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Minutes of 05/15/2006
May 18th, 2006
Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
May 15, 2006
Board members present: William Wright, Allen Strasser, Bonnie Moroney
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
Members of the public present: Roberta McGee, Tom Gately, Dale Shakespeare, Carmine Fabrizio, Ann Fabarizio, Billy Rines, Eleanor Brauns, Edith Tucker, Dick Harris, Ben Jellison, Mike Matz, Doug Bews
The board began with the approval of bills and signing of checks.
The meeting began with a silent prayer for the victims of flooding in southern New Hampshire
Selectman Strasser made a motion to approve the minutes from 05/08/2006. The motion was seconded by Selectman Moroney and passed unanimously.
Chairman Wright announced that beginning July 1, the Board of Selectmen will meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month unless there is a Monday holiday, when the canceled meeting will be held on the Monday following. The selectmen also intend to have management meetings with department heads once a month tentatively scheduled for 10 am on the day after the first selectmen’s meeting of the month. These changes were not formally adopted, and Selectman Moroney objected to the managements meetings being held during the day when she is at work. She will look at changing some of the proposed meetings during the week, and this will be discussed next week.
The selectmen approved and signed the following documents:
Yield Tax Certificates for Bayroot - $24,674.85
Yield Tax Warrant for Bayroot, Carlson, Parten - $25,150.13
Water Fees Warrant for Bogdan - $40
Intent to Cut for Rines
Billy Rines reported that Mark Gensamer, had begun the work to move the main shutoff in the town hall closer to the electric meter. He will do final hookup on Saturday, May 20. The highway eye wash station will be finished on Tuesday. The safety manual is being worked on, trying to incorporate sections that are already in place with the police and fire departments. There will be another meeting with Chairman Wright and Selectman Strasser on Wednesday at 10 am. Another progress report must go to the NH Department of Labor Safety Division by Friday. Mr. Rines said he was waiting on the paving project till funds were available, and the selectmen said we had the money for the first part of the project that Mr. Rines wants to start with. They will do the worst areas first in front of the Police Station. Mr. Rines will take up the asphalt and put in a new 2” base before the asphalt is put on. The remaining portion of paving will wait until the state has a chance to go over design possibilities for Fieldstone Lane. While the process will probably take at least a month, someone is coming from the state tomorrow to talk about the redesign of the road. Part of the discussion will be about where the town road ends and where the Village Store property ends, where Stile property line is, and how to control speed throughout the area.
Chairman Wright informed people that this week’s report from Stan Borkowski has been posted on the bulletin board.
Pat Martin has volunteered to serve as a Cemetery Trustee for a term to end with the election in 2007. Selectman Moroney moved to appoint her, Selectman Strasser seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Joan Karpf and Rena Vecchio have volunteered for the new Tax Fairness (old Article 15) Committee, but the Selectmen tabled the appointment until after we see the results of a newspaper ad asking for members of that committee and the Conservation Commission. They will appoint all volunteers at one time.
Dick Harris came before the board to ask if he could put a mobile home on his property on Rte. 3, and the selectmen knew of no prohibition, but suggested asking Mr. Borkowski. Mr. Harris is aware that it would have to have a base, not just rolled in and left on wheels. He was told that for sure he would have to have an acre lot, proper setbacks, and connect to town water. The secretary will talk to Mr. Borkowski and call Mr. Harris tomorrow. He might put in a modular or double wide if a mobile home cannot go in. Chairman Wright told the residents that Mr. Harris has a contact that is interested in putting a bank on his property, and he would subdivide the lot to accommodate this. There was no mention of which bank was interested.
Selectman Strasser said someone had questioned whether all those who have a Veteran’s Tax Credit in town are really eligible. We will ask the Tax Collector to check our records for eligibility, and notify anyone who does not qualify.
Dale Shakespeare noted that the town has tried to get everyone on the Rte. 3 strip to contribute aesthetically to the town. While he thinks most people have complied, he has a complaint about the unsightly pool area at Naturally New Hampshire. Selectman Strasser said he should provide a written complain to Mr. Borkowski, so we can address the situation.
Selectman Strasser read from the draft of a letter to Jeff Duncan directing him to contact Kevin in the NJ office of ISO to change the Fire Department route list to include Fieldstone Lane as the means to get to certain buildings in Bretton Woods. The purpose of the change is to get as many buildings/units under a distance of 5 miles from the fire station. A number of questions were asked regarding safety with Fieldstone Lane open, and using it as a route to Bretton Woods. Most were answered by Selectman Strasser.
Didn’t Jeff Duncan say he couldn’t maneuver a fire truck on Fieldstone Lane?
Don’t we have weight limit issues? (Only in the spring.)
Isn’t response time quicker on Rte. 3 & 302, and isn’t that more important than distance. (ISO rules state distance is the determining factor in rating.)
What does it take to make a road one-way? Wouldn’t that help with safety issues? (Mr. Rines stated that the sketch for redesign of Fieldstone Lane includes blocking off the Fire Station from that road.)
How is it possible to for the board to open the road without a public hearing? (Bernie Waugh’s response was read.)
Has ISO said they’ll make the changes? (We certify that we’ll use Fieldstone Lane for trips to certain buildings, and they will accept that.)
Will they come up to measure? (They will not.)
Discussion turned to building a fire station in Bretton Woods. Apparently the BW concept plan implies that the owners of the resort will do something about getting a station, and the resort currently has employees who are volunteer firemen who could answer calls if necessary. Edith Tucker said Cannon Mountain has a program for ambulance coverage that we could look at for ideas.
One of the new owners of the hotel, Charles Adams is willing to meet with people in town, but we will meet after the signing of papers with current owners. At the Planning Board meeting he attended, he seemed willing to cooperate with people, and answer any questions put forth. Future plans for both police and fire stations will have to be worked out with the new owners.
Selectman Moroney asked what the letter to Mr. Duncan was going to do. Selectman Strasser said Mr. Duncan would add Fieldstone Lane to the route list and notify NJ ISO of the change. This would get additional coverage for up to 77 units in Bretton Woods. Chairman Wright moved to sign the letter as written to Jeff Duncan. Selectman Strasser seconded the motion. Both then voted for the motion, Selectman Moroney voted against. The motion passed 2-1. The two who voted yes signed the letter.
Selectman Strasser said he’d spoken to Mark Nieder that afternoon in the Town Hall, and that Mr. Nieder feels the hotel sale may move up our revaluation date from 2009 to 2008 or possibly even 2007. Edith Tucker asked about the status of Mt. Washington Hotel tax appeals, and was told that 2001-2003 had been resolved in our favor, a motion to dismissed had been filed by our attorney for 2004, and the resort had filed for abatement of 2005 tax.
Doug Bews asked if the AMC had filed the proper non-profit reports due in April, and was told both documents were submitted. The AMC has asked to meet with the selectmen, and we plan to meet with them soon. Chairman Wright moved to contact our attorney about setting up such a meeting, Selectman Strasser seconded, and the motion was passed unanimously. We will contact Adele Fulton regarding this matte.
At 8:05 PM, as there was no additional business, Chairman Wright declared the meeting ended