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Minutes of 8/10/2015

August 17th, 2015

Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
August 10, 2015


“These minutes of the Town of Carroll Select board have been recorded by its Secretary. Though believed to be accurate and correct they are subject to additions, deletions and corrections by the Select Board at its next meeting when the Board votes its final approval of the minutes. They are being made available at this time to conform to the requirements of New Hampshire RSA 91-A:2.”

Minutes recorded by Maryclare Quigley, Secretary

Board members present: David Scalley, Bonnie Moroney, Paul Bussiere

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m.by Chairman Scalley.

Members of the public present: Brian Mycko, Donna Foster, Greg Hogan, Lori Hogan, John Trammell, Evan Karpf

Pledge of Allegiance

The meeting was filmed by Evan Karpf.

The Board announced the approval of bills and signing of manifests.

Selectman Moroney made a Motion to: Approve the minutes of 7/27/2015 as written. Selectman Bussiere seconded and it passed unanimously.

Lori Hogan said she wasn’t sure if she needed to ask permission to start a garden club. Essentially it would be to start new flower gardens and bed and take care of them as well as take care of the existing gardens. She said they should start soon as September is when bulbs are planted. When asked about funding, Mrs. Hogan said she believed it would continue to be funded from the Government Buildings budget. She noted that many flowers would come from various personal beds from members and friends but that they would also need to purchase some that they may want which are not in existing flower gardens. The Selectmen asked Mrs. Hogan for an idea of the costs to start, maintain and close the beds each year.

Mrs. Hogan said they would like to get started now so at the 250th celebration of the Town, the beds would be established and growing. She said there are at least five people already interested in joining such a group. She showed a plan for a garden at sign by the train exhibit and the Selectmen thought it was very nice and a great idea. They asked if she could have some cost estimates for the next meeting. She went on to say beds had been started several years ago and were abandoned so she and Greg have been taking care of them – one reason for starting a club. The Selectmen concurred that they felt no need to give permission and thanked Mrs. Hogan for coming to the meeting. Mrs. Hogan asked that anyone interested in joining to please call her.
The Selectmen had hoped that Chief Oleson would be at this meeting to speak with them about Building Permits, but he had to cancel. Thus, the Board chose to table further discussion until they can speak with him. Selectman Bussiere said he felt they needed to change the fee to $15 inasmuch as no record can be found that the Legislative Body voted to increase it. Selectman Moroney said she felt nothing should be changed until they can take care of it all together as she felt it would make it too confusing. Selectman Bussiere said he felt he needed to address this and made a Motion To: Return the Building Permit fee to $15. There was no second to this Motion thus no vote.

The Board then turned to the updated Town Assistance Guidelines, application and various other pieces of paperwork. They went over the changes from the template to adjust for the Town of Carroll. It was noted that dental is out, food left in, food voucher is out, and changed rent/mortgage and removed “with just cause” and amount to be set by Selectmen. As a result, the page with the capped amounts was adjusted on the rent “to be determined by Board of Selectmen.” Selectman Moroney made a Motion to: Accept the updated changes to the Town of Carroll Guidelines. Selectman Bussiere seconded and it passed unanimously.

The following items were approved and signed:

Fire Department Constitution Amendments
Driveway Permit – Rogers
Water Warrant – Bragg Family Trust
Water Warrant – Various Late Fees

Other:

Selectman Moroney wanted to remind everyone about the Yard and Bake Sale at the Fire Station on Saturday, August 15, 2015. This is to benefit the Department for water safety and ropes with locking devices when doing rescues.

Selectman Bussiere asked about Waste Management pricing. Public Works Director, Greg Hogan, said he is looking at difference avenues and is waiting for prices. He said it is as much a matter of time as anything else, as Mt. Carberry in Berlin has room to accept for forty years and actually more, but the State doesn’t want them being so aggressive in their future planning. He said he was quoted $56 per ton, but that does not include trucking which he has to check on. We’re currently paying $80+ per ton, with trucking included. He verified that Casella has only six to seven years left at their landfill. He reiterated that he was very impressed with Mt. Carberry. They cater to municipalities and are very willing to have the Selectmen come and look at their facility.

Donna Foster said she and George Brodeur received a notice from Tara at North Country Council about a DOT study about road service management and spending money the best way. She was told they need to know of the Town’s interest by the next day in order to get to the top of the list for this pilot program. When asked, Greg Hogan said he didn’t know anything about it, but would be happy to look into it the next day. Mrs. Foster didn’t have any more about it than what was in the email she had received. So, as there wasn’t a lot of information about it, Chairman Scalley made a Motion: To have Greg Hogan make a decision on the Pilot Program for the Select Board after he had a chance to do some research. Selectman Bussiere seconded and it passed unanimously.

Evan Karpf asked if they will address the water situation at 60 Airport Road. Greg Hogan explained that he went over to the Karpf property last week and found there is a line to 60 Airport Road, the Karpf property, and another line with a shut off to the property owned by Pam Walsh. He said there had apparently been a freeze up last winter though where it started is not known and that 60 Airport Road was not shut off from the town water. However, the house was unoccupied and was shut down. Evan Karpf said they need to replace the water line and he feels the correct way should be a new town main to the corner of the property line and Airport Road. He also said the shut-off for the Walsh property is on his property. He said he had spoken with Pam Walsh and he said she is willing to make the change. He also said he doesn’t want to be responsible for freezing lines if his house is rented in the future. It was reiterated that the vacant house was never turned off at the shut off and if the main line freezes, it is a Town problem, and if the service line freezes, it’s the property owner’s problem. Chairman Scalley read a portion of a response from Legal Counsel who advised after she reviewed the Town’s rules and regulations there is nothing there nor anything in state law which would require the Town to install, or allow the installation of, a new independent line. She pointed out that the Town’s Rules clearly anticipate that more than one customer may be supplied through one service line and that if a new service line is installed it is at the customer’s expense. Selectman Moroney said they should have turned the water off at the main. It was noted the Town is responsible for the main on Route 3. Chairman Scalley asked Mr. Hogan if this is the only place in town that shares a service line and he responded no as there are several throughout which do.

Evan Karpf said he read the minutes from the last meeting and watched the video. He said he served as Health Officer for many years and it was noted that it was a non-salary position but he said it did carry a salary and it was that each year he didn’t want to take one. He then asked Selectman Moroney what she meant by her opinion that he sent letters, etc., regarding mold which is not our territory and that he might have opened up the town to legal issues. He said there are no laws about mold in this state and at no time did he say anyone had to mitigate a mold issue. He said he never, ever told anyone what they had to do. He went on to say he had attended two education programs on mold and shared the information with the town. He also said he would challenge Bonnie (Selectman Moroney) to show him a letter that he wrote about this. Chairman Scalley reminded him that this was not court and Evan said in parting that it would have been respectful to have talked with him and that mold does come under the Health Officer.

As there was no further business, the Board was polled to go into non-public session, per RSA 91-A-3 for personnel and legal at 8:10 p.m. Selectman Bussiere, yes; Chairman Scalley, yes, Selectman Moroney, yes.

At the close of non-public session at 9:40 p.m., Selectman Moroney moved to return to public session and seal the minutes from non-public session. Selectman Bussiere seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.

The Secretary was asked to give Department Heads the evaluation forms and have them review with the employees before they bring them to the Select Board. The Board would like to start their review in early September.

Also, it had been mentioned before, but apparently misunderstood by the Secretary that draft minutes are no longer required as the first copy of the minutes is the record of the meeting. Any changes or corrections to minutes will be made in the minutes of the meeting at which they are brought forth.

Selectman Moroney made a Motion to adjourn the meeting and Selectman Bussiere seconded. The Motion passed unanimously. Chairman Scalley declared the meeting ended at 9:42 p.m. The next meeting will be Monday, August 24, 2015.

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