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WALPOLE PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

TOWN HALL

Tuesday,  December 11, 2018

                7 pm 

Roll Call – Appointment of alternates if needed.

Minutes – Review minutes of the November 2018 meeting and Workshop minutes.

Old Business: 

Public Hearing No. 1.

1. Are you in favor of the adoption of the following zoning ordinance amendment as proposed by the Walpole Planning Board to be added to the Town of Walpole’s Zoning Ordinance? To amend Article VI Commercial District and Article V Residential District by changing and restoring zoning classification of Tax Map 12, Lots 55-5 and 55-21 from residential B to Commercial.

Public Hearing No. 2.

2. Are you in favor of revoking and rescinding the amendment to The Town Of Walpole’s Zoning Ordinance, adopted and approved as Article 3 at the annual Town Meeting held on March 17, 2017?

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MERRY CHRISTMAS 

Next regular meeting Tuesday, January 8, 2018

Location and Time:  Walpole Town Hall, Downstairs Office at 7:30 PM.

Report from Chair:

Members Present:

Alicia Flammia (Chair), John Peska (Vice Chair), Lewis Shelley, Laura Hayes, Steven Dumont

Alternates Present:

Gary Speed, Myra Mansouri, Peter Palmiotto

Members Absent:

Elaine Heleen, Kelli Wilson, Duncan Watson, Jackie Kensen

Others Present:

Peggy Pschirrer (Selectboard Representative), Ray Boas, Cheryl Mayberry (Selectboard Representative), Chuck Shaw, Marcia Galloway, Jeff & Beth Colley

Call to Order: Alicia called the meeting to order at 7:31 PM. 

Seating of Alternates: No seating of alternates required.

Review and approve minutes – October 1, 2018. Lew made a motion to approve as written. John seconded. All in favor.

Public Business:

New Business:

Old Business:

Other Business:

Adjournment: At 9:26 Gary made a motion to adjourn the meeting. John seconded. Meeting adjourned.

Next Meeting: Monday, December 3, 2018 at 7:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted; Steven Dumont, Recording Secretary

Note: These are unapproved minutes. Corrections, if any, will be found in the minutes of December 3, 2018

Selectboard Present:Peggy Pschirrer (Chair); Steven Dalessio; (Absent: Cheryl Mayberry)

CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Pschirrer called this Selectboardmeeting to order at 8:00 AM in the Walpole Town Hall.  They are meeting today because tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day.  Ms. Mayberry is absent as she is on vacation.  Mrs. Pschirrer advised this meeting is being recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify themselves for the record.  There were no members of the public in attendance.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Accounts Payable check register in the amount of $31,192.47 for checks issued November 23, 2018.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.                                                                          The above amount includes a payment to EE Houghton for$20,703.82.

PAYROLL:

Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Payroll Check Register for the week ending November 17, 2018, in the amount of $24,933.24 for checks issued November 23, 2018, and the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes in the amount of $5,047.80. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – November 15, 2018:  Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Minutes of the Selectboardmeeting of November 15, 2018, as submitted.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION #1 – November 15, 2018:  Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session #1 of November 15, 2018, as submitted.  These Minutes will remain sealed.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION #12 – November 15, 2018: Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session #2 of November 15, 2018, as submitted.  These Minutes will remain sealed.  Seconded byfMrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS:

Mrs. Pschirrer advised these property tax abatements are the result of their agreement to abate and then bill Great River Hydro LLC so it agrees with the PILOT Program.  Following are a series of abatements that need to be signed. The invoice for the PILOT Payment Agreement will follow.  Mrs. Downing had a spreadsheet in the file.  Mrs. Pschirrer said they have a list of properties owned by Great River Hydro in North Walpole; the abatement total for the dam is $27,839.00.  All the other properties were abated.  We had billed them the $248,667.00 for the difference.

MAP and LOT #026-001-000:  Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for 2 Killeen Street in North Walpole for the amount of $1,353.00.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

MAP and LOT #026-001-001:  Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for Killen Street in North Walpole for the amount of $5,705.00.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

MAP and LOT #027-001-002:  Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for Church Street in North Walpole for the amount of $38.00.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

MAP and LOT #028-001-000:  Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for Church Street in North Walpole for the amount of $910.00.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

MAP and LOT # 028-047-000:  Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for Pine Street in North Walpole for the amount of $2,264.00.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

MAP and LOT #UTIL-UTIL-03A:  Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for the North Walpole Dam in the amount of $27,839.00.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.  

Map and LOT #028-161-000:  Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the Property Tax Abatement for Main Street (vacant property) in North Walpole for the amount of $485.00.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

These Abatements are all associated with the Great River HydroLLC – PILOT Agreement. Mrs. Pschirrer noted for the record that the invoice for the PILOT Agreement with Great River Hydro for this Fall billing is $248,667.00.  

OLD BUSINESS:

Q-3 Water/Sewer Receipts to Date: The selectboard acknowledged receipt of the Q-3 Water/Sewer receipts to-date from Mrs. Daigle.  48.3% of bills were paid to date.  Due date is November 30, 2018.

NEW BUSINESS:

Property Taxes:  The property tax bills are in the mail.

Senior Lunch:  Mrs. Pschirrer attended the recent monthly Senior Lunch.  They had a speaker who had organized the Walpole Seniors 45 years ago.  On behalf of the Selectboard, Mrs. Pschirrer extended their congratulations upon their anniversary.  A frequently asked question is when are the Selectboard going to find the Seniors their own center.       

Budget Workshop:  Mrs. Pschirrer announced that the Budget Workshop with the department managers is being changed from Monday, December 10th to Friday, December 14th.  This will be an all day workshop.  The agenda will remain the same.  Mrs. Pschirrer had a conflict as she will be attending a Brownfields Training Conference in Manchester on Monday, December 10th.

Holiday Tree Light Replacement Update:  Mrs. Downing reported that replacement lights were purchased.  The squirrels had eaten through the lights that were on the tree.  EE Houghton will assist with their bucket truck.  The Cub Scouts will be lighting the tree on the Gazebo on Monday, December 17, 2018. They are in the process of making ornaments.

Drewsville Common:  Mr. Dalessio advised the tree on the Drewsville Common will be lit on Sunday, November 25th.  There will be other activities.  The event is scheduled from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.   

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:

Mr. Dalessio moved to recess this Selectboard meeting.  The Selectboard will enter into a meeting as the Hooper Trustees.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 8:20 AM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 8:34 AM.

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION:

Mr. Dalessio moved to enter into a Non-Public SelectboardSession pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (d) Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Real or Personal Property.  Mrs. Pschirrer seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 8:35 AM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 8:39 AM.

Mr. Dalessio moved that the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of November 21, 2018, be sealed.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mr. Dalessio moved to adjourn this meeting.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

Hooper Trustees Present:  Peggy Pschirrer (Chair); Steven Dalessio; (Absent: Cheryl Mayberry)

CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Pschirrer called this Hooper Trustees meeting to order at 8:20 AM.

HOOPER TRUSTEES MINUTES:

HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING – November 15, 2018: Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Minutes of the Hooper Trustees meeting of November 15, 2018, as submitted.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

NEW BUSINESS:

Trustees of Trust Funds:  Mrs. Pschirrer advised the Trustees of Trust Funds will be attending a meeting on Thursday, November 29, 2018.   They want to talk about their monthly report MS-9.  Mr. Bob Kimball informed Mrs. Pschirrer that the new format was an edict of the State.  Whatever was changed was the State mandate.

Hooper Institute Summer Program:  Mr. Dalessio noted that last week they talked about approaching the new Hubbard Farms company.  He will contact Mrs. Diane Miller to make the initial contact.        There could be the potential for internships and sponsorship.  This would expand the summer program.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mr. Dalessio moved to adjourn this Hooper Trustees meeting.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:34 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

Present: Chair Jeff Miller, Vice-Chair Robert Miller, Secretary James Aldrich, Selectboard Representative Steve Dalessio, Board Member Joanna Aldrich.

Recording: Marilou Blaine. These minutes are unapproved and will be reviewed at the regular December 2018 meeting for corrections, additions and/or omissions.

Topics: Conditional Use Permit. Solar Ordinance Draft 2.

The meeting opened at 7:05 pm. The group briefly discussed last month’s workshop. Carol Olgilvie was a guest at the workshop. Mr. R. Miller said he had expected her to talk about the Land Analysis section of the Master Plan. Instead practically almost the entire hour was about conditional use permits, which would replace Special Exceptions needing recommendations from the Planning Board.

Mr. J. Miller said that Special Exceptions were working in Walpole and while CUP is used in Vermont, Vermont has different guidelines and regulations than New Hampshire. He said the Special Exception are a good check and balance between the two Boards – Planning and Zoning.

Mr. Dalessio said the town would never have had the same outcome on the Walker Road property if the town had a CUP instead of a Special Exception. There would have been some kind of compromise.

Solar Ordinance: Both the Planning and Zoning Boards decided they wanted to work on an ordinance for solar installations because of their increasing popularity. Both Board members received copies of a sample solar ordinance from Hollis, NH and a “Model Solar Zoning Ordinance and Guidance “ from the NH Municipal Association. 

At the first meeting a lot of ideas were thrown out and different kinds of installations were discussed. After realizing there was so much information out there and so many varieties of installations that it was decided a couple of members should cull together the information and put together a sample draft of an ordinance. The result was a draft solar ordinance put together by Jeff Colley and Joanna Andros.

A couple of people at the first meeting mentioned things that they wanted in the ordinance. That included definitions regarding solar jargon and a graph from the “Model Solar Zoning ordinance and Guidance” that showed the different zoning districts and types of installations and what would be permitted or not permitted in each district.

Currently if homeowners wants to put an installation on their roofs or on their property, they go to the Town Offices for a permit. This permit allows the homeowners to install the panels. It also allows them to get an abatement on their property taxes.

Comments about the draft: 

The draft is too long and too restrictive. It should be reduced to one and ½ pages. It should be simple and easily understandable. The townspeople don’t want regulations that are too restrictive. This was evidenced when a historic district was suggested and voted down.

Home-based installations should be allowed without restrictions. 

That comment brought out a prolonged discussion of having an approach centering on an installation that would not offend a neighbor.

 Shouldn’t there be some type of screening if it’s in the face of a neighbor’s view? 

But then someone argued that if you neighbor painted his/her home pink, there was nothing you, as a neighbor, could do about it. So how was this different?

There are design guidelines in the site plan, so why shouldn’t they be in the a solar ordinance?

Perhaps the Board should write some basic guidelines for considering a neighbor’s view and include those guidelines on the permit.

There could be examples of screening ideas – either fencing or with shrubbery – `that the installers could use so neighbors are not staring at solar panels.

The panels should be anti-glare.

For a couple of people at the meeting, the most important concern was with very large residential installations, and non-residential installations that would be solely for a commercial operation and the party would sell the electricity.

Should there be a maximum size?

In what districts should they be permitted?

Should there be a section in the Site Plan Review about large solar installations? If so the owner of an installation would need permission from the Planning Board and need to submit a site plan.

What about owners of non-conforming lots, such as the ones occurring in the Village? Should they be required to have roof-mounted panels? These lots are usually well under an acre, and there’s not much space after a house, garage and maybe a shed are on the property.

When the installation is no longer operational, it should be removed.

To be continued at the January 2019 workshop. The Public is welcome to attend.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

Recording Secretary

Giving Tuesday, is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day in the United States. The movement was created as an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season.

Selectboard Present:  Peggy Pschirrer (Chair); Steven Dalessio; Cheryl Mayberry

CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Pschirrer called this Selectboardmeeting to order at 6:00 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.  She advised this meeting is being recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify themselves for the record.  There was one person from the public in attendance.  

PUBLIC HEARING – Walker Road:  

Mrs. Pschirrer called this Public Hearing to order at 6:02 PM.  This Public Hearing is regarding the Donation of Map and Lot #10-02-00 located on Walker Road.  Currently it is held by a Purchase and Sale Agreement of Charles Shaw and Ray Boas to the Town of Walpole with a clause which will enable them to transfer this property at some point.  The purpose of this Public Hearing is to hear from the public as to whether or not we should accept this property for the Town. It will be monitored and stewarded by the Conservation Commission.  This is the first of two required Public Hearings. The second one will be on November 29th.  It might be scheduled a little later at 6:15 PM rather than 6:00 PM.  A decision will be made a week later.  We do have on hand, as required, a letter from the Walpole Planning Board, dated November 13, 2018, which supports this transfer of property.  After attending the Walpole Conservation Commission meeting, Mrs. Pschirrer knows they also support it but have not as yet given the Selectboard their letter in writing.  They will be reminded to submit that letter.  Their meeting minutes will include that they support this transaction.  It was mentioned that the article in the Clarion provided quite a bit of information and was well done.  Mrs. Pschirrer asked how much money they have raised.  Mr. Boas replied they are in the $60,000 range right now.  This does not include the up to $100,000 from the Walpole Conservation Commission.  They have a promise of a $5,000 and a $3,000 donation.  There could be another large donation besides what he mentioned tonight. Things are looking good. The LCHIP Grant would increase this amount substantially.   Mrs. Pschirrer said there will be legal expenses because somebody has to write the deed.  She would recommend using the Town attorney.  There being no other persons in the audience tonight, Mrs. Pschirrer declared this Public Hearing closed at 6:10 PM.  The Walker Road purchase will be heard again at the second Public Hearing on November 29th at 6:15 PM.            

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION #1:

Mr. Dalessio moved to enter into a Non-Public SelectboardSession #1 pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (d) Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Real or Personal Property.  Ms. Mayberry seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 6:16 PM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 6:35 PM.

Ms. Mayberry moved that the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of November 15, 2018, be sealed.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Accounts Payable check register in the amount of $16,762.56 for checks issued November 16, 2018.  It should be noted they are holding checks; the largest being the check in the amount of $560.064.00 to the Fall Mountain Regional High School.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved

PAYROLL:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Payroll Register for the week ending November 10, 2018, in the amount of $26,803.39 for checks issued November 16, 2018 and the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes in the amount of $5,213.14.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – November 8, 2018:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Selectboardmeeting of November 8, 2018, as submitted.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.   

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION – November 8, 2018:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of November 8, 2018, as submitted.  These Minutes will remain sealed.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

The Selectboard received and reviewed Minutes of the following meetings: 

WARRANTS:

Walpole Water Fees:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Warrant for the Collection of Walpole Water Fees in the amount of $48,560.67.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Walpole Sewer Fees: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Warrant for the Collection of Walpole Sewer Fees in the amount of $70,326.18.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

North Walpole Sewer Fees: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Warrant for the Collection of North Walpole Sewer Fees in the amount of $59,560.73.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

392 Watkins Hill Road:  Mr. Barcome and/or Attorney Bradley have not responded to the previous correspondence. Therefore,Mrs. Pschirrer will draft a letter to be approved at the next meeting.   

Walker Road Conservation Thank You Letter:  The Selectboard approved the Walker Road Conservation Thank You letter that will be sent to all donors.

NNETC (Fairpoint) Offer to Settle: Mrs. Pschirrer asked what guarantee do they have that Fairpoint will not appeal future assessments.  There are options.  Option Three is if the Town accepts full settlement ending all appeals they will receive $5,047.00.  It was noted that Fairpoint no longer owns the company.    

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the settlement agreement with Fairpoint Communication for Option Three which is to accept a full settlement and appeals for $5,047.00 as presented in the letter from Avitar Associates dated November 6, 2018.   Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved. 

Police Details Policy:  The Selectboard reviewed the Police Details Policy as presented by Police Chief Paquette.  Following a discussion with Mr. Dalessio, Chief Paquette agreed to re-write it.  Mr. Dalessio mentioned the Police Department has a lot of special detail work that is coming up.             

Q3 Water/Sewer Receipts to Date:  The Selectboard received the Q3 Water/Sewer Receipts to Date from Mrs. Daigle.  As of November 14, 2018 – 31.4% of the total billed amount has been paid.  These bills are due by the end of the month.

NEW BUSINESS:

602 Cold River Road – Land Erosion:  Ms. Jeanette Clark spoke to Mrs. Sandy Smith about this issue to ask for help.  Her house was washed away during the Alstead flooding. She re-built on the same property.  She continues to lose land through erosion.  She can apply for an abatement. The Selectboard will request that Avitar Associates check to see exactly how much land she is losing.  Ms. Mayberry feels she needs to reach out to some State agencies.   Mrs. Pschirrer recommended Ms. Clark be contacted to advise that after she receives this next tax bill, she could apply for an abatement.   

Walker Road Video re: Town Website – Conservation Commission requested that Walker Road YouTube be posted on their webpage; which does not yet exist.  This was posted to the Town News blog.  Mrs. Pschirrer advised that somebody went to Mr. Ryan Harrison who posted Mr. Boas’ video on the Town’s website.  Mrs. Downing took the video off the website.  The Conservation Commission does not have a separate webpage.  Ms. Mayberry said Mrs. Downing should contact Mrs. Phillips at the IT office of FMRSD to let her know the intern who was to assist with the Town’s website never responded Mr. Ryan Harrison.  Mr. Dalessio said it is important to have control over what is placed on the webpage.  The plan is to eventually post agendas and minutes on this website.

North Walpole Park:  Ms. Mayberry reported that Mr. Justin Cassarino was approached by the North Walpole Park Committee about some trees.  He asked her what the process was for removing trees on Town property.  Mrs. Pschirrer noted that the Highway Department usually uses Rice Tree Service and they have been giving us a good price.  We usually save up trees that need to come down so when Rice comes in, we get a full day for $900.00. They are very busy so we have only had them once in the last three months.  Mr. Cassarino could send his request to Mr. Rau at the Highway Department.    

Recycling Center:  Ms. Mayberry advised they do not have a light at the entrance any more.  Mr. Colburn is insisting there be a light at the road because they need to be able to see when they were plowing, etc. There is a need to have some visibility at the gate.  There used to be a light there before this upgrade.  Mr. Dalessio recommended Mr. Colburn talk with Mr. Mark Houghton.  There should be a light at the gate.   

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:

Mr. Dalessio moved to recess this Selectboard meeting.  The Selectboard will enter into a meeting as the Hooper Trustees.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 7:12 PM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 7:25 PM,

OTHER BUSINESS:

NH Municipal Association:  The Selectboard discussed what sessions they had attended at the NH Municipal AssociationConference this past week.  There was discussion relative to making Walpole more attractive to the younger generation and seniors and opening up a more commercial zone downtown on Main Street. With the current structure has no place for small businesses such as a drug store, a book store and other small businesses.  There is a need to start working on development.  There are 30+ available commercial acres between Walgreens and the former Jiffy Mart.

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION:

Mr. Dalessio moved to enter into Non-Public SelectboardSession #2 pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (d) Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Real or Personal Property.  Ms. Mayberry seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 7:34 PM.

The regular meeting resumed at 7:38 PM.

Ms. Mayberry moved that the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session #2 of November 15, 2018, be sealed.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mr. Dalessio moved to adjourn this meeting.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary