Work Session: Selectmen met with Supervisors of the
Checklist, Health Officer and Emergency Management Director to review their
2008 budget requests. They were also scheduled
to meet with the treasurer. She came in,
found that they were running late and due to family needs, asked that they
contact her with any questions. The
selectmen made some preliminary
changes on the budgets, but did not vote on any.
Deliberative Session:
The meeting came to order
at
Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Larry Stickney
Distribution of Minutes: None
Approval of Minutes: The minutes of August 16, September 13 and
September 20 were
approved
by Selectman Williams and Selectman Gangemi
Department Heads
Jeff Cantara: The highway department has begun its fall grading cycle. Anticipates being under on his overall budget, but will be over on some individual lines. A roller was renting to go behind the grader. They are also completing some ditching work. Mowing has been completed. Don Gangemi asked how the town pays for hydro seeding; by gallon, by load, by square foot. Jeff said the company he used does it be the load. In front of the cemetery will be a special seed mixture. Don said there was a lot of spray on the telephone poles and rocks, but he realizes it is not easy to turn that on and off. Don asked Jeff, for budget time, to compose a report showing how much he has saved by reusing culvert and bits of material.
Kate Barrett: The conservation commission has a new
chairman, Don Gagnon. The members have
been attending the Law Lecture Series and have found it quite interesting. The committee should have their by-laws completed
by the end of the month. Kate apologized
to Don for the mix-up in last week’s meeting.
Kate asked that anyone who received a survey from the watershed
committee please fill it out and return it.
Kate asked if the power plant is being started up. Christie said the town has not received any
copies of a permit application. Christie
also said that DES has not replied to the request from the town to review
DeRoma’s project on
Items Requiring
Signature:
A purchase order for Gould
Equipment in the amount of $7,479.05 for the fuel tank was approved. Don had a question regarding whether the
price included a containment system. Jeff
explained that these tanks are self-contained; you can see the ones in
A check in
the amount of $1,000 for Gould equipment was signed. This is a deposit on the item
as the town is a new customer.
Purchase orders for BH Hydro
seeding, Northeast Tire (1440), Carl Matthews Equipment (2700)
and Southworth Milton (1200) were approved. Don pointed out that the way that
Jeff did the
Southworth Milton purchase order was good; it had the competing prices listed
on the order. Jeff
stated that he is planning on doing blanket purchase orders after doing his
research on pricing in the spring.
The audit requirement acknowledgement for the 2006 flood was signed. This states that the town will keep all records available for review should the state of federal government feel the need to see them.
A building
permit was signed for Jason Cazeault on
Veteran’s credits were signed for William Lorden and George Morrison.
An intent to cut for Robert Paine on
Old Business:
Gove Electric is supposed to come to the town hall next week to
look at the timers for the outside lights and to repair a bathroom fan. The town is also waiting for information on
the
combination heat/smoke detectors.
this fall. At some point in time, Jeff
will draw a map to show where he feels water turns should
be. Leave this project on list.
Karl Gordon Road Culvert can be taken off the list. Jeff’s crew will hopefully be
working on
that next week.
Eastman Hill can be taken off the list; we are now waiting for the planning board to inform the selectmen that conditions have been met and building permits can be issues as long as building ordinance items are met. Certain lots will be eligible for building permits once the road, as per the agreement with the planning board, is improved. Remaining lots will require further road upgrades in order to be considered for building permits.
Building Issues: need
diverter over police entry. Christie
said she has not heard from
she supposed to call them. She was
encouraged to confirm receipt of the e-mail.
Prestige Development: There is an amount due of some $5,227, which represents the principal
Prestige Development is most likely
responsible for; however, Prestige Development is
defunct. The association is offering the
town $2,500 in full settlement of this issue.
The attorney states that the town needs to look at cost versus
benefit. Cindy said that the town cannot
go to tax deed as they have been billing the wrong person.
Reclamation Bid: Jeff will provide Christie with a list of local contractors to send the specifications to.
Fuel Tank Project: Plans have been received from the engineer. One has been sent to the state, one to the Fire Marshall’s Office and one to keep in the office.
Wolf Refuge: Christie sent
an e-mail from the attorney citing several statutes. Jeff looked at the road and the bridge. He said it is up to the selectmen what they
want the improvements to be. The
ordinance covers the road itself. The
bridge needs redecking; the fire department will not allow any apparatus over
the bridge. Cindy asked if the state
would look at it and make any recommendations.
Jeff said he would call Nancy Mayville to find out, but he cannot expend
money on a Class VI road. Don said he
has done a lot of research since last week on dog rescues and
requirements. Larry’s points last week
about taking things slow and with baby steps was very well stated. The town needs to know what is going to
happen with a well for the animals and any residents. Septic is an issue;
how the pens are going to be constructed and other items need to be
determined. Personally, Don does not
see how all of this work can be done by the owner’s date of November 1. The owner said that they came to the town in
February to ask what restrictions were in place that would prohibit them from
doing this. Cindy said that you need a
septic system if there are going to be year round residents. She also said that she did not realize when
they came in February that there was a bridge involved. The owner said they plan to redeck the
bridge. They are working on the refuge
on weekends. Don said he thought that
the owners would have been working on this property ever since February in
order to get it ready for November. The
reply was that the closing on the property just took place a couple of weeks
ago. Don said the web page for the site
has been long stating that the move to
New Business
Light Duty Policy: The selectmen decided to go with the
longer version of a light duty policy.
Christie
will prep it for signature.
Contract with Dubois & King: Send to town counsel for review
Waste Management Contract: Selectmen and transfer station operator to review
Report of Receivables: Total receivables are $630,986.18, including penalties and interest. Of that amount $330,659.00 is from 2004 and before.
Propane Repair: Jeff had noticed a gas smell near the
propane tanks at the highway garage.
Christie
called
Maggie Memo: Don did not agree to release Frank’s response to the Maggie memos until he and Cindy have had a chance to review it.
Cindy: Reminded George
that the selectmen need to see the grant application for hazard
mitigation
funds in order to review and sign the documents.
Public Input:
George said that DES has passed
new shoreline protection legislation.
Kate Barrett said that
it goes into effect on
Don Gangemi:
Don said he has public input on his own, not as a selectman. After last week when Larry made some
excellent points about going slow with the wolf refuge, he looked into it
really closely. He pointed out that he
is not against the refuge. There are two
really good wolf dogs refuges that have been around for a long time; one in
North Conway and one in
Motion made by Cindy to adjourn meeting at
Respectfully submitted,
Christie Phelps, AA