SUNAPEE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MEETING AGENDA
7:00 PM Town Office Meeting Room
Monday
December 1, 2008
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Present: Richard Leone Chairman, Stephen White Vice Chairman, Emma Smith, William Roach, Donna Nashawaty Town Manager.
Not Present: Fred Gallup
Also Present: Mike Durfor, Bo Quackabos, Rhonda Gurney, Scott Blewitt, Paul Skarin, Van Webb, Eugene Hall, Brian Garland. Sandra Willard, Intertown Record.
Documents to sign: See attached agenda
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Richard Leone at 7:00PM
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS – The first 10 minutes of the Board of Selectmen meeting is reserved for comments from the public.
2. APPOINTMENTS:
7:10PM- Riverway, Library Lease
Purchase and Sale Agreement does not obligate anyone to purchase the land. It sets a price and a term for a further agreement. No obligation on the Town. The budget of the town is not obligated to anything but the parking lot. Discussion about the town vote on the warrant supported location. Rhonda Gurney was asked where the library was with fund raising, she reported that they have hired a consultant and the report probably February to see how to move forward.
Motion to sign agreement by Stephen White, after some discussion Emma Smith seconded the motion. Unanimous
Eugene Hall would like to combine the Old Town Hall and the Library as one project.
7:45PM- Conservation Commission, Warrant article and Gore lot discussion
The Conservation Commission to place new warrant article because of changes after legislature adopted Senate bill 381. This bill allows certain qualified organizations for the purchase of property interests to be held by the organization when such purchase carries out the purposes for which conservation commissions are established. This bill also authorizes conservation commissions to purchase interests in land outside the boundaries of the municipality, subject to the approval of the local governing body. ~This bill restates~36-A: 4, and offers 2 options~- Said commission may receive gifts of money, personal property, real property, and water rights, either within or outside the boundaries of the municipality, by gift, grant, bequest, or devise, subject to the approval of the local governing body, such gifts to be
managed and controlled by the commission for the purposes of this section. Said commission may acquire in the name of the city or town, subject to the approval of the local governing body, by purchase, the fee in such land or water rights within the boundaries of the municipality, or any lesser interest, development right, easement, covenant, or other contractual right including conveyances with conditions, limitations, or reversions, as may be necessary to acquire, maintain, improve, protect, or limit the future use of or otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces and other land and water areas within their city or town, and shall manage and control the same, but the city or town or commission shall not have the right to condemn property for these purposes.
Van Webb discussed the Gore lot which is a Town owned piece on Ledge Pond. In a previous meeting Van asked the Town to place a bench and parking. At next Conservation Commission meeting a large number of property owners around Ledge Pond came to express concern. Van wants to have discussion with the Board of Selectmen, Conservation Commission and residents at Board of Selectmen’s meeting scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2009. The Conservation Commission will pay for additional advertising in shopper. Also discussed Gore Lot to be part of forest.
8:00PM-Scott Blewitt, Recreation update:
1) Turkey Trot was a wonderful town event, a team effort. There were many volunteers who did a great job. There were participants from all over the country.
2) Ski Tow Hill- committee took a vote regarding the playground location being donated by Gil Pierce and all supported Ski Tow Hill. The Recreation Dept. and Commission are going to meet on Wednesday, December 3rd to discuss the overlap concerns of Recreation Committee and Conservation Commission.
3. SELECTMEN ACTION
Use of Facilities
Sunapee Harbor-December 6th, “A Christmas Celebration”
Motion to allow Chairman to sign form, Stephen White, second by Emma Smith. Unanimous
4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
5. TOWN MANAGER REPORTS:
Update on County Payment (% taxes collected)
Town received $4,000,000 on second issue property tax. Due on the 17th.-
bill $3, 209,970.
Retirement System change-When enacted for NH Retirement the deduction was post tax and makes sense to be pre-tax. It takes a motion of the Board of Selectmen. Donna will have motion drafted for December 15th meeting effective January 1st.
6. MISCELLANEOUS:
Motion made by Stephen White for Town Manager to write letter to Jesse Levine, Town Administrator of New London supporting the New London Dispatch Service. Second by Emma Smith. Unanimous.
Appreciation Certificate- Presented to the Town from Lake Sunapee Regional Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the town’s ongoing community support.
7. OLD BUSINESS
Fuel Reimbursement
Fees for Use of Facilities
8. UPCOMING MEETINGS:
December 3rd- 7:00pm, Conservation Commission, Town Meeting Room
December 3rd- 7:00pm, Recreation Committee, Upper Conference Room
December 4th- 7:00pm, Planning Board, Town Meeting Room
December 6th- TBD, Christmas in the Harbor
December 9th 4:30pm, Old Town Hall Committee, Town Meeting Room
December 9th 6:15pm, Abbott Library Trustee meeting, Abbott Library
December 11th 7:00pm, Board of Fire Engineers, Fire Station
January 14th- 7:00pm, Budget Hearing, Town Meeting Room
January 15th- 7:00pm, School Budget Hearing, TBD
February 2nd- 7:00pm, School Deliberative Session, SMHS Gym
February 3rd- 7:00pm, Deliberative Session, SMHS Gym
Motion to adjourn: Unanimous Meeting adjourned at 9:15PM
Submitted by,
Barbara Vaughn
Administrative Assistant Approved:
Richard Leone, Chairman Stephen White, Vice-Chairman
William Roach Frederick Gallup
Emma Smith
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