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Board members present: Frank W. Reinhold, Jr., Chairman; Joseph P. Ford and W. James Griswold. Others present: Diane L. Guimond, Town Administrator and Kathy Hendry, Town Secretary, Caren Rossi, Randy Stevens, Chet Murch, Phil Sanborn, Jr., Henry Brackett, Mike Blake, Mike Hill, Jr. & Donna F. Eisenhard, Retiring Town Secretary. 1. Chairman Reinhold called the meeting to
order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Manifests presented were reviewed and authorized for payment.
3. Approval of Minutes: Selectman Ford made a motion to
accept minutes from the February 11, Regular Session and Non-Public Session,
February 13, Non-Public Session, February
14, Work Session and February 14, Non-Public Sessions #1 and #2, February 22,
Work Session. Selectman Griswold seconded.
Chairman Reinhold called for a discussion. There being none, Chairman
Reinhold called for a vote. Motion
passes. 4. Correspondence: A. Barbara Nadori, dated February 13, 2008, re: letter re: School Board issues. File: General File – Board of Selectmen Correspondence. B. Martha Buffkin Kane, dated February 13, 2008, re: concerns regarding missed tax payment on June bill. File: With Town administrator. C. Lee Conservation Commission, Chairman William Humm, dated February 25, 2008, re: comments requested on proposed preliminary development plan for positioning of Town Center buildings. File: With Town Administrator. D. State of New Hampshire, Department of Environmental Services, dated February 14, 2008, re: NHDES Wetlands File – Arista Development on Callioras property. File: PID#04-07-0200. 5. Department Head Reports: A. Highway Supervisor Randolph Stevens, presented the Highway Department’s monthly report. He stated that paving costs for 2008 will be 20% higher. The price of asphalt is $ 10 per ton higher than last year which will mean an increase of $ 45,000 for 1” over 1 mile of road. Selectman Griswold stated that over the last 3 years paving costs have increased 30% and presented a graph of costs he did from budget figures. (We have no actual bids at this time.) We have used 4,600 Gal of fuel thus far at a cost of $ 14,500 which is $ 3,500 over budget. We have used approx. 1,000 CY of sand and 460 T of salt. The entire salt budget has been expended. We have a stockpile of sand and 70 T of salt remaining. Randy reported that there had been no progress on the Snell Road bridge due to weather conditions and high water. The High Road bridge project has been pushed up from 2012 to 2009 by the State. Randy will be going to Concord to meet with the State about drawing up a Request for Proposals. Randy compared different types of loaders; a new Caterpillar @ $ 105,000 or a new Caterpillar with attachments for $ 122,000. A new Komatsu @ $110,000 or $117,000 for a bigger model. Randy would like to try both types then decide which would be both the best value and the best fit for the Town. Then it will be presented and voted on at Town Meeting. A copy of Mr. Stevens’ Highway Department Monthly Report dated March 10, 2008 becomes a permanent part of these minutes. B. Police Chief Chet Murch met with the Board and requested signatures for a grant for the purchase of “stop sticks” to avoid high speed chases. A copy of the Grant Application signed by the Board becomes a permanent part of these minutes. Officer Flanagan is done so he will have 2 vacant spots but he can only fill one at a time. He hopes to hire Anthony Cinfo, but he has to attend the academy and get certified before he can work alone. C. Fire Chief Michael Blake is
getting prepared for voting and parking for tomorrow. He informed the Board
that some firefighters have left and will need to be replaced. Ice training was
held last week in spite of the bitter cold. He will be applying for a grant for
an elevator or lift for the safety
complex which will be a 5% match. 6. Selectmen’s Report on Planning Board
Meeting: None. 7. Old Business: Phil Sanborn, Jr. will present the warrant articles at Town Meeting. Phil did a “trial presentation”. The Board will support him in any way they can. 8. New Business: A. Chairman Reinhold opened the bids for painting of town buildings. Bid proposals were as follows:
B. Elderly Exemption was approved by the Board. C. The Board approved Veterans’ Exemptions, P.I.D.# 13-04-202 for Scott Moreau and P.I.D.# 18-01-2700 for Kyle Parent. D. The Board signed “Notice of Intent to Cut Wood or Timber”, P.I.D #18-11-00 for Fred Schultz. A copy of the Notice of Intent to Cut Wood or Timber becomes a permanent part of these minutes. E. The Board signed “Notices of Intent to Excavate” for Walter W. Cheney P.I.D. #03-07-00, #03-02-00, #03-01-00, #05-03-00, and #03-08-00. F. On May 16, 2007 an old trailer in Pine Knoll Village owned by William and Mary Cook was sold to Jean Howe but the deed was never recorded. The old trailer was replaced with a new trailer but the property is still under the old owner. Planning and Zoning Secretary Rossi will contact the old owner to get the original deed to see that it is properly recorded so we can make the ownership change. G. Selectman Ford stated that we may get some comments at Town Meeting regarding our hiring the Assessor from Durham to work part time for Lee now that Avitar is no longer the Town’s assessing firm. Also, he said, there may be comments about the Board’s letter to the School Board. H. A Lee resident contacted the Town regarding a problem with notification of overdue taxes. Her June payment had inadvertently been missed and she was not notified until her December payment was being made. This brings up a question of possibly revising our notification policy, so residents will be aware of a missed payment before a large amount of interest has been charged to them. I . Caren Rossi made a suggestion of Dave Miner, Mark Beliveau and Lou-Ann Griswold as possible Planning Board members. The Board requested the Planning Board send a letter with official recommendation for Planning Board members. J. Vacation request for Town Administrator was approved. 9. Non-Public Session: Selectman Griswold made a motion to enter into Non-Public Session. Selectman Ford seconded. Chairman Reinhold polled for a vote: Griswold-aye; Ford-aye; Reinhold-aye. Motion passes. The Board entered into Non-Public Session at 8:30 PM. The Board exited Non-Public Session at 9:30. 10. There being no further business, meeting was
adjourned at 9:31. Minutes
recorded by: ______________________________ Kathy
Hendry, Town Secretary Minutes
accepted by: __________________________________ Frank W.
Reinhold, Jr., Chairman _________________________________ Joseph
P. Ford ________________________________ W. James
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