The Walpolean

WALPOLE PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

TOWN HALL

Tuesday,  Oct. 8, 2019

                7 pm 

Roll Call – Appointment of alternates if needed.

Minutes – Review minutes of the September meeting.

New Business:

Voluntary Merger: Ed Nachjaski, 174 Upper Walpole Rd., District rural/ag, Tax Map 12, Lots 42 and 42-1. Merge two lots to make one lot.

Site Plan: Greg Gay is coming to discuss a site plan in North Walpole. 

Discussion: Planning Board Rules of Procedure. Any further correction? Also, since this is the second session that the Board is discussing changes to the Rules, we need to vote on the new rules.

October conferences – Statements from Board members who attended the Concord Meeting. What did they learn.

Handout: 

Next regular meeting: Tuesday, November 12, 2019

NORTH WALPOLE VILLAGE DISTRICT

Minutes of the Board of Commissioners

   Patrick Kiniry Melissa Colburn Celeste Aumand

Office Tel: 603-445-2453

Commissioners:   Patrick Kiniry, Melissa Colburn, Celeste Aumand

Attendees:  Bob McGuirk, Water; Bill Crawford, Fire

Bob McGuirk and Celeste Aumand were not in attendance.

Commissioner’s Meeting called to order at 7:04 pm, September 24, 2019. 

Minutes of September 17, 2019, Motion by Com Colburn, Seconded by Com Kiniry to approve Minutes as written. Two in favor.

FIRE:

Chief presented invoices totaling $3,849.44, approved by motion from Com Colburn, seconded by Com Kiniry.  Two voted in favor.

Chief Crawford attended a meeting of the Upper Valley Mutual Aid and North Walpole Fire District was voted in as a member department.  Members have been invited to attend upcoming training sessions.

Chief noted that the “new” Truck committee met last Monday with the Sales Representative and reviewed options and costs.  Department is looking to purchase a combined Rescue/Engine unit, thus trading two vehicles for one.  The estimated cost for this unit is $ 550,548.  The second option would be a fire truck only, a smaller unit at an estimated cost of $527,429, which would mean retaining the old rescue truck which would have to be replaced in a couple of years.

WATER:

It was noted that there are approximately 25 outstanding unpaid water invoices from the July 2019 billing.  It is anticipated that the water to residences will be shut off around October 19, if invoices remain unpaid.

MISC:

Important Meeting October 3, 2019 – 6:00 pm Walpole Town Hall.

NHDOT Representative will discuss the repairs to the Arch Bridge (or as they are calling it the Church street Bridge) between North Walpole and Bellows Falls. 

Motion by Com Kiniry, seconded by Com Colburn to adjourn the meeting at 8:00pm, alltwo in favor. 

Meeting Adjourned at 8:00PM.

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Respectfully Submitted,

William H. Moses

Paul Looney, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm in the Selectboard Office, Walpole Town Hall.  Present were Dennis Marcom, Bob Anderson, Dick Hill, Steve Grenier, Rod Bouchard and Peggy Pschirrer.

The Committee received and reviewed a draft of the RFP.  It will be sent to the Town Attorney before it is presented to the Selectboard on October 3rd.  If it is approved by our Attorney as well as the Selectboard, it will need to be mailed as soon as possible. It will be mailed to Consolidated Communications, Comcast, Argent, Matrix, and Otelco.

We have not found a lease from Comcast.

The Committee agreed that we should have a brief survey of all townspeople.

The Committee would like to have a Public Town Meeting for informational purposes.  The power point used October 3rd will be used at the Town meeting.  

Dick Hill discussed the effect of internet speed on property values.  The Journal of Applied Economics has an article by the University of California and Carnegie Mellon which discusses the effects of fiber optics in a community of underserved residents.

Twenty-eight percent of Walpoleans are underserved with Consolidated Communications.

Carol Monroe has worked at 250 Fiber Optic Networks in Vermont.  She will be invited to meet with us October 9th. October 15th we will have a public meeting.  We should invite Carol Miller to that meeting.

The Committee reviewed materials to be furnished to the Bond Counsel.

The Committee will not meet next week. Our next meeting will be October 2nd at 6:30 at Town Hall.

Peggy Pschirrer

School Withdrawal Committee Agenda

FMRHS Library

October 2, 2019  6:00 PM

NORTH WALPOLE VILLAGE DISTRICT

Minutes of the Board of Commissioners

   Patrick Kiniry Melissa Colburn Celeste Aumand

Office Tel: 603-445-2453

Commissioners:   Patrick Kiniry, Melissa Colburn, Celeste Aumand

Attendees:  Bob McGuirk, Water; 

Patrick Kiniry and Bill Crawford were not in attendance.

Commissioner’s Meeting called to order at 7:10 pm, September 17, 2019. 

Minutes of September 10, 2019, Motion by Com Colburn, Seconded by Com Aumand to approve Minutes aswritten. Two in favor.

FIRE:

No report

WATER:

Bob reviewed the Field Day at Sunapee.   He talked with Sarah Pillsbury about the need to do quarterly reports to residents concerning the 1,4-Dioxane violations.  She will investigate and advise.

Bob will do a Sanitary Survey on October 16 with the DES representatives.

MISC:

Com Aumand brought up a Zoning question.   Can a business park trailers on their property and use for storage?   

Motion by Com Aumand, seconded by Com Colburn to adjourn the meeting at 8:00pm, all two in favor.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:00PM.

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Respectfully Submitted,

William H. Moses

Cub Scout Pack 299 

                                and

                    Boy Scout Troop 299

         As we start our new year of Scouting.  We would like to take this opportunity to Thank Richard Hurlburt for his many years of serving as our Sponsoring Organization Representative . We would also like to Welcome Mark Houghton as our new Sponsoring Organization Representative .

           If you have a son that is interested in joining either Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts . Here is the contact information for both. 

Cub Scouts ——- Deb Pawelczyk 

                              Cub Scout Committee Chair 

                               mdjpawel@comcast.net

Boy Scouts ——- Steve Delassio

                              Boy Scout Committee Chair 

                              sdalessi@ix.netcom.com

Present:  Albert St.Pierre;  Steven Dalessio; Lucien Beam; Alan Dustin; Sarah Vogel; Frank Emig

Absent: William Stahl; Scott Bushway; Joseph Levesque;  Mary Henry

Chairman Mr. St.Pierre called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.  He noted that the meetings are recorded. 

Motion to approve the minutes of the September 11, 2019 meeting made by Mr. Emig, seconded by Mr Dustin.  All present vote in the affirmative.

On October 2, 2019 the committee will make a motion to recommend or not recommend that a plan for the withdrawal of Charlestown from the FMRSD be created and presented to the State of NH Board of Education. 

Mrs Vogel clarified that the plan will be created from the information we have.  

A roll call vote will be taken.  Alphabetically by town: Selectboard member, then School Board member.

Trina Dearborn of Charlestown commended the committee on their discussion. 

Motion to adjourn made by Mr. Emig, Seconded by Mr. Dustin. All in favor.

Meeting adjourned at 6:37 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Alissa Bascom