Selectmen's Minutes
March 17, 2008
Present: Steve Moscicki, Jim Trudell, Donna Clark, Celine Presby
Absent: Elaine Sherry
6:00 pm Chairman Moscicki called the meeting to order.
The Board briefly spoke about how well the Annual Town Meeting went. Trudell congratulated Moscicki on being re-elected to the Board of Selectmen and Zoning Board of Adjustment. Moscicki then made a motion to appoint Trudell Chairman of the Board of Selectmen for the coming year, 2nd by Trudell, so voted all.
Manifests & Invoices:
The manifest for Mar 17th 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 $58,909.59 in the checking account, $60,873.49 in the NHDIP fund and $46,232.79 in the Laconia Bank savings account.
Guests:
State Representative Rusty Bulis stopped in to update the Selectmen on a Senate Bill regarding education funding that is actively being considered and would reduce the amount of state aid received by Lyman. He also spoke about the vote on the Grafton County jail project and thanked the Selectmen for their efforts to try to get the cost of the project reduced further. Other topics included House Bill 1429 relative to "host community agreements" with private landfills such as NCES in Bethlehem, the condition of the lower portion of Clough Hill Road, and the "view assessment" which Bulis said is not a dead issue.
John Simpson met with the Board to discuss ideas to pull Lyman residents together and foster a sense of community. It was agreed that putting personal information on the website would not be a good option, but his suggestions to create a community profile on the website and to post "job descriptions" of open Town offices before next year's elections would be beneficial. Trudell mentioned that one or two other events similar to Dodge Pond Day are being planned for the summer to draw townspeople together. Repair and maintenance of the Grange Hall using volunteer help and donated materials was also discussed and will be looked into further. The Selectmen referred Mr. Simpson to the Planning Board to talk about his concerns with protecting the Town's water sources.
Committee Reports & Needs:
- The Selectmen signed election worker appointment papers for Allen Gombas, Daniel Simpson and Carol Messner.
- Messner's Mar 11th Town Meeting minutes were reviewed. Moscicki motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Trudell, so voted all.
Permits and Applications:
The following was approved:
- Building Permit for Darrell Brundle for dwelling modifications on Map 53 Lot 21
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for Mar 10th were reviewed. Moscicki motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Trudell, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- Legislative Bulletin #13 was distributed to the Board.
- The 2007 Grafton County Conservation District Annual Report was received.
Old Business:
- Moscicki will attend a Roads Scholar training course on Drainage Mar 25th in Plymouth if Tom Smith is not available due to weather.
- Clark will contact LCG Legal Inquiries about an access issue.
- Next week's Selectmen's meeting starts at 4:00 pm. Ron Cote from the Dept of Revenue and assessor Phil Bodwell will attend to review certification year requirements and discuss the potential need for a statistical revaluation update in 2008.
- State Forest Ranger Steve Sherman will review a timber cut that may have violations.
New Business:
- All raises included in the annual budget that was passed last week will be effective for the week ending March 22, 2008.
- Appropriations to agencies and capital reserves approved at Town Meeting will be funded in May.
Trudell motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:20 pm, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Mar 24th, at 4:00 pm.
