Draft: March 16, 2005
Approved: March 23, 2005
TOWN OF LYME
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
March 16, 2005
MINUTES
Attending: Selectmen Dick Jones, Pete Bleyler and Judy Brotman; and Dina Cutting.
The meeting opened at 8:00 am.
1. The Selectmen approved the public session minutes of March 9, 2005 as amended. The Selectmen approved the non-public session minutes of March 9, 2005 as amended.
2. The Selectmen reviewed the status of the Lon Pike estate and voted to extend the deadline for payment of overdue taxes to December 31, 2005.
3. The Selectmen voted to appoint V. May and M. Stevens to 3 year terms on the Conservation Commission. Each term will expire in March 2008.
4. The Selectmen approved the contract with Cartographics, subject to review by staff.
5. The Selectmen reviewed the Lyme Road inventory and listed changes that need to be made to the inventory and map.
6. The Board reviewed the insurance coverage for the highway garage.
7. The Selectmen discussed the general terms for the sale of the .57acre parcel of land on Pinnacle Road. The Selectmen agreed that a condition of the sale would be the requirement that the .57 acre parcel would be merged with an abutting lot so that the .57 acre of land would lose its ability to be considered a pre-existing non-conforming lot with the ability to be built upon including for subdivision and zoning. The Selectmen also agreed that a further condition be that the owner take remedial action to correct any unsafe conditions within 12 months of the sale.
8. Dina updated the Selectmen on the BTLA hearing held in Concord on Tuesday, March 15th.
9. The Selectmen voted not to go on record as supporting the City of Portsmouth’s request to send a letter supporting the continued operation of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
10. The Selectmen voted to authorize the Zoning Administrator to issue a Cease & Desist Order to Crossroads Academy for any and all construction or development on tax map 401/ lots 55 & 56, until such time that all local, state and federal permits are obtained and the Town of Lyme has lifted the Cease & Desist Order.
11. The Selectmen approved two days for Household Hazardous Waste Collection – June 11 and September 10.
12. The Selectmen approved the posting of the roads at the recommendation of the Road Agent.
13. The Selectmen voted by unanimous roll call vote to go into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 (d) discussion of pending litigation.
14. The Selectmen returned to public session 10:15 am, the Board having voted by unanimous roll-call vote, to exempt the non-public session minutes from public review.
The meeting adjourned at 10:20 am.
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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