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Minutes of 03/12/2007

March 13th, 2007

Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
March 12, 2007
"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 Susan Kraabel, Secretary.

Board members present: Bill Wright, Allen Strasser, Bonnie Moroney

The meeting was called to order at 7:03 PM.

Members of the public present: Roberta McGee, Eleanor Brauns, Evan Karpf, Mike Gooden, Doug Bews, Tom Gately, Ann Fabrizio, Carmine Fabrizio, Bill Dowling, Linda Dowling, Rena Vecchio, John Trammell, Kelly Trammell, Jim Covey, Lisa Covey, Dale Shakespeare


The board announced the approval of bills and signing of checks.

Selectman Moroney moved to approve the minutes of 03/05/2007. Selectman Strasser seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously.

The report from Stan Borkowski is posted on the bulletin board.

The warrant for current use tax penalty in the amount of $38,370 was approved and signed. The property owners are Hibbard, Warren, Gould, Hoffman.

A message from Bill Remick was read next. The Finance Committee of the NH House of Representatives will be meeting with North Country residents on Thursday, March 15, from 4pm – 7pm at the White Mountain Regional High School. This is an opportunity to ask questions and make comments about the state budget.

Provan & Lorber submitted a Change of Scope document for signature. They have added the preparation of the permit renewal, which had been quoted separately, to the original groundwater monitoring contract. The total contract is now $2,375. Based on last week’s approval, Chairman Wright signed the Change of Scope paperwork.

The selectmen received legal opinion regarding the Bews’ request for a public hearing for the purpose of removal of Evan and Joan Karpf from the Planning and Zoning Boards. Selectman Strasser read portions of the opinion from Bernie Waugh. Atty. Waugh stated that the selectmen are not legally required to hold a hearing just because it was requested. Furthermore, it was his opinion that even if the Bews’ claims were true, they would not legally justify removal of either of the Karpfs. Selectman Strasser made a motion that the town affirm the recommendation of Atty. Waugh, and hold no hearing. Chairman Wright seconded, and the motion was passed unanimously. Selectman Strasser had copies of the entire legal opinion for Evan Karpf and Doug Bews, and when Dr. Karpf handed one to Mr. Bews, the response was “just be careful Evan.”

Selectman Strasser said he wanted to comment after a letter Karen Moran wrote to the Democrat regarding the water system. His concern was that people left the February meeting not knowing that $28,000 in revenue was taken away from the water system by the Budget Committee. The selectmen had a meeting on March 3rd to try to determine the rate increase, but did not have enough information to do so. He said there is $108,000 in the water special revenue fund that had not been transferred to the general fund for expenses in 2006, and the 2006 reconciliation has not been done yet. He just wants everyone to know that the $28,000 taken away from the water system will have to be made up for in the water rate increases. He read from his handout if the proposed 2007 budget passes that Bretton Woods residents will save $18,950 and Twin Mountain will pay $14,950 more than before. He also mentioned that Bob Morency was here this week to help us set the water rates. He’d created a spreadsheet which has been sent to the office, and once we determine the exact number of water customers and the budget numbers, the spreadsheet will calculate water rates.

Rena Vecchio asked if this document just passed around was from Selectman Strasser personally, or from the selectmen. When told just from him, she asked if it was right that he was passing around things like this not identified as such, using his position and the select board meetings as a forum for his personal views. She thought that handouts should come from the selectmen and not from Al Strasser, and further, that the budget committee was not represented here tonight, and this should have been discussed at the deliberative session. Both Selectman Strasser and Chairman Wright said not much discussion took place about the budget, even by the Budget Committee. Ms. Vecchio stated that she felt his methods of presenting things to the public were undermining, and causing splits in the town.

Selectman Moroney thanked Chairman Wright for his thirty years of hard work and service to the town, and others joined with applause for Bill Wright.

At 7:22 PM, as there was no additional business, Selectman Moroney moved to adjourn. Selectman Strasser seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously. Chairman Wright moved to go into executive session regarding legal matters. This was seconded by Selectman Moroney. The board was polled, and went into executive session.

At the close of executive session, Chairman Wright made a motion to return to public session and seal the minutes from executive session; Selectman Moroney seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

At 7:40 PM, as there was no additional business, Chairman Wright declared the meeting ended.

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