Date:  August 8, 2005
Time:  7:00 pm
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Jerry Greene, Daniel Donovan, III and David Glines
  And Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary

1) Chairman Greene called a Public Hearing to order to hear comments and suggests on the proposed addition of stop and yield signs and town ordinances.
2) Chairman Greene called the regular Selectmen’s meeting to order at 8:16 pm.
3) Abby MacFarland attended the meeting to discuss her site plan and what the Planning Board was requesting from the Board of Selectmen.  Her request was the BOS’s permission to pass over town owned land for access to her property.  The Board asked Ms. MacFarland how many feet that would be needed and when they receive this information, a letter will be drafted to the Planning Board giving the permission requested.
4) Steve Elliott attended the meeting to inform the Board that he had been to Maine to look at a used Holder tractor.  He needs a used tractor to use for replacement parts because he has not been able to locate a transmission.  The Board agreed that he should submit a bid to acquire the used tractor.
5) Scott Gauthier attended the meeting to discuss the Current Use status of his land on Carriage Drive.  He wanted to inform that Board that he was not working on all the lots and therefore didn’t feel that he should have to take it out of Current Use.  The Board assured him that the Tax Assessor had not taken the lots out of Current Use.  He then questioned the exiting penalty assessed on the last lot.  The Board stated that they had approved the assessors recommended penalty and felt that it was fair. They had reviewed the comparison sales Todd had used.   A discussion ensued about the RSA’s governing the Current Use criteria.  He then asked what improvements were planned on Marden Road.  He was informed that the improvements have to be approved at town meeting and the last two years approval had not been given.  Mr. Donovan stated that the Board will try again to get approval this year.   Mr. Gauthier also stated that he would be remitting the impact fees to the town this week.
6)  At 8:45 Chairman Greene adjourned the regular meeting and called a non-public meeting per RSA 91-A:3,II(a).
7) The regular meeting was called to order at 9:00 pm.  The Board reviewed the comments made at the public hearing and also further discussed the ordinances.
Chairman Greene made the following motion:
The Board will accept the list of stop and yield signs as presented with the addition of a stop sign at both ends of Pleasant Street.  The ordinances
11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 29, 20, 23 and 24 will be accepted.   No. 10 U-Turns will be allowed on Main Street with the exception of the  western and eastern ends of Main Street, at the traffic post at the intersection of Main St and Forest Rd. and Howard St. and Main Street.
The Board will accept 16 streets under schedule IV to have a speed Limit of 25 MPH.
     The motion was seconded by Selectman Glines and passed unanimously.
8)  The Board reviewed a letter from Dawn Tuomala stating what items still need to address at the Carnival Hill Project.  They will meet with Dawn at Carnival on Wednesday to walk the grounds and review the work that needs to be done to finish the project.
9) The Board reviewed and signed the following:
2 Notices of Intent to Cut Wood or Timber
1 Revised Warrant
1 Current Use Exiting Penalty and Warrant
3 Supplemental Notices of Intent to Excavate
1 Yield Tax Assessment and Warrant
3 Disability Liens
10) Chairman Greene signed a requisition form submitted by Fire Chief Ray Dick after Review of his 3 bids for 8 pagers.  The pagers will be purchased from Smith Electronics for $3,184.00.
11)The Board reviewed the changes Tax Assessor Todd Hayward made after the walk through of Richard Keyes property.  The Board approved the changes and will write a letter to Mr. Keyes.
11) The Board agreed to an impact fee of $1,500 per lot for the Tuttle subdivision on Intervale Road.
12) The question of giving keys to the Town Office was discussed because Peggy has received a request from the Water Commissioners for keys.  The Board would like the request in writing and to make sure the inventory of keys is complete.
13) The payroll and bills for the week ending August 6, 2005 were reviewed and approved.
14) The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.
15) The minutes from the previous meeting were read and signed.
The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 10:05 pm.

Respectfully submitted;
 

Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary