Minutes of Meeting
Charles Graybill
Mert
Mann
Janice VandeBogart, Town Administrator
Meeting was called to order at
Wayne Bracy: Mr. Bracy stopped
in to follow up on his letter submitted to the Board a week ago in regard to
signage on
J. R. Swindlehurst
noted that the town would not be able to put up signs because of the winter
months. The Selectmen and Mr. Bracy went over the court case between Whitney and Bracy and the outcome of that case. It was noted by the Selectmen that the judge stated that
Mr. Bracy
touched on the essence of the court case.
Mr. Bracy had put up a gate because the town
had discontinued the road back in 1896 and he noted that the road was narrow
and barely passable with a tractor. Mr.
Whitney, who owned land beyond the Bracy’s contested
and brought the matter to court. Mr. Bracy also noted that because of the gate the snowplows had
plowed up to the gate and created a pile of dirt, also blocking the road. Mr. Whitney told the judge that he could not
go up the hill to his property because of the gate. The court master walked the
property and ruled that the gate be taken down and open the road to the
public for access to hunt, fish, etc.
The court also stated that the speed limit be 5MPH on that road, 200
feet beyond the house (Bracy’s)
Mr. Bracy
stated that the snowplow turn around, which is on the GPS land, might not be
used in the future. GPS has stated that
this will be used as a driveway for their use and cannot be used as a snowplow
turn around.
Research of town records
mention property owned by William Fuller and Benjamin Perley. It was noted that the Fuller property is now
Peter Hecker’s property and the Benjamin Perley property is now Bracy’s. The old records say that the road was closed
to the Perley house.
In 1980 the Selectmen said the road went to the house and the town was
only responsible to maintain the road to the Bracy
home.
In 1982 the Selectmen came
out to the property with Road Agent, Si Audet and determined that the road ended to
the last driveway of the Bracy property, being the original road which went to the
Stinson Mill.
The question was asked, what
determined where the classification of the road as Class V ended. Mr. Bracy stated
that the Class V designation ended at his driveway. It was also mentioned that when the Hecker (Richard) house on
Wayne Bracy
stated that in the case of a discontinued road, the land goes to the abutters
but others do have the right to pass for reasonable use. If a person owns land and subdivides into
multiple parcels, then does this constitute reasonable use?
He also pointed out that
there can be no town / power easements on a discontinued road. Mr. Bracy said that
GPS told him that they intend to subdivide the land,
put up one house and sell the remaining acres.
What happens in the future with this lot? He also stated that he was concerned about
GPS damaging the road in the spring
Regarding power lines coming
in, Mr. Bracy stated that he has an agreement with the Birons for underground power to their house. This was done because the Bracys
did not want poles so they gave permission to allowed
the underground power lines to the Birons.
The Selectmen stated that
there should be no problem putting the speed limit signs up in the spring but
they wanted Mr. Bracy to understand that it might not
be enforced by the town. The signs
should be put up at the end of the Class V section of the road or to the
property line which is 850 feet from the Bracy house,
north.
It was noted that after the
election the new selectman and the new road agent would be in on the decisions
and also it was noted that the board should contact former Selectman Ernie Holm
for reference.
Historical Awareness: Mert Mann met with
them this week. Bud Noyes would like to
come in to see the BOS to see if the town would hire a reputable surveyor to check out
the cellar hole of the Putney house to determine if we know where the
Mert Mann discussed various items that were on the agenda at this
Wednesday’s Planning Board meeting. It
was noted that the board did not accept the application on the golf
course.
Building Inspector Ken Swayze was in. He
stated that the town had no real provisions for allowing people to camp on land
while building. The Board of Selectmen
stated that it is a state law that it is allowed up to one year when a building
is destroyed by fire. The code says no
long than six months. When a trailer is
there for that length of time it is required that an Occupancy Permit be issued. It was
the consensus of the Board of Selectmen to allow people to place a
trailer/mobile home on land for a period of six months while they are building
or rebuilding their home with an occupancy permit being required.
No comment from the public,
the motion was made by Chuck Graybill to adjourn,
seconded by J. R. Swindlehurst, the motion carried.
Meeting was adjourned at
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John
R. Swindlehurst, III
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Charles
Graybill
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Mert Mann
Dunbarton
Board of Selectmen
Recorded by: Janice VandeBogart,
Town Administrator