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Police Station Budget Public Hearing Minutes – 7/1/26

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Town of Walpole, New Hampshire

Public Hearing

New Police Station Budget

July 1, 2026

Selectboard Present: Carolyn Vose, Chair; Cheryl Mayberry and Steven Dalessio

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Police Station Committee Present: Steve Dalessio, Trevor MacLachain, Peggy Pschirrer; Justin Sanctuary, Police Chief, and Cheri Watson.

Public Present: 31 residents (sign-in attached to official record of the meeting)

Call to Order: Ms. Vose called the Public Hearing to order at 6:34 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.

Pursuant to RSA 32:5.1, the Selectboard held a public budget hearing to discuss the Town’s proposed budget for the August 17, 2026 Special Meeting.

Detailed estimate reports were available showing the costs of materials for the Police Station.  

There was a question about the rate of the bond if approved.  Mr. Dalessio explained that the State has not yet released the bond rate, but it is expected soon.  It will be available before the August 17th meeting.  Once the Town has that information we can determine the impact on property taxes.  The information will be made available as soon as possible.

There was a question about how to avoid the same year delay that the Fire Station Expansion Project experienced.  The Police Station Committee is working with and learning from the Fire District‘s experiences.  The Town is already processing the documents and forms that caused delays for the Fire Station Expansion Project.

Adjournment: There being no more questions or discussion, Ms. Vose declared the meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Police Station Bond Public Hearing Minutes – 7/1/26

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Town of Walpole, New Hampshire

Public Hearing

New Police Station Bond

July 1, 2026

Selectboard Present: Carolyn Vose, Chair; Steven Dalessio and Cheryl Mayberry (arrived late)

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Police Station Committee Present: Steve Dalessio, Trevor MacLachain, Peggy Pschirrer, Justin Sanctuary (Police Chief), and Cheri Watson.

Public Present: 31 residents (sign-in attached to official record of the meeting)

Call to Order: Ms. Vose called the Public Hearing to order at 6:00 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.

Pursuant to RSA 33:8-a,1, the Selectboard of the Town of Walpole held a public bond hearing to discuss the proposed issuance of a bond in the amount of $3,000,000 to finance the construction of a new Police facility.  The bond issue will be voted on at the special meeting on August 17, 2026.

Mr. Dalessio presented a summary of the process to date and then answered questions with the rest of the Committee that were in attendance.  This design is about $2,000,000 less than the initial one that people felt was more than what the Town requires.  Chief Sanctuary said he feels that this design meets all their current and foreseeable needs.  Some of the spaces have dual purposes to help control costs. For example, the three holding cells could also be used for interrogation since each will house only one person.  There are some final tweaks to the design being done such as the roofline. It will be simplified to make the attic a more effective space for the utilities.  The design will be finalized before the August 17th Special Meeting.  Only those doors and windows that need to be ballistic will be.  The total price includes furniture.  The building will be 5,700 sq. ft. including the four drive through sally ports.  The new facility includes space to continue cybercrime work.  Robbie Mahrou argued for a larger building because the Town is being asked to pay for this construction and should not be asked to enlarge the facility in 25 or 50 years.  Others in attendance disagreed and said that was clearly not what the Town wanted as shown from feedback given at the first information session.

There was a question about absentee ballots for voters not able to attend the Town Meeting in August.  There is no process for absentee ballots for Town Meetings.  Personal priorities will control who is here to vote.  Ms. Vose commented that the number of attendees is also an issue for Town Meetings in March. Many residents go south for the winter.  Mr. Dalessio commented that if the bond vote is pushed out to March, the project will be delayed for a year. Additionally, costs will rise significantly, and the Town will lose the first year of the USDA grant.

Adjournment: Ms. Vose declared the meeting adjourned at 6:34 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Notice of Public Hearings

Uncategorized 06/25/2026 Leave a comment

TOWN OF WALPOLE

New Hampshire

Notice of Public Hearings

Bond Hearing

Pursuant to RSA 33:8-a, I, the Selectboard of the Town of Walpole will hold a public bond hearing on July 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at the Town Hall located at 34 Elm Street, Walpole, NH to discuss the proposed issuance of a bond in the amount of $3,000,000 to finance the construction of a new police facility.  The bond issue will be voted on at the August 17, 2026 special meeting.  

Budget Hearing

Pursuant to RSA 32:5, I, the Selectboard of the Town of Walpole will hold a public budget hearing on July 1, 2026, following the 6:00 p.m. public bond hearing at the Town Hall located at 34 Elm Street, Walpole, NH to discuss the Town’s proposed budget for the August 17, 2026 special meeting.  

If canceled due to weather, the bond and budget hearings will be rescheduled to July 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall.

Town of Walpole, NH

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Public Hearing Meeting Minutes – 5/7/26

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Town of Walpole, New Hampshire

Public Hearing

USDA Grant for Walpole Fire Station Expansion Project

May 7, 2026

Selectboard Present: Carolyn Vose, Chair, Cheryl Mayberry, and Steven Dalessio

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Fire Department Present: Mark Houghton, Walpole Fire Chief and Brad Nash, Fireman and Town Maintenance Technician

Call to Order: Ms. Vose called the Public Hearing to order at 6:32 PM in the Walpole Town Hall. Ms. Vose explained that in order to receive the grant a public hearing that was announced in a local paper seven days ahead must be held.  This meeting was announced in the Keene Sentinel April 24, 2026 and notices were posted in the Town Hall and on the bulletin board outside the Post Office.  It is also on the Town’s website (www.walpolenh.us).  This Public Hearing is required before the Selectboard votes to ratify its decision of December 18, 2025 because the earlier meeting was not announced in a local paper, the Keene Sentinel, as required. The Town of Walpole was unaware of this requirement.

Ms. Vose called for discussion.  There being none, the meeting proceeded.

Ratification of the Vote of December 18, 2025: Ms. Mayberry moved to ratify the Selectboard decision of December 18, 2025 to accept the unanticipated funds from the USDA totaling $1,000,000.00.  Mr. Dalessio seconded.  With Ms. Mayberry, Mr. Dalessio and Ms. Vose in favor, the motion carried and the Town of Walpole will accept the USDA Grant for the Walpole Fire Station Expansion Project.

Adjournment: Ms. Vose declared the hearing adjourned at 6:34 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

(Note: These are unapproved Minutes. Corrections will be found in the Minutes of the May 14, 2026 Selectboard meeting.)

Planning Board Public Hearings – 3/10/26

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WALPOLE PLANNING BOARD

WALPOLE, NH 03608

PUBLIC NOTICE

You are hereby notified of the following two Public Hearings to be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7 pm in the Town Hall. The following submitted application will be reviewed by the Board for completeness and, if complete, accepted by the Board and a Public Hearing held.

Subdivision: Elisse McGuirk 2000 Living Trust, Tax Map 13, Lot 15, Valley Road and Tax Map 12, Lot 76, Two lots into four lots. Rural/Agricultural Zoning District. 

Subdivision: William Allen, 142 Prospect Hill Road, Walpole, NH 03608, Tax Map 8, Lot 68, Residential A Zoning District. One lot into two lots. Lot 1 would be 1.48 acres and Lot 2 would be 3.16 acres. Residential A District.

All abutters and interested parties are encouraged to attend. To be heard on this matter you or a duly authorized agent must either attend the hearing in person or submit your comment in writing, prior to the hearing to Walpole Planning Board, PO Box 729, Walpole, NH 03608

If final action is delayed or the hearing continued, the application will remain on the agenda for the following Planning Board meeting, or until a decision is reached, without further notice. The application and plans are available for public inspection at the Town Offices. Meeting minutes and public notices are posted inside the Town Hall and on the bulletin board outside the Post Office.

Marilou Blaine

WPB Secretary

Minutes from the 2026 Budget and Warrant Articles Public Hearing – 2/5/26

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TOWN OF WALPOLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE

PUBLIC HEARING

2026 BUDGET AND WARRANT ARTICLES

FEBRUARY 5, 2026

Selectboard Present: Steven Dalessio, Chair; Carolyn Vose and Cheryl Mayberry 

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Public Present: Seven Town Staff members and twelve Citizens of Walpole 

Call to Order: Mr. Dalessio called the Public Hearing to order at 5:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall. 

2026 Budget: Mr. Dalessio explained that the 2026 Budget is $4,869,641 which is an increase of 2.72%. Increases to the budget included Mutual Aid, health insurance costs, the County prosecutor, and tipping fees and waste hauling for the Recycling Department. There was a question from Kit Bowry about the cost of the Recycling center. Mr. Dalessio and Ms. Mayberry reported that about 40% of recycling fees cover the cost of recycling services. The remaining 60% is paid by taxes to encourage recycling. 

Mr. Dalessio continued the budget presentation stating that the Town is also saving on costs with the solar array at the Recycling Center to offset electrical charges, and new phones and system to cut expenses. The Town will continue to look for other savings. The Selectboard has been informed that the Town will get a $2,058,000 grant for the Police Station. Mr. Dalessio said that he did not know all details because the Town does not have paperwork yet. The new police station will need to meet Federal building requirements. The Police Station Building Committee hopes to break ground in mid-2027. The approval to build a Police Station will be voted on at a Town Meeting. For now, the Police Building Committee is putting everything in place so that the Town will be ready when it is approved. 

Peter Graves asked if we could use the Unassigned Fund Balance to cut taxes. Ms. Mayberry replied that last year, $400,000 of the Unassigned Fund Balance was used to keep the tax rate from increasing more than it did. This year, a lot of the tax rate increase is from Fall Mountain Regional School District (FMRSD) and is not controlled by Walpole. 

NH PDIP or Public Deposit Investment Pool is being used strategically to maximize interest earned on our funds. There was a question about using the Town’s surplus funds each year to generate income to help cover future costs. The Selectboard will ask the NH Municipal Association (NHMA) whether it would be allowed by RSA or Revised Statues Annotated which are State laws. 

Adjournment: Ms. Vose moved to adjourn. Ms. Mayberry seconded. Mr. Dalessio declared the meeting adjourned at 6:32 PM. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Correction: Planning Board Public Hearing – 2/10/26

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[Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this post had the incorrect date for this public hearing. The correct date is Tuesday, February 10, 2026.]

WALPOLE PLANNING BOARD

WALPOLE, NH 03608

PUBLIC NOTICE

You are hereby notified of the following Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7 pm in the Town Hall. The following submitted application will be reviewed by the Board for completeness and, if complete, accepted by the Board and a Public Hearing held.

Subdivision, Sabin Rock Farm LLC, 79 Reservoir Road,  owner Margie Palmer, Tax Map 10, Lot 26. One lot into three lots: Lot 1 9.58 acres, 559.67 feet road frontage, Lot 2 6.42 acres, 200.92 feet road frontage, Lot 3 17.99 acres, 771.21 feet, rural/ag zoning district. 

All abutters and interested parties are encouraged to attend. To be heard on this matter you or a duly authorized agent must either attend the hearing in person or submit your comment in writing, prior to the hearing to Walpole Planning Board, PO Box 729, Walpole, NH 03608

If final action is delayed or the hearing continued, the application will remain on the agenda for the following Planning Board meeting, or until a decision is reached, without further notice. The application and plans are available for public inspection at the Town Offices. Meeting minutes and public notices are posted inside the Town Hall and on the bulletin board outside the Post Office.


Marilou Blaine

WPB Secretary

Planning Board Public Hearing – 2/11/26

PLANNING BOARD 01/29/2026 Comments: 2

WALPOLE PLANNING BOARD

WALPOLE, NH 03608

PUBLIC NOTICE

You are hereby notified of the following Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2026 at 7 pm in the Town Hall. The following submitted application will be reviewed by the Board for completeness and, if complete, accepted by the Board and a Public Hearing held.

Subdivision, Sabin Rock Farm LLC, 79 Reservoir Road,  owner Margie Palmer, Tax Map 10, Lot 26. One lot into three lots: Lot 1 9.58 acres, 559.67 feet road frontage, Lot 2 6.42 acres, 200.92 feet road frontage, Lot 3 17.99 acres, 771.21 feet, rural/ag zoning district. 

All abutters and interested parties are encouraged to attend. To be heard on this matter you or a duly authorized agent must either attend the hearing in person or submit your comment in writing, prior to the hearing to Walpole Planning Board, PO Box 729, Walpole, NH 03608

If final action is delayed or the hearing continued, the application will remain on the agenda for the following Planning Board meeting, or until a decision is reached, without further notice. The application and plans are available for public inspection at the Town Offices. Meeting minutes and public notices are posted inside the Town Hall and on the bulletin board outside the Post Office.


Marilou Blaine

WPB Secretary

Public Hearing Minutes – 12/18/25

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Town of Walpole, New Hampshire

Public Hearing

Asset Management Plan (AMP) Grant Hearing

December 18, 2025

Selectboard Present: Steven Dalessio, Chair, Carolyn Vose and Cheryl Mayberry

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Guests Present: Brian Scadova-Vose (Northeast GIS), Jenna Rzasa (Tata & Howard), Peggy Pschirrer, Mark Houghton, Ernie Vose, Kyle Houghton, Steve Grenier, Eric Smith, Bryan Wetherby, and Michael Flynn.

Call to Order: Mr. Dalessio called the Public Hearing to order at 5:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.

Presentation: Mr. Scadova-Vose and Ms. Rzasa gave a presentation summarizing the Walpole Water Department Asset Management Plan (AMP) project.  Asset management is managing infrastructure and cost for level of service.  The Water Department’s infrastructure can be categorized as 1) water supply and storage, and 2) water mains and customers.  During the project the parts of the system were prioritized based on impact of failure and cost of future improvements.  As a result, a plan emerged for what parts of the system will be updated first.  Options for increasing income were reviewed and possible grant funding sources were identified.

The Water Department feels this was a useful project and that the project and report were well done.  The final written report will be available this month.

Adjournment: Mr. Dalessio declared the meeting adjourned at 6:32 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

(Note: These are unapproved Minutes. Corrections will be found in the Minutes of the December 31, 2025 Selectboard meeting.)

Public Hearing Minutes – 12/18/25

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Town of Walpole, New Hampshire

Public Hearing

Community Facilities Grant Agreement – Memo of Understanding

December 18, 2025

Selectboard Present: Steven Dalessio, Chair; Carolyn Vose and Cheryl Mayberry

Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

Guests Present: Mark Houghton, Fire Chief; Michael Flynn, WFD Clerk; Ernie Vose, WFD Commissioner and Peggy Pschirrer

Call to Order: Mr. Dalessio called the Public Hearing to order at 6:54 PM in the Walpole Town Hall.

Memo of Understanding (MoU): Mark Houghton explained the history of the grant, to help explain the current situation.  Walpole Fire District applied for the grant.  At some point Congress dropped “District”, so the applicant became Walpole Fire, i.e., the Town of Walpole, not the Walpole Fire District (WFD).  The Memo of Understanding (MoU) documents how the Town will receive the funds and pass them to the WFD with all the necessary controls.  The attorneys representing the Town and the Walpole Fire District have reviewed the agreement. The agreement applies from now until the end of the Fire Station Expansion project.

Ms. Mayberry moved to have the Chair sign Memo of Understanding between the Town of Walpole and the Walpole Fire District.  Ms. Vose seconded.  With Ms. Mayberry, Ms. Vose and Mr. Dalessio in favor, the motion passed, and Mr. Dalessio signed the MoU.

Michael Flynn, on behalf of the Walpole Fire District, also signed the MoU. Mr. Houghton will ensure that both lawyers sign the MoU.

The Walpole Fire District expressed their appreciation to the Selectboard for working together to find a way to make this grant funding available to the Walpole Fire District.

Adjournment: Mr. Dalessio declared the meeting adjourned at 6:59 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary

(Note: These are unapproved Minutes. Corrections will be found in the Minutes of the December 31, 2025 Selectboard meeting.