Selectmen’s Minutes
Selectmen’s Meeting
February 23, 2004
Members Present: Sally Wentzell, Larry Rappaport, and Greg Placy.
Others Present: Donna Caron, Dr. John Fothergill, Claire Knapper, Jennifer Burchard, and Bruce Fowler.
Selectmen signed all payroll vouchers and voucher manifests.
Dr. Fothergill came in to talk with the Selectmen about the taxes on the pool. The Selectmen decided to discuss the issue and check the RSA’s regarding this. Sally said that according to the state, the organization has to be charitable and the land has to be vacant or have a vacant building on it. Dr. Fothergill also would like the town to check into getting municipal insurance on the pool. Donna will check into these issues and get back to him.
Kevin McKinnon updated the Selectmen on the water wells, Claude Cormier has a lighter machine to dig the wells that will stay on the ground and not sink.
Donna received complaints from neighbors of John Nugent that trucks were parking overnight at Nugent’s Truck stop and about the lighted canopy.
The Selectmen signed the dispatch contract and a form from 911 regarding Bailey Road.
Bruce Fowler told the board that CDDA got their year-end assessment and they were now certified statewide and nationwide.
Larry brought the board up to date on third rail (broadband).
The board discussed the ambulance and Sally mentioned that any town that uses the ambulance should have to pay for a portion of the ambulance building.
Greg asked for pictures to be faxed to the town showing the used grader that the town wanted to purchase. They also discussed the budget for the grader.
Sally talked to the board about Citizen Corps, how it is a branch of FEMA. The Town can possibly get grant money to house the ambulance and put in an alarm system on the dam.
The board agreed to keep the employees portion of the health insurance at a 20% deductible.
Larry brought the board up to date on business prospects for the town. There is a Canadian company that could possibly bring 15 jobs to the area.
Greg invited the board down to look at his dispatch center in Lancaster.
Larry made a motion to go into executive session on a personnel issue, Greg seconded it.
Larry made a motion to come out of executive session with the minutes sealed because of no finding, Greg seconded it.
Larry went to North Conway to look at an incubator building; he thinks this would be beneficial to the Town of Colebrook. Larry thinks that the Williams Building would be an ideal location. He also explained that the economic development organization is considering setting up a board of retired personnel to use their expertise in assisting local organizations.
Larry told the board that George Bald is the new Director at Pease Air Force Base.
Larry mentioned that he would be at a broadband meeting in Plymouth when we were going to have the ZBA meeting for Larry Hartlen but that he would like a member of the Planning Board to attend this meeting. He would like Heidi to call Mike Ouellet so that he would attend the meeting.
Larry made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Greg seconded, meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Heidi Lawton
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