Chichester Board of Selectmen
SELECTMEN’S MINUTES
May 18, 2004
PRESENT: Chairman Colbert, Selectman DeBold, Selectman MacCleery and Administrator Lisa Stevens
Chairman Colbert opened the meeting at 7:00pm.
SUBJECT: Safety Inspection 224 Horse Corner Road
PRESENT: Deputy Fire Chief Mike Paveglio
Mr. Paveglio submitted his findings of the inspection he conducted on Thursday, May 13, 2004. The home does not satisfy the requirements for the correct number of hard wired smoke detectors. The homeowner has added detectors, but they are battery operated only. Also, when the detectors are activated, they do not all sound at the same time.
SUBJECT: Naming the area at the Grange Building as a park
PRESENT: Carolee Davison
Ms. Davison was present on behalf of the Grange Committee to discuss with the Selectmen, the Grange Committee’s desire to designate the hill area as a park and name it “Chichester Memorial Park”. The Board of Selectmen suggested holding a public hearing to officially name the park or perhaps hold a dedication ceremony on Old Home Day. Ms. Davison will bring these suggestions back to the Grange Committee.
SUBJECT: Wetlands Ordinance
PRESENT: Mr. Mark Drew
Mr. Drew shared his findings on the State Laws, Chapter 677 with the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Drew asked the Selectmen if they had made any decisions on seeking amendments to the wetlands ordinance or if they had determined whether or not they could continue to enforce it as written. The Board has written to the New Hampshire Municipal Association, asking specific questions about the ordinance, particularly, how soon the ordinance can be amended, the legality of the ordinance as it is written, and the responsibility of the selectmen to enforce the ordinance as it is written. As of this meeting, the Board has not received a response from the Municipal Association.
Motion Selectman DeBold and seconded by Chairman Colbert, at 8:45pm, to enter into non-public session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3,l1(c)to discuss the financial record keeping by the Trustees of the Trust Funds. All were in favor.
The Board decided to schedule an appointment with the trustees at their next meeting.
Motion Chairman Colbert and seconded by Selectman DeBold to come out of non-public
session at 9:05pm. All were in favor.
Motion Chairman Colbert and seconded by Selectman DeBold to keep the minutes of the non-public session, non-public, or sealed. All were in favor.
GENERAL BUSINESS/BOARD DISCUSSION:
The Board set the polling hours for the primary as 7:00am – 7:00pm.
The Board signed the first issue tax levy.
The approvals for business operations at Advanced Aerial, located on Route 4 were discussed. The corresponding minutes of the Planning Board were reviewed. The Board could find no approval for the applicant to rent equipment from this site. The Board directed Lisa to send a letter to the owner stating they are in violation of the zoning ordinance as it pertains to their commercial operation and they will have to cease and desist the renting of equipment until procedure is followed to go before the Planning Board for further approvals.
The well at Carpenter Park has been repaired. A water sample has been forwarded for testing.
Selectman DeBold has spoken to Tepper Construction regarding the repairs needed to the Pavilion roof.
Discussion was held on further refinements and a point system for percentages to be used as a basis for the discretionary easements. One application has been received and a public hearing will need to be scheduled.
Correspondence received from Mr. Doug Hall was reviewed. Mr. Hall is asking for the Selectmen to research the ownership of an abutting parcel of land he is interested in purchasing. Currently, the town has it listed as an owner unknown property. The Selectmen have put money in the budget this year to begin research on these properties.
The Board will be drafting requests for proposals to be sent to local surveyors or title research groups to perform this work.
Establishing goals for 2004 was discussed. Some topics to work on are; the permitting process; the bidding process; the budgeting process; discretionary easements; communications; zoning/enforcement. The Board will prioritize this list and strive to accomplish the top three goals for this year.
The signage at the Hess station has not been measured. This discussion was tabled until next week.
Payroll and accounts payable were signed and approved.
The minutes of May 11, 2004 were approved as written.
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General correspondence and e-mail were reviewed.
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 10:30pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Stevens
Administrator
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Chairman Colbert
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Richard DeBold
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Stephen MacCleery
APPROVED AS CORRECTED
5/25/04
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