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Town of Antrim – Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
January 23, 2012
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM by Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Michael Genest in the Antrim Town Hall.
Members Present: Mr. Genest, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Tenney
Staff Present: Galen Stearns (Town Administrator)
- Mr. Robertson motioned to approve the minutes of January 9, 2012, Mr. Genest 2nd, passed 3/0
- Mr. Genest motioned to approve the minutes of January 11, 2012, Mr. Tenney 2nd, passed 3/0
- Mr. Steven Osienski, Bennington Selectman and Dee French Bennington Town Administrator were present for a discussion of the shared bridge on Depot St. over the Contoocook River. Lisa Martin and Jim Bouchard from Quantum Consultants presented options and cost estimates for the bridge. Their recommendation is to replace the bridge with a steel girder bridge. The board concurred. Shared cost estimate is $246,505 or $123,252 for Antrim’s share.
- Ms. Martin and Mr. Bouchard presented options and costs estimates for the Depot Street Slab and Arch bridges.
- Slab (have to wait for the DOT to review)
- Alt. I Replace with precast slab for a construction cost of $472,149
- Alt. IV Replace with 3 adjacent box culverts for a construction cost of 491,770
- Alt. I Rehab cost of $456,936 with the Town’s share being $91,387
Alt. II Rehab with box culvert cost of $696,281 with Town’s share being $139,256
Alt. III Replacement ridged frame cost of $616,676 with Town’s share being $123,335
Mr. Tenney motioned to approve Alternate I, Mr. Robertson 2nd. Passed 2/0/1 with Mr. Genest abstaining.
- Mr. Genest requested that one of the other selectmen accept the duties of the Scholarship committee, Mr. Tenney volunteered and will be the selectmen’s representative.
- Mr. Stearns informed the board that the Town’s property cards are now on-line and can be accessed from the Town website.
- Mr. Stearns informed the board that the Town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan has been approved.
- Mr. Stearns presented possible budget reductions as requested last meeting. The board discussed the proposed budgets and agreed on presentation for the budget hearing on February 9th.
- Mr. Genest motioned to go into Non-public session per RSA 91-A:3 II a Public Employee, Mr. Robertson 2nd. Roll vote all in favor passed 3/0
- The board returned from non-public at 10:00 PM, Mr. Tenney motioned to seal the minutes of the non-public session, Mr. Robertson 2nd passed 3/0
- There being no further business, the Mr. Robertson motioned to adjourn, Mr. Genest 2nd, passed 3/0 meeting adjourned at 10:01 PM.
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