Draft: April 5, 2006
Approved: April 12, 2006
TOWN OF LYME
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
April 5, 2006
MINUTES
Attending: Selectmen Charles Ragan, Dick Jones and Judy Brotman; staff Carole Bont, Dina Cutting, Police Chief Field, Fire Chief Hinsley; Safety Committee Members Wally Ragan, Steve Campbell, and Patty Jenks; Doug Hackett (Hanover PD), and Pete Bleyler.
The Meeting was opened at 8:00 am by Judy Brotman.
1. The Board signed the MS-2.
2. Dina advised the Board on the status of the Post Pond parking lot restoration.
3. Transfer station issues were discussed. We are still waiting for a revised Charge which will extend the Committee’s purview beyond the original charge and expand the Committee’s membership so that an additional member can be added to the committee.
4. The lights for Common’s Flag Pole need to be re-wired. Dina is authorized to obtain quotes for the repair work. If the estimates are under $500 the work is authorized. It should be charged to Patriotic Purposes.
5. The Community Attitudes Survey for Planning Board work on the update of the Master Plan is in draft form.
6. The Board approved the appointment of two new members to the Conservation Commission, Miriam Weinstein and Thomas Walsh.
7. The minutes of March 29th were approved as amended.
8. The Manifest was approved.
9. The Copier Contract was signed.
10. The Board approved the Grants request dated March 28, 2006 for the Police Department.
11. The Safety Committee met with the Board to discuss communications issues with the Board and Department Heads.
12. Mike Hinsley and Doug Hackett met with the Board to get approval for a grant application to get funds for a Fire Act Grant for Radios for the Upper Valley Region. Lyme will be the host applicant for a regional multi-jurisdictional communications systems. The Board voted unanimously to support the grant application. (If awarded, the 5% matching funds will be provided by Hanover.)
13. Pete Bleyler met with the Selectboard to get the Board’s approval on a revised contract with the architect working with the Lyme Offices Building committee. The Board unanimously approved the contract.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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