Date:  February 5, 2007
Time:  7:00 pm
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Daniel Donovan, III and Richard Rockwood and Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

1) The Chairman Donovan signed a request from the Tax Collector that confirmed that the interest on back taxes had been waived by the Board on a house that is going to be torn down and replaced by a new house.

2) The Board reviewed proposed Warrant Articles.  Selectman Rockwood made a motion to not recommend a Warrant Article as requested by the Conservation Commission in the amount of $20,000 for engineering services and recommended dam and pond repair, to include an emergency spillway at the Frog Pond.  The motion was seconded by Selectman Donovan.  The vote was 1 aye and 1 nay.

3) Selectman Donovan made a motion that the Warrant Article for the Frog Pond work be changed from the amount of $20,000 to $10,000.  Selectman Rockwood seconded the motion, which passed with two aye votes.

4) The Board accepted and would recommend a petition Warrant Article that will be placed on the warrant for the 2007 annual meeting.  The petition Warrant Article :
New Hampshire Climate Change Resolution
 
To see if the town will go on record in support of effective actions by the President and the Congress to address the issue of climate change which is increasingly harmful to the environment and economy of New Hampshire and to the future well being of the people of Wilton.  These actions include:
1. The establishment of a national program requiring reductions of the US greenhouse gas emissions while protecting the US economy.
2. Creation of a major national research initiative to foster rapid development of sustainable energy technologies thereby stimulating new jobs and investment.
 
5) The Board reviewed a request for a refund on a registration that was done in error.  They voted to not issue a refund.

6) Chairman Donovan informed Mr. Rockwood that Steve Elliott has been working on getting quotes to repair the 3 chimneys on the town hall building.  He received only two quotes. One was a verbal quote and one written proposal.  After discussion of the work involved, it was agreed that Chairman Donovan will present a Warrant Article to the Budget Committee for the repairs in the amount of $45,000.

7) One Intent to Cut application was approved and signed.

8) The bills and payroll for the week ending February 3, 2007 were reviewed and signed.  The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.

The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 8:40, with all in favor.

Respectfully submitted;

Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary