The Walpolean

Present: Robert Miller (Vice-Chair), James Aldrich, (Secretary),  Dennis Marcom,  Jason Perron, Steve Dalessio (Selectboard Representative). Alternate: Edward Potter.

Topic: Include Complete Streets policy in the Site Plan.

The Planning Board spent most of 2017 working on a project called Complete Streets with Southwest Regional Community Planner Mari Brunner. The project stressed considering all modes of transportation and the safety needs of all users, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit users, equestrians and agricultural equipment operators.

Mr. Marcom came up with a sample of verbiage that might be added to the site plan to stress the consideration of the Complete Streets policy when construction of a new road is planned.

There was discussion among the people at the meeting whether or not to include words like public road or private road, etc. This is the final version of that discussion. In order that it is adopted into the site plan there must be a Public Hearing on the addition.

Section 8

J. Street Access / Traffic Pattern: Access to public streets will meet the requirements of the NH Department of Transportation and/or the Town of Walpole

Any new road constructions shall conform to the road standards as specified in the Walpole Subdivision Regulations.

The internal traffic pattern will accommodate the proposed use, as well as providing easy unimpeded access for emergency vehicles.

Add.

“New road construction is consistent with the stated guidelines of Walpole’s Complete Streets Policy; that our streets be ‘safe, convenient, and accessible to a wide variety of users and modes of transportation’.”

Mr. Dalessio also wanted to correct a couple of words in Section 12 and remove the words “recorded subdivision plat.” The wordage is now:

“An approved site plan application may be revoked”………

These two changes need a Request for a Public Hearing and a Public Hearing.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

WALPOLE PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

TOWN HALL

Tuesday,  May 8, 2018

                7 pm

Roll Call – Appointment of alternates if needed.

Minutes – Review minutes of the April 2018 meeting and workshop meeting.

Old Business:

This Hearing has been postponed for a few months.

Public Hearing #1: Recommendation to the ZBA for a Special Exception:

Great River Consumer Cooperative Society wants to covert a chicken coop, previously used by Hubbard, on Bensonwood property for a store for the Co-op. Request for a Special Exception 835-6488, Map 12 Lot 4-2. Also, parking lot on Map 12, 4-3. Land owned by Bensonwood. Both lots in Rural/ag district. Kim Mastriani – president of Walpole Co-op will represent the group

Public Hearing #2: PB recommendation to the ZBA for a Special Exception: D&C Transportation, Orleans, Vt. Map 10, Lot 2, Rural/ag district. Proposed use: Filling station and convenience store with a Drive Thru

New Business: Avanru, Jack Franks, Building C on the original plan, Lot 1, where the Co-op was going to go: Request for a Public Hearing for a commercial building.

Request for a Public Hearing to add two changes to the site plan.

Next regular meeting Tuesday, June 12, 2018

TOWN OF WALPOLE

SELECTBOARD MEETING

APRIL 19, 2018

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

CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Pschirrer called this Selectboard meeting to order at 6:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.  She advised this meeting is being recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify themselves for the record.  There were three members of the public in attendance.

RECESS SELECTBOARD SESSION:

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

The regular meeting resumed at 7:04 PM.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Accounts Payable check register in the amount of $920,718.60 for checks dated April 20, 2018.  This amount is for two weeks of Accounts Payables that includes a monthly payment in the amount of $560,964.00 to the Fall Mountain Region School District and $252,600.20 for tax liens.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

PAYROLL:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Payroll Register for the week ending April 14, 2018 in the amount of $25,772.93 for checks dated April 20, 2018.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $5,220.28 for the week ending April 14, 2018.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – April 12, 2018:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of April 12, 2018, as submitted.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION – April 12, 2018:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of April 12, 2018, as submitted.   These Minutes will remain sealed.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

NON-PUBLIC UTILITY MEETING – April 12, 2018:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Utility meeting of April 12, 2018, as submitted.  These Minutes will remain sealed.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

The Selectboard acknowledged receipt of Minutes of the following meetings:

• Hooper Institute Committee Meeting – April 10, 2018;

• Walpole Planning Board – April 10, 2018;

• Walpole Cemetery Trustees – April 14, 2018.

TAX REFUNDS:

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the following Tax Refunds due to overpayments:

• Map and Lot #003-013-0003 in the amount of $5.64;

• Map and Lot #003-082-CL5 in the amount of $27.21;

• Map and Lot #027-001-006 in the amount of $70.98.

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

SOLAR ENERGY EXEMPTIONS:

Ms. Mayberry moved to grant the five following Solar Energy Exemptions:

• Map and Lot #001-018-000;

• Map and Lot #010-042-000;

• Map and Lot #019-039-000;

• Map and Lot #008-015-005;

• Map and Lot #017-022-000.

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

GRAVEL TAX WARRANT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Warrants–Gravel Tax Levy- for the following:

• Map and Lot #015-011-000 in the amount of $4,740.50;

• Map and Lot #014-013-000 in the amount of $141.28

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

NOTICES OF INTENT TO EXCAVATE:

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the following Notices of Intent to Excavate:

• Map and Lot #014-013-000 off Brewery Road;

• Map and Lot #015-011-000 off Brewery Road.  

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

OLD BUSINESS:

Police Capital Reserve Fund Request to Release Funds:  Mr. Dalessio moved to sign the Trustees of Trust form for the release of funds from the Police Capital Reserve in the amount of $5,810.00.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

NEW BUSINESS:

Staff Meeting Reports:  Mr. Dalessio would like to change the nature of the Staff meetings.  They are getting to be predictable.  Discuss projects in the various departments; time lines, what is the trend and year-to-date information.  Where do we stand?  The reports should be more meaningful. They are getting too routine.  Add more tangible items.  Ms. Mayberry agrees.  Mrs. Pschirrer asked if they should continue to meet monthly or should it be every other month.  Ms. Mayberry suggested they could feature certain departments each month.  Mr. Dalessio would like those with objectives to report every month or every other month.

Recycling Center:  Mrs. Pschirrer would like to see a survey at the Recycling Center to see what people would like to see different, etc.  The WRAP Committee is not meeting but suggestions are being made to form another committee and to change the time of meetings.

Ms. Mayberry moved to approve Mr. Kevin Pinsonault’s attending a workshop for $199.00.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.      

Appointment Notices:

North Walpole Park:  Ms. Mayberry moved to appoint Ms. Diane Harty as the North Walpole Park representative to the Recreation Committee.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Walpole Conservation Commission:  Mr. Dalessio moved to re-appoint Mr. John Peska to the Walpole Conservation Commission.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Ms. Mayberry moved to re-appoint Mrs. Myra Mansouri as an alternate member of the Walpole Conservation Commission.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Hooper Institute Committee:  Mr. Dalessio moved to appoint Mrs. Marcia Galloway to the Hooper Institute Committee.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Ms. Mayberry moved to appoint Ms. Lynn DeWald to the Hooper Institute Committee.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Highway Dept. Roof Repair Purchase Order:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve and sign the Highway Department Roof Repair Purchase Order, for the balance owed, in the amount of $15,200.00 to Mr. Eric Franklin to be paid from the Warrant Article.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Audio Speaker System:  Mrs. Downing has done some research on an audio speaker system for the Town Hall.  Mrs. Pschirrer noted they need new equipment for the public meetings coming up.  Ms. Mayberry suggested they table this agenda item to allow time for more research.

Southwestern Community Services Economic Impact Report (EIR):  The Selectboard received brochures from the Southwestern Community Services Economic Impact Report.

Thank You Letters:  The Selectboard acknowledged receipt of Thank You letters for donations from Big Brothers/Big Sisters for the Town’s donation of $500; 2) from the Fall Mountain Friendly Meals in the amount of $1,375; and 3) Fall Mountain Food Shelf in the amount of $3,000.

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION:

Ms. Mayberry moved to enter into a Non-Public Selectboard Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (a) Personnel.  Mr. Dalessio seconded and on a roll call vote with Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved at 7:56 PM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 8:28 PM.

Ms. Mayberry moved that the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of April 19, 2018, be sealed.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Selectboard meeting.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

TOWN OF WALPOLE

HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING

APRIL 19, 2018

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

CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Pschirrer called this Hooper Trustees meeting to order at 6:34 PM.

NON-PUBLIC HOOPER TRUSTEES SESSION:

Ms. Mayberry moved to enter into a Non-Public Hooper Trustees Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (d) Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Real or Personal Property.  Mr. Dalessio seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

The regular Hooper Trustees meeting resumed at 6:52 PM.

Ms. Mayberry moved that the Minutes of the  Non-Public Hooper Trustees Session of April 19, 2018, be sealed.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

HOOPER BUSINESS:

Hooper February and March Monthly Reimbursement Reports:  Mr. Dalessio moved to transfer expenses from the Hooper Trust 1 to the Town of Walpole for February 2018 in the amount of $3,227.25.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Mr. Dalessio moved to transfer expenses from the Hooper Trust 1 to the Town of Walpole for March 2018 in the amount of $4,749.16.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Invasive Plant Management Project:  Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Long View Forest contract, dated April 9, 2018, for the Hooper Institute for invasive plant management in the amount of $5,775.00 for the first year.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.   These funds will be taken from the Hooper Maintenance Trust.

Monadnock Conservancy Landowner Survey:  Mrs. Pschirrer mentioned the Monadnock Conservancy Landowner Survey is an annual form.  Mr. Dalessio and Ms. Mayberry authorized Mrs. Pschirrer to fill out the survey.

HOOPER TRUSTEES MINUTES:

Hooper Trustees Meeting – April 12, 2018:  Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Minutes of the Hooper Trustees meeting of April 12, 2018, as submitted.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

Non-Public Hooper Trustees Session – April 12, 2018:  Mr. Dalessio moved to accept the Minutes of the Non-Public Hooper Trustees session of April 12, 2018, as submitted.  These Minutes will remain sealed.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Hooper Trustees meeting.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 7:04 PM.  

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

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

Staff Present: Sarah Downing (Manager of Administration); Michael Rau (Highway Department); Rebecca Whippie (Hooper Institute); Justin Cassarino (Recreation Department) and Paul Colburn (Recycling Center)

Staff Absent: Rich Kreissle (Manager of Finance); Sandra Smith (Town Clerk/Tax Collector); Justine Fafara (Walpole Library); Police Chief Michael Paquette (Police Department).

CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Pschirrer called this Staff Meeting to order at 5:00 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.  She advised this meeting is being recorded.

Recycling Center:  Mr. Paul Colburn reviewed the 2018 Recycling Revenues Summary as of April 18, 2018.  They are at $39,420.33 year-to-date.  This is a little under a quarter of the budget $173,300.00.  This is the slower time of the year for revenues; it is weather dependent.  Bag sales are consistent.  A load of plastics and metals will be shipped out soon.  Cardboard will be a little low this year.  A Recycling Revenues Monthly Report as of April 18, 2018, was also available.  Mr. Colburn reviewed the “Daily Weight Report and 3 Year to Date Comparison”.  This is the materials that come into the Center and they are able to collect the weights.  This is a little higher than last year.  Mixed paper is up as the schools have been sending more in.  Everything else is pretty standard.  He anticipates the markets will stay pretty constant with materials Walpole deals with.  There was discussion about #1 plastic. Mr. Colburn explained plastic #1 thru #7; what is recyclable and what is not.  The ocean is filled with plastic. Walpole bags have three layers.   The “3 Year Comparison to Recyclables” was reviewed.  This is pretty much cash register items.  In general, they are doing okay.

Mr. Colburn and Kevin Pinsonault went to a monthly Cheshire county meeting of members of the NRRA.  The Re-Use Center will be opening May 1st.  However, it will only be open on Saturdays because there are not enough volunteers to work on Thursdays.  Walpole Clean-up Day is Saturday, April 28th.  They provide the blue bags.  A count of what comes in is made.  Their Thursday pick-up route for recyclables is:  Gendron Fisher, Drewsville Store, Walpole Middle & Elementary Schools, Town Hall, Library, Hubbard Foundation (Tavern, Hair Salon, etc.), North Walpole school.  It takes about 3-to-4 hours and they usually have a full truck.  Commercial businesses that drop off recyclables are Burdicks, Mr. G;s, Smart Power Sport, Aumands, FMT school, Food Shelf, Bill Houghton, Len-Tex, Diamond Pizza, Toles, Hubbards and Dr. Shaw.  They encourage the schools to bring students in for a tour.

Highway Department:  Mr. Michael Rau submitted a report from March 15, 2018 to April 18, 2018.  They had some winter call-outs. However, they were omitted from his report.  There were two wind storms; some clean-up still has to be done.

• Serviced trucks and equipment;

• Wing back snow banks with loader;

• Lots of Cold patching;

• Washed equipment;

• Cut fire wood;

• Fixed the Kubota;

• Cut Brush on the roads that will be paved;

• Sealed salt shed wall;

• Graded the Old Drewsville Road once as it is a heavily traveled dirt road;

• Wind Storm; Tree down 4/4 18;

• Cleaned up trees in Butternut Brook before there is a problem;

• Cut pavement for Culvert Replacement;

• Replaced culvert and fixed sink hole on Brewery Road;

• Replaced 3 culverts on Ramsey Hill Road;

• 911# Changes;

• Cleaned up Recreation Park parking area as it is being used.

Mr. Dalessio asked if bike racks will be installed this year.  Mr. Rau replied that should be done this spring.  Mr. Dalessio asked about the basin on School Street.  Mr. Rau and Mr. Houghton are working on that; they will put barriers up as soon as the snow stops.  He keeps a vigil on it.  Mrs. Pschirrer mentioned that several people have been working on the Five Year Mitigation Plan which is required by the State.  The Highway Department ended up with more than half of the work that needs to be done because of the “red-listed” bridges, dams and culverts.  Mr. Rau reported the garage roof is almost done.  Mr. Colburn asked if the Highway Department could re-pave the entrance to the Recycling Center as it is broken up a lot.  Mr. Rau will schedule it in.

Hooper Institute:  Ms. Becky Whippie reported that Eloise Clark and 5th and 7th grade students harvested 3 shopping bags of High Tunnel grown spinach for the school food service program.  The 5th grade is working on an animal unit.  The 6th grade is working on Connecticut River Human and natural history, river morphology, and the geology and river water pathways and how they change.  Mrs. Eloise Clark and Ms. Becky Whippie did a presentation on March 21st at the Town Library on a “No Till” gardening introduction.  On April 4th they met Tom Groves from Long View Forest to discuss a Hooper Institute invasive plant species proposal.  On April 10th they met with Beth Roy from Vital Communities.  Beth is interested in working in the schools.  They might start with Pre-K. She shared primary grade lessons and poster support promoting NH Harvest of The Month.org.  On April 13th Mrs. Clark did a Bobcat Talk presentation to help fund their summer programs.  On April 14th they had a Community Garden start-up meeting.  There are 2 new community garden members this year.  Since she attended the last Staff Meeting, she discussed maple sugaring season with all classes Pre-K to 4th grade.  All but one class missed tasting maple sap out of a tree. She is doing an amphibian season with K, 1st and 3rd grades – Reptiles Pre-K & Turtles; Farming – 2nd grade – sugaring, chickens, sheep, popcorn.  Forestry and wood products 4th grade and a Field trip to Northcotts wood turning business.  A visit from Jim Tucker, a forest stand improver, helps landowners with their forests and sells firewood.  A sawmill visit is planned for after April break

Recreation Department:  Mr. Justin Cassarino submitted a report dated April 18, 2018:

Soccer/Basketball Clinic:

• 112 Participants

• 149 Participants between both clinics

Some chose to do both soccer and basketball;

• Each participant is receiving a ball and t-shirt;

• Had to delay the start because of the snow;

• They will now run it one week later.

Pool:

• Have two lifeguards that are going to get WSI certified;

This will allow them to offer more swim lesson classes;

• One person has reached out in interest in the Pool Manager position.

Basketball:

• Cracks have reopened on the courts and will need to fill them in;

• Might look into seeing how much it would cost to repaint the lines.

Tennis:

• Still looking for the best deal on a backboard

Deciding between two companies

• Need to call Wilson and Lawrence about post repair on one of the courts.

Selectboard Office:  Mrs. Sarah Downing submitted a report dated April 19, 2018:

Assessing Update:

• The deadline for tax credit and exemption forms was this past Monday, 4/16/18.

• There have been 30 Solar Energy Systems Property Tax Exemptions processed to date which equated to $549,000 in assessed value being removed from the Town’s total assessment.

• There are 6 pending Solar Energy System Exemption forms to be signed at this week’s Selectboard meeting.  A few applications need response from Avitar before they are processed.

• Several Veterans’ Tax Credits and Elderly Exemptions were processed in the last month.

• Timber and excavation intents and reports are being handed in with the ending and beginning of certificate years (April 1st to March 31st).

• Although it’s hard to believe, assessing preparations for the first tax bill of 2018 are occurring.  Avitar assessors have visiting properties for final follow-ups for those that had building permits, pending changes and corrections.

Water and Sewer:

• Sixty-day notices were sent out in the first week of April.

• The Tax Collector will be placing tax liens on properties with long-standing unpaid balances on April 19th.  The interest applied increases from 12 to 18%.

• Meter readings were completed by Bryan Wetherby who endured snow, sleet and rain during the collection period.  Much thanks to Bryan for completing this task quickly and without complaint.

• The readings have been imported into the billing software program.  Jodi Daigle is in the process of double checking figures before moving to billing.

• Invoices will be mailed by the end of the month and will include the Walpole Water Department’s Consumer Confidence Report.

Town Hall Facilities:

• The Selectboard Office storage closets in the basement are being cleaned with over 45 boxes of paper documents being sent to a commercial paper shredding company.

Wellness:

• The Town of Walpole has surpassed their 2017 Health Assessment numbers.  The Town will receive an extra $100 to be spent on wellness programs from Health Trust.

• A Walking for Wellness flyer is attached to share with co-workers.  With warmer weather on the horizon, there will be more opportunity for taking walks.

Town Clerk-Tax Collector:  Mrs. Sandy Smith was not present but submitted the following report dated April 19, 2018:  They executed their deed today for unpaid 2017 property taxes.  Tomorrow they record the Lien at the Cheshire County Registry of Deeds office in Keene.  They then send a list to Total Notice to notify the Mortgagees of these new Liens.

They collected $107,611.64 in property taxes since the last staff meeting.  $8,746.75 of that amount was interest generated by the late payments.  May 9th is their DEED DAY – if taxes for the 2015 Lien are not paid in full!

Mrs. Smith has been working for several weeks locating a couple of banks that hold Mortgages.  They can be difficult to locate.  One changed from NH to Texas and also changed names. Hopefully, they will not have to deed any properties.

As Town Clerk they collected $94,271.44 since the last meeting.  $91,213.00 in Registration fees, $1,761.00 in Municipal Agent fees, $222.00 in title fees, $543.00 in dog licenses and the balance is miscellaneous and vital record fees.  They collected $30,163.40 for New Hampshire registration fees that are submitted directly to the State.

Walpole Town Library: Mrs. Justine Fafara was unable to attend but submitted a report for April 2018.

Technology at the Walpole Town Library:  The Library Trustees had asked for a narrative explaining what technology the library offers.  Here it is!

The Walpole Library, like most public libraries around the country, has come a long way in terms of technology over the last few decades.  There has been a lot to embrace, and change can be challenging, but they (both the staff and the community) have adapted with grace.

Today they have an online, digital catalog which is searchable by patrons and staff to see what materials are available at the library.  You can search this catalog while in the library, or from home.  They have 2 desktop computers and 2 laptop computers for the public’s use.

They offer printing, copying, faxing and scanning services.  Lots of people come in specifically to print.  They have computers at home, but not printers, so they’ll e-mail something to themselves and print it here.

The Library also offers free WiFi for anyone in the library to use with their laptop, tablet, smartphone or other device.  There are many patrons who work from home, but find that they’re more productive away from the distractions of home and come to work at the library.  There are a number of parents who come to the library to work on their laptops while their kids read and play here.  This is a wonderful service, because most other places that offer free WiFi would require you to purchase something before you sit and work on your laptop for hours.

A fabulous service that is curated by the State Library and funded by all the public libraries state-wide is New Hampshire Downloadable Books.  Using your library card, you can access thousands of e-books and audiobooks to download to your kindle, nook, tablet or smartphone.  While in the library, you can access their subscription to Ancestry.com for free for all your family research needs.  While at home or in the library you can use our subscription to Mango, a language learning software.

At the library they have tablets called Launchpads available for check-out.  These tablets come preloaded with learning games and do not connect to the internet.  Each tablet has a theme: cars, dinosaurs, cooking, space, etc.  These tablets are a great way for young children to get comfortable with technology before they get to school, where it is often assumed that children have basic computer skills.  The company they buy the tablets from have recently expanded the selection from tablets for small to children to tablets for all ages.  They have purchased tablets for high schoolers to help with SAT and ACT prep.  They are hoping to purchase tablets for adults with crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and other brain games in the future.

In terms of programs for technology, they offer one-on-one help and an after school program for kids.  Their one-on-one tech help was originally created to help people use New Hampshire Downloadable Books and has grown to help people with any use-based questions on their smartphones, laptops or tablets.  They have one patron who comes in weekly for help accessing her e-mail, online shopping and researching, online banking and text messaging on her phone.  Their after school Maker Play program is STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) based.  The kids do many things from improve games to computer coding.  The program has expanded from once a week for kids in grades 4-6 to twice a week with one session for grades 2-4 and another for grades 5-8.

As they look towards the future, they hope to offer more technological services.  They continue to tweak the library’s website to make it as user friendly as possible while also having links to most of their online services like the library catalog and Mango.  They continue to monitor technology trends in public libraries across the country, which is how they came to have Launchpads.  They continue to track the number of people using their public computers to ensure they have an accurate amount of computers to meet the public’s need.  Technology is ever changing, and they are ready to embrace those changes as they meet the needs of their patrons.

Walpole March 2018 March 2017

Days Open 25 25

Hours Open 149 (two snow days) 171

Hours Scheduled 162 171

Visits 1540 1669

Circulation 2489 2304

Overdrive Circulation 325 292

WiFi 47 36

# of Adult Programs 17 12

# of Adults Attendees 135 82

# of Teen Programs 4 4

# of Teen Attendees 18 44

# of kid/family programs 19 23

# of kid/family Attendees 167 324

Website Visits 432 370

North Walpole March 2018 March 2017

Hours Open 27 28

Visits 69 69

Circulation 227 114

The expansion project is going well.  Fundraising continues.  New expected start date is May, 2019.  The date was pushed back because they are applying for a number of grants and, if they are successful in getting the grant money, they won’t have it in hand until next year.

Police Department:  Police Chief Michael Paquette and/or Lt. Justin Sanctuary were unable to attend this meeting.  They submitted the following report for the period of March 15, 2018 through April 15, 2018.  Their total number of calls for service was 407.  Following is the break-down:

• Public Safety Calls:

Emergency Calls – 31 Administrative – 62 Citizen Assists – 44

• Motor Vehicle Calls:

Accidents – 5 MV Stops – 165 Traffic Safety – 28

• Criminal Investigations:

Drugs/Alcohol – 22 Crimes Against Persons -39 Crimes Against Property – 11

Adjournment:  Mrs. Pschirrer thanked everyone for their time and hard work.  She closed this Staff Meeting at 6:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted, Regina Borden, Recording Secretary

We need everyone to come out tomorrow, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 8:00 AM, WALPOLE TRANSFER STATION, to spend three hours cleaning trash off of our town roadsides.  We provide maps of streets for you to choose to tackle. Three hours of your work is all that is needed.  There’s plenty of trash to be collected, so the more volunteers the better!

Coffee and Joanie Joan’s donuts will serve to fuel your efforts, and great prizes will handed out at the 11:00 finish to the winners of the trash categories – Most Trash Collected, Strangest Piece of Trash, Grossest Piece of Trash, etc.  It’s fun and rewarding for family and friends.

See you in the morning!

Present: Board Members: Chair Myra Mansouri, Vice-Chair Jan Galloway Leclerc, Judy Trow, Tom Murray, Pauline Barnes. Alternates: Ernie Vose, Bob Anderson.

Recording: Marilou Blaine. These minutes are unapproved and will be reviewed at the May 2018 meeting for corrections, additions and/or omissions.

Roll Call: Ms. Mansouri called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm

Minutes:  Minutes of March 2018 meeting. Ms. Trow and Ms. Barnes made the following corrections: Page 1 covert to convert; page 2 one to our; page 3 packed to packaged with a comma after locally; page 4 add to added, add “as” after “far” and “up” after “put”; page 5 delete ’s “this was” before the words Master Plan; page 6 improved to approved, strike the word “a” and “make”. Page 7 strike the word “to”, coy to copy; page 8 latter to later, home to homes.

Ms. Trow made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Ms. Leclerc seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Old Business:

Great River Co-op, formally known as Great River Consumer Cooperative Society, Inc. – the organization wants to convert a chicken coop, previously used by Hubbard, on Bensonwood property, in the rural/ag zone for a store for the Co-op. Continuance of previous meeting for a Special Exception, Map 12, Lot 4-2, building 18 and Map 12, Lot 4-3 for the parking lot. President Kim Mastrianni is representing the Co-op. She requested a one-month postponement

Ms. Mansouri said that since Ms. Mastrianni asked for a postponement, the Public Hearing will be continued on May 16, 2018, at the ZBA’s next regular meeting.

Public Hearing No. 2 Change of a Non-Conforming Use at the Walpole Village Store LLC, 10 Westminster Street, commercial district. Addition of a handicap ramp on the east side of the building. Karen Crowley is representing Walpole Village Store LLC.

Ms. Barnes asked why the Walpole Village Store LLC needed a Non-Conforming Use. Ms. Crowley said that it was required because they didn’t have a handicap ramp before. If the ramp is mandated by federal law, Ms. Barnes asked, why did she need a Non-Conforming Use? Ms. Mansouri said the Board is just “covering our bases” and also so everyone in town knows what is happening.

At the last meeting the Board was given a design of a handicap ramp, Ms. Crowley said. Ms. Leclerc wanted Ms. Crowley to show exactly where the ramp was going. Ms. Crowley pointed out Westminster Street on the left side of the drawing. The drawing shows the ramp on the east side of the building. The rise of the ramp is 1/8 inch per foot. It starts from back of the building and goes to the front. There is a 3-foot-wide handicap door at the top of the ramp.

Ms. Barnes pointed to a window and asked if that was where the handicap door was. Ms. Crowley said “yes” and added there is also a handicap button to open the door midway up the ramp.

Ms. Mansouri asked if there were any other questions from the Board or the audience. There being none, she closed the hearing. She asked for a motion from the Board. Ms. Trow made a motion to approve the building of a handicap ramp for the Walpole Village Store. Ms. Leclerc seconded the motion. The motion carried. Ms. Crowley was asked to submit a photo of the ramp after it has been constructed.

New Business:

Request for a Public Hearing for a Special Exception, rural/ag to commercial. D&C Transportation, Orleans, Vt. Map 10, Lot 2. Proposed Use: Filling Station and convenience store with a drive-thru. James Phippard of Brickstone Land Use Consultants LLC is representing D&C Transportation.

Mr. Phippard said he was at the Planning Board and requested a Public Hearing for a recommendation from the Board. He requested a Public Hearing for Special Exception with the ZBA for the May meeting.

Mr. Phippard displayed a photograph of Route 12. He said Lot 2 was part of a two-lot subdivision several years ago. The lot was divided into a 12-plus acre lot, on which the Veterinary Hospital is located, and a 10.2 lot that D&C Transportation now owns. The area proposed for commercial development was the green area on the map. It’s about 1½ acres of the 10-plus acres.

The rest of land consists of a wooded area to the south and a field to the southwest. The Connecticut River is to the west. The proposal is to allow commercial use of the land with a convenience store with a drive-thru window and a filling station. There will be 10 filling pumps – 8 for cars and 2 for tractor trailer trucks. It’s paved.

The septic system, south of the building, will require state septic approval. The water for the site will come from part way up South Street at the corner of River Street. It’s about 900 feet to extend it. This project will require a driveway permit from the NH Department of Transportation.

The road will comply with NH Department of Transportation regulations. An extensive traffic study was submitted with the application. There’s already a left-turning from the north onto South Street on the Route 12. There will need to be a left-turning lane from the south into the property where the filling station is.

There are 18 parking spaces for passenger cars, plus 10 at the pumping stations, which includes three for tractor trailers.

The building is 6,000 square feet. The design is barn-like, which is an appropriate architecture for rural land. It includes a steep-pitched roof, three cupolas and red siding.

The landscaping includes a screened area between the filling station/convenience store and the abutting veterinary hospital, on the road side by the passenger car pumps, and the road side area where the truck parking spots will be. There are also plantings near the building.

There will be one free-standing sign that complies with the ordinance and the latest light fixtures that can be dimmed and uses the latest technology . Some of the light fixtures dim themselves if there is no activity near the light.

The convenience store will be open until 9 pm on Sunday and 10 pm the rest of the week. The pumps will not be shut off at night but remain on so a person may get gas using a credit card 24 hours a day.

Ms. Barnes asked about the number of turning lanes and about the one mentioned in the Planning Board minutes. Mr. Phippard said there is one turning right lane that will be added in the shoulder of the road.

Since this topic is generating so much interest and the Planning Board has set a Public Hearing for May and one of our criteria is a recommendation from the Planning Board, Ms. Mansouri proposed a continuance of the meeting and a Public Hearing for June 20.  She asked for discussion.

“I think Myra has a good point because we are going to have another Public Hearing in May that could be lengthy,” Ms. Leclerc said. “So if it’s alright with the applicant.” Ms. Mansouri asked Mr. Phippard if it was alright. Mr. Phippard said, “I’ll leave it up to the Board.”

Ms. Mansouri asked for a motion.

Ms. Leclerc made a motion to hold a Public Hearing in June for a Special Exception for Mr. Phippard.

The motion was seconded by Ms. Trow. The motion carried.

Mr. Vose made a point of order about the Board accepting the application. Ms. Mansouri said she thought Ms. Leclerc said it in her motion. To be sure Ms. Mansouri asked the Board if it formally accepted the application. The Board unanimously voted that it did.

Signage: Snow Frye wants to move a sign that was attached to the building at 40 Main Street to a new location – Costume Ladies on lower Main Street. Costume Ladies has sold its inventory and Ms. Frye is moving her wellness business there. Ms. Frye teaches yoga and gives massages. She said, “It’s a bigger space, has so much more parking, and I need more space for my growing classes.”

Ms. Frye presented a letter from Barbara Kasper, owner of the building, stating that Ms. Frye is leasing space in the building at 73 Main Street effective April 1, 2018. The letter gave her permission to place signage on the premises for the duration of her lease as long as it conforms to Walpole Zoning Board regulations.

Ms. Frye presented a photograph of herself holding the sign she had at her former place. It is 80 inches by 20 inches and says Walpole Wellness Center. She wants to put the sign exactly where the Costume Ladies sign was.

She also would like to put a free-standing sign, 14 inches by 23 inches, out by the road. It is the sign that was part of a larger sign at 40 Main Street. There is not a free-standing sign now there now.

Mr. Anderson said the sign that was on the building conforms to the ordinance. The other sign would be too close to the road – it must be 65 feet from the center line – and therefore would need a Public Hearing. Ms. Mansouri said there is also the problem of two signs being less than 100 feet apart,

Ms. Frye would need a Variance for the distance of the road and a Special Exception for the signs being too close together, Ms. Mansouri said.

Ms. Frye opted to just put the sign on the building.

The sign to be placed on the building was voted on and approved by the Board. Ms. Snow Frye passed out her new brochure to put in the file.

Ms. Leclerc had a question about the shape of the signs, that were very different. Should she go through the Variance process? she asked. Mr. Anderson said as long as the square footage does not exceed the ordinance requirement, which in a commercial district 32 square feet, she meets the criterion.

Ms. Trow agreed and made a motion to approve the sign. Her motion was seconded and approved by the Board. 4.

Signage: Doug Palmer: wants a 15-square-foot sign at his Power Sports business at 6 Ames Lane – Residential B.

Mr. Palmer asked whether the property is in the residential B or commercial district.

Ms. Mansouri explained to Mr. Palmer that there has been some ongoing confusion about the zoning district of the building in which Mr. Palmer has his business. Originally, it was zoned commercial. But in 2007 an article was placed on the warrant to zone the Dearborn Circle area Residential B and the article was approved by the town. The two lots on mars Plaza Lane were part of the original Dearborn Circle subdivision. That means that those lots became Residential B, and the requirement for signs in Residential B is 6 square feet. The zoning matter may be settled next year if an article is placed on the warrant and those two lots may be deemed commercial.

Mr. Palmer would like to have a 15-square-foot sign. He presented a design showing a 39-inch-by-48-inch sign is red/black/white, two-sided, with an aluminum frame, and says, “Smart Power Sports” in large letters. Smaller letters at the bottom say “snowmobile – motorcycle -ATV” and there is a telephone number. The sign would be placed between two granite posts.  Mr. Palmer says it would be placed 65 feet from the center line of Upper Walpole Road. It would be perpendicular to the road.

In order to get the sign of that size in a residential B district, Mr. Palmer must get a variance. So Mr. Palmer requested a Public Hearing for the month of May for a variance to put up a 15-square-foot sign.

He asked if his business is affected in any way by having it in a residential B area. Ms. Mansouri said, “No.” She explained that residences may be used for a business as long as there are only 3 employees and there is adequate parking.

Ms. Leclerc made a motion to set a Public hearing for Doug Palmer for a variance for a sign at the next meeting. Ms. Trow seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved by the Board.

Signage: Steve Donovan: sign for Spencer’s Place. Mr. Donovan is the lessee for a restaurant to replace the Walpole Tavern.

Mr. Donovan said he intended to take down three signs and put one up. The one sign would be smaller than all the others combined. It would be 16 inches by 10 feet. It would be in black and gold like the other signs on Walpole Foundation businesses and replace the Walpole Tavern sign.

Mr. Vose asked if the Walpole Foundation has input on the type of signs. Mr. Donovan said ,”Yes.” All the signs are the same color and neon signs are not allowed

Someone asked about the name of the restaurant, Spencer’s Place. Mr. Donovan said, “Spencer Harrington lives at the end of Westminster Street.  He was born with a heart disease and had four heart surgeries as a child. When he was in school he had another four heart surgeries. He had a heart transplant a year and a half ago. He had cancer that seems to be OK right now.”

Spencer is a friend of the family and when Mr. Donovan and his wife cook at the ball field and Spencer often joins in. “He loves to cook. He wants to be a chef. So it’s a no brainer in my eyes,” Mr. Donovan said. “Spencer is going to work along side us and learn the business from soup to nuts.”

The chef that was hired also teaches kids how to cook, Mr. Donovan said. There will be a Spencer’s Special. Proceeds from that meal will go to a charity of his choice, which is a pediatric organ donor charity. And there will be Spencer shirts and hats sold. One hundred percent of those proceeds will go to the charity.

Mr. Donovan said the restaurant will open in June. Since the sign meets the criteria in a commercial district, Ms. Barnes made a motion to approve the sign. The motion was seconded and approved by the Board.

Web Site: Ryan Harrison, the town web designer, wants to meet sometime this week about what will be on the Zoning Board page. Pauline will contact Mr. Harrison and arrange a time agreeable to the group interested in working on the web site.

Update: Matrix – Ms. Trow presented a new Matrix. Board members were asked to look at it over the next month and come back with suggestions in May. Ms. Barnes asked since each zoning district has a different special exception, should there be a matrix for every district? That will be looked into.

Mr. Dalessio, who said he was a commercial developer, wanted to know the time frame from the day someone starts the process for a special exception to the day it is is approved. Ms. Leclerc said the person has one place to ask questions, then go to planning board and ask for a public hearing and go to the zoning board and ask for a public hearing for a special exception.

Mr. Dateless said it seems to take 5 or 6 months. He then asked if that was too long.  Ms. Mansouri said “no.” Ms. Leclerc said it’s more like 3 or 4 months.

Ms. Leclerc explained someone comes to the Board and explains the project and the Board checks the zoning ordinance and tells them what they have to do. There are zoning ordinances for every district.

Mr. Dalessio said, “I think it’s very confusing, but you can shorten the process. The RSAs allow for a joint meeting between Planning and Zoning.” In fact, he said, it’s actually recommended in the handbook.

“We tried that before but it did not work,” Mr. Vose said.  “Why?” Dalessio asked. “Because with double the people (from both Boards) it was totally unmanageable, Mr. Vose said. “We found it didn’t work.”

Mr. Dalessio said people complain about commercial development here because it is difficult to build in Walpole. Bensonwood went to Keene because of the process in Walpole.

Ms. Barnes said she thought that when a commercial project is proposed, it is of more interest to the citizens and they need a chance to voice their opinion. It’s not 5 or 6 months. It’s more like 3 or 4.

Ms. Mansouri asked if there was any other business before the Board. There being none, she asked for a motion to adjourn.

Mr. Murray made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded. The motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

MAY 2018 CLARION — Now ON-LINE

by Ray Boas

Again, because of important news in Town I am posting the coming May issue of the CLARION on-line as it also goes to the printer.

Your hardcopy of the May issue will be in your mailboxes by the weekend, but you can now read about the sale of the Hooper Golf Course, The Walpole Players upcoming play, Memorial Day, six “Business Notes” (our most ever), and a report on the April 10 Planning Board and April 18 Zoning Board meetings at which the application for construction of a gas station on Route 12 at South Street (at the south end of the Village) was accepted for Public Hearings in May and June.

Please read, share, and talk about this issue, its news and issues. Here is a link to the PDF

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Sorry for this morning’s confusion. David Howell asked me to report this revision of the good news about the golf course. – Lil

After four years of uncertainty and abandonment of potential buyers, long-term Walpole resident, Fred Dill, has stepped up and provided a large nonrefundable deposit to purchase the Golf Course, Watkins Tavern, the cottage, and the woods in conservation easement that surround the course. The money from this sale goes to the Hooper Institute. Thankfully Walpole citizens can have confidence that Hooper golf will be open for the 2018 season and will have a future for many years to come.

Many decisions still need to be made, not the least of which is what functions will occur in the tavern and how the tavern and golf course will interact with one another. As for the golf course itself, the town is fortunate that a dedicated cadre of volunteers has kept the course in a reasonable condition over the last four years. Membership has declined, in part due to systemic issues involving the global golfing scene, but also most certainly regarding issues specific to Hooper. Hopefully a steady stream of golfers will soon return to Hooper, the “Best Little golf course in New England”.

The 2018 Hooper golf season is just beginning. We encourage all interested people to visit the course and share their vision for the future. A comment box will be at the pro shop. A funding campaign will soon be launched. Equipment and refurbishment of the course are needed. Details of all this are in the works and to learn more visit our brand new website: <http://hoopergolfcourse.com >.  While you are at the club please consider joining for the 2018 season, it will be a season of change and transformation.

TOWN OF WALPOLE

SELECTBOARD MEETING

APRIL 12, 2018

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

CALL TO ORDER:  Mrs. Pschirrer called this Selectboard meeting to order at 6:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.  She advised this meeting is being recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify themselves for the record.  There were four members of the public in attendance.

PAYROLL:

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Payroll Register for the week ending April 7, 2018in the amount of $24,488.86 for checks dated April 13, 2018.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $4,885.74 for the week ending April 7, 2018.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:

SELECTBOARD MEETING – April 5, 2018:  Ms. Mayberry moved to accept the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of April 5, 2018, as submitted.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the Minutes were approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

The Selectboard received and reviewed Minutes of the following meetings:

• North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners – March 27, 2018;

• North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners – April 3, 2018.

SOLAR ENERGY EXEMPTIONS:

Ms. Mayberry moved to grant the following eight Solar Energy Exemptions:

• Map and Lot #008-087-000;

• Map and Lot #011-059-000;

• Map and Lot #009-048-001;

• Map and Lot #008-003-000;

• Map and Lot #003-026-000;

• Map and Lot #005-035-000;

• Map and Lot #008-084-000;

• Map and Lot #030-005-000.

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

ALL VETERANS TAX CREDIT:

Map and Lot #009-016-000:  Ms. Mayberry moved to grant the All Veterans Tax Credit for the current owner of Map and Lot #009-016-000 as the applicant is qualified.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion is approved.

TIMBER TAX WARRANT:

Map and Lot #012-072-000:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Certification of Yield Taxes Assessed and the Warrant Yield Tax Levy in the amount of $328.92 for Map and Lot #012-072-000.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

GRAVEL TAX WARRANT:  

Map and Lot #001-016-000:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Warrant Gravel Tax Levy in the amount of $38.40 for Map and Lot #001-016-000.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CUT WOOD OR TIMBER:  

Map and Lot #012-012-001:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Notice of Intent to Cut Wood or Timber for Map and Lot #012-012-001 for Chris and Holly Gowdy, off Route 12.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXCAVATE:

Map and Lot #001-016-000:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Notice of Intent to Excavate for Map and Lot #001-016-000 for The George R. Graves Revocable Trust of 2013.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

Fall Mountain Regional School District Letter:  Mr. Dalessio moved to approve and sign the letter of interest to Mr. James Fenn, at FMRSD, regarding the Selectboard’s offer to buy/accept the parking lot adjacent to the Town of Walpole’s recreation area.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Walpole Unitarian Church Letter: Ms. Mayberry moved to approve and sign the letter to the Walpole Unitarian Church upholding the recommendation made by Loren Martin of Avitar Associates regarding their request for a property tax religious exemption on Map and Lot #019-043-000 at 1 Union Street . Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Science Olympiad Team Letter:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve and sign the letter to the Science Olympiad Team congratulating them for their accomplishments in winning the New Hampshire State Competition two years in a row.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Water and Sewer Receipts to Date:  The Selectboard reviewed the Water and Sewer Receipts to Date that were received from Mrs. Jodi Daigle.

NEW BUSINESS:

STEP Grant Patrol Activity Reports:  Mr. Dalessio moved that the Chair, Peggy Pschirrer, sign the STEP Grant Patrol Activity Reports by the Police Department.  Seconded by Ms. Mayberry.  With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Mayberry and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Recreation Revolving Fund Request – Soccer and/or Basketballs:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Recreation Committee’s request to order their soccer and basketball equipment from BSN Sports for the amount of $766.29 from their Revolving Fund.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

Recreation Revolving Fund Request – Shirts:  Ms. Mayberry moved to approve the Recreation Committee’s request to order shirts from Grizzly Graphics in the amount of $966.00 for participants of all their Recreation programs from their Revolving Fund. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor the motion was approved.  

Thank You Letters:

Bellows Falls Senior Center/Meals on Wheels:  The Selectboard acknowledged a Thank You letter from the Bellows Falls Area Senior Center for the additional funding that will help offset the meals costs to their clients and help those who need their assistance.  Ms. Kosut also thanked the amazing Walpole volunteers who provide over 500 volunteer hours yearly, allowing local residents to remain independent.

CASA:  A Thank You letter was received from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children). This gift helps to rewrite the futures of abused and neglected children.

Monadnock Family Services:  A Thank You letter was received from the Monadnock Family Services for the Town’s appropriation.  This will help sustain effective mental health services in our community.

Sarah Downing:  A Thank You note was received from Mrs. Sarah Downing thanking the Selectboard for the flowering basket sent to her mother who broke her hip last week.  She is doing well.

NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION:

Ms. Mayberry moved to enter into a Non-Public Selectboard Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (a) Personnel.  Mr. Dalessio seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was recessed at 7:00 PM.

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 7:45 PM.

Ms. Mayberry moved that the Minutes of the April 12, 2018, Non-Public Selectboard Session, be sealed.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the motion was approved.

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:

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

The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 7:46 PM.

ADJOURNMENT:

Ms. Mayberry moved to adjourn this Selectboard meeting.  Seconded by Mr. Dalessio.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Mrs. Pschirrer in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Regina Borden, Recording Secretary