​Topic: ABCA/RAP Public Meeting for Central Plating Site Clean-Up, Walpole NH
Time: Oct 14, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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                           CLEANUP OF THE CENTRAL PLATING SITE
                                   Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM
                           Walpole Town Office, 34 Elm Street, Walpole, NH
 
The Town of Walpole will hold a public meeting to discuss the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) funded Brownfields Cleanup Project for the Central Plating Site located at 12 Westminster Street in Walpole. This project will focus on the removal of the existing building and the removal of targeted soils contaminated by historical plating operations as proposed in the Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA)/Remedial Action Plan (RAP).  The public meeting will be held to gather comments on the ABCA/RAP on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM.  Due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus crisis and in accordance with Governor Sununu’s Emergency Order #12 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04, and to properly ensure the safety of the public and meeting participants, this body is authorized to meet electronically. The meeting will be held virtually through the web-based platform Zoom and the access code to join the meeting will be posted on the town website at https://www.walpolenh.us/town-news. During this public meeting, project representatives will discuss the funding mechanisms, project requirements, and recommended cleanup strategies for the site.
 
The Town of Walpole is currently receiving public comments on the ABCA/RAP, and the public comment period will run 30 days, ending on Thursday, November 5, 2020.  The information repository for this project, including the ABCA/RAP and other environmental information is located at the Walpole Town Hall. These documents can be viewed electronically on the Town’s Website at https://www.walpolenh.us/epa-grant.html, or in person at the Walpole Town Hall during their normal business hours. For more information or to provide comment, contact Steve Rickerich of Ransom Consulting, LLC at 603-436-1490, or Peggy Pschirrer at the Walpole Town Hall at 603-756-3672; or comments can be sent via email to sdowning@walpolenh.us.

Selectboard Meeting  of October 8, 2020 
 Starting time: 5:30 PM

Change due to an evening event conflict for Selectboard.
The public is welcome to attend. 
The agenda will be limited due to time constraints.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in accordance with the provisions of RSA 80:80 (II), the Town of Walpole, as owners of certain properties acquired by Tax Collector’s Deed, hereby provides notice of sale by sealed bids on the Town’s interest in the following real properties:

Map 7 Lot 11
1.38 acres
Located at 63 River Road
Minimum Bid: $30,000
and
Map 24 Lot 5
.52 Acres
Located at 24 Homestead Avenue
Minimum Bid: $30,000

Persons interested in purchasing these parcels shall submit a sealed bid delivered or certified mailed to the Selectboard Office, PO Box 729, 34 Elm Street, Walpole NH  03608 by 1 PM on September 3, 2020. The bids will be opened and read aloud in public on September 3, 2020 at the Selectboard Meeting at or about 6:30 PM. The outside of the envelope containing the bid must be labeled Prospective Buyer’s Bid for Tax Deeded Property. It must be accompanied by a bank check in the amount of $5,000 payable to the Town of Walpole as a bid deposit.

The properties are sold as-is, where is, and as shown with no warranties or guarantees expressed or implied. The Town will execute a Quickclaim Deed without Covenants to the successful bidders. The successful bidder must pay the balance of the purchase price within thirty (30) days from the date of the bid opening or forfeit the bid deposit. Payment will be by cash or bank check.

A bid package may be obtained at this link or that the Town Hall. 

Town of Walpole, NH
BY ITS SELECTBOARD
July 30, 2020

Visit the Town Ckerk/Tax Collector's webpage to download the Sept. 8th and Nov. 3rd, 2020 an absentee ballot application. 

Anyone with a health concern regarding exposure to COVID-19 can file an absentee ballot. 

The Town of Walpole is accepting applications for a Recycling Attendant with the Recycling and Transfer Station Department. Candidates should have a working knowledge of the principles, practices, methods, and equipment employed in the operation of a recycle center and compact transfer site operation; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to be courteous with the public; dependability and willingness to work under adverse weather conditions; complete NHDES Principal Operator, step 1 within 6 months of employment.  A High School diploma or GED required.
This is a full-time, hourly position with generous benefits.

Application form and job description are available at www.walpolenh.us/employment-opportunities and at the Walpole Town Hall.

Mail or hand-deliver applications to the Town of Walpole Selectboard Office, PO Box 729, 34 Elm Street, Walpole NH  03608 or e-mail sdowning@walpolenh.us  EOE

In accordance with the Governor’s Order Stay at Home 2.0, Health and Fitness:

Effective June 1, 2020:

Tennis and pickleball courts may be open under the following conditions:

1. Use of tennis courts is limited to small group or team-based training activities. No competition sporting events are allowed.

2. Group size is limited to 4 people or less on a tennis or pickleball court.

3. Individuals should stay at least 6 feet away from others at all times (unless individuals are close household contacts).

4. Multiple groups of 4 or less are allowed to play on multiple tennis or pickleball courts as long as the separate groups do not mix or interact in any way.

5. The Town of Walpole is not sanitizing benches or equipment.

Other summer recreation activities:

• Adult and youth summer basketball leagues are cancelled until further notice. Basketball courts are limited to one person for free throwing only at each basketball hoop; no basketball games allowed.

• The Whitcomb Rec Park’s public swimming pool is closed until further notice.

Walpole Fire District, Walpole, NH
Notice of Annual Fire District Meeting for 2020
 
The Commissioners of the Walpole Fire District will postpone the Annual Fire District meeting to Thursday, June 18, 2020 to approve the 2020 Warrant and Budget.  The meeting is set for 7:00 pm and will be held at the Walpole Fire Station.
 

Notification to the residents of Town of Walpole, please be advised there is a meeting to approve the 2020 warrant and budget.
Date: Thursday, June 18th, 2020
Time:   7:00 pm
Location:   Walpole Fire Station, 278 Main Street, Walpole, NH             

TOWN OF WALPOLE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A regular meeting of the Walpole Selectboard will be held on
​Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 7:00 PM to authorize a loan agreement with the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank and the Town of Walpole for the amount of $1,856,100 to create a “Fiber to the Premises” network.
On March 14, 2020, the Town voted to approved Warrant Article #2 to raise and appropriate such funds.

Due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, this meeting will be held using the web-based platform, Zoom. The public may access/view the meeting online by visiting www.zoom.us/join and may listen to the meeting by calling (646) 876-9923. The Meeting ID is 880 7963 2685. To notify the public body of any access issues, call (603) 756-3672 or e-mail sdowning@walpolenh.us. In the event the public is unable to access the meeting, the meeting will be adjourned and rescheduled at that time.