Town of Walpole, New Hampshire

Meeting of the Selectboard

June 12, 2025

Selectboard Present: Steven Dalessio, Chair; Carolyn Vose and Cheryl Mayberry

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Guests Present: Meghan Hansson and Ben Hoy

CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Dalessio called the Selectboard meeting to order at 6:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.

The following two items have been moved to the top of the agenda to accommodate guests who wish to speak to these items.

Recycling Center Solar System Repair Update: Mr. Hoy updated the Board on the solar system repairs.  The replacement inverter failed in one day.  Solar Dave has another inverter from a domestic company.  The engineers in the domestic company are concerned that something else in the system may have caused the replacement inverter to fail.  The engineers are working remotely to determine whether there are other issues that need to be addressed before the new inverter is installed.  The Recycling Center and Solar Dave are awaiting an approval to install the new inverter. The inverter is covered by the warranty, so there is no cost to the Town.

Mr. Hoy is now taking responsibility for the solar system.  He will reach out to Paul Looney to learn about the system. It was recognized that it will take time to learn about the system.  Mr. Hoy should reach out to the Selectboard if he needs anything. 

Mr. Hoy left the meeting.

Unlicensed Dogs Annual Report: Mrs. Hansson presented the required report on unlicensed dogs.  The RSAs require the report to be delivered to the Selectboard between June 1st and 20th each year.  Mrs. Hansson prepared reports that show there are a lot of dogs that should have been licensed this year that have not been.  There are a number of steps that the Town can take to encourage licensing.  The Selectboard needs to reach a decision on what will be done within twenty days after June 20th.

Mrs. Hansson left the meeting.

Payroll

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Payroll Register totaling $32,451.75 dated 6/13/2025 and the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer of $6,206.08.  Seconded by Ms. Vose. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. 

Selectboard Meeting Minutes

Selectboard Meeting – June 4, 2025: The minutes were amended to include David Adams, former Treasurer, in the list of names to be removed from the Mascoma account.  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of June 4, 2025 as amended.  Seconded by Ms. Vose.  With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Non-Public Selectboard Meeting – June 4, 2025: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard meeting of June 4, 2025.  The minutes will remain sealed. Seconded by Ms. Vose. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Committee Reports

Ms. Mayberry brought to the chair’s attention the following committee reports:

• North Walpole Commissioners Meeting – April 1, 2025
• North Walpole Commissioners Meeting – April 23, 2025
• Hooper Institute Board Meeting – March 5, 2025
• Hooper Institute Board Meeting – April 1, 2025
• Hooper Institute Board Meeting – May 6, 2025
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meting – April 16, 2025
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting – May 21, 2025
• Conservation Commission Meeting – June 2, 2025

Mr. Dalessio acknowledged these minutes.

Property Tax Refund

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Property Tax Refund for Map and Lot # 030-021-000 of $100.00. Seconded by Ms. Vose.  With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. 

Abatements

Map and Lot # 010-009-002: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Abatement for Map and Lot # 010-009-002 and a refund of $392.81 because of a property card data error. Seconded by Ms. Vose.  With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot # 012-073-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the Abatement request for Map and Lot # 012-073-000.  Seconded by Ms. Vose.  With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot # 012-044-020: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the Abatement request for Map and Lot # 012-044-020.  Seconded by Ms. Vose.  With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot # 011-033-002: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the Abatement request for Map and Lot # 011-033-002. Seconded by Ms. Vose.  With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Old Business

Mascoma Bank Account: Ms. Vose moved to approve and sign a letter requesting changes to the signers for the account.  Peggy Pschirrer (former Selectboard member) and David Adams (former Town Treasurer) are to be removed from the account and Carolyn Vose (Selectboard member) and Steve Varone (Town Treasurer) are to be added to the account.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion passed and the letter was signed.

Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Rail Trail:  Ms. Vose moved to approve the Special Use Permit (SUP) application and for Mr. Dalessio to sign it.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the SUP application was approved, and Mr. Dalessio signed it.

Hazard Mitigation Plan: Southwestern Regional Planning Commission (SWRPC) needs information on two open items.  By consensus, the Selectboard appointed Mike Symonds to be the Floodplain Administrator for Walpole, which is the first piece of information SWRPC needs.  The second is that the only agreement we have with other towns is Cheshire County Mutual Aid. 

New Business

American Red Cross (ARC) Licensed Training Provider Agreement:  The Chair needs to sign the agreement, and the ARC needs to be covered by the Town insurance for Walpole to use their licensed training.  Ms. Vose explained that this is much stricter process than what was done in the past.  The Pool Manager will provide lifeguard training.  There were two extra slots, and two Charlestown lifeguards will use them. They will pay $100 each to the Town.  The training cost agreement will go in the lifeguards’ employee folders. Ms. Vose moved to approve the Licensed Training Agreement with ARC and for Mr. Dalessio to sign the agreement to provide lifeguard training.  Ms. Mayberry seconded.  With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved, and the agreement was signed.

Appointment of Hale Morrell to be an Alternate on the Conservation Commission: The Conservation Commission has recommended Hale Morrell to be an alternate. Ms. Morrell submitted her letter of interest to the Selectboard Office.  Ms. Vose moved to appoint Hale Morrell to the Conservation Commission as an Alternate.  Ms. Mayberry seconded.  With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved, and Hale Morrell is now an Alternate to the Conservation Commission.

Derry Hill Road Complaint: Ms. Vose explained that Ron Kingsbury is planning a timber cut on his property and that the Class VI portion of Derry Hill Road is in very poor condition. Mr. Kingsbury claimed that the damage is done by off-road vehicles.  The road is class VI, and the Town does not maintain it.  Landowners often need to prepare or repair a road for logging access.  Class VI roads can have a rope with a sign across it to discourage use, but it cannot be locked with gates and bars.  

NON-PUBLIC BUSINESS RSA 91-A:3 II (b)(c)

Ms. Vose moved to enter into Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II (b)(c) at 7:43 PM.  Ms. Mayberry seconded. With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

The meeting was reconvened at 8:15 PM.

Ms. Vose moved that the Non-Public Session Minutes be sealed. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Hooper Trustees

Ms. Vose moved to enter into the Hooper Trustees meeting at 8:15 PM.  Ms. Mayberry seconded.  With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

The meeting was reconvened at 8:49 PM.

ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Dalessio declared the meeting adjourned at 8:49 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

(Note: These are unapproved Minutes. Corrections will be found in the Minutes of the June 19, 2025 Selectboard meeting.)

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