The Walpolean

TOWN OF WALPOLEHOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING

OCTOBER 11, 2017

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

CALL TO ORDER: Mrs. Pschirrer called this Hooper Trustees meeting to order at 8:25 AM.

HOOPER TRUSTEES MINUTES:

HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING – October 4, 2017: Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Minutes of the Hooper Trustees meeting of October 4, 2017, as submitted. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

NEW BUSINESS:

Hooper Maintenance Fund: Mrs. Pschirrer had a bill from Mr. Kreissle for Hooper expenses that should be charged against the Hooper Maintenance Fund. The expenses amount to $1,434.21 for Mansion expenses; the Hooper is being charged the Primex portion for insurance for the Mansion, etc. Mr. Dalessio recommended some names on accounts should be changed for clarification. For the first time they are allocating the insurance expense the Town has been paying on behalf of the Hooper Maintenance Trust.  

Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve payment from the Hooper Maintenance Trust to reimburse the Town for $1,434.21. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

Letter to Ron Rosko: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve and sign the letter to Mr. Ron Rosko concerning what is owed to the Hooper Trust from the Hooper Golf Club. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer, the motion was approved.

Mansion Furniture: Mrs. Pschirrer reported the furniture has been priced. She will be meeting with Mr. Colin Sheehan tomorrow to see what furniture he is interested in. The Women of Walpole will look at the furniture on Friday, November 10th from 4:00 to 8:00 PM and the public sale will be open on Saturday, November 11th from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Ms. Sharon Boccelli will take pictures relevant to the Civil War, Frederick Hooper books, swords and maps to be put into one of the auctions. She will be advertising this widely. Bedding will be disposed of; it will be offered to the Humane Society.  

Hooper Institute Meeting: Mr. Dalessio reported on some issues discussed at the Hooper Meeting he recently attended. Some maintenance work needs to be done on the Institute; the last work was done about 1995. Mrs. Clark will look into obtaining quotes and/or some gratis work. Mr. Dalessio spoke to the members present about contacting Mr. Goins to talk about the funds after they are merged and the over-all long term planning.          

ADJOURNMENT: Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this meeting. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

TOWN OF WALPOLEMEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD

OCTOBER 11, 2017

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

CALL TO ORDER: Mrs. Pschirrer called this Selectboard meeting to order at 8:00 AM in the Walpole Town Hall. She advised that 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:  

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Accounts Payable check register in the amount of $16,173.11 for checks dated October 13, 2017. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

PAYROLL:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Payroll Register for the week ending October 7, 2017, in the amount of $22,239.78 for checks dated October 13, 2017. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $4,811.38 for the week ending October 7, 2017. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – October 4, 2017: Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the regular Selectboard meeting of October 4, 2017, as submitted. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved. 

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION – October 4, 2017: Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of October 4, 2017, 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:

• Walpole Conservation Commission – September 11, 2017;

• Library Board of Trustees – September 12, 2017;

• North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners – September 26, 2017.

DEMOLITION PERMIT:

TARA STUART, 1252 County Road, Map and Lot #003-021-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to grant Demolition Permit No. 2017-37 for Tara Stuart to “Remove Tool Shed” at 1252 County Road, as submitted. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the Corrected Lien Discharge for Water and Sewer at 269 Main Street. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.   

Complete Streets Recommendations: There was a consensus of the Selectboard to schedule a Public Hearing on the Complete Streets Recommendations on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at 6:00 PM. Copies of these recommendations will be available in the Selectboard office.    

NEW BUSINESS:

Thank You Letters:

Monadnock Family Services: A thank you letter was received from the Monadnock Family Services thanking the Town for the appropriation of $2,000.00. They are extremely grateful for the contribution. 

A thank you card was received from the Brady and Snide families for a memorial donation.  

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION:

Ms. Mayberry moved to enter into a Non-Public Selectboard Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (a) Personnel. Mr. Dalessio seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 8:16 AM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 8:19 AM.

Ms. Mayberry moved that the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboared Session of October 11, 2017, be sealed. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.  

NEW BUSINESS:

Cheshire County Conservation Commission: The Cheshire County Conservation Commission is asking for a contribution. On Thursday, November 2, 2017, they will have a buffet dinner and speaker.  

This letter will be forwarded to the Walpole Conservation Commission. 

FEMA Risk Mapping Assessment and Planning: Mrs. Pschirrer participated in this meeting last March. The Town just received a letter from the University of New Hampshire and their Discovery report. Mr. Dalessio asked Mrs. Downing to send a copy of the letter to Mr. Dick Hurlburt at the Fire Department but to keep the report and maps on file in the Selectboard office.  

Impact Study on the Vilas Bridge: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve having Ms. Mayberry participate in the Economic Impact Study on the Vilas Bridge sponsored by the Southwest Region Planning Commission. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved. Ms. Mayberry abstained from the vote.  

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING: Ms. Mayberry moved to recess this Selectboard meeting. The Selectboard will enter into a meeting as the Hooper Trustees. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 8:25 AM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 8:50 AM.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Walpole Library: Mrs. Pschirrer advised the Library Board is moving forward with the expansion plans. Soon they expect to know what the actual cost will be. A plan and a Fundraising Committee is being put together. They will be having an Open House in late November when they will introduce their plans to the community. The majority of the work is interior. A survey of the property was done. They are working with Mr. Mark Houghton and their neighbor on the water issues. The Library will be more efficient and welcoming. The Selectboard is invited to the Library dinner for volunteers on November 7th at 6:00 PM in the Town Hall. Next month there will be an article in the Clarion regarding this plan.   

Safety Committee: Ms. Mayberry reported that Mr. Paul Colburn will be contacting Mrs. Downing to schedule a date for a Safety Committee meeting.  

Selectboard Meeting Change: This will advise the Selectboard meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 14th has been changed to Wednesday, December 13rh, 2017.  

Walpole Conservation Commission: Mrs. Pschirrer will attend the Walpole Conservation Commission meetings on November 6th and December 4th as Ms. Mayberry will be unable to attend. 

Hooper Institute: Mr. Dalessio advised that Mrs. Eloise Clark and Ms. Rebecca Whippie were awarded the Educators of the Year at the County level last year. They have just been awarded Educators of the Year at the State level. The Selectboard are proud of them for this accomplishment. Mrs. Pschirrer noted it is great recognition for their programs. This will be mentioned at the next Staff Meeting and it will be put in the Clarion and the next Annual Town Report. 

Water Department: Mrs. Downing advised that water readings are being done. They are down to about four roads and contacting people to get into cellars to read the meters. Mrs. Daigle provided an updated report on the Payment Agreements.        

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Selectboard meeting. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

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In case you may have forgotten, the Walpole School earned the honor of attending the Science Olympiad in Ohio last year.  It is a special group of young people that represented us well in the competition.  We should be proud and support them in any way we can.  Here is a painless opportunity! – Lil

Come have dinner with the family or a date night at Fireworks on Wednesday November 8th! 

You will enjoy an evening in chic rustic Italian dining. Fireworks offers a variety of pizzas cooked in a brick oven as well as local food prepared fresh. Fireworks also offers a variety of gluten free options. 

If you want to make reservations call (603)903-1410

Fireworks is located at 22 Main Street, Keene, N.H.

Dinner is served between 5:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m.

No need to mention our name, Fireworks is donating a percentage of all sales that night.

Please, if you possibly can, come to RN Johnsons on Weds. 10/25/17 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. to help sort books.  This is the last push of approximately a dozen boxes that need to get sorted for the Library Book Sale on Saturday!  While Carol Malnati expressed her appreciation for all the help they have received, it should be noted that now is not the time to let up.

While we have your attention, remember, this is the time to get in the winter supply of reading material – Saturday from 10:00 to 2:00 at the Walpole School. Great opportunity to get those good reads and support our wonderful library.  See you there!

The Memoir Workshops 

WITH PAM BERNARD

LATE FALL SESSIONS IN WALPOLE

Award-winning author Pam Bernard announces the second round of fall sessions of her popular memoir workshops, to begin the week of November 6th, at her home in Walpole, NH. These sessions will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays, and will be 6 weeks duration, beginning November 8 & 10.

Process is everything in memoir, and the lesson is that we never really know ourselves until we begin to write about our unique experience. A safe, nurturing space in which to begin, to experiment, to challenge one’s assumptions, is crucial. Ginny Harvey Dawson, author of Counseling and School Psychology, said of Bernard’s teaching style: Pam provides a safe and supportive atmosphere that empowers class members to write and rewrite about sometimes painful personal memories until they have produced fine work.

Pam Bernard, author of four books, is a poet, painter, editor, and adjunct professor at Franklin Pierce University. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College and BA from Harvard University. Her awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Please email pam@pambernard.com, or visit www.pambernard.com or call for more information, including days and times, 603.756.4177.

Please look for us and shop our table at the October Friends of the Library Book Sale! We will be there on Saturday October 28th 9am- 2pm. We have wonderful gifts for the upcoming holiday or for a hostess gift. New things all the time!! Check out our great ideas for gifts for the kids too. See you there. 

Friday, October 20, 2017

Walpole Elementary School Cafeteria

5:30 – 7:00 pm

PREREGISTERED? Save time on Race day by picking up your bib early.

NOT YET REGISTERED?  This is the last day to take advantage of the $20 registration.  $20 if you sign up before the race; $25 if you sign up on race day.

Walpole Planning Board

October 10, 2017

Town Hall

7 pm

Present: Chair Jeff Miller, Co-chair Robert Miller, James Aldrich secretary, Jason Perron, Dennis Marcom, Cheryl Mayberry, Selectboard Representative. Alternates: Joanna Andros, Ed Potter, 

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

Roll Call: Mr. J. Miller called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. There were five board members present so no one was needed to fill in.

Minutes: A motion was made to accept the minutes of the regular September 12 meeting and the September 26 workshop meeting as written. The motion was seconded and approved by the entire Board.

Old Business:

Public Hearing: Lot line adjustment for James Mort and Marilyn Dooley, 105 Brewery Road, Map 14, Lot 11, residential B and Jeddadiah and Lila Pellerin, Map 14, Lot 11-1. Annex 1.6 acres to make a total 3.2 acres. Subdivision: Lot 1 is now 8.9 acres creating a second lot, .75 acre Lot 2 with 368 feet of road frontage.

Surveyor Joe DiBernardo represented the property owners Mr. Mort and Ms. Dooley. He said this lot conforms in size to Residential B’s ordinance of square footage (minimum lot 25,000 square feet), road frontage (minimum 150 feet road frontage and side and rear yard setbacks (20 feet) and front yard setback (65 feet from center line of road).

There were no questions after his presentation. The Public Hearing was closed. 

Later in the meeting, a motion was made to approve both the lot line adjustment and subdivision as presented. The motion was seconded and passed by the entire Board.

Request for a Public Hearing: Jeff Carney, Liberty Utilities, cut trees on designated scenic road, Farnum Road. Request by letter, Statute 231-158.

Mr. Carney, Program Manager Vegetation and Inspections for Liberty Utilities, sent a letter to the Planning Board outlining what his team was going to do on Farnum Road, which is a designated scenic road. The scheduled maintenance follows PUC: 307.10 Pruning Standards and “with the landowner’s consent, utilities shall prune trees adjacent to all distribution circuits to the following minimum clearances on more than a five-year cycle.”

Other work planned work was (pruning at):

“10 feet from conductors.

“8 feet to the side of the nearest conductor and 15 feet above the conductors, at time of pruning.

“Utilities shall implement measures such as mid-cycle reviews to identify and mitigate elevated risk from tree exposure on circuits or sections of circuits that are significantly and/or continually experiencing tree-related interruptions, where it is practical to do so.

“Utilities shall not be required to prune to the clearance standards specified in (a) of this section where:

​The landowner has refused or restricted permission to prune.

​A municipality or other local governing body, by ordinance or other official means, has refused ​or restricted permission to prune; or

​Pruning to the standards specified in subpart (a) would be detrimental to the health of the tree, ​in which the utility shall adhere to the guidelines provided in ANSI a300 Part 1 – 2008 Edition, ​available as noted in Appendix B.

“Trees under the 15-inch circumference limit and brush capable of growing into the energized conducts will be cut with the landowner’s consent.​

“Tree to be removed, based on risk assessment performed by Liberty Utilities and qualified foresters from Environmental Consultant, Inc (EDI) have been marked with red of pink flagging stapled to the trees. Removals are noted in the enclosed details as “Rvm and Diameter Class” by land type Unmaintained (UM) Roadside (R) and (M) Maintained.”

Mr. Miller made a motion to hold a Public Hearing in November. The motion was seconded by Mr. Perron and the Board approved the motion.

Amended DADU (Detached Accessory Dwelling Units)– Mr. J. Miller pointed out that the DADU that had been voted on and passed in March 2017 had been amended at the advice of the town’s attorney, Jeremy Hockensmith. The document therefore needs another hearing to be put on next year’s warrant to approve the amendments. Mr. Perron made a motion to hold a Public Hearing on the amendments in November. Mr. Marcom seconded the motion and it was approved by the rest of the Board. A copy of the warrant and amendments will be at the Town Offices and posted on the bulletin board outside Walpole Grocery.

Complete Streets – At its workshop session on September 26, Board members who were present okayed several recommendations for Complete Streets as well as the policy presented after July. The recommendations were sent to the Selectboard. There will be a Public Hearing in November for the public to weigh in on these recommendations. A motion to hold a Public Hearing was made by Mr. Marcom, seconded by Mr. R. Miller and approved by the entire Board. A copy of the recommendations will be posted at the Town Offices, on the bulletin board outside Walpole Grocery. Copies will be available at the Town Offices and Bridge Memorial Library.

Legal Education Mr. J. Miller asked the Board to reread four documents on the Ruggiero litigation and DCR litigation. He asked the Board to write questions that they would like answered from the town’s attorney, Mr. Jeremy Hockensmith – not about these cases – but about procedures that the Planning Board could follow in the future. Those questions will be refined at the next workshop meeting on October 24 in the basement conference room at 7 pm.

Mr. Aldrich made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded and approved by the Board.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

Next regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017
 

A special invitation from Judy Trow. – Lil

How about joining us at the Bellows Walpole Inn on Sunday night for dinner?It is a fundraiser for the Great River Co-op (which will be opening on Route 12 in Walpole- the sign will be installed in the next month. If you are not already, I hope you will consider becoming a member.)

The price of a ticket may seem like a lot of money (well, okay- it is) but when you consider that it includes a drink ticket for the bar, a three-course meal (if you’ve eaten at the Inn- you know the food quality will not disappoint- see the attachment to whet your appetite), gratuity AND you will be supporting the opening of our own local food co-op (priceless.)
Here is the link to buy tickets:

http://bit.ly/2017GRCHarvestDinnerandEventbrite 

Please forgive me if you’ve already received this information- and please feel free to share this information with your friends, family, neighbors, book group, etc. 

We hope to be enjoying your company during the cocktail hour and beyond!
Regards,

Judy & Rick