Minutes of Meeting

Board of Selectmen

Meeting held upstairs in Town Hall Monday – March 2, 2009

Attending: Town Manager Edward Samson

Selectmen Leo Enos, David Stickney and Allan Carr

Others attending: Alan Savage, Murray Vashaw, Joe Bachofer, Don Williams and Henrietta Moineau

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

The Board discussed who would speak to what articles at Town Meeting. The Board will do Articles 2-12. Articles 25 & 26. (Articles 13-24 are Warrant Articles and will be addressed from the floor.)

APPOINTMENTS:

Henrietta Moineau of Hartco Ave. spoke to the Board requesting that there be 2 “deer crossing” signs put on the street. She read from a letter that she had and gave a sketch to the Board to see where she would like to have them posted. Mrs. Moineau stated that the deer were coming down the power line to Hartco Ave. It was asked if anyone was feeding the deer on the street, she didn’t know if anyone was in that particular area.

Allan Carr stated that the deer are crossing various areas all of the time and that people have to be aware of this when they are driving, it doesn’t matter if it is during the daytime, dusk or dark.

Leo Enos asked if there had been any accidents in that area and Mrs. Moineau said that she had only lived there for 2 years and wasn’t aware of any.

Edward Samson said that he was aware of people in the Portland St. area who were feeding the deer and that this was the worse time of year for the deer to be out.

David Stickney stated that the deer are everywhere and if signs were put up at all the places that they are seen there would be to many.

After further discussion it was asked what the Board’s decision was and they all agreed that they would not put up signs.

Chairman Enos stated that the Board understood Mrs. Moineau’s concerns and thanked her for coming to the meeting.

OLD BUSINESS:

To review and approved the minutes of the February 17, 2009 meeting.

Leo Enos stated that on page 1 of the minutes regarding the trash pick-up for the Page Hill MHP should read –“the Selectmen decided that it wasn’t in the budget for this year”.

A motion was then made by Allan Carr and seconded by David Stickney to accept the minutes with the above correction. A vote was called for and the motion carried.

Department Head Up-dates: None.

Signing of paperwork:

Intent to Cut: Stephen Weeks Trustee 130 Weeks Road

To cut 50 acres of 696. To be done by Alan Bouthillier

Intent to Cut: Alan Bouthillier Whitney Road

To cut l50 acres of 300. To be done by Alan Bouthillier

NEW BUSINESS:

A letter from Barbara Meyer asking to waive interest of $11.74 on tax bill as she said she did not receive the bill on or before December 31, 2009 and only knew of it when she received a letter on February 19,2009 stating that she was delinquent. After some discussion a vote was taken

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Allan Carr to deny the request. A vote was taken and the motion carried.

An application for Current Use was submitted by Anna K. Bartow and Elizabeth Campen on Grange Road. Jason Call of Northtown Associates, LLC requested that it be denied as there was no map submitted, no Forest Stewardship Plan was submitted as was checked on the application and the list of owners was incorrect. He stated that the application be resubmitted as the Coos Registry would not accept it as it is now.

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Allan Carr to deny the application. A vote was taken and the motion carried.

A letter was read from Greg Westcott of Marshall Insurance requesting payment of $500.00 that they had spent fixing a sewer problem on 21 Bunker Hill St. There was a lot of discussion as to where the line goes and who is the owner. Edward Samson said that in the spring the Town would further look into the line and the owner.

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Allan Carr to deny the payment. A vote was taken and the motion carried.

A letter of resignation from Pat Kelly who had been serving on the Blandin Fund. The reason for his resignation was that he has moved out of town. Edward Samson said that it was his understanding that this position was held by the Town Manager.

A motion was made by David Stickney and seconded by Allan Carr to accept Mr. Kelly’s resignation and appointed Edward Samson to the Blandin Fund. A vote was taken and the motion carried.

INFORMATION:

Also in the packet was a sign permit for Verizon Wireless.

Col. Town Spending Committee meeting minutes of January 14, 2009.

Alan Savage said that he hoped that the Town would approach the sewer line issue cautiously so as not to cost the Town a lot of money. Edward Samson said that they would look into it in July, he also stated that they do not have any documentation that the Town owns that particular line.

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 taken and the meeting adjourned at 7:10 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted: Approved:

Sandra E. Doolan – Clerk Leo Enos, Sr.

David Stickney

Allan Carr

Board of Selectmen