Date:  October 09, 2006
Time:  7:00 PM
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Daniel Donovan, III, Jerry Greene and Richard Rockwood and Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

1) Dawn Tuomala and Richard Greeley attended the meeting to discuss Mr. Greeley subdividing his house lot into two lots.  This subdivision would result in one 4 acre lot for his house.  Ms. Tuomala asked that the off-sit fee be waived because there will not be any building or any impact on the town.  Selectman Donovan made a motion that Mr. Greeley’s one lot subdivision impact fee waived.  Selectman Rockwood seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.
 
2) Road Agent Steve Elliott informed the Board that he had $5,000 in his 2006 budget for an air filer system for the town garage.  He gave the Board a fact sheet on an industrial air filer unit manufactured by Airflow Systems that he would like to purchase.  He would purchase two units at $1,500 per unit and install them himself.  After a discussion, the Board agreed to approve a purchase order for the units.

3) Steve asked the Board what their thoughts would be if he took the test to get a license to do the vehicle inspections for town.  After a discussion, it was the consensus of the Board that it would not be in the best interest of the town for him to do the vehicle inspections.

4) Police Chief Hautanen, Fire Chief Ray Dick and Road Agent Steve Elliott attended the meeting as members of the Joint Loss Management Committee.  As result of their recent meeting, they wanted to inform the Board of issues that they are concerned about.  The first concern was that of who is going to be responsible for the cost of shots required of employees by the Departments.  It was agreed that the individual department should be responsible for their employees and the cost of the shots should be reflected in their individual budgets.

Other areas of safety were discussed such as a yearly check of all the fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems.  It was agreed that quotes will be requested for both of these systems.  One other area of concern is the sidewalk area between the town office and the theater door.  In the winter, ice and snow fall in this area which could be real dangerous to people.  Suggestions included putting up signs and another suggestion was to eliminate the sidewalk between the two doors.  The Board will discuss the issue further with no decision made at this time.  One other area of concern discussed was the sidewalk between the Police Station parking lot and Stony Brook.  It was suggested that some type of barrier be installed between the sidewalk and the water.  It was agreed that something should be done in that area and will look into options and prices.

5) Mr. Donovan asked Steve if he had plans to put up railings at the front and back entrance to the theater.  Steve stated that he had the railings and that it was on his list of things to do.
 
6) Fire Chief Ray Dick informed the Board that a private citizen had expressed his concern over the rust on the Wilton Fire Rescue truck and has offered to have the rust removed and then painted.  Ray asked if the Board would approve such a gift and the Board stated that they would.

7) Ray then told the Board that he was going to replace the tires on Engine 1.  He is going to buy Michelin Tires that are priced under the State bid.  He has the money for the tires in his budget this year.

8) At 7:48 Chairman Donovan adjourned the regular meeting and called a non-public session per RSA 91-A:3,II(a) as requested by Chief Hautanen.

9) Chairman Donovan called the regular meeting to order at 8:50 PM.

10) Chief Hautanen informed the Board that he would like to attend two conferences on child abuse.  One would require he stay overnight.  The Board approved.

11) Steve Elliott asked the Board if he could go ahead with the request from last week from the Cemetery Committee to apply lime on two cemeteries.  He stated that he had the money in the cemetery budget.  The Board approved the purchase.

12) Chairman Donovan informed the Board that the town wells need further identification of what the wellhead protection area is in Wilton.  The cost of this engineering project would be approximately $45,000.  The Water Commissioners have agreed to pay $30,000 and Mr. Donovan asked the Board if the town would be responsible for the remaining $1,5000.  The Board agreed that the $15,000 would be put in the 2007 budget for the Planning Board.

Chairman Donovan made a motion that the Board of Selectmen would support the wellhead protection area engineering study which is estimated to be $45,000.  The Water Commission will pay $30,000 and it will be the Board of Selectmen’s recommendation that the Planning  Board include $15,000 in their budget for the 2007 year.  Selectman Rockwood seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

13) Three Current Use Exiting Penalties were reviewed and assessed and the Warrant signed.

14)  One Veteran’s exemption application was approved and signed.

15) The bills and payroll for the week ending October 7th were reviewed and approved.

The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 9:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted;

Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary