by admin | Jul 8, 2026 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:00 pm. Present were Selectmen Stohl and Pike. Selectman Cloutier was absent.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
A Warrant for Yield Tax was signed in the amount of $20,504.41.
On a motion made by Selectman Pike and seconded by Selectman Stohl the Board approved the minutes of the June 24, 2026 meeting.
Marcia informed the Board that as of tonight we have collected 39% of our property tax warrant (first half for 2026).
An e-mail was received reminding the Board that there will not be a Dispatch Center meeting this week.
The yearly Forest Land Reimbursement form from DRA was signed.
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | Jun 24, 2026 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:00 pm. Present were Selectmen Stohl and Pike. Selectman Cloutier was absent.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
Two Intent to Cut forms were approved for Shawn Cass (two different lots).
On a motion made by Selectman Pike and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board approved the minutes of the June 8, 2026 meeting.
The Board signed an approval for Marcia to transfer $5,000 from the Cemetery Maintenance Trust Fund to the general fund to cover the cost of brush/tree cutting at Columbia Bridge Cemetery.
Assessing contracts for Jason Call (Northtown Associates) and Gary Fournier (Brett S. Purvis & Associates) were reviewed. Marcia will make sure that these signed contracts are sent to DRA, BTLA and Attorney Chris Boldt.
On a motion made by Selectman Stohl and seconded by Selectman Pike, the Board approved $500.00 to be used for decorations for the Town’s 4th of July floats.
Two more letters requesting information for George Sansoucy were signed. These are necessary in order for his company to complete the revaluation of the utilities, cell towers, communication towers, etc.
Road items:
1. Dominic is meeting with Dorman regarding paving. The Board requested that Dominic come in and explain what areas he is interested in doing.
2. Town Line signs – Selectman Stohl mentioned that the town line sign on Titus Hill Road is missing. Marcia spoke to Dominic about it and we are going to order two, so we have an extra one.
The Board spent the rest of the meeting reviewing yield tax paperwork.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
by admin | Jun 8, 2026 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 5:58 pm. Present were Selectmen Stohl and Pike. Selectman Cloutier was absent.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
At 6:15 pm Wayne Dorman and Lynn Rancloes entered the meeting. Mr. Dorman explained that they were looking to get the Board’s opinion regarding the County moving the current nursing home from its Stewartstown location. Mr. Dorman said that he was looking to schedule a meeting of all the area Selectmen to discuss this issue. He gave the Board members a petition that is being circulated to show opposition to the plan. The Board told Mr. Dorman that they would be willing and interested in attending a meeting but that they weren’t comfortable with signing a petition until they know more about the alternatives. Mr. Dorman stated that he was going to continue to try and set up a meeting. Mr. Dorman and Ms. Rancloes left the meeting at 6:40 pm.
Road Agent Dominic Westover entered the meeting at 6:30 pm to discuss his meeting with a property owner (Craig Kellett) regarding South Jordan Hill Road/Gene Jordan Road. Selectman Pike gave some information about his recent telephone conversation with Ted Burns regarding the work that he had done
on Gene Jordan Road. It is unclear who has done the work up there but the Board noted that any work done on a Class VI road must be approved by the Board.
Patrick Carr entered the meeting at 6:45 to discuss the Town’s cemeteries. Mr. Carr said that he would be interested in doing some work in the Keach Road Cemetery. Specifically setting stones back up, repairing the ones he can, etc. He showed the Board pictures that he had taken of the worst ones. After discussing it further, Selectman Stohl made a motion which was seconded by Selectman Pike to hire Mr. Carr to do what repairs he could for the sum of $5,000.00. This money will be taken out of the Cemetery Maintenance Trust Fund. Marcia informed the Board that right now there is approximately $15,000 in the fund. An amount of $5,000 will be taken out soon to pay for the having Mike Lynch cut some brush/trees in the Columbia Bridge Cemetery. The $5,000 for Mr. Carr’s work will also come out of that Fund leaving a balance of approximately $5,000. It was noted that we should plan on adding to that fund at the next Town Meeting. Mr. Carr left the meeting.
On a motion made by Selectman Pike and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board approved the minutes of the May 27th meeting.
An Easement was signed for the Town to make a proper “turn around” for the plow truck, etc. This easement is on the property formerly owned by Tessiers. Marcia will have the easement recorded at the Registry of Deeds.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | May 28, 2026 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:00 pm. Present were Selectmen Stohl and Pike. Selectman Cloutier was absent.
On a motion made by Selectman Pike and seconded by Selectman Stohl the Board approved the minutes of the May 14, 2026 meeting.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
At 6:07 a phone call was received from Craig Kellett who owns a property on Gene Jordan Road. He called because he was concerned about Ted Burns doing work to the road. He stated that Mr. Burns has installed some “water bars” and that the previous weekend his wife’s car had “bottomed out” and sustained damage because of those bars. The Board explained that they were unaware that Mr. Burns was doing any work on a Class VI road and that he had not received permission from them. At this point, Road Agent Dominic Westover entered the meeting. It was decided that Mr. Kellett should meet with Mr. Westover on Saturday morning (at 10:00 am) to view the situation. Mr. Kellett ended the call.
Mr. Westover informed the Board of the following road matters:
1. Grading will start on Thursday at the south end of Town.
2. A culvert was replaced on Bunnell Road today and he is working on one on Carr Road.
3. At some point, he will have to rent a “dumpster” in order to get rid of all of the plastic culverts he is replacing.
4. An easement should be drawn up for a “turnaround” at the Tessier property while the Town still owns it. Marcia will type this up and have it ready for the next meeting. Marcia also informed Mr. Westover that the Rosenbergs on Stoddard Road had never signed theirs. Mr. Westover said he would remind them to come to the office and sign it.
Mr. Westover left the meeting at 6:25 pm.
Treasurer Carrie Klebe and Deputy Treasurer Sophie Goudreau entered the meeting. Ms. Klebe said they were just checking to see if the Selectmen needed anything from them. Ms. Klebe reminded the Board that we still have one last school payment due and asked when the tax bills would be coming out. Marcia stated that she hoped next week. Ms. Klebe and Mrs. Goudreau left the meeting at 6; 40 pm.
At 6:45 assessor, Gary Fournier, entered the meeting. The Board told Mr. Fournier that they felt before the issue of who would be defending values in front of the BTLA (if necessary) can be settled, that all parties needed to meet. (All parties being the Selectmen, Jason Call and Gary Fournier). The Board decided on a tentative meeting date of Thursday, June 4th, at 10:00 am. Marcia will contact Jason Call to see if this is agreeable to him and get back to everyone via e-mail. Mr. Fournier left the meeting at 7:00 pm.
An Intent to Cut was signed for Terrence Pfaff.
A Property Tax Warrant was signed by the Board without any totals. Marcia will fill in the totals once she gets the final assessment numbers.
It was decided to postpone doing the Yield Tax review until the entire Board could be present.
Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | May 13, 2026 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
Meeting began at 5:55 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier and Pike. Selectman Stohl was absent.
On a motion made by Selectman Pike and seconded by Selectman Cloutier, the Board approved the minutes of the April 22, 2026 meeting.
Mail was reviewed.
Marcia informed the Board that she had received quotes for work to be done at the Town Office as follows:
Pressure washing outside of building – $400.00
Washing windows/screens – $250.00
Deep cleaning of interior – $750.00
All of the work is to be done by Wicked Clean Windows. On a motion made by Selectman Cloutier and seconded by Selectman Pike, the Board approved the work to be done.
The Board discussed purchasing another fire proof cabinet to be used for storing property files. The Board needs to decide if the floor beams should be “upgraded” before putting another cabinet in. The cabinet is 500 pounds without any contents.
A quote was received and reviewed from Michael Lynch for cutting brush/trees at the Columbia Bridge Cemetery. On a motion made by Selectman Cloutier and seconded by Selectman Pike, the Board approved Mr. Lynch doing the work. Marcia will contact him.
Marcia said she had been contacted by Annmarie Gooch regarding the stones in the old East Columbia Cemetery. Selectman Cloutier said he would take a look at them and we would discuss it further at the next meeting.
An Abatement for Norman Tallmage in the amount of $4.00 for 2026 taxes was approved.
Marcia said she had recent conversations with our new assessor, Jason Call, and Gary Fournier (who is completing the revaluation from last year) regarding tax appeals and who will be handling them. Mr. Fournier has requested that Mr. Call handle any appeals to the BTLA stemming from the revaluation. More discussions with both parties need to take place before we can make a decision on this matter.
Monthly bank reconciliations for all bank accounts were given to the Board members.
Meeting adjourned at 6:55 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
