TOWN OF WALPOLE

MEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD

MAY 9, 2013

 Selectboard Present:     Jamie Teague (Chair); Whitney Aldrich; (Absent: Chas Street)

 CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Teague called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM in the Walpole Town Hall with two people present in the audience.

These are unapproved Minutes.

PUBLIC BUSINESS:

RED SMITH:  Mr. Smith said that last year the Hubbard Foundation gave the Town of Walpole the property at 78 Main Street to be used as a small park.  He advised that this spring they would finish putting that together therefore he displayed the proposed plans for the Selectboard’s approval as the Town now owns the property. There will be a plaque and the Foundation will come up with the name.  There will be a fence with granite posts about three feet back from the road plus plantings of possibly Boxwood, etc.  Mrs. Teague noted that this is a wonderful gesture but there will be maintenance therefore she would like Mr. Terrell to be aware of this and that it meets his approval.  Mr. Terrell may also have some suggestions.  Mr. Smith will talk to Mr. Terrell as they would like to have a crosswalk stenciled on the road.  They do not want people parking their vehicles in the park.  There was a consensus of the Selectboard that the concept is great.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: 

Mr. Aldrich moved to approve the Accounts Payable check register and manifest in the amount of $19,983.52.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.

PAYROLL:  

Mrs. Teague moved to approve the payroll voucher for the week ending May 4, 2013, for checks dated May 10, 2013, for gross wages in the amount of $19,213.48.  Seconded by Mr. Aldrich.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.

Mrs. Teague moved to approve the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $4,415.55.  Seconded by Mr. Aldrich.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – May 2, 2013:  There was a consensus to table the Selectboard Minutes as a quorum was not present.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

The Selectboar received and reviewed the following meeting minutes:

• Recreation Committee – April 28, 2013; and
• North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners – May 7, 2013.

BUILDING PERMIT:

VOSE, Wentworth Road, Map & Lot #002-008-000:  Mr. Aldrich moved to approve Building Permit No. 2013-12 for Ernest and Susan Vose to “Construct a 32’ x 20’ 1 story addition that had been previously demolished” at 741 Wentworth Road, as submitted.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.

ABATEMENT – SEWER:

COOKE, Main Street, Map & Lot #019-040-000:  Mr. Aldrich moved to grant the Abatement for Sewer in the amount of $386.34 for Clif Cooke at 25 Main Street.  Mr. Cooke has a credit meter therefore the water usage should not be added to the sewer.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.

ABATEMENT – TIMBER: 

BEER, Old Keene Road, Map & Lot #016-014-000:  Mr. Aldrich moved to approve the Abatement for Timber in the amount of $577.82 plus interest for Joseph Beer at 139 Old Keene Road.  The cut was for hazardous trees around his home, barns and power lines.  A Warrant should not have been issued due to these circumstances.   Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.

ABATEMENT – PROPERTY TAX:

USA MOBILITY, Scovill Road, Map & Lot #003-082-CL3:

RINKERS COMMUNICATIONS, Scovill Road, Map & Lot #003-082-CL7:

NEPLLC Northeast Paging, Scovill Road, Map & Lot #003-082-CL4.

Mrs. Teague moved to grant the following three Abatements for Property Taxes in 2011 and 2012.  The companies terminated their lease with the owners of the “Towers” at 88 Scovill Road.

• USA Mobility (Arch Wireless) in the amount of $1,740.47 plus interest;
• Rinkers Communications in the amount of $563.00 plus interest;
• NEPLLC Northeast Paging in the amount of $816.00 plus interest.

Seconded by Mr. Aldrich.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.

NEW BUSINESS:

There was no New Business presented at this meeting.

OLD BUSINESS:

PERSONNEL FORM:  Mrs. Teague moved to hire Wendy Farnum as a Part Time Police Officer with a suggested hourly salary as recommended by Police Chief Paquette and is contingent upon her signing the employment contract.  Seconded by Mr. Aldrich.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:  Mr. Aldrich moved to recess the Selectboard meeting.  The Selectboard will enter into a Hooper Trustees meeting.  Seconded by Mrs. Teague.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.  The time was 7:38 PM.

SELECTBOARD MEETING (Continued)

Mrs. Teague called the recessed Selectboard meeting back to order at 7:46 PM.  No announcements were made following the Hooper Trustees meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

Whitcomb Park:  Mr. Aldrich received a call from Dave Kuniholm who advised that there are big cracks in the tennis and basketball courts.  They will have to be repaired before they can be used.  Therefore he told Mr.Kuniholm to get three quotes on what it would cost to do the entire job and what it would cost for repairs.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mrs. Teague moved to adjourn this meeting.  Seconded by Mr. Aldrich.  With all in favor, the motion was approved.  The time was 7:51 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

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Jamie J. Teague, Chair

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Chas G. Street

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Whitney R. Aldrich

(Note:  These are unapproved Minutes.  Corrections, if necessary, will be found in the Minutes of the May 16, 2013, Selectboard meeting.)