Minutes of Meeting

Board of Selectmen

Meeting held upstairs in Town Hall Monday – December 3, 2007

Those attending: Town Manager Edward Samson

Selectmen David Stickney, Allan Carr and Leo Enos, Sr.

Town Administrative Services Manager Becky Newton

Others attending: Murray Vashaw

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

APPOINTMENTS:

None

OLD BUSINESS:

To review and approve the minutes of the November 19^th meeting.

A motion was made by Allan Carr and seconded by David Stickney to accept the minutes as written. A vote was take and the motion carried. Leo Enos abstained from voting on the minutes as he was not present at that meeting.

Department Head Up-dates: None

Various Paperwork to be signed:

A Pole License from Verizon N.E., Inc. and Public Service Co. of N.H. as they were setting 2 poles on Buffalo Road. (701/12 & 701/13) There were 3 copies to be signed.

Intent to Cut:

Elizabeth B. Campen – Grange Road – Cutting 15 acres out of 63.12 acres. Cutting to be done by David Currier.

Stan & Sally Knecht – Page Hill Road – cutting 50 acres +- out of 50.6 acres. Cutting to be done by Paul Crosby.

Cathleen Gaynor, Nancy Gaynor and Sally Knecht – Page Hill Road – Cutting 30 acres out of 259.2 acres. Cutting to be done by Paul Crosby.

A letter from the Coos & Essex Agricultural Society (Lancaster Fair) for a Tax Exemption. That they only be taxed on the Town and County assessments. Town Manager Edward Samson read the letter of conditions that they would need to meet.

A motion was made by Leo Enos and seconded by Allan Carr to grant the exception as presented. A vote was called for and the motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS;

There was some discussion on the Water base fee classification for the churches in town. Some of them were questioning why they were charged as commercial when they are residential. Also the Historical Society was charged and their usage is zero. It was said that the base reading would change.

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Leo Enos that from now on all the churches in Town would have their rates changed from Commercial to Residential for their water rates. A vote was called for and the motion carried.

A motion was also made by David Stickney and seconded by Leo Enos to change the rate status for the Historical Society. A vote was called for and the motion carried.

Edward Samson also said that he had told the Historical Society that he and the Selectboard would become members and would Becky and Sandra.

6:45 P.M. Tim Lussier came to meeting.

Mr. Lussier came to the Board regarding his eviction notice. He was told that he had not done what had been asked of him for the past several months. Mr. Lussier said that he was going to have it all taken care of by this week-end. (Dec. 8-9) He said that his house is all that he has left and by coming to the Board gave him a real wake-up call. Edward Samson said that everything would have to be cleaned up and he would have to pay the $7,500.00 to the Town also.

Mr. Lussier said that there was to be someone to come and pick up the pile that is there now but they have not come. He listed who owned all of the cars that were still in the yard. Allan Carr said that he has noticed that there was some cleaning up being done.

Edward Samson told him that his 10 days have expired and the burden is on him, it needs to be cleaned up!!!!!!!

Mr. Lussier said that he was willing to give the Town money before and they wouldn’t take it. Mr. Samson said that they are not in the banking business and the terms were given to him and he needs to take them seriously.

Mr. Lussier said that he is working on financing but would need more time as some of the places he is working with take 30-90 days for approval. He hasn’t filed any papers with any of the institutions as of yet. It was asked what he felt was a fair time for him to keep financing and clean up his yard. Mr. Lussier said between 30-90 days. He also said that when he was paying he was paying on back taxes and back welfare that he had been given. He also said that he wanted to pay on time until he could get all of his resources together.

It was discussed that he has had many chances and the Town really needs to move forward with their process. It was mentioned that maybe he come before the next meeting and tell what he has done.

After much more discussion it was decided to give Mr. Lussier until January 1, 2008 to clean up the mess and pay the town what is owned, if not done then he will be evicted period.

It was mentioned that it did not appear in any of the minutes about the Snowdrifters not having to come before the Board to request the winter parking meter money.

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Leo Enos that “unless there was a change in the current status, the Snowmobile Club would receive the monies from the winter parking meters”. A vote was called for and the motion carried.

INFORMATION:

Also in the packet was that the tax bills had been mailed out.

Driveway Permits: Mary Lou Smith

Sign Permit: Lynne Geller

Letter from Coos County Commissioners’ Office – 2008 Budget

Letter from NHDOT – Sale of Railroad Property in Lancaster.

Becky Newton mentioned that there would be a concert in Groveton on December 14^th at the Methodist Church to benefit the mill workers. Lancaster has the 2^nd most workers at the mill other than Groveton. Donations can be sent to the Northway Bank in Groveton.

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

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

Respectfully Submitted: Approved:

Sandra E. Doolan – Clerk David Stickney

Allan Carr

Leo Enos, Sr.

Board of Selectmen