Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 9/4/24
Selectboard Present: Cheryl Mayberry, Chair, Steven Dalessio and Carolyn Vose
Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary
Guests Present: Peggy Pschirrer (arrived at 6:45)
Call to Order: Ms. Mayberry called the Selectboard meeting to order at 6:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.
Payroll
Ms. Vose moved to approve the Payroll Register totaling $32,946.70 dated 09/06/2024 and the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer of $6,708.85. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Vose, Mr. Dalessio, and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the motion was approved.
Selectboard Meeting Minutes
Selectboard Meeting – August 29, 2024: Ms. Vose moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of August 29, 2024. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Vose, Mr. Dalessio and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the minutes were approved.
Non-Public Selectboard Session – August 29, 2024: Ms. Vose moved to approve the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session of August 29, 2024. The minutes are to remain sealed. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Vose, Mr. Dalessio and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the minutes were approved, and the minutes remain sealed.
Selectboard Meeting – August 22, 2024: Ms. Vose moved to amend the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of August 22, 2024 as requested by Krystyna Marcom. Under her complaint of speeding on Church Street in North Walpole, it should state that Ms. Marcom and four other volunteers deliver Meals on Wheels five days a week except for snowstorms and holidays that fall during the week. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With Ms. Vose, Mr. Dalessio and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the minutes of August 22, 2024 were amended.
Committee Reports
Ms. Vose brought to the chair’s attention the following committee reports:
• Planning Board Workshop – August 27, 2024
Ms. Mayberry acknowledged these minutes.
Old Business
Pending Further Action: Parking Policy, Generators, Old North Main and High Street Bridges/Culverts, Houghton Brook Bridge, and Reservoir Dam
The Bridge at Main and Elm Streets: Mr. Dalessio reported that they are working on the bridge. It will take time because the concrete will have to be poured in layers.
September 19th Public Meeting: Since the School Withdrawal Study Committee does not wish to present their work, Ms. Mayberry and Ms. Vose will do it. The Committee was charged with studying withdrawal and finances. Those two parts of the report will be presented. Mrs. Downing will put the report on the website and there will be paper copies at the door on September 19th. She will also send the reports to Alissa Bascom, Chair of the Fall Mountain Regional School District Board.
EV Charging Station Analysis for a Break-Even Point: Rich Kreissle prepared a spreadsheet on the break-even point for the charging stations, but the amortization is missing. Item tabled to next week
New Business
Vachon Clukay & Company Letter of Understanding for the 2023 Audit: Ms. Vose moved to accept the letter, and that Ms. Mayberry as Chair sign the Letter of Understanding. Mr. Dalessio seconded. With Ms. Vose, Mr. Dalessio, and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the motion passed, and Ms. Mayberry signed the letter of Agreement.
Hooper Trustees
Ms. Vose moved to enter into the Hooper Trustees meeting at 6:47 PM. Mr. Dalessio seconded. With Ms. Vose, Mr. Dalessio, and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the motion was approved. Mrs. Pschirrer left during the Hooper Trustees Meeting.
The meeting was reconvened at 7:34 PM.
Non-Public Business RSA 91-A:3 II (c)
Mr. Dalessio moved to enter into Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II (b) (c) at 7:34 PM. Ms. Vose seconded. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Vose and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the motion was approved. The meeting was reconvened at 8:11 PM.
Mr. Dalessio moved that the Non-Public Session Minutes be sealed. Seconded by Ms. Vose. With Mr. Dalessio, Ms. Vose and Ms. Mayberry in favor, the motion was approved.
Adjournment: Ms. Mayberry declared the meeting adjourned at 8:11 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary
Reminder: “Great Decisions” Tonight in the Library
“Sino-American Rivalry: A New Cold War?”
You won’t want to miss Ambassador J. Stapleton (“Stape”) Roy at “Great Decisions” tonight. Join us in the Walpole Town Library at 6:00 p.m. for a discussion of U.S.- China rivalry and China’s rise as a trading partner, global power and threat to regional stability. Stape will lead off with a commentary on U.S. – China relations, past, present and future.
Sue Kibbe
Planning Board Meeting Minutes – 9/10/24
Role Call: Board members present: Chair Jeff Miller, Vice-Chair Dennis Marcom, Clerk Jason Perron, Jeff Harrington, Trevor MacLachlan. Alternates: Travis Adams and Bill Carmody. Absent: Select Board Representative Steve Dalessio and board member Joanna Andros.
Also at the meeting were applicant Sam Talmadge and Ranger Curran, owner, and Bert Inman, associate from Re/Max Realty in Keene.
Call to Order: Mr Miller called the meeting to order at 7 pm.
Minutes: Review minutes of the regular August meeting and the August workshop meeting. Mr. Marcom made one correction. The date of the workshop was August not September. Mr. Marcom made a motion to approve the regular minutes and the amended workshop minutes. Mr. Perron seconded the motion and the motion carried.
Old Business:
Public Hearing:
Subdivision: Sam McNeill Talmadge and Eloise Carriere propose to divide one lot at 211 North Road into two lots in the Rural/ Agricultural District. Lot 1 Tax Map 10 24-2 will be 13.40 acres with 517.03 feet of road frontage. Lot 2 Tax Map 10 24-2-2 will be 6.39 acres with 250.96 feet of road frontage.
Surveyor Joe DiBernardo presented the subdivision proposal. He stated that the intention was to divide Tax Max 10 Lot 24-2 at 211 North Road into two lots. Lot 1 with the house on it will be 13.40 acres with 517.03 feet of road frontage. Lot 2 Tax Map 10 24-2-2 will be 6.39 acres with 250.96 feet of road frontage. He added that there is a no build zone on Lot No 2 and it is indicated by the area dotted on the plat. Mr. MacLachlan asked what that meant. Mr. Miller said it had nothing to do with the proposed subdivision but it was recorded in deed.
Mr. Miller asked the public if there were any questions. There being none he closed the public hearing. Mr. Miller asked the board if there were any questions. There being none Mr. Perron made a motion to accept the proposed subdivision as presented. Mr. Harrington seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.
Draft Zoning Amendment
At the August workshop a draft amendment for formula businesses in the Village to be placed on the warrant was discussed. At the end of the meeting it was decided that Mr. Harrington would draft a zoning amendment from what was discussed and present it at the September regular meeting. The board approved of Mr. Harrington’s draft and it will be presented to Todd Horner and Carol Ogilvie for their input about the verbiage at the board’s joint meeting later this month. The draft will be presented to the public when there is public hearing.
The commercial zone in the village is described in the zoning ordinances Article VI, Section E-6.
More work has to be done on specifically identifying the buildings in the village commercial district.
Adjournment
Mr. Perron made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Harrington seconded the motion and the motion carried. It was 7:28 pm.
These minutes are unapproved and will be reviewed in October for corrections.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilou Blaine, Secretary
cc: WPB, ZBA, Town Offices, The Walpolean
Posted: Inside the Town Offices, on bulletin board outside Post Office, http://www.walpolenh.us
Workshop: Tuesday, September 24 at 7 pm. Joint meeting of Planning Board, Zoning Board and SWRPC.
New Hampshire Saves Meeting – 9/11/24
Join the Power Committee in a Public Meeting September 11, at 6:00 pm at Walpole Town Hall. NH Saves will present a workshop about improving the energy efficiency of your home. Learn about saving electricity, energy audits and rebates for electric and gas appliances. Refreshments will be served!
The Walpolean 
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