Date: June 20, 2005
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Town Office
Present: Selectmen Jerry Greene, Daniel Donovan, III and David Glines
and Recording Secretary Peggy Arn
1) Maurice Guay attended the meeting. He informed the Board that
he had been approached by a person from China to purchase cardboard and
newspaper. He had sold them a truckload. He asked the Board
if they were ok with this and they agreed that this was acceptable.
2) He also informed the Board that he had made a part-time employee
full-time and asked for approval of a raise. The Board approved.
3) At 7:05, Chairman Greene made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting
a called a Public Hearing to hear comments on proposed ordinances.
4) At 8:30 Chairman Greene called the regular meeting to order.
At 8:35, Chairman adjourned the regular session on a motion and called
a non-public session per RSA 91-A,II©.
5) At 8:45, Chairman called the regular session to order.
6) Lynn Draper, Spencer Brookes and Les Tellerico attended the meeting.
They informed the Board that they had been contact with landowners abutting
the property known as Frog Pond and they have expressed interest in purchasing
a small amount of land. Selectman Donovan informed them that the
sale of the land had to be submitted as a Warrant Article at the next town
meeting. A Purchase and Sales agreement should be drawn up with the
contingency that the sale depends on the approval at town meeting.
It was suggested that Attorney Sullivan could be retained to do the P &
S.
7) The Board received a letter from the Main Street Association requesting
an abatement of taxes on Lot 48. Selectman Glines made a motion a
motion to abate the taxes on Lot 48 owned by Wilton Main Street Association.
The motion was seconded by Selectman Donovan and passed unanimously.
8) The Board reviewed two issues from Building Inspector Bill Condra.
One concerning sign permits with the question of do they apply to temporary
as well as permanent signs. Mr. Donovan will look into this issue.
The other was that of a how many unregistered vehicles can be on a property
in an industrial zone. Mr. Greene will look into this question.
9) The progress of the Carnival Hill Project was discussed. Peggy
will contact Project Manager Dawn Tuomala and report to the Board tomorrow.
10) The issue of charging at the Recycling Center was discussed.
Mr. Greene stated that the proposed increases in the charges was discussed
at the last meeting of the member towns. He would like the Selectmen
to go over the proposed list next meeting. Mr. Greene asked that
a notice be posted at the Recycling Center stating that as of July 31,
2005, there will not be any more charges. It will be on a cash or
check basis. Business will be asked to fill out a credit application
and a payment program will be initiated. The idea of using a credit
card system will also be investigated.
11) The Board reviewed and signed the following:
1) Two Abatement requests
2) One Current Use Abatement
3) One Intent to Cut
12) The Board reviewed and signed Timber Tax assessments and Warrant
for said taxes.
13) The Board reviewed and approved the bills and payroll for the week
ending June 18, 2005. The correspondence and informational material
was reviewed.
The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 10:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary