Town of Colebrook
Selectmen’s Meeting
April 23, 2008 5:00 pm
Members Present: Frank Dumaine and Roland Cotnoir
Others: Gail Purrington, Donna Caron
Guests: Sherry Washburn, Rodney Smith, and Claire Lynch (press).
Meeting was called to order by Mr. Dumaine at 5:00 pm.
Selectmen signed all vouchers and manifests. Abatement approvals and current use applications were also signed.
The Board approved the minutes of the March 26th meeting and the April 9th Selectmen’s meetings on a motion by Mr. Cotnoir and seconded by Mr. Dumaine. All approved 2-0.
Mrs. Caron discussed with the Board David Lawton’s price of $350 to cut the tree that is hanging over the Town Hall and Barbara Woodard’s garage. She wasn’t sure if this price was too high. The Board thought that the price was fair and agreed to have Mr. Lawton remove the tree. Mr. Dumaine made a motion to hire Mr. Lawton to remove the tree discussed. Mr. Cotnoir seconded the motion. All approved 2-0.
Mrs. Caron said that she had received a call from Tammy Nelson for the State of New Hampshire courts notifying her that the Court would like to remain at the Town Hall. Ms. Nelson told Mrs. Caron that the Berlin Court was not handicapped accessible; therefore, it is imperative they seek a new location for that court. The State does not have sufficient funds to relocate both the Berlin and Colebrook courts. Mrs. Caron said that the Court is looking for a long term lease with the Town of Colebrook. Mrs. Caron stated that a handicapped ramp would need to be put in here at the Town Hall. The Board chose to defer further discussion of this issue to the next meeting when Mr. Lamontagne was in attendance.
There were four applications for the position of Town Representative to the Ambulance Board. The applicants were Greg Placy, Thomas Yorke, Raymond Gorman, and Clayton Hinds. Mrs. Caron gave the applications and resumes to the Board for their review. Mr. Dumaine said he was still concerned about there being a conflict of interest should Mr. Placy be on the ambulance board and that he was in support of Mr. Hinds. Mr. Cotnoir said that he was very impressed with Mr. Placy’s credentials and thought he would be a good representative for the Town to the Ambulance Board. The Board noted that Mr. Lamontagne was in support of Mr. Placy being appointed to the Ambulance Board. At this point, Mr. Dumaine made a motion to approve the appointment of Mr. Placy as the Town Representative to the Ambulance Board,
noting that he was the dissenting vote. Mr. Cotnoir seconded the motion on a 2-1 vote. Mr. Cotnoir asked about choosing an alternate and it was decided to wait until the next Selectmen’s meeting to choose an alternate.
No discussion was held in regard to the Boudle water issues. Discussion will be held at the next Board meeting.
Sherry Washburn met with the Selectmen and Mrs. Caron to discuss how she could go about having repairs done to the Washburn Bridge. Mrs. Caron reminded her that the Townspeople voted to not appropriate funding to repair the bridge and she was not legally allowed to override the vote of the Town’s residents. Mrs. Caron suggested that Ms. Washburn contact the State for some guidance in how to get the bridge repaired. Ms. Washburn said that she had already contacted the State, but has not been able to receive any exact information. Mrs. Caron informed Ms. Washburn that should the State take on repairing the bridge that the cost would be considerably higher than if the Town repaired the bridge, as the State has different rules and regulations other than what the Town has to abide with. Mrs. Caron said that she
has talked to the Fire Department because of her concern with emergency issues. She said that fire protection was a concern as the trucks would not be able to go over the bridge. Ambulances were able to go over the bridge. Ms. Washburn asked Mrs. Caron if she had the specifications from Norman Brooks (Winterset) for the bridge repair. Mrs. Caron said that she was sure she had not received written specifications from Mr. Brooks, but would recheck her paperwork. Ms. Washburn thanked the Board and Mrs. Caron for their assistance and information and left the meeting.
Chief Cass asked that Mrs. Caron inform the Board that he has appointed David Radun as corporal. He said that he needs the structure of the title, especially when he or Joe Caron were unavailable. Mr. Dumaine made a motion to approve the appointment of David Radun as a corporal for the Colebrook Police. Mr. Cotnoir seconded the motion. All approved 2-0. The Chief also appointed Joseph Caron as Sergeant to be contacted if the Chief is unavailable. Should Caron and the Chief not be available then Radun would be the contact. Mrs. Caron informed the Board that Chief Cass was working on ordinances in regard to noise, and school ordinances. The Chiefs following the Londonderry case as they adopt a sexual offender ordinance. If the Town has the correct Town ordinances any money collected goes to
the Town, not the State. Mrs. Caron said that she will provide the Board with a draft copy of these ordinances.
Mrs. Caron informed the Board that Kevin McKinnon has applied for a Discretionary Preservation easement for his barn. Mr. Dumaine asked if Mr. McKinnon was planning on running a business from the barn. He wondered if the barn was altered in any way and not left in its original state, would this negate the application. At this point, the Board postponed further discussion pending more information.
The Board authorized Mrs. Caron to sign the Design-Phase Engineering Services Agreement with Underwood Engineers, Inc. for the New Groundwater Supply and Connection Water Main for Colebrook.
Roland spoke about air quality of the flare at the landfill, the proposed landfill extension that was discussed at the construction meeting held at the landfill earlier during the day. Rick Barthelmes was present at the construction meeting and asked about the special town meeting to see if the town’s people were willing to give a twenty -year lease for the gas project.
Meeting adjourned 6:12 pm on a motion by Mr. Dumaine and seconded by Mrs. Cotnoir. All approved 2-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Gail A. Purrington
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