The Walpolean

Roll Call: Board members Chair Dave Edkins, Clerk Tom Murray, Pauline Barnes and Tom Winmill. Alternates: Shane O’Keefe and Myra Mansouri. Absent: Alternates Don Sellarole and Carolyn Vose.

Call to Order: Mr. Edkins called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. Mr. Edkins asked Mr. O’Keefe to serve as the fifth board member. He agreed.

Minutes: Mr. O’Keefe made one clarification. Regarding ski areas near where he works in Londonderry, VT, he changed Okemo to Stratton. Ms. Barnes, on page 2, second paragraph, added an “s” to the word requirement. Mr. O’Keefe moved the motion to approve the minutes as corrected. Ms. Barnes seconded the motion and the motion carried.

New Business:

Mr. Edkins said he spoke with Walpole Planning Board chair, Jeff Miller, and Mr. Miller invited the Zoning Board to a workshop meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month, Tuesday, February 27, in the conference room in the basement of the Town Hall to discuss updating/recodifying the Walpole Zoning Ordinances. He sent an email to the board about the meeting shortly after talking to Mr. Miller. Ms. Barnes said she thought Mr. Edkins was going to talk with him about hiring a consultant to work with the Zoning Board on the language of some of the zoning ordinances. Carol Ogilvie’s name was mentioned at the January meeting as a consultant that had recently worked with the Planning Board on updating the Natural Features section of the Master Plan. Mr. Edkins replied that he thought Ms. Ogilvie was semi retired and wasn’t sure if she would be available. He added that the Planning Board had money, $10,000, in its budget for consultant work. In the past they have used Southwest Region Planning Commission. 

Mr. Edkins asked the board for topics or sections of the document that should be discussed.

Mr. O’Keefe said he wasn’t ready to answer that request yet. He wanted to spend some time before the meeting rereading the document. Ms. Mansouri suggested starting with one item, maybe definitions, and that would lead to next item. Mr. O’Keefe said he didn’t think we have the expertise to do this. We need some help from a consultant who has done this before and knows the latest statutory language. But before the board spends any money, it has to figure out what it wants. We have a year to do this before presenting anything to the public. This will make it easier for the public to understand this document. Mr. Edkins said he didn’t see doing a radical reformatting of the document. It just needs updating of some of the language and clarifying some definitions. Mr. O’Keefe said “like the word boarding house.”

Someone suggested that the ZBA could use the Southwest Region Planning Commission.

The secretary explained that the problem the Planning Board had with SWRPC last year was that it was understaffed. Several times last year the commission was scheduled to work with the PB on its Master Plan but canceled right before the meeting because it had no one to attend the meeting. Mr. Edkins and Ms. Barnes said there are other people, such as in the Department of Municipal Services. People such as Tara Bamford, whom they both mentioned as worthy of considering. 

Mr. Murray said we’ve done this before. He mentioned the board’s work on signage and the bed and breakfast ordinance. The board spent a good deal of time working on ordinances about feather flags and temporary signs. Both issues were brought to the board’s attention by the public. It took a while but the language was worked out and it was put on the warrant and ultimately is in our current sign ordinance.

Ms. Barnes said in the beginning of the document should be a description of the type of ordinance the town of Walpole has, which is a permissive ordinance. A permissive ordinance means if something is not mentioned in the ordinance, it is not permitted. If you can’t find it there, you probably need a variance to do it. 

Someone suggested starting with definitions. Article XVII is a sections solely devoted to  definitions on all subjects. Article XVIII Flood Plain District has definitions related to the flood plain but there are also definitions about manufactured housing and historic homes. Besides putting all the definitions together in one article, Ms. Barnes stressed that they should be alphabetized.

The board agreed there are Articles in the ordinance that are untouchable such as Article XIX Wellhead Protection Overlay District Ordinance. That article was written by members of the Walpole Conservation Commission and members who had expertise in groundwater and drinking water matters and were concerned about contamination. It includes definitions specifically related to this matter, and an explanation of where the district is, spill prevention and control, a countermeasure plan and a list of permitted, prohibited and conditional uses.

So the board’s marching orders were: reread the Town of Walpole’s Zoning Ordinances document and be ready to discuss at next Tuesday’s workshop with the Planning Board zoning ordinances or sections on which the board needs to focus its attention to the language. Also, discuss getting a consultant who would be knowledgeable about the current statutory language.

Handout

Board members received a copy of an update of the state of local land use regulations printed in a copy of the January/February 2024 copy of Town and City compiled by the NH Municipal Association.

Adjournment

Mr. O’Keefe made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Murray seconded the motion and the motion carried. The time was 8 pm.

These minutes are unapproved and will be reviewed at the regular March 2023 meeting for corrections and omissions

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

ZBA Recording Secretary

Roll Call: Present: Board members: Chair Jan Galloway-Leclerc, Vice-Chair Dave Edkins, Clerk Tom Murray, Pauline Barnes. Alternates: Don Sellarole, Myra Mansouri, Carolyn Vose. Absent: Board member Tom Winmill. Alternate: Shane O’Keefe. Also at the meeting were Jessi Dussault, Griffin Dussault, Fritze Till, Steven Wiley, Stacey Frost, Recording Secretary Marilou Blaine.

Called to order: Ms. Galloway-Leclerc called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Alternate Don Sellarole was asked to fill in for the absent board member and he agreed.

Review of Minutes of July 2023: Mr. Edkins made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Ms. Barnes seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Review of Nonpublic Minutes of July 2023: These minutes were not sealed. Mr. Edkins made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Ms. Barnes seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Old Business:

Public Hearing for a Special Exception: Dussault Property Management LLC, Jessi Dussault, wants to put three apartments in former Head Start School. The building is the carriage house adjacent to the Drewsville Mansion, 4 Common Road, Drewsville. Tax Map 25, Lot 28, Residential B. 

Ms. Dussault explained her project to the board and the public. She said she grew up in Acworth and currently lives in Langdon. She and her husband own many multi-family properties in the Fall Mountain area and feel there is a strong need for residential homes in the area, more so than commercial property. They purchased the Drewsville Mansion property and it has five apartments in the main building that were already rented. They are planning on putting three more apartments in the other building on the property, which was a carriage house for the main property in the 1800s. But that was renovated several years ago for a Head Start School. 

Ms. Barnes was concerned that this project may not conform to the ordinance in Residential B for a Special Exception, which states that “Conversion of existing larger homes to multi-family dwellings may be allowed by Special Exception from the Board of Adjustment provided the Board determines that following conditions are met.” She said this was a school not a house. Mr. Edkins said he felt it should be allowed to qualify for a Special Exception because it is an accessory building to the main house. Ms. Leclerc asked Ms. Dussault if she had spoken with Zoning Coordinator Ernie Vose. She said yes she had and that this was the ordinance he suggested. Ms. Barnes acquiesced so the hearing continued.

Ms. Dussault explained that the plans for the first floor are to split the building right down the middle. There are already two entryways to the first floor, one from each side of the building. These units will need walls, plumbing and a kitchen. They intend to remove the large window in the front of the building and put in two smaller ones. 

She said there is ample parking with 18 spaces, two for each apartment plus two extra. The spaces are all over the property. For example, in the main house the two apartments near the pond have entries from that side of the building so there is parking near that entryway. There are a couple of spaces at the back of the house and the rest is on the south side of the circular driveway. 

Ms. Mansouri asked her if she was going to put in lines for parking to delineate each space. She said yes.

Abutter Fritze Till introduced herself and said one of her concerns was with the dumpster. In a letter to the Board she said the dumpster “is approximately 10-feet-by-12 feet from my property line. Noise, smell, cans left out, liquids poured on the ground.” She was also concerned that other people would put their trash in the dumpster, it would overflow and cause other problems. Mr. Wiley’s letter also mentioned the dumpster. He said the dumpster was parked near his neighbor’s house “and sits roughly 10 feet from Ms. Till’s dining room window and well over 120 feet from the building it serves.” Ms. Dussault said she was moving the dumpster closer to the main house where there is a spot it would fit by the electric meters on the west side of the building. Also, The Dussaults said if any of these problems did occur, they could put a lock on the dumpster so it could only be used by tenants. 

Mr. Dussault said the building now has its own well and no longer gets its water from an aquifer as many other houses in the neighborhood do. When the carriage house became a school, the well was required by the state when it became a Head Start School. Also, the septic system is being expanded and it will be pumped once a year. Regarding lighting, Ms. Dussault said it will be at the corners of the building, angled downward and be a motion-detector type of lighting.

The basement wall on the pond side is rotting and needs to be replaced, Mr. Dussault said. He intends to widen the door to that apartment and add two egress windows in the bedroom, which is in the front of the apartment across from the kitchen and near the pond. 

Ms. Dussault said that their properties are only in the Fall Mountain area so she is available to tenants if there are any problems. She plans carefully to whom she rents an apartment. For example, she mentioned a property where the apartments are larger and have families with children. She wouldn’t consider putting a tenant who wanted peace and quiet in one of those apartments. It would be a bad fit. She agreed to put in a buffer to shield Mr. Wiley from the car headlights and shared her cell phone number with Ms. Till and Mr. Wiley and will give them a copy of the lease. 

Ms. Galloway-Leclerc asked if there was a motion to close the public hearing. Mr. Edkins made a motion to close the public hearing. Ms. Barnes seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Mr. Edkins then went through the four criteria of a Special Exception and commented on each one concluding that the Head Start school was a good fit for the proposed use, that there was adequate off-street parking, that the Dussaults had no plan to change the exterior of the historic building and that the Planning Board had approved the project at it August meeting with one condition.

Here is the application and responses from Ms. Dussault.

Appeal For Special Exception: Residential A or B Zone.

Conversion of existing larger homes to multi-family dwellings may be allowed by Special Exception from the Board of Adjustment provided the Board determines that following conditions are met:

​A. The property is suitable to accommodate multi-family without adversely affecting the ​area.

Correct. The existing floor plan is ideal to convert to multi units.

​B. Adequate off-street parking is available.

Correct. There are multiple parking spots already in place due to the needs of the school previously used there.

​C. The exterior architectural appearance and/or size of the structure shall not be ​substantially altered. 

Correct. We plan to keep the aesthetics of the exterior building intact, only making repairs and improvements as needed to preserve the building.

​D. The property has received Site Plan approval from the Planning Board.

Correct. Date of Public Hearing 08/08/2023.

Ms. Barnes said she was comfortable with the term that it is an accessory building to the main home. She too agreed that there is adequate off-street parking and that nothing that was planned would be detrimental to the architectural appearance of the historic carriage house. And the Planning Board did approve the project subject to Fire Chief Mark Houghton’s approval.

Mr. Edkins made a motion to approve the Special Exception as presented. Ms. Barnes seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Maps: Dates of Pinnacleview and Dearborn Circle on map in Town Offices. Recording Secretary.

These dates will be added to Zoning Ordinance. 

Pinnacleview Equipment: Tax Map12, Lot 11

​ March 1991 – extend commercial zone 500 feet towards Connecticut River.

Dearborn Circle and Burrows Lane; Tax Map 12 , 23 lots

​February 12, 1989 Residential Lots established in Commercial District.

​March, 2007 Change lots from Commercial to Residential B District. 

​March 2019 Lots 55-5 and 55-12 on Ames Plaza Lane changed back to Commercial​            ​District.

Discuss: New Web site and what to included on the Web site. Applications, Bylaws, etc . Look at Hanover site. 

Ms. Galloway-Leclerc sent the board information to be included on the new web site, It included fees and applications, a photo of gazebo on The Common, Bylaws and an overview of zoning board duties, members, etc.

Ms. Barnes explained how difficult it was for her to find reference to the Zoning Board, which is very deep on the current web site. On the front page of the Hanover web site, information on all boards is easily accessible under the title government. She also thought links to  sites or further information should be added and would clarify and make things easier for the applicant.  Ms. Vose said the board should view this site from the perspective of a lay person and make it as user-friendly as possible. 

Visit to Select Board

Ms. Galloway-Leclerc and Mr. Edkins visited the Select Board last month to discuss having a Zoning Administrator and who should handle questions about applications and processes. After the meeting Select Board member Mr. Steve Dalessio sent a query to the NH Municipal Association. Here is what it said. 

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Mr. Dalessio’s query.

“Recently we had a question regarding Zoning. The Town of Walpole does not have a Zoning Administrator. In the past, the ZBA would handle all zoning questions and matters. This practice has been challenged by several ZBA members.

The questions are:

“If the town does not have a zoning administrator, who administers zoning matters?

“Can the Select Board delegate this authority to the ZBA?”

The Municipal Association’s answer was:

“Hello Steve,

The role of the ZBA is restricted to interpreting zoning ordinances and granting relief under the ordinance. They are not an enforcement agency. I am assuming that by zoning administrator you are referring to someone to enforce the provisions of the zoning ordinance. If you do not have someone filling this position, this duty falls to the select board and cannot be delegated to the ZBA.”

Adjournment

Mr Murray made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Edkins seconded the motion and the motion carried.

The minutes of this meeting are unapproved. They will be reviewed at the September meeting for corrections, additions and omissions.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

ZBA Recording Secretary

Roll Call: Present: Board members Chair Jan Galloway-Leclerc, Vice-Chair Dave Edkins, Pauline Barnes. Alternates: Myra Mansouri, Shane O’Keefe and Carolyn Vose, who arrived a few minutes late. Absent: Board members Tom Murray and Tom Windmill and alternate Don Sellarole. Also at the meeting were application presenter Jessi Dussault and resident Dan McCollister. Ms. Galloway-Leclerc asked alternates Myra Mansouri and Shane O’Keefe to sit in for the absent board members.

Minutes: Dave Edkins made a motion to approve the May 2023 minutes as printed. Mr. O’Keefe seconded the motion and the motion carried. 

New Business: Special Exception: Dussault Property Management LLC, Jessi Dussault, wants to put three apartments in former Head Start School. The building is the carriage house adjacent to the Drewsville Mansion, 4 Common Road, Drewsville. Requesting a public hearing in August.

Ms. Dussault introduced herself. She said said she and her husband recently purchased the Drewsville Mansion and the adjacent carriage house. They already own 19 multi-family homes in the Fall Mountain area. The Mansion has five rental units that are all occupied. The Carriage House was the former Head Start School for preschool-age children. She would like to put three one-bedroom apartments in that building – two on the first floor and one in the basement. Currently the first floor is one large room that is completely open, Ms. Dussault said. She would like to split that room down the middle and make it two apartments. There are already two entrances to that floor. The basement apartment has double doors and faces the pond. The bedroom on that floor would be immediately to the left as you enter and they would place a window in that room that would serve as a second egress. The first floor apartments would be about 650 square feet and the basement apartment would be about 850 square feet. Her husband owns Griffin Construction and he works with Matt Beam who does the plumbing and Tim Latham who does the electrical work, Ms. Dussault said.

At this point in the meeting Mr. Edkins said that Dussault Property Management purchased both buildings from Southwest Regional Planning Commission in Keene and he wanted the board to know that he is vice-chairman of the SWRPC board. He said he had known that the buildings were for sale but had had no knowledge or involvement in the purchase or sales of the buildings. If the board thought he should recuse himself from voting on the Special Exception for the Carriage House, he would do so. Several board members spoke up saying they did not think he needed to recuse himself.

Ms. Leclerc said Zoning Coordinator Ernie Vose said Ms. Dussault needed site plan approval from the Planning Board and a Special Exception from the ZBA. Since the property is in the Residential B district and multi-family homes are permitted in this district, Ms. Dessault could go forward with her Special Exception application, Ms. Galloway-Leclerc said. Ms. Dessault has a public hearing scheduled with the Planning Board for a site plan on Tuesday, August 8.  

Mr. Edkins said the application was complete and made a motion to hold a public hearing for a Special Exception for the three apartments at the Carriage House in Drewsville in August. Mr. O’Keefe seconded the motion and the board voted unanimously to hold a public hearing for a Special Exception for Dussault Property Management LLC at the August 2023 meeting.   

Ms. Dussault gave the secretary three copies of the application and a check for the application fee and the abutter notices. 

New Web site and what to include on the website site design. Applications, Bylaws, etc.

Ms. Galloway-Leclerc said that Assistant Town Clerk, Vicki Gohl, contacted her about the new website and said that each department would be responsible for its own content. She recommended looking at the Hanover website for ideas on how it is laid out and the content it contains. Basic ZBA info is already included on the town’s website now. That includes all applications, ZBA Bylaws, etc. Ms. Galloway-Leclerc said Ms. Gohl suggested pictures of the board but Ms. Galloway-Leclerc didn’t feel comfortable with that suggestion. She did however say that she wrote a blurb on “What the ZBA does.” Board members suggested that the entire Zoning Ordinance booklet should be on the website and Mr. O’Keefe suggested possibly including a link to the Office of Strategic Planning and the Zoning and Planning Manual. ZBA agendas and minutes are already listed in another section of the site. At the end of the meeting, Mr. McCollister suggested a section on “most frequently asked questions”. Board members thought that was a good idea. More discussion at future meetings will continue after board members have had a chance to look at the Hanover website.

Maps: Dates of zoning changes of Pinnacleview and Dearborn Circle on map in Town Offices.

A previous reply from the NH Municipal Association said that dates should be included in the Walpole Ordinances booklet about any zoning changes when new maps created for the Zoning Board are displayed. Last year, the ZBA board had printed, framed and hung a colorful zoning map of Walpole Zoning Districts in the Town Offices lobby. It should have included the dates of the Pinnacleview zoning change and the Dearborn Circle zoning changes on the map and in the Ordinance. The secretary will write up a possible blurb about the changes to be placed on the map and in the Ordinance under Article III and present it to the board at the next meeting.

Warrant amendment

Copies of a new cover for the Walpole Zoning Ordinance and the amended text on penalties that was approved at the March 2023 town vote were distributed. Jodi Daigel is working on typing out a copy of the entire Ordinance.  

Discuss town counsel, Jeremy Hockensmith letter. Board members received a copy of the letter at the meeting.

Mr. Edkins made a motion to go into nonpublic session to discuss legal advice from town counsel, Jeremy Hockensmith. Mr. O’Keefe seconded the motion and the motion carried. The board went into nonpublic session at about 7:50 pm and came out of nonpublic session at 8:10 pm after a motion was made by Mr. O’Keefe and seconded by Mr. Edkins and approved by the rest of the boad.

Adjournment

Ms. Barnes made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Mansouri seconded the motion and the motion carried.

These minutes are unapproved and will be reviewed for corrections, omissions and additions at the August 2023 meeting. 

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

ZBA Recording Secretary

Posted: Inside the Town Offices, on the bulletin board outside the post office, The Walpolean, ww.walpolenh.us

cc: ZBA, WPB, Town Offices.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Town Hall

7 pm

Roll Call:

Minutes: April 2023 and minutes of nonpublic session.

Old Business:

Public Hearing: Variance: William and Trina Carmody, 31 Pleasant Street, Tax Map 20, Lot 25, Residential B District. Add a 6-foot-by-30-foot covered porch to the front of the house. Article V, D-2, Distance from the center of the road.

Roll Call: Present: Board members Chair Jan Galloway-Leclerc, Clerk Tom Murray, Tom Winmill, Dave Edkins. Alternates: Don Sellarole, Myra Mansouri. Absent: Board member Pauline Barnes, Alternates Carolyn Vose and Shane O’Keefe. Also at the meeting were Lindsay Miller and Benji Thurber who live at 186 Barnett Hill. The couple had fire damage to their house on March 18^th of this year. Also Bill Carmody who had an application for a farm-style porch at his home on Pleasant Street. 

Recording: Secretary Marilou Blaine. These minutes were recorded and are unapproved. They will be reviewed at the May 2023 meeting for corrections, additions or omissions.

Called to order: Ms. Galloway-Leclerc called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Alternate Myra Mansouri was asked to fill in for the absent board member and she agreed.

Election of Officers: Mr. Murray made a motion to elect the current chair Jan Galloway-Leclerc as chair. Mr. Edkins seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Ms. Galloway-Leclerc made a motion to elect Mr. Edkins vice-chair. Ms. Mansouri seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Mr. Mansouri made a motion to elect Mr. Murray as clerk. Mr. Edkins seconded the motion and the motion carried. 

Review of Minutes of March 2023: Mr. Murray made a motion that the March 2023 minutes be approved as printed. Mr. Edkins seconded the motion and the motion carried.

New Business:

186 Barnett Hill Road

Kim Wilson of American Mobile Homes Inc. contacted Chair Galloway-Leclerc about a couple looking to set up a temporary mobile home about a week ago. Ms. Wilson wrote that the Miller family suffered a fire on March 18, 2023, which left their home not livable. The Millers would like to install a temporary mobile home to be use as living quarters while the family rebuilds their fire-damaged home. They will need the mobile home for 6 to 12 months. 

Lindsay Miller and Benji Thurber were at the meeting to ask the board for temporary placement of a mobile home on their Barnett Hill Road property while repair work is done at their home. Ms. Miller explained their circumstances stated above. 

Mr. Winmill asked if they had an application. Ms. Galloway-Leclerc said they didn’t need an application because there is an ordinance pertaining to their request. She directed the board to look at Article IV, General Provisions, Section F. Trailers and Mobile Homes. 

Number 3 says “The Board of  Adjustment may grant a permit for the temporary use of a trailer or mobile home to be maintained as living quarters, by a person employed in adjoining construction of a timber harvest or for whom a permanent residence is under construction, or as an office, storeroom or shop in connection with active construction of the premises that such use will conform to the sanitary requirements of this Article Section C. In granting such permits the Board of Adjustment shall attach reasonable time limits for the removal of such mobile home or trailer.”

Mr. Edkins asked if they would be hooking up the mobile home to their septic system and well and for how long. Ms. Miller said yes to hooking up to their current utilities and they were told it would take 6 to12 months. 

In the letter from Mr. Garrity of American Mobile Homes, he wrote “The utility connections for the mobile home will be connected to existing utilities on the property. A licensed plumber will be making the water connection at the well head outside and build an outside well hut to protect if from the outside elements and connecting the drain line from the mobile home to the existing sewer line clean out. The electrician will make a connection to the existing temporary service on the property to feed the mobile home. Permits will be pulled by both and utility connections will be inspected by the plumbing & electrical inspectors.”

Mr. Winmill said this request was not on the agenda. Ms. Galloway-Leclerc said she was just recently informed of this situation.

Ms. Mansouri asked where on Barnett Hill did they live. Ms. Miller said they have 18 acres and it’s up the hill and near the Alstead line. She then asked where would mobile home be placed. Ms. Miller said in the current driveway. 

Mr. Edkins made a motion to grant the temporary mobile home at 186 Barnett Hill Road for a period not to exceed a year. Ms. Mansouri amended the motion to add that in 10 months Ms. Miller report back to the Zoning Board of Adjustment on the current progress to the house. Mr. Murray seconded the amended motion and it carried with a voice vote. 

Mr. Winmill asked if abutters were notified. Ms. Galloway-Leclerc said there is no requirement to notify abutters.  

New application

Bill Carmody, 31 Pleasant Street, Residential B district, add a farm-style porch to front of the house.

Mr. Carmody had talked to Mr. Ernie Vose, Walpole’s zoning administrator.

There was discussion about whether Mr. Carmody needed a Variance or Expansion of a Non-conforming Use application. The board eventually decide Mr. Carmody needed a Variance and the reason was because the house was too close to the center of the road. “Article V, Residential District A and B, Land Standards, No. 2. No building may be erected closer than sixty-five (65) feet to the center line of the abutting right-of-way nor closer than twenty feet to any side or rear property line.”  

Mr. Winmill said Mr. Carmody is not on the agenda. Ms. Galloway-Leclerc said he is submitting the application tonight and you will get a copy of the application before the next meeting. Then Mr. Winmill got up, put on his jacket, put his computer in his back pack and left the room. It was about 7:40 pm. 

Mr. Carmody asked about abutters and he was told he needed to include those across the street including the street behind him., which is Westminster Street. He added two abutters to his list and filled out a check. A motion was made and seconded to hold a public hearing for Mr. Carmody’s request for a variance at the May meeting and the motion carried.

Tribute for Judy Trow

Ms. Trow was secretary for the Zoning Board of Adjustment for 16 years before she became a member of the board. She also served almost as many years as a board member. During those two terms of service to the community, she became an expert in knowing the ordinances and application processes. She treated every applicant with the utmost respect. She is missed by the remaining board at every meeting for her gentle manner and her expertise. She also has a great sense of humor.

Nonpublic session 

Ms. Mansouri made a motion to go in nonpublic session. Mr. Edkins seconded the motion and the motion carried. The board went into nonpublic session at 8 pm and came out at 8:20 pm.

Mr. Edkins made a motion to come out of nonpublic session. Mr. Murray seconded the motion and the motion carried.  Aftershock coming out of nonpublic sessions Mr. Edkins made a motion to keep all the minutes discussed sealed. Mr. Murray seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Maps

Mr. Winmill had previously asked Ms. Galloway-Leclerc about locating some old maps. Board members didn’t seem to know where the maps he referred to were. However, there is a reference to maps in the Ordinance in Article III Purpose. “For the purpose of this ordinance, the Town of Walpole is divided into the following districts as shown on the Zoning Map filed with the Town Clerk and dated January 11, 1966 and amended March 7, 1972. 

The Zoning Board, within the last year, had printed a colorful up-to-date zoning map created by Antioch New England students. That map is now on the wall outside the meeting hall. It was wondered if the board had to mention in this ordinance when the board amended a zoning map. There being no l answer at this meeting, it is food for thought at another meeting.

Adjournment

Mr. Murray made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Edkins seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine, Secretary