by admin | May 25, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:05 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
An Intent to Cut was approved for Donna Scarlett.
Intent to Excavate forms were approved for Pike Industries (4) and Clark Jeffers, Jr.
On a motion made by Selectman Stohl and seconded by Selectman Cloutier, the Board approved the minutes of the April 26, 2017 meeting.
A Road Liability Waiver form was approved for Stephen Nichols and Leslie Kurkjian for property on Meridan Hill Extension.
Marcia informed the Board that Assessor Steve Allen had completed the pick-ups for 2017. Marcia will have the Tax Warrant and property tax bills ready for the next meeting.
The last tuition payment for the year is due in May. Marcia said she had spoken with Cheryl Covill (Business Administrator for SAU #7) and asked her if we could pay $85,000 today and the balance on May 26th. This will help us maintain a cash flow until tax payments start coming in.
A letter and photographs were received from Russell Johnson regarding Perry Road. Marcia informed the Board that Mr. Johnson will be attending the next meeting to discuss this with them. The Board reviewed the information. Marcia was instructed to have the subdivision map of this area ready for the next meeting.
The yearly road map from NH DOT was reviewed for corrections/additions. No problems were found and Marcia will send the necessary information to the State.
A letter was received from Harold Rist, Jr. regarding property he used to own on Bungy Road. The Town took this property in 2016 for non-payment of taxes and Mr. Rist is interested in paying all the back taxes, interest and costs and having the property deeded back to him. After discussion, the Board informed Marcia to write to Mr. Rist and offer him the following arrangement:
- $750.00 to be paid by May 31st
- Balance of taxes, interest and costs (including recording fee for the new deed and the lst installment of 2017 taxes) to be paid prior to July 15th.
Mail was reviewed.
Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | May 12, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 5:58 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl, and Campbell. Members of the public present were: Road Agent David Cloutier, Scott DeBlois and Danielle DeBlois.
Danielle DeBlois came to the meeting on behalf of the local 4-H Club. The Club wishes to use the field behind the Town Office for a Cow Chip Bingo Game to raise money. The “game” will be played on June 10th. The Club would like to sell 100 tickets at $10.00 each. On a motion made by Selectman Stohl and seconded by Selectman Campbell, the Board voted to grant permission to the Club. Danielle DeBlois and Scott DeBlois left the meeting.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were signed.
The Board postponed signing Intent to Excavate forms for Pike Industries until the Planning Board receives their Bond.
On a motion made by Selectman Campbell and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board approved the minutes of the April 14, 2017 meeting.
Appointment forms were signed for Sheila Parkhurst (Cemetery Sexton) and Jon Fogg (Conservation Commission).
The Board asked Marcia to have Town Treasurer Jennifer Wells attend the next meeting on May 10th.
Marcia mentioned to the Board that the stain on the exterior of the Town Office is pealing in several locations and that the building needs to be pressure washed.
Marcia gave the Board members a copy of an e-mail sent to the Town on behalf of Harold Rist. The e-mail stated that Mr. Rist was interested in
paying all the back taxes, etc in order for the Town to deed the property back to him. After discussion, the Board instructed Marcia to have Mr. Rist send an explanation as to why it has been four years since he contacted the Town. They would like the explanation to be notarized. Also the Board was interested in what sort of a payment arrangement he is talking about. Marcia will respond to the e-mail.
At 6:35 pm the Board members along with Road Agent David Cloutier left to do their annual “spring road” trip to determine what projects should be done this summer.
Meeting adjourned at 6:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | Apr 13, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 5:57 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell. Members of the public present: Treasurer Jennifer Wells and Tax Collector Garry Parkhurst.
On a motion made by Selectman Campbell and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board voted to elect Selectman Cloutier as Chairman.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were signed.
On a motion made by Selectman Campbell and seconded by Selectman Cloutier, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2017 meeting.
The MS232 (Report of Appropriations Voted) was signed.
The contract for updating the Town’s tax maps with CAI Technologies was signed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
The new Equalization Ratio was received via letter from DRA.
The Board signed a letter to be sent to William Carpenter at DRED regarding the vote taken at Town Meeting to oppose the Silvio Conte Refuge purchasing additional land in Columbia.
Treasurer Jennifer Wells came to the meeting to present the Board with up-to-date figures in both the Town’s accounts and the Transfer Station Accounts. Mrs. Wells left the meeting.
The Board discussed with Tax Collector Garry Parkhurst the status of outstanding taxes and properties eligible for tax deeding. After discussion, the Board voted to accept two parcels via Tax Collector’s Deed.
Abatements were signed for these two parcels. Selectman Stohl left the meeting at 7:09 pm.
An e-mail was received from the Town of Stewartstown reminding the Board members that there will be a Dispatch Meeting on Thursday, April 13th, beginning at 5:30 in Pittsburg.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | Mar 27, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:00 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell. Members of the public present: Moderator Nancy Smith and Planning Board Chairman Scott DeBlois.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
On a motion made by Selectman Campbell and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board approved the minutes of the February 22nd meeting.
Moderator Nancy Smith came to the meeting to discuss items regarding the annual Town Meeting. The Board reviewed each item and decided who would speak to each article. Mrs. Smith left the meeting at 6:31 pm.
Marcia reviewed for the Board members information she had received from DRA (Jamie Dow) and the NHMA regarding Town/Community Forests. Marcia will e-mail to the Board members copies of the law and information obtained from the Towns of Randolph and Milan. Mr. DeBlois left the meeting.
An Intent to Cut was approved for Kevin Lanciani.
A contract was signed with CAI to maintain the Town’s tax maps on the website.
Marcia informed the Board that she had been contacted by someone at Ray Davis Real Estate regarding the former Falcucci property, which the Town took by Tax Deed in 2015. After discussing the matter, the Board decided that they were not interested in selling the property at this time.
The Board reviewed Abatement Applications received from Eversource and Northern New England Telephone. Marcia has already forwarded these Abatement requests to Mr. Sansoucy.
The Board reviewed an e-mail received from the Town of Stewartstown with wording for an amendment to the Colebrook Regional Dispatch Agreement. After reviewing it, the Board made changes and then signed the amendment. Selectman Campbell will present it to the Dispatch Committee when they meet on Thursday, March 9th.
Selectman Stohl informed the other members that he had received a phone call from Mrs. Randall Gray regarding her neighbor’s dogs being on her property. The Board attempted to reach the owner of the dogs (Kathy Lamontagne) but was unsuccessful. Selectman Stohl said he would try to stop by and see Mrs. Lamontagne.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | Mar 9, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:00 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
On a motion made by Selectman Campbell and seconded by Selectman Cloutier, the Board approved the minutes of the February 8, 2017 meeting.
Marcia informed the Board that the Town is now ready to accept credit cards for property taxes. Taxpayers will be instructed to go to the Town’s website and click on the blue “property tax bar” and to follow the instructions.
The Board discussed Town Meeting. Warrant articles will be reviewed one final time at the next meeting. The Community Forest issue was discussed. Marcia will contact DRA for some additional information on exactly how the Town proceeds from here.
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
