TOWN OF DUNBARTON
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES OF MEETING
July 10, 2003
Present: J.
R. Swindlehurst, III
Steve Kennedy
Janice VandeBogart, Town
Administrator
7:00
p.m. Judy Petersen, re: Ethics Committee
ruling
A
discussion was underway prior to the start of the Board meeting. Steve discussed Judy’s concerns about the
outcome of the complaint that was made earlier.
Steve indicated that he didn’t feel that there was cause for action
based on the complaint made. Judy
expressed her appreciation for the Board’s time.
7:10
p.m. Woody Bowne, re: Transfer Station issues
Woody
indicated that he interviewed two candidates yesterday. Steve moved to hire the people he
interviewed, contingent upon passing the physical . J.R. seconded the motion. The motion passed. Woody mentioned that one
candidate lives in Weare and the other in Manchester.
J.R. asked
how things were working out with the commercial haulers. Woody indicated that Ron is doing fine but
that Gleason has “his troubles”. Steve
asked Janice if there is a requirement that home businesses become
registered. Janice indicated that home
occupations need to register with the Building Inspector to see if they meet
the requirements. Steve asked if this
applies to renters. He also noted that
Mr. Gleason’s truck was parked at his trailer for several days, full of trash
and feels this is a health hazard.
Ron Slocum
was in attendance, as an observer, and stated that only property owners can
have a home occupation. J.R. mentioned
that Mr. Gleason owns the trailer. Ron’s
opinion was that he needs to own the property, meaning the land. Ron then found Article 3 if the Zoning
Ordinance, which indicated that home occupation business owner needs to be the
owner of the principal building.
Steve
mentioned that he wants to go with the dump rules by Labor Day. The Board reviewed the relevant Zoning
Ordinances.
Janice
brought up the auditor’s inquiry into whether the Board wanted to include a
letter after the auditor’s report and that this is holding up the audit. Janice will ask the auditor to come in and
talk with the Board.
Steve
questioned the Police Dept.’s five year plan which calls for another
officer. J.R. thought that the plan
called for a part-time officer. J.R.
suggested that the Board could ask all department heads to submit new
plans. Steve’s concern is that when
individual department heads present warrant articles at Town Meeting, the Town
doesn’t get the “big picture” and these warrant articles may not be in the best
interest to the Town, as a whole. He
feels that the Town’s needs should be prioritized and that the Master Plan
needs to be explained to the Town.
Ron Slocum
asked if a Selectman’s representative had been chosen for the Master Plan
Steering Committee. Steve moved to appoint
Chuck to the Master Plan Steering Committee.
J.R. seconded the motion. The
motion carried.
Janice
mentioned that Ken Swayze wants a separate phone line. Steve said it was fine as long a he raises
the fees to cover it. Janice mentioned
that the cost would be $275 for a module to increase the number of phone lines
with the current system. She mentioned
that a viable alternative plan may be
through their computer server, with mailboxes.
She will look into the cost. She
checked into adding voice mailboxes through the Dunbarton Telephone Co. and
felt that it would be costly to add this feature for all of the lines. Steve asked Janice to have Bob (the computer
guy) come in with a plan.
Steve asked
Janice to buy 10 folding chairs.
Steve
mentioned that we may need someone to do typing of the master plan, starting in
the fall. Janice is going to check with someone who had applied for the
Building Dept.’s secretary position.
J.R.
mentioned that Jon Wiggin has attempted to get several estimates for a new
garage door and that he was only able to get a call back from one. J.R. motioned for Jon Wiggin to go with the
door company that will give him a quote.
Steve seconded the motion. The
motion carried. He feels that this is a
safety issue and warrants an exception.
Steve
reviewed the Board’s site walk on Rangeway Rd. The street goes from a class 5
road to a class 6 road and Jan VandeBogart wants to make a turnaround to extend
the class 5 portion for snowplowing purposes.
The corner is all ledge. A discussion
took place as to whether the Town should blast the ledge. J.R. suggested building a hill.
Ron Slocum
is concerned that this is setting a precedent for the Town and other people
living on class 6 roads may seek an upgrade.
Janice mentioned that the biggest problem is the plow truck. Jan can’t leave the snow pile right there
where it turns into a class 6 road.
8:15
p.m. John Swindlehurst, re: Order of Notice
John came
in to inform the Board that he had received this notice. Steve said Steve Duggan will contact John.
8:25
p.m. Steve moved to hire Alan Sheldon as
a Highway Dept. employee at a rate of $15/hour.
J.R. seconded the motion. J.R.
abstained. The motion carried.
8:30
p.m. Ken Swayze, re: Home Occupations, Gleason’s trash collection
Ken
mentioned that he called up Solid Waste and they informed him that Mr. Gleason
is allowed four days for his trash to be in transit. Steve suggested taking pictures of the trash
to be sure it is the same trash. Ken mentioned that the trailer park could
qualify as a junk yard. The burned
trailer was moved to the back of the property.
Ken suggested that there could be a problem because Mr. Gleason doesn’t
have the opportunity to bring the trash to the Transfer Station every four
days. Woody noted that he can come in on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Ken mentioned
that the four days were designed to prevent abuses by Towns.
Woody
mentioned that it used to be that commercial haulers could come in anytime
between 10-4, until they started fighting.
This resulted in set hours. He
feels that they need to be open to the public more hours.
Steve wants
to set up a Department Head meeting.
J.R.
reviewed the history behind the burned trailer.
Ken
mentioned that Stillwater is requesting money.
J.R.
mentioned a complaint by Janet Zeller. She would like a sign on Everett Rd.
that reads “Not a Through Road”. J.R.
feels that we should put up a sign after construction is complete.
9:03
p.m., Steve motioned to adjourn the meeting.
J.R. seconded the motion. The
motion carried.
________________________________________________________________
J.R.
Swindlehurst, III, Selectman
________________________________________________________________
Steve
Kennedy, Selectman
Respectfully
Submitted,
Joanne
Johnson