Members Present: Peg Reilly, Cindy Williams and Don Gangemi
Work Session:
Peg officially welcomed Don Gangemi as the new member on the board.
A letter was signed to AMC thanking them for their donation of the photograph to the town.
The MS-2 was signed; this is a statement of appropriations actually voted at town meeting.
Approval Vinnie’s Truck Report to become motorcycle inspection station was signed.
A Veteran’s credit for Walter Connor was approved; he applied last year but was not a resident
at the time. They now live in town.
The assessing contract was not signed because there were some additional questions to be
answered such as does the price of 41,324 cover the annual pickups as well as the update?
Don Gangemi asked for the town to put in writing the stipulations under which Avitar was
awarded the new contract; i.e. more reporting to the selectmen’s office.
An intent to excavate was signed for Joseph Morrison.
A disability exemption was approved for Gerald Wiggs. A disabled exemption is $15,000 off
the value of the property.
The selectmen looked at photos by Arthur Costin. One of his family members brought them in
and offered them to the town to hang in town hall.
Jeff Cantara told Christie that the truck issue is not so much an emergency at the moment. They
have managed to get one of the old trucks back on the road. He is waiting to hear from
Ford about the availability of two trucks that are on their lot.
Christie has drawn up a timeline for the special town meeting. She will send it down to Bob Anderson in the morning for approval.
Don Gangemi asked for an update on the emergency management plan. Peg explained that George is
working on it.
Don requested an update on a mold issue he read about in the minutes. Peg said that George has not
yet gotten back to them on it. Ed Skroback said that George would be in later in the evening.
Don asked about a parking ordinance that was mentioned in the minutes. Frank said it was mentioned,
but has not been put into review form. Frank said he would be willing to draft one for the selectmen to review. Peg said that would be fine.
On January 25 a comment was made about a summer town meeting. Don said he felt an informational session rather than a full blown town meeting would be in order. It was suggested that it might be held on the same day as the Alexandria Community Day, which is July 7.
Cindy asked what the town does now that the Shackett bond has been received. Maggie said that after the planning board collects the money, it is up to the selectmen to hire someone to complete the reclamation. Reclamation is supposed to be completed within twelve months. Perhaps Mary Pinkham-Langer can be contacted to provide specifications that can be sent out to bid. Bill suggested talking to the two abutters to the property letting them know of the project.
Cindy said
Next week the road agent, planning board and selectmen will hold a joint session with Bruce Barnard and Michael Beauregard who is looking for a building permit in the Eastman Hill subdivision. Maggie said the planning members had suggested a meeting with the selectmen to make sense out of this and the Huntoon subdivisions. Maggie said that all owners must belong to the homeowners association in the Eastman subdivision. The association is directly responsible for the road. Maggie suggested that no building permit be issued until there is evident provided that all owners belong to the association and that there are assurances from all lot owners that something is going to happen with regard to the road. Maggie also suggested that the selectmen visit the sites if they have not done so recently. Christie explained that the Huntoon land is due to be taken over by the town next year if the taxes are not paid. She also said that the remaining several lots had been combined into two when the subdivision was revoked. Cindy suggested that the planning board members meet with the selectmen at
Deliberative Session:
Pledge of Allegiance was given
Appointment of Chairman: Cindy made a motion for Peg Reilly to remain as chairman; Don Gangemi
seconded the motion and it was approved by a vote of 2-0 with Selectman Reilly abstaining.
Distribution of Minutes: March 1, 8, 13 and 15 were distributed.
Approval of Minutes: February 15: Should update be reval? February 22: Boake not Board Morrison; Welton Falls not
Department Heads:
Frank Hinkle: The chief said he enjoyed the town meeting last week…it was democracy in action.
If there was any support for the department expressed, and he believed that there was, it will not be
taken for granted. Business for the department is up; there have been some DUI and Domestic Violence
arrests. Traffic violations are up as are requests for service. There is a house on
watched due to activities taking place. Department members will be going on Friday to get measured
for their bullet-proof vests. The department has received Car 54 approval for the electronics on both
cruisers. This includes light bars, laptop computers and sirens. The department will have to purchase a
data modem which will cost approximately $2,000. Cindy thought that new lights had been put on the
Tahoe within the last few years. Fuel consumption for the month of February and March has been cut.
Part-time hours are being reviewed. State Police have been on call for the month of March for four
hours. This is significantly less than previous months. Frank is working on departmental policies and
procedures. Cindy asked for an activity log for the selectmen’s office. She has asked for it several
times. The information that is being requested is a summary of calls by group. Don Gangemi asked if
the report could show response times as well. Frank said it could. Don is working with a restorative
justice program for first offender, non violent offenses.
George Whittaker: George has received a couple of calls about rats on
be that ferrets or muskrats may have been mistaken for rats. The mold complaint has been referred to DCYS. George delivered a mold kit to that house. DCYS will inspect the house because there are
children living there and then will report back to George. The pandemic exercise is being held on March 29 in
Announcements: As listed on agenda. Maggie said there will be no meeting on April 4 for the planning board.
Land Use, Building Permits, Purchase Orders, Other Items requiring Signature
An abatement for Peter Rella was signed.
Follow Ups
Generator: Paul Rizzo from PowrPoint contacted Christie and said he has received the bid
from the electrician and should be able to present a package to the town soon.
Old Business:
No progress as yet
New Business:
the motion; Cindy seconded it; it was passed by a vote of 3-0.
Chris Rhude is scheduled to be here this evening but may not make it.
Appointment of Liaisons to Committees:
Cindy Williams: planning board and safety committee
Don Gangemi: conservation commission and highway safety committee, hazard mitigation
Peg Reilly: budget committee, health officer
Peg said that a tie breaker was held this afternoon for the open position for a budget committee
member. The names of Sue Hunt, Art Barron, Bill Hall, Dennis Manchester and Fran Butler
were placed in a basket and the town clerk pulled out Art Barron’s name. He is out of town at
the moment. Barbara will check with him on his return to see if he will accept the position. If he
does not wish to serve, then it will be up to the budget committee to appoint a member.
Decision on highway vehicle is tabled.
Peg said there has been an outcry from several members of the town for a study committee to
review the possibility of breaking away from the
lot of research to be done. It was suggested that perhaps
this process, but they have not yet been heard from.
Christie will prepare an RFP for the
Chris Rhude came in to discuss the fact that she feels the taxes on Randall Rhude Jrs.’s and
Alice Mae Rhude’s properties are not correct. Peg said that the meeting held last year with Chris did not involve those properties; only the ones owned by Chris. Chris said the bills were not received by her son. Peg asked if Barbara had left any paperwork; Christie said she had not. Peg said there should be a meeting with the tax collector present to straighten everything out.
Chris asked if the selectmen had received additional paperwork on
Public Input:
Maggie said that the planning board needs three alternates. Interested parties should submit a written,
dated letter of intent.
Maggie is trying to form the Alexandria Community Day and would like people to attend an
organizational meeting on April 3 at
Christie was asked to look into alternatives for recycling metal at the transfer station.
Bill Hall said that politicking at the transfer station should be done outside the gate, not inside. He
also asked the selectmen to consider placing an article on the warrant for the town not to accept any
more roads for a period of five years.
Chris Rhude requested that the selectmen meet with her in non-public session to discuss a complaint
against town personnel.
The selectmen voted 3-0 to go into non-public session and informed the audience that no further
decisions would be made once they came out of non-public.
The selectmen voted to come out of non-public session at
Respectfully submitted,
Christie Phelps,
Admin. Assistant