FINAL MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Meeting held on the 26th day of November 2002
Approval of Prior
Minutes: Motion made by Frazier to approve 11/12/2002 minutes as amended,
second
by Kantner.
Voted
unanimous to XX Approve Disapprove
Reviewed and signed sales survey for NH-DRA
equalization ratios.
Move by Frazier to appoint Wendy Drouin
to the Recreation Commission,
second by Fiske and voted in the
unanimous affirmative.
Reviewed and signed a letter to the
Trustees of the Trust Funds for
reimbursement from the Trust Funds.
Reviewed and signed the Timber Tax
Warrant.
Reviewed abatements, move by Frazier to
approve the 2000 abatement for
The Lukas Foundation, second by Fiske
and voted in the unanimous
affirmative.
Reviewed a letter from Verizon regarding
the poles taken down on General
Miller Hwy by a Recreation Dept.
volunteer. Frazier will investigate
whether
the Board of Selectmen can require lines
to be buried. Frazier will then
contact Verizon regarding the letter and
invoice received.
Reviewed and signed an intent to cut for
Clay Hollister.
Reviewed and signed a Certificate of
Occupancy for Harold & Jamie Johnson
Move by Frazier to accept Coral Olson’s
resignation from the Conservation
Commission with regret, second by
Kantner and voted in the unanimous
affirmative. Kantner will request the Conservation Commission recommend
someone to fill Ms. Olson’s position.
FINAL MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
ON THE 26th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2002
2. Subject: 7:45 p.m. Corliss Call came in regarding
unpaid property taxes. Jeanne Whitcomb,
Tax Collector explained that the 1999 and 2000 tax liens have been submitted to
Small Claims Court. Call informed
Whitcomb that the Town has an incorrect address for her. Call gave her address as 325 Purgatory Falls
Road, Lyndeborough, NH. Whitcomb
discussed the tax amounts and her actions in filing with the Small Claims
Court. The Board discussed a payment
schedule with Call. Move by Frazier to
allow the Tax Collector to enter into a repayment agreement with Call, the
Board will approve 8% interest with payment in full in one year from December
9, 2002 and minimum payments of $25.00 per month. If no payments are made in any month the Small Claims action will
be re-instituted. Second by Fiske and voted in the unanimous affirmative. Whitcomb will draft an agreement.
3. Subject: 8:00 p.m. Jeanne Whitcomb, Tax Collector and
Kathleen Nolte, Town Clerk came before the Board to discuss Health
Insurance. The Board had voted in February
2002 that part-time employees would no longer be eligible after the end of
their current terms. There was
discussion of compensating the positions with increased wages, the possibility
of the person who holds either office purchasing Health Insurance through the
Town and discussion of both Whitcomb and Nolte keeping the Board informed as to
the exact number of hours each actually works.
No action was taken at this time.
4.
Subject: 8:30 p.m. Public
Hearing for the acceptance of Glen Farms Road.
Tim Fiske, Road Agent, asked for a bond of $16,000 to cover final
estimated costs. $14,000 for a finish
coat of paving, $2000 for slopes and culvert work. The Irrevocable Letter of Credit will be reduced from $50,000 to
$16,000. Move by Frazier that the Town
of Temple accept the deed to Glen Farms Road and accept Glen Farms Road from
San-Ken Homes based upon receipt of a $16,000 Irrevocable Letter of Credit as
bond for finish work on the road.
Second by Fiske and voted in the unanimous affirmative. San-Ken Homes then submitted building permit
applications for M 06 Lots 013-Q13 and 013-Q15. These were reviewed and signed.
5.
Subject: 8:20 p.m. Tim
Fiske, Road Agent spoke to the Board regarding the gauge on the heating oil
tank for the Municipal Building. Fiske
explained that the gauge is broken. Deb
Harling, Administrative Assistant, will call Draper Energy to repair the
gauge. Fiske then requested permission
to purchase sand to work on the new cemetery.
The money is in the budget and Fiske was given the approval.
FINAL MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
ON THE 26th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2002
6. Subject: 8:40 p.m. Howard Bradler came before the
Board to discuss the Board of Selectmen’s request that the rocks in the town
right-of-way on East Road be removed.
Bradler stated that the Town keeps widening the road and he has put the
rocks in front of old trees to protect them.
Both Frazier and Kantner have looked at the road in the area where the
rocks are. Frazier did not think the
road is very wide. Kantner thought the
rocks appeared to be in the way of road maintenance and plowing. Bradler offered to walk the road with the
Board members and Road Agent to review any obstructions. It was agreed to walk the road on Wednesday,
November 27, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. weather permitting. Bradler then discussed changs on tax map 4. It was explained that there is research that
needs to be done to correct tax map 4.
Bradler had maps of the area and Deb Harling, Administrative Assistant
requested copies of these maps to help in the research needed to correct tax
map 4.
7. Subject: 10:00 p.m. The Board
discussed starting the budget for 2003 and
checked dates for submission of
articles. Harling will make a list of
the largest
expenditures affecting the 2002 town
portion of the tax rate.
Harling
spoke to the Board about Pete Caswell and Brian Hardy looking a the
dump area on the Conservation Land and
requested the Board’s permission
to contact Attorney Drescher for Caswell.
Move by Frazier
to accept the Messina Consent Decree, second by Fiske and
voted in the
unanimous affirmative.
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 pm.
Respectfully
submitted by Debra Harling, Administrative Assistant.