Date:  June 18, 2007
Time:  7:00 PM
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Jerry Greene, Richard Rockwood and Daniel Donovan, III   and Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

1) Todd Moore of NH Department of Environmental Services attended the meeting to discuss the incinerator at the Recycling Center.  The Federal Government has developed more stringent pollution controls on smoke emissions and the DES has been given the authority to enforce these controls.  As a result, the 5 remaining incinerators in the state, have been given time to either up-grade the pollution controls on them or shut them down.  The emission tests that will be required on the incinerator are much more intensive than previous tests.  The tests will have to be paid for by the towns and will be required on a yearly basis.  The cost of operating an incinerator under the new standards would be substantially more than the present cost.  The alternative to burning will be to have waste hauled to an other area in the state.    Mr. Moore explained that the town’s permit to use the incinerator will expire in March of 2008.  Before that expiration date, the town must submit a formal application to renew the permit until 2010.  He also stated that the DES would help the town complete the application process.   The Board agreed that they would like to keep the incinerator operable as long as possible and will work with DES to renew the necessary permit application.

2) Road Agent Steve Elliott then attended the meeting.  He presented the Board with a list of the roads that were damaged by the flood in April.  The report documented what costs have already been incurred and the information submitted to FEMA.  He also listed the projects completed and ones to be completed.  When asked if the town would be reimbursed for these road repair costs as a result of the storm, Steve stated that the representative from FEMA was quite positive about the reports Steve had given him.  Steve estimated that the town will receive 75% of the incurred cost and payment should be with 6 to 8 weeks.

3) The Board reviewed Dawn Tuomala’s request for road names for the proposed Westveiw Farms development off Dale Street.  The Board agreed that the main road could be Perham Road and the common driveways could be Hemlock, Beech, Birch and Alder Lanes.  The Board also agreed that the site improvement fee would be $1,500 per house.

4) Dawn asked if the Board wanted her to continue on the street light replacement project with PSNH.  The Board stated that they did want to continue and that she should contact PSNH to verify the status of the project.

5) Joe Poisson informed the Board that he was in the process of creating two lots from one located on Captain Clark Hwy.  He asked the Board what the site improvement fee would be.  A decision was later made.

Motion:  Selectman Rockwood made a motion not to ask for an impact fee because one new lot would not impact the road or other town services.  Selectman Greene seconded the motion.  The vote was two in favor of the motion with Selectman Donovan abstaining from the vote.  Motion passed.

6) The Board received a letter from Attorney Sullivan asking about property at the corner of Russell Street and Maple Street.  She has been taxed the last few years as one lot but the deeds state that the property actually is two parcels of land.  The owners are requesting the town to separately tax these lots.  The Board agreed that there are indeed two separate lots and should be taxed accordingly.

7) The Board reviewed and signed the following:

1. Rise Smythe-Freed’s Health Officer Nomination Form for a three year term.
2. One abatement of incorrectly issued yield tax
3. One yield tax assessment
4. Two Warrants
5. Two Land Use Change Tax forms
6. 2007 Real Property Tax Commitment as presented by the Tax Collector
7. The agreement with Pinet for the driveway off Burton Highway
8. A purchase order for a new cruiser for the Police Department
9. One abatement for Granite State Concrete
10. An agreement for the Conservation Commission with the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
11. The payroll and the bills for the week ending June 16, 2007.
 
8) The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.

The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 8:15, with all in favor.

Respectfully Submitted;

Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary