Minutes
Town of Greenfield
Greenfield Town Offices, 7 Sawmill Road Greenfield, NH
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 – 4:30 pm
Board of Selectmen: Chairman Robert Wimpory; Selectwoman, Karen Day; Selectwoman Debra Davidson
Staff: Town Administrator Patt
Public:
The meeting was called to order at 4:33 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
§ Waste Water A/P checks
§ DES – Glass Stockpiling plan request – 14 day
§ NH Community Planning Grant Program App. – Planning Brd.
§ Letter from Attorney J. Czekalski re: Code Enforcement Officer letters
§ 2011 Abatement recommendations: due July 1st
a. R6-29-7
b. R9-43-3
c. R1-27
d. R7-6-2
e. R9-35
§ 2012 Current Use application paperwork
a. R1-1
b. R4-37-2
4:30 PM: Review of Documents and Correspondence
At 4:34 the Board began reviewing documents and correspondence. The accounts payable checks and vouchers were signed. The Board reviewed the assessor’s abatement recommendations and upheld each of the recommendations as follows: R6-29-7 – the request was denied, R9-43-3 – the request was denied, R1-27 – the request was denied, R7-6-2 – the assessor recommended a temporary building depreciation, R9-35 – the assessor approved a lower abatement. The Selectmen discussed the ConVal School program’s consolidation committee’s potential recommendations. The Selectmen reviewed a letter from the Department of Environmental Services regarding an April visit by their staff to the Transfer Station. The letter recommended that the burn pile be moved farther away from the compost pile. The
letter also requested a written plan within 14 days outlining the glass stockpile management program. Lastly, a letter from an attorney regarding the Town of Greenfield Code Enforcement Officer’s letter to Tod & Donna Smith was reviewed.
5:00 PM: Planning Board Chairman Robert Marshall
Planning Board Chairman Bob Marshal came before the Board with a request that the Board approve an application for a grant to the NH Community Planning Grant program for a Neighborhood Heritage District and to authorize Mr. Marshall to submit the grant application to the office of New Hampshire Housing. The grant is intended to provide funding that will help preserve the character of the village through documentation, Master Plan updates, and an outline of a road map on the kinds of economic development that would be a good fit for the Town. The Board discussed the grant application with Mr. Marshall and understood that the grant would include “in-kind” services from volunteers and a cash contribution by the planning board of 576.00. The grant would then return $9000 in services to the town.
6:00 PM: Monadnock Mountaineers
Michelle Rico came before the Board to update them on the plans that the Monadnock Mountaineers have for Oak Park. The M&Ms are planning to level and reseed the football field as their next contribution to the park. There will be a registration and BB-Q on June 30th at the football field. The football schedule will run from August to October.
7:00 PM: Non-public Session
The Board voted to enter into a non-public session under RSA 91-A: 3 II e, the consideration of pending claims. The Chairman made a motion to enter non-public session for the purposes of discussing a letter threatening a potential legal action. Selectwoman Davidson seconded the motion. On a roll call vote of 3-0 the Board entered non-public session.
On a vote of 3-0 the Board of Selectmen exited the non-public session. It was noted that the Board had asked that the letter be forwarded to town counsel for review.
7:35 PM: Adjournment
There being no further business, Selectman Wimpory moved to adjourn the meeting. Selectwoman Davidson seconded. The motion carried 3-0.
The meeting adjourned at 7:35 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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