FINAL MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Meeting held on the 10th day of December 2002
Approval of Prior
Minutes: Motion made by Frazier to approve 11/26/2002 minutes as amended,
second
by Fiske.
Voted
unanimous to XX Approve Disapprove
Reviewed and signed a building permit application for John
& Susan
Pierce, M 07 L 027 – Addition. Reviewed building permit application for Daniel and Heather
Pratt, M 05 L 009-1 – Single Family Residence, permit is not correct and will
be returned with a request for a new application.
Reviewed special event application from the Souhegan Lions
Club for the New Years Day Fun Run.
Move by Frazier to approve the application and waive the police cruiser
fee, special event fee and town hall fee.
Seconded by Fiske and voted in the unanimous affirmative.
Reviewed the Assessors Agreement with Avitar Associates for
2003, Move by Frazier to accept the 2003 Assessors Agreement with Avitar
Associates, second by Fiske and voted in the unanimous affirmative.
Moved by Fiske to change the December 24, 2002 meeting to
December 17, 2002, second by Frazier and voted in the unanimous affirmative.
Reviewed and signed certificate of occupancies for Roger
Levesque, M 05 L 039-3; San-Ken Homes, Inc., M 06 L 013-Q09.
Discussion of the rocks in the right-of-way on East
Road. Frazier and Kantner will contact
Howard Bradler to reschedule an inspection of East Road.
FINAL MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
ON THE 10th DAY OF DECEMBER 2002
2. Subject: 7:47 p.m. The Building Committee came in to
present their recommendations to the Board.
Phil Lauriat, Chair of the Building Committee, gave a written report
with the Committee’s recommendations.
The report listed the Committee’s proposals, potential issues and
possible solutions to the issues. The
report contained both long term and short-term recommendations. One recommendation was the purchase of the
65 acres owned by Skladney on General Miller Highway, with the possible sale of
Town owned land on Route 45. The
Committee felt the most immediate need is the Police Department and spending
money on an Architect to look at the Town Hall. Kantner requested the Committee should get cost estimates for an
Architect for the Town Hall and cost estimates and plans for the recommended
addition to the Municipal Building for the Police Department. D. Harling, Administrative Assistant, was
authorized to contact Attorney Drescher regarding the sale of tax-deeded
property.
3. Subject: 8:30 p.m. Mike Connolly, Chairman of the
Conservation Commission, came before the Board with the Conservation Commission’s recommendations for a replacement for Coral
Olson. The Conservation Commission
recommended that Alternate Doug Guy move up as a full member, Linda Homer
become the first alternate and Mark Salisbury become the second alternate. Connolly mentioned that Vince Mamone’s name
would be put on a list of interested people for any future openings. There was a discussion of the
candidates. Kantner asked each of the
candidate’s questions. After each
candidate spoke Fiske moved to appoint Vince Mamone to the Conservation
Commission to March 2004, second by Kantner and voted 2 for with Frazier
opposed.
4.
Subject: 9:00 p.m.
Discussion of when to hold the 2003 budget hearing. Move by Frazier to hold the 2003 budget hearing on February 8,
2003 at 10:00 a.m. at the Town Hall, second by Fiske and voted in the unanimous
affirmative. This meeting will need to
be noticed in the paper and posted for January 28, 2003. There was discussion about the Virginia
Caney trailer located on the Blood Farm and notifying the owners that the
storage trailer will be added to the property assessment for the 2003 tax year. Fiske requested reimbursement for a seminar attended. Move by Frazier to reimburse Fiske $149.00
for the seminar, second by Kantner and voted 2 for with Fiske abstaining.
Review of a letter from Betsy Perry with recommendations for the old
documents. Move by Fiske to accept
Perry’s recommendations on the old documents, second by Frazier and voted in
the unanimous affirmative. Discussion
of the ESE report on the old town dump on Brown & Fish Road. Frazier and Kantner will review the ESE
report and further discussion will occur at the December 17, 2002 meeting.
FINAL MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
ON THE 10th DAY OF DECEMBER 2002
5.
Subject: Discussion of
department budgets occurred. The Board
will review the Fire Department budget at the December 17, 2002 meeting. If the highway budget has been prepared this
will also be reviewed at the 12/17/02 meeting.
A memo will be sent to all departments requesting budget information and
reports for the Town Report be submitted no later than January 15, 2003. Jeanne Whitcomb, Tax Collector, informed the
Board that she would be changing her hours effective January 2, 2003. Move by Frazier to approve a new sign
listing the new hours, second by Fiske and voted in the unanimous affirmative.
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 pm.
Respectfully
submitted by Debra Harling, Administrative Assistant.