Minutes
Selectmen’s Meeting
August 6, 2007
6:30 PM Chair Bock opened the meeting and asked all those present to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Members Present: Peter Bock, Bill Netishen, Mary Bonser and Town Administrator Charles Brown.
Others: Paul & Leslie Longueil, and Heidi Seaverns.
Regarding department business, Mr. Brown reported that the Fire/Rescue department had reviewed the by-laws. The department is expected to act on the changes at their next meeting on September 2nd. The Board of Selectmen would then have the by-laws for approval at their meeting on September 4th. The Fire Chief has requested that Nottingham become a subscriber in the Hazardous Material Mitigation Team of the Seacoast Region. The annual dues of $ 1100 would ensure that Nottingham is covered by this resource, if needed. The Deerfield Road rebuilding project is going well and progressing. Pawtuckaway State Park has been quiet. Ms. Bonser asked if anything further had been received about the garden that the Trailblazers would like to construct. Mr. Brown stated he had not received any further
information and he would touch bases with the Recreation Director for an update. The Board next reviewed a letter from NHDES dated August 2, 2007 to Gerrior Lane Trust. This letter has identified numerous deficiencies on the site. If these are not corrected and documentation provided to DES by September 3, 2007, the request for extension of the site-specific permit for the project will be denied.
Regarding outstanding minutes,
Motion: Bonser, second Netishen to accept as corrected the minutes of April 24, 2007.
Vote: 3-0 in favor.
Motion: Bonser, second Netishen to accept as corrected the minutes of July 23, 2007.
Vote: 3-0 in favor.
Motion: Bonser, second Netishen to accept as written the minutes of July 25, 2007.
Vote: 3-0 in favor.
Motion: Netishen, second Bonser to accept as written the non-public minutes of July 23, 2007.
Vote: 3-0 in favor.
The Board next discussed a letter from David Noyes in regard to the Town Square. He provided his thoughts on resolving the issues up on the Square (define the remaining 3 quadrants). Much discussion followed. The Board would like to meet with Mr. Noyes at the Square to try to get a better understanding of his thoughts. Mr. Brown will attempt to arrange a meeting with the Board & Mr. Noyes on August 14th at 8:30AM.
Mr. Bock thanked all involved with putting on the Senior Luncheon last Wednesday. He stated all who attended had a great time. Board members signed the MS-1 extension form. Mr. Brown then reviewed with the Board a letter from John McSorley (DRA) in regard to the Board’s inquiry about the exemption category in assessment review. Mr. McSorley confirmed that when the Assessing Standards Board created these guidelines for assessment review no margin of error was built in for this category. The Board then reviewed bills.
Mr. Bock asked Mr. Netishen to give an update on the fire station construction project. Mr. Netishen reported the project was moving along on schedule. Some of the walls and part of the roof are up, and visible progress is made daily. The construction company is holding to their completion date of early-mid October. Mr. Netishen also informed the Board that construction meetings are held every Monday morning and are very helpful to keep everyone involved in the project up to speed.
Mr. Brown reported to the Board that requests for funding for 2008 have started to come in from the social service agencies. The Board then discussed a letter asking if the Nottingham Theater Project could come under the umbrella of the Town Recreation Department. Up until now, they have run their projects through the School, paying their bills with money received from ticket sales and advertising. It was suggested that this be discussed with DRA to see if it can be done and if so, how funds should be handled.
Mr. Bock read the notice about the meeting on August 9, 2007 about Nottingham Lake and the dam reconstruction. Senator Cilley & Councilor Hollingworth are sponsoring the meeting and NH DES will also be in attendance.
7:00PM Paul Longueil stepped forward to address the Board. He would like the Board to grant him building permits for lots he wishes to create on a private road. He has a parcel of land on Cooper Hill Road that he wishes to subdivide into three lots. One of the lots would be accessed from his driveway in Northwood, one would be accessed from North River Lake Road in Northwood and one from North River Lake Road in Nottingham. According to Mr. Longueil, all lots have adequate frontage on Cooper Hill road but cannot be accessed from that road because of wetlands at the front of the property. A long discussion followed. The Board will try to have some type of answer for Mr. Longueil at their next meeting. Mr. Longueil left a copy of a plan that was done in 2002 for the Board to review. The Longueils thanked the Board for their
time and left the meeting.
Mr. Brown informed the Board that a letter had been received from a property owner in regard to living in a fifth wheel camper while their house is being built. Receipt of the letter was delayed due to the fact it had been sent to the Tax Collector’s post office box. The property owner was unable to attend the meeting this evening but is on the agenda for the August 20th meeting of the Board.
The Board next discussed the draft Budget Guidelines for 2008 that Mr. Brown had prepared. Much discussion followed about the budget process for next year. Level funding of all non-essential lines is one of the goals for 2008. Mr. Brown has put out inquiries on health insurance plans but it is very early in the year. No guaranteed rates will be available until the beginning of December. Mr. Netishen suggested an in depth review of requests from the social services agencies as well as concrete energy conservation goals be considered. Mr. Brown gave the Board a list of items that may need their attention while he is out on medical leave. Mr. Bock suggested that the Board members spend sometime at the Recycling Center, perhaps a couple of hours on a Saturday. Mr. Netishen and Mr. Bock will try to coordinate a time that they
can both be at the Recycling Center. Mr. Netishen gave a report to the other Board members about the POD meeting he and Dan Elliott attended. The meeting was at Exeter Regional High School on August 2nd. It dealt with the draft disaster plan and different scenarios were presented and attendees worked through them using the draft plan. Some changes need to be made to the plan and the group will get together again in September/October time frame once the changes have been incorporated into the plan.
Having no further business,
8:11 PM Motion: Bonser, second Netishen to adjourn.
Vote: 3-0 in favor.
Respectfully Submitted, Approved as written
Heidi Seaverns 8/20/07
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