Selectmen's Minutes
June 4, 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 $125,661.93 in the checking account, $48,307.58 in the NHDIP fund, $24,043.92 in the Laconia Bank savings account and $250,000 in the TAN.
Audience Participation:
Brian Santy expressed concern that the Town's one-ton truck is still in the road agent's possession, rather than at the highway garage. The Board advised him that they have discussed the situation with Wessels, who has been taking time off recently to deal with a medical issue, and that the truck will be picked up by the Selectmen later this week and returned to the garage so that it is available for small jobs. Mr. Santy also mentioned he didn't think a 10-wheel dump truck was necessary. The Board explained that the larger truck will be more useful and cost effective in their long-term plan to continue upgrading and maintaining the Town's gravel roads. Larger loads of material can be hauled per trip and less outside trucking will be required to get the job done.
Permits and Applications:
The following were approved:
- Pistol Permit for Patricia Pimental
- Pistol Permit for Matthew Junge
- Building Permit for Richard & Linda Mordhorst for garage for Map 172-13
- Building Permit for Cynthia Smith & Siegfried Schultze for double-wide mobile home for Map 172-14
- Building Permit for Jeffrey Towle for barn for Map 67 Lot 6
- Intent to Cut for Ronald Hubbard for Map 69 Lot 13
The Board also reviewed a setback question posed by Sam Robinson who owns property at the corner of Brook Road and discontinued Bowles Road. He was hoping his setback from the discontinued road would be the 30 feet usually required for side and back property lines, but recent correspondence from Town Counsel about this same situation on another discontinued road indicated that discontinued roads must be treated like private roads for building, planning and zoning purposes. Therefore, he must meet the 65 ft setback along that boundary line.
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for May 21st were reviewed. Trudell motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
Non-Public:
Trudell made a motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3, II(b) to interview the only applicant for the part-time, temporary truck driver/road crew position taking Clark and Michael O'Brien with them, 2nd by Moscicki, all in favor by roll call vote. Resumed public session. After a lengthy discussion of his qualifications, experience and availability, the Board offered Michael O'Brien the position of part-time, temporary truck driver/road crew person at $12.00 per hour. He will start working with Scott Stuart tomorrow while Clark sets up DOT testing which is required before he can drive the Town's trucks.
Moscicki made a motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3, II(a) to discuss an employee matter taking Clark with them, 2nd by Sherry, 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.
Committee Reports & Needs:
- Road Agent Art Wessels is currently taking a medical leave. In his absence, George Tucker will continue grading the roads and the Selectmen will oversee Scott Stuart and Michael O'Brien who will be replacing culverts, spraying calcium chloride, ditching roads, clearing brush, hauling gravel when necessary and putting up sand for the winter.
- The Board authorized Tax Collector Carol Messner to contract Lear Hill Title Company to research and notify mortgagees on property with delinquent property tax payments which require impending lien notification. The cost of this service is passed along to the landowners.
- The Selectmen reviewed the Tax Collector's list of potential properties to be deeded later this summer.
- The Board authorized the Tax Collector to research and notify mortgagees on property with delinquent property tax payments which require impending deed notification.
Correspondence:
- Legislative Bulletins #22 and #23 were distributed to the Board.
- LGC sent an action bulletin regarding Senate Bill 88, an amended Collective Bargaining bill. After reading and discussing the matter, the Board unanimously agreed to have Sherry send an e-mail stating that they do not support SB 88.
- Health Partners Network is holding an open house June 13th.
- Executive Councilor Ray Burton will attend the July 9th Selectmen's meeting.
- The NH Bureau of Emergency Management sent information on a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Trudell took the literature for further review.
- NH Fish & Game requested information to update their Boating & Fishing Public Access Map.
Old Business:
- Clark will order the animal catch pole selected by Mike Slavtcheff, and an animal cage needs to be purchased as Moscicki was not able to locate a spare.
- The revised Emergency Management survey to property owners was approved and will be mailed in the near future.
- Clark was asked to make arrangements to have a third coupling welded onto the highway diesel tank.
- Stiles Fuel quoted $1806.25 to install the new 330 gallon oil tank in the Town Hall basement. The price includes the tank and all labor and is right in line with the estimate given at budget time. A purchase order will be signed next week.
- In response to a zoning violation letter from the Board of Selectmen, several unregistered vehicles have been removed from a Lyman Road property. A few vehicles remain and the Board will contact the property owner again if the situation doesn't change in another week or two.
- Cartographic Asscoiates, Inc sent an update on the progress of our mapping project. It has been posted on the website.
- The Lyman fireworks ordinance adopted in 1988 was reviewed. Clark will try to locate or create a fireworks permit form and will contact Fire Warden Brett Presby for his input.
New Business:
- The Board signed a Timber Tax warrant.
- Assessor Phil Bodwell from CNP will be here Friday, June 8th, to finish up abatement requests and work on 2007 pickups.
- Clark advised the Board that information received from the State on preventing Lyme Disease has been posted on the website and bulletin board.
Trudell motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 pm, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 11th, at 6:00 pm.
