Selectmen's Minutes
June 15, 2009
Present: Jim Trudell, Elaine Sherry, Steve Moscicki, Donna Clark, Celine Presby
6:00 pm Chairman Trudell called the meeting to order.
Manifests & Invoices:
The manifests for June 8th and June 15th were authorized and new invoices for future payment were reviewed and initialed.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's Report was read showing a balance of $95,890.08 in the WGSB checking account, $29,155.88 in the NHPDIP fund, $6,287.91 in the Laconia Bank savings account and $200,000.00 in the TAN. Moscicki motioned to approve the treasurer's report as written, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Committee/Department Reports & Needs:
- Clark updated the Board on highway department issues on Tom Smith's behalf. The road crew will be trucking winter sand from Aldrich's pit to the highway yard this week. A purchase order for $4,600.00 for The Gorman Group for liquid calcium chloride was approved. Scott Stuart's request for vacation the week of June 21-27 was granted. The Selectmen confirmed the 25 mph speed limit on Hurd Hill Road. Smith will post additional signs at the Littleton line and in other locations along the road. The Board would also like Smith to look into the current cost of paving the intersection of Skinny Ridge and Tinkerville Roads as it requires grading several times a year.
- Per Town Clerk Carol Messner's request, the Selectmen signed a warrant authorizing Animal Control Officer Michael Slavtcheff to issue civil forfeitures for unlicensed dogs.
- The Board signed off on hours recently worked at the Highway Garage and Town Hall by someone doing community service.
- Clark will contact the State to ask if they or the Animal Control Officer oversee neglected or abandoned animals, especially unwanted cats, when it is unclear how they are being cared for.
Permits and Applications:
The following were approved:
- Driveway Permit for Richard & Jayne Johns for Map 172 Lot 18
- Building Permit for Richard & Jayne Johns for a storage barn for Map 172 Lot 18 - A variance for frontage was granted 05/27/09 by the Lyman ZBA
- Intent to Cut for Leslie Huntington for Map 170 Lot 141
- Intent to Cut for Steve Santy for Map 54 Lot 11
One other Intent to Cut will be reviewed by the Road Agent to determine if a road bond is required before being signed by the Selectmen.
Richard Wheatley addressed the Board regarding his recent driveway permit application for Map 172 Lot 144. Tom Smith and Bruce Beane reviewed his proposed driveway location and found that it did not have the required 300' site distance for a 35 mph road in one direction and suggested the driveway be relocated by 100'. Selectmen Trudell and Sherry will meet with all of the above parties at the property to determine if any other options are available. This will be posted as a Selectmen's meeting once a date and time is set.
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for June 1st were reviewed. Trudell motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- Legislative Bulletins #23 & #24 and the June 2009 Town & City magazine were distributed to the Board.
- Announcements for the following were received: A Dept of Revenue Gravel Mini-Course July 23rd in Carroll (Clark will attend), a Local Energy Committee Conference June 20th in Concord, the 2009 Welfare Administrators Workshop June 25th in Laconia (Clark will attend), and North Country Council's June 17th Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting and June 18th Industrial Materials Recycling 101 Webinar.
- NH Health Alert Network sent a swine flu update, the State of NH Division of Fire Safety provided an informational bulletin on Residential Generator Safety which will be posted, North Country Council advised that applications are being accepted for the NH DOT Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program, and PSNH asked first responders to report utility problems to both PSNH and FairPoint Communications.
Old Business:
- Clark reported on the recent NH Dept of Labor training she attended and her June 4th meeting with Ron Cote & JoJo Belville from the Dept of Revenue Admin. The Board will send letter to DRA requesting Lyman's assessment review year be changed to 2010 to coincide with the upcoming valuation update.
- Property owners reported progress is being made cleaning up Pettyboro Rd and Wilderness Acres Rd zoning violations.
- The Selectmen reviewed and signed a letter to the NH Dept of Environmental Services Dam Bureau advising that the three items outlined in an April 2009 letter of deficiency have been addressed and Dodge Pond Dam is now in compliance. A copy of the updated Operation, Maintenance and Repsonse Plan was included.
- Emergency Management Director Sherry has spoken to a number of people regarding the Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee she is forming. The first meeting will be scheduled for early July and will be posted at the Town Hall and on the website. All are welcome to attend as committee members with knowledge of the Town and its history are important to preparing a useful plan. Planning Board Chairman Bruce Beane will bring the matter up at their July 1st meeting.
New Business:
- A complaint about someone burning trash on Hurd Hill Road was forwarded to the Forest Fire Warden.
- Assessor Phil Bodwell from CNP will be here June 30th to complete 2009 pickups and current use changes.
- Moscicki confirmed that no timber cutting was done on a lot on Skinny Ridge Rd. The owner lives out of state and his logger has not responded to his calls or the Town's letters to complete a Report of Wood Cut for 2008-2009.
Trudell motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 pm, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 29th, at 6:00 pm.
