Selectmen's Minutes
March 8, 2011
Present: Jim Trudell, Bruce Beane, Donna Clark-AA
Absent: Steve Moscicki
5:00 pm Chairman Trudell called the meeting to order.
Due to inclement weather, the Mar 7th Selectmen's Meeting was postponed until Mar 8th at 5:00 pm, prior to the Annual Town Meeting.
Manifests & Invoices:
The manifest for Mar 7th was authorized and new invoices for future payment were reviewed and initialed.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's Report remained the same as last week, showing a balance of $62,979.39 in the WGSB checking account, $204,405.30 in the NHPDIP fund and $6,301.72 in the Laconia Bank savings account. Trudell motioned to approve the Treasurer's report as given, 2nd by Beane, so voted all.
Committee Reports & Needs:
- The Board signed a re-appointment paper for James Seidel to continue as a member of the Conservation Commission.
- The Selectmen accepted, with regrets, James Madru's resignation letter as a Supervisor of the Checklist. Annie Baker will take over as chairman of the Supervisors and Larry Schieman has agreed to fill the vacancy until the next election. An appointment paper for Cindy Schieman for Supervisor of the Checklist Pro Tem for election day was also signed.
- The Board thanked Tom Smith and Scott Stuart for the many hours they worked over two days to clear the roads during the most recent snow event.
Permits and Applications:
The following was approved:
- Supplemental Intent to Cut for Marjorie Schieman for Map 232 Lot 023
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for Mar 1st will be reviewed next week when both members who attended that meeting are present.
Correspondence:
The following were received:
- 2011 LGC Legislative Bulletin #10
- LGC Fact Book
- Third Annual Local Energy Solutions Conference - Apr 2nd in Penacook
- Grafton County Conservation District 2010 Annual Report
- North Country Council - Ten Year Plan & Betterment Program information relative to Senate Bill 78
- UNH Cooperative Extension - posters explaining some of their services
Old Business:
- Clark will attend North Country Council's Mar 16th Quarterly Meeting in Littleton.
- Assessor Phil Bodwell was here Mar 2nd and reviewed several 2010 property tax abatements. The results will be presented to the Selectmen at next week's meeting for their consideration.
- Letters written in opposition to House Bill 457 relative to reducing the interest rate on late and delinquent property tax payments, subsequent payments, and other unpaid taxes by 50% and Senate Bill 156 relative to Electronic Vehicle Registration were reviewed and will be forwarded to the appropriate legislators.
- The Board went over their presentation of the 2011 proposed budget and warrant for this evening's Town Meeting.
New Business:
A letter from NCIC providing supplemental information regarding the Lease of Access Way warrant article was read.
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 Beane, 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 Beane, so voted all.
Beane motioned to adjourn the meeting at 6:00 pm, 2nd by Trudell, so voted all. The Annual Town Meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Mar 14th at 6:00 pm.
