Selectmen's Minutes
May 7, 2007
Present: Steve Moscicki, Jim Trudell, Elaine Sherry, Donna Clark, Celine Presby
6:00 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 $47,735.29 in the checking account, $48,096.73 in the NHDIP fund, $24,029.11 in the Laconia Bank savings account and $350,000 in the TAN.
Permits and Applications:
The following were approved:
- Intent to Cut for Richard Griffin for Map 185 Lot 12
- Intent to Cut for John & Barbara Bruno for Map 172 Lot 17
- Building Permit for deck for Albert & Deborah Fisher for Map 51 Lot 71
- Building Permit for Mobile Home for Cynthia Smith & Siegfried Schultze for Map 172 Lot 14-1 (conditional pending state septic approval)
The following were denied:
- Building Permit for garage for Peter Loescher for Map 170-145. He will be referred to the ZBA to request a variance to the setback from the road.
- Building Permit for house addition for Kelly Burke & Gary Fortin for Map 170 Lot 91. They will be referred to the ZBA to request a variance to the setback from the side property boundary.
Committee Reports & Needs:
- Art Wessels gave his monthly update on the highway department. Some town roads still have soft spots. The Board agreed with his decision to keep the road bans in place for another week or two to prevent roads from being damaged, as many surrounding towns are doing. Wessels will update the Board on the road conditions next Monday.
- Highway department expenses totaling over $3,000 from the April nor'easter were reviewed. Sherry will take this information to a Homeland Security and Emergency Management meeting in Bristol on May 9th to apply for federal assistance.
- Wessels will be ordering liquid calcium chloride as soon as the supplier confirms the price.
- An ad for a part time highway crew person will be put in the Littleton Courier and Caledonian-Record next week as Tim Blodgett is no longer available to fill in. A Class-B CDL is required for the position, and some mechanical and heavy equipment experience is preferred. Applications will be available at the Town Office.
- The new dump truck is scheduled to leave the factory June 7th. The Treasurer is getting current interest rates on bank loans and Wessels will find out when the paperwork on the vehicle will be available.
- The highway budget to date was reviewed and all amounts are still on target.
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for Apr 30th were reviewed. Trudell motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- Legislative Bulletin #19 was distributed to the Board.
- A copy of the Grafton County Recommended 2008 Budget was received and Trudell took it home to review.
- A CDBG application grant writing workshop is being offered on May 24th in Concord.
- Sherry received an e-mail from State Rep Rusty Bulis thanking the Board of Selectmen for taking the time to send an e-mail on House Bill 796 as discussed at last week's meeting.
Old Business:
- Trudell, Sherry and Clark will attend the advanced Local Officials workshop in Lincoln on May 8th.
- Clark will attend a Census Address Program promotional workshop at NCC on May 10th.
New Business:
- The Board signed three Timber Tax warrants and one Gravel Tax warrant.
- A letter to the State Liquor Commission on behalf of Keith Pimental stating that the Board of Selectmen had no objections to him being issued an off-sale license to sell beer and wine at The Tinkerville Store was reviewed and signed.
- Clark advised the Board that Mr. Pimental also expressed interest in The Tinkerville Store selling ammo, selling shotguns and blackpowder guns, and allowing customers to open and drink wine and beer purchased at the store in a private, fenced-off area on the property. The Board would like Mr. Pimental to attend a future meeting to discuss his ideas to determine whether any of his plans require ZBA approval.
- A zoning violation letter to a Lyman Road property owner was reviewed and signed.
Non-Public:
Trudell made a motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3, II(a) to conduct an employee review taking Clark with them, 2nd by Moscicki, all in favor by roll call vote. Resumed public session. The Board gave Clark a very positive 1st year review and thanked her for all her efforts on behalf of the Town of Lyman.
Trudell motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 pm, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 14th, at 6:00 pm.
