The Walpolean

Now through April 30, a generous benefactor is matching – dollar for dollar – all donations to the Fall Mountain Food Shelf up to $10,000, so it’s the perfect time to give and help even more people in need in our area.

 

Mary Lou Huffling has been feeding local families for years,and last year 12,476 families came to the Food Shelf for help with food.  Please help her feed even more by giving during this dollar for dollar matching funds month.  Mary Lou tells us it means so much to the people that the community cares.

 

Make out your checks to Fall Mountain Food Shelf, and mail to P.O. Box 191, Alstead, NH  03602.

 

Thank you.

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

 

Staff Present:Sarah Downing (Manager of Administration); Rich Kreissle (Manager of Finance);  Lt. Justin Sanctuary (Police Department); Michael Rau (Road Agent); Sandra Smith (Town Clerk-Tax Collector); Justine Fafara (Library Director); Becky Whippie (Hooper Institute)

 

Excused:Police Chief Michael Paquette (Police Department); Justin Cassarino (Recreation Department Director); Ben Hoy (Recycling Center); Eloise Clark (Hooper Institute)

 

CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Pschirrer called this Staff Meeting to order at 5:00 PM in the Walpole Town Hall and welcomed everyone.  This meeting is being recorded.  She was happy to see so many Staff members present at the Town Meeting.   

 

Mr. Rich Kreissle – Finance Office:  Mr. Kreissle provided the following written report on the “2019 Pre-Field Work Audit Documentation Requirements” and talked about the audit coming up in a few weeks.  

 

The question of audits can easily be answered by looking 10 miles to the south of us where the State Police recently went to the former Tax Collector’s house and found they had taken $5,000.  There were newer vehicles and six motorcycles.  This is why audits are needed.

 

Prior to an audit, auditors require copies of documentation forwarded to them or the assembly of information made available to them at the time of their field work.

 

The audit list from our auditors, Vachon & Clukay, forwarded a list comprising of 91 individual items that they want to review.Items involving the General Fund dominate the list. Items requested also include Water, Sewer, Hooper, the Tax Collector, Town Clerk, Library, Conservation and the Trustees of Trust Funds. A complete General Ledger for all of 2018 for the General Fund, Water, Sewer, and Hooper is perhaps the largest of the items requested.  It is everything that goes through the system. They look at cash.  

 

Bank accounts are another key item that is obviously examined.  December’s bank statement and reconciliations along with January 2019’s statement is required. We have bank accounts for the General Fund, TC Credit Cards, and BOS Credit Cards. When the auditors are here they have access to all the financial documents.      

 

The New Hampshire Retirement System is also examinedclosely based upon a report generated by NHRS.  To date he uploaded into their portal approximately 50 individual items.

 

Access to all registers (Accounts Payables, Receipts, and Payroll) are made available at the time of the audit.  When the auditors come in they have their own programs.  Mr. Kreissle gets to explain unique situations we have.  It is enlightening because they are extremely educated.  

 

From all this data, requests will be made primarily of myself, Jodi, and Sandy of specific documents to examine during the audit. Last year, 40 records each were pulled from accounts payable and payroll.

 

During field work, any questions arising from their examination of the documents ensues.

 

Emphasis is on:

The accounting data is changing all the time.  Expenses are always being incurred.  

 

Mr. Kreissle passed around a few copies of the Auditor’s Report from a previous year for the Staff to look at.  He pointed out various sections of the report.  The auditors can go from the source document to the general ledger.  At the end we receive an Auditor’s Opinion testifying to the general veracity of our financial position as of 12/31/18.  Mr. Dalessio pointed out that each one of the employees here has a piece of the audit.  Purchase orders without the accurate line item – if it is randomly picked by the auditors and it does not match up to the accounting system that might possibility go into an Internal Control Deficiency.  Mrs. Pschirrer mentioned that we are asked about fraud all the time.  Audits are supposed to be done annually.    

 

Highway Department:  Mr. Rau wanted to recap how the winter went.  He has been doing this for 14 years and this has been the most miserable year he encountered.  Mr. Jim McLean has been here 25 years and he agreed.  It was not a normal winter; there was ice, rain and ice, sub-zero temperatures and a little bit of snow and then more rain.  It is impossible to explain how they battle all of this.  For a normal snow storm of 5-or-6 inches, they usually go out 2-or-3 times. With an ice storm they are going out 5-to-6 times to throw material on the road and hope it works. They usually go out about 3:00 AM if there is school or wait a little longer if school was cancelled.  A lot of the weather-men will say “Oh, it is just going to rain” so they throw salt on the roads, wait a while and do it a second time.  Most people cannot tell they have been there.  They have to maintain the roads as best as they can and try to work around the heaviest traffic.  People should not go out or be prepared.  He hopes the winter is over but it might rain tonight so he will get up to be sure it is not freezing.  People like to see the brown sand but salt has more traction, it lasts longer and has the melting effect.  They use more salt than sand.  This year they used more sand than the previous two years.  This will be the worst mud season in Walpole.  Old Drewsville Road is the worst one.  They have put out over 300 tons of stone on a mile of road.  If the weather cooperates they will scrape off some gravel, put down a fabric and then cover it back up with gravel.  By the time he retires, his goal is that there will not be a dirt road in Walpole.  Walpole is not as bad as some other towns.  The frost is still in the ground.  Mrs. Pschirrer asked if he pre-treats any roads before a storm. Mr. Rau said when it starts, that is when they pre-treat the roads. They have an additive in the salt. Every storm is different. A number one priority is whether or not there is school/ the bus routes.  Each route is about four hours.  They also try to do the sidewalks but if that person is needed to do roads that is their priority.  Ms. Mayberry advised they do a great job.  Most people do not realize a lot of thought goes into maintaining the roads in the winter.         

 

Following is a list of other projects done last month:

 

Town Clerk – Tax Collector:  Mrs. Sandra Smith provided the following report:

February 28th she mailed 97+ certified notices of impending Tax Liens.  The liens will be executed on April 2nd.

 

Then within 45 days notices are sent to the mortgage companies.  Total Notice does this work and costs are added onto the lien amount.  No costs to the Town, as property owners pay.

 

On March 5th she mailed 15+ Certified notices of Intent to Deed.  Only 3 or 4 had mortgages.  If not paid on or before April 25th at 11:00 a.m., the properties will be deeded to the Town of Walpole.  

 

We also had elections and Town Meeting!

 

They collected $68,741.86 for auto registrations, dog licenses, vital records, etc.

 

They also collected over $21,000.00 in state fees that were submitted to the State of NH.

 

Tax Collector deposited $191,986.28 during the last 30 days.Our uncollected taxes are very low, $412,392.40.

 

Hooper Institute:  Mrs. Becky Whippie presented the following report:

Mrs. Eloise Clark:  5th Grade – Working on native wildlife;

      6th Grade – Began planning their Connecticut River canoe trip

Mrs. Clark has already done some publicity for the high school summer work program. 

 

Mrs. Becky Whippie:  All students have been studying about maple syrup;      Pre-K – Farming and Birds; 

      K – Focused on Birds;

      1st – Finishing up mammals, did some sugaring and planted some seeds;

      2nd – Farming and talking about cows;

      3rd – Mammals and finished up sugaring;

     4th – Forestry, forest products, they went to Northcott’s Wood Shop and did a visit to 

                 McGill’s Sugaring House plus another trip is planned.

 

Mrs. Whippie helped with a program at the Walpole School.  Mrs. Clark and she prepared for a presentation at the Library “Gardening With Hooper Institute”.      

 

Police Department – February 16, 2019 through March 15, 2019:  Lt. Justin Sanctuary reported they had 348 calls. Their administrative work has increased.  They are at the end of the first quarter.  A lot of pistol permits were processed.  Overall the number of motor vehicle stops is consistent.  At this time they do not have any State Safety Grants.  When they are on Route 12 it puts them in a neutral spot to respond to calls.  They are getting a lot of their mandatory training hours in. There was an increase of DUIs.  On April 1st they will be doing training in the North Walpole School.  They have a new prosecutor.  That is going well.  

 

Police Safety Comparison:

Emergency Calls – 33Administrative – 79Citizen Assists – 32

Motor Vehicle Calls:

Accidents – 5NV Stops – 100Traffic Safety – 23

Criminal Investigations:

Drugs/Alcohol – 37Crimes /Against Persons – 27     Crimes Against Property – 12Mr. Rau asked if they could break down the accidents on State and Town roads.  Lt. Sanctuary felt they could do this as well as provide information on the cause, such as road conditions, speed, etc.  Mr. Rau mentioned the Old Drewsville Road is closed now it is just open to emergency and local vehicles.  It is suggested that if any dirt road in town has more than 50 vehicles on it each day it should be paved.        .    

 

Library:  Mrs. Justine Fafara provided a report on both the Walpole and North Walpole libraries comparison by years – 2016 to 2019.  She attended the New England Koha Summit on Friday, March 8th.  Koha is their ILS or Integrated Library System.  Basically, it is the software they use for everything from registering patrons to checking materials out.  The Summit was great and she learned a lot about features of Koha that theyare not currently using but should be.  She will be working to train the staff and start implementing some more features over the next year.  One of the features is an acquisitions module, so they can import budgets into Koha and import all of her ordering into Koha and it’ll do some of that book keeping for her.  This is definitely going to take a lot of time and she is thinking it will be a good summer project.  Julie is taking over most of Summer Reading planning and execution which will allow her to focus on other things; like this acquisition project, this summer.

 

March Programs:

 

Mrs. Fafara reported that work will start on the Library on May 1st.  The plan is to move into the second floor of the Town Hall at the end of May.  She is partnering with other libraries.  Mr. Dalessio asked about the entrance.  Mrs. Downing explained they felt the best one would be the south entrance because it is handicapped accessible.  If all goes well the project should be completed before next winter.      

 

Selectboard Office:  Mrs. Downing provided the following report

They are getting ready for taxation.   Abatements are closed.  They are focusing on getting assessing cleaned-up.  They are doing an Emergency Operations Plan update.  Yesterday they submitted a grant application with the help of the NH Homeland Security.  Justin and Mike volunteered to be on that group   There will be 11 committee members which includes the Selectboard.  They will not start to do anything until the grant is approved.  It will be a month or so before they start.  We will have a contract with SWRPC who will manage the update.        

 

Staff Meeting –March 21, 2019- Page 5

 

Assessing Update:

Water and Sewer:

Town Hall Facilities:

 

Walpole Recreation Department:  Mr. Justin Cassarino was unable to attend this Staff Meeting but provided the following report:  

Mommy and Me Movie Night:

Basketball & Soccer Clinic:

Pool:

 

Town Meeting:  Mrs. Pschirrer advised that we will be having aSpecial Town Meeting on April 25, 2019. at 6:00 PM.  We had an error when filing all our documents and the State notified us that we would have to have a second Town Meeting to ratify all the work they did.  It will require us to have a Special Public Hearing Meeting to explain the circumstances and that we are correcting it.  The agenda is just to ratify it.  We will have a Special Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 16th at 6:00 PM and then our public Special Town Meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at 6:00 PM.  We hope to have enough voters to pass the motion to ratify.  The impact is that none of the 2% wageincreases will be given to employees until after this is ratified.

 

Maintenance:  Lt. Sanctuary and Mrs. Fafara said they really appreciate having Mr. Brad Nash.  Mrs. Pschirrer noted he has been a strong addition to this building.  It was a good move to make it a full-time position.  Mr. Nash replaced Mr. Jerry Brady who was our part-time custodian but unfortunately passed away.  Mr. Nash is cleaning the Town Hall, Police Station, Walpole and North Walpole Libraries and Recycling Center.  

 

ADJOURNMENT:  Mrs. Pschirrer declared this Staff meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

 

Hooper Trustees Present:    Steven Dalessio; Peggy Pschirrer; Cheryl Mayberry

 

CALL TO ORDER:  Mr. Dalessio called this Hooper Trustees meeting to order at 7:41 PM.

 

HOOPER TRUSTEES MINUTES:

HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING – March 14, 2019: Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Hooper Trustees meeting of March 14, 2019, as submitted.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the Minutes were approved.

 

HOOPER BUSINESS:

Hooper Institute Educator and Executive Director Job Descriptions:  Mrs. Pschirrer is working on the recommended changes to the job descriptions and email them to Mr. Dalessio and Ms. Mayberry.  

 

Joint Meeting:  The Joint Meeting of the Hooper Trustees and Hooper Institute Board will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall.  Mrs. Pschirrer noted they have to talk about money because the question is can they afford to hire two people; how do they manage that on the Hooper Institute budget.  The two positions are needed if the Trustees expect them to move forward, offer more programs, renovate the building, etc.  Mr. Dalessio said there is a question of timing; which position do they fill first.  He would like to see a woodworking program.  Mrs. Clark will take care of it this summer but going forward they will need an instructor.  A recommendation is to put all these ideas on the table and ask for feedback.  Mrs. Pschirrer mentioned the NH Office of Charitable Trusts has Express Grants but they are very specific.  If they are successful in getting and using a grant the Office of Charitable Trusts, they encourage the recipient to apply for a larger grant that is spread over three years.  Mr. Dalessio feels they also have the opportunity to approach local businesses to ask them to support the intern and summer programs.  They have to work on the framework to do that and implement theirideas.        

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Hooper Trustees meeting.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

 

Selectboard Present:Peggy Pschirrer, Steven Dalessio; Cheryl Mayberry

 

CALL TO ORDER:  Regina Borden, Recording Secretary, called this meeting of the Selectboard to order at 6:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall on March 21, 2019.  The first order of business is to elect a Chair for the year 2019-2020.      

 

ELECTION OF CHAIR:

Mrs. Pschirrer moved to nominate Mr. Steven Dalessio as the Chair of the Selectboard for the year 2019-2020.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  There were no other nominations.  With Mrs. Pschirrer and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the motion was approved.  Mr. Dalessio accepted this nomination.

 

SELECTBOARD BUSINESS MEETING: Mr. Dalessio called this meeting of the Selectboard to order at 6:33 PM in the Walpole Town Hall on March 21, 2019.  This meeting is being recorded therefore anyone wishing to speak is requested to identify themselves for the record.  There were three members of the public in attendance.

 

TOWN HALL RENTAL:  Mrs. Diane Nichols, Mr. Ernie Nichols and Mr. Ben Daviss were present representing the Fall Mountain Alliance.  Mr. Dalessio acknowledged receipt of their Town Hall Rental Agreement for Saturday, April 27th, 2019.    

 

Mrs. Nichols distributed copies of the following article she wrote for publication in the Walpole Clarion.    

“On Saturday April 27th at 3:00 p.m. the Program Plastics: What Can We Do Now? Will take place at the Town Hall.  This event is offered by Planet A, the environmental committee of Fall Mountain Alliance.

 

The program will include a video from Keefe Harrison, the CEO of Recycling Partnership, of Walpole.  Other individuals from the Monadnock region will share their experiences and ideas for positive steps forward for our community and beyond. 

 

Speakers include Paul Coburn, former Walpole Recycling Center Manager, Ben Hoy, current Walpole Recycling Center Manager, Erin Richardson of Recycling Partnership, and Marge Shepardson who has worked locally and at the state level to decrease and eliminate the use of plastic bags, straws, and single use plastic beverage containers.

 

Packaging alternatives to plastics will be displayed. Student Posters on the topic of Plastics: What Can We Do Now? will be displayed throughout the hall.

 

This event will conclude with a panel discussion and question and answer period.

 

Please join us and find out what you can do to help decrease the amount of plastic in our environment.

For more information, please contact fritzetill@gmail.com.”

 

Mr. Dalessio had inquired about the Fall Mountain Alliance as the Selectboard want to maintain a non-partison Town Hall. It is the Selectboard’s intent to limit the types of meetings being held in the Walpole Town Hall.   Meetings need to stay neutral.  He believes this is an excellent topic to be talking about for the community.  It has to be done in a positive rather than negative way.  Ms. Mayberry said it should be inclusive rather than non-inclusive.  

 

Mrs. Pschirrer moved to approve the rental of the Walpole Town Hall on Saturday, April 27, 2019, for the Fall Mountain Alliance.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Accounts Payable Check Register in the amount of $54,193.91 for checks issued March 22, 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 in the amount of $19,738.00 to Ferguson Enterprises for piping for the Highway Department.

 

PAYROLL:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Payroll Check Register for the week ending March 16, 2019, in the amount of $28,699.81 for checks issued March 22, 2019, and the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes in the amount of $5,515.46.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MINUTES – March 14, 2019:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Selectboardmeeting of March 14, 2019, as submitted.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessioin favor, the Minutes were approved.

 

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION #1 – March 14, 2019:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session #1 of March 14, 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.

 

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION #2 – March 7, 2019: Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session #2 of March 7, 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 REPORTS:

The Selectboard acknowledged receipt of and reviewed the Minutes of the following meetings

 

REFUNDS and ABATEMENT APPLICATIONS:

Refund Property Taxes:

MAP and LOT #021-024-001:  Ms. Mayberry moved to grant the Refund for Overpayment of Property Taxes in the amount of $14.95 for Tax Year 2018 for Map and Lot #021-024-001.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

Abatements:  Ms. Mayberry moved to grant the following Abatements

 

Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

VETERANS TAX CREDIT:  

Map and Lot #028-136-999:  Ms. Mayberry moved to grant the Veterans Tax Credit for the current owner of Map and Lot #028-136-000.  This applicant updated the application due to a change in owner’s name (Revocable Trust).  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

DEMOLITION and BUILDING PERMITS:

Hubbard LLC., 1 Pomeroy Lane:  Ms. Mayberry moved to grant Demolition Permit No. 2019-04 to Hubbard LLC for “Demolition of poultry building #22” at 1 Pomeroy Lane, Map and Lot #010-006-000.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

Hubbard LLC, 1 Pomeroy Lane:   Ms. Mayberry moved to grant Demolition Permit No. 2019-05 to Hubbard LLC for“Demolition of poultry building #26” at 1 Pomeroy Lane, Map and Lot #010-006-000.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

Water and Sewer Receipts to Date:  Mrs. Jodi Daigle had submitted the Water/Sewer Receipts to Date March 20, 2019.  Total Receipts for Q4 2018 Billing are $135,343.15 or 86.9%.   

 

Quarterly Water and Sewer Receipt Comparison:  Mr. Dalessio advised that some comparison work will be done in early May to confirm the Water and Sewer rates.   A date will be confirmed with Mr. Mark Houghton.  

 

Equalization Assessment – Sales Ratio:  The Selectboardacknowledged receipt of a letter from the State of New Hampshire, Department of Revenue Administration, advising that they have determined the overall equalization assessment – sales ratio for the land, buildings and manufactured housing in Walpole for Tax Year 2018 to be 100.2%.

 

Next Tax Bills:  Mrs. Pschirrer reported that Mrs. Sandra Smith, Town Clerk-Tax Collector, had talked about the next tax bills.  They should have a discussion about the PILOT program and an agreement with North Walpole.  This will be an agenda item for next week.    

 

NEW BUSINESS:

2019 Town Meeting Minutes:  Mrs. Pschirrer moved that the Selectboard approve and sign the Minutes of the 2019 Town Meeting, as submitted.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mrs. Pschirrer, Ms. Mayberry and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the Minutes were approved.

The Selectboard talked about putting articles in the Clarion in response to questions raised during the Town Meeting on the Recycling Center and the Recreation Department’s new basketball court.       

 

Chip Wood re: Weight Limits on Alstead Center Road:  Mrs. Pschirrer talked with Mr. Brian Vincent, engineer, about the Alstead Center Road weight limit.  He said at this time of the year lots of roads are listed for weight limits.  He saw no reason not to do that.      

 

Sand Hill and Blanchard Brook Road:  Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer looked at these roads.  Blanchard Brook Road seems to be in good condition at this time.  Sand Hill was not done since the development was put in.  Mr. Dalessio pointed out that the corner intersection on Sand Hill needs to be patched soon as it is really bad.  

 

E-mail Note of Support for Walpole Police Department:  sent to Police Chief Michael Paquette

Mr. Dalessio noted that the Selectboard received a copy of the email Mr. Jeff Harrington sent to Chief Paquette commending him on doing a superb job of answering a lot of questions at the Town Meeting.  He was clear and answered the questions fully.  A copy of this email will be placed in Chief Paquette’s personnel folder.  

 

Training Workshop for J. Daigle  The Selectboard approved having Mrs. Jodi Daigle attend the New Hampshire Department of Labor half-day training seminar on how to stay in compliance with NH Labor Laws on April 22, 2019 in Keene, NH.  :

 

Time Off Requests for Sarah Downing: The Selectboardapproved Mrs. Sarah Downing’s request for vacation time as follows: (1) Monday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 23, 2019; (2) Tuesday, June 11 through Tuesday, June 18, 2019; and (3) Tuesday, October 1 to Thursday, October 3, 2019.  

 

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION:

Ms. Mayberry moved to enter into a Non-Public SelectboardSession pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (a) Personnel and (c) Reputations.  Mrs. Pschirrer seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved at 7:10 PM.

 

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 7:40 PM.

 

Ms. Mayberry moved that the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of March 21, 2019, be sealed.  Seconded by Mrs. Pschirrer.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mrs. Pschirrer and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion was approved.

 

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:

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

 

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 8:00 PM.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

Selectboard Meeting – April 4, 2019:  There was a consensus of the Selectboard to change the time of the Selectboard meeting on April 4, 2019, from 6:30 PM to 4:00 PM.  There will be no public business.  This will enable the Selectboard members to attend the Annual North Walpole Village District meeting at 7:00 PM.

 

Library:  Mr. Dalessio felt they should post an article in the May Clarion about the Library’s use of the Town Hall second floor during the Library renovation.  The Library has the priority for the second floor; they may not be out until the end of November.  Every January the Players should give the office all the dates they plan on using the second floor so they can be entered in the reservation book.     

 

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 8:10 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

**NOTICE**

Selectboard Meeting of April 4, 2019

Starting time: 4:00pm

Change due to scheduling conflicts

No public agenda items. The public is welcome to attend to listen.

 

 

If you’ve ever seen Miguel’s lunch,

you know you want some!  

 

Now is your chance! Mrs. Andrade

is making Tamales to order to help support Science Olympiad.

 

 

Order form:  

$3.00/tamale  

5 for $13.00  

10 for $25.00

 

 

 

 

Order by: Wednesday, April 10th

Pick up at Walpole School on: Friday, April 12th

 

Just take them home and warm them up!

 

Return form with payment to Michelle Whitney at Walpole School or email klewis@sau60.org to place order.

 

 

If painting is not your thing, you can play Dodgeball instead. No need to be nervous, for $2.00 you can attend the tourney, sit safely in the stands and cheer on your favorite team! – Lil

WHERE:  Walpole School Gym

WHO:  3-5th graders (4:00) 

  6-8th (5:00) 

  High School-Adult (6:30)

WHEN:  Friday, May 3rd, 2019

    Please register by April 30th

COST:  $5.00/person (6 people/team)

  Coed teams are encouraged.

 

No team? Sign up as a free agent!

Prizes for winning teams!

 

All proceeds to benefit Science Olympiad National Tournament costs.

Walpole School Dodgeball Tournament Waiver and Registration Form

May 3rd, 2019 at Walpole School Gym

 

Participant Name___________________                   Grade______

Phone________________________________            Email:_____________________

Emergency Contact Name:_____________________ Phone:____________________

 

WAIVER AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF RISKS

   

Please read this information carefully and be aware that in signing up and participating in this activity, you will be assuming the risk and legal liability of waiving and releasing all claims for injuries, damages, or loss which you or your minor child might sustain as a result of participating in any and all activities connected with this activity.

    

I recognize and acknowledge that there are certain risks of physical injury to participants in this activity and I voluntarily agree to assume the full risk of any injuries, damages or loss, regardless of the activity that my minor child or I may sustain as a result of participating in any and all activities. I further agree to waive and relinquish all claims my minor child or I may have as a result of participating in this activity at BFUHS including their staff, officials, volunteers and sponsors. Any and all medical bills associated with injuries resulting from this event are solely the responsibility of the parent/guardian.

 

 

STUDENT NAME: ____________________________

 

PARENT NAME: _____________________________

 

PARENT SIGNATURE or ADULT PLAYING:____________________________________ DATE_____________________

 

 

TEAM NAME: ______________________________

 

Player 1: ____________________________

Player 2: ____________________________

Player 3: ____________________________

Player 4: ____________________________

Player 5: ____________________________

Player 6: ____________________________

 

 Cost:  $5.00/player or $30.00/team.  Please make checks payable to Walpole School, POB 549, Walpole, NH 03608

WALPLE GRANTE OPEN HOUSE AND COMMUNITY AWARDS NITE

 

Walpole, NH – Walpole Grange #125 will celebrate its 131 years as a continuing organization by holding an open house meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Walpole Town Hall.  The program will include the presentation of the annual community awards, including Citizen of the Year, as well as recognizing award winners from previous years. Musical entertainment will be provided by Walpole’s own Jim Baucom.  There will be plenty of time to meet and greet your friends and neighbors which enjoying some refreshments and a celebratory cake.  

 

While you’re there, be sure to check out the Grange Charter,which was issued to Walpole Grange #125 in January 1888.  This historic document has been restored and preserved by Works On Paper in Bellows Falls, matted and framed behind ultra-violet protecting glass by The Framery of Vermont of Chester, VT and is now hanging in the Town Hall.  Come and congratulate the award recipients, and help celebrate the Grange and its 131 years of service to the town of Walpole.