Selectmen's Minutes
February 12, 2007
Present: Steve Moscicki, Jim Trudell, Elaine Sherry, Donna Clark, Celine Presby
Other Attendees: Lisa Linowes, Terry Simpson
6:03 pm Chairman Moscicki called the meeting to order.
Manifests & Invoices:
The manifest was authorized and new invoices for future payment were reviewed and initialed.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's Report was read showing a balance of $83,357.81 in the checking account, $97,307.69 in the NHDIP fund and $24,000.00 in the new Laconia Bank savings account.
Permits & Applications:
The following was approved:
- Pistol Permit for Steve Moscicki
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for Feb 5th were reviewed. Trudell motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- Legislative Bulletin #7 and the Feb Town & City publication were distributed to the Board.
- A letter from Avitar explaining the "View Tax " was reviewed.
- Recent e-mails from Don Crowe were discussed.
Old Business:
- Moscicki and Trudell updated Sherry on their recent tour of the Ogontz Hall pavillion and meeting with the owner, project manager, and Lisbon's fire chief and building inspector. Phase I of the construction is scheduled to wrap up the first week of March when the roof is completed. They will also put DANGER and NO TRESSPASSING signs around the site.
- Trudell reported that he met with Dan Moss of DuBois & King at the dam last Friday to discuss safety concerns expressed by residents. The engineer and the State are both reluctant to suggest any type of barrier around the spillway as it may impede the flow of water. More buoys and signs will be put up this spring.
- The Board discussed the Feb 8th budget hearing. There was very low attendance and they hope more people will come to the school budget meeting on Feb 19th.
- A final review of the 2007 anticipated revenues was completed.
New Business:
- The Board will meet at 5:30 pm on Feb 19th as the school budget meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
- Clark will schedule a Joint Loss Management Committtee meeting to review all the safety improvements made at the highway garage.
- Wessels will be out on Wednesday and Tim Blodgett will cover his plowing and sanding route.
Committee Reports & Needs:
- The Board signed Elaine Sherry's appointment papers for the position of Emergency Management Director.
- Lisa Linowes updated the Board on the Conservation Commission's recent correspondence with Don Crowe.
Audience Participation:
- Residents Lisa Linowes and Terry Simpson addressed the Board with their concerns about the proposal to update the Town's maps. Although a motion to remove that line item from the budget at the Feb 8th hearing was defeated, they questioned the need to update the maps at this time, the impact on property owners, asked who would own the maps and data, and suggested alternatives that might lower the cost. Simpson said that the current maps are just a tool, not a legal document, so accuracy isn't important. They also felt having Don Butson of Cartographics explain the proposal at the budget hearing amounted to a sales pitch, but the Board explained he was invited to speak as they felt he had the most knowledge to explain the process and answer voters' questions. Any outstanding issues brought up will be researched before Town Meeting.
- Simpson also suggested holding the budget hearing on Saturday afternoon next year to see if that would improve attendance and thinks that our property tax bill format should contain more detailed property information than it currently shows.
Non-Public:
At Clark's request, Trudell made a motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3, II(c) to discuss a welfare application taking Clark with them, 2nd by Moscicki, all in favor by roll call vote.
Resumed public session. Trudell made a motion to seal the minutes of the non-public session, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
Trudell motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 pm, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 19th, at 5:30 pm. The School Budget Meeting will follow at 7:00 pm.
