Alexandria Selectmen’s Meeting

Alexandria Selectmen’s Meeti= ng

October 4, 2005

Members Prese= nt: Barry Walker, Bob= Bacon and Peg Reilly

Others Presen= t:        &= nbsp; Christie Phelps, Dan McLaughlin, Carleen & Larry Stickney, Bill Bucklin,
       &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   Bonnie O’Brien, David Schwotzer, Skip Reilly, Lori Ann Chauvette, Sue
       &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   Cheney

The meeting came to order at 6:00 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was given.

Approval of M= inutes:

&nbs= p; The minutes of Septe= mber 20, 2005 were approved as presented.

Distribution = of Minutes:

&nbs= p; The minutes of Septe= mber 27, 2005 were distributed for review.

Public Input:=

Bonnie O’Brien: Felt that the selectmen should hav= e let the public know that the police chief was planning to go to Louisiana. Barry Walker stated that he hadn&#= 8217;t felt it necessary to make that announcement at a selectmen’s meeting.=

Department He= ads:

Bill Bucklin: Brook Road: Bill has a meeting with a representa= tive of NHDES this Thursday at 10= :00 a.m.; he would like at least one selectman there as well. Peg said that she could attend.

Gale Road: Peg said she could meet with Bill and the NHDOT engineer at 2:00 p.m. that day at Gale Road. Barry asked that any recommendations from the engineer be put in writing.

Berry Road: The grinding will take place on Wednesday morning.

Loader: Still in = the yard; Bob asked Bill to be prepared to give his recommendation on repairs, leasing, etc. to the selectmen next week.

Jeff Musheno: Not= in attendance

Christie Phelps: = Office will be open from 8:30-12:30= this Friday and next Monday. = Peg will be covering those hours while Christie is out of town.

Committee Rep= orts:

Planning Board: Meeting tomorrow night. The recommendations from the plann= ing board will be discussed when Maggie LaBerge is able to attend the selectmen’s meeting.

Building Committee: The selectmen and the building com= mittee members met with Bonnette, Page and Stone earlier this evening. That completes interviews with all potential contractors for the proposed office building. The selectmen will = be making a decision by next week on how to proceed with the project.

Budget Commit= tee:

&nbs= p; Met last week with Cemetery Trustees and Trustees of Trust Funds

Master Plan C= ommittee:

Bonnie O’Brien report= ed that a representative from LRPC was present

at the meeting and gave them some good direction on how to go forward with the mas= ter plan.

Alexandria Selectmen’s Meeti= ng

October 4, 2005

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Announcements= :

&nbs= p; Next selectmen’s workshop: = 10/11/2005 at = 4:30 p.m.

&nbs= p; Next selectmen’= ;s meeting: 10/11/2004 at = 6:00 p.m.

&nbs= p; Planning board work = session: 10/5/2005 at 7:00 p.m.

&nbs= p; Planning board meeti= ng: 10/19/2005 at 6:00 p.m.

&nbs= p; Budget committee meeting: 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 and 10/26 at 7:00 p.m.

&nbs= p; Historical Society speaker: James Kieper, October 6 at 7:30

Land Use, Bui= lding Permits, Purchase Orders:

&nbs= p; Building Permits were signed for Raymond LaFleur, Nancy Kahler and Julia Libby

&nbs= p; Purchase Orders were signed for H= iltz Construction and Pike Industries

&nbs= p; A lien release was signed for wel= fare assistance that had been paid back to the town

&nbs= p; A pole license was signed for Ver= izon; the location is Flanders R= oad

Old Business:=

&nbs= p; Newsletter: Almost done, Barry ne= eds to contact a few people for updates

&nbs= p; Hamel Road: Barry has not completed his review

Zubow Driveway: A letter was signed by the selectmen outlining the results of last week’= ;s meeting between the selectmen and the road agent. It allows Mr. Zubow’= ;s contractor to work in the road right-of-way for purposes of altering a driv= eway entrance and to allow for the installation of additional culver. The letter also requires that the contractor slope, seed and hay for stabilization purposes.

New Business:=

&nbs= p; The recommendations of the planning board will be held until Maggie LaBerge can=
&= nbsp; attend and discuss them.

Public Input<= /b>:

Bonnie O’Brien: Stated that Carleen Stickney has a= greed to serve on the conservation commission.

David Schwotzer: Was disturbed by some of the comments he read = in the audit. The selectmen let him know that better reconciliation practices = have been begun between the tax collector and the treasurer.

Adjournment:<= o:p>

Bob Bacon made a motion to = adjourn at 6:48 p.m.; Pe= g Reilly seconded the motion, and it was approved by a vote of 3-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Christie Phelps

Admin. Assistant