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The Town Hall is on Lockdown and the police have requested that everyone get inside and lock your doors! ESPECIALLY downtown! There is an armed and dangerous man in our area.

Just learned from Bonnie Caserta that Valley Farm is on Chronicle (WMUR) at 7:00 PM – Lil

Agenda for Zoning Board of Adjustment

Wednesday,  September 18, 2019

Walpole Town Hall

7 pm

 

Roll Call: Appointment of alternates if needed.

 

Minutes: Review minutes of August and August 31 workshop

 

Old Business:

Public Hearings:

No. 1

Variance for Smith Family Trust, Ralph Smith, 409 Main St., Tax Map 12, Lot 8, Commercial and Rural/Ag, Article IV – N – Sections B and D, Size of dwelling is 1152 square feet not 900 square feet; distance from principal dwelling is 206 feet, not 150 feet. 

 

No. 2

Variance for Griffin and Andrea-Vickers Sivret, 56 Old Keene Road, Tax Map 18, Lot 18, Residential B, Article V, Yard Requirements. A shed on the property will be 7 feet, instead of the required 20 feet, from the adjoining property line after a property line adjustment..

 

Bylaws – two additions to bylaws:

RSA 91 “Raw materials: Tapes and notes used to compile meeting minutes are governmental records as long as they are retained: policy to discard/reuse after minutes are approved is acceptable.” 

 

Voting on Variances: The Board will discuss each of the five criteria separately, but have one vote on the decision for the application for a Variance.

 

This is the second meeting where changes to the Bylaws is being discussed and will be voted on.

 

Errors to Town Report – What to do about them.

 

Abenaki Springs Phase II Sign. – Jack Franks took down the sign. 

 

Avitar map – Letter sent to Select Board.

 

Gravel Pits: Assign inspection of pits.

 

 

Handouts: Conference in October

 

Next meeting Wednesday,  September 18, 2019

 

Members Present: Alicia Flammia (Chair), John Peska (Vice Chair), Lewis Shelley, Laura Hayes, France Menk, Steven Dumont (Recording Secretary)

 

Alternates Present: Myra Mansouri, Elaine Heleen, Kelli Wilson

 

Members Absent: Gary Speed

 

Others Present: Cheryl Mayberry (Selectboard Representative), Chuck Shaw, Duncan Watson

 

Call to Order: Alicia called the meeting to order at 7:32 PM. 

 

Seating of Alternates: none required.

 

Lew voted to approve the minutes of July 1, 2019. John seconded. All in favor.

 

Public Business:

 

New Business: 

 

 

 

Old Business:

 

Other Business:

 

Adjournment: At 8:06 Lew made a motion to adjourn the meeting. John seconded. Meeting adjourned.

Next Meeting: Monday, September 9, 2019 at 7:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted; Steven Dumont, Recording Secretary

Note: These are unapproved minutes. Corrections, if any, will be found in the minutes of September 9, 2019.

Present:  Albert St.Pierre;  Lucien Beam;  Steven Dalessio;  Joseph Levesque;  Mary Henry; Alan Dustin;  Sarah Vogel; William Stahl

Absent:  Frank Emig;  Scott Bushway

Chairman Mr. St.Pierre called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.  He noted that the meetings are recorded.  Mr. St.Pierre welcomed Mr. James Fenn,  CFO of SAU60 and Patrick Adrian, reporter for the Eagle Times..

 

Motion made to approve the minutes of the August 14, 2019 meeting by Mr. Beam, Second by Mr. Dustin.  All in favor.  Minutes are accepted as presented.

 

Budget Subcommittee no report.  

Mr. Stahl presented a configuration of the SAU if there is a Charlestown Withdrawal, and a break down of what that might look like.  Charlestown withdrawal creates 40% increase in work at SAU, according to Mr. Fenn and Superintendent Landry.  

 

It is the opinion of Mr. Stahl and the sau staff that work for grants will be doubled, audits tripled, NH retirement tripled, payroll reporting tripled, NH State DOE reporting doubled, food service contracts doubled, union negotiation contracts tripled, transportation increases based on needing separate entities.  Facilities management will need two separate structures.

 

Mr. Stahl opined that in the SAU, the CFO and Super are stretched to the limit and cannot take on additional tasks, thereby needing additional staff.  The Charlestown withdrawal would result in the hiring of two additional staff.  There are currently four SAU staff members in addition to the Superintendent and CFO.  There are currently a minimum of 50 data collection reports annually which will increase to 125 reports annually.  This is due to the need for three entities — The SAU, The FMRSD, and The Charlestown School District.   The end result is that a multi district SAU will result in the need for two or three additional SAU staff to handle additional workload.

 

Mr. Stahl offered a breakdown of potential staff that Charlestown must hire separately due to the nature of the current employment organization.  Any FM employee who is providing services to Charlestown would no longer provide these services.  If the employee is a SAU employee, they would. 

Mr. Dalessio asked how much of Mr. Stahl’s report is required by the State of NH law, to be done by the SAU?  Grant managing doesn’t have to be required by the SAU.  The withdrawing town could manage their own grants.  This would mean that the SAU would no longer have to handle the grants for Charlestown.  Mrs. Henry said that usually the grants are handled by education people.  Mr. Dalessio asked for an RSA stating what the withdrawing town must do to manage their own grants.  Mr. Fenn says that there is an RSA for the superintendent to approve grants, but not manage them. 

 

Mr. Fenn noted the Special Ed IDEA grant.  The Charlestown Special Ed person would manage their own grant, but the superintendent would still have to approve.   Mr. Dalessio clarified that the argument being made is that the reporting will double.  Mr. Fenn and Mrs. Henry are in agreement.  However, Mr. Dalessio noted that the argument is being skewed.  It is Not a true statement that the SAU will have to hire more people to manage all the categories.  Perhaps an assistant Superintendent will be necessary to oversee and approve all the grants and other categories, but it is not necessary to double up on grant managers and such.  Payroll can be managed by Charlestown.  Mr. Dalessio wants the document created by Mr. Stahl to be updated to show which items must be handled — by law– through the SAU and which could be handled in Charlestown.  

 

Mr. Fenn states that all grants will go up 100%.  This may not be SAU staff doing the work.  Audits will be three instead of one.  So noted simply to show that there will be three that need to be done.  Mr. Dalessio firmly states that the SAU should be only doing the work that the RSA stipulates.  He notes that these tasks must be separated for discussion, carefully, as the cost may have to be farmed out to the withdrawing town.  Mr. Levesque clarifies that the costs that go to Charlestown will lessen what the four remaining towns must pay for.  Mr. St.Pierre asks if  there is a dollar figure for these items?  About $20,000 for the list according to Mr. Beam.  Charlestown is willing to pay for those things.  Mr. Beam asks if the assumption is correct that the Charlestown [Withdrawal Advisory] committee is expecting the SAU to handle this work?  Mr. Terry Spilsbury, Charlestown, noted that the purpose is not to show reluctance to shoulder the administrative burdens — but that Charlestown will handle what is required by the RSA during the one year transition.  What happens after the first year is open to discussion.  We aren’t saying we won’t or can’t support the SAU office.  We are saying that the first step is that we must remain in the SAU for the first year, by law.  If tasks are driven as much as possible immediately to the new Charlestown School District, it will minimize the costs for the remaining four towns.  If Charlestown chooses to have it’s own SAU in the future, and perform the duties itself, we would pay the costs.  Mr. Fenn notes that typically towns stay in for a few years.

 

Mr. Stahl presented the elementary only budget for 18/19.  Showing that every year some towns go over budget and some are under.  In the cooperative this can be absorbed by other towns.   Mr. Dalessio asked Mr. Fenn for a report of how many years did Walpole go over budget?  Mr. Fenn does not have time to do so.  Mr. Fenn noted that NH.gov, under Laws and Rules, particularly ED 300, state what Superintendent and SAU must do by law.  

 

Education Subcommittee No report.  

Mr. St Pierre noted the previous discussions that there will be no impact to Education if Charlestown withdraws. Charlestown will have a macro budget to present 9/11/19.  Mr. Levesque asked if anyone looked at what happens if Charlestown does not tuition in?  Mrs. Vogel states that Charlestown has stated clearly the intent to tuition students to FM.  The subcommittee noted that they have looked at this issue slightly, but do believe that Charlestown will be tuitioning in.  The subcommittee will look at this issue further and report back next week.  Mrs. Henry stated that FM will survive and the FM can reorganize and welcome other towns in if Charlestown does not tuition in.  

Mrs. Vogel feels that Charlestown should recognize that a withdrawal will take away any control of what happens at the high school level.  Mr. Dalessio asks “how do towns have local control now?”  Via the school board representation, according to Mrs. Henry.  Mr. St.Pierre clarifies that the Only change would be that Charlestown would have no representative on the school board.  It is not an issue to not have a representative on the school board at the high school.  The Charlestown School Board will look out for and negotiate for the Charlestown K-12 students.  Mr. St.Pierre confirmed that Charlestown trusts that the school board will take care of the education at the highschool. Mr. Stahl comments that Charlestown would still only be responsible for k-8 students.  Mr. Fenn clarified that Charlestown would be responsible for students age 3-21, but that only the school facilities in Charlestown would be under Charlestown School Board control.

 

Mrs. Vogel commented on RIF’d teachers.  Mr. Levesque states that this should be negotiable.   Mr. Fenn clarified that if Charlestown withdraws, a teacher with 25 years who is a Charlestown teacher could “bump” into an FM position and leave Charlestown, but noted that what Mr. Levesque said is potentially true. Mr. St.Pierre confirmed that the question has been asked of the town lawyer, and it was confirmed that a Charlestown School Board CAN negotiate longevity and seniority.  These are two different things according to Mrs. Fenn.   Mr St.Pierre read from email from Charlestown attorney acknowledging that Charlestown can negotiate the contracts with its Teachers’ Union as it sees fit.  

 

Mr. Dalessio asks why has Walpole increased by $800,000  if Charlestown withdraws.  He would like to know what drives the number to increase between FY20 and FY21.  How proportionally do these numbers play out.  Mr. Levesque.  The best scenario is that Charlestown can withdraw and leave the least amount of impact on the remaining four towns.  How do we make that as painless as possible for the remaining four towns?   Mr. Levesque agrees that Alstead will need to know what the cost is.  He does not want to hold any town hostage. Charlestown wants to leave, and the committee needs to find a way to make that happen.  Mr. Beam is in complete agreement, as well as Mr. Dustin. This committee needs to understand the impact on the remaining towns and work to minimize that impact for their respective taxpayers.   The selectmen are invited to go to Jim Fenn’s office 9/6/19 at 9:00 am.  This will be at the SAU office.  Objective will be to look at Walpole as the comparative, but will go all through the other towns.

 

Mr.St.Pierre asks if the Withdrawal Committee wants to hear from the Charlestown Withdrawal Advisory on 9/11?  Yes, as general consensus.  Mary Henry left the meeting.

 

Mr. Terry Spilsbury, Charlestown presented for Charlestown Withdrawal Advisory Committee.  He clarified that the Winchester budget numbers and demographics are enlightening and instructive.  There are a lot of parallels between Charlestown and Winchester, simply indicating that Charlestown can feasibly run a school district.  Costs can be limited.  If administrative costs are 

 

Mr. St.Pierre thanked Mr. Fenn for coming to spend the evening.  There will be no meeting of the whole committee on Wednesday 9/4.  

 

Motion to adjourn Mr. Stahl, second by Mr. Levesque.  All in favor.  Adjourn 7:42 PM

 

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TOWN OF WALPOLE

HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING

AUGUST 29, 2019

 

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

 

CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Dalessio called this Hooper Trustees meeting to order at 9:46 AM.  He advised this meeting is being recorded.

 

HOOPER TRUSTEES MINUTES:

HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING – August 22, 2019:  Mrs. Pschirrer moved to accept the Minutes of the Hooper Trustees meeting of August 22, 2019, as submitted.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the Minutes were approved.

 

HOOPER BUSINESS:

Hooper Institute Board Meeting:  Ms. Mayberry reported the next meeting of the Hooper Institute Board is scheduled for Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019, at 7:00 PM in the Hooper Institute.  Mrs. Pschirrer will be attending to work on training with the members.  

 

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Hooper Trustees meeting.  The Hooper Trustees will return to their Selectboard meeting.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 AM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

 

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

 

CALL TO ORDER:  Mr. Dalessio called this meeting of the Selectboard to order at 8:00 AM in the Walpole Town Hall.  He advised this meeting is being recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify themselves for the record.  There were fourteen members of the public in attendance.  

 

PUBLIC BUSINESS:

RAMSAY HILL RIGHT-OF-WAY DEEDS:  Mr. Dalessio asked members of the public who wish to speak to indicate if they are abutters or have another interest in the property.  Two weeks ago when Mr. and Mrs. Coughlin and Mr. Gary Smith met with the Selectboard, Mr. Smith had questions. He asked for some time to discuss them with his attorney.  Mr. Smith met with his attorney and looked at all the deeds.  In 1999, Pam Potter deeded a parcel of land to the Town with conditions: “That the benefits of this land remain with Pam Potter, her heirs and assign, and for the benefit of the public at large”.  Mr. Smith knew of these conditions when he bought his property at the end of the road.  Now, twenty years later, the Town is contemplating giving those benefits to one private citizen at the detriment of him and other owners of his farm after him.  The Town has contemplated this for a year without notice to the public at-large or to the abutters.  In his analysis, this is not a legitimate authority of Town government any more than would be quietly disposing of the Town Green to build a store in the Village.  The benefits of that land should remain with the public at large.  Perhaps a patron could be found who would protect this land in perpetuity as intended.  The rights should be protected.  

 

Mr. Dalessio pointed out that they recently found the Quit Claim Deed that was never registered. The Potter deed has been registered with the county.  At this point, the Town owns this piece of property.  This happened last week when the office staff was looking through files and found the Quit Claim Deed that was never registered in 1999.  When this originally began, the Selectboard thought it was a correction of a mistake made many years ago.  They have seen this before in the Town when arrangements were made but never properly recorded.  RSA 41:14-A specifically outlines the steps they have to take in order to dispose of any land owned by the Town.  This will happen if this goes forward.  Mrs. Pschirrer explained this means two public hearings, two weeks apart and then wait another week until a decision can be made.  

 

Mr. Coughlin reported when they bought the land from Pam Potter, they drew up some covenants because she owned both sides of the road.  Rather than have vehicles pass right near her front door, she moved the road.  The covenant he signed was there was a strip of land that was 50-feet wide and 225-feet long.  If at any time in the future the Town decided to move the road in front of Mr. Smith’s house, the Town would be able to put the road into the rectangular section.  When Mr. Smith bought the land, it was only on one condition that the Selectboard move the road and the Selectboard agreed.  It was surveyed and that was approved at a Town Meeting.  When the Coughlins subdivided land last year, that is when they discovered these problems.  Going back to when Mr. Smith bought the property, Mr. Coughlin met with the Selectboard and stated he did not want to lose frontage on the road.  The Selectboard laid out, in the rectangular section, a 50-foot wide road.

 

Mrs. Mary Lou Montgomery had a copy of the Annual Town Report for the year ending 1999.  Mrs. Pschirrer read Article 12 as follows: “To see if the Town will vote to discontinue a portion of Class VI Ramsay Hill Road, in conjunction with the Selectmen’s layout of the alternative, roughly parallel roadway.  The length of the road to be discontinued is approximately two hundred (200) feet and is located immediately westerly of the alternate layout as shown on a plan, entitled “Coughlin-Potter”,

 

Ramsay Hill Road, Walpole, NH, prepared by Tom Flavin, dated December 1987 and recorded at Book 56, Page 92 of the Cheshire County Registry of Deeds.  (BY PETITION).  Article 12 passed with a voice vote.  

 

Mr. Dalessio mentioned there are several restrictions on the 1987 map.  He read Restriction No. 3.  Mr. Coughlin feels that land not used for the road should go back to them.  Mr. Smith said but this is clearly not mentioned in the deeds.  Mr. Dalessio stated they would need a legal interpretation of that restriction.  

 

Mr. Richard Francis is not an abutter but lives on Ramsay Hill Road.  He questioned if we are considering that portion of road on their side of it.  Would a piece of property that would be to the west go back to the Coughlins as well?  Mr. Dalessio held up the map and clarified the area they are talking about.    

 

Mr. Smith said if the small piece of Class VI road that exists on the property deeded from Pam Potter to Mr. Coughlin was one day brought up to a Class V road, that would give adequate frontage for a second parcel to be developed in the five acre subdivision that the Coughlins have already enacted.  His biggest concern is having two new houses at the end of the road and have it done with the Town’s compliance is what he finds very unsettling.  It is not the Town’s job to enable owners’economic benefits.  His decisions were based on the written record.  Mr. Coughlin said both his and Mr. Smith’s deeds have covenants that they could not subdivide either property more than once for 40 years.  The triangles never came up until the most recent survey.    

 

Mr. Smith asked if the Selectboard has a perspective.  Mr. Dalessio responded “not yet” as more research needs to be done.  Past Selectboard meeting minutes will be read.  If the Selectbaord does not do anything the Coughlins will still have frontage on the road.    

 

Mrs. Montgomery asked if the 1999 Article voted on at Town Meeting has any relevance to the road.  What does it mean to have discontinued it?  Mrs. Pschirrer said if they discontinue the road, they do not do anything to it.  Mr. Coughlin explained that back then they had to sign a document – at that time he could have claimed half of that road – they should have surveyed both sides of the road.  The discussion continued on Pam Potter’s deed “for the benefit of the public at large”.  Mrs. Pschirrer mentioned they need to look at all the covenants and how they apply.  

 

Bevin Mitchell, not an abutter, quite often uses the access road.  It is not clear that the Town owns it because of the fact it is not maintained.  If it was obvious the road was a Town road, it would be used more widely.  It seems like a dirt path.  Mrs. Pschirrer pointed out that sometimes they do maintain Class VI roads when it becomes necessary for emergency vehicles to use them.  

 

Kathryn Bowry suggested improving the redirected Class VI road.  However, there were comments from the public that this could encourage increased traffic and future development.   

 

Janet Francis is not an abutter but lives on Ramsay Hill Road.  She wanted to clarify that if the Town owns the road, there needs to be a meeting before anything happens.  Mr. Dalessio said that is correct and it is clearly written out in RSA 41:14A.  Mrs. Francis asked when they would know about the two hearings.  Mr. Dalessio explained this is not one of those hearings because first the Selectboard needs to digest this information.  Hearings will be posted well in advance of the date in accordance with the RSAs.  

 

Mr. Dalessio thanked everyone for coming.   

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Accounts Payable Check Register in the amount of $55,964.56 for checks issued August 30, 2019.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

The above amount includes a payment of $39,412.77 to the Health Trust.

 

PAYROLL:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Payroll Check Register for the week ending August 24, 2019, in the amount of $30,094.28 for checks issued August 30, 2019, and the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes in the amount of $5,892.88.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MINUTES – August 22, 2019:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of August 22, 2019, as submitted.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the Minutes were approved.

 

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION – August 22, 2019: Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard session of August 22, 2019, as submitted.  These Minutes will remain sealed.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the Minutes were approved.

 

COMMITTEE REPORT:

The Selectboard received and reviewed Minutes of the following meeting:

 

ABATEMENTS – PROPERTY TAX:

LUCT Tax Abatement – Map and Lot #005-049-004:  The Selectboard had approved this Land Use Change Tax (LUCT) for Map and Lot #005-049-004 last week. However, they did not sign one of the documents.  The document was signed at this meeting.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

Ramsay Hill Right-of-Way Deeds:  Mr. Dalessio summarized the discussion at the beginning of this meeting by stating that more research needs to be done especially the covenants.  The Selectboard will seek a legal opinion from Attorney Hockensmith.

 

Water & Sewer Receipts to Date:  The Selectboard acknowledged receipt of the Water and Sewer Receipts report from Mrs. Jodi Daigle.  The Quarter 2 billing for 2019 is as follows: 67.1% was paid as of August 28, 2019 with $54,880.11 left to collect.

 

Dexpart Junkyard Complaint: The Selectboard acknowledged receipt of the legal opinion from Attorney Hockensmith on the Dexpart Junkyard complaint.  Mr. Edkins and Mr. O’Brien requested this legal opinion.  This will be on the agenda for next week as it was just received.  

 

Reuse Trailer Insurance Claim Settlement and Next Steps: As reported last week, a tree fell on the Reuse Trailer at the Recycling Center.  The settlement proposal is $29,634.82 after the $1,000 deductible is applied. Mr. Dalessio asked Mrs. Downing to contact Mr. Michael Nerrie and other interested people to come to the Selectboard meeting on September 12th to talk about options.  A free trailer offer was received; Mr. Nerrie will be asked to look at it.  Mr. Dalessio stated the Reuse Trailer is an important part of the Recycling Center. It benefits the Fall Mountain Food Shelf.  

 

Appointment of Committee Members Procedure:  Mrs. Pschirrer moved to accept and sign the “Appointment of Committee Members Procedure”.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.  

 

Old Drewsville Road Cattle Crossing Signage and General Update:   Mr. Dalessio reported the Gowdy Farm was about to move cows across the Old Drewsville Road. They put up cones to alert drivers but a truck went into the wire.  No one was hurt.  All signs committed to during the public hearing have been put up; “Speed”, “Stop”, “Winding Road” and “Cattle Crossing” signs.  Rumble strips will be done next year when the top coat is put on the new pavement as it needs a year to harden.  Mr. Rau is also looking into a solar powered LED flashing light pole that the Gowdys can turn on as needed.  Depending on cost, this might be a budgetary item for next year.  Mr. Dalessio advised the company has been contacted to stripe white lines along the edges of the new pavement to highlight the edges so drivers can see them more clearly at night.  Everything is being done according to their plan.  Now that school is about to open, Police Chief Paquette will be reminded to have the police patrol in the morning and afternoon to slow drivers down.  

 

Roads – White Lines:  Mrs. Pschirrer felt it would be helpful to have March Hill Road done with white lines because there are some drop-offs.  The other road that should be done is Barnett Hill Road due to the extreme weather conditions.  Mr. Dalessio will bring this to Mr. Rau’s attention.   They will ask the State what type of reflective paint they use as it works very well at night.     

 

Old Stage Road Gates and Bars:  Mr. Dalessio started doing more research.  The NH Turnpike roads might have been built with private monies.  Around 1819, the company that built the 3rd NH Turnpike might have gone under.  The question is whether or not the Town ever got the road and, if so, was it discontinued.  We do not have any Town records that go back that far.  Mrs. Smith is checking with the State.  Mr. Dalessio will continue to do more research and then a decision can be made.  It is progressing.    

 

NEW BUSINESS:

MS-1 and MS-IVs: Mrs. Pschirrer moved that the Chair of the Selectboard, Steven Dalessio, be authorized to sign the MS-1, Summary Inventory of Valuation, for the NH Department of Revenue Administration.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

NH Brownfields Covenant Not to Sue:  Mrs. Pschirrer moved that the Chair of the Selectboard, Steven Dalessio, be authorized to sign the NH Brownfields Covenant Not to Sue which the Town received from the NH Department of Environmental Services (DES).  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

Mrs. Pschirrer advised that this document will have to be recorded in Keene at the Registry of Deeds.

 

Mrs. Pschirrer reported that Mr. Joe Ferrari, EPA Coordinator,will be here on Wednesday, September 4th at 10:00 AM to meet with Mrs. Pschirrer, Mr. Rich Kreissle and Mrs. Sarah Downing who have been working on various Brownfields documents  

 

March Hill Road Culvert – Wetlands Permit: Mrs. Pschirrer moved that the Chair of the Selectboard, Steven Dalessio, be authorized to sign the NH Department of Environmental Services (DES) Wetlands Permit for the March Hill Road Culvert.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.    

 

Thank You Letter from 4-H Robotics Team:  Mr. Dalessio acknowledged the Thank You letter from the 4-H Robotics Team for the use of the Town Hall basement and other areas which is considered a form of sponsoring.  We have an invitation to join them on either Friday, September 13th or Sunday, September 15th from 6:30 to 7:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall as they demonstrate their robot from the 2019 competition season.  It is a good program for the Town to support.

 

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION:

Mrs. Pschirrer moved to enter into a Non-Public Selectboard Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (a) Personnel.  Ms. Mayberry seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved at 9:38 AM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 9:45 AM.

 

Mrs. Pschirrer moved that the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of August 29, 2019, be sealed.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:

Mrs. Pschirrer moved to recess this Selectboard meeting.  The Selectboard will enter into a meeting as the Hooper Trustees.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved at 9:46 AM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 9:50 AM.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

Recycling Center:  Ms. Mayberry reported that Mr. Hoy talked to her about taking Friday, September 20th and Saturday, September 21st off; one vacation day and one personal day.  Ms. Shaena Hakey will be the contact person for those two days.  Mr. Hoy will ask some volunteers to try to work these days.    

 

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Selectboard meeting.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 9:52 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

 

Present: Jan Galloway-Leclerc, Vice-Chair Myra Mansouri, Clerk Judy Trow, Tom Murray, Don Sellarole, Ernie Vose.

 

The purpose of the meeting was to go over every warrant article that pertained to a zoning ordinance and was approved by the Townspeople at a Town Meeting in March since 1968 when the first zoning ordinances were adopted. Those articles were to be added to the Walpole Zoning Ordinances document. All but two articles were added.

 

Two not found:

 

Town Warrant 1991

Article 2: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Walpole Zoning Ordinance and Map by extending the Boundaries at the Commercial District (Article VI, Section F) to include:

 

“That portion of the property designated on the Walpole Tax Maps as Map12, Lot 11, which lies within 750 feet of the western edge of the New Hampshire Route 12 right-of-way, and located more or less directly across said highway from the North Meadow Plaza so called.” To be voted on by ballot.  (By Petition.

 

Results in Town Report 1992

By Ballot     Yes  432     No 149      Article Passed.

 

Town Warrant 1996

 

Article 3: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Ordinances by adding the following new section:

 

Sewage Sludge and Septage

1. No person shall store or apply any sewage sludge or septage on any land in the Town without a permit from the Walpole Planning Board.

 

2. Any permit granted under this section shall require a Site Plan Review, which shall include, but not be limited to, the notification and public hearing requirements of the Walpole Zoning Ordinances.

 

3. The Planning Board shall prepare Guidelines for the storage or application of sewage sludge or septage within the Town of Walpole and shall make them available to any applicant upon request. Failure to follow the Guidelines may constitute sufficient cause for the Planning Board to deny an application request for a permit.

 

BY THE BOARD OF SELCTMEN.

(The Planning Board DOES NOT RECOMMEND this article.)

 

Article 3 PASSED       Yes 359         NO 298

 

The meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

 

WALPOLE PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

TOWN HALL

Tuesday,  September 12, 2019

                7 pm 

Roll Call – Appointment of alternates if needed.

 

Minutes – Review minutes of the August meeting.

 

Old Business:

Public Hearing: 

Talmadge, Sam Mac Neil and Eloise Carriere Boundary Line Adjustment, 211 North Road. Tax Map 10, Lots 24-2-1 and 24-2. Request for a Public Hearing. They are proposing to take one acre from parcel 24-2-1 and add it to parcel 24-2, making it a 6-acre lot.

 

New Business;

Caribou Realty LLC, Trustee of the Aloysisus Hollingsworth Trust, Old Keene Road Tax Map 18, Lot 18 and 19. Request for a Public Hearing for October 2019 for a Boundary Line Adjustment: Owners Griffin and Andrea-Vickers Sivret and Caribou Realty LLC. Lot 19 is taking a strip of land from Lot 18: the firs t 50 feet is 12 feet wide and remainder is 15 feet wide. 

 

Subdivision: Laura Madden and Cindy and Michael Hayes. Hayes Road. Request for a Public Hearing in October.

 

Discussion: Planning Board Rules of Procedure – corrections, additions. Please bring your copy of Rules of Procedures.

 

Workshop: September 24. Lisa Murphy, senior planner at Southwest Regional Planning Commission, will be at the meeting to discuss the Transportation and Population sections of the Master Plan. You should all have copies of her previous changes to this section. If not, let me know and I will get a copy to you.

 

Handout: RSA 91 about recordings and minutes. Discussion.

 

Next meeting: Tuesday, October 8, 2019