Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 4/6/23

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Selectboard Present:  Steven Dalessio, Cheryl Mayberry and Peggy Pschirrer, Chair

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Jordan Cannon

CALL TO ORDER:  Mr. Cannon called this Selectboard meeting to order at 6:31 PM.  The first agenda item for this meeting is the Election of a Chair for the next year. 

ELECTION OF CHAIR: Ms. Dalessio moved to nominate Mrs. Peggy Pschirrer as the new Chair of the Selectboard for the next year.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  Mr. Cannon asked if there were any other nominations.  There were none.  With Mr. Dalessio and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the motion was approved.  Mr. Cannon announced that Mrs. Peggy Pschirrer has been elected as the new Chair of the Selectboard for the next year.

OPENING OF THE SELECTBOARD MEETING: Mrs. Pschirrer called this Selectboard meeting to order at 6:31 PM.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Accounts Payable Check Register in the total amount of $157,788.68 for checks issued April 7, 2023. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved. This includes a payment of $38,776.68 to the NH Retirement System. Ms. Mayberry asked why the amount for Age in Motion was being removed. Mrs. Pschirrer explained that each person who attends Age in Motion (AIM) pays a fee, and that these fees are placed in the Recreation Revolving Fund.

PAYROLL:

Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Payroll Check Register in the amount of $30,096.41 dated April 7, 2023, and for the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer in the amount of $5,851.05.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – March 30, 2023:  Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of March 30, 2023.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD NON-PUBLIC SESSION – March 30, 2023:  Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard Non-Public Session of March 30, 2023.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved. The minutes are to remain sealed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Mr. Dalessio called attention to the minutes of:

  • Five Town Selectboard Meeting – January 27, 2023
  • Planning Board Workshop Meeting – March 28, 2023

Mrs. Pschirrer acknowledged the minutes.

ELDERLY EXEMPTION:

Map and Lot# 025-030-000: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve of the elderly exemption application for Map and Lot# 025-030-000. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

CURRENT USE:

Map and Lot# 017-013-000 and 017-030-000: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the current use application for Map and Lot# 017-013-000 and 017-030-000. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

EXCAVATION INTENT:

Map and Lot# 001-016-002: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Intent to Excavate for Map and Lot# 001-016-002. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

Town Hall Replacement Door:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the replacement door purchase order with a deposit payment of $2,345 for Brian DeJesus Construction. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Ms. Mayberry moved for Mrs. Pschirrer to sign the contract for Brian DeJesus Construction. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Procurement Policy: The Selectboard reviewed the present procurement policy. Mrs. Pschirrer commented that she would return this to the finance manager with the revisions noted in red ink.

Community Power: Mrs. Pschirrer stated that 42 individuals were present at the meeting last night. She stated that questions primarily concerned people’s grievances with Liberty Utilities. Mrs. Pschirrer commented that Liberty Utilities is not providing necessary information regarding net metering.

NEW BUSINESS:

Selectboard Liaison Assignments: The Selectboard agreed to the following Liaison Assignments in 2023:

  • Selectboard                   Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Finance:                      Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Highway:                     Mr. Dalessio
  • Police Department:      Ms. Mayberry
  • Recycling:                   Ms. Mayberry
  • Recreation:                  Ms. Mayberry
  • TC/TC                         Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Water/Sewer                Mr. Dalessio
  • Welfare:                      Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Website                         Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Planning Board:           Mr. Dalessio
  • Library:                       Ms. Mayberry
  • Hooper:                       Mr. Dalessio, Mrs. Pschirrer; Ms. Mayberry
  • Conservation:              Mr. Dalessio, Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Brownfields:                Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Community Power:      Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Police Station Comm:  Mr. Dalessio, Mrs. Pschirrer
  • Dams, Bridges, Roads: Mr. Dalessio
  • Emergency:                 Mr. Dalessio, Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry

Cemetery Deeds for Lots: Mr. Dalessio moved to accept cemetery lot deeds for E879, E880, Lot E949 and Lot E950. The motion was seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Ms. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Appointment Notice- Conservation Commission: Ms. Mayberry moved to appoint Wendy Grossman to the Conservation Commission. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Appointment Notice- Recreation Committee: Ms. Mayberry moved to appoint Scott Rodenhauser to the Recreation Committee. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Mr. Dalessio, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Low Income Household Water Assistance Program: Mr. Dalessio motioned to allow the chair, Mrs. Pschirrer, to sign the low income household water assistance program application. Ms. Mayberry seconded the motion. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

National Flood Insurance Program: Mr. Dalessio stated that a contact person would need to be assigned. Mrs. Downing stated that she would be the contact person.

Pearl Street Road Condition Complaint: Mrs. Pschirrer commenced a discussion concerning a citizen complaint about Pearl Street. The Selectboard commented on the road experiencing disintegration. Mrs. Downing stated she would review the deeds, and then report back to the Selectboard. Mr. Dalessio stated that there may need to be a procedure to handle these types of complaints. He stated that if they go to the department heads, they should then go to the Selectboard office so complaints can be placed on the agenda. Mrs. Pschirrer reflected that the next steps would be to look at all the deeds to see if there are easements. Mr. Rau is to meet with the individual who made the complaint.

Sidewalk and Road Edge Damage Complaint: Mrs. Pschirrer reflected on a complaint received by the Selectboard Office. Ms. Mayberry commented that the softness of the ground may be a factor when considering the damage caused by snowplows. Mr. Dalessio stated that tomorrow he would measure the plow and the sidewalk. Mrs. Pschirrer stated that the sidewalk would be repaired, and that loam could be supplied if needed. She stated that the damage to South street may be the responsibility of the State.

Recycling: Ms. Mayberry stated that a musician has asked if he could play music the first weekend in May from 12-2 pm at the Recycling Center. Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer voiced their approval of this request. Mrs. Pschirrer stated that a representative from Fidium also contacted the Selectboard Office asking if he could set a time at the Recycling Center to speak to residents. Ms. Mayberry stated that Ben Hoy asked if he could attend the next Selectboard meeting to discuss the status of building a structure for storage. Mrs. Downing stated that she would place this on the agenda for the 4/13/2023 Selectboard meeting.

2023 Projects: Mrs. Pschirrer stated she had a list of items/projects to address over the next year and asked if the other two members had similar lists as well. Mrs. Pschirrer asked the other two members to present their lists at the next meeting.

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

Ms. Mayberry moved to enter into Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II (a) (c) (e) at 7:37 p.m. Ms. Dalessio seconded. With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

The meeting reconvened at 7:51 PM.

HOOPER TRUSTEES:

Mr. Dalessio moved to enter into a meeting of the Hooper Trustees.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry, and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 7:51 PM.

The meeting reconvened at 7:59 PM.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mrs. Pschirrer called the Selectboard meeting adjourned at 7:59 PM. 

Respectfully submitted,

Jordan Cannon, Recording Secretary

Planning Board Meeting Minutes – 4/11/23

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Roll Call: Present: Chair Jeff Miller, Vice-Chair Dennis Marcom, Clerk Jason Perron, Jeff Harrington, Bill Carmody, Select Board Representative Steve Dalessio, Trevor MacLachlan and Travis Adams.. Absent: Board member Joanna Andros. There were also about eight or nine people from the Watkins Hill area at the meeting who were interested in the public hearing about the lot line adjustment on a property on that road. There concern was about an easement on the property.

Recording: This meeting was recorded. These minutes are unapproved minutes and will be reviewed at the next meeting for additions, corrections and omissions.

Minutes: There was confusion in the minutes about how many apartments were in the Connector section on the Potato Barn property so approval of the minutes will be revisited at the workshop meeting on April 25. During the writing of these minutes it was determined there was one correction on page 1 in paragraph seven. There are three apartments approved for the this section not four.

Also, regarding the March minutes it was also decided on page 2 to remove the last sentence quoted from Fire Chief Mark Houghton’s letter in the second paragraph and instead insert his email regarding a clarification. The clarification email says, “To clarify the last paragraph of the attached letter, Walpole Fire is awaiting confirmation for the suppression and Fire Alarm compliance/testing in the approval dated August 9, 2022 before these three units may be occupied. These may be occupied if conditions are met, regardless of the application status for the additional nine units.”

New Business:

Election of Officers

Mr. Perron made a motion to elect Jeffrey Miller as chair of the Planning Board and Dennis Marcom as vice-chair. The motion was seconded and carried. Another motion was made and seconded to elect Jason Perron as clerk. That motion carried. And since Bill Carmody decided he preferred being an alternate rather a board member, a motion was made to recognize Mr. Carmody as an alternate. That motion was seconded and that motion carried. Trevor MacLachlan was recognized as a new board member after being elected on March 28.

Old Business:

Two Public Hearings:

Continuation of public hearing for Adam Naeck, Lot Line Adjustment, one lot into two lots, 107 Merriam Road, Tax Map 3, Lots 55 (15.63 acres) and 56 (1.66 acres) Lot 55 – 200 foot feet road frontage; Lot 56 – 322.28 feet road frontage, Rural/Ag district.

Mr. Joe DiBernardo explained that he spoke with Walpole Road Agent Mike Rau and Mr. Rau told him that Merriam Road is a Class 5 road up to a few feet past the 200 foot frontage mark of Lot 55 on that road. The property is owned by Adam Naeck. There is a home and some outbuildings on that property. Mr. Naeck is dividing that property into two lots. Lot 55 (15/63 acres) is the original lot and the new lot, Lot 56, is 1.66 and its frontage is on a Class 6 road. Because the lot frontage is on a Class 6 road, it means in order for Mr. Naeck to build a home on that property, he must get a waiver to build from the Select Board to release the town from any liability

There being no further discussion from the public or board, Mr. Perron made a motion to approve the lot line adjustment as presented. Mr. Marcom seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Public Hearing No, 2: Lot Line Adjustment between two lots on Watkins Hill Road, Christine Mayer and Helen Hamilton trustees. Tax Map 5, Lots 49 and 49-4, Rural/Ag District. Lot 49-4 is five acres. Lot 49 is 31.37 acres. Joe DiBernardo is representing the owners.

Mr. DiBernardo said this property is also in the rural/ag district. Lot 49-4 is currently 5 acres. The plan is to take .5 acres from the lot to the south, which is Lot 49, and add it to Lot 49-4. Then 3.5 acres will be taken  from lot 49-4 and add it to the larger lot, Lot 49, now making it 34 plus acres. It also makes Lot 49 more square, Mr. DiBernardo said. That leaves lot 49-4 as a 2-acre lot with 275 of frontage. The easement property will also have 275 feet of road frontage.

There were several abutters who were at the meeting because there is an easement on the property and they wondered what would happen to the easement and their properties. An easement always stays with the property, Mr. Miller said. It can’t be changed by this board.

Mr. Watson, who is an abutter and had received a certified letter about a lot line adjustment on the property, said he came to the Town Offices and there wasn’t any information about the lot line adjustment. The application plus the plat were available at the Town Offices as of the previous Friday. Mr. Watson wanted to know about the easement. Mr. DiBernardo said the easement only affects Lot 49 and regards light, air and view. It also means that there can be no building on the easement property and that includes the original property before the .5 acres was added to 49-4.

Mr. Watson and Mr. Larry Britton came up to the easel to take a closer look at where the easement property is, just north of Mr. Jay and Hannah Greenfield’s property. Mr. Greenfield sent a letter to the Planning Board mentioning his concern about the easement. After looking closely at the plat, Mr. Watson and Mr. Britton seemed satisfied.

There being no further questions from the public Mr. Perron made a motion to approved the lot line adjustment as presented. Mr. Marcom seconded the motion and the motion carried.

New Business:

Mike Hubbard, Old Drewsville Road, two-lot subdivision, Tax Map 10, Lot 9, rural/ag district. Lot 9 is now 20 acres. Lot 1 will be 14.5 acres and Lot 2 will be 5.5 acres. Request for public hearing.

Mr. DiBernardo said this is a fairly simple subdivision. Michael Hubbard is dividing 20 acres into a 5.5 acre lot and a 14.5-acre lot. The lot is for his mother so she can build a house. It’s the field across from Levi Lane on the west side of the road. Mr. DiBernardo requested a public hearing for May.

Mr. Perron made a motion to hold a public hearing in May for the Hubbard 2-lot subdivision on Old Drewsville Road. Mr. Marcom seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Abuttter notification

When the Planning Board is having a public hearing, abutters of property under consideration must be notified. According to RSA 672:3 the word abutter means any person whose property is located in New Hampshire and adjoins or is directly across the street or stream from the land under consideration by a local land use board. Currently, abutters of a property being considered for a public hearing receive notification of the hearing by a certified/return receipt letter. Previously, the secretary for the Planning or Zoning Boards would consider each piece of property and send a letter to the owner of that property. However, sometimes a person would own two or more lots that adjoin or are directly across from property under consideration at a public hearing. That person would receive two or sometime three certified letters. Chair Miller said that in the future only one certified/return receipt letter would need to be sent but it must reference each of the lots owned by that abutter in the certified letter.

Workshop

A workshop will be held Tuesday, April 25 in the basement conference room. Mr. Miller invited members of the Conservation Commission because the plan is to review the natural features section of the updated Master Plan. Lisa Murphy of SWRPC will also be there.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine, Recording Secretary

Letter from Craig Vickers

OPINIONS 04/13/2023 Comments: 2

04/13/2023


Why I resigned from the School Board in 2022:


I’ve yet to actually address to anyone why I elected to resign from the FMRSD school board in July of 2022.
There was not just one reason, there were many. The biggest reason was the amount of time that I was
spending, and that all board members spend. As board chair that exponentially increased. I joined because I
thought I could make a difference to represent Walpole and to parse through the differences between our
communities; to help unite. It became clear to me that “Equity” had a very different meaning or definition to
some members of the board than the actual definition.


When I joined the board I assumed that I would be able to have open and direct conversations with the public
about all issues that arise, and to work through these based on open and creative dialogue. This assumption
was very quickly shut down, to the point where you were discouraged from having any conversations about
school related business outside of board meetings because of the fact that your discussions could be
misrepresented as “board opinion”.


Early on in my tenure on the board I had made up my mind that individual towns needed to somehow regain
control of their individual budgets, to make decisions unilaterally for their town, as best they saw fit. I was
told by administration and representative attorneys that was not possible due to the legal structure of a
cooperative district. This presented a problem, and will continue to present a problem.


The real rub here is that I was not allowed to discuss this with anybody outside of the board or
administration. It’s a stay in your lane, abide by the rules, and don’t disrupt the “unity”. “We’re 5 towns one
mission”. That last statement is a fallacy in my opinion.


I had no choice but to resign because my view of the structure of the district had come to a head and I knew
that the only representation in good conscience that I could make would be for the benefit of Walpole and
Walpole’s students. If you’re going to spend exorbitant amounts of time on something, that stresses your
business and your marriage out, you better believe in it. I don’t believe FMRSD should be a cooperative
district at the Prek-8level. I strongly disagree with this in fact. Being on that board would have been
inauthentic.


“Equity” has become a buzzword in the educational realm, and it is being unjustly used. The term equity is
now a judgement and to gaslight towns that wish to invest above the defined adequate and equitable
standards. We’re told it is not “equitable” for Walpole to invest in an additional teacher above and beyond the
standardized district structure because that is not equitable for the other towns. People actually start
believing this, ergo the gaslighting. Let me be very clear, if Walpole INVESTS above and beyond the equitable
standards set by the state and federal government, Walpole is NOT perpetrating inequitability on the other
towns, they are making an investment in their own town, school, and students. Investment above and beyond
the equity bar is not something to be looked down on, and the results of these investments are shown in data
over and over and over again

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There are changes that need to be considered including, and most importantly, consolidating schools.
Consolidation is the only clear way that we are going to be able to address the burgeoning educational costs.
Cutting a teaching position has such a ridiculously small impact on the overall budget, but a substantial impact
on educational opportunity. This is not a balanced proposition. Cutting staff was a hail mary by the budget
committee to say, “hey look, we did something”, something that none of the administrators wanted to do.
School consolidation would save so much more money and likely allow the hiring of MORE staff and teachers
to bring down the student/teacher ratio even more.


There was an error in the budget that has left Walpole with additional funds which would allow us to keep a
teacher that nobody wanted to cut in the first place. This isn’t about one teacher, this is a significant issue of
control. We don’t have any control as a town and the board made that abundantly clear on Monday night. I
urge Walpole residents and frankly residents of each five towns to watch the end of the meeting.
(https://youtu.be/CFqkBmtIsBM?t=7545) *I’ve marked the start of the conversation here.


The dismissiveness of the members of the community that attended this meeting is appalling. The inferences
made about the march vote obtuse, and the generally disrespectful tone, concerning, if we value our voices as
voting citizens.


One board member stated (I’m paraphrasing) the voting outcome of the budget was declared to be a clear
representation that Walpole is in favor of the cuts being made. There is no way to know that voting members
of the public, outside of those that have ties to the school had any idea what they were voting on. What they
did see is that the school board, and the budget committee recommended a YES vote. I’m not sure that there
has ever been a warrant article voted down, when the board had recommended it. This is a manipulative
statement.


The voting results for the petition article that I had out there was also called into the mix as a failure, but there
was essentially zero context to that as well. No grassroots campaigning was done, because the outcome had
no bearing. This was a litmus test to see how many Walpole residents would vote for a withdrawal study
based on no knowledge of why. Nearly one quarter of Walpole residents that voted, voted for a withdrawal
study with absolutely zero input as to why. Pretty telling if you ask me.


For some context here: The Charlestown withdrawal study and petition to withdraw was all predicated on
saving money (false narrative) and there were two YEARS of grassroots effort put into that. Two years of
convincing people why and that was voted down by nearly 2/3.


I have no doubt in my mind that when Walpole voters see the numbers that I have been looking at for the last
5 years that they will strongly consider Walpole withdrawing from the Fall Mountain district and tuitioning
their students likely to FM (possibly others) to adopt full control of their Pre-K through 8 Budget. There are
many options for us from a HS perspective, but a proper study is needed.


What is happening to Walpole right now is suppression of opportunity born out of investment, in the falsified
name of “Equity” by people outside of Walpole. Take the photo below. In the Equity picture, if any one of those
people elected to invest in another box, or hey even a ladder or even a man-lift and the other two said no,
you’re not allowed, that isn’t equitable, that would be an inaccurate statement. It isn’t as if there is a scarcity
of “apples” in the context we’re having this conversation.


There is a selectboard meeting tonight in Walpole at 6:30 and I will be there along with some other members
of the community to discuss a proper withdrawal study which needs to start at the town level, not as a
petitioned school article. There will be a grassroots effort to educate ALL Walpoleans through this effort and
when that vote happens, we’ll be able to assess what the voters of Walpole actually think. Please join, it will
make a difference.


I want to create a school culture where we celebrate the investment in our students education and our
community and to STOP fighting. Over 50 years of fighting in the Fall Mountain District needs to come to an
end.


Craig Vickers

Help Our Trails Day – 4/29/23

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Clean Up Day – 4/22/23

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Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes – 4/3/23

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April 3, 2023

Members Present: Alicia Flammia, John Peska, France Menk, Peter Palmiotto, Lewis Shelley, Steven Dumont, Lauren Halaquist (Intern)   

Members Absent:  None

Seating of Alternates: Kara Dexter, Wendy Grossman

Visitors Present:  Peggy Pschirrer, Cheryl Mayberry (Selectboard liaisons), Alison  Chickering, Joe and Sonja Sawyer, Sally Chickering, Marcus Lovell-Smith, 

Jean Kobeski (Recording Secretary)

Call to Order:  Alicia called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. in Walpole Town Hall. This meeting was recorded.

New Busines

Biosolids in Walpole: Alison Chickering came to the meeting to make the Commission aware of a situation involving biosolids on her family farm in Walpole.  She wanted to discuss the hazards of biosolids and enlist the help of the Conservation Commission in halting further delivery and spreading of this material at Chickering Farm and preventing it from being used on farms elsewhere in Walpole. Also in attendance were Sally Chickering, Joe and Sonja Sawyer, and Marcus Lovell-Smith to address this issue.

From March 20 – 22 of this year, RMI out of Holderness, NH, delivered 15 – 18 loads of biosolids, with 30 tons/load, to the Chickering Farm on River Road South, to be used as fertilizer. Ms. Chickering, an heir to her mother and late father’s estate, tried to stop the delivery, stating the truckers were passing on posted roads.  She was told they had secured permission from the road agent.  

Ms. Chickering explained the dangers of the biosolids.  Though the PFAS level in it is presently within legal range, this material is composed of treated medical waste, metals, viruses and bacteria, and waste water.  Sonja Sawyer, whose property abuts the Chickering farm, said it has an obnoxious odor, like dead fish.  Joe Sawyer stated that, in his whole life, he has not smelled anything as disgusting. He also stated that biosolids are forever chemicals.  Alison Chickering said that, though the biosolids were tested before delivery, no testing has been done to see what it does once it hits the soil.  She said the farm now has 18” of rich topsoil. NH DES is planning to rule on the legality of biosolids in New Hampshire in November; that will affect farms going forward but will not help the Chickerings, who have it on their land now.

Ms. Chickering is also concerned about the effect on birds, particularly the bald eagles who nest in that area. Her family provides riding lessons for many children, and she has read warnings that these materials should not touch the skin.  She said many people enjoy walking, running, and biking on River Road South and may be deterred from doing that due to the smell and possible danger of inhaling contaminants. She and Commissioners expressed concern about contaminants  leaching into brooks and the Connecticut River.  Sally Chickering said the biosolids leach to a 6 mile radius and the farm is located less than 1/4 mile from the river. Peter pointed out that Chickering land sits over an aquifer, making it a problem for the town. It was stated that, if the town needs extra water, they look to the aquifer, which would be polluted from the biosolids. 

Mr. Lovell-Smith stated that, even though he is not an abutter to the Chickering Farm, he attended the meeting to learn more about biosolids for his own farm, Boggy Meadow, and to support the Chickerings in their effort to halt the use of biosolids in Walpole. 

Alison Chickering asked if there is anything the Conservation Commission can do to stop this process. Alicia answered they can advocate for better practices but there really isn’t much they can do. They are stewards of town-owned, rather than private properties.  It was suggested Ms. Chickering write an article for the Clarion and other local newspapers to make people aware of the problem.  Write letters to the editors. Jean suggested calling the Keene Sentinel, explaining the problem and inviting them to the farm for an interview. Sally Chickering suggested getting townspeople to sign a petition to give to the Chickerings.  Steven said the only thing that can stop the use of biosolids is tor the town to pass an ordinance banning them.  Peggy explained the process of getting an ordinance passed and stated the earliest this could be done would be Town Meeting, 2024.

At this point the visitors thanked the Commissioners for their time and exited the meeting.

Approval of Minutes: Peter made a motion to accept the March minutes as written.  Steven seconded, and all voted in favor.  Motion carried.

Appointment of New Walpole Conservation Commission Chair: After consulting with Barbara Richter of the NHACC, Alicia suggested dividing the chair’s responsibilities among the commissioners. Following a discussion of these responsibilities, the following duties were divided in this way:

​Check mail and chair meetings:  Alicia

​Create meeting agendas:  Kara

​Communicate as needed with other town boards:  Wendy

​Check Commission email and serve as public contact:  Steven

Cheryle reminded the commissioners they will need to determine who will take Laura’s place as liaison to the Hooper Board. 

Public Business

Treasury:​​Conservation:  $202,057.17

​​​         Forestry:    $23,876.50

​       Walker Road/Gateway:     $2,019.73

​​ Mason Expendable:  $461,075.16​

​    Mason Non-Expendable:     $19,501.61

Correspondences:   The Commission received the following:

​​Municipal Conservation Commission Handbook

​​NH Planning and Land Use Handbook

​​Highlights from the Monadnock Conservancy

Commission Vacancies:  Laura has not renewed her membership in the Commission, leaving one full-time position available.  Wendy, currently an alternate, expressed interest in the position.  She will write a letter to the Selectboard.  This then creates two unfilled positions as alternates.

Old Business

Cheshire Rail Trail:  Wendy stated she would like to do the first mowing in June, so she will start the application for the Special Use Permit.  She asked the Commission for the $100 fee and $1,000 (refundable) bond, though she will try to have the bond waived.  Kara moved to approve the $100 application fee and $1,000 bond (if necessary).  John seconded the motion and all voted in favor. Motion carried.  The $100 will come from Trail Expenses. Wendy will talk to Rich about taking the $1,000 from the Conservation or Forestry Fund. Alicia said these and brush-hogging expenses ($1500) were supposed to be a Trail Maintenance line item in the budget but do not appear as such.  Alicia will talk to Rich bout this. 

Recreational Trail Program Grant:  Wendy reported that they will get the $20,000 grant from the state, and they expect to receive the contract to sign in early May. Alicia will write the letter to the Trustees of the Trust Fund to get the previously approved money from the Fanny Mason Funds to meet the 20% matching requirement by the state for this project.

NH State Parks LWCF Grant Program Update:  tabled until next month’s meeting

Planning Board Workshop to Update Section on Natural Resources the Master Plan:  Wendy and Peter will attend the workshop on April 25 at 7:00 p.m.

Prioritizing Future Projects:  tabled until next month’s meeting; Kara is presently compiling the list from the town report, meeting minutes, and Alex Barrett’s assessment of town forests.

Other Business

Property Monitoring: Lauren reported that she is 85% finished with the summaries and glossary, which are in the easement monitoring folder in Google Drive. She has been working on the Aldrich property; boundaries are in question.  Wendy said she would help Lauren and would give Lauren an opportunity to monitor the property with Will and her as the landowners.  Lauren said she would email Wendy next week to set a time to do this.

Lauren also wants to start the Cabot/Boggy Meadow property.  Alicia reminded her to take pictures.

Lauren’s goal is to have all 15 property summaries finished by the end of summer.  She is also working with Peter on writing monitoring protocols for a master document.

Walpole Trails Subcommittee: Lew, Steven, and Caryn Marshall  cleaned and organized the tool storage shed. Lew emailed pictures of the shed to the Commissioners.

Upcoming events include:

1.  France Menk’s Fanny Mason Trail Walk – Sunday, April 16 (iam@france-menk.com)

2.  Walpole Clean Up Day – Saturday, April 22, 8:00 a.m. Walpole RecyclingCenter

3.  HOT  (Help Our Trails) Day – Saturday, April 29, 9-12

Other: Lew presented an invoice for $27.73 for keys. John moved; Steven seconded, and all voted to approve payment.

With no further business to discuss, Steven moved to adjourn the meeting.  France seconded, and all voted in favor.  Alicia adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.

The next meeting will be Monday, May 1, 2023.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jean Kobeski, Recording Secretary

** These minutes are in draft form until approved at the May 1, 2023 meeting.

Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 3/30/23

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Selectboard Present:  Steven Dalessio, Chair, Cheryl Mayberry and Peggy Pschirrer 

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Jordan Cannon

Others Present: Dominic Perkins; Paul Looney

CALL TO ORDER:  Mr. Dalessio called this meeting of the Selectboard to order at 6:31 p.m. in the Walpole Town Hall.

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

Mrs. Pschirrer moved to enter into Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II (c) at 6:32 p.m. Mrs. Dalessio seconded. With Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

The public meeting was reconvened at 7:01 PM. Mr. Perkins departed, and Mr. Looney entered the meeting.

OLD BUSINESS:

Community Solar Power: Mr. Looney stated that he and Mrs. Pschirrer met recently with the NorthernBorders Regional Commission. Walpole has been categorized as able to apply for an 80/20 grant wherein the Town would have to commit to funding 20% of the project. Mr. Looney said if grant funding is requested to put solar panels on the Recycling Center roof, and the roof only lasts 15 years, the solar panels would then have to be taken off for the replacement roofing. Alternatively, funds could be allocated to replace the roof now. Mr. Dalessio reflected that no decision has been made as to what will be built for storage at the transfer station. Mr. Dalessio asked if the roof was replaced now, could it be replaced to allow for the installation of bi-directional solar panels? Mr. Looney stated he would research this question. Mr. Dalessio said that funding for this would have to wait until the next Town Meeting. Mr. Looney stated that the next meeting with the Northern Borders Regional Commission would be on 4/3/2023. Mr. Looney said he would apply for the grant. Mr. Dalessio questioned if the synthetic composite that was used on the new roof for Town Hall could be considered for the new roof at the Recycling Center. Mr. Dalessio stated that at least three (3) separate quotes should be ascertained for the Recycling Center roof. Mrs. Pschirrer motioned to put solar panels on the Recycling Center, and that the Town apply for a Northern Borders Regional Commission 80% grant wherein the Town would pay for 20%. Mr. Dalessio stated to amend the motion to state “solar at the Recycling Center”. Ms. Mayberry then seconded the motion. With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Mr. Looney departed the meeting.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Accounts Payable Check Register in the total amount of $23,729.70 for checks issued March 31, 2023. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. This includes a payment of $8,231.17 to Eastern Minerals for highway salt. 

PAYROLL:

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Payroll Check Register in the amount of $27,384.82 dated March 31, 2023, and for the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer in the amount of $5,554.76.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. 

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – March 23, 2023:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of March 23, 2023. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer, and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD NON-PUBLIC SESSION – March 23, 2023: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard Non-Public Session of March 23, 2023. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. The minutes are to remain sealed. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Ms. Mayberry called attention to the minutes of: 

North Walpole Village Commissioners’ Meeting- March 15, 2023

North Walpole Village Commissioners’ Meeting- March 21, 2023

Mr. Dalessio acknowledged the minutes.

ABATEMENTS:

Map and Lot# 020-079-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the abatement of Map and Lot# 020-079-000. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 017-010-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the abatement of Map and Lot# 017-010-00. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 019-061-001: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the abatement of Map and Lot# 019-061-001. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 030-063-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the abatement of Map and Lot# 030-063-000 as the assessment was reduced to $140,100. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs.Pschirrer, and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 022-009-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the abatement of Map and Lot# 022-009-000. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

DEMOLITION AND BUILDING PERMITS: 

Map and Lot# 011-040-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the demolition permit for 2023-08, Map and Lot# 011-040-000 to remove a chicken coop. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 005-002-003: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the building permit for 2023-09, Map and Lot# 005-002-003 to add a 50’ x 30’ roof mount solar array. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

CURRENT USE:

Map and Lot# 017-013-000 and 017-014-000: This application for current use was tabled until the next scheduled Selectboard meeting on 4/6/2023.

OLD BUSINESS:

Procurement Policy: Mr. Dalessio stated he has reviewed the procurement policy. He suggested changing the name to “Procurement Policy for Federal Funding”. The Selectboard will review the policy again to recommend thresholds. 

NEW BUSINESS:

Town Hall Replacement Door quotes Mrs. Downing commented on the quotes received by the Selectboard Office. The high volume of use of the door was discussed. Mr. Dalessio stated the importance that all individuals must be able to open the door with the push bar. Mrs. Pschirrer motioned to give the contract to Brian DeJesus for the entry door replacement on Town Hall. Ms. Mayberry seconded the motion. Mr. Dalessio asked if there was any additional discussion. There was none. With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

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

Mrs. Pschirrer moved to re-enter into Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II (a) at 7:50 PM. Mrs. Dalessio seconded. With Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

The meeting reconvened at 8:26 PM.

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Selectboard meeting at 8:27 PM.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  Mr. Dalessio asked if there was any additional discussion. There was none. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Respectfully submitted,

Jordan Cannon, Recording Secretary

Planning Board Meeting Minutes – 3/28/23

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Roll Call: Present: Board Members: Chair Jeff Miller, Vice-Chair Dennis Marcom, Clerk Jason Perron, Jeff Harrington, Bill Carmody, Select Board Representative Steve Dalessio. Absent: Board member Joanna Andros and Alternates Trevor MacLachlan and Travis Adams. A full board was present.  Herb Frink was also at the meeting. He is an abutter of Adam Naeck who is requesting a lot line adjustment. 

Recording: This meeting was recorded. These minutes are unapproved minutes and will be reviewed at the next meeting for additions, corrections and omissions.

Minutes: Mr. Marcom made a motion to approved the minutes of the February 2023 meeting and the February workshop minutes as written. Mr. Perron seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Old Business:

Three Public Hearings:

No. 1: Charles and Eleanor Shaw, Subdivision, one lot into two lots, 6 Walker Road, Map 10, Lot 2-1, Rural/Ag district.

Surveyor Joe DiBernardo represented Dr. and Mrs. Shaw. He explained that the property would be divided into two lots. Lot 1 would be 5.02 acres and Lot 2 would be 7.94 acres, Wendy Grossman asked if the rail trail would be affected by the subdivision. Dr. Shaw responded that the new lot would use the existing right of way and would not negatively impact the rail trail. There being no further questions from the public or the Board, Mr. Miller closed the public hearing. Mr. Marcom made a motion to approved the subdivision. Mr. Perron seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. 

No. 2: Barry Bellows Construction Inc., Potato Barn – 9 apartment units in the barn. Tax Map 24, Lot 6, 42 Potato Barn Lane, Commercial district. Owner Steve Rudek, Sacramento, CA.

Mr. Bellows outlined the plans for the addition of nine residential apartments at the Potato Barn. The Piggery section of the Potato Barn property currently has four apartments that were previously approved. The Potato Barn has three main floors and is a fully sprinkled and monitored building. There is rated stairwell already constructed that was used for the function hall and that would continue to serve the new layout. The property already has utilities, town water and sewer installed. The existing monitoring and sprinkler system will be modified to met the requirements of the new apartment layouts and an architect has been hired to give a code and life safety review of the project.

The building only requires interior modifications to adapt to residential apartment living. The exterior, aesthetic and footprint will not be changed other than the necessity of adding windows for egress potential and natural light for space. The exterior doors currently in place will be the same doors to service and access the proposed units. The exterior parking, lighting, walkway, driveway will remain as they currently exist. There are currently 33 marked parking spaces and 40 unmarked spaces nearby. There is still room for additional parking as the function hall often had groups of up to 175 people on the property.

On the main floor there will be three apartments: unit 4 will be a 2-bedroom 1190 square-foot apartment. Units 5 and 6 will be one bedroom apartments – 975 and 590 square feet respectively.​ Second floor: 2 apartments, both one-bedroom units, 730 and 615 square feet. Third floor, where the function hall was previously located: 4 apartments, two one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units at 830, 810, 1170 and 1240 square feet.

Recently, Walpole Fire Chief Mark Houghton sent a letter to the Planning Board stating that the Walpole Fire-EMS reviewed the request and agreed to this use provided that Bellows Construction conforms to NH adopted codes. Mr. Houghton also recognized the agreement between Mr. Bellows and the architect Chris Adams. He noted that fire suppression system and fire alarm system must be re-engineered and re-configured to the new use of space before occupancy. Finally, he wrote, “No occupancy at this address can occur until the above conditions are met, this includes the prior approval on August 9, 2022 to add four apartments in the south end of this structure.”

Mr. Bellows said they are using the same sprinkler company that installed the original system and that company is going to update the plan. Mr. Miller asked for a motion. Mr. Perron made a motion to approve the project. Mr. Marcom seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.

No. 3 Adam Naeck and Tyler Lefebvre, Lot Line Adjustment, one lot into two lots, 107 Merriam Road, Tax Map 3, Lots 55 (15.63 acres) and 56 (1.66 acres) Lot 55 – 200 feet road frontage, Lot 56 – 322.28 feet road frontage, Rural/Ag district.

Surveyor DiBernardo represented Mr. Naeck. Currently Adam Naeck owns both lots. Lot 55 currently has a home and some outbuildings on the property. Mr. Naeck would like to sell Lot 55 to his nephew, Tyler Lefebvre. Mr. Naeck would then continue to own the Lot 56 portion of the original lot. However, it has been discovered that Merriam Road is a Class 5 road ends but turns into a Class 6 road at the end of the 200-foot driveway. Building on Class 6 roads is not allowed unless the owner makes an agreement with the town that relieves the town of all liability. One way this Lot Line Adjustment could be approved would be to have a condition of approval with a record a waiver of liability, Mr. DiBernardo said. The Planning Board decided not to make a decision at tonight’s meeting and the matter will be discussed at next month’s meeting.

New Business:

EH*GH (Neil Levesque) Lot Line Adjustment between two lots on Watkins Hill Road, Tax Map 5, Lots 49 and 49-4.

Surveyor DiBernardo presented this Lot Line Adjustment on Watkins Hill. The plan is to take .55 acres from Lot 49 and add it to Lot 49-4. The .55 acres would come from land to its south. Then 3.55 acres would be taken from Lot 49-4 and added to Lot 49 making that lot 34.37 acres. Lot 49-4 would now be 2 acres. Mr. DiBernardo requested a public hearing for April 11. Mr. Harrington made a motion to hold a public hearing in April for the Lot Line Adjustment. Mr. Perron seconded the motion and the motion carried.

At 7:45 pm a motion was made and seconded to adjourn. The motion passed. 

Workshop with SWRPC planner Lisa Murphy on April 25.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine, Recording Secretary

Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 3/23/23

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Selectboard Present:  Steven Dalessio, Chair, Cheryl Mayberry and Peggy Pschirrer 

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Jordan Cannon, Steve Varone, Megan Hansson

CALL TO ORDER:  Mr. Dalessio called this meeting of the Selectboard to order at 6:33 p.m. in the Walpole Town Hall.

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

Mrs. Pschirrer moved to enter into Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II (a) (c) (e) at 6:34 p.m. Mrs. Dalessio seconded. With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

The meeting was reconvened at 8:01 p.m.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Accounts Payable Check Register in the total amount of $177,999.14 for checks issued March 24, 2023. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. This includes two payments of $56,415.00 to McFarland Ford for two police vehicles. 

PAYROLL:

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Payroll Check Register in the amount of $31,278.41 dated March 24, 2023, and for the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer in the amount of $6,741.69.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. 

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – March 16, 2023:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of March 16, 2023. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer, and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD NON-PUBLIC SESSION – March 16, 2023: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard Non-Public Session of March 16, 2023, with a correction to the last sentence. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. Ms. Mayberry’s correction was to add to the last sentence “who worked during the snowstorm”.  The minutes are to remain sealed.  

STAFF MEETING– March 16, 2023:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard Non-Public Session of March 9, 2023. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Ms. Mayberry called attention to the minutes of: 

• Conservation Committee Meeting- March 6, 2023

• Zoning Board of Adjustment – March 15, 2023

Mr. Dalessio acknowledged the minutes.

ABATEMENTS:

Map and Lot# 030-029-001: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the abatement of Map and Lot# 030-029-001. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 013-013-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the abatement of Map and Lot# 013-013-000. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 030-067-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to deny the abatement of Map and Lot# 030-067-000. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

TIMBER TAX WARRANT: 

Map and Lot# 013-054-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve of the timber tax warrant of Map and Lot# 013-054-000 for $207.44. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 013-034-003: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve of the timber tax warrant of Map and Lot# 013-034-003 for $1,238.51. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 013-034-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the timber tax warrant of Map and Lot# 013-034-000 for $37.54. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Map and Lot# 012-067-000: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the timber tax warrant of Map and Lot# 012-067-000 for $7,488.80. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

BUILDING PERMITS:

Map and Lot# 008-012-001: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve of the building permit of Map and Lot# 008-012-001 to install a 56’ x 24’ roof mount and 40’ x 12’ ground mount solar system. Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

Pending Further Action: Mrs. Pschirrer touched on several items pending further action. Mrs. Pschirrer stated she had a Zoom meeting today with Northern Borders concerning grants related to community solar. She stated that Mr. Hoy participated in that discussion. Concerning Brownfields, she stated DES has set new standards for PFAS and there are new standards for digging a well because they have to test for migration. Mrs. Pschirrer stated that she has an appointment to speak to Mascoma Bank about these wells tomorrow. Mrs. Pschirrer stated that a Fidium representative wants to speak to the Recycling Center to promote an upgrade service plan for broadband internet. Mrs. Pschirrer stated she would email Mr. Hoy regarding this request. 

Great River Hydro Confidentiality Agreement: Mrs. Pschirrer motioned to approve the chair’s signing of the Great River Hydro Confidentiality Agreement. Ms. Mayberry seconded the motion. With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Procurement Policy: Mr. Dalessio commented that after reading the procurement policy, he wants to place it on the agenda for next week. Ms. Mayberry commented that she has yet to read the policy.

NEW BUSINESS:

NE Power Letter: Mrs. Pschirrer motioned to approve the letter requesting the asset report for the Town’s transmission lines. Ms. Mayberry seconded the motion. With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Appointment Notices: Ms. Mayberry motioned to approve the appointment notices for Diane Harty and David Kuniholm to be on the recreation committee. Mrs. Pschirrer seconded the motion. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Selectboard meeting at 8:29 PM.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  Mr. Dalessio asked if there was any additional discussion. There was none. With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Respectfully submitted,

Jordan Cannon, Recording Secretary