Minutes
Town of Greenfield
Greenfield Town Offices, 7 Sawmill Road Greenfield, NH
Selectboard’s Minutes
Thursday, June 09, 2016 – 5:30 PM
Selectboard: Chairwoman Margaret A. Charig Bliss, Selectman Robert Marshall
Staff: Aaron Patt, Town Administrator; Carol Burgess, Recycling Center Supervisor; Mary Ann Grant, Greenfield Flower Gardner;
Public:
5:30 p.m. The meeting was opened by Chairwoman Charig Bliss.
Documents for Review/Approval
- A/P Invoices and Checks
- Selectboard Minutes
- Planning Board Abutter Notice – Harvester Market
- Virtual Towns and Schools – Website Update agmt.
- St. Jean Auctioneer Recommendations – Sale of Properties
- 2016 Gravel Bid
- Request for Tables at Meeting House (5)
- Payroll Manifests – June 3rd
- Appointments – Jim Murphy Budget Committee, Louise Gryval Deputy Tax Collector
- Intent to Cut – R7-24-1
- LUCT Abatement Request
- Hawkers & Peddlers license
5:30 PM: Public Forum
There were no members of the public present for the public forum. Carol Burgess, Recycling Center Supervisor came in to notify the Selectboard that the Town of Greenfield Recycling Center had received a 50% grant to purchase a floor scale for use at the center. The scale will include a printer so that receipts can be provided to residents. There followed a discussion on the requirements for electricity and installation. Burgess then outlined an interest in attending the 225th Anniversary event with a table to raise awareness about recycling. She wants to have a raffle as part of the attraction to visit the table. The Chair, noting the time, asked if the discussion regarding the raffle could be held at the next meeting on Tuesday, June 14th.
5:52 PM: Mary Ann Grant, Greenfield Flower Gardner
Chairwoman Charig Bliss opened the Selectboard session of the meeting at 5:50 pm. The Board welcomed Mary Ann Grant to the meeting. Mary Ann brought in a written plan for the flower beds around town as requested by the Board at a previous meeting. There followed a discussion of the beds surrounding the Town Office, the Meeting House, the Library, and other locations including the Town Signs at the border of Peterborough, Francestown, and Lyndeborough. Mary Ann outlined her intention to retire from doing most of the flower beds around town at the end of the year. She stated that she still wanted to attend to the flowers at the Library, the Town Office and the Meeting House, but the other beds at the cemeteries, Oak Park, and the town line signs were something that she would stop providing after the 2016 season so that she
could concentrate on her own gardens.
7:13 PM: Non-Public Session
At 7: 13 pm Town Administrator Patt requested that the Board enter into non-public session for the purpose of discussing personnel related issues. On a roll-call vote of 2-0 the Board entered into Non-Public session under RSA 91-A:3 IIa Compensation. At 7:37pm the Board entered public session and it was noted that no decisions were made and no votes taken during the non-public session. The Board sealed the minutes 2-0
7:40 PM: Documents for Review/Approval
The Board took up the question of an abatement request by the State of New Hampshire relative to a property that recently came out of current use and is subject to the Land Use Change Tax (LUCT). It was noted after some discussion that the transaction that occurred involved three parties and was not a third party objective sale. After additional discussion it was determined that the Board would uphold the recommendation of the town’s assessing company and deny the application. The Board signed the minutes of May 24th and approved the A/P Checks/Invoices file.The Board reviewed a Greenfield Planning Board notice indicating that the Harvester Market in town was interested in providing self-storage units in the basement area of the market’s building. The Board reviewed a letter from St. Jean Auctioneers.
The Board approved the language for a gravel bid in order to have a qualified firm provide tailgate spreading of gravel in various sections of town roads throughout the remainder of the year. The quantities and time frames were not stated. Vendors are encouraged to provide straight cost per load for delivery.
The Board signed appointments for Jim Murphy to the Budget Advisory Committee and for Louise Gryval as Deputy Tax Collector. The Board signed an Intent to Cut on R7-24-1. The Board reviewed and approved a hawkers and peddler’s license for a young person selling educational materials door-to-door in town.
The Board heard a request for new tables at the Meeting House based on requests by Neal Brown and Dorene Adams.
Adjournment
The time being 9:30pm the Chair Charig Bliss moved to adjourn. Selectman Marshall seconded. All were in favor, and the motion carried 3-0.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM.
The minutes are final when approved and signed by the Selectboard. A signed copy is on file in the Selectboard’s office.
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Chair, Margaret Charig Bliss, Stephen Atherton Jr., Selectman Robert Marshall, Selectman
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