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Minutes of 01/09/2006

January 9th, 2006

Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
January 09, 2006



Board members present: Jay Ouellette, Allen Strasser, William Wright

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Members of the public present: Roberta McGee, Ann Fabrizio, Carmine Fabrizio, Eleanor Brauns, Bill Dowling, Bill Rines, Jim Covey, Lisa Covey, Tom Gately, Bob Richard, Holly Richard, Paul Bussiere, Doug Bews

The board began with the approval of bills and signing of checks.

Selectman Strasser made a motion to approve the minutes from 12/26/2005. The motion was seconded by Selectman Wright and passed unanimously.

Chairman Ouellette cited suggestions from Bob Barry of the State DOT regarding the process for replacing the town bridge on Old Town Road over the Ammonoosuc. State funds will not be available until at least 2012, but we need to show proof that we have approved funds for the town portion. We currently have $20,000 in the capital reserve for bridge replacement, and a petition article for another $10,000 will be put before the town at town meeting.

An invoice from Eastern Analytical for testing the water at the old landfill site has been presented for payment. Chairman Ouellette moved to sign the letter to the Trustees of the Trust Funds requesting transfer of money from the Landfill Closure account into the general fund. Selectman Wright seconded, and the motion was passed unanimously.

A letter was received from Becki Pederson requesting approval to set a minimum bill for interest on late tax payments. She asked that interest not be billed for amounts less than $5.00, as the time to process and cost of postage made smaller amounts not worth the interest payment received. Chairman Ouellette moved to sign the letter, Selectman Wright seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Two abatements of 2005 property tax for the MWH Preservation Ltd Partnership were presented. Chairman Ouellette moved to sign the abatements in the amount of $1,080.77. Selectman Wright seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Richard and Holly Richard came before the board to talk about a tree that is threatening to take down power lines to their home. The large tree that is on town property has developed cracks in trunk and branch areas and is in danger of coming down. Billy Rines has contacted Asplundh and they’ve refused to cut the tree down, and he will now contact the state to get the tree topped so it can be taken down by the town.

Selectman Strasser presented a petition to the WMRSD SAU 36 asking the district to reduce the school tax. Teacher/student ratios were the main focus of the petition request.

Bill Dowling came before the board to give some statistics for the year 2005 at the new recycling center. In 2004, 411.5 tons of trash was hauled to Bethlehem. In 2005, with increased recycling, we hauled 164.48 tons less than 2004, a savings of $11,719.95 in costs. He has also looked into separating 20 oz. and 1 liter bottles from other recycled containers. The town would receive $600 per truckload. Initial costs for building storage space would be $500, and there is a cost for the bags.

Paul Bussiere came to request a key to the Selectmen’s office for himself and John Birknes. As Board Chairmen, they need to access the copy machine. John has already received a key, and Paul will get one on Thursday of this week.

Selectman Strasser presented a letter he had written to the WMRSD SAU 36. The letter is requesting that the district include in its annual report the apportionment calculation sheet and property tax cost per student for each town. Selectman Wright made a motion for the selectmen to sign the letter, Selectman Strasser seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously. The letter was signed.

Chairman Ouellette received a phone call from the Chairman of the Whitefield Selectboard asking the Town of Carroll to place a petition article on the town warrant. The SAU 36 School Board wants to place a Whitefield police officer in the school each day, and the Town of Whitefield wants each town to appropriate funds to pay him. The Whitefield selectman will call town office tomorrow.

Doug Bews appeared before the board to discuss the proposed Aquifer Protection Ordinance. He said the ordinance is an overlap to the NH statutes already in place: Title L: Water Management and Protection Chapter 481, and Groundwater Protection Act Chapter 485-C. He said our ordinance would be redundant and a detriment to economic growth as depicted in the 1986 Carroll Master Plan. He asked those present to read the referenced RSAs and the Master Plan, as they provide a reason to reject the proposed town ordinance. He requested the town place a copy of the Master Plan in a public area of the town hall, perhaps the library, so everyone can read it.

At 8:15 p.m., as there was no additional business, Chairman Ouellette made a motion to go into executive session regarding personnel issues and town aid, which was seconded by Selectman Wright. The motion passed unanimously.

At the close of executive session, Chairman Ouellette made a motion to return to public session and seal the minutes from executive session; Selectman Strasser seconded and the motion passed unanimously. At 8:25 p.m. a motion was made to adjourn for the evening, which was seconded, and passed unanimous

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