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Selectmen’s Board Meeting
June 25, 2015
Present: John Allen, Chairman; Bill Lockard, Selectman
Visitors: Town Office Administrator Julie Atwell, Police Chief Doug Jette, Building Inspector Kevin Bennett, Videographer Hank Benesh, Bea Davis, Stan Weiss, Christine Frost
Chairman John Allen called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
- Selectmen’s Meeting – May 28, 2015 The minutes were approved as written.
- Selectmen’s Meeting – June 11, 2015 There was one correction; the amount to heat the building was not
nineteen thousand dollars; it was four thousand eight hundred nine dollars and seventy three cents. The minutes were approved as amended.
- Update on 6.11.15 Action Items
- Double Head Parking Lot Selectman Lockard’s opinion is that the town shouldn’t put signage up there. There have been some folks parking in Steve’s driveway and Selectman Lockard wants to help but this involves private property. He thinks the police should be called. Any costs involved must be borne by the vehicle owner. The Forest Service is the problem. If the Selectmen approve parking on one side, they would be allowing illegal parking. Parking is allowed anywhere in town where there is no signage stating otherwise. Chairman Allen is concerned about folks parking on both sides without direction to one side. There are already no parking signs by Steve Weeder’s driveway. Chief Jette’s position is that this is between Steve Weeder and the Forest Service that owns this trail
system. Chairman Allen’s immediate concern is making sure Steve’s driveway is safe. Steve has the right to call the police and the police would call for a tow. Anyone can call about a car parked illegally on the back roads after four hours; it’s twelve hours in the village but if the car is impeding traffic then the police can act immediately. Selectman Lockard feels the Selectmen should try to work out issues for any resident of Jackson; Chief Jette suggests Steve put up cones or saw horses to block off his road. The ultimate solution is to call the police and having the offending vehicle towed. Bea suggested putting a chain at the end of the driveway but there is a concern folks will take that to mean the driveway isn’t being used and will park there.
- Upcoming Selectmen Meeting Dates The upcoming meeting dates are July 9th and 23rd; August 13th and 27th and September 10th and 24th.
- Police Report Chief Jette reviewed Department activities since the last meeting. The new air conditioner has been installed and is working well; he would like to thank all the townspeople who approved that expenditure. Bike Week was good for Jackson; there were no overt incidents. Summer traffic is picking up; there is a golf tournament on July 16th; Officers will be handling the parking duty. Fireworks will be held on July 5th and as a reminder, the Hands Free law goes into effect on July 1st. Officers will have cameras they can focus on the driver and will have offenders on film. Stan asked about a break-in on Carter Notch Road. Chief Jette noted there have been two on Carter Notch within the past seven weeks. Stan thinks residents should be made aware
of these. Chief Jette agrees that is a great idea; he will put this information out on Enews.
- Public Comment Christine Frost is the North Country Council’s Executive Director; she’s getting out into the communities they serve to understand their needs. She’s here to introduce herself and let the town know about their services. The NCC is available for traffic counts; special things of interest; Christine would like the NCC to work with Planning Boards regarding zoning and land use issues. There will be an E bulletin each month on the 15th. This is a federally funded program.
- Building Inspector
- Weekly Report – Kevin Bennett Inspector Bennett reviewed activities since the last meeting; it’s been very busy. It will be September or October for the roof replacement at the Town Offices; he’s gotten a cost of nine hundred ninety dollars to add insulation. Selectman Lockard, seconded by Chairman Allen, made a motion to add insulation to the roofing project up to a sum of fourteen hundred dollars. The motion passed unanimously. Bea asked when the Dana Place Inn is going to be torn down. This has been put on hold due to the need for permits for asbestos and lead paint abatement.
- Building Permit 2015000022 Map R14 Lot 08 – (Owner - Town of Jackson – 54 Main Street) – Electrical hook up for new A/C unit installed in Police Department
- Building Permit 2015000023 Map R12 Lot 73 – (Owner – Pirolli – 38 Ridge Road) – Renovation/Remodel basement which includes 3 bedrooms and converting 2 small baths into 1 bath
- Building Permit 2015000024 Map V01 Lot 35 – (Owner – Girouard – 211 Main Street) – Fire proofing and hardware smoke alarms and exit signs, remove walls and rebuild
- Building Permit 2015000025 Map R19 Lot 07 – (Owner – Carter Notch Management, LLC – 938 Carter Notch Road) – Generate solar energy – 16 SQ Feet
- Town Office – New Roof – Signatures Required
- Eagle Mountain House – Extended Liquor License Request – Signatures Required Selectman Lockard, seconded by Chairman Allen, made a motion to approve the request for outside liquor distribution for their tent and back lawn. Chief Jette asked if this license will require them to cross the road to bring alcohol to the tent; this was affirmed. There was no further discussion. The motion passed unanimously.
- DRA PA 28 Form – Signatures Required Selectman Lockard, seconded by Chairman Allen, made a motion to sign the letter stating Jackson does not use this form. The motion passed unanimously.
- Trustees of Trust Funds – Signatures Required Selectman Lockard, seconded by Chairman Allen, made a motion to withdraw five hundred twenty four dollars and ninety cents from the Town Office Equipment Expendable Trust Fund to pay the 4.22.15 invoice from Northledge Technologies for the hall camera. The motion passed unanimously.
- Intent to Cut (3) – Signatures Required Selectman Lockard, seconded by Chairman Allen, made a motion to sign the three Intent to Cut forms. The motion passed unanimously.
- Abatement Appeal Reviews (2) Selectman Lockard, seconded by Chairman Allen, made a motion to table this until there are three Selectmen present. The motion passed unanimously.
- Old Business There is no Old Business.
- Public Comment There were none.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:08 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Martha D. Tobin
Recording Secretary
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