Minutes
Town of Greenfield
Greenfield Town Offices, 7 Sawmill Road Greenfield, NH
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 – 4:30 pm
Board of Selectmen: Chairman Robert Wimpory; Selectwoman, Karen Day; Selectwoman Debra Davidson
Staff: Town Administrator Patt, Code Enforcement Officer Hopkins, and Planning Board Chair Marshall
Public: Ken Paulson
The meeting was called to order at 4:34 PM by Chairman Wimpory.
Documents for Approval/Review/Signature
The Selectmen reviewed and signed the following items:
§ A/P Check Manifest
§ A/P Checks
§ A/P Invoices
§ Notice of Public Hearing – Hillsborough County budget
§ MOU Fish and Wildlife Service & Town of Greenfield
§ Recycling Center Ordinance suggested edits and revisions
§ Residential boundary issue/bridle path
§ C/U Land Use tax abatement application – R7-11-2-1
§ Blue B-Que Oak Park rental agreement
4:30 PM: Review of Documents and Correspondence
At 4:34 the Board began reviewing documents and correspondence. It was determined that the administrator could sign the MOU from Fish and Wildlife with input from the DPW Supervisor. The Blue B-Q rental agreement for Oak Park was executed. A residential boundary issue along a bridle path was outlined in a document provided by Donna Smith. No decisions were made or course of action suggested regarding the boundary issue.
5:00 PM: CEO Hopkins, Planning Board Chair Marshall
At 5:00 pm the Code Enforcement Officer and the Chairman of the Planning Board approached the Selectmen with several documents for review. There was a discussion of the groundwater protection ordinance document and the permit application. The Code Enforcement Officer and Chairman of the Planning Board also discussed several items relative to the zoning ordinance as it pertains to businesses operating in the town of Greenfield and people working from home. There are activities in town that appear to operate in the residential area that have started some time in the past without anything in writing with the town. CEO Hopkins presented a letter that was outlined as a request by the Town to invite business-at-home practitioners to interact with the Planning Board to determine if a site plan review is
necessary. It was thought that there are several businesses in town that have not had a review and would appear to require one.
As it pertains to the Master Plan there is an economic consequence of not knowing what businesses are currently operating in town. There is also a need to collect data in a systematic manner. A brief discussion of the types of businesses that might occur at a residential property was held. Concerns about the impact from some types of businesses were voiced. This included water protection, traffic, public safety, insurance and size. It was felt by CEO Hopkins and Planning Board Chair Marshall that the Town is compelled to respond to business activities in the interest of public safety.
CEO Hopkins indicated that he had received a complaint from a resident relative to the Smith Property. The complaint was about activities on the site. After review of the complaint and ordinances relative to the area, CEO Hopkins determined that there was also a potential problem with a building permit that had been issued in the past. He indicated that he would follow up with the Smith’s about the use of a proposed barn and its position relative to the main house on the lot. It was determined by the Board of Selectmen that the complaint should be investigated. A motion was made by the Chair and seconded by Selectwoman Davidson. The vote passed 3-0 to have the CEO investigate the claim of activities on the site that are improper or possibly in violation of the town’s ordinances.
6:00 PM: Greenfield Recycling Center Committee / Diane Boillard
At 6:00 pm Diane Boillard came before the board with several ordinance revisions that the Greenfield Recycling Committee is suggesting be adopted. The revisions updated the previous ordinance document and attempt to provide some parameters for acceptable use and penalties for improper disposal at the center. There was also some discussion about charging $2.00 for stickers, the location of stickers on vehicles, and the ability for the center to impose fines for misuse, or, ban a resident from using the site after repeated offenses. The ordinance also contemplated that using bags would be mandatory and that bringing trash in trash cans and dumping it out at the center would not be permitted. The Board indicated that they would take the suggestions under advisement until they have determined whether or not a public hearing
is necessary.
7:00 PM: Non-Public Meeting for Personnel
The Town Administrator requested a non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II b, the hiring of any person as a public employee. The Chair made a motion to enter non-public session. Selectwoman Davidson seconded the motion. On a roll call vote of 3-0 the Board entered into non-public session.
At 9:12 pm the Board voted 3-0 with a second by Selectwoman Day on the Chair’s motion to end the non-public session. The Board noted that they would meet again on Tuesday, June 19th for two interview sessions with applicants for the part-time recycling center position.
Calendar of upcoming meetings
The Selectmen’s meeting scheduled for June 28 will be moved to June 26th at 4:30 PM.
9:18 PM: Adjournment
There being no further business, Selectman Wimpory moved to adjourn the meeting. Selectwoman Day seconded. The motion carried 3-0.
The meeting adjourned at 9:18 PM
Respectfully Submitted:
Aaron Patt
Town Administrator
The minutes are final when approved and signed by the Board of Selectmen. A signed copy is on file in the Selectmen’s minutes.
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Robert Wimpory, Chairman Karen Day, Selectwoman Debra Davidson, Selectwoman
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