TOWN OF TUFTONBORO

MEETING OF THE SELECTMEN

Monday February 7, 2005 at 9:00 am

 

 

*Accepted* 2-14-05

 

Selectmen present:  Susan Weeks, Bill Stockman and Chip Albee.

 

Selectmen reviewed mail, which included: Building Permit for Donald Cope; Electrical Permit for Donald Cope; Inspection Reports for Okun, Marriott; Approvals for Operation for Robert Mydlowski, David Donnelly, Peter Morrill, Bonnie/Vincent Isola, Nancy/Tom Neely, Peter Gamble, GSR Trust; Approval for Construction for James Champagne; Property Transfers from Virginia Jackson et al to Mark H. Smith et al, Carolyn Schoenbauer to Schoenbauer Family Trust, Estate of Marshall Johnson to Peter Sluski; Avitar letter re: status of revaluation; Dufresne-Henry Landfill Closure Grant Application/Project Completion Status; Dufresne-Henry Landfill Groundwater Monitoring; Alton Planning Board Notice of Public Hearing on 2/15/05; H. E. Bergeron Copy of Option 3B Plan for Transfer Station; Police Dept. gas usage and Mileage for January; NHDRA letter re: Assessment Review; Coalition Communities; Focus Tamworth; Letters from Board of Commissioners and Delegation Members of Carroll County re: Proposed County Budget; HealthTrust Coordinator Connection; LGC Risk Services Newsletter; Wetlands and Non-site Specific Permit for Michael & Mary Jarvis; NHDES Public Hearing Notice for Landfill Closure Grants; NH DOS Notice of pending rulemaking re: Road Toll Administration Rules; LCHIP Potential Projects Inventory 2005-2006; Legislative Bulletin #6.

 

Minutes: The Selectmen’s meeting minutes of 1-31-05 will be discussed next week.

 

Items for Signature: Application for Veterans Credit for MacPhee; Grzelak & Co. Engagement Understanding for Audit.

 

At approximately 9:10 am Selectmen met with Dick St. Onge, President of North Country Village. Mr. St. Onge advised that one of the residents at North Country Village has been burned out of his home. The insurance is barely able to cover the new home and contents so he was looking for permission to bring the burned out debris to the Transfer Station and would like to have any fees waived. After some discussion it was decided that having a dumpster at the site would make more sense. The Town would pay the container cost. The Administrative Assistant will make the arrangements for delivery of the container. Mr. St. Onge expressed his appreciation for the outstanding job done by the Fire and Police Departments. He stated that he “was totally impressed with the professionalism of the Fire Department”.

 

At approximately 9:20 Selectmen met with Fred Sargent. Mr. Sargent reported that the septic at the Transfer Station had to be pumped as it was full and apparently froze up. This is the first time this has happened so it was felt that there is some kind of kink in the line. This will be checked first thing in the spring and in the meantime the use of water will be limited.

Selectmen approved the Veterans Credit for MacPhee. The auditor’s Engagement Understanding will be looked at in more detail for next week.

 

The Highway Safety Committee meeting will be scheduled for sometime after Town Meeting. The members include the Police Chief, Fire Chief, Road Agent, Selectmen and Administrative Assistant.

 

At approximately 9:35 Selectmen met with Police Chief Shagoury. The Chief reported that the sergeant’s position has to be advertised again since there were no potential candidates from the last posting. The Chief also submitted a breakdown of the cost of the new equipment for the new cruiser.

 

The Public Hearing on the Budget is scheduled for Tuesday February 8th at 7 pm at the Town House.

 

The Public Hearing for the Library Warrant article is scheduled for Monday February 14th at 6:30 before the start of the Selectmen’s meeting.

 

Ann Hackl attended the meeting to express her concerns about the proposed warrant article for the Cheney Farm.

 

The Selectmen reviewed the total budget and made revisions to the following:

  • Police – decreased by $6,420.00
  • Fire – decreased by $6,000.00
  • Highway – decreased by $9,200.00
  • Transfer Station – decreased by $1,000.00
  • Welfare – decreased by $5,000.00

 

The Selectmen also discussed the warrant article for the Public Safety Building and decreased it by $50,000.00.

 

The above changes will be presented to the Budget Committee prior to the public hearing.

 

The meeting was adjourned at noon.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Carolyn Sundquist

Administrative Assistant