Selectboard Meeting Agenda – 10/15/25
TOWN OF WALPOLE
SELECTBOARD MEETING AGENDA
October 15, 2025
Starting at 6:30 PM in the Town Hall
SELECTBOARD MEETING
PAYROLL
- Payroll Register totaling $32,435.54 dated 10/17/2025 and the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer of $6,176.96
SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES
- Selectboard Meeting – October 9, 2025
- Selectboard Non-Public Session – October 9, 2025
COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Police Station Building Committee Meeting – September 4, 2025
- Police Station Building Committee Meeting – October 8, 2025
- Conservation Commission Meeting – October 6, 2025
BUILDING PERMITS
- 2025-36, Map and Lot# 020-011-000
OLD BUSINESS
Pending Further Actions: Town Hall Generator, Old North Main and High Streets Bridges/Culverts, School and Union Street Drainage, Reservoir Dam Rehab Project
- November In-Person Staff Meeting
- 1st Selectboard Meeting in November
NEW BUSINESS
- HealthTrust Benefits Renewal Package with Transmittal
- HealthTrust Medicare Advantage with Prescription Drug Plan Package with Transmittal
- Reservoir Dam ARPA Grant Reimbursement
- Drewsville Common Christmas Event
NON-PUBLIC BUSINESS: RSA 91-A:3 II (b)
HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING
HOOPER TRUSTEES MINUTES
- Hooper Trustees Meeting – October 1, 2025
HOOPER TRUSTEES PUBLIC BUSINESS
- Hooper Institute Open House
- Hooper Renovation Project Close Out
HOOPER TRUSTEES NON-PUBLIC BUSINESS: RSA 91-A:3 II
**Any recording, audio or visual, and/or other devices must be declared at the beginning of the meeting**
Police Building Committee Meeting Minutes – 10/8/25
Police Station Building Committee Minutes
October 8, 2025
Peggy Pschirrer called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the office of the Selectboard. Present were Trevor MacLachlan, Andrew Dey and Chief Justin Sanctuary who join the group at 7:00 p.m. Robin Sanctuary was present as a guest. Absent were David Adams, Jay Punt, Cheri Watson and Steve Dalessio.
Ms. Sanctuary presented plans for a potential fundraiser for the police Building Committee. Rod Bourchard and his wife Cindy have been working with Ms. Sanctuary. She has received permission from The Savings Bank of Walpole and the widow of Howard Hiill to copy a painting named “Westminster Street” painted by Mr. Hill in 1992, to be raffled by the committee to start a fund for the future police station. The painting has been copied on canvas and framed. Raffle Tickets would sell for $10.00 per ticket or 3 tickets for $25.00. The drawing for the painting would be held in mid-December.
Ms. Sanctuary also has smaller prints on canvas which could sell for $250.00. She also has a copy of the painting Mr. Hill did of Walpole Town Hall which she can sell for $130.00 if on canvas or $40.00 if on paper.
The Committee present approved Ms. Sanctuary’s proposal and agreed to help promote this raffle.
The Raffle will be announced in the Clarion and the painting displayed in several locations.
Donations to the Town of Walpole for the new police station are tax deductible.
The Committee agreed to hold the RFPs for architects to produce construction drawings until the beginning of 2026. The Committee also discussed the need for an Owner’s representative and a Construction Manager.
It is important that we hold another public meeting to highlight the fact that the new building is a category 4 building, a life safety building which has higher standards. Unlike a personal house, this building has requirements demands safety features particular to police buildings. Evidence rooms must be secure. Holding rooms are soundproof. There must be safe air handlers and bullet proof windows and doors.
The Training room will be available for meetings related to crime prevention, or community endangerment such as home security, neighborhood watch groups, crimes against the elderly, fraud detection or reports on local incidents.
The next meeting of the Police Building Committee will be November 6, 2025, at 6:30 in the Selectboard office.
Reminder: “Great Decisions” Discussion of the Middle East Tonight with Ambassador Rugh
Ambassador Rugh will be joining us tonight via Zoom as we discuss “American Policy in the Middle East.” We begin with a “Master Class” video at 6:00 p.m. in the Walpole Town Library. For those joining via Zoom, please request the Zoom link from our library director, Jane Malmberg: jmalmberg@walpoletownlibrary.org and join at 6:25 p.m., after the Foreign Policy “Master Class.”
Conservation Commission Minutes – 10/6/25
Town of Walpole, New Hampshire
Conservation Commission
October 6, 2025
(Note: These are unapproved Minutes. Corrections will be found in the Minutes of the November 3, 2025 Conservation Commission meeting.)
Members Present: Nicole Adams, Wendy Grossman, Paul Happ, France Menk, Peter Palmiotto (Cochair & Presiding)
Alternates Present: Tom Beaudry
Members Absent: John Peska (Cochair), Lewis Shelley, Carolyn Vose (Selectboard Rep), Hale Morrell
Visitors Present: Steve Dalessio, Andrew Dey, Greta Drager
Call to Order: Peter called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm in the Town Hall.
Seating of Alternates: A quorum was present, so no Alternates were needed.
Review and Approval of Minutes
Paul moved to accept the September 8, 2025 minutes as written. Nicole seconded and all voted in favor. The motion carried.
Public Business
Financial Report: Conservation $281,421.08
Forestry $53,321.98
Correspondence: Wetland permit and maps; Conservation District Meeting invitation
The following item was moved to the top of the agenda to accommodate a guest who wished to speak to this item.
Reservoir Dam
Steve Dalessio reported that because of the change to the dam rating from low to high priority and rule changes, we now need to prepare for a thousand-year flood, but we are running out of time to do the work before the ARPA money disappears. DES recommends changing the work scope for the ARPA grant to permitting only. The remaining funds would be returned to ARPA. Then Walpole gets a new grant for the implementation. DES assures us here are grants available. Walpole should have information tomorrow from the meeting last Friday. Then we will request a meeting with only DES and Walpole to determine where we really stand. If we keep the dam, the first step would be a new spillway and to line the existing culvert that is rotted out. That would keep the Town safe. Walpole is very disappointed with Fuss & O’Neill, but the permits we are getting with the ARPA grants are good for five years. The good news is that no Town money was lost on the project and now we have more time and options to decide what we should do.
New Business
Hooper Institute Leadership Introductions: Peter introduced Greta Drager, the Executive Director. She would like the Conservation Commission’s thoughts and perspectives on Hooper Forest as Hooper Institute looks for new ways to utilize the Hooper Forest for classes, walking trails, etc. It was suggested she talk to the Trail Committee and Lew Shelley. George Gowdy was not available tonight but the classes in the school are varied and going very well. The Hooper Institute grand reopening will be October 18th at 12-2:00. Now that the building can be used year-round, they are considering classes for upstairs and in the kitchen, February vacation camp, adult programming, … Greta is open to suggestions.
There was a discussion about the dam. Water was pumped to irrigate the golf course this summer, but they can only take water down to a certain level for irrigation. We need an update on the Cranberry dam permit and cleanup project that was discussed earlier this year.
Easement Monitoring: We need to monitor four Town easements – Wendy has done three and will do them again. Wendy cannot do 4th one because she lives there. There are eight properties which Monadnock Conservancy monitors and a new person monitored a couple easements recently. It was suggested that with a new manager in place at Monadnock Conservancy, it might be a good time to request more feedback when properties are monitored, and a week’s notice prior to monitoring so someone from the Conservation Commission can go along and learn. We need a plan for monitoring all the properties we are responsible for. Peter will call a meeting to develop a monitoring plan.
Derry Hill Road – Class VI Road Status: It was observed that work is being done on Derry Hill Road, the Class VI portion. The work was not sanctioned by Walpole. The road is being flattened, and saplings are being pushed back to widen the road. The work continues from the beginning of the Class VI section past the field.
Old Business
Gateway Management – Invasive Control: Zack at Longview recommends doing more treatment in the future. The Conservation Commission will check in the spring to determine what is needed.
Fanny Mason Forest Management: Peter is planning to meet with Alex Barrett from Longview this fall to discuss the Fanny Mason Forest project.
Tree Planting – October 19, 2025, 1:00 – 3:00 pm: There will be five trees planted on the west side of the Common. In the spring an additional five trees will be planted.
Trail Committee
Updates: The Trail Committee will remove fallen trees across trails until winter, and during the workday on November 8th they will be doing the Rail Trail ditches. During the winter, the Hooper Hill Hoppers maintain the trails. The NH Bureau of Trails repaired two bridges on the northern end of the Rail Trail at their expense and with their own labor. We appreciate the help and having safe bridges once again.
The Rail Trail Maintenance agreement was reviewed by the Town Attorney and approved by the Selectboard. This is not a replacement for the annual request to brush hog the Rail Trail – it is a long-term commitment and an opportunity for the Town. Now we need to submit a work plan by the end of the year. We have requested guidance on creating a work plan since this will be our first one. Wendy is leading the development of the work plan and will seek input from Lew and the Trail Committee.
Other Business and Updates
Hooper Institute Board: No update, but the Hooper Board meets tomorrow night.
Next Meeting – November 3, 2025
Adjournment: Paul moved the meeting be adjourned. France seconded. Peter declared the meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary
Notice from Rancho Viejo
Rancho Viejo will be closed Tuesday, October 14 during the lunch hour, for the installation of new kitchen equipment. The restaurant will reopen by three o’clock that afternoon. Thank you for your patience and your patronage!
Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 10/1/25
Town of Walpole, New Hampshire
Meeting of the Selectboard
October 1, 2025
Selectboard Present: Steven Dalessio, Chair; Carolyn Vose and Cheryl Mayberry
Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary
CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Dalessio called the Selectboard meeting to order at 6:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.
PAYROLL
Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Payroll Register totaling $34,435.30 dated 10/3/2025 and the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer of $6,575.05. Ms. Vose seconded. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, Payroll was approved.
Selectboard Meeting Minutes
Selectboard Meeting – September 25, 2025: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of September 25, 2025. Ms. Vose seconded. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the Selectboard minutes were approved.
Non-Public Selectboard Meeting – September 25, 2025: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard meeting of September 25, 2025. The minutes will remain sealed. Ms. Vose seconded. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the Non-Public minutes were approved and remain sealed.
Unsealing of Portion of Selectboard Non-Public Session – Part 1 for September 17, 2025: Ms. Mayberry moved to unseal the 9 Academy Lane LLC portion of the Minutes of Part 1 of the Non-Public Selectboard meeting of September 17, 2025. Ms. Vose seconded. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the 9 Academy portion of the September 17, 2025 Non-Public minutes Part 1 was unsealed.
Committee Reports
Ms. Mayberry brought to the chair’s attention the following committee reports:
- North Walpole Village Commissioners Meeting Minutes – August 26, 2025
- North Walpole Village Commissioners Meeting Minutes – September 9, 2025
Mr. Dalessio acknowledged these minutes.
Old Business
CCI Authorization Release Form: Because the Town is moving forward with a VOIP phone system, the chair can sign the release form. Arcomm is working on a revised quote to include multiple Town departments. Ms. Mayberry moved to have the Chair sign the CCI Authorization Release Form allowing Arcomm to access phone history. Ms. Vose seconded. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion carried, and Mr. Dalessio signed the form.
Reservoir Dam Online Meeting: An online meeting is set for Friday, October 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Steve Dalessio and John Peska plan to attend for Walpole. Fuss & O’Neill and DES will also attend.
New Business
NH Association of Assessing Officials Ballot: Ms. Vose moved to vote for selected candidates. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved. Mr. Dalessio signed the form.
Two Registered Notices for Groundwater Management Permit: Once the notice forms are signed, they will be sent to the Registry of Deeds to be registered. Ms. Mayberry moved to approve and sign the two notices for the Groundwater Management permit. Seconded by Ms. Vose. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved, and the forms were signed.
Use of Whitcomb Area Parking Lot: The Walpole School has asked to use the Whitcomb Area Parking lot for the Touch a Truck event on Saturday, October 4th, which is part of the Fall Festival. Ms. Vose moved to approve use of the parking lot for Touch a Truck. Ms. Mayberry seconded. With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.
Education Tax Warrant: The Education Tax Warrant for 2026 will be applied to next year’s overall property tax rate. It will be $1.03 per thousand. Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the 2026 Education Tax Warrant received from the State for $1.03 per thousand, down from $1.21 per thousand. Seconded by Ms. Vose. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved, and the forms signed.
Fall Mountain Regional School District Leadership Update: FMRSD is moving to a leadership team model instead of a superintendent. Mr. Dalessio acknowledged receipt of the letter informing the Town of the change.
NON-PUBLIC BUSINESS RSA 91-A:3 II (a)(c)
Ms. Mayberry moved to enter into Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II (a)(c) at 6:57 PM. Ms. Vose seconded. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.
The meeting was reconvened at 7:13 PM.
Ms. Vose moved that the Non-Public Session Minutes be sealed. Seconded by Ms. Mayberry. With Ms. Vose, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.
Hooper Trustees
Ms. Mayberry moved to enter into the Hooper Trustees meeting at 7:13 PM. Ms. Vose seconded. With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.
The meeting was reconvened at 7:27 PM.
ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Dalessio declared the meeting adjourned at 7:27 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary
(Note: These are unapproved Minutes. Corrections will be found in the Minutes of the October 9, 2025 Selectboard meeting.)
Reminder: CROP Walk Tomorrow – 10/11/25
ANNUAL WALPOLE CROP HUNGER WALK
October 11, 2025
For over 20 years, churches and community groups in Walpole have joined together to raise funds that are used by Church World Service (CWS) to alleviate hunger, both locally and globally. The funds are also used to assist in disaster situations, sustainable agriculture, and clean water practices around the world. The Fall Mountain Food Shelf, our local recipient, will receive 25% of what we receive in donations, In the past, that has been about $3,000.
So please mark your calendar and join us on Walk Day, Saturday, October 11th at 9:15. We will meet at the First Congregational Church on the Common, where you can check in or register if you have not already done so online. The Walk is a three mile stroll around the village. To participate in the walk, to register, to donate, or to find out more about the CROP Walk, go www.crophungerwalk.org/walpolenh. If you aren’t able to participate in the walk, but would like to donate, please consider donating, using the secure link.
The need is extremely great this year due to federal funding cuts. That reduction is being felt both globally and locally. The Fall Mountain Food Shelf will receive significantly less food and financial support from USDA and the NH Food Bank. Your support would be so appreciated. Thank you!
Note: CWS has received a 100% rating from Charity Navigator. Questions? Please call Jana Sellarole at 603-313-4076.
Zoning Board Meeting Agenda – 10/15/25
Zoning Board of Adjustment Agenda
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Town Hall
7 pm
Roll Call: Appointment of an alternate if needed.
Minutes: Review minutes of September 2025.
Call to Order:
New Business:
Handouts:
Update on DADUs
2025 Changes to Ordinances by NH legislators.
Selectboard Meeting Agenda – 10/9/25
TOWN OF WALPOLE
SELECTBOARD MEETING AGENDA
October 9, 2025
Starting at 6:30 PM in the Town Hall
SELECTBOARD MEETING
WATER-SEWER
- Well contracts
- ARPA Grant Funded Pump Generators
- Generator for Town Hall (former W/S generator)
- Strategic Planning Grant Closeout
RUGGERIO PROCESSING FACILITY
NON-PUBLIC BUSINESS: RSA 91-A:3 II (a) (b)
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
- Accounts Payable Check Register in the total amount of $186,663.11 for checks issued 10/14/2025
PAYROLL
- Payroll Register totaling $35,739.16 dated 10/10/2025 and the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer of $7,007.88
SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES
- Selectboard Meeting – October 1, 2025
- Selectboard Non-Public Session – October 1, 2025
BUILDING PERMITS
- 2025-34, Map and Lot# 008-008-001
- 2025-35, Map and Lot# 025-016-000
OLD BUSINESS
Pending Further Actions: Parking Policy, Generators, Old North Main and High Streets Bridges/Culverts, School and Union Street Drainage
- Arcomm Phone Installation Proposal
- GoTo VOIP Monthly Phone Fee Proposal
- Reservoir Dam Online Meeting
NEW BUSINESS
- Recycling Trailer and Container Repairs
- Recycling Replacement 40-Yard Roll-Off Container
- Reservoir Dam ARPA Grant Reimbursement Requests
- Houghton Brook Bridge Update
- HealthTrust Risk Pool Update
- Veterans’ Tax Credit RSA Change
- North Walpole Commissioners Letter to Forest Street Resident
- NHMA Conference
**Any recording, audio or visual, and/or other devices must be declared at the beginning of the meeting**
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