Date: September 22, 2003
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Town Office
Present: Selectmen Stuart Draper, Chair., Jerry Greene and Robert MacFarland
and Recording Secretary Peggy Arn
1) Town Treasurer Barry Greene and Jay Dinkel, Senior Vice President
of Granite Bank attended the meeting to discuss the yearly Tax Anticipation
Note. Granite Bank’s interest amount was 1.48%, Bank of New Hampshire
was 1.59% and Sovereign Bank did not respond with an interest amount.
Granite Bank will also offer checking and interest bearing accounts without
charges. After a discussion of the services offered by Granite Bank,
Selectman Greene made a motion to get the TAN for this year from Granite
Bank on the recommendation of the Town Treasurer. Selectman MacFarland
seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
2) Roy Lamphere, as consultant from TDS, and Engineer Chuck Weisheit
attended the meeting to discuss procurement of an easement on town owned
land. The easement would be 30’ x 30’ on land located on Temple Road
and Gibbons Highway. The easement would be for the purpose of installing
a cement pad and box that will house communication cables and wires.
They will also landscape the area after the project is completed.
In consideration of the easement agreement, they will give the town $750.
Selectman Greene made a motion that the town grant an easement to TDS for
the purpose previously stated. Selectman MacFarland seconded the
motion. The motion passed all in favor. The Board will
write a letter to the Planning Board authorizing TDS to apply for a site
plan on this parcel of land owned by the Town. The Selectmen signed
an Easement Agreement with TDS Telecom and the Town of Wilton to also be
recorded at the Registry of Deeds.
3) The Board of Selectmen received a letter from Frank Millward resigning
as Health Officer for the Town of Wilton. Chairman Draper asked Ingrid
Howard, school nurse, if she would be interested in being the Health Officer.
She stated that she would. Chairman Draper entertained a motion appointing
Ingrid Howard as Town Health Officer. Selectman MacFarland seconded
the motion, which passed unanimously.
4) At 7:50, the Board voted to adjourn their regular meeting and enter
into Executive Session per RSA 91-A3, II (e).
5) Chairman Draper called the regular Board meeting to order at 8:15.
6) Will Melcher presented plans for the addition of a handicap ramp
at Sacred Heart Church making it accessible at their basement level.
His request of the Board was that the Church receive permission to reconstruct
the sidewalk in front of the church. Chairman Draper told Will that
he thought that the Church actually owned it because it is the only piece
of sidewalk on that side of the street. The Board voted to write
a contingency letter giving permission to work on the sidewalk, if ownership
is questioned.
7) Selectman Greene owned bids presented to the Board for #2 heating
oil, diesel fuel and propane. They were as follows:
1. Lorden Oil Co. heating oil: $1.080 per gallon
2. Draper Energy heating oil: $0.988 per gallon
3. Fred Fuller Oil Co. heating oil: $0.948 per gallon
Diesel Fuel – One bid Draper Energy $1.048
Propane – No bids
Selectman Greene made a motion to award the bid for heating oil to
Fred Fuller Oil Company and diesel fuel to Draper Energy. Propane
will continue to be purchased from Eastern Propane and Irving Oil.
The motion was seconded by Selectman MacFarland. Mr. Greene and Mr.
MacFarland voted in the affirmative. Mr. Draper abstained.
8) At 9:35, the Board voted to adjourn the regular meeting to call
to order an executive session per RSA 91-A: 3, II (a).
9) The regular meeting was called to order at 10:00.
10) The WJAA Carnival Hill project was discussed. Mr. MacFarland
stated that it is his understanding that the low bidder, Moran’s Landscaping,
and the WJAA could not come to an agreement. Selectman Draper will
contact the next low bidder, Don Wheeler Construction Co. to discuss their
bid and work that is proposed at the next Selectmen’s meeting.
11) The bills and payroll for the week ending September 20, 2003 were
reviewed and approved.
12) The minutes of the last meeting were read, corrected and signed.
After a discussion, the Board agreed that the minutes of the Selectmen’s
meetings would be posted on the Town’s web site.
13) Correspondence and informational material was reviewed.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 on a motion, with all in favor.
Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary