the meeting and introduced the new Police
Officer, Chris Day.
5) He informed the Board of a problem with traffic on Tremont Street
with people parking, dropping and picking up children from school.
When this happens, two cars cannot pass on the street.
He feels the problems could be solved by making Tremont Street one way
and no left turn allowed from Tremont onto Prince Street. The Board
agreed with his suggestion and will hold a public hearing on October 11,
2004 in regard to this proposed change. The Chief and the Board agreed
to meet during the day next week to go over the list the Chief made of
roads that he feels should have stop signs put up.
6) At 7:20 pm. Chairman Greene made a motion to adjourn the regular
meeting and call a non-public meeting at Chief Hautanen’s request per RSA
91:A:3,II(a). Selectman Donovan seconded the motion; which carried
unanimously.
7) At 7:25 the regular meeting was called to order.
8) Dawn Tuomala attended the meeting and presented the plans and application
for the lot line adjustment on the land around the town garage with Heidi
Heller-Blackmere. Dawn will present the plan to the Planning Board
next month.
9) Dawn reported on the status of the Carnival Hill athletic field
project. Work is proceeding and she continues to have a weekly meeting
with the construction company. She reported that they have done some
of the seeding, they have fixed some of the drainage problems and she has
check the grading, which is correct. Discussion ensued as to the
seeding and fertilizing of the fields.
10) Stanley Schultz attended the meeting to discuss MACCBase issues.
He informed the Board of the issues brought to the MACCBase Board of Directors.
He stated that even though the Town of Lyndeborough has officially withdrawn
from MACC Base, they would work with the ambulance personnel. Discussion
ensued as to the possibility of the Ambulance getting their own frequency
and not being a part of MACC Base. All agreed that this would
be a disaster for the community. He reported that the Board discussing
options of dispatching on a per call basis for other towns.
11) Richard Rockwood attended the meeting to discuss assessing issues.
He told the Board that he would like to know what direction they were thinking
about for the next few years. Discussion ensued as to how to satisfy
the DRA’s requirements of property assessment over the next 5 years.
It was agreed that sales analysis determines the percentage of increase
each year. Discussion ensued as to how to handle the add-ons and
new construction each year. Chairman Greene suggests that Mr. Rockwood
present to the Board his salary requirements for the coming year and that
he could also base it on an individual parcel. No decisions were
made at this time and the Board would discuss the issue further.
12) The Board reviewed bids for the landfill ground water testing.
After reviewing the quotes, Selectman MacFarland made a motion to award
the contract to Jaworski Geotech, Inc. Selectman Donovan seconded
the motion, which carried unanimously.
13) Conservation Chairman Lynne Draper attended the meeting.
She informed the Board that they had been contacted by New Hampshire Public
Service about cutting trees on a town designated scenic road. It
was agreed that this would have to be an issue that the Planning Board
would handle by having a public hearing before giving approval.
14) Ms. Draper presented copies of her research on Open Space Bonding
she will present at town meeting this March. She stated that this
was for informational purposes only. She asked the Board if she could contact
Town Attorney Little for his opinion and the Board stated that it would
be permissible.
15) At 8:30 at Ms. Draper’s request, Chairman Greene adjourned the
regular meeting and called a non-public session per RSA 91-A:3,II(d).
The motion was seconded and approved.
16) At 8:45, the regular meeting was called to order.
17) The bills and payroll for the week ending September 25, 2004 were
reviewed and approved.
18) The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.
19) Four Current Use Land Use Lien Releases were reviewed and signed.
20) Tax Refund approval forms were signed.
21) One Current Use Tax penalty was assigned and warrant signed.
The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 9:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary