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,
by admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 5:59 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell. Members of the public present: Scott DeBlois, Brendan Prusik, Ray Bell, James Davis and Donald Smith.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
At 6:30 Brendan Prusik, Ray Bell, James Davis and Donald Smith came to the meeting to discuss the survey which was sent out by the Community/Town Forest Committee. Mr. Prusik reviewed for the Board members the number of surveys that had been returned – 128 out of 660. The group will revise the graph/chart that they had presented for inclusion in the Town Report along with an informational sheet. Mr. Prusik stressed the fact that the group needs to be sanctioned by the Board in order to continue their work. The Selectmen expressed the opinion that they felt this was something that the voters needed to do. It was decided that the group will do a presentation at Town Meeting under the last Article (other business).
At this point (7:03 pm), the meeting was briefly recessed in order to hold the Annual Budget Hearing. Members of the public present for the budget hearing were Brendan Prusik, Scott DeBlois, James Davis, Amy Berry and Tala Silver.
The Budget Hearing ended at 7:40 pm and all members of the public, except Scott DeBlois, left the meeting.
Intent to Cut forms were approved for Charles White and Michael Godzyk.
A Veteran’s Tax Credit application was approved for Kenneth Jaworski.
On a motion made by Selectman Cloutier and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board approved the minutes of the January 25th meeting.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Chairman Cloutier for the 45th Parallel EMS.
An agreement for Crane and Bell to do the annual compilation of the Town’s financial records was signed by Chairman Cloutier.
A contract with Beecher Falls Redemption for recycling items at the Transfer Station was reviewed and signed.
The Warrant for Town Meeting and the Budget for 2017 were reviewed and signed.
It was noted that there will be a Regional Dispatch Meeting tomorrow night at 5:30 at the Colebrook Town Hall.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | Feb 13, 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.
A Bridge Report from the State of NH was reviewed.
An Intent to Cut was approved for Martin Zarli.
Warrant Articles were discussed as follows:
1. Petition article to adopt the “All Veterans’ Tax Credit” was received. Town Clerk Marcia Parkhurst verified that it was signed by 10 registered voters.
2. Warrant Article for donation for Community Pool. After discussion, the Board voted to not include this article on the warrant.
3. Warrant Article regarding Silvio Conte Refugee. Selectman Stohl reviewed for the other members the background regarding this article. (It has been used in Alstead.) After discussion, the Board voted to include this article on the warrant.
Marcia informed the Board that the Community Forest group would like to speak/make a presentation at Town Meeting. They also are interested in including some information in the Town Report. The Board instructed Marcia to ask Brendan Prusik to attend the next meeting so they could review what the group wants to do at Town Meeting and the information for the Town Report.
On a motion made by Selectman Cloutier and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board approved the minutes of the January 11th meeting.
Marcia informed the Board that the projected date for the Town to start accepting tax payments by credit card is February 8th.
The Board members spent the remainder of the meeting preparing the final figures for the 2017 budget. The Budget Hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 8th, at 7:00 pm. Marcia will take care of advertising the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:05 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
An e-mail from auditors Crane & Bell was reviewed. After discussion, the Board voted to go with the “compilation of financial statements and form MS-535 and completion of MS-60” for an amount of $8,100.00. Marcia will let Crane & Bell know which option we are doing.
On a motion made by Selectman Campbell and seconded by Selectman Cloutier, the Board approved the minutes of the December 28th meeting.
An Abatement Application from Kenneth Jaworski was reviewed along with Assessor Steve Allen’s recommendations. The Board approved the abatement and a check in the amount of $1,694 was signed as a refund on his 2016 property taxes.
Budget items were discussed as follows:
1. School District Budget Hearing will be on February lst @ 4:30.
2. Town Budget Hearing will be on February 8 @ 7:00.
3. Deadline for petition warrant articles is Tuesday, February 7th.
4. Reviewed requests from outside agencies for appropriations. New requests received this year include:
a. Tri-County Transit $ 250.00
b. Colebrook Area Food Pantry $1,000.00
c. Tyler Blain Homeless Shelter $ 250.00
d. ServiceLink $ 550.00
After discussing the items, Selectman Stohl made a motion, which was seconded by Selectman Campbell that they include Tri-County Transit for $250.00 and the Colebrook Area Food Pantry for $500.00 on the 2017 Town Warrant. Motion passed.
5. Marcia will get all the budget figures ready for the Board to review at the January 25th meeting.
Marcia gave the Board members each a listing of unpaid taxes as of December 31, 2016. We have approximately the same percentage outstanding at the end of this year as last year (6% for 2015/5% for 2016).
Reminder that tomorrow night is the monthly Dispatch Meeting here at the Columbia Town Office.
Selectman Stohl informed the other Board members that he had been approached about writing a letter regarding HB145. He explained what the bill was about and read a letter that he had drafted to be sent to the committee members hearing the bill. After discussion, the Board members signed the letter.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
