TOWN OF LYME
BOARD of SELECTMEN
Minutes
October 4, 2006
Present: Richard Jones, Charles Ragan, Pauline Field, Carole Bont, Russell Stearns, Bill LaBombard, Jim Jenks, Scott Bailey- Congratulations Scott ! – Mark Hewes, Dina Cutting, Steve Campbell, Ann Hartmann, Margaret Bowles, Margo Maddock, Patty Jenks, Myra Klee, Pete Bleyler, Steve Maddock.
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Selectmen opened at 7 am.
1. The Board met with the highway department crew and Jim Jenks reviewing the status of the Goose Pond Road project and the salt shed and library/school cross walk projects. Also discussed was the transfer station compactor location.
a. There is a need to do culvert replacement this fall.
b. Only enough 1 1/2” stones should be placed on the road this fall, to allow the road to “cure” through the winter. The remaining 1 1/2” stone should be placed next spring before the paving.
c. Blasting will occur in the next few days, either today or sometime this week.
d. Next year the project should be extended out to at least as far as Dayton’s property.
e. The roads should be shimmed for winter plowing this fall.
f. The compactor will be installed on the existing pad; no new pad will need to be poured.
g. The crew will help in getting a hard-pack ramp on both sides of the pad for access.
h. Catch basin and a culvert should be installed behind the salt shed to control the water runoff.
2. The Board was asked to consider a payment for use of the Jenks “pit” – possibly equal to the tax increase due to the new assessments.
3. Thee Board moved by unanimous roll call vote to go into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II (a) (c) for discussion of personnel matters and matters, which if discussed in public, could affect the reputation of an individual.
4. The Board returned to public session, having recessed their non-public session to meet with the Library Trustees.
5. The Board met with the Library Trustees for the annual joint meeting.
a. The library and the school will install the cross walk and side walk from the school to the library. Jim Jenks and the highway department will install the walk. The renewed excavation permit is pending.
b. The school superintendent has requested a school zone flashing light.
c. The school and the library will be asking for a 16 hour school library coordinator for a 1 year trail position.
d. The library will install lines on the parking lot when they are able to contract to do so.
e. The library anticipates no major improvements to the building, but will have ongoing maintenance work.
f. The library is anticipating replacing the janitor with a maintenance service at an increase in cost.
g. The library liaison system has worked well.
h. The Selectmen requested the Library Trustees have potential warrant articles to the Board of Selectmen’s office early so that they can be received and included in the town Report.\
6. The Board opened the three Compactor bids
a. Leavitt at $26,200
b. Tech Systems/Atlantic Leasing at $30,379
c. Tech Systems/Atlantic Leasing at $29,130
7. The Board will not award a contract until there has been a technical review of the three bids and there is a Transfer Station Committee recommendation.
8. Does this contract bid include a maintenance contract?
9. The Board and the Transfer Station discussed the new (?) location of the compactor – use of the existing pad.
10. The Board and the Transfer Station discussed the Sale of Town of Lyme garbage disposal bags and stickers.
a. Dina will talk to Mascoma Bank about the requirements for the sale of the Town garbage bags.
11. The Board and the Transfer Station Committee will continue to look into this issue.
12. The Board discussed the Post Pond water level issue and the two most recent emails concerning this issue.
13. The Board will send the “trash talk” notice of a meeting on October 25th to the Transfer Station Committee for their consideration.
14. The Board approved the public session minutes of September 27, 2006 and September 28, 2006.
15. The Board approved the non-public session minutes of September 28, 2006.
16. The Board signed the manifest.
17. The Board returned to the recessed non-public session.
18. The Board returned public session, having voted by roll call vote to exempt the minutes of the non-pubic session from public inspection under RSA 91-A:3 II (a) and (c). The only decision the Board made was to send a letter to clarifying the Board’s position on the issues.
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 am
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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