Draft: October 13, 2004
Approved: October 20, 2004
TOWN OF LYME
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
October 13, 2004
MINUTES
Attending: Selectmen Dick Jones, Pete Bleyler, and Judy Brotman. Staff: Carole Bont, Dina Cutting. Public: Harvey Brotman, Computer Consultant; Wally Ragan, Emergency Management Coordinator; Vickie Davis, Planning & Zoning Administrator.
The Meeting opened at 8:00 am.
1. Wally Ragan appeared before the Selectmen seeking input on the Town Emergency Management Plan. The Selectmen voice approved and supported the plan as developed. The Selectmen authorized that four additional copies of the report be ordered. Additional sections will be handed out as needed.
2. Wally’s next project will be the Hazardous Mitigation plan. The Selectmen aren’t ready to begin this process yet – but suggested that Wally add the cost of this next plan to his Emergency Management budget request for 2005.
3. The Minutes of September 30th meeting were approved. The Minutes of October 6th meeting were approved as corrected. The Non-Public Session Minutes of September 30th were approved as corrected. The Non-Public Session Minutes of October 6th were approved as corrected.
4. The Manifest was approved.
5. The annual meeting with the Library Trustees will be scheduled shortly. The Selectmen suggest November 29th at 7:30 pm or, in the alternative, October 20th at 9am.
6. The awarding of the Boston Post Cane will be presented either next Wednesday, October 20th at 10:30 am or on Friday, October 15th in the afternoon.
7. Dick Jones moved to go into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II (c), the discussion of matters which if made public might affect the reputation of an individual. Pete Bleyler seconded the decision. By roll call vote the Selectmen voted unanimously to go into non-public session at 8:30 am.
8. The Selectmen returned to public session at 8:45 am. The Selectmen voted in non-public session to issue a memo to all Town employees concerning computer use.
9. Vickie Davis appeared before the Selectmen to discuss a logging issue. After discussion of the issue, Dick Jones moved and Pete Bleyler seconded a motion to take no enforcement action at this time on the issue of logging operations and their use of or creation of access roads. The Selectmen recommend that the Planning Board address this issue and prepare a clarification of the Zoning Ordinance for the upcoming Town Meeting. The vote was unanimous.
10. The Selectmen asked Carole, as Administrative Assistant, to maintain the legal case files.
11. The Selectmen once again discussed the Academy Building Policy. No final vote on the Policy was taken.
12. The Timber Tax was approved for R. Clark for $139.58 and for T&K Green for $178.25.
13. The Selectmen discussed the issue of unauthorized dumping at the Transfer Station and possible solutions.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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