Date:  July 13, 2009
Time:  6:30 PM
Place:  Town Office
Present: Chairman, Daniel Donovan III, Selectmen Richard Rockwood, William Condra, and Recording Secretary Pam Atwood
 
Selectman Donovan called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM.

Robert Gill of 7 Putnam Street attended the meeting to appeal the previous decision made by the Selectmen to disallow the closure of Putnam Street for a Block Party.  Robert presented a petition signed by residents of Putnam Street and Maple Street who were in favor of the street closure.  Mr. Rockwood stated his concerns about emergency services and who would be the responsible parties.  Mr. Gill stated that he would be responsible for clean up after the street closure.

There was more discussion about the street closure, including comments from Chief Hautanen about the ability to get emergency vehicles in if necessary and the fee of $50.00 per hour for a Police Officer to be on duty if the neighborhood decided to go that route.

Chief Hautanen and the Selectmen all agreed that a neighborhood get together was a good idea and helps to build a sense of community, but there is also concern among the Selectmen about setting a precedence.

MOTION: A Motion was made by Selectman Rockwood to vote to approve the closure of Putnam Street from Maple Street to Pine Valley Street on July 18, 2009 from 2:00 P.M.– 8:00 P.M. with a Police Officer on site.  Selectman Condra seconded the motion.

Chairman Donovan stated he was not sure why an officer should be there.  More discussion followed with Selectman Rockwood stating that the Town would be accepting a lot of responsibility.

MOTION: A Motion was made by Chairman Donovan and seconded by Selectman Condra to amend the previous motion to allow the street closure without a Police Officer in attendance. The motion passed with 2 votes for and 1 vote against the amendment.
The vote for the street closure of Putnam Street from Maple Street to Pine Valley Street on July 18, 2009 from 2:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. without having a Police Officer on site passed with 2 votes in favor and 1 opposed.

The Board wished Mr. Gill good luck and gave him the Road Agents phone number to obtain barricades for his use.

Chief of Police Brent Hautanen attended the meeting to request permission to send some of his officers to Jaffrey to help with the annual fireworks festival on August 15, 2009.  The billing procedure was discussed.  All three Selectmen agreed with Chief Hautanen’s request.

MOTION:  At 7:05 P.M. Chairman Donovan made a motion to go into Non-Public session per RSA 91-A3, II (c). A roll call vote with all in favor was made.

At 7:25 P.M. Chairman Donovan called the regular meeting of the Board back to order.

Maurice Guay attended the meeting to talk about the stacks at the Recycling Center.  He thinks he may be able to find what he needs in Lincoln NH.  After some discussion the Selectmen agreed with Maurice that he should go to the Lincoln area to look for available stacks.

Jesse Salisbury reminded the Board that this was the 30th anniversary of the Recycling Center (the first one in the state).

Charlie McGettigan attended the meeting to discuss several items including drainage near Whiting Park, cleaning the catch basins, the School Road project, and disposal of the debris from the Main Street project.

The next discussion concerned payment arrangements for the company doing the ice storm debris clean-up. Chairman Donovan stated that after Steve Elliot has certified that all work is done on a particular segment, payment could be made to Jungle Jim’s.

Next the Board discussed the application for property tax exemption submitted by Household of Faith. The Board decided they needed more information so a letter will be sent to Household of Faith requesting more details.

The final payment to Plodzik & Sanderson for the 2007 Audit was discussed.  Selectman Rockwood noted that the contract specified if extra billing was required, the company would discuss it with the Selectmen.  Their final invoice included extra billing but the company never spoke to the Selectmen about this.  Also the completion of the Audit was very late.  No decision was made at this time as to the amount of the final payment.

A letter from Andrew Hoar was read requesting a permanent position on the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
MOTION:  Selectman Rockwood made a motion seconded by Selectman Condra to appoint Andrew Hoar to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.  The motion passed unanimously.

The Board reviewed and approved:
Payroll for weeks ending July 4 & 11
Bills
Three abatement requests
One Intent to Cut application
One Veterans Exemption

The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 P.M. with all in favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Pamela L. Atwood, Selectmen’s Assistant