Minutes of Meeting

                                                      Board of Selectmen

 

Meeting held upstairs in Town Hall                                  Monday – June 4,2007

 

Attending: Town Manager Edward Samson

                    Selectmen David Stickney and Allan Carr

                   Town Administrative Services Manager Becky Newton

 

Absent:  Selectman Leo Enos, Sr.

 

Others attending: Alan Savage, Murray Vashaw, Joe Bachofer, Rev. Don Williams,

Leo Rideout, Sr., and Peter Riviere.

 

            Chairman David Stickney followed by the Pledge to the Flag called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M..

 

APPOINTMENTS:

 

            Leo Rideout Sr. approached the Board asking permission for he and David Parks to maintain the Class VI section of Causeway St. so that they could get to their camps.

Noting that there was no discussion on this a motion was called for.

 

A motion was made by Allan Carr and seconded by David Stickney to allow them to maintain part of the road for camp access.  A vote was called for and the motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

            To review and approve the minutes of the  May 21st meeting.

A motion was made by Allan Carr and seconded by David Stickney to approve the minutes as written.  A vote was called for and the motion carried.

 

            Department Head up-dates – None

 

            Signing of various paperwork:

                        Intent to Cut.

                                    Crosby Peck – Rogers Campground – 5 acres out of 116

 

                        Timber Tax Levy

                                    Kenneth Shute              $   l4l.76

                                    Peter Powell                 $8,l93.81

                                    Lisa Nast                      $l,700.66        Total of  $l0,036.23

 

                        Intent to Excavate

                                    Robert Snowman – Industrial Park Site – taking gravel, 120,000

 

                        Petition and Pole License

                                    Verizon New England Inc. and Public Service of N.H.

(1)   replacing 4 poles  57/16; 57/165; 57/17; 57/18 these are on Martin Meadow Pond Road.

(2)   2 new poles 701/12; 701/13  these are on Buffalo Road

(3)   l new pole 145/56 on US Highway 3 in Lancaster

 

NEW BUSINESS;

 

            The Board was given a copy of deeds that have fore bearances agreements.  Edward Samson said that the people involved are paying as agreed and would like to extend the agreements to do so.  This decision was moved until the next meeting when more information would be available.

 

            Edward Samson read a letter that he had sent to the Honeywell Company regarding the agreement that the Town has with them on their heating systems. He told them  he had contacted all of those concerned and we would be discontinuing the contract as of June 30, 2007.  (The contract reads very confusingly)   He stated also that we would not be sending in our next payment.

 

INFORMATION;

 

1.      Letter from CEDC stating that there is $74,057.00 in the fund for use.

2.      Minutes of the Water Committee Meeting of April 30, 2007

3.      Affidavit of execution of real estate tax lien

 

Back to Appointments:

 

            At this time Peter Riviere spoke on behalf of North Country-Northeast Kingdom Broadband Initiative project.

            He passed out information regarding the project and explained what it is needed to be done and how they are going forward so that the northern 3 counties of New Hampshire and the Northeast Kingdom would have faster service.  He mentioned that with this it could draw more people to the areas looking for a better quality of life that we have here.  There are about 600 steps to the project and they only have 90 left to go.  There is grant money from DRED and all of the towns need to give permission to do this by the middle of June.  A motion was needed for Pilot #1 Towns in Support of State Broadband Grants ($10,000.00 each)  Those towns being Lancaster, Whitefield, Groveton, Jefferson and Dalton.

 

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Allan Carr to apply for funds from the NH Dept. of Resources and Economic Development (NHDRED) Telecom and Technology Matching Grant program in the amount of $l0,000.00 to purchase and install equipment for Wireless LINC project of NCIC and LICD, and to provide educational workshops for residents and businesses.  NCIC-Wireless LINC will provide matching funds for this grant purpose.  A vote was called for and the motion carried.

 

            A motion was also needed to authorize the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to sign application and associated paperwork.

 

A motion was made by Allan Carr and seconded by David Stickney to authorize the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to sign the application and associated paperwork.  A vote was called for and the motion carried.

 

Back to other business:

 

            Edward Samson said that due to the 4th of July week with people being away he would like to have the July meetings on July 9th and July 23rd.  All were in agreement.

            Becky Newton asked about the Arthur White Bridge. Edward Samson said that he would have the information comparing the Town doing it and the State at the next meeting.

            Allan Carr said that he had had complaints about skateboarders on the sidewalk. Edward Samson said that it had been addressed and it wasn’t as bad as it had been now that they have the rink to use.

            Becky Newton said that  Contract #1 will start of June 11 and Contract #2 will start on June 16th.  Some of the easements still need to be worked up.  Some of the things that are being done are putting epoxy around some beams, push button on the front door (this is being done with last years money)  David Stickney said as long as we are working to get everything done in a timely manner we are ok.  Becky also said that the second round of LCHIP money is up.  There were 290 applicants but only 68 are being reviewed.

 

            Noting that there was no further business to come before the meeting a motion was called for to adjourn.

 

A motion was made by Allan Carr and seconded by David Stickney to adjourn. A vote was called for and the meeting adjourned at 7:15 P.M.

 

 

Respectfully submitted:                                                         Approved:

 

 

Sandra E. Doolan – Clerk                                                     David Stickney

 

 

                                                                                                Leo Enos, Sr.

 

 

                                                                                                Allan Carr

 

 

 

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