Alexandria Board of Selectmen

June 1, 2006

 

 

Members Present:     Bob Bacon, Peg Reilly and Cindy Williams

 

The meeting came to order at 6:07 p.m. with all members present

 

Pledge of Allegiance

           

Distribution of Minutes

            The minutes of May 25, 2006 were distributed for review

 

Approval of Minutes:

            None:  All minutes have been approved with the exception of 5/25

 

Department Heads:

            Jeff Cantara, Road Agent:  Not much has changed since last week.  Verrill road was closed
            for repairs, but was not closed for 8 hours.  This was done in order to install new culverts.

 

            Judy Kraemer was not in as the meeting with the construction manager on the municipal
            building bids did not occur; therefore, there is nothing to report.

 

Announcements:

            Selectmen’s Meeting: June 8 at 6 p.m. preceded by a work session at 5 p.m.

            Planning Board Work Session: June 7 at 6 p.m.

            Zoning Subcommittee:  June 7 at 10 a.m.

            Capital Improvement Committee:  June 9 at 8:30 a.m.

            Highway Committee Meeting:  June 14 at 2 p.m.

            Planning Board Meeting:  June 21 at 7 p.m.

 

Land Use, Building Permits, Purchase Orders, Other Items Requiring Signature:

            Peg Reilly made a motion to approve a purchase order for Phoenix Precast in the amount of
            13,365.00 for precast headwalls for the Bailey Road Project.  The motion was seconded by Cindy
            Williams and passed by a vote of 3-0.

 

Old Business:

            Bog & Sye Ali Roads:  Jeff and Christie have both heard from Mr. Gagne, one of the abutters
            to Bog Road.  He is not pleased with the letter he received, but has not asked to speak with the
            selectmen.

            Special Town Meeting Issue:  Christie spoke with Bob Anderson of the NH Dept. of Revenue
            Administration.  He suggested spending the $20,000 needed out of the highway department equipment
            purchase line.  If it gets down to the end of the year and it looks like the town will run over the bottom
            line, a letter can be sent to NHDRA explaining the need for exceeding that amount.  In this way, the
            town will not have to pay the expenses connected with a special town meeting.  The selectmen agreed
            that this was the best way to proceed.

Rights of Way and Other Road Issues:  All interested parties were invited to submit questions
regarding road issues to Christie by next Tuesday.  They will be forwarded to town counsel for review and response.

Berry Road Pavement Crack:  Jim Karmozyn of H.E. Bergeron said that the crack in the pavement
was inevitable. The crack is located where the concrete ends and the gravel begins.  The concrete approach slab was added in order to move the pavement cracking away from the elastomeric expansion joint so the joint will work property and last longer.

Berry Road-Gordon Washout:  Mrs. Gordon had asked if the town was responsible for repairing the
washout area at the Berry Road Bridge where construction was done last year.  Jim Karmozyn sent an
e-mail suggesting that this area is outside of the town’s right of way; therefore, it is the owner’s responsibility.

Town Pound Road-Catch Basin Issue:  Jim Karmozyn was contacted about this issue as well.  He
indicated that catch basin was installed per plan and should work for normal operation.  He did, however, point out that there is a large amount of sand eroding down the ditch line along Mathews Road and running into the catch basin.  During the design and construction phase of the project, the issue was discussed with the road agent and the selectmen. Since the NHDOT was funding the project, some limits needed to be established and Mathews Road work was not included. It was discussed that Mathews Road should be paved and the drainage along the ditch line addressed at some time in order to limit the erosion.

Dispatch Backup:  Christie was asked to obtain a run sheet from Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid.  She
called last Friday and has received no response as yet. Christie indicated she would follow up this Friday.

 

New Business:

Carol White has been recommended by the police chief and administrative assistant as their secretary.  The selectmen wanted to meet her in order to approve the hiring.  She is slated to begin work on June 19.  The selectmen accepted the recommendation.

 

Public Input:

            Cindy asked if the selectmen would be willing to meet with the planning board on June 21 to go over
            the results of all the questions submitted to town counsel.  Bob and Peg said they are willing to do so.

Stump Dump:  Boake Morrison would like approval to have a stump dump on his property.  In return,
he would allow the town to deposit stumps there for free.  Christie was asked to look into the requirements for such a facility.

Maggie LaBerge:  Members of the planning board are concerned that such a long time has gone by
since they submitted draft policies to the selectmen and they have heard nothing.  Some feel as though
they have expended a lot of time for nothing,  The selectmen replied that they have read them and are
taking them into consideration.  All three selectmen stated, in some way or another, that there are a lot
of issues that the selectmen are working on at this time.  The ordinances have not been forgotten, but
they are not the top priority at this time as they will be taken to the people for a vote at town meeting,
not passed by the selectmen prior to that.  There will be a public hearing held in mid-July to alter the
building permit ordinance. Maggie asked that copies of the ordinances be given to planning board members prior to town meeting.  This will be done.

            Maggie LaBerge:  Two properties in town have apparently given themselves 911 numbers, and the
            selectmen need to do something about it.  They are 10 Adams Road and 17 Fletcher Farm Road.

            Ed Skroback:  Glad to see that selectmen have the best interests of the town at heart and are
            trying to work with the various committees.

 

Adjournment:

            Cindy Williams made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:28.  The motion was seconded by Peg
            Reilly and passed by a vote of 3-0.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Christie Phelps, AA