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Minutes of 7/1/2019
July 11th, 2019
Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
July 1, 2019
“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 Kirsten T. Hodgdon, Secretary
Board Members present: Bonnie J. Moroney, David A. Scalley, Robert W. Gauthier, Jr.
Members of the Public present: Maryclare Quigley, Imre Szauter, Jeremy Oleson, Greg Hogan, Tadd Bailey, Annette Marquis, Michael Hogan, Dianne Hogan, Gail Denatale, Michael Ransmeier, Ron Wareing
The meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m. by Chairwoman Moroney.
The Board was polled and went into non-public session, per RSA 91-A:3 for Personnel at 6:34 p.m. Chairwoman Moroney, yes; Selectman Scalley, yes; Selectman Gauthier, yes.
At the close of non-public session at 7:02 p.m., Chairwoman Moroney moved to return to public session and seal the minutes from non-public session. Selectman Scalley seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
Pledge of Allegiance.
The Chair announced the approval and signing of the manifests.
Selectman Scalley made a Motion to: Approve the minutes of June 17, 2019. Selectman Gauthier seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
The Board asked for an update on the new buildings and Imre Szauter stated that the Task Force had met twice since the last Selectmen’s meeting. He said the floor plans are almost complete and when finalized will go out to bid. The site plan is still evolving but they are hopeful that it will be finalized soon as well. He stated as of right now, no ground breaking date has been set, but once one is set, he will be sure to let the Board know.
Attorney Michael Ransmeier came to the Board with Gail Denatale, whom he is representing, with an issue with Current Use. Mr. Ransmeier stated that when his Client was buying land from Mr. Gould it was being cleared but they told the Denatales there would be no issues with the Current Use until they decided to build. Mrs. Denatale stated they have no intentions of building for five to eight years.
Mr. Ransmeier stated he spoke with the assessors and they told him a new plan needs to be submitted with new classifications. The field needs to be re-classified as farm land versus forest land. He just wanted to clarify that this was the correct method. Selectmen Scalley asked if a pond was being put on the property to which Mrs. Denatale stated that the hole is there from a test pit. She said the hole will be filled in ASAP as to not cause any more confusion. Mr. Scalley also asked if a driveway had been started and Mrs. Denatale stated that no driveway location has been set. She said dirt was dropped on their property from a contractor working on another parcel up there and they spread it out but not with a driveway in mind.
It was determined that the correct measure to address the issue with the Current Use was for them to submit a new plan as requested by the assessors.
An e-mail from Anna Stockman, an intern with the UNH Cooperative Extension, was received by the Selectmen’s Office on June 27th. She requested to interview someone regarding issues of economic/conservation importance for the Town. Chairwoman Moroney said she didn’t mind doing it and asked that the Secretary send her e-mail address to Ms. Stockman.
The following items were approved and signed:
Intent to Cut – Stalaboin
Property Tax Elderly Exemption – Lemieux
Property Tax Lien Abatement – Owen
2018 Property Tax Abatement – Johnson; Fohr
Water Warrant – 2nd Quarter Billing, 2019
Water Warrant – Gilman; M & R Corp
Cherry Mountain Road/Lower Falls Letters
Follow Up:
Lepage Easement – Selectmen Scalley said Greg Hogan had reached out to Mr. Lepage but he was unable to attend the meeting. When Greg spoke with Mr. Lepage, he said he would sign whatever the Town needed from him. Selectman Scalley recommended that a letter be drafted and sent to Town counsel for review.
Waste Management Update – Annette Marquis asked to speak to clarify some statements she made at the last Board meeting. Firstly, she stated that it was her opinion that if in the future only one landfill exists in New Hampshire, that we become a closed state. She again clarified; this is just her opinion. Secondly, Rena Vecchio asked at a previous meeting if there had been any violations at the landfill in Bethlehem and she was unsure. After some research she found that in 2000 they had a reporting violation with a $1,500.00 fine. Lastly, she thanked Michael Hogan for pushing back on the number of vehicles by saying one day’s worth of traffic wasn’t enough statistical evidence. Mrs. Marquis stated she ran a report for the last 12 months and the average number of vehicles that crossed the scale per day was 76.53.
Mrs. Marquis also stated that she went to the Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District meeting last Thursday and stated she will continue to attend these meetings. She said that Gov. Jeanne Shaheen did a study in 2006 saying that we were good for waste until 2026 and Mrs. Marquis believes we are going to fall short and would like to see that report get updated.
Other:
Annette Marquis, Town Treasurer, wanted to let the Board know that she recently pulled the Ambulance and Recycling Center CD’s from Bank of NH and moved them to NHPDIP due to being able to get a better interest rate. She stated that Jeremy Oleson and Greg Hogan were aware of the move as well.
Tadd Bailey let the Board know that the State told him they would have a response this week in regards to the safety issue at the intersection of Route 3 and Route 302 when the power is out.
“Just when you think you’ve got it bad!”, stated Imre Szauter as he read an article about Dartmouth College’s new building project being put on halt because the excavation was done in the wrong place. A good laugh was had by everyone.
Greg Hogan asked the Board if the Town should be paying for water analyses for when new developments come to Town or if the Town should charge a fee to the applicant. He stated he has reached out to the Dufresne Group for guidelines and costs of what other towns might be doing but he is waiting to hear back.
Ron Wareing asked what the criteria would be as to who does and does not get charged and who does and who does not need a water analysis. Greg said that is part of what he is looking into with the Dufresne Group and why he is bringing it up now looking for input. Mr. Wareing also stated he feels that a 10-year analysis would be more beneficial than doing a case-by-case basis for new developments.
Michael Hogan stated that he thinks the Town needs to seriously consider a Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fees for those on Town water. He feels that eventually the Town is going to need an additional water tower and people are going to be upset with the cost of one and this would help with that.
The Board asked Greg to keep them informed as to what he hears from the Dufresne Group.
Michael Hogan stated as of current no Veterans have made contact with him regarding the Memorial Day parade or other events.
Chairwoman Moroney said the next Selectmen’s Meeting will be Monday, July 15, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall.
As there was no further business, the Board was polled and went into non-public session, per RSA 91-A:3 for Personnel & Legal at 7:59 p.m. Chairwoman Moroney, yes; Selectman Scalley, yes; Selectman Gauthier, yes.
At the close of non-public session at 9:35 p.m., Selectman Gauthier moved to return to public session and seal the minutes from non-public session. Selectman Scalley seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
There being no further discussion, Selectmen Gauthier made a Motion to adjourn the meeting. Selectman Scalley seconded and the Motion passed unanimously. Chairwoman Moroney declared the meeting ended at 9:35 p.m.