TOWN OF WALPOLE

MEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD

AUGUST 13, 2009

 

Selectboard Present:     Whitney Aldrich, Jamie Teague, Sheldon Sawyer

 

Mr. Aldrich called the meeting to order at 7:32 PM with no one present in the audience.

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:  Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the Accounts Payable check register and manifest in the amount of $22,091.57.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

PAYROLL:  Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the payroll voucher for the week ending August 08, 2009, for gross wages in the amount of $19,055.66 or net wages in the amount of $10,566.55.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

Mrs. Teague moved to approve the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $4,024.05.  Seconded by Mr. Sawyer.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING –August 06, 2009:  Mr. Aldrich moved to approve the Minutes of the regular Selectboard meeting of August 06, 2009, as printed.  Seconded by Mr. Sawyer.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

DEPARTMENT / COMMITTEE REPORTS:

The Selectboard received and reviewed the Minutes of the following meetings: 1) Conservation Commission – August 03, 2009; and 2) Walpole Recreation Committee – August 05, 2009.

 

The Walpole Recreation Committee meeting minutes included an announcement that they will be holding a Community Day on August 14th from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Recreation Center.  Donations accepted will be used toward bathroom renovations.  There will be pizza, hamburgers and hot dogs for sale; movies shown from 8:00 pm to 12:00 pm; there will be music.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANTS:

GEORGE JEFFREY and VIRGINIA JEFFREY AITKEN –Map 021-022-000:  Mr. Sawyer moved to sign the Supplemental Warrant for 2008 Property Taxes in the amount of $764.00 for George Jeffrey and Virginia Jeffrey Aitken.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

DRA APPROVAL OF FUNDS FOR TOWN HALL REPAIRS:  Mr. Sawyer announced that the Town received approval from the Department of Revenue Administration for emergency expenditures per RSA 32:11 to use up to $150,000 for Town Hall repairs. 

 

VILAS BRIDGE:  Mr. Aldrich and Mrs. Teague represented the Walpole Selectboard at the Vilas Bridge meetings that began at 4:30 pm this afternoon at the bridge site and later at the meeting in the Walpole Town Hall.  Francis “Dutch” Walsh, Rockingham Development Director, will contact Elaine Moore to schedule a meeting with the Walpole Selectboard to compose a letter that will be sent to the New Hampshire and Vermont Governors, Senators, and Representatives as

 

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well as the Southwest Region Planning Commission, Department of Transportation, etc.  Mr. Sawyer requested that the Walpole Planning Board be asked to write a letter in support of the bridge renovations and/or replacement.

 

BARNETT HILL ROAD – Viewing:  Mr. Aldrich and Mrs. Teague did a site visit on Barnett Hill Road last Saturday beginning at 8:15 am.  Basically it is a wide road at the Maple Hill intersection but continues to get narrower; the road is not the standard width.  There was a consensus to ask Jim Terrell to do a traffic study; after that the Selectboard will look at all the data before making any decisions.  A letter will be sent to Ms. Beaudoin to provide her with an up-dated report.

 

CONSERVATION COMMISSION – Appointment to SWRPC:  Following a discussion the Selectboard agreed to send this request back to the Conservation Commission to ask them to what SWRPC Committee they want this appointment made.

 

MARCH HILL ROAD:  Mr. Aldrich reported that repairs are now being made on the March Hill Road wash-out.  The road is closed temporarily.  The Selectboard extended a special “Thank You” to Representative Tara Sad for doing the follow-up with the Department of Environmental Services that resulted in the Town received their long-awaited permit to do the project.

 

SOLID WASTE FACILITY:  Mrs. Teague talked with Paul Colburn at the Solid Waste Facility about hiring a part-time employee.  The one part-time applicant was invited to attend the WRAP Committee meeting.

 

SELECTBOARD OFFICE:  The deadline has now passed for accepting applications for the vacancy in the Selectboard Office.  The Selectboard and committee will begin the selection process.

 

TOWN HALL CEILING:  Mrs. Teague volunteered to work on the Request for Proposals for bids to do the Town Hall ceiling.  Mrs. Moore will then be asked to notify several roofing companies and do the advertising.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

FOREST FIRE WARDEN APPOINTMENTS:

Mr. Sawyer moved to approve and sign the State of New Hampshire, Department of Resources and Economic Development, Division of Forests and Lands, 2010 Forest Fire Warden/Deputy Reappointment document for:

            William E. Houghton – Warden

            Harry Boynton – Deputy Warden

            Arthur (Jay) French, III – Deputy Warden

            Steven Grenier – Deputy Warden

            Edward C. Hasselmann, Jr. – Deputy Warden

            Mark E. Houghton – Deputy Warden

George Hurlburt, Jr. – Deputy Warden

Matthew Yeatman – Deputy Warden

  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

 

 

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TIMBER CUT #09-461-06 – Jan Galloway LeClerc –Map 002-011-000:  Mr. Sawyer moved to accept the Notice of Intent to Timber Cut for Jan Galloway LeClarc on County Road.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

NH RETIREMENT SYSTEM LETTER:  Mr. Sawyer moved to sign the letter that the Town is paying the NH Retirement System “under protest”.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.   

 

VACATION TIME – Paul Colburn:  Mr. Sawyer moved to approve a carry-over of less than a week of vacation time for Paul Colburn.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

FANNY MASON FOREST TRUST FUND:  Mr. Sawyer moved to approve payment of the bill submitted by Robie Speed for doing the Route 12 rest area clean-ups from April through July.  This will be taken out of the Fanny Mason Forest Trust Fund.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

BASEBALL PARK LIGHT:  Mr. Aldrich noted that the light that shines on the field next to the Church is out.  Mr. Sawyer suggested that Mark Houghton be asked to replace it.

 

NORTH WALPOLE:  Mrs. Teague discussed an incident between neighbors in North Walpole that was brought to her attention when a resident called her to inquire about the Town’s responsibility with regards to possible property erosion.  There was a consensus of the Selectboard that this is a civil matter therefore the Town has no jurisdiction.

 

PLANNING BOARD:  Mr. Sawyer advised that during the Planning Board meeting last night a preliminary hearing was held on a tractor supply business that is interested in purchasing a piece of property in Walpole for future development.

 

Adjournment:  Mr. Sawyer moved to adjourn this meeting.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  Motion passed unanimously.  The time was 9:16 PM. 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

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                                                                        Whitney R. Aldrich, Chair

 

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                                                                        Jamie J. Teague

 

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                                                                        Sheldon S. Sawyer

 

 

(Note:  These are unapproved minutes.  Corrections, if necessary, may be found in the minutes of the August 20, 2009, Selectboard meeting.)