From Julie at the Walpole Town Library:
The “Lunch and a Movie” program at the Walpole Town Library is taking a break for the month of December. We’ll see you all back in January with our regular schedule.
Selectboard Meeting Agenda – 12/4/24
TOWN OF WALPOLE
SELECTBOARD MEETING AGENDA
December 4, 2024
Starting at 6:30 PM in the Town Hall
SELECTBOARD MEETING
OPENING OF SEALED BIDS FOR TAX DEEDED PROPERTIES
HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING
HOOPER TRUSTEES PUBLIC BUSINESS
- Griffin Construction Contract
- Friends of Hooper Resignation
- Search Committee Update
HOOPER TRUSTEES MINUTES
- Hooper Trustees Meeting – November 21, 2024
- Non-Public Hooper Trustees Meeting – November 21, 2024
HOOPER TRUSTEES NON-PUBLIC BUSINESS: RSA 91-A:3 II
SELECTBOARD MEETING – continued
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
- Accounts Payable Check Register in the total amount of $321,832.91for checks issued 12/06/2024.
PAYROLL
- Payroll Register totaling $39,530.07 dated 12/06/2024 and the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer of $8,484.69.
SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES
- Public Meeting for School Withdrawal Study Committee Findings – November 20, 2024
- Selectboard Meeting – November 21, 2024
- Selectboard Non-Public Session – November 21, 2024
COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Planning Board Meeting – November 12, 2024
- Library Trustees Meeting – November 12, 2024
- Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting – November 20, 2024
- Safety Committee Meeting – November 21, 2024
- Planning Board Workshop – November 26, 2024
BUILDING PERMITS
- 2024-37, Map and Lot# 010-020-000
OLD BUSINESS
Pending Further Actions: Parking Policy, Generators, Old North Main and High Steets Bridges/Culverts, Houghton Brook Bridge, ARPA Grants – Sewer System, Reservoir Dam
- Walpole Players Letter
- Ruggerio Processing Facility – Fine Waiver Letter
- FMRSD Letter
NEW BUSINESS
- Winter Parking Ban
- Cheshire County Proposed 2025 Budget
- January 2 Selectboard Meeting
NON-PUBLIC BUSINESS: RSA 91-A:3 II
**Any recording, audio or visual, and/or other devices must be declared at the beginning of the meeting**
Reminder: Happy Trails Event – 12/11/24
H A P P Y T R A I L S !
Wednesday, 12/11/24, at 7 pm
Walpole Town Hall
Do you enjoy the outdoors? Are you interested in trails? If so, please join the Walpole Trail Committee for a fun and informative evening featuring the trails of Walpole and the volunteers who maintain them. The public is invited to come to Town Hall on Wednesday, December 11, at 7 pm for a presentation followed by refreshments and mingling. All ages welcome.
— Learn about Walpole’s Trails
>Scenic photo tour
>Trail maps
— See the impact of trail work volunteers
>Trail improvement photos
>Rail trail upgrade story
— Party with Trail Committee members
>Refreshments & conversation
>Questions & suggestions
Questions? Contact Wendy Grossman, Walpole Trail Committee Chair, at walpoletrailhelpers@gmail.com.
Planning Board Agenda – 12/10/24
Walpole Planning Board Agenda
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
7 pm
Town Hall
Roll Call: Appointment of alternates if needed.
Call to order:
Minutes: Review minutes of the November 2024 meeting.
Old Business:
Continuation of:
Public Hearing No. 1. The Planning Board has drafted a zoning amendment to be placed on the town warrant that excludes formula businesses in the commercial district, Section 6, of Downtown Walpole Village, Article VI. Formula businesses include retail sales and restaurants that regulate by contractual or other arrangements certain standardized features that may include uniforms, logos, interior or exterior design, array of services or merchandise, menus, ingredients and food preparation.
Public Hearing No. 2: Subdivision for Dunkin property at 418 Main Street. One lot into four lots.
Lot 1 56-1 will be 1.73 acres, Lot 2 will be 2.9 acres, Lot 3 will be 2.04 acres, Lot 4 will be 2.62 acres. Commercial District.
Public Hearing No. 3: The Walpole Foundation: Construction of a new preschool, 75 Westminster St. Tax Map 20, Lot, 11, Residential B District.
Workshop:
Next meeting: January 14, 2024.
Lost & Found: Pair of Glasses Found at Holiday Fair
From Jane Loomis:
These glasses were left at St John’s Episcopal Church during the Christmas fair November 23, 2024. The owner can contact the church and someone will arrange to get them back to the owner.
Scouting for Food Presentation
On Saturday, November 23, 2024, Walpole Boy Scout Troop 299 and Walpole Cub Scout Pack 299 presented their Scouting for Food collection checks to a representative of the Fall Mountain Food Shelf. The total amount of monetary donations was $4,060.00.
Thank you to everyone who made this fundraiser a huge success.
Drewsville Tree Lighting – 12/1/24
Santa will be on the common across from The Drewsville General Store on Sunday, December 1st at 4:30 pm to assist with lighting the Christmas tree. There will be hot chocolate, candy canes, and more, including a limited amount of toys for youngsters in the 3-7 year old range. There will also be horse drawn carriage rides. Fun for the whole family!
Walpole Trail Committee’s Happy Trails Event – 12/11/24
H A P P Y T R A I L S !
Wednesday, 12/11/24, at 7 pm
Walpole Town Hall
Do you enjoy the outdoors? Are you interested in trails? If so, please join the Walpole Trail Committee for a fun and informative evening featuring the trails of Walpole and the volunteers who maintain them. The public is invited to come to Town Hall on Wednesday, December 11, at 7 pm for a presentation followed by refreshments and mingling. All ages welcome.
— Learn about Walpole’s Trails
>Scenic photo tour
— See the impact of trail work volunteers
>Trail improvement photos
— Party with Trail Committee members
>Refreshments & conversation
Questions? Contact Wendy Grossman, Walpole Trail Committee Chair, at walpoletrailhelpers@gmail.com
Selectboard Meeting Date Change
Selectboard Meeting
of Nov. 28, 2024 is cancelled.
The meeting of Dec. 5th
is moving to Weds., Dec. 4th
Start Time: 6:30 PM (usual time)
Change Due to Scheduling Conflict
This meeting will be in the Selectboard Office
Planning Board Workshop Minutes – 11/26/24
Walpole Planning Board Workshop Minutes
November 26, 2024
7 pm
Present: Planning Board members Chair Jeff Miller, Vice-Chair Dennis Marcom, Clerk Jason Perron, Jeff Harrington, Joanna Andros, Trevor MacLachlan, Select Board Representative Steve Dalessio. Zoning Board of Adjustment members Pauline Barnes and Tom Winmill.
Topic: Draft v2 Zoning Amendment Formula Restaurants and Formula Retail Businesses in Boundaries of Commercial District, Section 6, Downtown Walpole Village.
The meeting started at 7 pm.
Mr. Harrington wrote the document v2 about the proposed zoning ordinance about excluding formula businesses in response to a letter the board received from town counsel, Jeremy Hockensmith. He expanded the section about the charm of Walpole’s historic village, added more standardized features and decreased the number establishments from 15 to 10. He will tweak the v2 draft and send a final v3 draft to the board. Since the intent of the original and v2 drafts are virtually the same, it was felt that second public hearing was not necessary.
The meeting ended at 7:20 pm.
These minutes are unapproved and will be reviewed at the regular December meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilou Blaine
WPB Secretary
The Walpolean 
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