Date:  March 13, 2006
Time:  7:00 pm
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Daniel Donovan, III , Chair and David Glines and
  Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

1) Maurice Guay attended the meeting to discuss the cost of disposing of large equipment tires.  He has been accepting these tires from other towns without charging them.  Recently towns have been bringing in truck loads of tires which results in much larger expenses for the recycling center.  The issue will be discussed at the next recycling member towns meeting.  Maurice then asked the Board if they had thought about using the incinerator after the year 2008.  The permit to run the incinerator will expire in 2008.  He stated that he would like to have the Board discuss the issue of continuing to burn because the decisions have to be made as to how much money should be put into the up-dating and repairs to the incinerator.  The Board will discuss the issue and will also have to investigate if the State will allow the town to renew an incinerator operating permit.

Maurice is looking into applying for a couple of grants for operations at the recycling center.  He informed the Board that representatives from DES had visited the recycling center last week and informed him of the grants.

2) Dawn Tuomala attended the meeting and presented the Board with the tax maps updates she had completed.  She explained to the Board that she was late in getting them to the town and therefore she would not charge the town for her time and the maps.  She stated that she wanted to go over a couple of lots that did not have map and lot numbers.  Dawn also requested that the work that she had done updating the maps not be given out to NRPC.  Chairman Donovan thanked Dawn for her work and assured her that her work would stay in the town office.

3) Dawn stated that she would continue to update the maps if the Board wanted her to.  Chairman Donovan stated that the Board did want her to.  She then stated that in the future she would request that part of the requirement for subdivisions be that they be also include their plan on a disk.  The Board will write a letter to the Planning Board with this suggestion.

4) Tracy, Dawn and Steve attended the meeting to discuss the outcome of a meeting of the NH Transportation Enhancements Advisory Committee they had attended on March 6, 2006.  They had presented a revised scope of work to the Committee that would represent the town’s match to the sidewalk grant.  The plan consisted of the drainage repair cost and Main Street reconstruction. The Committee stated that the reconstruction or re-paving of Main Street could not be considered part of the town’s match of the grant.  The drainage problems could be repaired and that would be considered as part of the town’s portion of the grant.  It was unclear as to the actual decision of the NHTEA Committee in regard to the town’s portion of the grant.  Tracy will make some calls to see if she can get the minutes of the meeting.  There will be an other meeting of this committee next Monday and they will attend clearly understand the Committee’s decision as to what they expect the town to do.

5)   Stanley Schultz then attended the meeting as Sewer Commissioner.  He informed the Board that he feels that the Highway Department is charging the Sewer Department overtime for the inspection of the pump stations when they should be doing the inspections as part of their regular work hours.  Selectman Glines reminded Mr. Schultz of the meeting they had six months ago and they was agreed that the men who do the inspections would be paid overtime.  The issue was discussed and the result was that Mr. Schultz is not in agreement with the Board and the Road Agent’s reasons for the charges.  No decision to change the present charges was made at this time.

6) Water Commissioner James Tuttle then attended the meeting.  He informed the Board of concerns he has with year end reports in the annual town report for the Water Department.  He expressed his concern that he did not always receive reports and that a bill had been paid with only one signature of approval from the Water Commissioners.  The Board assured Mr. Tuttle that his concerns will be addressed and if the reports are incorrect, they will be corrected.  He was assured that no bills will be paid in the future without all Commissioner’s signatures.  He was told that he could request three copies of reports to make sure all the Commissioners get them.

7) Mr. Tuttle informed the Board about some of the projects that the Water Department has been working on and plans for future projects.  Discussion ensued.  Mr. Tuttle also stated that he would be available to serve as a member of the Emergency Service Building Committee.

8) The Board reviewed and approved the payroll and the bills for the week ending March 11, 2006.  The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.

9) Four Current Use Land Release forms were signed.

The meeting was adjourned on a motion, with all in favor at 10:35 pm.

Respectfully submitted;

Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary