TOWN OF WALPOLE
MEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD
MAY 06, 2010
Selectboard Present: Whitney Aldrich (Chair - late); Jamie Teague, Sheldon Sawyer
Mr. Sawyer called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM with five people present in the audience.
PUBLIC BUSINESS:
MARCIA GALLOWAY: Mrs. Galloway submitted a letter to respectfully request that the Selectboard appoint Gary Speed as a member of the Conservation Commission for a three year term. Mr. Speed will replace Peter Graves who did not seek re-election.
Conservation Commission: Mrs. Galloway met with John Hodgkins as the Conservation Commission would like a small parking area in the Mason Forest Annex property. His bid is in the amount of approximately $1,240.00 to move the gate in further, smooth the area to make it safer, placing logs as bumpers for the outer edge of the gateway and spreading 6” of bank-run gravel over the area for the base of the new parking area. Peter Rhoades came to their meeting to advise that he is going to begin to do more marking of the trees to get ready for the harvest. They want to make better use of their resources.
Merriam Farm: Mrs. Galloway advised that Lew Shelley contacted Mr. Ed Rogers, civil engineer for the Merriam Farm project, and asked for a copy of their plan. Mr. Rogers responded that since they are only cutting they did not need a plan. However the Conservation Commission has concerns.
Mr. Aldrich came into the meeting.
CONSERVATION COMMISSION: Mr. Sawyer moved that the Selectboard appoint Gary Speed as a member of the Walpole Conservation Commission for a three year term. Seconded by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the Conservation Commission’s request to use their own funds for the work to be done in the Fanny Mason Forest Annex until an official ruling is made as to why the funds cannot come out of the Fanny Mason Forest Annex Fund. Seconded by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
PUBLIC BUSINESS
(Continued):
LT. MIKE PAQUETTE: Lt. Paquette reported that the Police Department has been busy. From April 01, 2010 to April 30, 2010, they responded to the following:
Incidents 10
Arrests 10
Assist in Arrests 4
Bookings 10
Citations 136
Accidents 7
Assist in Accidents 1
Field Interviews 84
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Lt. Paquette advised that their computer problems are still on-going. The technician installed some software but has had problems since day one. For two weeks their computers have not been running. Recently Mike McConnell offered to help. He will come back tomorrow morning and move forward with the computer project. Mrs. Teague recommended that ACTU Computers reimburse the Town for $1,812.50 and that it be by a certified check or cash. He needs to provide copies of receipts for the equipment that will remain.
Mr. Sawyer agreed
with Mrs. Teague and moved to send a letter to ACTU Computers to terminate the
contract with them. Nothing will leave
the Police Department building without them reimbursing the Town with a
certified check or cash. Seconded by Mrs. Teague.
Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Merriam Farm: Mr. David Keurulainen, President of Merriam Farm, Inc., received a call from their engineer that Mr. Shelley is worried about their project but all they have been doing is cutting trees. Before they begin any other work they will notify the Town and have the erosion controls in place. He left a set of plans to-date with the Selectboard. Nothing will be done until they get the bridge in. They also want to create a fire pond.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the Accounts Payable check register and manifest in the amount of $60,541.74. Seconded by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Mr. Sawyer moved to
approve the payment to Waste Zero, Inc. in the amount of $10,180.24 to buy
Walpole bags. Seconded
by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by
a unanimous vote.
PAYROLL:
Mr. Sawyer moved to
approve the payroll voucher for the week ending May 1, 2010, for checks dated
May 8, 2010, for gross wages in the amount of $16,192.83 or net wages in the
amount of $7,618.08. Seconded
by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by
a unanimous vote.
Mr.
Sawyer moved to approve the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes
for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $3,663.33. Seconded by Mrs. Teague.
Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
MINUTES:
SELECTBOARD
MEETING – April 29, 2010: Mr. Aldrich noted that on page 1, under “Use
of Liquid Manure”, the 7th line should be changed
from “He had a farm for 25 years” to “He lived next to a farm for 25 years”.
Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the Minutes of
the Selectboard meeting of April 29, 2010, with the
above correction. Seconded
by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by
a unanimous vote.
SELECTBOARD NON-PUBLIC MEETING – April 29, 2010: Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard Non-Public meeting of April 29, 2010, as printed. The Minutes will remain sealed. Seconded by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
The Selectboard received and reviewed Minutes of the following meetings:
· North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners meeting – April 27, 2010;
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· North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners meeting – May 4, 2010; and
· Planning Board Workshop meeting – April 27, 2010.
ABATEMENT:
GRANITE STATE
ELECTRIC COMPANY – Map & Lot #UTIL-UTIL-01A & UTIL-UTIL-01B: Mrs.
Teague moved to accept the recommendation by Avitar
to deny the request of Granite State Electric Company for a
2009 Abatement. Mr. Sawyer seconded the motion. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
NEW BUSINESS:
CEMETERY
DEED: Joseph Fennessey,
Drewsville Cemetery Lot #235: Mr.
Sawyer moved to approve the sale of the Cemetery Deed in the Drewsville Cemetery for Lot #235 to Joseph Fennessey. Seconded by Mrs. Teague.
Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
CEMETERY DEED:
Linda Fennessey, Drewsville
Cemetery Lot #236: Mr. Sawyer moved to approve the sale of the Cemetery Deed
in the Drewsville Cemetery for Lot #236 to Linda Fennessey. Seconded by Mrs. Teague.
Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
JUNK YARD PERMIT – E.W. Salvage: Mr. Sawyer moved to grant the License for a Junk Yard Permit for E.W. Salvage from March 25, 2010 to March 25, 2011. The fee is $25.00. Seconded by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
BOSTON POST CANE: The Boston Post Cane was returned as the recipient has passed away. The Selectboard is looking for the oldest resident in Walpole to be the new recipient of the cane.
COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY: Mr. Aldrich noted that the 20-year Bond figures became available on the County of Cheshire, NH Correctional Facility. By the year 2027 the county will have paid a total of $53,581,138.89.
OLD BUSINESS:
COPS HIRING PROGRAM LETTER: The Selectboard will have to submit up-dated information on the COPS Hiring Program in June.
BASORA & BARNES – Motion for Rehearing: Adrian Basora and Pauline Barnes went to the Board of Tax and Land Appeals to request a Motion for Rehearing because their Appeal was denied before.
LETTERS TO BE
SIGNED:
ANDRUS GRANT –
Amendment: Mr. Sawyer moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the Amendment to the
Andrus Grant that was previously approved.
Seconded by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
PAUL COLBURN,
Solid Waste Manager, Vacation Request:
Mr. Sawyer moved to allow Paul
Colburn to take vacation time from May 24 through May 29, 2010. Seconded by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
APPOINTMENTS:
Mrs. Teague moved
to sign the following Appointment documents for:
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·
Duncan
Watson – Conservation Commission-March 2010 through Town Meeting, March 2013
·
Jan
Galloway-LeClerk – Conservation Commission-March 2010
through Town Meeting Mar 2013
·
Rebecca Sethi – Hooper Institute Committee-March 2010 through Town
Meeting, March 2013
·
Nick
Zachary – Hooper Institute Committee–March 2010 through Town Meeting, March
2013
·
Jackie Kense – Hooper Institute Committee-March 2010 through Town
Meeting, March 2013
·
Andrew Dey
– TriVillage Energy Committee.
Seconded by Mr. Sawyer. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Adjournment:
Mrs. Teague moved to adjourn this meeting. The Selectboard will enter into a meeting as the Hooper Trustees. Seconded by Mr. Sawyer. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. The time was 8:56 PM.
MEETING OF THE HOOPER TRUSTEES
Mr. Aldrich called the meeting of the Hooper Trustees to order at 8:57 PM.
E.E. HOUGHTON,
INC.: Mr. Sawyer moved to authorize payment of the Everett E. Houghton Co.,
Inc. bill in the amount of $3,200 for the Hooper well up-grades. Seconded by Mrs. Teague. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Adjournment:
Mrs. Teague moved to adjourn this meeting. Seconded by Mr. Sawyer. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. The time was 9:01 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 May 13, 2010, Selectboard
meeting.)