TOWN OF WALPOLE
MEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD
APRIL 16, 2015
Selectboard Present: Steven Dalessio (Chair); Whitney Aldrich; Peggy Pschirrer
CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Dalessio called this Selectboard meeting to order at 6:00 PM in the Walpole Town Hall. He advised that this meeting is being recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify themselves for the record. There were three people in attendance.
These are unapproved Minutes.
BUILDING PERMITS:
AVANRU DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LTD: Mr. Aldrich moved to renew the following three Building Permits for Avanru Development Group, Ltd:
- Permit # 2015-06 – 2014-14 Renewal, Main Street, Map & Lot #012-013-000; “Construct a 2 story 104’ x 63’2” Commercial Building as approved by the Planning Board on October 6, 2011”;
- Permit # 2015-07 – 2014-10A Renewal, Main Street, Map & Lot #012-013-000; “Construct new Multi-family Housing as approved by the Planning Board, November 13, 2012 for up to 67 multi-family units within approved building”;
- Permit # 2015-08 – Main Street, Map & Lot #012-013-004; “Construct new Multi-Family Housing per the approval of the Walpole Planning Board, August 10, 2010”.
Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the Accounts Payable check register and manifest in the amount of $599,059.56 for checks dated April 17, 2015. This includes a monthly payment to the Fall Mountain Regional School District in the amount of $488,319.18. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
PAYROLL:
Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the Payroll voucher for the week ending April 11, 2015, in the amount of $20,947.89 for checks dated April 17, 2015. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the electronic transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $4,684.59 for the week ending April 11, 2015. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:
SELECTBOARD MEETING – April 9, 2015: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the Minutes of the regular Selectboard meeting of April 9, 2015, as submitted. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the Minutes were approved.
NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION – April 9, 2015: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of April 9, 2015, as submitted. The Minutes will remain sealed. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the Minutes were approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
The Selectboard received and reviewed Minutes of the following meeting:
- Conservation Commission – April 6, 2015.
ABATEMENTS:
HASTINGS REVOCABLE TRUST, Barnett Hill, Map & Lot #009-060-000: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for the Tax Year 2014 as submitted by Sandra Smith, Tax Collector, for the Hastings Revocable Trust in the amount of $19.05. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
LIDDLE, 34 Laclair Road, Map & Lot #013-043-003: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for the Tax Year 2014 as submitted by Sandra Smith, Tax Collector, for Donna M. and Darrell D. Liddle in the amount of $19.00. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
NNETO (Fairpoint), Town-Wide, Map & Lot #UTIL-FAIR-000: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to accept Avitar Associates recommendation to deny the Abatement for NNETO (Fairpoint) utilities. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
Mrs. Pschirrer advised that Mrs. Clough will send NNETO (Fairpoint) a copy of the Avitar Associates letter that states if they provide the information specified Avitar will take the time again to re-review their request.
WESTOVER, 238 Kingsbury Road, Map & Lot #005-011-003: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to accept the recommendation of Avitar Associates to deny this Abatement request for Dave and Cindy Westover. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
WESTOVER, 656 Valley Road, Map & Lot #011-034-000: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to accept the recommendation of Avitar Associates to deny this Abatement request for Dave and Cindy Westover. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
WESTOVER, 447 Old Keene Road, Map & Lot #004-017-000: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to accept the recommendation of Avitar Associates to deny this Abatement request for Dave and Cindy Westover. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
ABATEMENT / REFUNDS:
MAURICE ANDRE & SUSAN HOWARD, 15 Macri Lane, Map & Lot #013-007-022: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement Refund in the amount of $155.92 with the check being made to the Steven Brode Trust as they were the owner at the time the tax payment was made. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
TIMBER TAX WARRANT & CERTIFICATION OF YIELD TAXES ASSESSED:
KELLY & MARCINE WILLETT, 336 Ramsay Hill, Map & Lot #011-010-000: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the Warrant for the Timber Tax Levy and the Certification of Yield Taxes Assessed for the Tax Year April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 in the amount of $356.04, Operation # 14-461-11-T, for Kelly and Marcine Willett. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
WALPOLE D&D, INC., Map & Lots #008-015-001, 008-015-006, 008-015-007 and 008-015-008: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the Warrant for the Timber Tax Levy and the Certification of Yield Taxes Assessed for the Tax Year April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 in the amount of $308.27, Operation # 14-461-10-T, for Walpole D&D, Inc., Randy Daniels / Fred Dill. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
WALPOLE D&D, INC., Map & Lot #008-015-009: Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the Warrant for the Timber Tax Levy and the Certification of Yield Taxes Assessed for the Tax Year April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 in the amount of $776.54, Operation # 14-461-15-T, for Walpole D&D, Inc., Randy Daniels & Fred Dill. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
The Selectboard announced that checks for Timber Tax Levies will be processed once a month.
NEW BUSINESS:
LETTER FROM PLT: The Selectboard acknowledged receipt of an email from the Property-Liability Trust (PLT) to advise that they will not offer new coverage beginning July 1, 2016. PLT provides property liability, workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation coverage to the New Hampshire public sector. They will continue to service all valid claims eligible under the Member Agreements for policy periods up to and including FY2016. Mr. Dalessio recommended forming a committee consisting of Mrs. Clough, Mr. Kreissle, himself and an insurance agent to research other companies. They will report back to the other members within three months.
Mr. Aldrich moved to form a committee to look into Workers Compensation, Property Liability and Unemployment Compensation coverage. They recognize that the Property Liability Trust (PLT) will no longer be writing insurance starting July 1, 2016. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
FRIENDS OF THE HOOPER INSTITUTE: Mrs. Pschirrer advised that Friends of the Hooper Institute will be holding their first annual meeting on April 28th at 7:00 PM at the Hooper Institute. They would like the Selectboard to attend.
WALPOLE LIBRARY: The Library has formed a Search Committee for a new Librarian because the present Librarian is moving out of state. Mrs. Lil DeCoste will chair this committee. Mrs. Pschirrer, other Board members and a staff member will be on that committee. They will begin meeting on Friday, April 17th.
VILAS BRIDGE: Mrs. Tara Sad plans to meet with the Selectboard on April 30th to talk about the Vilas Bridge because she has been doing a lot of research on what happens if pieces fall off and they break the Walpole sewer system. What will the impact be for Walpole?
RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:
Mrs. Pschirrer moved to recess this Selectboard meeting. The Selectboard will enter into a meeting as the Hooper Trustees. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved at 6:39 PM.
The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 6:46 PM.
NON-PUBLIC SESSION:
Mr. Aldrich moved to enter into a Non-Public Selectboard Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (c) Reputations. Mrs. Pschirrer seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with all in favor, the motion was approved.
The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 6:51 PM.
NEW BUSINESS (Continued):
ELM STREET: Mrs. Pschirrer reported that Mr. Jim Terrell had looked at the cracks and dips on Elm Street and said they have been there almost every year. He has not heard anything from the School Board. That area is due for new sidewalks this year. Mr. and Mrs. Palmiotto had previously pointed out that when the High School bus goes down Elm Street about 6:00 AM it rattles their house. Mr. Dalessio will contact the person in charge of school bus transportation to see if the bus could go around a different way.
DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETINGS: The new schedule for the Selectboard to meet with the Department Heads is on the third Thursday of each month. The first meeting will be on Thursday, May 21st at 5:00 PM. If the Department Head is unable to attend Mr. Dalessio would like to have them send their second-in-command. The first half hour of the meeting will be on their reports and the second half hour will be an open discussion. Mr. Dalessio will invite Mr. Mark Houghton to attend these meetings.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: Mrs. Pschirrer has been doing research on a Conflict of Interest policy. Each department will probably have a variation. She will be attending the meeting for new Selectboard members on April 25th. In addition, Mrs. Pschirrer is also working on other personnel and performance evaluation issues.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Aldrich moved to adjourn this meeting. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With all in favor, the motion was approved at 6:59 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Regina Borden, Recording Secretary
The Walpolean 
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