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Minutes of 8/12/2019
August 19th, 2019
Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
August 12, 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: Imre Szauter, Rena Vecchio, Tadd Bailey, Michael Hogan, Dianne Hogan, Ron Wareing & Buddy Pearce
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairwoman Moroney.
Pledge of Allegiance.
The Chair announced the approval and signing of the manifests.
Selectman Gauthier made a Motion to: Approve the minutes of July 29, 2019. Selectman Scalley seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
The Board asked for a building project update. Imre Szauter reminded the Board that the grant for $250,000 has been awarded as well as a $7,000 grant for engineering expenses. He stated the floor plans for the Public Safety building have been finalized and the interior plans for the Town Hall are almost complete. Concept C has been finalized by the Civil Engineer and has gone out for final bid for the site work. Mr. Szauter stated he thinks that those will be discussed at the next Task Force meeting on Wednesday. He stated they found the soil borings to be favorable and the use of normal footings will be sufficient.
Robert Silva attended that last Task Force meeting, he will be the Site Manager for the new buildings and will be living locally while the project is being completed. Ground breaking is officially set for Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 9 a.m. with refreshments to be provided by Ricci Construction. Drawings of the project will also be displayed at the ground breaking and they are in hopes that some local and State news sources will be in attendance.
Chairwoman Moroney reminded Imre to have something for the newsletter and post an ad in the newspaper regarding the ground breaking ceremony.
Next on the agenda was Echo Lake Investments. Chairwoman Moroney stated that the deed for Mr. Lepage’s property already included a watermain easement but the plan for the easement could not be located by the Registry. It was under Town Counsels advice that a new easement deed be written up for Mr. Lepage. The secretary has contacted the Town Attorney to get the easement deed drafted and should have that ready to be sent to Mr. Lepage by the end of the week.
Second, in regards to Echo Lake Investments, it was determined at the last Planning Board meeting that the Selectboard needed to come up with the Bond requirements for Echo Lake for the water and road. It was determined that the fees for the water study should be paid to the Dufresne Group directly and the fees for the third-party review from Northpoint Engineering should be paid to them directly.
Discussion ensued about the Bond between the Board, Rena Vecchio, Michael Hogan and Ron Wareing. It was reiterated that the infrastructure needs to be complete before a building permit will be issued. It was under Town Counsel advice that projects like these needs to be Bonded. In order for Bond requirements to be set, the Board needs to know the value of the project in concerns to the water and road. Rena stated she will contact Northpoint Engineering and Cathy Conway from Horizons Engineering.
The following items were approved and signed:
Water Warrant – Vincent; Keziah
Yield Tax Certification – Eastford, LLC.
Follow-Up
Wright Property – Chairwoman Moroney stated she contacted the lawyer from the State after the last meeting and spoke with her assistant. The lawyer was out on vacation until August 7, 2019. Chairwoman Moroney says she has not received a phone call back and will reach out again this week.
Snow Thrower – Greg Hogan was not in attendance so this item will be tabled until the next meeting.
Other
Chairwoman Moroney stated that she ran into Steve Messina recently regarding Cherry Mountain Road and he asked her if the Board received his letter. It was reiterated that he may attend a meeting if he would like to discuss the Boards decision.
Chairwoman Moroney said during the last meeting for the 250th Celebration they discussed trying to purchase anniversary plates for the Town. These plates can be on the front of the vehicle for the one year that the anniversary is occurring. There is a process to accomplish this and Chairwoman Moroney would like to start working on this. She asked the Board if they were okay with that and the other two Board members had no problem with it.
Buddy Pearce asked the Board if anything is being done to set some kind of regulations for Airbnb or like type rentals. He stated these rentals often have multiple vehicles which seem to create parking issues and are usually throwing parties that create a lot of noise.
Tadd Bailey let Mr. Pearce know that he could contact the Police Department and they could approach the parties for Disorderly Conduct, if applicable. The Town does not have a noise ordinance. Mr. Bailey said he understood his concerns though as calls to these Airbnb type residences have increased, especially in the last 3-4 years.
Mr. Pearce noted that other towns have started to put rules in place regarding this but the Board and other audience members had a discussion about the controversy over this right now as the State has no set guidelines. Mr. Pearce stated when the town was ready to start working on this, he would be more than happy to join in on any discussions. He was invited to join the Planning Board.
Michael Hogan stated that the town needs to seriously re-consider pay-per-bag trash disposal at the Transfer Station. He feels that many people who are not residents of this town are disposing of their trash here by giving it to a family member or friend who is a resident to avoid paying in their own town, as most surround towns have pay-per-bag.
Ron Wareing thanked the Board for not challenging the Zoning Boards decision for the doggy daycare. Selectmen Scalley stated they admitted it publicly that the mistake was made and to set precedence so that it won’t happen again. Ron Wareing thanked the Board again.
Next, Mr. Wareing stated he wasn’t sure if the person came down individually or as a member of the Selectboard and that’s when Chairwoman Moroney interjected and stated she came down as an individual and as a member of the Planning Board. Selectmen Scalley asked if they could explain what was being discussed.
Chairwoman Moroney stated she had been hearing the dogs from the doggy daycare barking before 7 a.m. and went down to discuss. Discussion ensued between Chairwoman Moroney and Mr. Wareing. Chairwoman Moroney said it would be common courtesy to not have the dogs outside before 7 a.m. but Mr. Wareing reminded her that the quiet hours that were agreed upon at the Zoning meeting were 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tadd Bailey reminded everyone that there is a town ordinance for excessive dog barking that can be enforced at any time of day.
The was brief discussion between Mr. Wareing, the Board and audience members about the doggy daycare and the services they offer.
As there was no further business, the Board was polled and went into non-public session, per RSA 91-A:3 for Legal & Personnel at 7:53 p.m. Chairwoman Moroney, yes; Selectman Scalley, yes; Selectman Gauthier, yes.
At the close of non-public session at 8:41 p.m., Selectman Scalley moved to return to public session and seal the minutes from non-public session. Chairwoman Moroney seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
There being no further discussion, Selectman Scalley made a Motion to adjourn the meeting. Chairwoman Moroney seconded and the Motion passed unanimously. Chairwoman Moroney declared the meeting ended at 8:41 p.m.