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January 18th, 2008
Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
January 14, 2008
"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: Bonnie Moroney, Rena Vecchio
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
Members of the public present: Mike Gooden, Roberta McGee, Bill Dowling, John Trammell, Kelly Trammell, Billy Rines, Tadd Bailey, Mac McQueeney, Bill Smalley, Harold Garneau, Mike Matz, Donna Matz
Pledge of Allegiance
The board announced the approval of bills and signing of checks.
Chairman Moroney moved to accept the minutes of January 7, 2008, as written. Selectman Vecchio seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Stan Borkowski’s report has been posted on the bulletin board.
The first item on the agenda was the Groundwater Management Permit for the old town landfill that was issued by NH DES for a 5 year period. A cover letter with that permit noted two special conditions on that permit, and Bill Dowling spoke to those conditions. First he stated that there is a warrant article for the March 2008 election which asks for an appropriation for maintenance of the old landfill. Then he stated that Provan & Lorber had tested the groundwater wells at the landfill since they were put in, until 2005, when Horizons Engineering got the contract for the testing, which they did for two years. Provan & Lorber began testing again in 2007. The first special condition on the permit calls for corrections to water quality summary tables for 2005 and 2006. Mr. Dowling said there was data missing from the reports sent by Horizons, and the state wants the information. He has copies of all the reports sent to the state, and will take them to Provan & Lorber, asking them to straighten out the problem. He will also ask them to address the other special condition, which has to do with the possible expansion of the groundwater management zone. Mr. Dowling noted the importance of satisfying the conditions, as the DES letter states that they want to maintain a capping system at the facility that meets their standards. Mr. Dowling said if this raises a flag, they may ask the town to cap the landfill. We can’t allow groundwater to leach into people’s wells in the nearby subdivision. Mr. Dowling said he would like the selectmen to sign a 5 year agreement with Provan & Lorber to monitor the wells, as he thinks the quality of their work is what counts.. This is the first time the state has ever written to the town regarding the landfill monitoring and it is for a period of time that they did not do the monitoring. Chairman Moroney said we need to check with Town Counsel regarding the selectmen’s ability to sign such a contract. Mr. Dowling said it would be a non-binding agreement. He also said if the warrant article passes, he will put a fence around the landfill to keep snowmobiles and bikers out of the area.
Last week the selectmen signed the Agreement for Option to Accept Land Donation from the Mt. Washington Resort owners. Before mailing, it was determined that the signed document was not the latest update of the agreement, and did not indicate the choice by the town of a particular lot. Therefore Chairman Moroney moved to destroy the 1/7/08 document and approve and sign the proper agreement. Selectman Vecchio seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.
The Default Budget for 2008 was presented again. The total default budget amount is $1,699,874. When presented the previous week, the secretary said the Budget Committee would be signing the document, and she has since learned that is the responsibility of the selectmen. Chairman Moroney moved to sign, Selectman Vecchio seconded, and the motion was passed unanimously.
A letter from Northway Bank with their quote for refinancing the USDA loan was read by Chairman Moroney. Given the fact that their quote was only a fraction lower than Connecticut River Bank, and having to move all town funds to Northway would be less convenient for deposits, Chairman Moroney moved to continue efforts to refinance with Connecticut River. Selectman Vecchio seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously.
Thank you letters for donations of food and gift cards to Twin Mountain families at Thanksgiving and Christmas were read and signed by the selectmen. The letters will be sent to the Attleboro Ski Club, American Legion of Whitefield, and VFW of Whitefield.
Chairman Moroney announced that the Economic Impact Study that the Mt. Washington Resort owners commissioned from the University of New Hampshire has been completed, and there will be a presentation of the study done at the town hall on February 6, 2008, at 7 PM.
Chairman Moroney read a $5,425 quote from Art Savona for installing a handicap ramp at the far entrance to the gym. Billy Rines said he hadn’t included this expense in his 2008 budget request, and Mac McQueeney said any state inspection of the polling site had never brought up the need for an additional access/egress from the town hall. Chairman Moroney moved to table the matter for now. Selectman Vecchio seconded, and the motion was passed unanimously.
Stan Borkowski brought a sample of an inspection log to the town hall that could possibly be put on the back of the Building Permit to be displayed at construction sites. The selectmen said it looked okay to them, but perhaps should be given to the Planning Board to review.
Chairman Moroney presented copies of a warrant article from March 1979. The Annual Report prepared at the beginning of 1979 showed Article 22 asking if the Town will vote to discontinue the following Town Roads: The Trunk Line Road, so-called; The Straw Road, so-called; and The Old Rosebrook Road, so-called. The Annual Report prepared at the beginning of 1980 for the year ending December 31, 1979 showed that on March 13, 1979, Article 22 passed by voice vote of the Town. Straw Road is the road that Leo Scales spoke of when he came to the Board in December to talk about the trees Mike Lynch planted on what was thought to be Town property. Chairman Moroney said in light of the 1979 warrant article, the Town does not own the right of way between the Scales and Lynch properties and thus has no jurisdiction over the matter of the trees. A letter to that effect will be sent to both gentlemen.
The Hoyle Tanner contract was brought up, and we’ve not seen a revised copy to reflect changes suggested by Selectman Strasser. Harold Garneau said that the holdback clause suggested will be taken care of by the state mandating final approval prior to the final payment being made. It was reported that there will be an invitation to bid in the January 20th Union Leader, and there will be three different places to pick up a bid package, including the town hall.
The warrant article, previously tabled pending Town Counsel review, for up to $20,000 to be taken from the Recreation Special Revenue Fund was discussed. The attorney said the article was indeed okay legally, but they may want to consider changing to a Recreation Revolving Fund next year. The Special Revenue Account must be closed via Town Meeting vote, and the Revolving Fund set up by Town Meeting vote, and it’s too late to do that in 2008. Chairman Moroney moved to approve the 2008 warrant article, Selectman Vecchio seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously.
John Goodney’s email regarding a proposed meeting to update our Local Emergency Operations Plan was mentioned, and those asked to give dates when they could attend need more information before they can commit to coming. The secretary will contact Mr. Goodney to be more specific in his request.
At 7:43 PM, as there was no additional business, Chairman Moroney declared the meeting ended, and moved to go into executive session regarding a personal matter. This was seconded by Selectman Vecchio. The board was polled, and went into executive session.
At the close of executive session, Chairman Moroney made a motion to return to public session and seal the minutes from executive session; Selectman Vecchio seconded and the motion passed unanimously
Action Items:
Industrial Park land use - CEDC
Chamberlain property
Paquette Circle house
Website
Bank change/PDIP
Hwy/Water Capital reserve money –how long there?
Policy/Procedures Manual
Management Discussion Letter
Old Straw Rd. letters
Hoyle & Tanner Contract